Wooli

Adam Louis Puleo, better known by his alias Wooli, is an American briddim, riddim and dubstep DJ and producer. He is known for the songs "Island" and "Another Me", with the prior being a collaboration with American dubstep producers Seven Lions and Trivecta and the latter being a collaboration with Seven Lions and Canadian producer and DJ Excision. "Island" peaked at the No. 20 position on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart in early 2019. "Another Me" peaked on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs at the No. 46 position in late 2019.

Early life Puleo grew up in Rochester, New York

Career 2016: "Gettin That", "DayDream", and "After All" remix On August 18, 2016, Puleo released his remix of the song "Gettin That" originally by Dirty Audio & Rickyxsan as a free digital download. The future bass remix originally debuted on the BBC Radio 1 radio show Diplo & Friends. Jeffrey Yau of Your EDM noted the song's "percussion kicks, synth chords, and jersey club squeaks" and described the song as an "atomic bomb coupled with a meteor strike."

On October 4, Puleo collaborated with dubstep producer Jantsen to release the song "DayDream" via Good Enuff. Run the Trap's Peach Gallagher called it a "hard-hitting anthem that will have you headbanging in no time." Writing for ThisSongSlaps, Brian Bonavoglia commented that the song is "one of the hardest-hitting tunes we’ve heard in recent months."

On December 20, a remix extended play of the song "After All" by Slander and YOOKiE was released via Never Say Die Records. Puleo, in collaboration with Los Angeles-based dubstep producer Kompany, was featured on the extended play alongside other dubstep producers Habstrakt, Laxx, and Xilent. A VIP mix of the remix was later released on March 2, 2017.

2017: "Back / Like I Used To" On July 7, 2017, Puleo released the single "Back / Like I Used To", featuring Eli Flynn as vocals on the latter, via Circus Records. Writing for Dancing Astronaut, Austin Evenson described "Back" as "ear-splitting", later saying that the song shined "his crisp yet thrashing drop of scraping, snarling composition." Noiseporn's Lennon Cihak talked about "Like I Used To", writing that it is smoother compared to "Back", noting it's the use of Eli Flynn's vocals and "superb guitar talents."

2018: "Falling", Mammoth, and SoundCloud On May 21, 2018, American music producer Trivecta collaborated with Puleo to release the song "Falling" via Monstercat. The song has been described by writers of EDM Sauce and EDMTunes as a combination of both producer's respective styles, mixing bass-focused with melodic dubstep.

On July 3, English music producer and DJ Gammer released the first part of the remixes to his song "The Drop" via Monstercat. Various electronic music producers such as 4B, NvrLeft, Skellism, Slippy, and Stonebank, alongside Puleo, were featured on the remix extended play. ThisSongSlaps ' Brian Bonavoglia stated that his remix was an "explosive rendition" of the original song, also describing it as "bone-rattling".

On September 26, English dubstep and drum and bass producer FuntCase released his collaboration with Puleo as part of the compilation album FuntCase Presents: DPMO, Vol. 2. The collaboration, titled "Man Don’t Want War" and featuring vocalist Clipson, was released as the compilation album's final single before release.

On October 5, Puleo released his second extended play Mammoth via Never Say Die. The four-track extended play included the songs "Throw It Up", "Elephant March", "Need U", and "Thicc Boi". Puleo created the extended play wanting to represent who he is as a person on and off stage, with it containing both briddim and melodic dubstep that is both emotional and personal to him.

On November 14, Quebec-based "vomitstep" producer Snails collaborated with Puleo to release the song "Snailephant" via Slugz Music. The song was released as a single off of Snails' extended play Slimeageddon.

In November, various bass music and dubstep musicians and producers had most or all of their songs from online audio distribution platform and music sharing website SoundCloud for wrongful copyright claims. Puleo was among these artists who had their songs removed. Speaking through Twitter, he released a statement concerning the claims, specifically noting his collaboration with Mastadon and hoping that the claims would get resolved quickly.

2019: "Island", "Another Me", Evolution EP and "Nothing Left"

On January 4, 2019, American DJ and record producer Seven Lions collaborated with Puleo and Trivecta to release the song "Island", featuring Nevve as vocals, via Seven Lions' record label Ophelia. Writing for Billboard, Dove Shore called it a "deft mix of styles and feelings" and called it "equal parts fantasy getaway and monstrous mood as glowing melodies soar between hard drops." Farrell Sweeney of Dancing Astronaut wrote that the song found "a way to meld blissful yet abrasive melodic dubstep elements together."

On August 30, Seven Lions collaborated with Canadian producer and DJ Excision and Puleo to release the song "Another Me" via Ophelia. Dancing Astronaut 's Jessica Mao noted the song's "charged melodies, open-hearted vocals, and thundering bass" as the incorporation of each producer's respective styles. Matthew Meadow of Your EDM also noted the mix of the respective producers styles, writing that "the beautiful elements of each artist, every section of the track hits a bit different, whether on the melodic side or the downright dastardly bass-heavy side."

On September 13, Puleo released his third extended play Evolution via Never Say Die. The extended play was a collaboration between Puleo and Excision, containing four tracks, including the songs "Lockdown", "Oxygen", "Evolution", and the previously released "Another Me".

On October 25, Puleo released "Nothing Left" with William Black and RUNN via Ophelia.

Artistry Puleo takes inspiration from songs outside of dubstep and riddim, such as film music, trance, and other melodic genres. He produces what he calls "briddim", a fusion subgenre of brostep and riddim that focuses on utilising heavier snares and kicks.

Various online music magazines have included Puleo in their "artists to watch" lists. Writers for Run the Trap, UKF, and EDMTunes had placed him in their lists for 2017, 2018, and 2019, respectively.

Discography Albums and extended plays TitleDetails The CaveReleased: March 10, 2017 Label: Firepower Records Formats: Digital download MammothReleased: October 5, 2018 Label: Never Say Die Formats: Digital download Evolution (with Excision) Released: September 13, 2019 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download Resurrection Released: December 3, 2021 Label: Ophelia Records Formats: Digital download

As featured artist TitleDetailsAfter All (Remixes) by Slander & Yookie Released: December 19, 2016 Label: Never Say Die Format: Digital downloadVirus: The Remixes by Delta Heavy and Dirty Audio Released: January 24, 2018 Label: Monstercat Format: Digital downloadBlack Friday Vol. 17 by Various Artists Released: March 30, 2018 Label: Never Say Die: Black Label Format: Digital downloadTextacy (Remixes) by Dion Timmer Released: June 26, 2018 Label: Rottun Recordings Format: Digital downloadThe Drop (The Remixes Pt. 1) by Gammer Released: July 3, 2018 Label: Monstercat Format: Digital downloadFuntCase Presents: DPMO, Vol. 2 by FuntCase Released: September 28, 2018 Label: Circus Records Format: Digital downloadPandora's Box by Tynan Released: November 9, 2018 Label: Never Say Die Format: Digital downloadSlimeageddon by Snails Released: December 7, 2018 Label: Slugz Music Format: Digital downloadRott N' Roll Pt. 2: Remixed by Zomboy Released: October 11, 2019 Label: Never Say Die Format: Digital downloadString Theory EP by Subtronics Released: October 9, 2020 Label: Cyclops Recordings Format: Digital downloadAntifractals by Subtronics Released: December 16, 2022 Label: Cyclops Recordings Format: Digital downloadThrones of Blood by Sullivan King Released: March 17, 2023 Label: Monstercat Format: Digital downloadRise Up by Ganja White Night Released: October 25, 2024 Label: SubCarbon Format: Digital download

Charted singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album USDance Sales USDance "Island" 2019 20 — Ophelia Volume 1 "Another Me" — 46 Evolution EP "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Singles Title Year Album Label "Contact" 2016rowspan="10" Self-released "Zip It" "DayDream" Good Enuff "Lucy In The Sky" Self-released "Give It Up" Elysian Records "Horns Up" 2017 Self-released "WDGAF" "Back / Like I Used To" Circus records "Voodoo" Firepower Records "Briddim Bomb" 2018 Circus Records "Kong" Black Friday Vol. 17 Never Say Die: Black Label "Falling" Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 5 Monstercat "WDGAF VIP" Self-released "Elephant March" Mammoth EP Never Say Die "Snailephant" Slimeageddon Slugz Music "Psyclone" 2019rowspan="7" Welcome Records "Nothing Left" Ophelia "Bussback" 2020 Never Say Die "Don't Forget Me" Monstercat "Erase You" Subsidia "The Core" 2021 Ophelia "Shadows" "Crazy" Resurrection EP "Pantheon" "Light Up The Sky" Resurrection EP "Crazy (Orchestral)" 2022 "Name Drop" Titans EP Subsidia "Restraint" Hard Recs "Let Me Go" Thrones of Blood Monstercat "Titans" 2023 Titans EP Subsidia "Song of the Year" Cyclops Recordings "Reasons" Subsidia "Rapid Fire" 2024 Sprouted SubCarbon

Remixes Title Year Artist Label "Holdin' on to Me" 2016 Nghtmre Self-released "Gettin That" Dirty Audio and Rickyxsan "Super Saiyan" Dirt Monkey (featuring Harvey J) "Jotaro" Phiso "After All" Slander and Yookie (featuring Jinzo) Never Say Die "After All" 2017 "Her" Excision and Dion Timmer Rottun Recordings "Wicked Game" Ursine Vulpine Self-released "Stay" Seven Lions and Blastoyz (featuring Fiora) Ophelia "Born to Survive" 2019 Zomboy (featuring Rx Soul) Never Say Die "Cruel Love" Kayzo (featuring Shybeast and Frank Zummo) Ultra Records / Welcome Records "Wasteland" 2020 Trivecta Ophelia "Into Pieces" 2022 Subtronics Cyclops Recordings