Pretty Lights: The Making of ‘A Color Map of the Sun’ Preview
Derek Vincent Smith, aka Pretty Lights, has released a preview of his upcoming documentary, which will coincide with the release of his new full-length album, ‘A Color Map of the Sun,’ which is slated for July 2nd release. The documentary will take its viewers into the unique production technique of Pretty Lights, utilizing musical gear [...]
SF’s Outside Lands 2013 Lineup Announcement – includes Kaskade, Zedd, Pretty Lights & A-Trak
Get ready for another music festival this summer! The hippest music festival is back for its sixth year and will flood San Francisco’s famed Golden Gate Park. The Outside Lands Arts & Music Festival has unveiled it’s dynamic line-up of confirmed acts that will hit the festival circuit will include hometown DJ Kaskade (welcome home!), [...]
Leading Dance Music Agents join Creative Artists Agency
The world’s leading entertainment and sport’s agency, Creative Artists Agency, have merged together their top agents from their Toronto office with the top specialists in electronic dance music in their LA office. Agents Jazz Spinder, Matt Kingsley, and Inbal Lankry have moved to LA to work with major EDM specialists Maria May, Mac Clark, Alex [...]
Moonrise Festival Phase 1 Lineup Announced
Moonrise Festival has announced the first phase of artists slated to perform at this two day event. Pretty Lights takes the headliner spot followed by Chuckie, Datsik, Porter Robinson, Flux Pavilion, Morgan Page, Gramatick, GTA and Flosstradamus to name a few. With three stages catering to international, regional and local acts, along with a ferris [...]
Snowball Music Festival in a Nutshell
You wouldn’t think that a festival in the very cold Rocky Mountains at the end of winter would really work. It is all snowy, the temperature is below freezing, and the ground is icy enough to slip on. But, for some reason it works well-really, really well. There is just something about it that is [...]
Gramatik launches Lowtemp label and new video for “Bluestep”
Slovenian DJ and producer Gramatik got picked up by Pretty Lights Music as soon as he landed in America, and he’s been producing successful hit after hit ever since then. His attention to detail and emphasis on rhythm come together to create a sound that comes across as spontaneous and creatively unrestricted yet meticulously thought [...]
10 Reasons Why You Should Attend Snowball 2013
Most people would think that having a festival outside in the middle of the Rocky Mountains at the end of winter is completely bonkers. But, for Coloradians (or die-hard mountain enthusiast) a music festival outside in the wintertime is a supreme idea. Snowball Music Festival is celebrating its 3-year anniversary at Winter Park this year, [...]
Governor’s Ball Announces 2013 Lineup
Governor’s Ball has announced the full lineup for their 2013 festival, which will take place over 3 days, from Friday, June 7th to Sunday, June 9th. Over the first 2 years in its existence, New York City’s Governor’s Ball has featured a wide range of artists and sounds. Now in its third year, the festival [...]
Electrospective: Like Pretty Lights? Then you’ll love Moby’s “Play”
Elektro is proud to celebrate EMI’s Electrospective series, which pays homage to electronic music’s long, storied history. We’ll be giving you a guided tour through EMI’s extensive, 600-plus album catalog; our tailor-picked recommendations are geared toward Elektro’s readers and are sure to open your eyes to the legendary artists and key tracks that inspired today’s [...]
Pretty Lights “So Bright”
Pretty Lights’ latest release, “So Bright,” hits you like a midnight train in slow motion. Brimming over with intensity and a meandering fractured sensuality, this track is glitch hop meets dubstep meets soul. Its hard to tell where one sample ends and the other begins; all we know is that Pretty Lights producer and label [...]
