Stars and Spin-Masters Come Out to Elektro Magazine’s Launch Party at The Setai South Beach

Thursday, March 22nd was far more than the eve of Ultra Music Festival, but a swanky celebration at The Setai honoring Elektro Magazine’s premiere issue. Nightlife impresarios/twin brother’s Derek and Daniel Koch chose to ring in their 30th birthdays alongside Elektro’s first. Celebs and DJs alike came by to celebrate, including: Brett Ratner, Taryn Manning, [...]

Elektro’s Blasting on Repeat: Jimmy Carris’ “Jimmy’s Laboratory Vol 1″

Jimmy Carris proves once again that his spot on Elektro’s “Top 20 DJs to Watch our for in 2012” is well deserved with this bumping release of “Jimmy’s Laboratory Vol 1.” I can envision him now, back in his Amsterdam studio, tinkering away at knobs, records and mixers for hours on end to bring this [...]

Elektro Presents: The Freshman Class of 2012

If 2011 was the year that EDM exploded in the United States, 2012 will be the year that the genre completely permeates our collective musical consciousness via the efforts of an eclectic crew of new school artists. Elektro presents our picks for the 20 DJ/producers to listen for in the new year.

elektro exclusive video premiere! Jimmy Carris to Blow Up in USA – allow elektro to explain why!

Two weeks ago, if you had said the name, “Jimmy Carris” to me, I would have given you the old NYC-native-specific half-smile and rolled my eyes (mentally, of course). That said, I still skeptically went to check out the 21-year-old DJ from Amsterdam when he headlined LAVO NY last weekend at the persistence of elektro [...]

this weekend: Jimmy Carris at Lavo NY

Lavo New York welcomes Jimmy Carris from Amsterdam to man the decks this Saturday, November 12th at the famed Vegas import. In 2009 his co-production “Parodia” with J. Dare and MC Knowledge got full support of Roger Sanchez, and appeared on his much acclaimed EP “Release Yourself.” If you are in NYC, elektro suggests you [...]