CRSSD Festival has just unveiled what is arguably their most enticing lineup to date. The bi-annual event has become a staple of the West Coast music scene since its debut in 2015, with both of their festivals selling out this year. Considering the success CRSSD has enjoyed so far, it should come as no surprise that their latest lineup hints towards their most ambitious outing yet.
Electric Zoo has revealed plans for some major upgrades next year as they announce that their flagship festival will be expanding to Brasil in 2017. The news of Electric Zoo's inaugural Brasil edition follows suit with a number of other major festivals like Ultra, Tomorrowland and Lollapalooza, all of which have previously expanded to the South American country.
In a surprising turn of events, Josh Young of Flosstradamus has announced that he has decided to depart from the trap outfit in order to focus on his solo efforts. Taking to Instagram, the producer and DJ revealed that while grateful for the opportunities afforded to him as one half of Flosstradamus, he intends to focus on his solo music as Me2.
New York City is in for some major dance music fun later this month as DJ Snake, Tchami, Malaa and Mercer prepare to bring their esteemed Pardon My French show to the east coast for Big Week NYC. The four DJs banded together earlier in the year to represent French dance music in a major way with the latest edition of the Pardon My French tour, and news of their end of the year show is bound to have New York based ravers excited.
Last month we reported that Eric Prydz had agreed to grant the wish of a terminally ill fan named James Lillo to see the DJ play one last time. Once Prydz' team caught wind of the story, the producer offered to not only perform in the fan's honor, but to donate all proceeds from the show to a charity of his choosing as well. It was a story that was both heart touching and heart breaking, compounded by the fact that Lillo passed away before Prydz was able to fulfill his wish.
Taking to social media this week, Henry Fong has began teasing an upcoming remix of DJ Snake's collaboration with Yellow Claw on "Ocho Cinco." Included on DJ Snake's debut LP Encore, "Ocho Cinco" was first heard earlier in the summer and served as one of the harder edged trap offerings on the al
There's no denying that Aphex Twin has been enjoying a spectacular career revival. After slipping into relative obscurity after the release of his 2001 LP Drukqs, he returned in 2014 with the Grammy award winning album Syro, followed up with the Cheetah EP earlier this summer. Following up on that release, it was revealed that the eccentric producer would be delivering his first stateside performance in eight years at Day For Night's 2016 outing.
As 2016 draws to a close, dance music's heavyweights are stepping up to relive the best offerings of the last twelve months. Music publications are busy unleashing their end of the year lists (check out our picks for best EDM albums and best EDM songs of 2016), while DJs are compiling their retrospective mixes for 2016. Diplo is the latest in this regard as he reveals his vision of the year's best dance music with the new episode of his Diplo and Friends show for BBC Radio 1xtra.
Over the last month, we've heard a number of great remixes of DJ Snake's "Let Me Love You," starting with Tiësto's deep house rendition, followed by Marshmello's mix and culminating with a rework from Zedd last week. Now the Parisian producer is keeping his Justin Bieber collaboration on our minds as he enlists R&B icon R. Kelly for a new version of the hit single.
Your Paradise is one of the most exotic dance music festivals around, taking place in the tropical locale of Fiji across a span of six days. Skrillex was notably included on the festival's 2016 lineup, and already we've seen the heart warming proposal that he helped facilitate during his performance. Now, another video from his stint at Your Paradise has surfaced, capturing his entire back to back set with Justin Martin, Doorly and Miguel Campbell.
