VICE TV | The Supersonic Rise of Avicii @VICE-TV | Uploaded 4 months ago | Updated 16 minutes ago
In 2010, a 20-year-old Swedish DJ called Avicii couldn't even get a $400 gig. The next summer he was paid $250,000 to headline Ultra Music Festival.

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Chapters:

0:00 Exploding EDM Scene
1:48 Levels
3:14 Belly of the Beast
4:00 Supersonic Rise
5:00 800 Shows in a Few Years

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