Sullivan King

Sullivan King is the stage name of Keaton Prescott, born July 15, 1994 in La Cañada Flintridge, California, who built one of electronic music's most technically complex hybrid live shows by combining professional dubstep DJ performance with live heavy metal guitar, screamed vocals, and crowd interaction that blurs the line between DJ set and concert. His introduction to electronic music came at the 2012 Sunset Strip Music Festival, where witnessing Steve Aoki's performance redirected interests he had been building through gaming culture and early exposure to Skrillex — a path from spectator to producer that he pursued through formal training at Icon Collective music production school in Los Angeles. His stage name honors Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan, the late drummer of Avenged Sevenfold, an explicit tribute to the heavy metal lineage that runs through every aspect of his sonic identity. His studio discography traces the development of what Kerrang! magazine — the UK's leading rock publication — called 'metalstep': debut album Show Some Teeth (October 18, 2019, Kannibalen Records) established his heavy bass and metal fusion through collaborations with TYNAN and Kompany; sophomore album Loud (June 25, 2021, Hopeless Records) amplified the approach through tracks blending metalcore, dubstep, and hard rock elements; third studio album Thrones of Blood (March 17, 2023, Monstercat) expanded the sound across 13 tracks with intensified guitar architecture and aggressive vocal elements; and most recent EP Chaos Will Bring Peace (January 24, 2025, Monstercat Uncaged) featured collaborations with KAYZO, Kompany, DJ Diesel (Shaquille O'Neal), NGHTMRE, and Vastive across seven tracks exploring the theme of turmoil resolving into clarity. Cross-genre collaborations with Papa Roach brought him recognition within rock audiences who had no prior connection to the electronic music scene, and Kerrang! profiled him as 'the DJ infiltrating rock' — acknowledging the reverse direction of influence his career represents. His festival profile spans Tomorrowland, Lollapalooza Paris, Hard Summer, Ilesoniq, and EDC Mexico 2026 — venues where his live guitar component gives his performances a physical energy that standard DJ sets cannot replicate. His 2026 Las Vegas debut residency at Wynn Nightlife brings his hybrid show to XS Nightclub and Encore Beach Club, with confirmed appearances including EBC at Night on May 23, 2026 (Memorial Day Weekend Saturday). His sets are among the rare events on the Las Vegas nightclub circuit where metal fans and rave culture share the same room, driven by a sound that speaks to both communities simultaneously. Guest list through NoCoverVegas covers free entry for qualifying guests at his XS and EBC appearances. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sullivan_King, monstercat.com/artist/sullivanking

Kerrang! magazine — the UK's leading rock publication — profiled Sullivan King as 'the DJ infiltrating rock,' recognizing his studio discography as the architecture of 'metalstep': Show Some Teeth (Kannibalen, 2019), Loud (Hopeless Records, 2021), Thrones of Blood (Monstercat, 2023), and EP Chaos Will Bring Peace (Monstercat Uncaged, 2025 — featuring KAYZO, Kompany, DJ Diesel/Shaquille O'Neal, and NGHTMRE). His cross-genre collaborations with Papa Roach brought his electronic identity to rock audiences with zero prior EDM exposure. 2026 Las Vegas debut residency at Wynn Nightlife. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sullivan_King, monstercat.com/artist/sullivanking At XS Nightclub, Sullivan King performs on Select dates; EBC at Night May 23 (MDW Saturday), XS Nightclub 2026, commanding some of the venue's most in-demand time slots.

Sullivan King currently performs at XS Nightclub and Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas, typically on Select dates; EBC at Night May 23 (MDW Saturday), XS Nightclub 2026. Their sets span Heavy Bass / Metal EDM, delivering a sound that has earned them one of the most dedicated followings in the Las Vegas residency circuit.

Sullivan King's debut studio album Show Some Teeth, released October 18, 2019 on Kannibalen Records, arrived as the definitive statement of the metal-EDM hybrid format he had been developing since 2014. The album featured collaborations with TYNAN and Kompany — both artists operating within the bass music underground — and established the Sullivan King template: heavy dubstep drops built over metal guitar riffs, with production density and distortion levels that pushed the limits of what electronic music infrastructure could absorb without fracturing. The Kannibalen Records label context was appropriate: the imprint had built its identity around exactly this kind of high-energy electronic music with heavy metal and industrial influences, and Show Some Teeth became one of its defining releases.

His EP Chaos Will Bring Peace, released January 24, 2025 on Monstercat Uncaged, represented a creative expansion into collaboration: the project included contributions from Vastive, Emorfik, KAYZO, Kompany, DJ Diesel (Shaquille O'Neal), and NGHTMRE — a roster that spans bass music, riddim, and heavy electro in a range that reflects his broadening network within the genre. DJ Diesel's appearance is particularly notable from a cultural standpoint: Shaquille O'Neal's DJ identity has been a consistent presence in the Las Vegas nightlife circuit, and the collaboration places Sullivan King within the same conversation as artists who perform regularly at the major Strip venues. NGHTMRE's contribution, meanwhile, connects Chaos Will Bring Peace to one of the most respected names in the heavy electronic music underground.

The SoundCloud era contributions that built his initial following — the early productions uploaded in 2014 that introduced his guitar-EDM hybrid to the online bass music community — established the fan base that has persisted across his commercial output. His audience grew from the SoundCloud heavy bass community: a demographic that values genre-defying electronic music at high volume levels, that is comfortable with metal aesthetics alongside rave culture, and that travels specifically to see artists in their extended genre community perform live. This audience is distinct from the standard Las Vegas nightclub demographic, which tends toward accessible EDM and hip-hop programming. The Sullivan King crowd at XS or EBC is self-selected toward the guitar-dubstep aesthetic in a way that creates a specific room energy.

His early career turning point was witnessing Steve Aoki at the 2012 Sunset Strip Music Festival — a formative moment that is documented in interview accounts of his trajectory. The bridge between that initial exposure to EDM performance through an artist known for theatrical live shows (Aoki's cake throwing is his equivalent of Prescott's guitar shredding in conceptual terms: both artists build their live identity around a physical performance element that distinguishes them from standard DJ-at-booth formats) and his development of the metal-guitar integration reflects a consistent preoccupation with the question of what a DJ performance can physically embody.

Sullivan King's sound: Metalstep hybrid live show combining dubstep DJ performance with live guitar shredding and screamed vocals — Sullivan King's EBC at Night and XS Nightclub sets are the rare Las Vegas nightclub events where metal fans and rave culture inhabit the same room simultaneously, driven by a sound that carries the physical impact of heavy bass drops alongside the technical guitar performance of a concert-format rock show. At XS Nightclub, the professional sound systems and production infrastructure amplify every element of their performance — from the sub-bass to the high-end clarity.

Sullivan King typically takes the stage on Select dates; EBC at Night May 23 (MDW Saturday), XS Nightclub 2026. Their sets run 60 to 90 minutes and deliver the full Vegas production experience with professional sound, lighting, and crowd energy that you cannot find anywhere else.

General admission cover charges for Sullivan King shows are $30-60 — FREE with NoCoverVegas guest list. With NoCoverVegas, you skip the cover charge entirely and receive a free guest list entry from your hotel to the venue.