{"id":2380750,"date":"2026-04-20T05:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2380750"},"modified":"2026-04-20T05:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:38:15","slug":"subtronics-opens-up-about-the-djs-new-era-during-coachella-weekend-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/subtronics-opens-up-about-the-djs-new-era-during-coachella-weekend-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Subtronics opens up about the DJ&#8217;s new era during Coachella Weekend 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When Subtronics performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for the first time last weekend, the 33-year-old Philadelphia native had an overflowing crowd waiting for him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vocalist In\u00e9z joined the DJ during his April 12 set, and the duo performed the live debut of single &#8220;Eyes Cut Deeper.&#8221; The performance also featured appearances by rapper Destroy Lonely and singer-songwriter Oliver Tree, who performed unreleased tracks. The performance marked a new era for the electronic music producer, who has evolved from his roots in bass and high-intensity dubstep to embrace a more expansive and melodic sound.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But Subtronics, aka Jesse Kardon, isn\u2019t abandoning his roots or losing his edge. He described this stage of his music career as an \u201cexpansion\u201d when speaking to The Desert Sun in the Coachella press tent before his Weekend 2 performance on Sunday, April 19.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Jesse Kardon, known professionally as Subtronics, poses for a photo in front of the famed Spectra tower during Weekend 2 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., Sunday, April 19, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAs an artist, I\u2019m always interested in what I haven\u2019t done before, and I\u2019ve been making art for so long now that it kind of just keeps on expanding outward,\u201c Kardon said. \u201cI always want to do the next thing. This is definitely more of a reflection of where my current interests are, being a little bit more grown up and a little more of a show, leaning more into vocalists and having live performances to make it more diverse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Before his Sunday performance, he said there would be surprises, swaps, new material and classic songs he didn\u2019t get to perform during Weekend 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s funny, I\u2019m used to playing lengthier sets, so it was difficult to shrink it down to 60 minutes,\u201c Kardon said. \u201cThe only way I was able to cut a few of those songs was telling myself that I\u2019ll bring them back for Weekend 2. There\u2019s such a large team of brilliant people that have worked so hard for so long on dialing every single millisecond, every single millimeter to the perfect degree. And they all just work so hard that I don\u2019t want to \u2026 (be a) kid with a sandcastle, knock it over and tell them to restart.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"-mx-4 mb-5 max-w-[750px] md:mx-0\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mx-4 md:mx-0\">\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<h2 class=\"text-base font-bold text-primary\">See Coachella 2026 wrap up with sets by Karol G, Laufey, Major Lazer<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ml-1 font-normal text-primary\"><span class=\"font-bold text-hulk-pants dark:text-thanos\">1<\/span> of <span>10<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative text-sm pr-2.5 text-tertiary\">\n<p>Major Lazer members Ape Drums, left, Diplo and Walshy Fire perform on the Coachella Stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Sunday, April 19, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Since he began his career in 2013, Kardon went from the electronic underground to performing at international electronic music festivals such as Tomorrowland, Outside Lands and Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas. He has also sold out arenas, and performed at The Sphere in Las Vegas in 2025. Kardon described the journey as \u201csurreal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe\u2019ve been doing arena shows for four years now and it will never wear off,\u201c he said. \u201cI say all the time, whenever we\u2019re walking into some massive arena as respectfully as I can, \u2018What the f\u2014k are we doing here?\u2019 I think it\u2019s the passion of the fans and the dance music community that sticks together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So, will the songs he performed with Destroy Lonely and Oliver Tree during Weekend 1 ever be released?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jesse Kardon, known professionally as Subtronics, poses for a photo in front of the famed Spectra tower during Weekend 2 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., Sunday, April 19, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1240\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/cWmK0XAg_MPHp60KXpfqow--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyNDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the-desert-sun\/1277eb04a9be41ecd381244ffcc57ec3\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Jesse Kardon, known professionally as Subtronics, poses for a photo in front of the famed Spectra tower during Weekend 2 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., Sunday, April 19, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI really don\u2019t know, I fly by the seat of my pants, and I made those songs days before premiering them,\u201d Kardon said. \u201dI hope to release those other songs. It would be very cool. Nothing is concretely in stone yet, but we\u2019re all really happy with how those songs sound. I\u2019m interested in finishing them up and getting them out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desertsun.com\/story\/entertainment\/coachella\/2026\/04\/16\/coachella-2026-live-updates-traffic-set-times-special-guests-justin-bieber-coachella-full-set--live\/89646498007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Coachella 2026 Weekend 2 live updates, Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Coachella 2026 Weekend 2 live updates, Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Coachella 2026 Weekend 2 live updates, Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/justin-bieber-outdoes-himself-billie-081014319.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Justin Bieber outdoes himself with Billie Eilish, SZA moments in Weekend 2;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Justin Bieber outdoes himself with Billie Eilish, SZA moments in Weekend 2&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Justin Bieber outdoes himself with Billie Eilish, SZA moments in Weekend 2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/olivia-rodrigo-kacey-musgraves-part-070342960.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Olivia Rodrigo, Kacey Musgraves part of best of Coachella Day 2 Weekend 2;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Olivia Rodrigo, Kacey Musgraves part of best of Coachella Day 2 Weekend 2&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Olivia Rodrigo, Kacey Musgraves part of best of Coachella Day 2 Weekend 2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desertsun.com\/story\/entertainment\/coachella\/2026\/04\/19\/subtronics-dives-into-his-evolving-artistic-era-during-coachella-2026\/89692069007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Subtronics dives into his evolving artistic era during Coachella 2026;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Subtronics dives into his evolving artistic era during Coachella 2026&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Subtronics dives into his evolving artistic era during Coachella 2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Subtronics performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for the first time last weekend, the 33-year-old Philadelphia native had an overflowing crowd waiting for him. Vocalist In\u00e9z joined the DJ during his April 12 set, and the duo performed the live debut of single &#8220;Eyes Cut Deeper.&#8221; The performance also featured appearances [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2380751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[309908,354467,463595,25890,463596],"class_list":["post-2380750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-coachella","tag-destroy-lonely","tag-oliver-tree","tag-performance","tag-subtronics"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Subtronics-opens-up-about-the-DJs-new-era-during-Coachella.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2380750"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380752,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380750\/revisions\/2380752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2380751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2380750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2380750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2380750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}