There might not be an artist that members of the EDM community love to hate more than Carnage these days. It seems like he's left a lasting negative impression on even those in the industry with whom he's had the most of brief interactions, so it comes as no surprise that everyone was willing to believe the worst when it appeared that he had used a pirated copy of Sylenth.
BPM Festival has emerged as one of the most respected brands in the world of house and techno for good reason; for the most part it's managed to retain the intimacy of the underground while achieving the magnitude of a massive. This year promises more of the same since the festival's organizers have released a phase 1 lineup that pays justice to those of previous years.
A statement posted to Tchami's Facebook page has revealed that he and DJ Snake have been injured in a car accident while both artists' manager was driving. Pending treatment, both artists have been forced to cancel tour dates indefinitely as per doctors' orders.
If the latest decision made by the organizers of HARD Day of the Dead was intended to reduce the amount of negative press surrounding the event, it's safe to say that it failed. HARD recently announced that it would not offer credentials to media partners seeking to cover the event, eliciting a tidal wave of backlash from the EDM blogosphere in the process.
Who says festival season is over? Nobody in the Toronto scene, apparently. While the rest of the Northern Hemisphere gears up for New Years Eve celebrations, the Canadian electronic music hotspot is buzzing over the lineup announcements for the 2015 edition of Solaris Winter Music Festival.
With the release Armin Van Buuren's upcoming album, Embrace, only a couple of days out, it shouldn't come as a surprise that he's been allowing select tracks from the effort to reach fans early. The latest arrives in the form of "Hands to Heaven," a more traditional piece of trance that features L.A.-based songwriter/producer duo Rock Mafia.
When Justin Bieber and Skrillex's new track, "Sorry," hit the airwaves last week, the EDM community as a whole (including us) embraced the moombahton-pop crossover a lot more than any of us could have been expected. In typical Skrillex/Bieber fashion, they've opted to sustain the current level of buzz around the track for as long as possible by releasing a video of them performing the song with nothing more than an acoustic guitar.
While it's still fairly likely that you haven't heard of Lost Kings, if their current trajectory in the electronic music world is any indicator, they'll be a household name soon enough.
Trance powerhouse Gareth Emery is bringing his Electric For Life tour to New York City on November 14th with a huge show at Terminal 5, and We Got This Covered wants you and a friend there. That's why today, we're kicking off another contest so that one lucky contestant can score two tickets to the event.
I don't often find myself singing the praises of big room house, but I also try to avoid dismissing anything just because of the genre label associated with it. After all, every style has its gems and Ummet Ozcan's "On The Run" proves that there's even room to explore in the festival-friendly variety of four-four dance music that's become the EDM community's favorite whipping boy in recent years.
