Seven Lions

Name: Seven Lions (Jeff Montalvo)
Date of Birth: March 31, 1987
City: Santa Barbara
Country: United States
Genre: Melodic Dubstep, Trance, Bass Music
Band/Group Members: Solo artist
Roles: DJ, producer, instrumentalist

Bio:
Think back to those foggy coastal mornings in Santa Barbara, where the waves crash like a half-forgotten riff from a punk show, and that's where Jeff Montalvo first picked up sticks for metal bands before ditching the chaos for something more solitary. A Tiësto CD flipped a switch in college, pulling him into trance's glow just as his first rave in 2007 lit the fuse—he started crafting those industrial beats at home, blending them with dubstep drops and glitchy edges until Seven Lions emerged in 2010, a name pulled straight from a fantasy novel that felt like his own quiet myth.

His sound hits like a storm over the ocean: soaring breakdowns that lift you out of the everyday grind, then bass that grounds you in the ache of it all, drawing from trance's heart and dubstep's raw pull. Worlds Apart with Ellie Goulding in 2015 wrapped that magic tight, turning festival crowds into shared reveries, while his 2022 album Beyond the Veil layered in even deeper stories of loss and light. Now, at 38, he's weaving a new chapter with Asleep in the Garden of Infernal Stars, dropping December 12 on his own Ophelia Records—a label he's nurtured since 2018 into a haven for melodic souls like Trivecta and HALIENE.

The singles leading up say it all: "By the Light of the Moon" with Kerli in September, a moonlit pull toward the unknown; "So Far Away" featuring Lilly Ahlberg's voice over cinematic drum and bass in October, capturing that hollow space when someone's just out of reach; and last week's "Cold as Snow" reunion with HALIENE, her lyrics cutting through like a winter plea for release. Fans are lighting up feeds with how these tracks mirror their own tangled nights, proof that Seven Lions doesn't just produce—he bottles the thrill of feeling seen in the dark. If you're staring down your own horizon, hit play; his waves might just carry you a little closer to shore.