22 Jul, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
How the Team Behind Deep Tropics Festival Infuses EDM Into Nashville With a Sustainable Twist
When twin brothers Blake and Joel Atchison were growing up in Nashville, an electronic music scene didn’t exist. The city is known as an iconic bastion of country music, but at that time, the words “Nashville” and “EDM” were rarely used in the same sentence. The Atchison twins spent their childhoods playing in the river and visiting record shops, until […]
18 Jul, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
“I Love Pushing Boundaries”: Whethan Is in Full Bloom in “Life of a Wallflower” Sequel
A seed is planted, it anchors roots and a flower blooms. The pedals fall as the flower wilts and returns to the soil. The cycle of life sources the old to empower the new, a concept that’s very much present in Whethan’s new album, Life of a Wallflower Vol. 2. You can trace the project’s DNA […]
13 Jul, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
“Yo Tape B, Show 'Em How It's Done”: How the Rising Bass Superstar Channels Nostalgia Through His Music
In the twenty-tens, if you found yourself listening to artists like Rae Sremmurd, Wiz Khalifa and Lil Wayne, you were in good company. So did Tape B, the barnstorming dubstep and bass music producer who is channeling the nostalgia of their timeless hip-hop to cultivate his beloved “Old School x New School” style. Tape B’s real […]
9 Jul, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
How ODESZA's “Searingly Emotional” Tech Installation Healed the Wounds of Saying Goodbye
As ODESZA‘s “The Last Goodbye” tour finally turned into an actual prophecy, their fans weren’t prepared for the void they’d soon confront. Returning to the breathtaking Gorge Amphitheatre in their home state of Washington, the duo developed “Echoes,” a tech-driven art installation moonlighting as a monument to their unparalleled connection with those ride-or-dies. “The Last Goodbye,” which derives […]
26 Jun, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
77% of Aspiring DJs Lack Industry Connections—Beatport and Miller's Ambitious Series Is Throwing a Lifeline
It’s easy to feel lost in a sea of aspiring DJs these days—but unrecognized doesn’t have to mean unheard. That’s the core tenet of “Miller Mix,” a new initiative launched by the iconic Miller brewing company in collaboration with Beatport, who are working to cultivate the global electronic dance music community under an ambitious contest […]
Blending gritty bass music with a distinct, cyberpunk-inspired aesthetic, NEOTEK is positioning himself as bass music’s next emerging star. Since launching his career back in 2021 with “Losing Control,” a sinister midtempo anthem, the Australian DJ and producer has been consistently gaining momentum, receiving support from a slew of major artists and signing his tracks […]
19 Jun, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
Regenerative Raving: Learning How to Optimize the Human Experience at the 2024 Biohacking Conference
If you’ve ever been to a conference, you know that the days are painfully long, the rooms are lackluster and there’s an overload of redundant information. Biohacking Conference, however, doesn’t fit that bill. Presented from May 30th to June 1st by Bulletproof Coffee founder Dave Asprey, who is revered as the “father of biohacking,” the conference […]
18 Jun, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
WeHo's 2024 OUTLOUD Music Festival Was a Glimpse Into the Future of Pride Events
From where I stood, the crowd gathered at West Hollywood Park resembled a gentle technicolor wave emerging from a horizon. I was a part of that crowd moments prior, riding the wave, merrily singing and dancing along to one of dance-pop’s most iconic artists. As I pulled myself away from that spirited crowd, I found […]
15 Jun, 2024 | Admin | No Comments
From Predicting the Future to Reuniting With Lost Loved Ones, Zingara Channels a Life of Phenomena in “The Code of Dreamz”
If music is a lens into an artist’s mind, Zingara‘s debut album is a portal to her conscious, subconscious and what exists in between. The Code of Dreamz sonically translates a life of peculiar occurrences. “There was a huge tsunami and earthquake that hit Japan…” Zingara tells EDM.com. “It’s one of the biggest in history. […]
Eventually we all become imprisoned in the pressure cooker of our own lives, our jobs, relationships, health, finances and friendships simmering beneath the surface but always at risk of a messy boil-over. Tove Lo and SG Lewis want to provide the pressure valve. The duo moments ago dropped their new EP, HEAT, a pulsing soundtrack […]