ROO AOTD #86 SIDEPIECE

All aboard the hype train for Bonnaroo 2026! Only 45 days until we are all on the Farm again, can you believe it? It’s coming up fast, and we can’t wait to be dancing with all of you at Bonnaroo! Today’s Artist of the Day is the one and only SIDEPIECE. Learn more about the artist below. Don’t forget to check out all of our artist spotlights! Thank you for reading these posts!

Artist Biography

SIDEPIECE is the American house music duo formed by producers Dylan Ragland (Party Favor) and Ricky Mears (Nitti), whose rapid ascent from a spontaneous side project into a globally recognized dance act reflects a precision-engineered approach to groove-driven electronic production. Emerging in 2019 from a shared desire to explore house music outside their established bass and trap careers, the pair quickly found creative alignment, translating their combined production backgrounds into a tightly focused sound built on rolling basslines, punchy percussion, and vocal-centric hooks designed for peak-time dancefloor impact. Their breakout collaboration with Diplo, “On My Mind,” propelled the project into international visibility—earning a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording and accumulating hundreds of millions of streams—while establishing a sonic blueprint rooted in tech house energy with pop-leaning accessibility. Subsequent releases and global festival appearances have reinforced SIDEPIECE’s reputation for crafting rhythm-forward tracks that prioritize momentum, clarity, and crowd response, with live sets that translate studio minimalism into high-impact, continuous-mix performances. Defined by disciplined arrangement, low-end emphasis, and an instinct for functional club design, SIDEPIECE operates at the intersection of underground house sensibility and large-scale festival execution, positioning the duo as a key force in contemporary dance music’s evolution.

Genre

House, EDM, DJ

Scheduled at Bonnaroo

Friday (Link to Daily)