Modern Future

Modern Future blends EDM, pop and trap into their own unique sound. Coming from both rock, jazz and hip hop backgrounds, Jake and Zach, who met in a jazz combo at Hampshire College in 2007, use their training, studies and experiences to drive their hair-raising, head-turning and electrifying tracks. Their music has been equated to "the propulsive energy of a charging rhino" (Fuse TV) and "bottles popping and booties rocking from start to finish" (Okayplayer). When watching Modern Future's performances you'll see the use of live instrumentation, with Jake on drums and Zach on guitar & keys, setting them apart from typical set it and forget it DJ sets with nuanced, improvisational elements.

Modern Future has also had exhilarating, critically acclaimed collabs as producers and remixers. Their past credits include artists such as Big Freedia, En Vogue, Zigaboo Modeliste, The Wombats, OMD, and many others. Pitchfork said “Turn Da Beat Up” expands Freedia’s sonic vocabulary to include Prodigy-style breakbeats, precipitous bass drops, blatting low brass, and a four-on-the-floor breakdown that invokes both house music and arena-rock. And Fuse TV wrote "Mo Azz", the album closer, references her past hit "Azz Everywhere" and tosses in plenty of instructions on how exactly you need to shake that ass: "Hands on the wall" and "hands on your ankle", but most importantly, “just get that azz everywhere".

Their upcoming tracks marry their signature electronic sound with hip-hop, rock and funk, which they credit as long-time influences for expanding their creative horizons. Stay tuned for new releases and more by following them on streaming platforms and social media: modernfuture.net