Diplo, Charlotte de Witte, More to Perform at Day Zero Masada: Dwellers of the Dead Sea

The floodgates have been opened, and festivals are beginning to make their grand comebacks.  Damian Lazarus’ Day Zero festival has announced that it will be returning to the Dead Sea at the beautiful and historical ancient mountain of Masada. The event is expanding to two nights on September 9th and 10th, 2021 and the lineup is out of …

Demo Submissions for Charlotte de Witte’s KNTXT Label Are Open

For one week only, techno queen Charlotte de Witte is opening up her KNTXT Music imprint for demo submissions for the first time in history. Providing an exciting opportunity for label support, electronic music producers can send music directly to de Witte’s ears via a submission form from March 15th to 21st.  With only nine releases …

Charlotte de Witte on Sexism and the ‘Female DJ’ Paradox: “It’s Incredibly Frustrating”

In a new interview, Charlotte de Witte has opened up about her perspective on gender inequality in the music industry. Speaking with GRAMMY.com, the Belgian techno superstar waxed poetic about a number of topics, including the paradoxical nature of the phrase “female DJ.” de Witte called the diction “incredibly frustrating” while also bemoaning the term “DJane.” “It is, …

EDM.com’s Best of 2020: Music Producers

This year, the team at EDM.com is proud to publish four installments of “Best of 2020” coverage: Industry Leaders, Performances, Music Producers, and Songs. DJing and music production are different. But the difference between the two is like a wallflower—it hides in plain sight, and it is vastly misunderstood. Many artists do both, but not …

EDM.com’s Best of 2020: Performances

This year, the team at EDM.com is proud to publish four installments of “Best of 2020” coverage: Industry Leaders, Performances, Music Producers, and Songs. With no venues to perform at in 2020, it seemed at times as if artists simply blindfolded their eyes, threw a dart at a map, and travelled to places to perform—locations …

Charlotte de Witte Drops Techno Rework of Bob Moses and ZHU’s “Desire”

Back in July, Bob Moses teamed up with ZHU for the release of their dark, minimal track “Desire.” This atmosphere was expanded over the weekend when Charlotte de Witte added some of her haunting techno flair to the tune.  de Witte’s pounding drums are instantly recognizable and while she certainly raises the tempo from the original, …