9 Mar, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Isolated Together: How 18-Year-Old Øneheart Is Shaping TikTok's Ambient Music Revolution
The algorithm that trained us to crave instant gratification is now feeding us its antidote, thanks to music producers like Øneheart. Thanks to his breakout track “snowfall,” the teenaged beatsmith is on the cusp of joining Spotify’s elusive billion-stream track club, where electronic music greats like Avicii and Swedish House Mafia reside. Rooted in a nascent […]
As Women’s History Month unfolds, now is the perfect time to celebrate and reflect on the indelible contributions that women have made to the world of electronic dance music. While luminaries like Alison Wonderland and Peggy Gou continue to shape and influence the industry, there’s an ever-growing wave of emerging trailblazers shaking things up, carving out their […]
17 Feb, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
“The World Pushed Against You”: How a Stuttering DJ Found His Voice Through Electronic Music
There’s a certain irony in the fact that one of electronic music’s most compelling new voices built his career around the challenge of using his actual voice. In his new documentary, The World Pushed Against You, Shrimpnose reveals how electronic music became his truest form of expression in a world that all too often demands verbal fluency. The […]
14 Feb, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
ALLEYCVT's Nine Lives: Inside Rising Star's Unstoppable Rise and the Art of Reinvention
It feels like ALLEYCVT dropped into electronic music and instantly stuck the landing. But her journey to the EDM.com Class of 2025, selling out Denver’s famed Ogden Theatre and major festival appearances, dates back further than her discography suggests. ALLEYCVT’s musical voyage is lifelong. With her various musical identities, you could construct a Spider-Man-like “ALLEY-VERSE.” […]
The official EDM.com Class of 2025 has been revealed. For the unfamiliar, our annual Class isn’t a stale, archaic “artists to watch” feature, but a list of 10 musicians with transformative skill sets who are on the cusp of changing the fabric of electronic dance music. Through their workhorse mentalities and defiance of industry standards, […]
11 Feb, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
“Trust, Transparency and Accountability”: How Brooklyn Mirage's New CEO Is Reshaping New York Venue
Brooklyn Mirage is both a paradise and a paradox. Unparalleled programming and production intertwined with some serious pitfalls have created a perception of the storied EDM venue that seesaws between excellence and dysfunction. But with new leadership at the helm, 2025 could be a turning point. First, the good. There’s no denying that the New […]
4 Feb, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Lonely Together: EDM Fans Find Connection While DJs Struggle With Isolation
This is an opinion column. The thoughts and viewpoints expressed are those of the author, Dr. Sunni Lampasso, a psychologist, executive coach and the founder of Shaping Success, where she helps EDM artists and industry professionals elevate their careers while prioritizing wellness. As the author of “Level Up Your Influence: A Self-Awareness Guide to Maximizing Your […]
Consider the paradox of David Guetta, a DJ who has spent four decades helping people forget time exists while simultaneously mastering its passage. As he launches another totemic Vegas DJ residency, he’s thinking about the same thing: how to make something timeless in an illustrious career that has defied time itself. “It still feels like a miracle,” Guetta […]
23 Jan, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Dancing In the Dark: How DJ Managers Are Shifting Social Strategies Amid Looming TikTok Ban
The bass may still drop, but where it lands is increasingly uncertain as TikTok hangs in the balance, leaving electronic music creators to navigate a social media landscape in flux. ByteDance’s TikTok app became accessible to US users again on Sunday afternoon after a brief outage, which occurred as a federal law came into effect […]
20 Jan, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Storytelling From Above: David Carreno Shares What It Takes to Pilot Drones at EDM Shows
In the heart-pounding world of electronic dance music, there’s an unsung hero navigating the skies: the drone pilot. This high-stakes art form is not just about flying—it’s storytelling from above. They are tasked with the difficult job of not only blocking out the sensory overload below, but also enhancing it to transform each show into […]