Chronicling the Evolution of Electronic Dance Music
Published by BackBeat Books in 2011, Keyboard Presents the Evolution of Electronic Dance Music, highlights the explosion of the EDM space, from DJs, fans,the genre’s history and evolution, music and programming, as well as interviews from musicians from Daft Punk, deadmau5, BT to Crystal Method, who helped define the genre. The book, edited by blogger [...]
Outside Lands Unveils Line-Up to Fifth Annual Music & Arts Festival
San Francisco’s Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival is back and has announced the line-up for its fifth year taking place at the historic Golden Gate Park. For three-days from, August 10-12, music enthusiasts will enjoy the sounds of Foo Fighters, Jack White, Stevie Wonder, Skrillex, Justice, Passion Pit, Wolfgang Garner to MSTRKRFT and Big [...]
TURNTABLE RIDER – BMX DJing
Looks like DJing just became more interactive! Introducing TURNTABLE RIDER, produced by Cogoo, a uniquely designed concept of DJing on a BMX bike! The Japanese masterminds have found a way to incorporate DJ essentials onto a converted BMX bike, creating a new form of full-on motion entertainment. Each bike part becomes a DJ component – [...]
Dance Power Duo Cry Wolf’s New Beat-Thumping Tracks
With less than one year in the music scene and known for their passionate live shows, electronic duo, Justin Phillips and JohnLuke Lewis of Cry Wolf has set a namesake for themselves to be the next one of the fascinating groups. They landed spot number seven on our Top 10 Remixes from 2011 with their [...]
Armin van Buuren’s A State of Trance 550 Global Denomination
Acclaimed spin-master, Armin van Buuren recently embarked upon a journey across five countries bringing, A State of Trance 550, to adoring fans worldwide. The 550th episode marked the eleventh birthday of his popular radio show, with social media stats reaching new heights. Each edition broadcasted was live via A State of Trance and over on [...]
Skrillex in the Hot Seat – Richie Hawtin Interviews the Three-Time Grammy Winner
Part of MixMag’s new section where a DJ/producer interviews another, Ritchie Hawtin interviewd Skrillex Being dubbed as the new poster boy for a new generation of EDM and crossover to the mainstream, Skrillex notes how organic “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” development was. “We didn’t spend any money, we did it on a laptop, there [...]
Afrojack Preps for Debut Album and Collaborates with Friends
The Dutch DJ and producer behind the heavy-hitting song, “Take Over Control” is gearing up for his debut release. After successful chart-topping hits and collaborating with mainstream artists such as Ne-Yo and Pitbill, Nick van de Wall, better known as Afrojack, spent time at the Hollywood Paramount Studios writing and producing new music that will [...]
Sennheiser Launches New Project for Musicians to Collaborate with Labrinth
World’s top leading manufacturers of headphones and microphones, Sennheiser has announced they have teamed up with top producer and recording British artist Labrinth to kick off a new project called Masters of Sound. The new initiative will offer musicians and producers the chance to collaborate with Labrinth. To participate, contestants must submit their own profile [...]
Chase and Status to release 26-track “No More Idols Deluxe Edition”
Available for the first time in the USA, Manchester–based electronic duo Chase & Status will release “No More Idols Deluxe Edition,” March 20th on Casablanca Records. This album will highlight the platinum, “No More idols” record, along with a heavy list music videos and remixes from Nero, Feed Me, Dillon Francis and many more. Since [...]
Spotify Launches Gapless Playback, Crossfade Features for DJ Enthusiasts
The popular digital music service, Spotify is expanding their features and jumping on board with the EDM phenomenon. Starting next week, Spotify will launch the gapless playback and crossfade features as its latest desktop upgrade. This will allow listens to stream music to play from one to the next without the silent spaces in between. [...]
