Musical trends come in waves. At one point, a certain “it” sound pervades the radio waves, and in roughly five years’ time, it passes back down for another preference to emerge. Right now, house music has reached this metaphorical apex, but rather than in the form of your standard garden-variety [...]
How do you know when you’ve made it as a musician? It’s not just album sales and sold-out concerts; it’s when you’re well-known enough to be the face of an advertising campaign. This is the reality for Avicii, the 22-year-old Swedish producer who shot to fame over the past year. [...]
A 22-year-old self-taught producer who mixes melody and beats as well as the pros, Avicii, born Tim Bergling, is a wunderkind of the electronic music world. Undertaking an all-arena tour – something EDM heavyweights like Tiesto have yet to do – might seem too big a step at this point, [...]
Not relegating a DJ to a dark corner of a club was a rare incident, at one point. Then came the lightshows and arena performances. But while other electronic producers include arena venues in their global treks, Swedish house DJ Avicii is the first to have an arena-exclusive tour, which [...]