{"id":5253466,"date":"2024-02-09T14:55:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T19:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=5253466"},"modified":"2024-02-09T14:55:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T19:55:50","slug":"kaskade-dj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/kaskade-dj-5253466\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaskade: 5 Things to Know About the DJ Replacing Tiesto at the Super Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"content-paragraph-1\">Tiesto backed out from performing at the Super Bowl due to a family emergency, and Kaskade will be taking his place.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\"><strong>Kaskade<\/strong> is now set to be the <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/super-bowl-2024-performers-5243203\/\"  >first in-game DJ<\/a> at the<a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\"  > 2024 Super Bowl<\/a> after <strong>Ti\u00ebsto<\/strong> had to back out due to a family emergency. With just days until the year\u2019s biggest football game, the \u201cRed Lights\u201d DJ issued a statement on February 8, announcing that he would not appear at the Chiefs vs. 49ers match.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">\u201cMe and my team have been preparing something truly special for months, but a personal family emergency is forcing me to return home Sunday morning,\u201d Ti\u00ebsto <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tiesto\/status\/1755689486649057355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1755689486649057355%7Ctwgr%5E403c93c09b5bdeca33167af1b43addefac12f858%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadline.com%2F2024%2F02%2Ftiesto-super-bowl-1235819678%2F\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  >tweeted<\/a>. \u201cIt was a tough decision to miss the game, but family always comes first. Thank you to the @NFL for the collaboration and looking forward to working with them to deliver something incredible together in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">Now that Kaskade is taking his place, learn more about the DJ, who will be performing all the hits during the game!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We welcome <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaskade?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"  target=\"_blank\"  >@Kaskade<\/a> as the pregame and in-game DJ for Super Bowl LVIII \ud83c\udfb6 <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SBLVIII?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"  target=\"_blank\"  >#SBLVIII<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PuFGEvn3jw\"  rel=\"nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\"  >pic.twitter.com\/PuFGEvn3jw<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1755751675191771352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"  target=\"_blank\"  >February 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Kaskade Is From Chicago<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">In a joint statement with the NFL, Kaskade announced that he was tapped to replace Ti\u00ebsto.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">\u201cAs a kid who grew up in Chicago watching the Super Bowl every year with my family this chance to actually be part of it is absolutely mind blowing,\u201d he wrote via <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C3G07OosPu2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;ig_rid=1d424b85-b91a-4ac1-9f4f-9142e4c0bee7\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  >Instagram<\/a>. \u201cLas Vegas has been my second home for the past decade, as an architect of creating a landscape that includes House and Dance Music residencies as part of its destination. To be able to be the first Electronic Musician to be part of the full game experience of the Super Bowl held in Las Vegas seems like coming home, and I\u2019m beyond excited to represent my community.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>His Real Name Is Ryan<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">As most DJs do, Kaskade picked a cool stage name for his career. His real name is actually Ryan Gary Raddon.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Kaskade Is a Mormon<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-11\">When he was 19, Kaskade worked as a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints in Japan for two years. He has been a member of the church for most of his life, whose members are known as Mormons or Latter-day Saints. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>He Is Married with 3 Kids<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-12\">The Grammy nominated producer is married to his wife, <strong>Naomi Raddon<\/strong>, and they share three children together.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>He Picked His DJ Name From a Nature Book<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-13\">During his 2011 interview with <i><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/11\/10\/fashion\/a-200000-a-night-dj-known-as-kaskade-is-really-ryan-raddon-a-mormon.html\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  >The New York Times<\/a>,<\/i> Kaskade revealed that his wife was concerned that people would think he used the name from the dish detergent, Cascade. 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