Walker & Royce Are Sending Unreleased Music to Fans Who Check Their Voter Registration
Encouraging voter registration ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Walker & Royce‘s unique crossover is where house music meets the White House. Because even democracy needs a banging soundtrack, the renowned house music duo have joined forces with HeadCount, a non-partisan organization that registers voters by virtue of the music industry. Walker & Royce tell us they’ve […]
Meet EMPEROR, the Faceless Producer Unraveling the Threads of Underground Techno
The reign of EMPEROR is only just beginning, but his plans to conquer the electronic music industry extend much farther than the confines of its dancefloors. Making dark, dystopian four-on-the-floor beats with a tribal twist, the anonymous beatsmith has found a home within the underground techno scene. It serves as the seedbed for his upcoming debut single, “Secret […]
Chicago Mourns Loss of DJ and Producer Don Crescendo Following Fatal Stabbing
Chicago DJ Don Crescendo, a beloved fixture in the birthplace of house music and the city’s queer nightlife scene, has tragically died at the age of 28. Chicago police responded to a call regarding a stabbing that occurred on the 3000 block of North Elston Avenue, Block Club Chicago reported. Crescendo and his neighbor, James Traven, were found stabbed multiple times on […]
“WTF Do DJs Actually Do?”: Funniest Remixes of the Naive Question That Riled the EDM Community
TikTok trends are like the musical equivalent of fast fashion—here today, gone tomorrow and often not worth the investment. But despite its never-ending supply of cringe-worthy content, the platform remains the quintessential breeding ground for remix culture. Just ask Madeline Argy, whose recent teary-eyed TikTok video went viral and inadvertently led to comedic gold for the […]
Rave Me Away Introduces Innovative Festival Wristbands With Life-Saving RFID Technology
The global festival industry is forecasted to continue growing at an astonishing compounded rate of 28% through 2028, but with that growth comes a necessity to review the scalability of existing practices. One such startup angling to revolutionize existing wristband technology is Rave Me Away. Recent festival tragedies have frequently tied back to failures with […]
LP Giobbi’s New Record Label, Yes Yes Yes, Joins the Defected Records Family
LP Giobbi has revealed Yes Yes Yes, a new imprint joining the Defected Records family. Giobbi shared that the name of the label was inspired by a “hippie festival” she attended with her family as a child. She says she hasn’t missed a single edition of the Oregon-based fest in her entire life. “It’s my favorite place […]
5 DJs Who Need to Perform in the Jaw-Dropping Las Vegas Sphere
The new light of Sin City is expected to open for its first official concert on September 29th, and anticipation is already building as to which artists will grace its jaw-dropping stage. The $2.3 billion MSG Sphere complex first lit up the Las Vegas strip in early July, and it hasn’t ceased to leave the […]
deadmau5 Teases Potential Drum & Bass Alias
Is deadmau5 working on a new project to produce drum & bass music? The electronic music icon has been showing love for the genre recently, especially in a recent livestreamed mix from his home studio. Now he’s taken to social media to tease an unreleased drum & bass track in a post with the caption, “So do I […]
Electric Zoo Organizers Facing Class Action Lawsuit After Contentious 2023 Festival
Two plaintiffs have filed a class action lawsuit against the organizers of Electric Zoo 2023, Rolling Stone reports. Following the contentious cancellation of the electronic music festival’s opening day on Randall’s Island due to “global supply chain disruptions,” its third and final day was plagued by capacity concerns. After organizers released a midday statement announcing […]
Watch Never-Before-Seen Videos of Avicii Producing His Debut Album, “True”
It’s tough to believe a decade has passed since Avicii’s first album. Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the release of True, an album that functions as a time capsule of the legendary electronic music artist, who tragically died by suicide at 28. Pophouse and Universal are paying tribute by releasing “unfiltered footage” of its […]
