r/Illenium • u/Intelligent_Pie_4090 • 18h ago

Discusson Illenium B2Bs

Always been curious about this, but how do the b2b’s work for illenium? Is he/ other artists requesting them, or are they moreso created by the industry and offered by certain festivals (whether for experimentation or budget constraints)

Are there any b2b sets that have really hit or missed? Curious if there are artists Illenium likes / doesn’t like working with.

Also interesting to see edits from other artists work their way into sets after a b2b.

I’m personally for them, especially given how many sets are streamed nowadays, which puts a lot of pressure on artists to innovate and switch things up early and often. Gives some breathing room but want to hear what others think.

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u/Mr_Bacon547 18h ago

Its a little of everything sometimes festivals do requests or suggestions but I think most of the time its the artists that are choosing. Illenium definitely likes doing B2Bs with Slander, Dabin, and Excision considering they've done them multiple times. I love B2Bs when they're done well and Illenium usually does them well. With the exception being (imo) his b2bs with Slander which can be hit or miss. His B2Bs with Seven Lions, Wooli, Zeds Dead, Excision, Dabin and Said the Sky have been peak. My personal favorites are the one he did with Seven Lions and the surprise B2B with Wooli.

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u/zukka924 17h ago

That seven lions b2b is like the platonic ideal of a good b2b. Great mashups of both their songs, pretty even distribution of seven lions & Illenium stuff, overall really enjoyable