Introduction
Nathaniel "Nate" Rathbun better known under his stage name Audien, is an American record producer and musician. He produces progressive house, trance, and electro house.
Biography
Audien hails from Mystic, Connecticut. Audien was first signed to Flashover Recordings, owned by Dutch producer and DJ Ferry Corsten. Flashover Recordings released Audien's first single, "Rise & Shine".
Musical career
Audien has released many singles and remixes for electronic record labels including Enhanced, Perceptive, Armada, Black Hole, and Nervous. His tracks have appeared on Corsten's Countdown, Tiësto's Club Life, Above & Beyond's Trance Around The World, and Armin van Buuren's A State of Trance compilations. In 2012, Audien began to include elements of progressive house into his music with the release of "These Are The Days". Audien's August 2012 release, "Eventide," is noted for being played by Above & Beyond during their DJ set at the 2012 Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas. Audien's track "Sup" was featured by Dutch icon Hardwell on episode 87 of Hardwell on Air. In 2013, Above & Beyond premiered Audien's track, "Wayfarer" as the first song ever played on Above & Beyond Group Therapy.
In 2015, Audien signed to Astralwerks. He received a 2015 Grammy Nomination for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for his remix of the Bastille (band) song, "Pompeii". On March 2, 2015, Audien released the single "Insomnia". "Insomnia" peaked at number one on the US Dance Charts. His 2015 song "Something Better" featuring Lady Antebellum went to #1 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart on September 26, 2015.
In 2016, Audien performed at Lollapalooza's 25th year. Audien released "Crazy Love" featuring Deb’s Daughter in August of 2016.
Discography
Charts
| Title | Year | Charts | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Fl.) | |||
| "Elysium" | 2014 | 65 | N/A |
Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Rise & Shine" | Flashover Recordings, Aleph Recordings | |
| 2010 | "Transition" | ||
| "November" | |||
| "Course of Action" | Enhanced Progressive | ||
| "Eleven Eleven" | Enhanced Progressive | ||
| "Mind Over Matter" | |||
| "Palmetto" | |||
| "What Dreams May Come" | |||
| "Fall into Place" | |||
| "Behind Our Thoughts" featuring Decolita | |||
| 2011 | "Daybreak" featuring Griff O'Neill | ||
| "Nightfall" with Griff O'Neill | Nightfall / Daybreak | Enhanced Progressive | |
| "Daybreak" with Griff O'Neill | |||
| "Someday" featuring Jason van Wyk | |||
| "People Do Not Change" | Enhanced Progressive | ||
| "Selective Hearing" | |||
| "Triumph" with Norin & Rad | Air Up There Recordings | ||
| "Thrust" with Norin & Rad | Air Up There Recordings | ||
| 2012 | "Keep This Memory" | Enhanced Progressive | |
| "Play Our Lives" featuring Cerf, Mitiska and Jaren | |||
| "The Reach" | Enhanced Progressive | ||
| "Eventide" | Eventide / Unity | Anjunabeats | |
| "Unity" | |||
| "Sup" | Trice Recordings | ||
| "These Are The Days" featuring Ruby Prophet | Zouk Recordings | ||
| 2013 | "Wayfarer" | Anjunabeats | |
| "Leaving You" featuring Michael S | Zouk Recordings | ||
| "Ciao" | Trice Recordings | ||
| "Iris" | Anjunabeats | ||
| "Circles" featuring Ruby Prophet | Zouk Recordings | ||
| 2014 | "Elysium" | Spinnin' Records | |
| "Hindsight" | Anjunabeats | ||
| "Serotonin" featuring Matthew Koma | Spinnin' Records | ||
| 2015 | "Insomnia" featuring Parson James | Astralwerks | |
| "Something Better" featuring Lady Antebellum | Daydreams | ||
| "Rooms" | |||
| "Monaco" | |||
| "Pharaohs" | |||
| 2016 | "Crazy Love" featuring Deb's Daughter | ||
| 2017 | "One More Weekend" with MAX |
Remixes
| Song | Year | Artist | Label | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Reaction" | 2010 | Lewis Dodkins | ||
| "Sunset Serenade" | 2010 | Paul Tarrant | ||
| "Your Touch" | 2010 | Matt Holliday featuring Mque | ||
| "Liquid Sky" | 2010 | Pamuya | ||
| "First Taste" | 2010 | BRM | ||
| "Come Home" | 2010 | Alpha 9 | ||
| "My Everything" | 2010 | Peter Lesko featuring Essence | ||
| "Fallen Angels" | 2010 | Dave Horne and Danny Powers | ||
| "Sticks & Stones" | 2010 | Phillip Alpha and Daniel Kandi | ||
| "End of Time" | 2010 | Perpetual featuring Sandra Passero | ||
| "Rattle" | 2010 | Ben Nicky | ||
| "Naiad" | 2010 | Den Rize and Mark Andrez | ||
| "Punk" | 2011 | Ferry Corsten | ||
| "A Better Daze" | 2011 | JPL | ||
| "Who You Are" | 2011 | Natalie Peris | ||
| "Motion" | 2011 | Ad Brown | ||
| "Medellin" | 2011 | Aly & Fila vs. Activa | ||
| "If I Could" | 2011 | Nickey | ||
| "Afro Ghost" | 2011 | Life+ featuring Alma Carlson | ||
| "Memorize Me" | 2012 | Rune RK and Databoy | ||
| "Multiverse" | 2012 | Jaytech | Anjunabeats | Multiverse |
| "Treasure" | 2013 | Bruno Mars | Atlantic Records | |
| "Cool Without You" | 2013 | Tommie Sunshine and The Disco Fries featuring Kid Sister | Vicious | Cool Without You Remixes |
| "Timebomb" | 2013 | Zaa featuring Molly Bancroft | Pilot 6 Recordings | Timebomb |
| "Together We Are" | 2013 | Arty featuring Chris James | Big Beat | Together We Are |
| "This Is What It Feels Like" | 2013 | Armin van Buuren featuring Trevor Guthrie | Armada Music | Intense (The More Intense Extended Edition) |
| "Pompeii" | 2014 | Bastille | Virgin Records | Bad Blood |
| "Revolution" | 2014 | R3hab, NERVO and Ummet Ozcan | Spinnin' Records | Revolution (The Remixes) |
| "Slave to the Rhythm" | 2014 | Michael Jackson | Sony Music | Xscape |
| "Jump" | 2014 | Van Halen | ||
| "Chains" | 2015 | Nick Jonas | ||
| "Adventure of a Lifetime" | 2016 | Coldplay | Parlophone, Atlantic Records | A Head Full of Dreams |
| "Colors" | 2016 | Halsey | Astralwerks | Badlands |