Richie Hawtin discovers South Africa
During his tour of South Africa with the Bridges For Music Foundation, techno pioneer Richie Hawtin got to know the country and its people on a very personal level. A new mini-documentary on Beatport follows the legend on his journey and examines the affects of house music on the up-coming generation, and the rich culture [...]
CNTRL: Beyond EDM – SxSW Special w/ Richie Hawtin & more
Preceding Miami Music Week and the second weekend of Ultra Music Festival, the annual SXSW music festival will take Austin, Texas by storm with performances by Deadmau5, Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice, and more. As part of the CNTRL: Beyond the EDM tour created by Richie Hawtin himself, Austin will get special performances by Loco Tiga, [...]
elektro exclusive: 2013 Movement Electronic Music Festival Phase Two Lineup
Movement Festival in Detroit is one of the biggest festivals of the year. Last year, over 107,000 people from around the globe attended the 2012 Movement festival. The massive show features five outdoor stages, more than 100 artists, dozens of official after parties, an interactive technology center featuring the most sought after gear in the [...]
Movement Festival 2013 trailer + phase 1 lineup
From May 25th to the 27th, the Movement 2013 festival will return to Detroit for a 3 day celebration of electronic music. Dance music will take over Detroit as some of the biggest names in the industry will perform at Hart’s Plaza in this event that promises to be one you won’t want to miss. [...]
ultra music festival 2013 phase 1 lineup
The first announcement of artists performing at the 15th annual Ultra Music Festival has finally arrived. As expected. the lineup does not disappoint. Phase 1 of the lineup features the biggest names in EDM of both old and new. Among the names announced are Above & Beyond, Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Avicii, Bassnectar, Calvin Harris, [...]
The Traktor Cookery School
At the 2012 Amsterdam Dance Event, one of the biggest dance music events in the world, Native Instruments hosted the “Traktor Cookery School.” This unique event brought dance music and culinary arts together, inviting leading industry figures and esteemed DJ/producers to mix their favorite ingredients in the kitchen and share their delicious creations with guests, [...]
Beatport: 10 pieces of fan art, electronic dj edition
Beatport has compiled a list of their ten favorite fan art dedicated to electronic music DJs. Although not necessarily mind-blowing as they claim, there are a handful of pretty cool pieces, and a few outright strange (Afrojack) and suggestive (Ingrosso and Angello). 10. A-Trak 9. David Guetta (?) 8. Daft Punk 7. Richie Hawtin 6. [...]
CNTRL Beyond EDM Chicago: Lecture & Party Recap
It is no secret that electronic music is reaching higher plateaus each day, with EDM even making its way on to the mainstream airwaves where lead ups and drops are a norm for most pop songs. The fan base continues to grow every day, but very few people don’t know about the hard work, dedication, [...]
EDC Orlando Reviewed
A week spent scouring music blogs and watching footage on YouTube could not prepare me for the two days of electronic music mania that awaited me at my first Electric Daisy Carnival experience. I didn’t think I’d ever be a festival person—regulars’ complaints about the increasing commercialization of the EDM scene and bittersweet talk about [...]
CNTRL: BEYOND EDM LECTURE LIVE STREAM WITH RICHIE HAWTIN, LOCO DICE & More SET FOR 5PM-7PM EST Today
The one of a kind CNTRL: Beyond EDM tour has been going on for a few weeks now and we have to say, from the live streams and all the photos, it looks like an incredible experience. Not only do you get a chance to be schooled by the legends during the day, but you [...]
