Just a few weeks ahead of the release of his eight studio record W:/2o16Album, deadmau5 has announced his intention to branch out into education. If you've ever wanted the opportunity to learn music production from one of EDM's biggest producers, your dream is about to come true. The Canadian musician will be teaching a MasterClass in electronic music creation and is gearing up to offer more than twenty private video lectures and lessons on a myriad of relevant topics.
After spending twelve weeks at the top of Billboard's Hot 100, The Chainsmokers' smash hit "Closer" with Halsey has finally lost its stronghold over the charts. Originally released back in July, the song was catapulted to the number one spot in August where it held an impressive dominance of the charts until now, thanks to a certain viral video.
Of all the breakout acts that have come to prominence in 2016, Malaa has been one of the most interesting to watch. The masked DJ unloaded his bass heavy brand of G-house on unsuspecting listeners earlier in the summer with the release of his debut EP Illicit, followed up by a collaboration with Tchami titled "Prophecy" from back in September. More recently, Malaa has been holding down a host of concert dates with REZZ on The Lunatic Tour.
Hotel Garuda scored a hit last month with the release of "Fixed On You," a jaunty future house collaboration with Swedish pop band Violet Days. Following up on the single's success, the duo have commissioned a remix EP to serve as its companion, enlisting Aire Atlantica, JackLNDN, Taiki Nulight and Masayoshi Iimori to handle the mixing duties.
While Dillon Francis recently announced that he's working on an album that will see him further his pop aims from tracks like "Anywhere" with Will Heard, the producer has some other big news up his sleeves. By this point, most fans are aware of Francis' hilarious alter ego DJ Hanzel, and he's just revealed that the deep house disk jockey will be holding down his own headlining show in the near future.
Eric Prydz has been on a roll over the last month. The legendary producer recently announced that the latest incarnation of his famed EPIC live show will debut next year, in addition to teasing new material under his Pryda alter ego last month. Following that teaser, Prydz has now revealed the release date for a forthcoming EP under the Pryda moniker.
From commissioning state of the art recording studios to rolling out some of the most mind blowing stage productions in dance music, deadmau5 is a guy who likes to surround himself with cool gear and gadgets. The producer took to Instagram over the weekend to show off a new toy, posting some awesome video footage of a new flamethrower that we can only hope will be incorporated into his live show in the future.
Back in August, Porter Robinson and Madeon took the internet by surprise with the release of their collaborative single "Shelter," a dreamy dance pop tune that inspired their tour of the same name. Following up on the release of his latest EP Mad, Mat Zo is resurfacing to offer up his own version of "Shelter." The DJ dropped his remix during a recent gig in San Diego and we couldn't be more pleased with the results.
It's definitely a good time to be an Eric Prdyz fan. Over the last month, the legendary DJ has unleashed four new IDs, hinted at an upcoming release under his Pryda moniker and announced the upcoming EPIC 5.0, which is set to debut next year at Creamfields Steelyard. As if that weren't enough, the Techno icon just relaunched his EPIC radio show and dropped an episode packed with unreleased material.
Over the weekend, Marshmello pulled off one of the biggest mannequin challenges to date during a DJ gig at LA's Shrine Auditorium. In case you've been living under a rock over the last month, the mannequin challenge is the latest viral video trend to sweep the internet, where groups of participants attempt to remain motionless for the camera as Rae Sremmurd’s “Black Beatles” plays in the background.
