deadmau5 and Extreme Music Partner to Form Electronic Licensing Label, beathau5

A new label for electronic music licensing is set to be launched by deadmau5 in partnership with Extreme Music and UTA.  Created specifically for professional music users, beathau5 is a new project that will launch this Spring along with five album releases from deadmau5 himself, and fellow mau5trap artists like Jay Robinson and Maison Ware. Each …

REZZ and deadmau5 form a dastardly duo on debut collaboration, ‘Hypnocurrency’ – Dancing Astronaut REZZ and deadmau5 form a dastardly duo on debut collaboration, ‘Hypnocurrency’

by: Farrell Sweeney Apr 23, 2021 In a long-overdue meeting of the musical minds, Canadian production powerhouses REZZ and deadmau5 have come together for their first-ever collaboration, “Hypnocurrency.” REZZ has long considered the producer her mentor, and after she signed to mau5trap in 2016, her career swiftly climbed. In 2016, REZZ told Dancing Astronaut that …

Preoccupations and Protomartyr members form new band with Nancy Sinatra’s daughter

Members of Preoccupations and Protomartyr have formed a new band with Nancy Sinatra‘s daughter AJ Lambert. ‘Pica’ is the first single from the trio, who go by the name Bloodslide – listen to the track below. Speaking about the track to BrooklynVegan, the band said: “Pica — the compulsive appetite for substances considered outside the …

Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Too Short and E-40 form supergroup Mt. Westmore

Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Too Short, and E-40 have launched a hip-hop supergroup of dreams, called Mt. Westmore. The four rappers are reportedly set to release their debut album next month, with more “volumes” coming in the future. “We have recorded somewhere in the neighbourhood of 50 songs. Volume 1 will be released in April and the rest …

Chee Remains In Top Form with New ‘Paralysis Analysis’ EP

Bass maven Chee is anything but ordinary. A natural-born visionary with a penchant for all things explosive, Chee returns to the frontlines of electronic dance music with his Paralysis Analysis EP. Chee’s rapid ascent to global acclaim was no bout of luck. His acute attention to the finest details of electronic beat-making led to praise …

Techno Revealed to Be Least Relaxing Form of Music in New Scientific Study

In a perhaps a not so surprising new scientific finding, techno has been found to be the least relaxing form of music. Vera Clinic, a Turkish cosmetics company specializing in hair transplant procedures, conducted a scientific study that revealed techno is the least effective genre for curbing anxiety. The sample of 1,540 individuals was subjected …

Brooks reassumes elite future house form on spin of Lost Frequencies and Mathieu Koss’ ‘Don’t Leave Me Now’ – Dancing Astronaut

by: Ross Goldenberg Feb 17, 2021 Brooks is back. In late January, Brooks cleared up any confusion surrounding his in-and-out absence in 2020 by disclosing a prior health complication due to his taxing touring regimen, but reassured fans that he’s returned to full strength as the year powers forth. After previously dipping in future bass waters …

New FORM All Nighter Compilation Shows Off 45 Stellar Tracks, Supported By Porter Robinson

When you’re in the midst of a global pandemic, it can sometimes be hard to see the good through the bad. And yet, while shows have all but disappeared over the last 11 months, there has been so much intense creativity resulting in some truly incredible music. Case in point, the latest All Nighter compilation …

Black Coffee, Diplo, and Elderbrook form power trio on final ‘Subconsciously’ single, ‘Never Gonna Forget – Dancing Astronaut

by: Rachel Narozniak Jan 18, 2021 After an extended run, Subconsciously‘s rollout is coming to an impactful close with Black Coffee‘s final pre-album single, “Never Gonna Forget.” Various facets of the electronic continuum fold together on “Never Gonna Forget,” a one-off that finds Black Coffee aligning his name with Elderbrook‘s and Diplo‘s for the first …

Galantis and JVKE Form Pop Bliss on “Dandelion”

Galantis don’t ever slow down. In the midst of a challenging year, the Swedish duo released their third studio album, shared three remixes, and crafted new non-album singles. From an unconventional collaboration with bass music kingpin NGHTMRE to spinning a DJ set for a virtual-prom livestream in promotion of the Ryan Murphy movie The Prom for …