What Is Electronic Dance Music (EDM)? A Guide For New Producers

Unless you haven’t been paying attention to music for the last 15 years, EDM (electronic dance music) is everywhere. But actually what is EDM? EDM stands for electronic dance music, is one of the defining sounds of music today. (So no, it’s not ‘EDM music’ – it’s just ‘EDM’). You’ll hear it on the radio, …

RAC on Honing in on Simplicity and Finding Sustained Success

Click here to listen on your favorite podcast provider. This week, RAC sat down to chat on the EDMProdcast. RAC is a Grammy Award winning musician and producer currently based in Portland, OR. He’s fresh off releasing his third full album BOY, an 18-track journey featuring collaborators like Louis The Child and Jamie Lidell. He’s …

Home Recording Studio: What You Really Need as a Producer

The dream home recording studio – it’s what every music producer wants. The rare analog synths. The perfect monitors. All those knobs and buttons to tweak… But back to reality – most of us don’t have the cash to splash on this kind of setup – at least not yet. In fact, for most of …

Nevada on Songwriting Camps, Networking Advice, and Workflow Strategies

Click here to listen on your favorite podcast provider. This week, Nevada sat down to chat on the EDM Prodcast. Nevada is an American songwriter and producer currently based in Stockholm. His debut single ‘The Mack’, which is a rework of Mark Morrison’s 1996 hit ‘Return Of The Mack’, has amassed over 380 million streams …

Maxim Lany on His Philosophical Approach to Music Production

Click here to listen on your favorite podcast provider. This week, Maxim Lany sat down to chat on the EDM Prodcast. Maxim Lany is a Belgian DJ and producer currently signed to Armada Music. Breaking out initially as a DJ, Maxim Lany has been building his career in music for nearly two decades with a …

Seth Hills on Boosting Your Creativity And Finding A Signature Sound

Click here to listen on your favorite podcast provider. This week, Seth Hills sat down to chat on the EDM Prodcast. Seth Hills is a Dutch DJ and producer who’s released on labels like STMPD RCRDS, Revealed Recordings, and Axtone Records. We start off with Seth Hills background, discussing Seth’s transition from guitar hero expert …

How To Find An Artist Name (That Stands Out)

Finding and choosing your artist name can feel like a very heavy task. You want to pick something that fits your style while also feeling unique and true to yourself as an artist. On top of that, you don’t want to pick something cheesy, dated, or something that has already been taken before. Today we …

Ed Brew (LabelRadar CEO) on How to Promote, Market, and Brand Your Music

Click here to listen on your favorite podcast provider. This week, Ed Brew sat down to chat on the EDM Prodcast. Ed Brew is the CEO of the popular demo submission site LabelRadar. He has an extensive history in the music industry, working with brands such as Universal, Monstercat, Trap Nation, and running campaigns for …

Dawphobia: Why You’re Not Making Music As Much As You’d Like

Let’s be real – opening the DAW is scary. Whenever we as producers think about making music, we encounter this force that stops us from doing just that. Author Steven Pressfield calls it ‘the resistance’. Writer James Clear calls it ‘friction‘. Others might call it a form of ‘creative block‘ or ‘writer’s block’. But as …