Westend achieved initial recognition in 2018, getting a taste of what it is like to be an up-and-coming artist on the US tech-house circuit. The coming years saw successful releases on tastemaker labels like Solotoko, Techne, Club Sweat and Insomniac Records. In addition to strong releases, Westend has received consistent support from global power houses such as Diplo, MK, Gorgon City, Claude Von Stroke, Joel Corry and more.
Westend found a silver lining in the 2020 shutdown of night life. He took advantage of the extra studio time by working with over a hundred tech house producers via 1 on 1 mentorship and an open door policy into all things production. He now runs a production discord titled Kick & Bass with over 160 tech house producers all eager to improve.
2021 has been a career-defining year for Westend. He started the year with a fresh take of Musique’s disco anthem ‘Keep on Jumpin’ with fellow NYC producer CID. Released on Lee Foss’s established Repopulate Mars, the tune peaked at #2 on Beatport’s overall charts for over 4 weeks and is approaching 4 million Spotify streams. Westend followed up with his single “Get This Party Started” on the legendary Glasgow Underground which peaked at #2 overall on Beatport and stayed in the top 10 for over 3 months. He currently ranks in as the 7th best selling tech house artist and 35th overall over the last year on Beatport
