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ULTRA Japan Releases Phase One Lineup
by Macon Prickett - July 12, 2018 ULTRA Japan has delivered the first installment of their 2018 lineup ahead of the festival's 5thanniversary. Featuring internationally renowned electronic music talent from every corner of the world, ULTRA Japan makes its highly anticipated return to Tokyo Odaiba ULTRA Park across 3 days and multipl...
Protocultire Adapts, Evolves, & Thrives in Part One of Fifth Album VERSIFORM, Out Now
by Macon Prickett - July 06, 2018 Making music is about more than just creating monumental records or floor-cracking speaker busters. As much as any other art form, it's about growth, about sonic evolution, about wanting to push the envelope for the sake of creative freedom. To change and to adapt is to become better, and that's exa...
Andrew Rayel & Corti Organ & Max Cameron Release New Track NEW DAWN
by Macon Prickett - July 06, 2018 Explosive. Epic. Monstrous. At last, the massive trance track that's been obliterating dancefloors and festival fields across the U.S. and world is officially available. Andrew Rayel & Corti Organ & Max Cameron's “New Dawn” (inHarmony Music) is out now....
Grammy Nominated Quartet Fatum Release New EP, FORWARD, Out Now
by Macon Prickett - June 29, 2018 “The title 'Forward' is our battle cry: never give up, keep pressing and working hard, and never surrender.” Strong, stirring words from Grammy nominated, Billboard dominating quartet Fatum. “We only move in one direction”, and their opening EP, a five track surge of audio and emotional resonance br...
Australia's Conrad Sewell Announces US Tour
by Macon Prickett - June 28, 2018 Conrad Sewell confessed his mistakes and yearned to tell his uncut story on his latest release, 'Ghosts & Heartaches' - a two song effort with minimal production driven by the Australian artist's bold, big, and bluesy wail. Today, Sewell arrives with his next chapter - the visuals for the track, 'He...
AFSHeeN Releases New Single WOULD IT BE OK Featuring Angel Taylor
by Macon Prickett - June 27, 2018 Los Angeles native and Grammy nominated producer AFSHeeN has just released his latest summertime offering in the form of 'Would It Be Ok' alongside vocalist Angel Taylor, available now via Be Yourself Music. ...
Legendary French Electronic Music Pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre Returns with PLANET JARRE Commemorating 50 Years Of Music
by Macon Prickett - June 22, 2018 With his upcoming best-of, PLANET JARRE, the Godfather of Electronic Music JEAN-MICHEL JARRE (JMJ) celebrates his 50 years at the forefront of electronic music with an extensive double album that will once more cement his legacy in pop music history. Set for release September 14 on SONY, PLANET JARR...
Tom Staar Drops Exclusive Single FLIGHT OF THE BUZZARD For Armada Music's 15-Year Anniversary
by Macon Prickett - June 15, 2018 Today marks exactly two weeks after Amsterdam-based record label Armada Music turned 15 years old, and none other than Tom Staar has dropped a brand-new single to celebrate the anniversary in style. Made exclusively for one of Armada Music's forthcoming, 15-year-themed albums, 'Flight Of The Buzzard...
Allen Watts Commits Future to Armada Music and Drops Blistering New Single MIDNIGHT
by Macon Prickett - April 23, 2018 Seeing as the collaboration between Allen Watts and Armada Music has been going strong since 2014 with over a dozen of mind-bogglingly colossal releases, it was only a matter of time before the two parties would indulge in a more definitive partnership together. Today, the Dutch DJ, producer and cre...
Cocorico 30th Anniversary Season: Richie Hawtin, Deadmau5, Carl Cox, Jamie Jones, Marshmello & More
by Macon Prickett - April 23, 2018 2018 marks 30 uncompromising, experimental and boundary-pushing years for Italy's famous Cocoricò superclub, housed in the Northern province of Riccione. Celebrating in style from 1st June - 15th Sept, its EDM and techno family made up of pioneers like Richie Hawtin, Deadmau5, Carl Cox, Hardwell, Ni...
NativeOrigin303 Releases New Track IT'S ON US (BLUE)
by Macon Prickett - April 16, 2018 Timeless. Eternal. True. When electronic dance music is at its best, it has the power to move people. NativeOrigin303's 'It's On Us' (Blue Records) is out now....
Andrew Rayel & David Gravell Team Up to Release TRANCE REBORN
by Macon Prickett - April 09, 2018 Thumping. Pulsating. Sweeping. The music of mainstage electronic dance music DJ and producer, Andrew Rayel, never fails to spark feelings of glee. Teaming-up once again with fellow trance music producer, David Gravell, Rayel takes part in a collaboration certain to delight lovers of melody the world...
ORTZY (Formerly HIIO) + Ben Ambergen Feat. BEC AND SEBASTIAN Release New Track STAND UP
by Macon Prickett - March 30, 2018 To walk away from a successful act, move to the other side of the world, and completely change musical direction, purely because that's what your gut instinct is telling you, might sound like complete lunacy. Yet that's exactly what former HIIO member Ortzy has done....
FATUM Releases New Single VIOLET (Armind | Armada) Out Today
by Macon Prickett - March 30, 2018 Astonishing. Exceptional. Sophisticated. The music of GRAMMY-nominated electronic dance music group, FATUM, is anything but ordinary. Even amidst a seemingly endless gusher of new-music releases coming out unceasingly each week, FATUM's records have a way of rising above the rest. FATUM's 'Violet' (...
Out Now: Andrew Rayel, 'Moments Remixes E.P. 3' (inHarmony Music)
by Robert Diamond - March 24, 2018 Remarkable. Dynamic. Absolute. The music of mainstage electronic dance music DJ and producer, Andrew Rayel, shines bright in a crowded music marketplace. Now a full-fledged phenomenon, Andrew Rayel casts a lasting impression on the dance music scene, the scope of which grows bigger by the day. Last ...
Armin van Buuren's Masterclass on Dance Music Launches Today
by Macon Prickett - March 23, 2018 After giving budding producers and aspiring artists the chance to pre-enroll for several weeks, Armin van Buuren has launched his highly-anticipated masterclass on dance music today. Enrollment for Armin van Buuren's class is available at the price of $90 for lifetime access, or $180 per year for th...
Armin Van Buuren & Armada Music Win Big International Dance Awards
by Macon Prickett - March 21, 2018 After a one-year hiatus, Miami Music Week's International Dance Music Awards have returned to the dance music hub with their 32nd edition and boy, did Armin van Buuren and Armada Music make it count. Together, the world-renowned DJ and the biggest independent dance music label in the world snatched ...
Out Now: Andrew Rayel ft Lola Blanc, “Horizon” (inHarmony Music)
by Macon Prickett - March 12, 2018 Euphoric. Inviting. Unforgettable. Andrew Rayel captures the longing of an adventurer in every exhilarating bar of his latest endeavor. With a little help from the lovely Lola Blanc, Rayel adds one more gripping trance anthem to his already impressive discography. Andrew Rayel's 'Horizon' (inHarmony...
South West Four 2018 Announces Martin Solveig, Idris Elba, SASASAS, Hype & Hazard, Roni Size & More
by Macon Prickett - March 07, 2018 South West Four's 15th anniversary edition on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th August have announced the latest phase of their line-up for the Clapham Common festival, with newly revealed acts such drum & bass DJ duo Hype & Hazard and French producer Martin Solveig topping another all-star billing from...
20 Years of ULTRA: Growth & Expansion Episode 3 Now Available
by Macon Prickett - March 01, 2018 With the kickoff of Ultra 2018 less than a month away, the festival has released the third installment of its 5-part '20 Years Of Ultra' series. This episode hones in on the growth and expansion of both dance music in the United States and Ultra Music Festival itself. Through a series of intimate in...
Electric Music Artist Leo Reyes Releases New Track NIGHTHAWKS
by Macon Prickett - February 26, 2018 Urgent. Exacting. Incendiary. Like a cyclone barreling down out of the blue, 'Nighthawks' is a predatory tune impossible to ignore. Its creator, Leo Reyes, shows himself early in 2018 with a single sure to dominate nightclubs and music festivals. Leo Reyes' 'Nighthawks' (inHarmony Music) is out now....
Out Now: Mark Sixma & Husman, “Prime” (inHarmony Music)
by Robert Diamond - February 24, 2018 Life-affirming. Exhilarating. Dazzling. Few electronic dance music producers structure melodies as adroitly as inHarmony Music recording artist, Mark Sixma. Pair him with a hungry young gun like Husman and the result can be positively epic. Mark Sixma & Husman's 'Prime' (inHarmony Music) is out ...
South West Four's 15th Anniversary Edition Announces New Batch of Dance Giants
by Macon Prickett - February 20, 2018 With South West Four's 15th anniversary edition on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th August approaching, the organisers of London's leading electronic music festival have declared the latest batch of dance giants for the 2018 edition, with a huge cast joining the already massive billing on phase three's...
Armada Music Goes All Out With Year-Round Celebrations For 15-Year Anniversary
by Macon Prickett - February 19, 2018 It's no mean feat to be around for 15 years in the current, ever-changing dance music climate, let alone to become the biggest independent dance music label in the world. As faith would have it, Amsterdam-based label Armada Music will hit that milestone in June this year and they don't intend to let...
ULTRA SOUTH AFRICA 2018 Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
by Macon Prickett - February 13, 2018 ULTRA South Africa celebrated its fifth anniversary in style this past weekend, with electrifying shows in Cape Town and Johannesburg. As the first event of the 2018 Ultra calendar, and with a line-up that appealed to a wide range of electronic music fans, the event proved a remarkable success.... |