Galantis' Christian Karlsson Spills on His Collabs With Gay Icons

Everything he drops is a banger!

Christian Karlsson is one of the most well-known producers in the music industry for many years now. Known as many monikers including Galantis, Miike Snow, and Bloodshy, Karlsson's legendary discography goes all the way back to the early 2000s.

One of his first hits was the undeniably iconic song and gay anthem "Toxic" by Britney Spears, which would catapult him into stardom.

"Britney respected my crazy ideas the most. She stuck by me and that's why I was on every record because she gave me the most freedom and was still excited about the next one. I got to see Britney over the years and I really enjoyed all the different colors."

Karlsson's credits also include collaborations with plenty of other gay icons like Dolly Parton, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, Little Mix, Kylie Minogue, and Madonna.

"I feel blessed that I got to actually be in the studio writing songs with so many amazing and talented people. Madonna is not just an amazing artist and songwriter, she's also the creative flow in the studio. I was so blown away and inspired by her."

Even though he's worked with plenty of legends, there was one gay icon he was really hoping he'd get to collab with.

"I was really close to go into the studio with George Michael and I would have absolutely loved that, but I missed that. That would have been amazing."

Next year, Karlsson will hit his ten-year anniversary as Galantis. He debuted Galantis at Coachella in 2014, and since then, he's had so many incredible EDM tracks garner millions of streams like "Runaway (U & I)," "No Money," "Love on Me," and more.

"That actually means a lot to me. I feel like I just started Galantis, to be honest. That's what's weird about it. I feel like this journey just started for me. It doesn't feel like ten years, but I'm really proud of everything I've done with Galantis. I got ADHD and Galantis was like my medication. I needed Galantis to feel better and I still do."

Today, Karlsson has dropped his latest single as part of Galantis and another notable gay singer hopped on the record. Galantis' new song is called "Dreamteam" and features out and proud singer Tyler Glenn with his band Neon Trees.

"I love that genre of electronic indie music, so to me, this was a collab I couldn't be happier about. I was just thrilled they were down to do it. Tyler came on and just took it to another level. He hit it out of the park."

With every song that Karlsson puts out, he's humbled to have worked with so many pioneers and create songs that serve as the soundtrack to many people's lives, especially in the LGBTQ+ community.

"My music is for absolutely everyone. I'm so happy that people are into my music. If I can help someone, I'll do it every day."

Fans can stream "Dreamteam" everywhere here.