Armnhmr

Joseph Chung and Joseph Abella, who go by the stage name ARMNHMR,^[a] are Los Angeles, California-based^[1][2] musicians, DJs, and record producers.^[3] While existing in the electronic dance music (EDM) scene ARMNHMR is represented by Monstercat,^[4] Dim Mak, Barong Family, Brednbutter,^[a] and Armnhmr LLC.^[a][5] They have collaborated with other artists such as Abandoned, Medyk, Nurko and Synymata.^[6][7]

As a child, Chung reportedly grew up in a household that was into music and dance which sparked his interest in EDM. Abella on the other hand took an interest in electronic music after attending Electronic Daisy Carnival in Los Angeles.^[8] Chung and Abella met while attending California State Polytechnic College, Pomona and the two took an interest in producing music after attending multiple music festivals with each other.^[9]

The duo begun their career taking smaller gigs in and around Koreatown,^[10] Los Angeles and begun releasing music in 2015. Using Ableton Live,^[11] the pair released their first song, "Fallen", on October 13, 2015.^[12] After almost 4 more years of releasing singles and remixes, their debut album, "The Free World" was released on February 7, 2020.^[13] The Album contained 13 tracks and featured a number of singers that the duo would continue to work with on future projects including Melanie Fontana and Nevve. Accompanying the release of the album, "The Free World Tour" was announced which featured 24 stops within the United States and Canada.^[14] 3 years later on August 31, 2023, the duo released their second album, "Together as one".^[15] The second album featured 10 tracks and a "Together as one" accompanying tour was announced that included a number of shows in North America.^[16] In March of 2024, the duo announced that they would be resident DJs at the Wynn— becoming the first Asian American EDM duo to be resident DJs at a major club on the Las Vegas strip.^[17] The duo has played at a number of electronic music festivals including Electronic Daisy Carnival, Beyond Wonderland, and S2O.^[18]