Alex Vlastaras, also known under Aero Chord, is a Greek music producer, primarily of trap. He debuted on Monstercat with his 2014 song "Surface", which gained major popularity due to its usage in YouTube videos and is included on Monstercat 017 - Ascension.
Timeline
2013
September
- September 27, 2013: Aero Chord's first appearance on Monstercat was his remix of Old Skool by Televisor, which appeared on the Old Skool (The Remixes) EP.
2014
April
- April 23, 2014: Aero Chord released his first single on Monstercat, Surface. The single is currently the third-most viewed video on Monstercat Uncaged's youtube channel. The song would later appear on Monstercat 017 - Ascension.
June
- June 19, 2014: Aero Chord's remix of The Munsta by SCNDL appeared on The Munsta (The Remixes) EP.
October
- October 6, 2014: Aero Chord released his second single on Monstercat, Boundless. The song would later appear on Monstercat 019 - Endeavour.
November
- November 24, 2014: Aero Chord's third Monstercat single, Break Them, featuring vocalist Anna Yvette, was released. The song later appeared on Monstercat 020 - Altitude.
2015
March
- March 23, 2015: Aero Chord's remix of Bring the Madness by Pegboard Nerds & Excision (featuring Mayor Apeshit) appeared on the Bring the Madness (The Remixes) EP.
May
- May 18, 2015: Aero Chord released his fourth Monstercat single, Saiko, which would later appear on Monstercat 022 - Contact.
June
- June 22, 2015: Aero Chord released his fifth single on Monstercat (and first collaboration on the label), Titans, with Italian producer Razihel. The single later appeared on Monstercat 023 - Voyage. This would be Razihel's second-to-last song on Monstercat, before Edge of the World.
August
- August 3, 2015: Aero Chord released his sixth Monstercat single 4U, which appeared on Monstercat 023 - Voyage along with Titans. The song features uncredited vocals from Eminence, Klaypex, and Diskord. According to Eminence and Klaypex, until Aero Chord revealed this after the song's release, neither Eminence nor Klaypex were aware that anyone else contributed vocals for the song.
November
- November 25, 2015: Aero Chord released his seventh single on Monstercat, Be Free, a collaboration with Klaypex that would later appear on Monstercat 025 - Threshold. The song is Klaypex's only credited appearance on Monstercat. Be Free featured uncredited vocals from Anna Yvette.
2016
September
- September 16, 2016: Aero Chord released his eighth Monstercat single, The 90s, which would later appear on his Love & Hate EP and on Monstercat 029 - Havoc.
October
- October 4, 2016: Aero Chord released a promo single for his Love & Hate EP, Wanchu Back. The EP's pre-order also was released on that day.
- October 14, 2016: Aero Chord released his debut EP on Monstercat, Love & Hate.
- The 90s
- Wanchu Back
- Kid's Play
- Gone (with Tylor Maurer)
- Until The End (with Fractal, feat. Q'AILA)
- Until The End would later appear on Monstercat 029 - Havoc along with The 90s. Gone was the first appearance on Monstercat of vocalist Tylor Maurer. Until The End is the most recent Monstercat appearance of both Fractal and Q'AILA.
2017
January
- January 16, 2017: Aero Chord released his ninth single on Monstercat, Resistance, which would later appear on Monstercat 030 - Finale.
April
- April 7, 2017: Aero Chord released his tenth Monstercat single, Borneo, a collaboration with American producer Wolfgang Gartner. The song is currently Gartner's only appearance on Monstercat. Borneo later appeared on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 1.
July
- July 5, 2017: Aero Chord's song Drop It appeared on Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 1. According to Aero Chord, he would only produce "melodic stuff" after Drop It. In response to a question asking if this meant he would never produce trap again, he said, "Trap can be melodic, I'm just done with pointless non musical drops that literally everyone can make by now".
2018
February
- February 27, 2018: Aero Chord released his eleventh single on Monstercat, Shadows (feat. Nevve). The song, which was Nevve's third Monstercat appearance, was featured on Monstercat Instinct Vol. 1.
November
- November 22, 2018: Aero Chord released his twelfth single on Monstercat, Play Your Part. This is the first Aero Chord song to have a music video on Monstercat. The track will be featured later on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 6.
Trivia
"Break Them" was included in the official Need For Speed 2016 soundtrack list
Alexandros has moved on from producing, “Music with no musical value” reffering to his earlier heavy trap tunes, and has now moved on to producing more melodic music, his last “Heavy” release was Drop It on Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 1.
Monstercat uploads
- Surface
- April 23, 2014
- Boundless
- October 6, 2014
- Break Them (feat. Anna Yvette)
- November 24, 2014
- Saiko
- May 18, 2015
- Titans (with Razihel)
- June 22, 2015
- 4U
- August 3, 2015
- Be Free (with Klaypex)
- November 25, 2015
- The 90s
- September 16, 2016
- Wanchu Back
- October 4, 2016
- Until The End (with Fractal, feat. Q'AILA)
- October 14, 2016
- Resistance
- January 16, 2017
- Borneo (with Wolfgang Gartner)
- April 7, 2017
- Shadows (feat. Nevve)
- February 27, 2018
Trivia
- He was born on November 8, 1991.
- Aero Chord cites Knife Party as a major influence.
Collaborated with
- Razihel (1)
- Klaypex (1)
- Tylor Maurer (1)
- Fractal (1)
- Wolfgang Gartner (1)
Artists featured
- Anna Yvette (1)
- Mayor Apeshit (1)
- Q'AILA (1)
- Nevve (1)
Artists remixed
- Televisor (1)
- SCNDL (1)
- Pegboard Nerds (1)
- Excision (1)
Off-Monstercat releases
Albums/EPs
- Prime Time EP [Play Me Records]
- Mortar
- Prime Time
- New Breed Pt. 1 EP [High Intensity]
- Richochet
- Chord Splitter
- Warrior of the Night
- Warfare
Singles
- Android Talk
- Ctrl Alt Destruction
- Time Leap [NCS]
- Shootin Stars (feat. DDARK) [NCS]
- BLVDE
- Secret (with GAWTBASS)
- Heart Attack [Trap and Bass]
- Saiko VIP
- Incomplete (with Anuka) [NCS]
- Including Lyric Video Version
- Including Incomplete Remixes by Muzzy & T-Mass [NCS]
- Attention (with Danyka Nadeau)
- Incomplete VIP (with Anuka & DDARK) [NCS]
- This track was featured on NCS: The Best of 2017
Remixes
- Pegboard Nerds & Tristam - Razor Sharp
- Bro Safari & UFO! - Drama
- Dada Life - Arrive Beautiful Leave Ugly
- Dada Life - So Young So High
- Dada Life - Bass Don't Cry
- Diamond Pistols - Twerk (feat. Anna Yvette)
- Pegboard Nerds - 20K
- Bang La Decks - Utopia
- The Chainsmokers - #SELFIE
- The Pitcher - Savor Time
- LeKtriQue & Seek N Destroy - Atomic
- Revolvr & Genisis - Unstoppable (feat. Splitbreed)
- Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On (feat. MØ)
- Jack Ü - Jungle Bae (feat. Bunji Garlin)
- Bro Safari - Scumbag
- GTA - Red Lips (feat. Sam Bruno)
- Pegboard Nerds & NGHTMRE - Superstar (feat. Krewella)
- Martin Garrix & Firebeatz - Helicopter
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