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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