With all this talk of dubstep and trap, it’s easy to lose sight of the original bass movement in dance: drum ‘n’ bass. When the genre hit the States in the late ‘90s, one of its breakout stars was the charismatic Goldie, whose gold-plated teeth weren’t even his most definitive feature. Goldie’s productions merged acetate-cut, [...]
Miami’s Ultra Music Festival Expands to 2 Weekends
October 16, 2012 | Posted by
When a big music festival becomes successful, it clones itself. Just ask Coachella, which this year expanded to two weekends from one (and later to a Caribbean cruise). Or Lollapalooza or Electric Daisy Carnival, a dance event that started in Los Angeles and is now held in Las Vegas, Puerto Rico, New Jersey and Florida. Another danceapalooza, the Ultra [...]
Sample Nigerian Electronic Dance Music
October 11, 2012 | Posted by
Nigeria might not be the first place that you think of when someone mentions electronic dance music, but the EDM movement is taking over the world and the world is giving back its own iterations of the sound. WhosWorld had this to say about a track from Nigerian producer Bigfoot of Micworx: “(Bigfoot is) very well [...]
DJ Enferno’s ‘Live Remix Project’ a Chance to Appreciate the Performance DJ – Video
October 9, 2012 | Posted by
With the uproar surrounding DJs who simply “push buttons” in the Electronic Dance Music scene, now is the right time to introduce DJ Enferno. Embedded in the scene since childhood, Enferno, who is also a trained pianist, won 2nd place in the DMC Championship of 2003 and was subsequently Madonna’s DJ for her 2008-09 tour. [...]
Flying Lotus, The Intelligent Dance Music DJ, Delivers New Album: ‘Until the Quiet Comes’
October 4, 2012 | Posted by
After a few drinks one sluggish evening this summer at Flying Lotus’ two-story house in the Mount Washington hills, the fusionist producer was feeling good. So he posted a gang of unfinished tracks on his Soundcloud streaming account, including a remix of Frank Ocean’s “Thinking About You.” This would be no big deal if Flying [...]
Young DJs Leading an Electronic Music Revolution, Changing Recording Industry
August 27, 2012 | Posted by
The roar of 10,000 dance-music fans echoed backstage at Red Rocks Amphitheater near here one evening this month as Skrillex, the 24-year-old prince of dubstep, gave a brotherly bearhug to his protégé and opening act, Zedd. Two years ago Zedd, whose real name is Anton Zaslavski, was making beats in obscurity in Germany. Now, riding [...]
EDM, Hip-Hop — Better Poised to Thrive in New Music Industry
July 31, 2012 | Posted by
Electronic Dance Music (EDM), and to a lesser extent Hip Hop, are much better poised to thrive in the new music industry than traditional bands (live guitarists, drummers, vocalists, etc). Lefsetz has been talking about this phenomenon for a while but it’s only been recently that the truth of his claims have become apparent. Traditional [...]
Electric Zoo: New York’s Electronic Music Festival Takes it to Another Level
July 9, 2012 | Posted by
If you didn’t already know, Electronic Dance Music (EDM) is huge and draws huge crowds, but Electric Zoo takes it to another level. Electric Zoo: New York’s Electronic Music Festival now in its 4th year, featured more than 100 of the world’s biggest electronic music talent in 2011. The festival included DJs and live acts [...]
Usher Stays Ahead by Fearlessly Exploring New Paths in Music, Life
July 6, 2012 | Posted by
Usher is fearless. Since coming on the scene almost two decades ago, the singer has successfully switched up his style. He’s embraced R&B with “Confessions Part II” and “Burn,” gone the pop route with “OMG” and “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love” and even dabbled with hip-hop on “Yeah!” and its similarly felt successor “Little [...]
