Getting on a Major Label: An EDM Producer’s Next Career Move?
Tiesto got some attention this past month for his latest In The Booth series. The music itself wasn’t particularly remarkable, but rather, a statement he made was: Getting signed to a major label is...
View ArticleBack to the Acid: 2014’s Acid House Revival
What embodies the acid house aesthetic – the sounds or the period in time? Any piece examining the era in U.K. dance music history from roughly 1986 to 1992 targets club and youth culture, touching on...
View ArticleTrance Singer JES Talks “High Glow” Re-Release, New Music: Our Interview
If you’ve listened to trance music over the past decade, there’s no need to introduce JES. You’ve likely heard her distinctive vocals on high-charting tracks from Tiesto, BT, Paul Oakenfold, Kaskade,...
View Article2014’s Mainstream EDM to Indie Trend: Who Did It Well?
Some say hardstyle was 2014’s biggest dance music trend, while others claim, at least for EDM, it was the year of Melbourne Bounce. But neither holds a candle to another pattern: mainstream producers...
View ArticleGhost Producing, Part II: If Everyone Does It, Why Not Admit It?
It seemed that, before the end of 2013, ghost producing within electronic dance music was acknowledged but not talked about. Hinted at, yes, but no artist directly came out and said, “Yes, I have used...
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