Dance music is the fastest-growing genre in the US right now. According to Luminate’s 2026 Midyear Report, Dance/Electronic recorded the biggest year-over-year growth of any genre in the first half of 2026. House music climbed from Splice’s fifth most-downloaded genre in 2023 to second place in 2025, and the global electronic music industry grew 7% in 2025 to a record $15.1 billion. But why? Artists like Levi.
Yes, the model turned music producer with the booth full of backstage baddies, brings us the perfect case study, the official remix of ‘Do You Mind’, that rides on a hook originally delivered in 2008 by Kyla on the UK funky classic by Crazy Cousinz.
It’s the kind of record that makes you say, ‘Oh yeah.’ A lot of us probably forgot how good this song is, and then the hook comes rushing back. Since the September release it has passed 2.3 million Spotify plays. Try to hit next before waiting for the hook. You can’t.
Levi is taking it around the world with him playing in Dubai tonight and then over to Amsterdam Dance Event on October 23 at Free Your Mind, followed by a homecoming Australian summer tour, with a ticket to Brazil for New Year’s.
That’s the a major way Levi is growing the scene: he brings generations together. A Ginuwine or Christina Aguilera hook reaches people who never thought of themselves as house fans, and once they’re in, they stay.
The original artists are on board too. Christina Aguilera is credited on his ‘Genie in a Bottle (Levi Mix)’, Jeremih features on his ‘Birthday Sex,’ Mario joins him on ‘2 Little 2 Late,’ and Akon and Roy Woods appear alongside Halle Abadi on ‘HONEY.’ Orem sings on his take of MGMT’s ‘Electric Feel.’ Having the original voices put their names on your version is the highest honor a remixer can get.
Lets take a closer look at the hearts he has reached. ‘Jump,’ his melodic house tribute to Ginuwine’s ‘Pony,’ inspired more than 250,000 social media creations on its way past 159 million Spotify plays. ‘2 Little 2 Late’ drove 1.8 million fan creations and more than a billion views. ‘Do You Mind’ has already inspired more than 322,000 of its own. Every one of those clips introduces house music to someone new.
His 2024 European tour ran more than 20 shows, and every one sold out. In 2026 he sold out New York’s Pier 17, about 4,000 tickets, and Budapest’s City Park Ice Rink, and he held residencies in Ibiza, Portugal and Las Vegas.
It all started on the water. Born and raised in Perth on R&B, LEVI built his name DJing yacht parties on Sydney Harbour. Today he’s a member of Timmy Trumpet’s camp and a 2025 DJ Awards nominee for Newcomer, with a catalog that has passed 275 million streams. Every new fan makes the dance music scene bigger, and most us know what that brings…
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