LDRU is coming to The Beery

Hailing fromSydney’s sunny Northern Beaches,L D R U–AKA Drew Carmody–turned to musicproduction after suffering a debilitating back injury during his late teens. In his recovery,L D R Uspent enough time finely tuning his compositions andultimately engineered his distinct sound thatwould eventually go on to captivate his city, his country, and fans from all corners.This distinct sound, whatL D R Udescribes as “trapical,” bounced through his debut 2013 single"The Tropics"released viaSydney’sFuture Classiclabel and a collaboration withYahtzel"TheOnly One"is whatcaught the attention ofSkrillex,A-Track,DiploandWhat So Not. Eventually thepair formed theOWSLAduoCarmadaand earnedthemselves aGold Record(ARIA) for"Maybe".Since thenL D R Uhas released official remixes forFlume,Lorde,Jack ÜandMiami Horror. Fromone record to another,L D R Usoon released"Keeping Score"featuring the defined vocals of PaigeIV reaching 12 million Spotify streams, high rotation on Triple J, aDoublePlatinum Accreditation(ARIA) and coming in at a hot#22 on Triple J’s 2015 Hottest 100. The trackalso received 3 ARIAnominations forApple Music Song Of The Year, Breakthrough ArtistandBest Dance Releaseand was the highest sellingAustralian single in 2016.His latest single"To Be Free” hasalso reached2.2 million Spotify streams and is not far off a Gold Accreditation (ARIA).The past few years have seen L D R U tear up stages across major Australian festivals includingSplendourIn The Grass,Stereosonic, Field Day, Listen Out, Southbound and Falls Arts andMusic Festivaljust to name a few.He as also graced his presenceat iconicAussie tastemakerboutique festivals and numerous headline tours across the Australian continent.Solo career aside,Carmada’s debut EPRealisepeaked#1 on iTunesand lead to North Americantours with performances atUltra Miami,Holy Ship!,HARD Summer,Electric Forestas well asofficial remixes for the likes ofMajor LazerandCharli XCXas well asnods from the likes ofSkrillexandDiploand a#41finish forMaybein thetriple j Hottest 100.It’s important to keep a healthy balance between surf and music–but it’s all systems go for youngDrew Carmody, with plenty more music, energetic performances and rule bending sets to make 2017another one for the record books