Legacy of In the Dark
Artists and genres In the Dark directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
Toots and the Maytalsartist
Grateful Deadartist
Josh Ritterartist
Bix Beiderbeckeartist
Billy SquierartistWilliam Haislip Squier is an American rock musician, singer, and songwriter who had a string of hits in the early 1980s. His best-known songs include "The Stroke", "Lonely Is the Night", "My Kinda Lover", "In the Dark", "Rock Me Tonite", "Everybody Wants You", "Emotions in Motion", "Love Is the Hero", and "Don't Say You Love Me". Squier's best-selling album, 1981's Don't Say No, is considered a landmark release of arena rock, bridging the gap between power pop and hard rock.
Bring Me the Horizonartist
Camila Cabelloartist
Devartist
DJ SnakeartistWilliam Sami Étienne Grigahcine, known by his stage name DJ Snake, is a French record producer. He was first credited with production work on several singles for other artists—including "Shut It Down" by Pitbull and "Applause" by Lady Gaga—before gaining widespread recognition for his 2013 debut single, "Turn Down for What".
Stray Kidsartist
Purple Disco MachineartistTino Piontek, better known by the stage name Purple Disco Machine, is a German nu-disco and house music record producer and DJ.
Sophie and the GiantsartistSophie Louise Scott, known professionally as Sophie and the Giants (SATG), is an English singer-songwriter from Staines-upon-Thames. In 2019, Sophie and the Giants released the single "The Light", which was used as the trailer for the Codemasters game "Grid" and by Vodafone in a German advertisement. She subsequently released the Purple Disco Machine collaborations "Hypnotized" and "In the Dark", which achieved international success. She joined Loud LDN in August 2024.
TiëstoartistTijs Michiel Verwest, known professionally as Tiësto, is a Dutch DJ and record producer. He was voted "The Greatest DJ of All Time" by Mix magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, he was voted by DJ Mag readers as the "best DJ of the last 20 years". He is also regarded as the "Godfather of EDM" by many sources.
- 3 Doors Downartist
Armin van BuurenartistArmin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren OON is a Dutch DJ, musician and record producer. Since 2001, he has hosted A State of Trance (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40 million listeners in 84 countries on over 100 FM radio stations. According to the website DJs and Festivals, "the radio show propelled him to stardom and helped cultivate an interest in trance music around the world".
David GuettaartistPierre David Guetta is a French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs polls in 2011, 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2025. In 2013, Billboard ranked his song "When Love Takes Over" as the number one dance-pop collaboration of all time.
Atreyuartist