John Summit and Subtronics Play Rare After Hours Set at Electric Forest

Electric Forest always has the best surprises in store and this year hosted the intersection of house and dubstep with an unlikely match-up.

One thing we didn’t have in our 2022 bingo card was seeing John Summit turn full wook dressed in a pashmina, bucket hat, twirling a kendama while playing dubstep. Notoriously the party boy of house music, he met up with bass guru Subtronics to play a rare back-to-back set at Electric Forest.

It all started when Subtronics tweeted at John Summit, “Wanna link up at forest?” Which began a domino effect into one of the most unlikely performances anyone could’ve predicted. It was then that John Summit turned into his alter ego JVHN SVMMIT for a special one-night-only show.

mom pick me up im scared pic.twitter.com/KIVFRmPIlr

— John Summit (@johnsummit) June 26, 2022

Coming straight from Ibiza, John Summit was gifted all the necessary items to fit in with the gang getting down in the forest. The two both played individual sets and met back up to play their after-hours set at 4a.

We’ve compiled some of the best clips to share with all who couldn’t make it in person, including Subtronics’ debut of his remix on Kaskade and Deadmau5’s song “Escape”. Check it out below!

Bendertronics, ones drunk and ones high @johnsummit @Subtronics pic.twitter.com/RhlnhECiuA

— Emma 🌻 (@noooemmma) June 25, 2022

made history w @subtronics last night pic.twitter.com/EWwtK8QCvv

— John Summit (@johnsummit) June 25, 2022

yeah so definitely didn’t expect one of my songs to be rinsed during @Subtronics b2b @johnsummit at forest but this is the coolest shit EVER wow pic.twitter.com/8x3YlxLM9C

— BLVNKSPVCE // ANALYZE_ EP OUT NOW (@BLVNKSPVCE_) June 25, 2022

It is unknown if this pair will ever play a fusion set again, but this night was one for electronic music history. What do you think we should call their DJ duo alias? The electronic community has decided on “Submit”, “Summtronics”, “Subjohnics”, “Bendertronics” or “SVMMIT TRONICS” as potential contenders.

As people’s taste in music diversifies, it’ll be interesting to see if there will be more crossovers in genres at music festivals. 

Jaci Soukhathivong

An Atlanta gal chasing her love for electronic dance music. I’ve been with Exron since 2018 and have the privilege of contributing to the culture alongside other badass women whom I now call my friends. My introduction to the scene was first influenced by trap music, but my discography has since expanded to touch a bit of everything. Some of my favorite artists are Zeds Dead, Cloonee, Nghtmre, Flume, Infekt, Sosa, Bleu Clair, Subtronics, but the list goes on forever.

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