NOTD

Tobias Danielsson and Samuel Brandt – who together form the EDM outfit NOTD, began their musical careers as separate artists. Danielsson went under the name ToWonder and Brandt under Severo. It wasn’t in person, through touring or mutual friends that they met. Instead, it was through discovering one another’s music on Soundcloud.

The pair began sharing music back and forth, collaborating before ever having met up. To this day, Tobi and Sam (as they’re known separately) will still start writing and producing independently before ultimately working in the studio together. Thus, the duo has proven that non-traditional beginnings can lead to the greatest success. As a testament to this, they’ve had one Platinum and one Gold record in the last two years alone – before either of them were 22 years old.

While they may be young, NOTD has shown that they’re a force to be reckoned with as they churn out one hit after another. Their most recent release “I Don’t Know Why” with Astrid S is an infectiously upbeat dance tune that’s as uplifting as it is sweet. In under two months, it’s garnered over 7 million streams on Spotify alone.