John Summit and Friends brings House to Northerly Island

Summit is “a rising star” in the house music industry, known for hits like “Make Me Feel” and “Forgotten One.” His 2024 debut album Comfort in Chaos, was released July 24 and has amassed more than 280 million Spotify streams. According to Summit's Spotify, it explores human dualities like vice and virtue and highs and lows

While Summit is now a sought-after name in the global dance music scene — playing sold-out shows at venues like BMO stadium in Los Angeles and Madison Square Garden in New York, plus festivals like Coachella — he started off as an accountant who taught YouTube music productions tutorials at night. He studied accounting at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign before pivoting to music in 2019. Summit experienced a breakthrough just one year later after releasing “Deep End” in 2020, which was named EDM brand Beatport’s number-one song of the year, according to EDMTunes.

The music fest will celebrate Summit, a Chicagoland native and music producer. He took the stage with friends like hybrid techno DJ Kevin de Vries, pop and electronic music professional Chris Avantgard, and others. I had the chance to see Summit on Friday where he brought out Terry Hunter, Riordan, and Max Styler

On Friday, I experienced the full set of Summit and the crowd was having it. Summit started with his hit song “EAT THE BASS,” which made the audience go crazy. The experience I had in the pit was excellent; everyone danced to Summit track after track, and no loss of energy in the crowd. He played his classics like “Shiver,” “Where You Are,” and my all-time favorite, “Palm of My Hands.” As a DJ, seeing Summit play brings an electrifying feel, especially one from Chicago brings inspiration. Summit brought House back to the EDM scene and I can't wait to see what else Summit will bring. 

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