Trendsetter is thrilled to welcome mysterious electronic sensation FRND (pronounced Friend) to the 2017 roster!
Emo-electronic producer FRND has dropped the visuals for his latest summer-smash single “Be Happy.” The video, which was created by Sarah Hampton and Benjamin Van Den Broeck, mirrors his signature animated koala character which he uses to mask his identity, causing a frenzy of mystery and intrigue.
Watch the video here
From early on, FRND earned praise from the likes of Billboard, Crave, Baeble, Earmilk, Run The Trap, Dancing Astronaut and more. With over 16 million streams and counting, he has been featured on popular Spotify playlists including: New Music Friday, Top 5 US Viral, Top 10 Global Viral, Pop Rising, Young & Free, New Music Now, Weekly Buzz, Indie Dance etc. He’s reached #1 on Hype Machine, and had features on influential YouTube playlists such as Koala Kontrol, Cloudkid, Mellow Uploads and MRSUICIDESHEEP to name a few. FRND is passionate about creating meaningful music that resonates with people, explaining to Billboard, “I wanted to make something that felt real and related to the stages you go through when realizing what is truly important in your life.”
Check out his latest remixes of “Be Happy” with The White Panda and DJ Vice and be on the lookout for FRND’s EP due late this summer.