As far as the main stage is concerned, artists don't get a whole lot more respectable than Kaskade. While I haven't unilaterally praised everything he's done, he certainly puts on a memorable show - and his performance at this year's edition of Ultra Music Festival stands as proof.
Forget DJ sets - it's perfectly common to hear The Chainsmokers' 2015 hit, "Roses," in the grocery store nowadays. The duo's career-redefining release has become so widely celebrated that even after Drew revealed how he made the drop in a production tutorial video, music fans have called for more insight into the making of the track.
If his recent trajectory is any indicator, Baauer is bound and determined not to let his return be a flash in the pan. The Philadelphia-based DJ/producer became one of dance music's most famous statistics for how little money he made on his viral classic, "Harlem Shake," but after the overwhelmingly positive reception of his recent album, Aa, he's demonstrated his mixing capabilities with a poignant BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix debut.
It looks as though Julian Jordan might be going through something of a musical identity crisis in the wake of his Spinnin' Records split. The young Dutchman usually never fails to impress with his unique take on progressive house, but his first release on Revealed Recordings sounds as tragically interchangeable as everything else the Hardwell-run label puts out.
Between his upcoming album, his Electric For Life tour and his record label, Garuda Music, UK trance superstar Gareth Emery has been especially busy. Not too busy, however, to devote time to what will likely be EDM’s most eccentric side project in 2016.
News of an untimely tragedy has begun to circulate throughout the electronic music community this weekend. Los Angeles-based DJ/producer Nicholas "Pumpkin" Alvarado has died as the result of a car accident that took place in between stops on his spring tour.
Once upon a time, the names Sasha and Digweed were nearly synonymous with progressive house. The UK DJs became famous for delivering transcendental live sets at Mansfield nightclub Renaissance for roughly a decade during the genre's heyday, until parting ways to pursue solo careers.
It's been a couple of months since Jenaux blessed us with one of his genre-bending big room funk remixes. Inspiration finally appears to have struck the NYC-based DJ/producer, though - and it took the form of UK drum and bass outfit Rudimental's 2015 track, "Common Emotion."
Shaun Frank proved himself quite the hitmaker in 2015, and now he's started off this year's festival season with a bang as well. The Toronto DJ/producer has teamed up with DVBBS on a track titled "La La Land" and enlisted his tour mate and frequent collaborator Delaney Jane as the vocalist.
Promotional company The Flying Dutch have announced an event series called Swedish Journey that will feature a 100% Swedish talent roster. Featuring the likes of Alesso, Avicii, Steve Angello and John Dahlback, Swedish Journey will bring its headliners to three different cities by helicopter - all in the same day.
