Since being awarded the Dancing Astronaut Artist to Watch in 2025 title at the end of last year, John Alto has already earned his stripes in his path to defending our decision. In the first half of this year alone, Alto has already racked up impressive musical milestones that include serving as the debut signee on Alesso’s Body Hi label — as well as having reworked the forenamed Swede’s new single with Becky Hill — on top of his live circuit cameos that include Coachella, EDC Las Vegas and more. And now, Alto is taking everything that he’s been working on behind the scenes over the previous year and putting it center stage with the upload of an hour-long set.
Alto had previously teased at the start of May that a set upload in the works, which would only contain music that he’d personally worked on. That set is now available via Alto’s YouTube, with him offering an endless sea of IDs that give a front-row seat into what’s to come for the remainder of 2025 and beyond. Alto explained that he’d been “spending a lot of time in the studio during the last eight months,” adding that he’s “stoked to give [everyone] a glimpse of what [he’s] been creating” and that he’s “got some really big things coming later this month, this is only the beginning.” And while details have yet to be revealed, Alto also added that it’s set to be one of his biggest career achievements thus far.
Out of the 14 included tracks across the 56-minute runtime, 10 are unreleased, showcasing the depth of Alto’s current production vault. From the opening moments all the way down to his linkup with Alesso from last year — while also including yet-to-be released edits of LISA, RÜFÜS DU SOL, VNSSA, Years & Years, and more — Alto’s ID-loaded set reaffirms his Dancing Astronaut Artist to Watch standing once more.
[embedded content]
Featured image: John Alto/YouTube
