Porter Weston Robinson (born July 15, 1992) is an American DJ, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Robinson began producing electronic music during his adolescence.

[16] The album was critically acclaimed and is considered to be a major influence on the broader sound of EDM following its release.

[18] Robinson's single "Ghost Voices",[19] released under his Virtual Self alias in 2017, earned him a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.

[21] Robinson was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he resides.

[22] He was accepted into the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where both of his parents are alumni, but did not attend himself due to his newly launched music career.

While posting his early music on online forums, he met future collaborator Madeon, who was using the aliases "Daemon" and "Wayne Mont".

One of his most notable releases was "Say My Name", which reached number one on Beatport, launching Robinson into the mainstream dance music world.

[26] Eighteen at the time, Robinson started achieving international notice, catching the eye of dubstep producer Skrillex.

[27] In 2011, he signed a one-EP deal with Owsla, a then-new label operated by Skrillex, to release the eleven-track Spitfire.

[28][29] Robinson released the single, "Language",[30] on April 10, 2012, through Big Beat Records in North America, and Ministry of Sound everywhere else.

The album focused more on melodies to invoke a sense of nostalgia, juxtaposing the percussive bass driven tracks he had released previously.

Robinson collaborated with multiple vocalists and musical groups including Urban Cone, Lemaitre, Breanne Düren, and Amy Millan.

On August 11, he released "Shelter", a collaboration with fellow musician and friend Hugo Leclercq, better known by his stage name Madeon.

On October 25, 2017, Robinson released a new single titled "Eon Break" under the alias Virtual Self, announced via his Twitter page.

[46] A music video was also released on Robinson's YouTube channel, containing abstract three-dimensional art and cryptic messages seemingly focusing on the words "angel", "virtual", "void", and "utopia".

[19] Robinson celebrated the accomplishment by playing three Virtual Self sets in Los Angeles before the awards ceremony.

[60] Robinson stated in an interview with Pollstar that "The main reason I wanted to do an artist-curated festival is I have this fantasy of there being a place where all of my favorite music can coexist.

[71] On May 9, 2020, Robinson teamed up with the Recording Academy,[72] and donated $115,000 to MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund using money raised by his online Secret Sky Music Festival.

[84] On March 17, 2021, a deluxe version of Nurture was detailed to be releasing exclusively in Japan, featuring a bonus song with the Japanese band Wednesday Campanella.

[87] On April 24, 2021, during his own virtual music festival Secret Sky, Robinson premiered the Nurture live show.

"[90][4] Robinson premiered Air to Earth at his annual Second Sky music festival in Oakland, California, on September 19, 2021.

[91] The following year, on July 14, 2022, Robinson released a new single titled "Everything Goes On", in collaboration with video game League of Legends.

[94] On March 7, 2023, Robinson released a Vocaloid 6 voicebank named Po-uta which imitates his pitched-up vocals from Nurture.

[104] Robinson sees the song as a path to addressing the ideas of "oblivion, of career suicide, of disappearing", and finding a balance with his obligations.

[106] Before the release, Robinson announced a pop up event on July 18, where he gave away clothes for free to fans in Los Angeles.

[110] On February 13, 2025, a cover of Fontaines D.C. song "Favourite" performed by Robinson with a live band for Like a Version was released.

[112][113] He has stated that he originally attempted to emulate the music that he heard in Japanese games, which stemmed to producing, and then to performing as a DJ.

[114] During his Language Tour, Robinson continually began to grow tired of the current dance music scene, centered around formulaic songs with timed builds and beat drops, designed to excite people at festivals and clubs.

'"[119] He has been a regular visitor of the Akihabara nightclub Mogra when in Tokyo, which has specialized in featuring anime and video game music.