After its debut in 1964, the Moog modular synthesizer single-handedly revolutionized music production as we know it. However, despite its ubiquitous presence in the electronic music zeitgeist, its usage remains somewhat of a lost art in today’s dance music landscape. The Moogseum, located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, was developed and launched in 2019 to …
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DJ Snake and Dua Lipa Featured as Playable Characters on FIFA 21’s Latest Update
EA Sports has a knack for incorporating gamers’ love of both soccer and music into their FIFA series. Their latest venture sees some of your favorite artists hitting the virtual field through video game avatars. With the new FIFA 21 update, you can now play as DJ Snake, Dua Lipa, Formula One racing world champion and part-time rapper …
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Zedd Announces First-Ever Reddit AMA Today
If you’ve ever wanted to ask Zedd anything, now’s your chance. The Grammy Award-winning electronic music superstar is doing his first-ever Reddit AMA today, November 18th. For those unfamiliar with the expansive and often twisted world of Reddit, many artists take to the wildly popular discussion site to engage in Q&A-style interactive interviews and answer questions by fans …
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Major Lazer is Performing a Groundbreaking Concert in Social VR for Oculus’ “Venues”
Thanks to the impact of COVID-19, the live music industry has mutated into a Frankenstein-like monster of drive-in shows, Black Mirror-esque bubble concerts, and quasi-legal raves. Since live music literally has nowhere to go, it has invaded the livestreaming and immersive tech fields, which have emerged as fortuitous bolt-holes as concert venues across the globe …
Watch Surf Mesa Perform Live Acoustic Version of Global Breakthrough Hit “ily (i love you baby)”
Few artists have experienced as breakneck a rise as Surf Mesa, the young LA-based dance music producer who exploded onto the scene with his inescapable radio hit “ily (i love you baby),” a Platinum-certified track featuring fellow prodigy Emilee. Celebrating his inclusion in Vevo’s 2021 “DSCVR Artists To Watch” list, Mesa sat down for an acoustic performance of …
Wellness 4 Humanity Spearheads Cutting Edge “Spread Love Not COVID” Tour
While the live entertainment and music industries continue to suffer the ostensibly ceaseless global shutdown contrived by the spread of COVID-19, things have been looking fairly bleak for anyone hopeful for a speedy return to the normalcy of attending concerts. The team at Wellness 4 Humanity has been hard at work trying to bring that feeling …
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MIZE Dives into Sonic Introspection on Debut EP, “Thought Process”
Melodic bass producer MIZE has delivered his debut EP, Thought Process, via WAKAAN. The project reflects his complex sound design and capacity for dynamic creation, showcasing a range of styles from downtempo to glitch to modern, wonky bass. Dothan, Alabama-raised MIZE began producing on FL Studio back in 2012. After switching over to a Mac and …
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Tomorrowland Releases Tickets and Packages for NYE Virtual Festival, Shares Stage Preview
Since we’ll most likely be confined to our homes this New Year’s Eve thanks to the wrath of COVID-19, Tomorrowland recently announced its first-ever virtual NYE festival. After all, staying at home on New Year’s Eve isn’t the worst thing, right? You can clang pots and pans, spend quality time with family and friends, and …
Kill The Noise Used an AI Tool to Rework His Song “Salvation”: Listen to a Preview
As artificial intelligence continues to play a major role in the music industry and tools become more accessible to artists, many prescient producers have harnessed its power to create and manipulate music. Kill The Noise, a polymath when it comes to the technical side of music production and synthesis, recently decided to plug one of …
Kaskade, Afrojack, More to Perform at EDC Orlando Virtual-Rave-A-Thon: See the Full Lineup
With two promising COVID-19 vaccines on the horizon, the future is finally starting to look bright. While there’s room for optimism, we’re still not out of the water yet and we’ll have to patiently wait for our beloved concerts and festivals to make their return. Luckily, Insomniac is continuing its trend of providing live entertainment while …