# Slander (DJs)

SLANDER is an American DJ duo consisting of Derek Andersen and Scott Land based in Los Angeles, California. They are best known for their unique emotional bass music sound.

## Early life

Andersen and Land met at their fraternity, Kappa Sigma, in University of California, Irvine. They later went to and graduated from Icon Collective, a music production school together with Nghtmre. Andersen said: "My relationship with Tyler (Nghtmre) came out of nowhere when we were put in the same classroom at Icon Collective together." They initially played gigs for their college friends and at local venues. The name Slander was combined from the duo's real names: "S(cott) Land" and "Ander(sen)". They have performed at EDC (Las Vegas, Orlando and Mexico), Nocturnal Wonderland, Electric Zoo, Sun City Music Festival, Electric Forest, and Ultra Music Festival.

## Career
### 2014: We Like to Party remix

Slander's remix of Showtek's song "We Like to Party" had surpassed 12 million plays on YouTube. It was also credited as Slander's rise to success and popularity. They exchanged their remix with Nghtmre's before combining them in a studio at Icon Collective. Their remix of Above & Beyond's "Love Is Not Enough" was described as pure "heaven trap", a trap-trance combination genre pioneered by Slander. They collaborated with Nghtmre for a single titled "Ascensions". A long-term residency deal was signed by Slander with XS Las Vegas. In December 2014, they released "Vanguard" as a single. They remixed Arty's "Up All Night", Gorgon City's "Here For You" and Sam F's "When Will the Bass Drop".

### 2015: Nghtmre collaborations

They released an EP titled "Nuclear Bonds" together with Nghtmre on Diplo's record label Mad Decent. A single titled "Gud Vibrations" from the EP was released. Slander's song "Love Again" featuring Wavz was released as a free download. They released "You" as a single with frequent-collaborator Nghtmre. Two more Slander-Nghtmre collaborations titled "Power" and "Warning" were released. They were signed as residents of Wynn Resorts for 2015. GTA's "Red Lips" was remixed by Slander and Nghtmre.

### 2016: Duality

Slander released the song "After All" as a collaboration with Yookie and Jinzo. It was released through the British record label Never Say Die Records. They also went on tour with Nghtmre. It was as part of the "Gud Vibrations" North American tour. They performed at Tomorrowland 2016 alongside Nghtmre and Snails. Their nine-song EP titled "Duality" featured originals and remixes of the songs "Dead" and "Love Again". It was released on November 18, 2016, through Mad Decent. They later collaborated with Adam K, Matthew Steeper, and Haliene. They released "Breathe" as a single. They remixed Jack Ü's song "Mind". Kill The Noise's "Kill It 4 The Kids" was remixed by Slander.

### 2017–present: Drop It and Monstercat releases, Thrive

Slander collaborated with Basstrick. They released "Drop It" as a single. They launched a weekly radio show called "Gud Vibrations Radio" with Nghtmre on SiriusXM. Slander started releasing on Canadian electronic music record label Monstercat on June 23, 2017, with "Superhuman". The duo released "Without You" with Kayzo and featuring Dylan Matthew on September 29, 2017. Slander and Kayzo also released "Holy" featuring Micah Martin and their collaborative EP "Dilapidation Celebration" on October 27, 2017. In December 2017, Slander released a collaboration with Sullivan King titled "Welcome to the Fire" on the record label Disciple Recordings.
The duo proceeded to release many singles on Monstercat in 2018, including "Happy Now" on March 2, "Slow Motion" featuring Bret James on June 1, "So Long" featuring Juliana Chahayed on June 29. Monstercat, alongside American rock music record label Sumerian Records, released the duo and Crankdat's "Kneel Before Me" featuring British metal band Asking Alexandria on August 9, 2018. It was highly praised by both the electronic music and rock industries. Towards the end of 2018, Slander released three singles leading up to their EP, "The Headbangers Ball": "You Don't Even Know Me" with Riot on September 20, "Running To You" with Spag Heddy featuring Elle Vee on November 15, and "Hate Being Alone" featuring Dylan Matthew on November 29. The EP was also released on November 29.
One month and four days before "Running To You" was released, Slander released their collaboration with Seven Lions and Dabin, titled "First Time". Slander's first release in 2019 was a collaboration with Gryffin featuring Calle Lehmann titled "All You Need To Know", which was released on March 27. On May 30, 2019, after many months of teasing, the music video for a collaboration with Said the Sky and JT Roach titled "Potions" was released. A day later, the song was released on all streaming platforms. On September 22, 2022, Slander released their debut studio album, Thrive. Dancing Astronaut describes it as a concept album that "tells a "cosmic love story" set in the near future and focused on a singular astronaut in search of a new home for mankind."

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details |
| Thrive | Released: September 22, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details |
| Nuclear Bonds (with Nghtmre) | Released: October 13, 2015 Label: Mad Decent Format: Digital download |
| Duality | Released: November 18, 2016 Label: Mad Decent Format: Digital download |
| Dilapidation Celebration (with Kayzo) | Released: October 27, 2017 Label: Monstercat Format: Digital download |
| The Headbangers Ball | Released: November 30, 2018 Label: Monstercat Format: Digital download |

### Singles

List of singles as lead artists, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US Dance | Certifications | Album |
| "Gettin Down" (with Kayzo) | 2013 | — | | Non-album single |
| "Ascensions" (with Nghtmre) | 2014 | — | | Excision 2015 Mix Compilation |
| "Vanguard" | 2014 | — | | Non-album single |
| "Gud Vibrations" | 2015 | — | | Nuclear Bonds |
| "Love Again" (featuring Wavz) | 2015 | — | | Duality |
| "You" (with Nghtmre) | 2015 | — | | Nuclear Bonds |
| "Power" (with Nghtmre) | 2015 | — | | Nuclear Bonds |
| "Warning" (with Nghtmre) | 2015 | — | | Nuclear Bonds |
| "After All" (with Yookie featuring Jinzo) | 2016 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Breathe" (with Adam K featuring Matthew Steeper and Haliene) | 2016 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Drop It" (with Basstrick) | 2017 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Superhuman" (featuring Eric Leva) | 2017 | — | | Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 2 |
| "Welcome to the Fire" (with Sullivan King) | 2017 | — | | Non-album single |
| "Happy Now" | 2018 | — | | Monstercat Instinct, Vol. 1 |
| "Move Back" (with Wavedash) | 2018 | — | | EDC Las Vegas 2018 |
| "Slow Motion" (with Bret James) | 2018 | — | | Monstercat Instinct, Vol. 1 |
| "So Long" (featuring Juliana Chahayed) | 2018 | — | | Monstercat Instinct, Vol. 2 |
| "Kneel Before Me" (with Crankdat featuring Asking Alexandria) | 2018 | — | | Monstercat Uncaged, Vol. 5 |
| "You Don't Even Know Me" (with Riot) | 2018 | — | | The Headbangers Ball |
| "First Time" (with Seven Lions and Dabin featuring Dylan Matthew) | 2018 | 41 | | 10 Years of Seven Lions |
| "Running To You" (with Spag Heddy featuring Elle Vee) | 2018 | — | | The Headbangers Ball |
| "Hate Being Alone" (featuring Dylan Matthew) | 2018 | — | | The Headbangers Ball |
| "All You Need to Know" (with Gryffin featuring Calle Lehmann) | 2019 | 12 | RIAA: Gold | Gravity |
| "Love Is Gone" (featuring Dylan Matthew) | 2019 | 45 | RIAA: Platinum | Thrive |
| "Potions" (with Said the Sky featuring JT Roach) | 2019 | — | | Monstercat Instinct, Vol. 4 |
| "Broken" (with Kompany featuring Fknsyd) | 2019 | — | | Non-album single |
| "Feeling Gud" (with Nghtmre) | 2020 | 34 | | Gud Vibrations: Volume 2 |
| "Back To U" (with William Black) | 2020 | 47 | | Gud Vibrations: Volume 2 |
| "Better Than Heaven" (with Jason Ross featuring JT Roach) | 2020 | — | | Gud Vibrations: Volume 2 |
| "Blood On Me" (with Svdden Death) | 2020 | 36 | | Gud Vibrations: Volume 2 |
| "Hurts Sometimes" (with Fairlane featuring Jonathan Mendelsohn) | 2020 | — | | Heaven Sent Vol. 1 |
| "Your Fault" (with Excision featuring Elle Vee) | 2020 | 39 | | Non-album single |
| "Anywhere" (with Au5 featuring Shybeast and Plya) | 2021 | 29 | | Heaven Sent Vol. 1 |
| "When I'm With You" (with Synymata and Neverwaves) | 2021 | — | | Non-album single |
| "Lay It Down" (with Illenium and Krewella) | 2021 | 19 | | Fallen Embers |
| "Gravity" (with Subtronics and JT Roach) | 2021 | 35 | | Gud Vibrations: Volume 3 |
| "Miss You" (with Ganja White Night) | 2021 | 45 | | Gud Vibrations: Volume 3 |
| "Suffer" (with Marauda and Elle Vee) | 2021 | — | | Gud Vibrations: Volume 3 |
| "Getting Late" (with If Found featuring Danni Carra) | 2022 | 28 | | Non-album single |
| "Fall Into Me" (with Nghtmre featuring Dylan Matthew) | 2022 | 33 | | Drmvrse |
| "Walk on Water" (with RØRY and Dylan Matthew) | 2022 | 31 | | Thrive |
| "Halfway Down" (with Ashley Drake) | 2022 | — | | Thrive |
| "Replay" (with Dylan Matthew) | 2022 | — | | Thrive |
| "Picture" (with Said the Sky and Alison Wonderland) | 2022 | 18 | | Non-album single |
| "Wish I Could Forget" (with Blackbear and Bring Me the Horizon) | 2023 | 19 | | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

### Remixes
#### 2014

* Ummet Ozcan - "Raise You Hands" (Slander Festival Trap Edit)
* Showtek - "We Like To Party" (SLANDER & NGHTMRE EDIT)
* Above & Beyond (band) - "Love Is Not Enough" (Slander Heaven Trap Edit)
* Jack Ü – "Take Ü There" (Slander Remix)
* Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and W&W – "Waves" (Slander Remix)
* Arty – "Up All Night" (Slander Remix)
* Bastille – "Pompeii" (Slander Remix)
* Gorgon City – "Here For You" (Slander Remix)
* Sam F featuring The Lonely Island and Lil Jon – "When Will the Bass Drop" (Slander Remix)
* T.I. – "What You Know" (Slander Remix)
* Seven Lions featuring Ellie Goulding – "Don't Leave" (Slander Remix)

#### 2015

* Adele – "Hello" (Slander Remix)
* GTA – "Red Lips" (Slander and Nghtmre Remix)
* Alison Wonderland – "U Don’t Know" (Slander Remix)

#### 2016

* Jack Ü – "Mind" (Slander Remix)
* Kill The Noise – "Kill It 4 The Kids" (Slander Remix)
* DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber – "Let Me Love You" (Slander & B-Sides Remix)

#### 2017

* Halsey – "Now or Never" (Slander Remix)

#### 2018

* Above & Beyond – "Always" (Slander Remix)
* Kill The Noise - "Jump Ya Body" (Slander and Tucker Kreway Remix)

#### 2019

* Excision and Space Laces - "1 On 1" (Slander and Shadient Remix)

#### 2020

* Slander - "Potions" (Slander and Bossfight Remix)