What Building Wakaan Festival Has Taught Liquid Stranger About Community, Creativity and Taking Chances
"My shoelaces are tied, my spaghetti bowl is full, and I’m ready to head home."
Why Authenticity Is Resonating With Listeners in a Way AI Has Not Matched
"You can’t build a fanbase from something that doesn’t connect to listeners on an emotional level."
Fluorescence: A Brighter Future That’s Finally Realized
"Fluorescence is internal energy activated. It represents soulful ignition, emotional depth and creative spark."
Lonely Together: EDM Fans Find Connection While DJs Struggle With Isolation
EDM is built on a foundation of respect, and that respect must extend to the artists who create the music that fuels our best moments.
Barclay Crenshaw: Why I Changed Everything I Was Doing, Including My Name
"It's all kinds of new music."
“Pretty Dark Loud”: How My Most Challenging Times Inspired My First Album
"I never thought music would take me to the places it has, but I’m most excited to see the places that it will lead me to next."
Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing? How Spotify’s Discovery Mode May Harm Artists and Listeners
The Discovery Mode feature feeds audiences the music that saves Spotify the most money, contradicting its original value proposition.
Rolling Stone Has a New “500 Best Songs of All Time” List for All of Us to Complain About
Spoiler alert: there are less than 10 electronic songs represented.
Creation, Conflict and Clarity: My Metaphysical Journey to “Rainbow Brain”
"This is my struggle to manifest feelings and spirits into sounds and words."
I Played the Extremely NSFW “Sonny Moore Dating Simulator” Game
Please read the trigger warning before downloading this game, which depicts Skrillex, Getter, Datsik, and more in controversial fictitious scenarios.
An Urgent Call for Harm Reduction in EDM: How to Keep You and the Rave Alive Post-Pandemic
The promise of dancing together is on the horizon—but the safety of festival-goers has never been more dubious.
Spotify Launched a Vaccination Playlist—Here’s Why That’s a Little Weird
Is it really necessary to invite a publicly traded data collection dynamo into your vaccination journey?
My Journey Through “Lailonie”
"I’ve been able to process and unpack my life through writing."
Why I Made 52 EDM Songs in 52 Weeks
"We as artists have the potential to heal others and help make sense of this crazy world."
EDM.com Quarantine Diaries: PENNYWILD
"Finding moments of happiness and self-fulfillment have been difficult, but absolutely integral."
How Electronic Music Producers Can Peacefully Coexist With Super Sentient AI
"There’s just something about a superhero that makes the ordinary person feel extraordinary."
EDM.com Quarantine Diaries: LUVK
"Before the world shut down, I was on a high."
Redefining the Online Fan Experience in the Wake of COVID-19
This is an opinion column. The thoughts and viewpoints expressed are those of the author, Alex Zaccaria. Zaccaria is the Co-Founder & CEO of Linktree. COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the music industry. For many artists, it means that playing at clubs, concerts, and festivals in the U.S. likely won’t be an option for the foreseeable future. …
How Ghostcraft is Using Music to Give a Voice to the Voiceless
Music continues to be a powerful form of alternative protest.
I Went to the First Post-COVID Festival in Greece and Ended Up at the Organizer’s Wedding
Giorgi Sigua did everything in his power to keep the last flame of what was supposed to be a festival alive, even if that meant getting married.
EDM.com Quarantine Diaries: Saint Punk
"My girlfriend and I got sick with COVID-19 early on in March, and since then, it’s been an ongoing adventure."
EDM.com Quarantine Diaries: Kaleena Zanders
"I am so thankful that dance music has opened a door for me to be heard all over the world, and now I want to take everyone on my personal journey."
Playlisting Tips for a Time When the Dance Party Has Moved Indoors
EDM artists must focus on playlisting more than ever as streaming keeps the industry afloat.
EDM.com Quarantine Diaries: ARMNHMR
"We don’t know when we’ll be back on stage doing this, but we do know that when we do, it will be with a new love of celebrating live music."
EDM.com Quarantine Diaries: NERVO
There were some scary weeks, and all we were told we could do was really just sit there and pray.
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger… Different: Nightlife In the Post-Pandemic World
Nightlife always finds a way.
How the #DNB2020 and #USDNB Movements Can Help Drum and Bass Stateside
The trending topics have led to strong opinions from artists all across the EDM spectrum.
10 Things that Every Music Festival Should Have
Because fans deserve more from their festivals
15 Music Festival Party Fouls
A short list of things that festival attendees should never do.
How Music Festivals are Destroying the Earth [Opinion]
...And what we can do to fix it.
5 Glaring Misconceptions About EDM and Festival Culture [Opinion]
Here's the truth behind five huge misconceptions about electronic music, its festivals, and its culture.
Analyzing The State of the EDM Album in 2018
Was 2018 the beginning of a golden age for iconic EDM albums?
