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Rising EDM trio tell MTV News upcoming shows will be a ‘visual escape,’ as their single ‘Get Static’ hits Beatport. By Adam Stewart, with additional reporting by Brian O’Toole Savoy’s Mike Kelly Photo: MTV News Savoy have quickly become a buzz-worthy act on the EDM scene, and you can expect to hear a lot more from them in the months to come. On Thursday, their single “Get Static,” a big synth-infused monster, is slated to hit Beatport. The dance-music trio — Ben Eberdt, Mike Kelly and Gray Smith — began making waves in 2009 with their hit “Automatic,” and their electro-rave-inspired swagger has since earned them a loyal (and growing) fanbase. MTV News recently met up with Savoy who told us how they met and teased their tour plans (expect lasers!). “We met at the University of Colorado in our freshman-year dorms and, ever since, we’ve been striving towards making dance music and working together as music producers,” Eberdt explained. “Mike lived next door from me, and I met Gray from seeing him walk around playing a mandolin. I went up and said, ‘Hey man, we should play some music together.’ We all went [to college] with the same idea that we wanted to meet somebody else to play music with or to make music with or at least have some artistic connection with.” Since their college days, Savoy have pumped out some of the most talked-about underground New York dance-music scene. From their Benny Benassi-esque electro destroyer “Life of the Party” to “Real People,” a delightfully-dark progressive house thumper, Savoy have demonstrated grade-A production ability and they make their inspirations clear — but with subtlety. “Acts like Swedish House Mafia and Deadmau5 are awesome,” said Gray. “We’re all really big fans; they’re definitely huge influences for us. It’s awesome to see them doing so much for the dance-music genre, really taking it to new levels and better venues than dance music has pretty much ever seen before.” The trio will hit this weekend’s Snowball Festival in Colorado, alongside Porter Robinson (a prot