Global dance music phenomenon and GRAMMY-nominated artist Tommy Trash has had the sort of career most only dream of. From his early beginnings at the renown Ministry of Sound to his timely coalescing with Swedish House Mafia’s Sebastian Ingrosso for the legendary “Reload,” the dance music pioneer has become one of the genre’s biggest success stories. Now, the legendary DJ and producer proudly announces his own record label, Milky Wave. Outnow, Tommy Trash’s Milky Wave launches with its inaugural single “Satisfy,” a piece of expertly cut house music from Tommy Trash himself.
Serving as a brand new home for forward-thinking productions, Tommy Trash’s Milky Wave is an inviting space for house music from across the globe. The creation of Milky Wave comes after a 3 year musical hiatus for Tommy Trash, during which he took a step back to reevaluate music, life, and his purpose on this planet.
For six straight years between 2011 and 2017, Tommy was a fixture on mainstages and DJ booths around the world. He played the biggest festivals on the planet, held his own Vegas residency, and often crammed in as many as five shows into a week. And then the formerly impenetrable EDM bubble burst. Burnt out and at breaking point, Tommy was ready to call it quits for good.
Around this time in 2017, Tommy Trash was introduced to a documentary entitled “The Reality Of Truth,” a deep dive into the medicinal psychoactive shrub of ayahuasca. It was in that moment that Tommy knew what he had to go and do. He flew to Costa Rica, and there began his three-year ayahuasca-led sabbatical. undertaking shaman-led ceremonies where doses of ayahuasca were administered to participants for healing purposes. “It was a reawakening,” Tommy says. “It showed me what I’d become, it showed me what I could be.”
Tommy emerged from his time abroad a man with a new sense of purpose. He found the balance he needed in life, became healthier and happier and, in time, fell back in love with making music. Tommy now returns to the spotlight with a brand new label venture, and exciting new music to match. Milky Wave is the culmination of Tommy’s many years in the game and his vision for moving forward. Serving as a new exciting home for out-of-the-box sounds, new artists, and house music that surprises and excites, Milky Wave is the freshest new label on the scene.
On Thursday, October 14, Milky Wave launches with “Satisfy,” a stirring house jam by Tommy Trash himself. “Satisfy” is chock-full of groovy percussive elements and worldly synth patterns. Drawing heavy inspiration from his global travels, the sweeping single combines punchy vocal chops with a compelling four-on-the-floor bassline. The head-turning club jam is inspired by the journey Tommy took both around the globe and within himself, and serves as the perfect introduction to the sound of his thrilling new imprint.
“I’ve wanted to launch a label for a long time but I was waiting for the perfect record to do it with,” explains Tommy Trash on his Milky Wave. “‘Satisfy’ is that record. ‘Satisfy’ is the very first release from my new imprint, Milky Wave, and it feels like a good taste of what’s to come. I’ve been on such a huge journey these past few years, both personally and in my career, and I’ve been rediscovering a lot of great house music along the way. This record really captures everything I love about house. It’s a bona fide club jam and the sort of music I’m excited about putting out on Milky Wave. Hope you dig it.”