DENM is a singer-songwriter and producer from Huntington Beach, California. Not too long ago, he released a lovely end-of-summer EP, entitled, “Endless Summer”.
DENM teamed up with producing-songwriting team Rock Mafia (Eminem, Marshmello, Demi Lovato, Diplo, Zedd, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Wyclef Jean, Green Day) to create the likable project.
But the storyline behind “Endless Summer” began in 2015 when DENM was no more than a bedroom producer playing in a band, when he toured North America and produced songs on the side in his spare time.
DENM – “Endless Summer” EP
“My solo project basically started out as something to do when I was bored on tour. We would all have our computers out, making our own music for fun on the road. I remember making this random dance song in the back row of a sprinter and thought it sounded pretty cool. I played it for a few friends and label people, and when they demanded to hear more, I took it to heart.” – DENM
The dance tune that DENM randomly created ultimately became known as “Lit”. Within a month of its release, the song amassed over one million streams and landed in the Top 10 on both Spotify’s and Hype Machine’s Viral and New Hot Electronic Charts.
DENM – “Lit” single
“Honestly, I just got super lucky. I didn’t make that song with the intention of it getting the reaction that it did. I was blown away at how well it did, but it also became somewhat of a curse to me. The people around me at the time wanted to hear more songs just like ‘Lit’. But, that wasn’t who I was or wanted to be as an artist. I’m not really an EDM artist. And, I wanted to make music I truly believed in. Unfortunately, not everyone around me understood that which left me stuck in this tension of wanting to be myself as an artist, but also not wanting to let my team down.” – DENM
Since releasing ‘Lit’, DENM has been on a tireless journey of discovering who he is as an artist.
By the end of 2017, he was thinking about quitting music and giving up on the dream he’d been working so hard to achieve.
Instead, he ended up writing his single, “Life’s Too Short”.
DENM – Life’s Too Short (Official Video)
“When I wrote ‘Life’s Too Short’, I had no money, nothing was working, and it seemed like I’d hit the final wall. So as a form of therapy, I wrote a song about how life is too short – how it all flies by so fast. I mean, I remember being a little kid like it was yesterday. And now I’m an adult. Just like that. I’d been so focused on trying to make it, that I wasn’t even enjoying my life. So I decided to try and change my mindset. I let go. I told myself that I was going to be alright. That whatever will be, will be.” – DENM
Shortly after that experience, DENM found himself in a one-off writing session at Rock Mafia with some of the industry’s biggest hitmakers.
When they asked him what he’d been working on, he played them his demo of “Life’s Too Short”.
They instantly fell in love with the song, noting DENM’s laid-back, yet honest take on life.
DENM – “Badfish” Music
“Meeting them was life-changing for me. I was so burned out from making music I didn’t like for other people. I told Rock Mafia how hard it was to write and create music under that kind of pressure. They simply responded, ‘Well, what kind of music do you wanna make?’ That question shifted something in me. It gave me this spark of hope inside. The energy in that room felt magical as we listened to the demo of ‘Life’s Too Short’. I guess that’s where it all started for us. That’s when everything in my life began to change.” – DENM
In early 2018, Rock Mafia enthusiastically signed DENM as an artist, writer, and producer. Together, they immediately began to work on an EP.
One may never know if it was because of his change in mindset, or simply because of his raw, undeniable talent.
But, as DENM says, “It’s all about timing. I was in the right place at the right time.”
DENM – “Blow It Up” music video
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