{"id":36947,"date":"2018-06-12T16:13:08","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T15:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=36947"},"modified":"2018-06-12T16:13:08","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T15:13:08","slug":"aktiveight-connor-buckmaster-im-the-blame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/aktiveight-connor-buckmaster-im-the-blame\/","title":{"rendered":"Aktiveight, Connor Buckmaster &#8211; &#8216;I&#8217;m The Blame&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"36948\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/aktiveight-connor-buckmaster-im-the-blame\/aktiveight-june-2018-fi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Aktiveight-June-2018-FI.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Aktiveight-June-2018-FI\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Aktiveight-June-2018-FI.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36948\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Aktiveight-June-2018-FI.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>With five years of producing behind him, Aktiveight is a newcomer to the electronic music scene, but is nonetheless making an impact. His latest single, &#8216;I&#8217;m The Blame&#8217;, sees him collaborating with Connor Buckmaster, in a chilled and laid back EDM track.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aktiveight, real name Nate Rodriguez, attended Dubspot NYC and placed in the top 15 of the &#8220;Steve Aoki Delirious Remix Contest&#8221;. Aktiveight developed his skills in the studio while experimenting with different genres, including hip hop, disco, and electro. His preference however, is a more melodic, future-bass sound.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;I&#8217;m The Blame&#8217; is a chilled laid back track, opening up with atmospheric chords, and underpinned by a strong future-bass beat. There&#8217;s loads of uplift and synthy vibes with mesmerising vocals provided by Connor Buckmaster.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more about Aktiveight online on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Facebook.com\/Aktiveight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/aktiveight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Instagram.com\/Aktiveight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and his <a href=\"https:\/\/aktiveight.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>. Check out Connor Buckmaster on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/connorbuckmusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCcm4k9ucYOEMUxTlBqFov0w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7ozj6Jy2B8dESvChIDuDY5\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With five years of producing behind him, Aktiveight is a newcomer to the electronic music scene, but is nonetheless making an impact. His latest single, &#8216;I&#8217;m The Blame&#8217;, sees him collaborating with Connor Buckmaster, in a chilled and laid back EDM track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":36950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,57,9],"tags":[14815,3758,14814,14816,368,14817,14813,77,370,564,823],"class_list":["post-36947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","tag-aktiveight","tag-chill","tag-connor-buckmaster","tag-dubspot-nyc","tag-edm","tag-future-bass","tag-im-the-blame","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-remix","tag-steve-aoki"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-9BV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23237,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/09\/david-guetta-remixes-steve-aoki-ft-rich-the-kid-ilovemakonnens-how-else\/","url_meta":{"origin":36947,"position":0},"title":"David Guetta Remixes Steve Aoki ft Rich The Kid &#038; 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