Tristam is a Canadian electronic music singer, songwriter and producer who debuted on Monstercat with his song Party for the Living, which was released on November 25, 2011.
Background[]
In Autumn 2017, Tristam displayed his new style with his release of Bone Dry, which saw the sonics of his production and songwriting shift into an Electro Pop landscape. This was followed up by his 2018 release Questions and later his debut album. During this time, Tristam also did a denonymize and started to post pictures of his real face on all social media platforms.
He has since drifted away from Monstercat, and started his own label called "Onyx Four".
After nearly two and a half years without a release, Tristam returned to releasing music with his independent single "Violence" on October 30, 2020. It was soon followed with 4 more singles: "Children in the Dark", "Burn", "Ruthless" and "Over the Edge", eventually leading to the aforementioned debut album "WLUWD", released on April 16, 2021. He has since went inactive after the album released, and hasn't released any music.
Timeline[]
2011[]
November
- November 25, 2011: Tristam released his debut Monstercat single, Party for the Living. The song is featured on Monstercat 004 - Identity.
December
- December 23, 2011: Tristam released his second Monstercat single, Jingle Bells, in collaboration with Stephen Walking. The song is featured on Monstercat Christmas Album 2011.
2012[]
January
- January 2, 2012: Tristam released his third Monstercat single, Follow Me. The song is featured on Monstercat 005 - Evolution and Monstercat - Best of Dubstep Vol. 1.
- January 11, 2012: Tristam released his debut Monstercat EP, Smashing Newbs EP. As of late 2020, this EP has been removed from the label.
- Pushed Away (with Rogue)
- Guardian
- Young and Free
- Blood Money (feat. Clean Kill)
- Hawkling Street (feat. Miggel)
- You Clearly Let It Show
- Pushed Away is featured on Monstercat 005 - Evolution.
- January 27, 2012: Tristam released his fourth Monstercat single, Who We Are. The song is featured on Monstercat 005 - Evolution and Monstercat - Best of Dubstep Vol. 1.
February
- February 24, 2012: Tristam released his fifth Monstercat single, Undercat featuring Zealot. The song is featured on Monstercat 006 - Embrace and Monstercat - Best of Drum & Bass / Drumstep Vol. 1.
April
- April 6, 2012: Tristam released his sixth Monstercat single, Talent Goes By. The song is featured on Monstercat 006 - Embrace.
May
- May 11, 2012: Tristam released his second Monstercat EP, Catalyst EP in collaboration with Rogue:
- ReWel is featured on Monstercat 007 - Solace.
- May 28, 2012: Tristam released his seventh Monstercat single, I Remember. The song is featured on Monstercat 007 - Solace and Monstercat - Best of Electronic Music Vol. 1.
July
- July 16, 2012: Tristam released his eighth Monstercat single, Too Simple in collaboration with Stephen Walking. The song is featured on Monstercat 008 - Anniversary and Monstercat - Best of 2012.
October
- October 24, 2012: Tristam released his ninth Monstercat single, Truth. The song is featured on Monstercat 010 - Conquest, Monstercat 3 Year Anniversary, Monstercat - Best of Electro Vol. 2 and Monstercat - Best of 2012.
2013[]
February
- February 15, 2013: Tristam released his tenth Monstercat single, Flight in collaboration with Braken. The song is featured on Monstercat 012 - Aftermath, Spotlight Compilation Vol. 1, Monstercat 3 Year Anniversary, Monstercat - Best of Drum & Bass / Drumstep Vol. 2 and Monstercat - The Best of 2013.
May
- May 1, 2013: Tristam released his eleventh Monstercat single, Razor Sharp in collaboration with Pegboard Nerds. The song is featured on Monstercat 013 - Awakening, Monstercat 3 Year Anniversary and Monstercat - The Best of 2013.
June
- June 5, 2013: Tristam released his third Monstercat EP, Truth (The Remixes):
- Truth (Candyland Remix)
- Truth (Dabin Remix)
- Truth (xKore Remix)
- Truth (Filtercrush Remix)
- Truth (Anna Yvette Remix)
- Truth (The Dirty Tees Remix)
- Truth (Dabin Remix) is featured on Monstercat 013 - Awakening.
- June 24, 2013: Tristam released his twelfth Monstercat single, Razor Sharp VIP in collaboration with Pegboard Nerds, a VIP of their original track Razor Sharp. The song is featured on Pegboard Nerds' Guilty Pleasures EP.
December
- December 30, 2013: Tristam released his thirteenth Monstercat single, Till It's Over. The song is featured on Monstercat 016 - Expedition.
2014[]
February
- February 24, 2014: Tristam released his fourteenth Monstercat single, Once Again. The song is featured on Monstercat 016 - Expedition and Monstercat - Best of 2014.
April
- April 25, 2014: Tristam released his fifteenth Monstercat single, Frame of Mind in collaboration with Braken. The song is featured on Monstercat 017 - Ascension and Monstercat - Best of DnB & Drumstep.
December
- December 12, 2014: Tristam released his sixteenth Monstercat single, My Friend. The song is featured on Monstercat 020 - Altitude.
2015[]
March
- March 6, 2015: Tristam released his seventeenth Monstercat single, Far Away in collaboration with Braken. The song is featured on Monstercat 021 - Perspective and Monstercat - Best of 2015.
May
- May 27, 2015: Tristam created a remix of the song Build The Cities by Karma Fields, featuring Kerli. The song is featured on Monstercat 022 - Contact and Build The Cities (Reconstructions).
August
- August 31, 2015: Tristam released his eighteenth Monstercat single, Crave. The song is featured on Monstercat 024 - Vanguard and Monstercat - Best of 2015.
December
- December 22, 2015: Tristam released his nineteenth Monstercat single, The Vine. The song is featured on Monstercat 025 - Threshold.
2016[]
February
- February 22, 2016: Tristam released his twentieth Monstercat single, Devotion. The song is featured on Monstercat 026 - Resistance, Monstercat - Best of Electronic and Monstercat - Best of 2016.
July
- July 15, 2016: Tristam released his twenty-first Monstercat single, Before We Fade. The song is featured on Monstercat 5 Year Anniversary.
2017[]
June
- June 19, 2017: Tristam released his twenty-second Monstercat single, Bone Dry. The song is featured on Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 1 and Monstercat - Best of 2017.
2018[]
April
- April 20, 2018: Tristam released his twenty-third Monstercat single, Questions. The song is featured on Monstercat Instinct Vol. 1 and Monstercat - Best of 2018.
Monstercat Uploads[]
- Party for the Living
- November 25, 2011
- Follow Me
- January 2, 2012
- Pushed Away (with Rogue)
- January 11, 2012
- Who We Are
- January 27, 2012
- Undercat (feat. Zealot)
- February 24, 2012
- Talent Goes By
- April 6, 2012
- ReWel (with Rogue)
- May 11, 2012
- I Remember
- May 28, 2012
- Too Simple (with Stephen Walking)
- July 16, 2012
- Truth
- October 24, 2012
- Flight (with Braken)
- February 15, 2013
- Razor Sharp (with Pegboard Nerds)
- May 1, 2013
- Truth (Music Video)
- June 5, 2013
- Truth (The Remixes) (Minimix)
- June 6, 2013
- Till It's Over
- December 30, 2013
- Once Again
- February 24, 2014
- Frame of Mind (with Braken)
- April 25, 2014
- My Friend
- December 12, 2014
- Far Away (with Braken)
- March 6, 2015
- Build The Cities (Empire of Sound) (with Karma Fields, feat. Kerli)
- May 27, 2015
- Crave (Music Video)
- August 31, 2015
- The Vine
- December 22, 2015
- Devotion (Music Video)
- February 22, 2016
- Before We Fade
- July 15, 2016
- Bone Dry
- June 19, 2017
- Questions
- April 20, 2018
Trivia[]
Other[]
- Tristam is a rookie at parkour, and knows how to use a unicycle.[1][2]
- Tristam is close friends with a producer named SKY (previously known as Skylink) whom he taught how to produce, which resulted in their style being very similar. SKY is heavily influenced by Tristam to this day, even going as far as following the exact same path.
- Tristam has appeared in a stream with his friend SKY in 2017, both of them were playing a popular game called Scrap Mechanic. Tristam's audio input, however, was heavily echoed for reasons unknown.
- His name is based off of the common name “Tristan” and the M in his name might be based off of two Ns. It can also be a pun on the words “Trust ‘em.”
- Before revealing his face, Tristam was depicted as having black hair and grey skin and wore a trenchcoat and pointy sunglasses from 2011-2012 and only his right arm with a spiral tattoo in 2016.
Collaborated with[]
- Rogue (6)
- Braken (3)
- Pegboard Nerds (2)
- Stephen Walking (2)
- Karma Fields (1)
Artists featured[]
- Clean Kill (1)
- Kerli (1)
- Miggel (1)
- Zealot (1)
Artists remixed[]
- Karma Fields (1)
Featured artists on artist's remixes[]
- Kerli (1)
Remixed by[]
- Anna Yvette (1)
- Candyland (1)
- Dabin (1)
- The Dirty Tees (1)
- Filtercrush (1)
- xKore (1)
References[]
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