An electronic subgenre merging characteristics of hip-hop with house and bass music has been gaining momentum over the past year. D.C.-based festival Trillectro highlighted it, but the true starting ground is Soundcloud, where producers, both established and aspiring, drop mixes under the name of “trap.” Trap, a fusion subgenre in [...]
“C’mon,” Tiesto’s 2010 collaboration with Diplo, essentially kicked off the Dutch DJ’s Musical Freedom label. Until recently, however, Musical Freedom’s website could only be described as “sufficient,” but as the label acquired several performers over the course of 2012, a major change was in order. That’s why, on December 19, [...]
Lately, numerous producers and DJs, including myself, have been complaining about the blocking of audio files uploaded to the online audio distribution platform, SoundCloud. An essential tool for DJs and producers alike, SoundCloud has usurped Myspace as the place to host your own audio creations for the world to hear. Until [...]
What to say about Billboard’s new Dance/Electronic Songs chart? The thing is, after seeing the news announcement and then glancing at the February 2, 2013 listing of songs, there’s no single thing to utter. Seeing an EDM-themed chart with a Will.i.am-Britney Spears collaboration on top is enough to make you [...]
Hot Sauce EP on Mad Decent. Additionally on Mad Decent was a preview of new music to come: Diplo and Switch’s “Keep It Gully.” Expected to hit Beatport on February 18 is “Hit It!”, a collaboration from three Miami DJs GTA, Henrix, and Digital LAB. The track debuted over the [...]
This past fall brought two innovative DJ tours to North America. While, ordinarily, the concept of Richie Hawtin or Boys Noize playing a string of U.S. and Canadian dates is nothing extraordinary, particularly considering the quick rise of the genre stateside, both performers set out with similar agendas: To teach [...]
Over the past week, Coachella and Ultra Music Festival announced their lineups. Ultra’s, which extends over two weekends now, was predictable. In addition to the Phase 1 artists announced earlier, Phase 2 includes many big names: Alesso, Benny Benassi, Eric Prydz, Fedde Le Grand, Hardwell, Nicky Romero, Porter Robinson, Zedd, [...]
The Numark Orbit was positively one of the most innovative and aesthetically outstanding pieces of this year’s NAMM Show. This wireless 2.4 GHz DJ controller (which operates on its own dongle rather than your computer’s WiFi) exhibits no noticeable latency and incorporates two axes of accelerometers for effects control. This [...]
With its new royalty program announced on January 17, TheFuture.fm is positioned as a unique and innovative tool for DJs – one allowing producers of all levels to submit mixes and playlists and have listeners (who may become potential fans) hear them. If it has potential to be like Soundcloud [...]
If you thought that the perception of electronic music’s fans couldn’t get any worse, think again. One of the news highlights this week comes from a scientific study claiming EDM, along with rock and hip-hop, is a factor in juvenile delinquency. Multiple releases came out or were announced this week, [...]