How does one make it as a successful DJ? Of course “success” is subjective, but the American Dream, as the Wu Tang Clan raps, is “...a dream with plans to make C.R.E.A.M.” The acronym stands for Cash Rules Everything Around Me. In America, cash is king, and the world’s most [...]
As August ends, new music festivals are scheduled for Labor Day weekend, artists are dropping new releases and videos, and Tiesto, with SiriusXM, opened up a competition to aspiring radio hosts. Multiple new releases, both singles and videos, came out over the past week. On the trance side of things, [...]
New Coke, new rock: Some things are better left alone, and some music disparate genres better not compared. In July, music writer Jonathan Bogart claimed EDM is the new rock in an editorial for The Atlantic, while in August, Korn frontman Jonathan Davis stated to Spinner that “North American dubstep [...]
French EDM artists Clement Aichelbaum, Damien Vandesande, and Jonathan Illel, better known as “dOP,” have been making music with one another for over a decade. Before they were the Deep House artists they are today, the three experimented in genres such as rock and roll, reggae, and blues, and around [...]
With tech-house, disco-house, and moombahton already legitimate EDM sub-subgenres, it’s time for a fusion of house and dubstep. Although the rising profile of Cazzette is starting to draw attention to dub-house, this fusion has actually been kicked around and experimented with for roughly four years, depending upon whom you ask [...]
Like the mythological 12th Planet (popularized by controversial author Zecharia Sitchin), our 12th Planet flies perpendicular to the system. His beats are off axis and his subsonic frequencies send you into your own orbit. America's first king of dubstep is ready for impact. A behind the scenes look at 12th [...]
I’ve got one word for ya – DIY. Call it freedom of expression, self-engagement, or just plain old democracy, but the do-it-yourself movement highly characterizes the electronic music scene right now. Accessibility, education and technology make musical composition as simple as – yes – the touch of a button. While [...]
Electronic dance music festivals, in the U.S., are nowhere from stopping. Which event should you look out for next? Electric Adventure, presented by Area Event, is coming to Great Adventure in New Jersey on October 6. This amusement park-set EDM festival features Alesso and other well-known performers. Tickets go on [...]
It will be difficult for me to write a review for Shed’s newest release, “The Killer.” Not because the album is too long, or redundant, or even downright boring. In fact, quite the opposite is the case. There’s just so much to say about it that I’m afraid the review [...]
An afterthought. The highway between New York City and Boston. Home to the insurance capital of the world. Endless phrases expressing the mundane can be used to describe Connecticut, but what about a strong EDM undercurrent? Although thought of as a suburb of New York, Connecticut has three EDM scenes: [...]