Last night, a junior in college by the name of Justin Blau (3LAU), sold out Royale in downtown Boston. No big deal, just a random kid from Vegas casually selling out a huge 1,000+ capacity nightclub in Boston. Not only that, but the dude was kind enough to drop a few tickets and media passes our way. We naturally took him up on the offer, and masked ourselves as 19 year-olds for the night. A couple things to note:

First off, the neon levels in the building were off the charts. Neon beanies, neon tank tops, neon booty shorts, neon headbands, neon shit everywhere. Immediately regretted going with the flannel button-down upon entering, but that’s neither here nor there.

Secondly, for those who haven’t been, Royale is this grandiose, gorgeous nightclub featuring an overarching balcony and a capacity of about 1,000. For some reason I allude it with like old-school Studio 54 raves. It’s got a classy vibe. Anyways, last night that classy vibe was thrown directly out the window — as soon as you walked in, you were DRILLED with the most unbearable waft of body odor this world has ever seen. College kids in Boston these days have zero comprehension of personal hygiene, and it was put on full display last night. I mean, I graduated college like 3 years ago — but if I remember correctly, deodorant was involved in all of my daily routines. Not the case anymore. Welcome to 2012.

As discussed before, being 18+, and 3LAU being a remix/mash-up mastermind (what the college kids get off to these days), my buddies and I were in the VAST minority being over 21. Which means that we were wearing wrist bands. Which means that we were primary targets to sneakily obtain beverages for the sub 21 year-olds. These kids were ATROCIOUS at getting us to buy them drinks. “Hey I’m 22 but lost my ID can you get my a vodka soda?!?”, followed by a full-on classic shitcanned girl wipeout. Just not a good look. Anyways, I’ve never felt so hated by so many for denying these 19 year olds the drinks they so desperately craved. Maybe with a little more effort and a little less falling on your fucking face, I would’ve cooperated.

All in all, 3LAU knows his niche, and he’s capitalizing on it. The college kids can’t get enough of him. Mixing and matching the most popular electro jams of the moment with Rihanna/Coldplay/any chart-topping artist of the moment gets these kids legitimately aroused. I mean it’s a simple concept for college kids. Pay $15, get hamboned, let 3LAU drop electro mashup bombs on your head all night, and try to dry hump that babe that sits 4 rows ahead of you in Bio. It’s a no-brainer.

After his set, we caught up with Justin for a few and thanked him for the passes. In talking to him, the fact that the kid is only a junior in college struck a chord with me. IN COLLEGE. Casually selling out venues across the country in between finance classes. He’s got a time window where he can play God to these college kids, and he’s not letting it slip by. Props to him for that.