Dream Sessions- Major Lazer from Dream Downtown on Vimeo. The dream session interview series brings you the interview with party sensation, Major Lazer. Jillionaire and Diplo of Major Lazer stopped by PH-D at Dream Downtown and answered some funny but interesting questions. Diplo expresses his love for boobs, dolphins and cheesecake, and Jillionaire tells us [...]
Looks like there’s a new EDM group in town! American DJ, music producer, rapper and songwriter Diplo, teamed up with Dupstep electronic musician, singer-songwriter Skrillex to form a new project called Jack U. The two leading DJs will debut at this summer’s tour of Mad Decent Block Parties. Diplo surprised fans with the unknown act [...]
Anyone familiar with electronic music knows the history of the Moog Synthesizer. Developed by Robert Moog in the 1950s, it pioneered the commercial manufacturing of modular voltage-controlled analog synthesizers. Later in the 60s, Moog developed prototype keyboards and oscillators which served as practical design choices for the production of the electronically generated sounds. This past [...]
I read you two met in a bar over an incident involving accidentally swapped jackets. Did you ever guess it would lead to performing together? I don’t think we thought that far ahead. It’s funny, sometimes you connect with people in life for whatever reason and that initial interaction turns into something much bigger. Thankfully [...]
For better or worse, there has been an influx of potential reality series based on electronic music. The latest is “She Can DJ – America,” a partnership between CBS Radio and Astralwerks, which is looking to find the country’s top female electronic music talent. Compared to other endeavors, this one does have some legitimacy due [...]
The moment is finally upon us! Insomniac has announced the lineup for the 2013 installment of Electric Daisy Carnival: Las vegas. As expected, the lineup is jam packed with the biggest up and comers and heavyweights of the dance music industry. With each passing year, EDC Vegas is recalled as one of the top events [...]
Mad Decent’s annual Block Party Tour is already one of the most anticipated events of the summer. Now, Mad Decent has announced the list of artists who will be performing throughout the tour. While the lineups differ between each date, each city will be greeted by lineups that are sure to keep your city’s whole [...]
Victor Niglio takes us down memory lane with his mix “Elvis.” This track starts off with a recording of what seems like an interview with rock-legend Elvis Presley. Niglio uses Presley’s words to his advantage and describes his own DJ techniques with it: “I watch my audience and listen to them and know that we’re [...]
Is Porter Robinson the new resident badass of EDM? This past weekend as he headlined the Matador Music Festival in Santa Barbara, California, Porter was only a few minutes into his set before the police showed up to shut him down. In response, Porter addressed the crowd and told them “Language” would be his last [...]
Since we got wind of its inception, we’ve been eagerly anticipating the newest addition to North America’s family of electronic music festivals. Pre-sale tickets, reserved exclusively for American ticket-buyers, sold out in two hours – that’s half the festival’s capacity, ladies and gents. If you missed out on the pre-sale, take heart – remaining tickets [...]