A Revelstoke-based electronic artist is celebrating a major accomplishment this week and looking ahead to an exciting future after one of his most popular tracks surpassed 1,000,000 listens on Spotify.

Mitch McKinnon, stage name Shylow, is a future bass artist from Revelstoke. McKinnon launched the Shylow moniker in 2016 with the help of Nick Middleton, CEO of Westwood Recordings and one-half of B.C.鈥檚 own Funk Hunters.

The track, which is a remix of Moontricks鈥� popular song Mountains, was originally released in 2017. The song debuted at Shambala Music Festival, an annual electronic music festival held each year at the Salmo River Ranch, a 500-acre farm, in the West Kootenay mountains near Nelson, BC.

Nationally renowned electro-folk duo Moontricks have been a staple in the B.C. electronic scene since their debut in 2015. They鈥檝e reached huge success even outside of the electronic world, crossing outside of the boundaries of their genre and mixing in bluegrass, folk, and mainstream sounds.

Shylow noted that in the creation of the Mountains remix, the duo gave him the freedom to flex his creative muscles on the track and imbue it with his sound.

鈥淚鈥檝e been friends with Nate [Gurley] and Shawn [Rodman] in Moontricks for quite a few years now,鈥� said Shylow.

Since its debut in front of roughly 3000 people at Shambala in 2017, the remix has become a staple of both Shylow and Moontricks鈥� sets.

Shylow has now been producing music for 13 years. 鈥淓ventually, you will get some recognition for that,鈥� added Shylow.

According to Shylow, he鈥檚 grown a lot as an artist since he first signed with Westwood Records back in 2016. Shylow said that the external pressures during the early parts of his career led to blocks and kept him from releasing as much music as he wanted to, focused on releasing a 鈥榩erfect鈥� track.

Now, Shylow said he has to tools to deal with the pressure and treats the creation of music like he did when he first burst onto the electronic scene.

鈥淚f you鈥檙e not having fun, it鈥檚 not worth it,鈥� said Shylow. 鈥淗itting a million doesn鈥檛 seem that crazy to me now.鈥�

鈥淟et鈥檚 try and get more millions and grow the project more than I鈥檝e been able to in the last few years.鈥�

Find You, Shylow鈥檚 latest single, comes out on Thursday (Dec. 15) on most streaming platforms.

The single was born out of a chord progression Shylow had stored in his back catalogue. With a fresh set of eyes and ideas, he fine-tuned the track to better reflect his current style.

Following this release, Shylow said he鈥檚 ready to 鈥榟it the ground running鈥�. On top of booking a number of festivals for the summer of 2023, Shylow is also collaborating with a variety of well-established artists, including Vancouver-based MC Def3, Denver鈥檚 electronic artist Maddy O鈥橬eal, and D Funk out of Calgary.

鈥淲orking with these artists is a huge goal of mine, and it shows that I鈥檓 reaching into that next territory,鈥� said Shylow.

To check out more music from the Revelstoke-based artist, visit Spotify, Soundcloud, or Apple Music.

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