Biography Canadian producer Conro, was always destined to make a name for himself as a musician. Born into a musical family, Conro started playing violin at the tender age of seven. Later going on to play in the Saskatoon Youth Symphony orchestra, with a burning desire to spread his talents soon taking over, he took up piano, guitar and the drums, with a passion that continues to glow bright to this day.
Yet the world of dance music was still some distance away from the young Conro, who initially playing in local rock n’ roll and alternative bands, gained respect and a following in his local community. His first foray into self-production was also fairly far removed from electronic music, as he wrote and recorded two self-released folk albums, his first project under the Conor Patton name. His intense musical background soon morphed into the sound he’s become most well known for, though it’s not without its strong influences. Conro’s style of electro house includes subtle creative nods towards his older work blending in aspects of rock, garage, and disco.
With this, Conro has had his fair deal of being a recording artist and the experience of being on tour. From his first release in 2012 on Kindergarten and heavy support from some highly respected names in the electro scene, to joining Dyro and Bassjackers on their infamous 2014 X bus tour.
Conro’s catalogue of stellar productions has continued to grow over the years, with releases on Armada, Revealed and WOLV. His Dyro collaboration ‘Bittersweet’, which featured the vocals of Envy Monroe, proved to be his biggest track yet with over 1 million streams on Spotify, gaining massive support from a multitude of big names including Hardwell and David Guetta, with ‘Bittersweet’ still being spun live to this day.
Summer 2015, Conro decided to only make music he loved and had a passion for, which was not something expected of him or which was guaranteed to work on the dancefloor, but just music that matters to him. He took his whole musical background/journey in perspective and now has found a new sound; more downtempo but still energetic, future bass meets electronic, laced with lush melodies. The first outputs of this new direction can be seen in his recent releases on Monstercat. The first, ‘On My Way Up’, was released early 2016 and has seen over 1 million Spotify plays, while ‘City Lights’ followed in similar suit gaining wide support as ‘The Saint’ another future bass track with a lot of funk influences being Conro’s most recent release on the impressive Vancouver-based label.
Conro will also soon return to Revealed Recordings with his forthcoming remix of the massive Paris Blohm track ‘Something About You’, that has already been selected by ULTRA as the official ULTRA Miami 2016 anthem, keep your eyes out for an equally impressive ULTRA-shot video exploding onto screens later this June. With further music coming on Monstercat and remix work for Mr Probz, Afrojack & Fais in the pipeline, his collaborative scope stretches just as wide as he has entered into the studio with Headhunterz, DallasK and Virtu to name but a handful recently.
The future certainly looks bright for Conro, with a musical ability and a knack for kicking out top-notch productions, bettered only by his solid drive and relentless determination to make music that matters. There’s clearly going to be plenty more Conro in our lives in the near future, so keep your eyes and ears peeled for more from dance music’s next big thing. | 