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"That was the moment," Angello says, "I knew things were different."
And they've remained different ever since. As one third of DJ supergroup Swedish House Mafia, Angello -- along with Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso -- has been on the forefront of EDM's takeover of popular music and top 40 radio. The group formed in 2008, progressing through the club scene and ultimately building a massive international fanbase. They did so on the basis of their big beat dance music, ginormous live shows, the unhinged party rave atmosphere they concocted, and crossover hits like "One" and the Grammy nominated "Don't You Worry Child." (Watch your back, Al Walser!)
Last December, Swedish House Mafia was the first electronic act to play New York's Madison Square Garden, and the show sold out in 16 minutes. They later became one of the few electronic acts to ever headline the mainstage at Coachella.
Backstage before that show, the guys said it took "thousands" of emails and "a dozen" flights to get the three of them in the same place. They were joking, but a certain strain was apparent, and two months later, the group announced...
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