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Electronic duo Late Night Alumni may have gotten its start in Utah 13 years ago, but the pair do not consider themselves a local band.

"We didn't start doing smaller shows to get going. We jumped right in with that big [Masonic] Temple show. From there we went right on the road," said John Hancock, the Salt Lake-based producer and instrumentalist for Late Night Alumni. "We don't have a fan base that were coming to early shows in tiny clubs like a lot of bands have in their hometown."

The duo finds its place in the house subgenre of electronic music. What makes LNA different is Becky Jean Williams, a singer/songwriter whose airy vocals cast a delicate shadow over the electronic beats.

LNA came together as a friends, studio-only project that involved Hancock, Williams, Finn Bjarnson and Ryan Raddon (aka superstar DJ Kaskade). At the time, all four band members lived in Utah, and after recording three albums and building a huge online presence, they performed for the first time onstage with a large show at the Masonic Temple in Salt Lake City in 2012. Since then, some band members have moved out of Utah, but the four continue to collaborate in some capacity.

The most recent result of their long-distance collaboration is their fifth studio album, "Eclipse," released last June. Williams and Hancock continue to tour in support of LNA's music, playing electronic festivals around the globe. While they continue to work with Bjarnson and Kaskade, Hancock says the band was given "the keys to the car" to drive Late Night Alumni on the road.

That journey brings them "home" on Saturday for a show at The Depot in Salt Lake City. Williams and Hancock talked to The Tribune about where they are now in their careers and how they stay unique in the ever-growing world of electronic music.

Writing long distance

Williams • When the guys come up with a melody or track idea, they'll send it my way and I will write over it and send it back. Usually I send an iPhone recording to see if they're feeling it. If they like it, then when we are together again we record as much as we can. One time, though, Finn actually used the iPhone track that I did on "In the Middle" on the last album ["Eclipse"]. When we went to re-record it, he liked the iPhone track better, so it's the real track on the album.

Hancock • Technology has made it to where it doesn't make much difference. It's fun to be all together working on stuff, but throwing ideas around is something that we are very used to. For the most part, it's just throwing down ideas and back-and-forth emails and MP3s until it's time to really put it all together. We were always that kind of band.

Onstage: Instruments meet computer

Hancock • I play keys, guitar and a little violin, and we're singing and Becky plays the guitar. We try to bring as much [live instruments] as we can, but it's literally limited by how much I can carry on a plane by myself. I've got it very compact into a very good travel case. That's what we always wanted to do was try to be as live as we could but still be true to the genre and environment that we are in, which has mostly been club environments.

Genre-bending electronic music

Hancock • I see so much diversity out right now and so many different genres being accepted. As an artist, you do feel a pressure to conform and stay with current times but also stick true to yourself. The form of who we are, I don't think we could be all one way or another if the four of us are involved. We come from such diverse backgrounds of bands and live instruments —and orchestral stuff I come from — and then we've also got one of the biggest electronic DJ artists in the world [Kaskade] involved, too. We like to look at it as being in both of those worlds at the same time. It leaves a lot of flexibility not parking yourself in one genre all the way. We can get away with more.

Looking to the future

Hancock • We love where we are going: touring, playing and making music. We are doing everything we can to keep doing what we love to do. We know how lucky we are to get to do this so I don't ever take it for granted. I want to do whatever I can to keep doing it as long as we all still love doing it.

Williams • We have gone into it blindfolded and just, "Let's see what happens." We've always had that mentality. We don't have written-down New Year's resolutions or specific goals. It's always been, "Let's try this." —

Late Night Alumni

With Ravell and DJ Donricky.

When • Saturday, April 9, 9:30 p.m.

Where • The Depot, 400 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City

Tickets • $20; Smith's Tix