EDM Global Producers, Djs & Artists
Skrillex x Avril Lavigne? Yes, please! When the producer appeared on the pop/punk sensation’s Instagram story last week, fans jumped right to “collab.” Sure, maybe they linked up to skateboard or simply hang out… but even though they don’t appear to be in the studio, it’s hard to wrap our heads around them getting together …
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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 …
San Holo is taking a step back from social media. The future bass powerhouse and bitbird founder has announced that he is taking a much-needed break from his phone. Amid a dumpster fire of a year that doesn’t seem to be getting any better any time soon—thanks in part to social media—our mental health is of the …
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COVID-19 has been the bane of 2020, but an interesting effect of the global pandemic has been how it’s forced a reevaluation of how we can put existing technology to use. Case in point is Ticketmaster, who is looking to repurpose its suite of technologies that were originally meant to fight scalping, into tools to …
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The Chainsmokers have emerged from the studio for a rare interview during lockdown, giving their supporters an update on what they’ve been doing and where they’re going from here. Throughout quarantine, the duo consisting of Drew Taggart and Alex Pall have been working on investments by day (more here) and music by night. It’s a …
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The dangers of social media are no secret. It is becoming one of the leading contributing factors to depression, especially in young people, and its corrosive effects on self-confidence are unparalleled. Social media users are consistently fed language that conjures feelings of “worthlessness, guilt, helplessness, and self-hatred that characterize depression as manifested in everyday life,” …
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If you’re a fan of Carl Cox, The Sims, or Second Life, you’re in luck. Sensorium Galaxy is a new multi-user social virtual reality program (backed by former Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov and Jay-Z‘s TIDAL streaming service) that allows people to experience the arts in a digital social network. Cox has teamed up with Sensorium to bring his world-class performances to …
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Back in July, The Chainsmokers played a charity show in the Hamptons in New York, raising $152,000. “To some, $152,000 is very un-Hamptons-esque. This, after all, is where a beachfront estate originally built for the Ford family was recently listed for $145 million,” wrote Bloomberg about the event. However, the show also raised concerns about social distancing …
A show at Orlando’s Gilt Nightclub over the weekend is drawing the ire of the dance music community after footage from the event revealed a glaring disregard for social distancing. The concert, which featured Ghastly, occurred on Saturday, October 10th. The video below—shared by a Reddit user—shows a number of people in the crowd wearing …
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