Seven Lions

Jeffrey Allen "Jeff" Montalvo (born March 31, 1987), known professionally as Seven Lions, is an American DJ, record producer, instrumentalist and remixer from Santa Barbara, California.

Early life and education Jeff Montalvo was born on March 31, 1987, in Santa Barbara, California. His interest in music production began at the age of 7, when his father came home with a Macintosh and keyboard. passed some of his demos to the DJ Skrillex, Seven Lions was signed to release an EP on Skrillex's personal Owsla imprint. A Seven Lions remix of the Röyksopp song "Running into the Sea" was released in July 2013.

Seven Lions was the subject of a short documentary filmed by Jason Ano, which was released in December 2013. The video followed Seven Lions on tour and as he created music in his home studio. He also collaborated on a track with Polish producer Xilent via Owsla entitled "The Fall" which was released as a single.

He released a new EP, titled The Throes of Winter on March 3, 2015, via Casablanca Records. The EP features more guest appearances from singers than his previous releases, and features more tracks that are musically similar to his "Days To Come" EP, compared to the "Worlds Apart" EP which was a departure from his previous effort. In 2016, he released his Creation EP, which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart.

On February 14, 2018, Seven Lions announced on Twitter that he was establishing his own record label, Ophelia, which would be used as a platform to release his music. Since its launch, Ophelia has grown to include artists such as Kill the Noise, Wooli, and Jason Ross. On February 16, 2018, Seven Lions dropped single "Calling You Home" through Ophelia, making it the new label’s first release. On March 30, 2018, he released a two-track EP on Ophelia with Jason Ross titled Ocean, containing tracks "Ocean" and psy-trance-influenced "The Sirens". On May 18, 2018, Seven Lions collaborated with Tritonal and Kill The Noise to release "Horizon".

He released "Dreamin'" on July 13, 2018, which featured vocals from Australian singer Fiora. He worked again with Fiora on his next psytrance single, "After Dark", which was produced in collaboration with Israeli psytrance artist Blastoyz and released on August 10, 2018. These two songs were later featured in his four-track EP, Start Again, which was released on August 24, 2018. All four tracks on the EP featured Fiora's vocals.

On September 29, 2018, Seven Lions embarked on The Journey II Tour. Joined by the uplifting big-room sounds of Tritonal, and the dark experimental sounds of Kill The Noise, this tour delivered on a large scale of genres. These two artists helped to blend with Seven Lions' melodic sounds to create a rather diverse lineup. The second installment of the Chronicles series was also premiered on this tour, taking place at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.

On October 13, 2018, Seven Lions released the chillstep single "First Time" through Ophelia, which was produced together with Slander and Dabin. The song was premiered during his performance at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium a week prior to its release.

Seven Lions and Psy-Trance duo Dimibo released their first track from their new Psy-Trance collaboration alias Abraxis on November 15, 2019, titled "Old Gods". The trio went on to perform their debut Abraxis set at Dreamstate SoCal 2019.

2020-present: Find Another Way EP and Celebrating Classics On March 27, 2020, Seven Lions released his first EP in 1.5 years titled Find Another Way on Ophelia Records. Working together with the likes of Au5, Crystal Skies, Tyler Graves, April Bender, and HALIENE, Seven Lions brought forth a 5-track collection of collaborations that once again pushed the bounds on his multi-genre aptitude.

On February 5, 2021, Seven Lions released his trance-influenced EP, Seven Lions: 1999 EP. This was a rather unique collection of work from Seven Lions, as it remixed many of his classic tracks into uplifting trance versions. Tracks such as "Days to Come", "Higher Love", "Rush Over Me", and "Worlds Apart" were all given an old-school trance makeover that embraced some of Seven Lions' musical influences. "Rush Over Me" and "Worlds Apart" also received extended editions. These tracks were first premiered in July 2020 during Seven Lions trance edition of his Livestream Visions.

Seven Lions' third installment of his curated events, the Chronicles series, took place on September 11, 2021, at The Gorge, Washington's famous amphitheater. Coming full circle from the first installment that took place in Seattle, this two-day immersive art and camping festival featured two stages and performances from many notable artists such as NGHTMRE, Abraxis, Jason Ross, Alpha 9, and more.

Seven Lions kicked off his Pantheon Tour on September 30, 2021. He announced this tour through a cryptic fill-in-the-blank message via his Twitter in June. The tour included the likes of Blanke, Gem & Tauri, Jason Ross, Kill The Noise, Last Heroes, Trivecta, Wooli, and Xavi, all notable Ophelia artists. They made stops at cities like Chicago, Austin, Washington, D.C., and Denver, showcasing their vast Ophelia discography along the way.

On December 22, 2021, Seven Lions teamed up with musical quartet Atlys to release the LP Opus. Continuing with his earlier trend of the year, this LP took many of Seven Lions' most popular songs and remastered them into classical orchestral performances. The idea was first introduced with Atlys performances during set intermissions at a Red Rocks show in Colorado. Upon seeing the approval from the crowd, the creation of the LP was started. The LP included orchestral remakes of "Only Now", "The Blood", "First Time", "Ocean", and more.

On June 10, 2022, Seven Lions released an album in celebration of ten years of creating music, 10 Years of Seven Lions. It features ten previously released tracks, and two new tracks, an acoustic version of "Rush Over Me" and a remix by Abraxis of "The Blood". In addition, he released a four-part documentary series to his YouTube channel.

On October 21, 2022, Seven Lions released his first album Beyond The Veil on Ophelia Records. The album release was followed by a deluxe edition and live DJ set in Lake Kachess, Washington in partnership with Amazon Music.

On December 12, 2025, Seven Lions released his second album Asleep in the Garden of Infernal Stars on Ophelia Records, consisting of 11 tracks and features that include Kerli, HALIENE and Lilly Ahlberg.

Livestreaming Visions Seven Lions debuted his curated Livestream series Visions on May 28, 2020. The goal of these performances was to showcase Ophelia Records' talent in a method that allowed the artists to connect with fans regularly during a period in which little to no shows were being held due to the pandemic. The first of these live streams featured support performances from Ophelia's psytrance combo Dimibo, Trivecta, and Seven Lions' partner duo Gem & Tauri, as well as a main performance from Seven Lions himself.

The Gorge On August 15, 2020, Seven Lions partnered with Insomniac Events to bring the fans a 3-hour Livestream from The Gorge, Washington's famous amphitheater. Seven Lions Chronicles series was scheduled to happen there the month before, but due to the pandemic had been canceled. This was Seven Lions' way of delivering a performance for the fans despite the situation. The Livestream included an opening set from Gem & Tauri, as well as a headlining performance from Seven Lions, both overlooking the beautiful backdrops of The Gorge.

Style and equipment

Seven Lions uses Image-Line's digital audio station FL Studio, and Image-Line has named him an official FL Power User.