Amid the electronic music community's mass exodus from the main stage, it's refreshing to discover an artist capable of putting out sophisticated progressive house. Denver producer Joe Roller has made his Beatport debut with Moonlight / Sunlight, a two-song EP that beautifully encapsulates the softer side of the genre.
As if there weren't already enough promising Scandinavian producers, it's safe to say that CLMD is an artist to watch. The Oslo, Norway-based progressive house up-and-comer has released his latest song, "Phoenix," alongside a superbly executed music video.
At a time when countless electronic music artists are scrambling to incorporate more live elements into their stage shows in order to stand out, it bears mention that Lindsey Stirling did it before it was cool. The performance artist and New York Times best selling author fused dancing and live instrumentals with dubstep all the way back in 2011, and she's set out to prove that she can remain relevant with her third studio album, Brave Enough.
As frigid as Norway is, you might not expect so many tropical house mainstays to call it home. DJ/producer Matoma joins the likes of Kygo on the list of artists who hail from the Scandinavian country though and his latest track, "False Alarm" featuring Becky Hill, demonstrates that he's of a similar mind.
Diplo hasn't found himself in the electronic music community's good graces of late, but at least he can poke fun at himself. The ever prolific "Set Me Free" producer has released announced this year's Mad Decent Block Party tour dates via a trailer in which he's played by Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek.
Shark Week is turning out to be exactly what I was hoping for: A solid week during which Jauz releases something new each day. The L.A. bass house pioneer kicked off his Discovery Channel appropriation with a remix of DJ Snake's "Propaganda," and he's followed it up with an original track from the opposite end of the electronic music spectrum.
It never fails to amaze me how much a music video can change my perception of a track. I certainly did not have nice things to say about Steve Aoki and Boehm's "Back 2 U" featuring WALK THE MOON, but the colorful music video that was just uploaded to Ultra Music's YouTube account manages to distract me from its riskless, Clear Channel-friendly execution.
Alesso's so excited about one of his upcoming performances that he uploaded a video to his YouTube account just to promote it. The Swedish progressive house DJ/producer has been given a headliner time slot at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, and his marketing team is using all the subversive imagery they can think of to hype you up for it.
We've had a feeling that The Chainsmokers had another trick up their sleeve, and Halsey confirmed it. The vocalist and pathological EDM collaborator has shared a preview of the upcoming release sure to elicit excitement from both camps' fan bases.
The electronic music world hasn't forgotten the glory that was Eric Prydz' EPIC 4.0 stage show. Thanks to a new Mashable video detailing the creative process behind the concept, that'll likely be the case for a while longer still.
