Bass music and sound design wizard Au5 announces his first album on Ophelia ‘Bridges Between’ and the first single “Bridges”.
With a handful of remixes, his Seven Lions and Crystal Skies collab “Remember” and a solo single on the label, Au5 releases this first multi-track Ophelia project as his sixth studio album on October 13th. The first album single “Bridges” feels right at home, combining the warm vocals of singer & songwriter Linney with colorful pads and feel-good choruses that alternate between melodic house and
halftime midtempo beats. “Bridges” is out everywhere on Ophelia Records on Friday, July 14th.
“Bridges to me feels like an invitation to connect and be vulnerable. It was written on Zoom during the pandemic from across the world (Los Angeles, CA; Adelaide, Australia & Denver). We wanted to highlight how music is universal and how incredible it is that modern technology allows us to connect wherever we are. As we were writing it, we imagined two hands fearlessly reaching out for one another, longing for
connection, spanning oceans, latching hands and interlocking fingers to create a literal bridge. Our hope is that Bridges reminds us all of the beauty that arises when hearts harmonize across time zones, effortlessly bridging the gaps that separate us.” – Au5
Au5 has been an undeniably influential force in electronic bass music for over a decade. Au5 (pronouncedA-U-Five) is the solo project of Austin Collins – presenting a highly matured balance between intellectual, emotional, and danceable music. From hard hitting technical dubstep, uplifting melodic trance, experimental ambient, and everything between, Au5 knows no boundaries for passionate musical exploration and expression. Classically trained since age 4 and producing and performing since 13, Austin is a well rounded musician, artist, and educator. He strives to better the world through inspiration – opening minds to what is possible not only within music but within ourselves. From his debut album ‘Minimality’ in 2010 to now, Au5 has been consistent in quality and authenticity with a repertoire of nearly 200 released songs – many with multiple millions of plays. He’s collaborated with legends BT, Tritonal, Slander, Mr. Bill, toured with acts such as Infected Mushroom, Liquid Stranger, Seven Lions, and has music released on numerous labels like Monstercat, Armada, Ophelia, Enhanced, and Wakaan to name a few. “If you’re looking for trendy music, turn away. If you’re looking to embark on a journey, come with me.”
Known for her transcendent voice, honest lyrics, and energetic performances, Linney is a vocal artist and accomplished songwriter operating across the electronic music landscape. Linney has captivated audiences by the thousands, most recently at EDC, ASOT LA at Banc of California Stadium, and Crypto.com Arena, where she performed the National Anthem. Her collabs and projects are in heavy rotation with some of the world’s largest audio streaming and media service providers, including Sirius XM BPM and Spotify, where she now boasts over 12 million listeners, a 1500% increase since 2019, with 42 million streams and counting. Deemed “a star in the making” by Indietronica, Linney’s work has been featured across television and gaming with key placements including Riverdale (The CW), Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix), Ghosted: Love Gone Missing (MTV), and Fortnite. Winner of the NAMM John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Linney has a lifelong and demonstrated interest in music education and opportunities that advance creativity. In that spirit, she released the Linney Vocal Pack on Splice Fall 2020 which garnered over 55K downloads in just two weeks.
As the official record label of melodic dubstep leader Seven Lions, Ophelia Records is a label that promotes independent dance music across a wide range of genres. In just five years, Ophelia has become one of the hottest labels in electronic music thanks to its tight-knit community and ability to connect fans of melodic bass, dubstep, trance, psytrance, drum & bass, house and beyond. With over 200 catalog releases from acts such as SLANDER, Excision, Kill The Noise, MitiS, Jason Ross, NGHTMRE, Wooli, Trivecta, Blastoyz, Crystal Skies and Last Heroes, Ophelia has multiple #1 iTunes dance records and has been supported on the covers of mint and danceXL with additional playlisting on New Music Friday, Dance Rising, Bass Arcade and SiriusXM BPM. The label has also sold out showcases at Echostage, Avant Gardner and Red Rocks, as well as hosted festival stage takeovers at Electric Zoo, Miami Music Week, Nocturnal Wonderland and more.
