One of the chicest parties Miami saw during music week was undoubtedly the Covergirl “Hold On” special event hosted by the gorgeous sisters Mim and Liv of Nervo fame along with yours truly, elektro Magazine. Taking place at the SLS Hotel Pool, the Australian ladies were supported by live sets from Morten Breum, Dannic, and [...]
elektro is proud to announce the release of our second compilation with powerhouse Dutch label, Spinnin’ Records. As expected, the release features a flurry of EDM’s biggest recent hits, including Sander van Doorn’s “Joyenergizer,” Kurd Maverick’s “Hell Yeah,” Showtek & Bassjackers’ massive collaboration, “Hey!,” and tracks from Afrojack, John Dahlback, Sidney Samson, and Bobby Burns, [...]
Our favorite time of year for us here at Elektro has officially arrived. Looking towards the relentless fun of Miami Music Week and the Ultra Music Festival, we also have our own big announcement: Elektro’s 2013 Freshman Class! We have selected a group of the most talented and innovative artists primed to break out in [...]
“I used to hit the kitchen lights, cockroaches everywhere… Now I hit the kitchen lights and there’s marble floors everywhere.” (Young Jeezy | Thug Motivation) “In a cloud of smoke and we playing this Marvin, momma forgive me but we ain’t thinking about Harvard. That’s too far away, niggas is starving, nothing wrong with the [...]
“We’ve always thought globally,” said Chris Stafford, one-half of Australian duo the Stafford Brothers, “but it always has been Europe.” Now, however, with the explosion of dance in the U.S., the siblings have made their way stateside, hitting clubs like the Hollywood Playhouse in Los Angeles. The duo has been keeping busy here, not only [...]
The young guns of EDM have been hot lately. Porter Robinson, age 20, and Matt Zo, age 23 have released the remix package for their massive single, “Easy,” on Astralwerks. Among the collection of remixes is one by the artist Andy C. This drum and bass remix stays true to the wonderful melody of the [...]
Teenage wonder Audien has returned with yet another astonishing track. “Ciao,” is a heavy progressive house tune that takes its cues from trance, and culminates in a powerful dance track. Sounding like a hint of Ferry Corsten mixed with Tiesto, Audien’s production on “Ciao” is flawless. Building and dropping with seamless transitions, “Ciao” contains elements [...]
Ever wonder what it would be like to see Skrillex in Mexico? Follow him and his buddies 12th Planet, Zedd, and Nadastrom as they travel south of the border on the Mothership Tour. Watch them work, play, and most importantly, show their Mexican fans the time of their lives in the 14-minute mini documentary above.
Dance music heavyweight Marco V released a new single, “Hypergenic Supersonic Futuristic Monophonic,” earlier this month on his own In Charge Recordings. This powerful and highly infectious aptly titled track is a full throttle club record imbued with Marco V’s peerless style. Driven by its crisp drum line, bouncy mid-range synth line, 8-Bit textures and [...]
The Mixr series of headphones from Beats by Dr. Dre was supposedly created at the cue of David Guetta for a light-weight, durable design. Mixr delivers deep bass with 40mm drivers, and arrives with user flexibility (ear cups that pivot 270 degrees; metal construction and molded headband). Just in time for summer, there is a [...]
Thomas Gold graced Miami fans and Fontainebleau guests with his presence Thursday, May 16th, at one of the hottest clubs in Miami; LIV. From the clubs opening until about 1:30am, LIVs’ resident DJ Mednas (featured on multiple Tiestos Club Life Podcast) pounded the dance floor with some deep tech house for the first hour, before [...]
It’s Friday! Time to put your work week behind you, and spend some of that hard earned cash. Regardless of whatever club you’ll be spending the night at, one thing is for sure; you’re going to lose yourself to music. That’s why we’ve chosen Brodinski’s “Let The Beat Control Your Body” as this week’s 2AM [...]
OneBeat, a collaboration between OneBeat and Microsoft, has launched on May 28th. The purported first ever EDM app for XBOX LIVE will reach over 40mm individuals, with the goal offering an inside look into the industry and access to various content and programming to connect fans with artists. The app launches with 11 original shows [...]
Disclosure, the production duo of brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence, are giving us a taste of what to expect on their upcoming debut album and it is nothing short of spectacular. The most recent upload to their soundcloud is the track titled “When A Fire Starts To Burn,” which will be featured on their anticipated [...]
The famous French Duo have been tweeting cryptic YouTube videos of blurred checkered flags, flickering images of a racecar, and, if you look closely, the name “Lotus” on a dashboard. What does this all mean? Columbia, Daft Punk’s record label, is partners with the UK Formula 1 racecar team Lotus. One of the cars will [...]