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Verknipt Expands Its Hard Techno Empire With Verknipt Records

World’s biggest hard techno promoter Verknipt is expanding its empire with the announcement of Verknipt Records. The brand new label will be launched Friday, March 15th with the official release of Luciid’s ‘Bunker Buster’.
Hard techno’s popularity has surged in recent years, at least partly due to Verknipt’s early adoption of the sound. Ever since, Verknipt events have proven to be a hotbed for talent, launching several artists into superstardom within the genre. Now, through Verknipt Records, the brand will be able to nurture talent even more, laying the groundwork for hard techno’s next generation of idols. At the helm of Verknipt’s global operations is Mer Hajbarati, adding; “There really isn’t a label in hard techno with a platform as big as ours yet, so we’ll be able to add huge value to the artists we sign to Verknipt Records. Launching this record label felt like the next logical step to keep moving the needle within our industry. We’ve got so much planned for the next couple of years, this is just the start of it.”
Starting with Luciid’s latest belter, Verknipt Records will be releasing a new track every three weeks well into the summer. ‘Bunker Buster’ ticks all the boxes of a guaranteed crowd pleaser, complete with distorted kicks reminiscent of the early days hardcore sound. Even before its release, the record has already made its way onto some high-profile USBs, garnering support from I Hate Models, Nico Moreno and 999999999 to name a few. 
Luciid, the brains behind the very first release on Verknipt Records reiterated his excitement for the project, saying: “I am honoured to have “Bunker Buster” as the spearhead track for Verknipt’s new record label. Without a doubt this label will be groundbreaking, and it deserves a radical track to kick it off.” 
Verknipt Records is a collaboration with Be Yourself Music, which has been responsible for a multitude of hugely successful releases and acts in the past. With the addition of Verknipt Records to their roster, the label officially adds hard techno to their offerings, ringing in an exciting new chapter. Dick de Groot, Be Yourself Music’s founder explains the move from their perspective: “As hard techno is one of the fastest growing genres in electronic music, setting up the Verknipt Records label together with Verknipt was a logical step for us. With our years of expertise of music exploitation and our knowledge of the harder genres in electronic music, combined with Verknipt being the biggest brand in hard techno we create a strong platform together for the music and artists who we will be releasing on the label.”
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Verknipt Expands Its Hard Techno Empire With Verknipt Records

World’s biggest hard techno promoter Verknipt is expanding its empire with the announcement of Verknipt Records. The brand new label will be launched Friday, March 15th with the official release of Luciid’s ‘Bunker Buster’.
Hard techno’s popularity has surged in recent years, at least partly due to Verknipt’s early adoption of the sound. Ever since, Verknipt events have proven to be a hotbed for talent, launching several artists into superstardom within the genre. Now, through Verknipt Records, the brand will be able to nurture talent even more, laying the groundwork for hard techno’s next generation of idols. At the helm of Verknipt’s global operations is Mer Hajbarati, adding; “There really isn’t a label in hard techno with a platform as big as ours yet, so we’ll be able to add huge value to the artists we sign to Verknipt Records. Launching this record label felt like the next logical step to keep moving the needle within our industry. We’ve got so much planned for the next couple of years, this is just the start of it.”
Starting with Luciid’s latest belter, Verknipt Records will be releasing a new track every three weeks well into the summer. ‘Bunker Buster’ ticks all the boxes of a guaranteed crowd pleaser, complete with distorted kicks reminiscent of the early days hardcore sound. Even before its release, the record has already made its way onto some high-profile USBs, garnering support from I Hate Models, Nico Moreno and 999999999 to name a few. 
Luciid, the brains behind the very first release on Verknipt Records reiterated his excitement for the project, saying: “I am honoured to have “Bunker Buster” as the spearhead track for Verknipt’s new record label. Without a doubt this label will be groundbreaking, and it deserves a radical track to kick it off.” 
Verknipt Records is a collaboration with Be Yourself Music, which has been responsible for a multitude of hugely successful releases and acts in the past. With the addition of Verknipt Records to their roster, the label officially adds hard techno to their offerings, ringing in an exciting new chapter. Dick de Groot, Be Yourself Music’s founder explains the move from their perspective: “As hard techno is one of the fastest growing genres in electronic music, setting up the Verknipt Records label together with Verknipt was a logical step for us. With our years of expertise of music exploitation and our knowledge of the harder genres in electronic music, combined with Verknipt being the biggest brand in hard techno we create a strong platform together for the music and artists who we will be releasing on the label.”
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A Look At The Sphere Las Vegas Holoplot Sound System

By now just about everyone has heard about The Sphere in Las Vegas, the next level event venue that takes both the audio and visuals to a completely new level. The reviews so far have been fantastic, and it seems like a great reason to make a pilgrimage to Las Vegas just for the experience. […]
The post A Look At The Sphere Las Vegas Holoplot Sound System appeared first on Bobby Owsinski's Music Production Blog.
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Label Spotlight: Riot Records

Who are you?
Label name: Riot Records / Founder: Georgie Riot
What’s your ethos?
We focus on celebrating unique electronic dance music from independent artists, which reflects the era we live in.
Tell us your origin story?
I started the label because I wanted to have creative freedom over the music I release myself as an artist. I found that I was spending a lot of time waiting for other labels to listen to my demos and reply to emails. I also wanted to celebrate other artists who make music that doesn’t quite fit into one box so to speak.
Where are you based?
I personally am from Coventry. Here we have a small drum & bass scene, with small events like “Fack Abaat” and “Standard Procedure Presents” run by my good friend Toddlah. The Kasbah often hosts day raves where there will usually be a d&b room. I played my first two shows at The Kasbah and Ivy House, they’re a vibe! If you go a bit further afield in the West Midlands, clubs like Forum, Lab11, XOYO, and others all throw some killer bass nights!
Do you have a specific sound or vibe?
I personally play mostly jump-up and dancefloor d&b in my sets when djing, but I think it’s really important to embrace all styles when selecting music for the label. I don’t want artists to feel restricted with their production, experimenting is good! Basically any tracks I really vibe to I’m happy to sign, I don’t restrict the label and box it off to just one sub-genre – if it slaps, it slaps.
Do you have a regular artist roster ?
Yes we have regulars such as Feed The Fire, Gouki, Klay, Kartypartyy, and of course myself!
Tell us about your A&R process…
I actively look for artists with a signature sound and a strong identity. I listen to each track a couple of times, sometimes I like to wait a few days and then go back and re-listen to tracks I marked as potential releases. I sometimes make suggestions for what I think a track might benefit from whilst still respecting the artist’s vision. I sometimes source vocalists for producers who have sent through an instrumental who might not be in contact with vocalists themselves. It’s also important to choose tracks which will work well together when considering them for an EP, and it’s important to sign tracks that fit with the label stylistically as well as in terms of quality.
What makes you different from other labels?
I think variety plays a key part in setting Riot Records apart from other labels, we’re not restricted to just one subgenre of drum and bass. Also the fact that the label is run by a woman, that’s something in itself that sets us apart from other labels because men still dominate the industry!
What does it take to run a bass music label in 2024?
Knowledge in music production, marketing, music rights, artist and general management. You need a strong brand identity. You need to be hardworking.
What have you got coming up we should look out for?
We kicked off the year with a wicked new EP from Feed The Fire called “Dopamine Dreams”, that will be hitting the stores on March 1st. We have loads more in store for the rest of the year, including a VIP pack from Gouki as well as brand new releases from myself – so keep your eyes peeled for that!
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The post Label Spotlight: Riot Records appeared first on UKF.
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Lorna James ‘Stratosphere’

“Terrific” album from a “rare talent” – John Altman, Emmy award-winning composer “Really sophisticated…Bloody brilliant!” – Stephen Keeling, Tony award-winning composer Talented Pianist and music Producer Lorna James is ready to unveil her debut Ambient album ‘Stratosphere.’ Released under Monde Ambient, a sub-label of Flipside Records, ‘Stratosphere,’ on March 8th,  which is International Women’s Day.
The post Lorna James ‘Stratosphere’ appeared first on EDM Sauce.
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Play Records ‘Miami 2024’

Play Records is here with another exciting compilation titled ‘Miami 2024;’ just in time for the renowned Miami Music Week, the label releases a 12-track compilation kickstarting the club season with tracks covering a wide range of genres, from Tech House, Techno, Jackin House, Organic House, Bass House, Nu Disco, Trance, and Riddim/Dubstep, from fresh
The post Play Records ‘Miami 2024’ appeared first on EDM Sauce.
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VibeLab Launches NightSchool: An EU Funded Programme Offering €75,000 to Support Emerging Nightlife Curators

Five of Europe’s leading nightlife specialists team up to present NightSchool: An EU wide training programme designed to support night culture producers early in their career. This transnational education programme will focus on environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
The project sets to pair nightlife visionaries spanning promoters, bookers, venue owners, to hands-on creatives with industry veterans and experts from the European culture circuit. Funded by the European Union’s Creative Europe, NightSchool will select 15 participants, providing a grant of €5,000 each. This will go towards facilitating a week of peer-learning sessions in multiple cities as well as to launching their own sustainable event ideas. Empowering individuals to turn their visions into reality is at the core of the programme.
NightSchool will offer recipients the chance to travel and engage in a sequence of face-to-face peer-learning sessions hosted by renowned experts and three distinguished European night culture venues. The programme launches with an open call to select young culture producers from across Europe. Together they will visit some of Europe’s most respected venues and learn from the best in their field. 
Co-founder Mirik Milan emphasises, “Nightlife creatives and culture producers are first and foremost problem solvers. They are needed right now, more than ever to take on the unique challenges and opportunities of our rapidly evolving cultural sector.”
The micro-funding scheme (€75,000) will support the selectees in pioneering and implementing sustainability-focused night culture events across all of Europe. To complement the training and mentorship programme, NightSchool is building an online resource and hybrid platform that offers educational content to a global audience, hosted and curated by a vast network of key experts within night culture and sustainability.
A joint effort by five partnering organisations, NightSchool is a collaboration between Vibelab, Belgian club institution FUSE, Latvian culture centre Kaņepes Kultūras Centrs, Italian based creative hub BASIS Vinschgau Venost alongside their in-house event KASINO Club, and Sweden-based cultural strategy and production agency Transversal Project. 
This notion of collaboration is key to the programme’s mission, as Milan further highlights: “While the term ‘community’ is frequently overused in the commercial world, its essence lies in uniting a collective of like-minded souls together. At NightSchool, we join forces to address issues of diversity, inclusivity and solidarity. As well as climate action and the ecological dimension of night culture, we provide first-hand insights on maintaining a financially sound enterprise.”
Based on three core pillars of Social Awareness, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship, NightSchool creates inclusive, safe(r) and vibrant environments that actively promote diversity, wellbeing and positive community interactions. Proudly promoting environmental sustainability whilst minimising the environmental impact of nighttime cultural activities. 
Through applied practices incorporating energy efficiency, waste reduction, sustainable sourcing and reduced air travel, NightSchool explores business activities within the nighttime cultural sector covering venue management, events organisation, and curating experiences aiming to enrich their respective city’s local scene. 
Applications are open now, closing date for applications will be April 12th, with participants committing to a week long training 3-8 June 2024.
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VibeLab Launches NightSchool: An EU Funded Programme Offering €75,000 to Support Emerging Nightlife Curators

Five of Europe’s leading nightlife specialists team up to present NightSchool: An EU wide training programme designed to support night culture producers early in their career. This transnational education programme will focus on environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
The project sets to pair nightlife visionaries spanning promoters, bookers, venue owners, to hands-on creatives with industry veterans and experts from the European culture circuit. Funded by the European Union’s Creative Europe, NightSchool will select 15 participants, providing a grant of €5,000 each. This will go towards facilitating a week of peer-learning sessions in multiple cities as well as to launching their own sustainable event ideas. Empowering individuals to turn their visions into reality is at the core of the programme.
NightSchool will offer recipients the chance to travel and engage in a sequence of face-to-face peer-learning sessions hosted by renowned experts and three distinguished European night culture venues. The programme launches with an open call to select young culture producers from across Europe. Together they will visit some of Europe’s most respected venues and learn from the best in their field. 
Co-founder Mirik Milan emphasises, “Nightlife creatives and culture producers are first and foremost problem solvers. They are needed right now, more than ever to take on the unique challenges and opportunities of our rapidly evolving cultural sector.”
The micro-funding scheme (€75,000) will support the selectees in pioneering and implementing sustainability-focused night culture events across all of Europe. To complement the training and mentorship programme, NightSchool is building an online resource and hybrid platform that offers educational content to a global audience, hosted and curated by a vast network of key experts within night culture and sustainability.
A joint effort by five partnering organisations, NightSchool is a collaboration between Vibelab, Belgian club institution FUSE, Latvian culture centre Kaņepes Kultūras Centrs, Italian based creative hub BASIS Vinschgau Venost alongside their in-house event KASINO Club, and Sweden-based cultural strategy and production agency Transversal Project. 
This notion of collaboration is key to the programme’s mission, as Milan further highlights: “While the term ‘community’ is frequently overused in the commercial world, its essence lies in uniting a collective of like-minded souls together. At NightSchool, we join forces to address issues of diversity, inclusivity and solidarity. As well as climate action and the ecological dimension of night culture, we provide first-hand insights on maintaining a financially sound enterprise.”
Based on three core pillars of Social Awareness, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship, NightSchool creates inclusive, safe(r) and vibrant environments that actively promote diversity, wellbeing and positive community interactions. Proudly promoting environmental sustainability whilst minimising the environmental impact of nighttime cultural activities. 
Through applied practices incorporating energy efficiency, waste reduction, sustainable sourcing and reduced air travel, NightSchool explores business activities within the nighttime cultural sector covering venue management, events organisation, and curating experiences aiming to enrich their respective city’s local scene. 
Applications are open now, closing date for applications will be April 12th, with participants committing to a week long training 3-8 June 2024.
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Astara Offers Up Exclusive Mix For EDMHouseNetwork

Today, we are delighted to welcome Astara as he presents an exclusive guest mix for EDMHouseNetwork. Promising an electrifying experience, Astara will showcase his distinctive sound and style, featuring a seamless blend of tracks from artists such as Moontalk ft. Tudor, Modjo, Crusy, and Adriatique & Undercatt, as well as, his track ‘DSCO Girl’ and some IDs, Astara‘s mix highlights the finest offerings of Electronic Music. This curated selection presents a blissful listening experience, showcasing Astara’s refreshing sound alongside danceable releases from amazing artists.
Prepare to be inspired as Astara guides you through an exciting adventure filled with feel-good vibes and vibrant beats.
Tracklist:
1. Someone Better Call Me Now – Moontalk ft. Tudor
2. DSCO Girl – Astara
3. Lady (Hear Me Tonight)[Modjo’s DRYT remix] – Modjo
4. Dancing (Again!) – Eats Everything ft.Tiga vs Audion
5. Wanna Live Large – Nikothe Kid, Fab Massimo, ft. Sam Stray Wood
6. Sound of the Underground – Crusy
7. Feel Less – FelixCartal, Lights
8. String of Lights – JeromeIsma-ae, Alastor
9. Vera – Adriatique, Undercatt
10. Born Slippy (Reincarnation edit) – Andrew Meller
11. ID – Astara
12. ID – Astara
Astara · EDMHouseNetwork Mix Astara Follow Astara:
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Astara Offers Up Exclusive Mix For EDMHouseNetwork

Today, we are delighted to welcome Astara as he presents an exclusive guest mix for EDMHouseNetwork. Promising an electrifying experience, Astara will showcase his distinctive sound and style, featuring a seamless blend of tracks from artists such as Moontalk ft. Tudor, Modjo, Crusy, and Adriatique & Undercatt, as well as, his track ‘DSCO Girl’ and some IDs, Astara‘s mix highlights the finest offerings of Electronic Music. This curated selection presents a blissful listening experience, showcasing Astara’s refreshing sound alongside danceable releases from amazing artists.
Prepare to be inspired as Astara guides you through an exciting adventure filled with feel-good vibes and vibrant beats.
Tracklist:
1. Someone Better Call Me Now – Moontalk ft. Tudor
2. DSCO Girl – Astara
3. Lady (Hear Me Tonight)[Modjo’s DRYT remix] – Modjo
4. Dancing (Again!) – Eats Everything ft.Tiga vs Audion
5. Wanna Live Large – Nikothe Kid, Fab Massimo, ft. Sam Stray Wood
6. Sound of the Underground – Crusy
7. Feel Less – FelixCartal, Lights
8. String of Lights – JeromeIsma-ae, Alastor
9. Vera – Adriatique, Undercatt
10. Born Slippy (Reincarnation edit) – Andrew Meller
11. ID – Astara
12. ID – Astara
Astara · EDMHouseNetwork Mix Astara Follow Astara:
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Sunset Music Festival to Take Hiatus, Return at New Venue In 2025

Memorial Day Weekend in Tampa will be quieter than normal in 2024 after the organizers of Sunset Music Festival announced a hiatus.
They'll take a break this year as they navigate a "rebranding journey," according to a statement released on the festival's social media. The multi-day event will return at a new venue in 2025, organizers added.
While the team originally hoped to announce a brand-new venue this year, they said it ultimately was not ready in time and decided to postpone "rather than compromise on Sunset's quality."
Sunset Music Festival celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2022. Over the years, the festival has delivered stellar audiovisual production and DJ sets from countless electronic music superstars, like Zeds Dead, Green Velvet, TroyBoi, Chris Lake, SLANDER and many more.
You can read the festival's statement below and keep a pule on its developments here.
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Website: smftampa.com
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Afro-House Star AMÉMÉ Electrifies Amsterdam With "One Tribe" Event at Shelter

In the heart of Amsterdam, Shelter, one of the city's most revered underground clubs, bore witness to an extraordinary musical journey led by the West African-born Afro-house innovator, AMÉMÉ. The night marked the inaugural Amsterdam edition of his event series, One Tribe, which had previously set London's iconic fabric ablaze with his visceral rhythms.
Shelter was transformed into a pulsating haven of Afro-house music, encapsulating the essence of the global collective. The event series, known for its commitment to music, art and fashion, showcased a lineup that included some of the genre's most dynamic artists: Bontan, Philou Louzolo, Nenahalena and of course the EDM.com Class of 2023 star AMÉMÉ. Together, they curated an unforgettable experience.
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Originally conceived in the fall of 2017, One Tribe started as a curated event series before expanding into a record label, which became a cornerstone of Brooklyn's electronic music scene. Its ethos, bridging cultural gaps through the universal language of music, resonated deeply within the walls of Shelter, where attendees from diverse backgrounds came together, unified by rhythm and melody.
The event's success was not just a celebration of Afro-house, but also a testament to the power of community and creativity. Each beat dropped told a story, weaving narratives of ancestral wisdom into a tapestry of sound that served as a reminder of AMÉMÉ's core belief: that despite our differences, music has the power to unite us as one tribe.
Konstantin Sonnenkind
Following the launch in London on February 2nd, the Amsterdam event set a high benchmark for the One Tribe series, with an upcoming date in New York eagerly anticipated by fans. The quarterly residency at Shelter promises more nights of curated programming, further exploring the sultry sounds of the Afro-house genre.
As One Tribe continues to evolve, expanding its reach and influence within the electronic music community, its mission remains unchanged. Under AMÉMÉ's leadership, the brand is not just a musical endeavor, but a movement in a world often divided.
As the night in Amsterdam proved, AMÉMÉ and his collective are painting a promising future for the global dance music community, reminding us that it's greater than the sum of its parts.
Konstantin Sonnenkind
Follow AMÉMÉ:
Instagram: instagram.com/amemedj
Facebook: facebook.com/djameme
Spotify: spoti.fi/3Jan2Bg
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Returning to Chicago’s Union Park, ARC Music Festival announces lineup for 2024 edition

ARC Music Festival, Chicago’s house and techno festival, has revealed the lineup for its 2024 edition taking place from August 30th to September 1st. Returning to the heart of the city at Union Park this Labor Day Weekend, ARC’s fourth iteration will be soundtracked by the world’s leading house and techno selectors in the historic birthplace of house music.
Since its inception, ARC has bridged a diverse range of global and local musical influences and audiences, entrenching itself as a cornerstone in the global festival circuit while shining a spotlight on the rich cultural heritage of Chicago. ARC’s fusion of cutting edge production, progressive lineup curation, and emphasis on educating the next generation of electronic music listeners on its origins has elevated its impact and appeal to an international scale.
Led by Auris Presents, Chicago’s premier producer of experiential festivals and events,  ARC fans will also be treated to an expansive slate of intimate ARC After Dark afterparties late into the morning hours. After Dark programming will run five days from Thursday to Monday, showcasing a variety of uniquely curated parties featuring artist aliases, special b2bs, label takeovers, plus select acts outside of the festival lineup. The after party series spans over 13 venues, 30 parties, and 80 artists, and is exclusively available only to ARC festival pass holders.
A host of headlining acts lead ARC’s festival lineup including GRAMMY-nominated brotherly production duo Disclosure, dance music stalwarts Carl Cox B2B Green Velvet, a special house set from legendary grime pioneer Skepta, and Chicago-born globally renowned visionary Honey Dijon. Top tier acts continue to line the bill with Belgian techno powerhouse and KNTXT label head Charlotte de Witte, GRAMMY-nominee and in-demand hitmaker Dom Dolla, and German techno veteran Sven Väth.
In line with ARC’s forward-thinking approach to sonic curation, unique back to back sets and special collaborations elevate its lineup to new heights. This includes a back and forth of in-demand house acts Hot Since 82 B2B Chris Stussy and Sonny Fodera B2B Eats Everything, the high BPM sonics of DJ Heartstring B2B Partiboi69, and the collaborative GOLFOS project of Pawsa and Dennis Cruz. Additional highlights include UK powerhouse duo Ben Sterling B2B ROSSI., clubland favorites DJ Boring B2B Young Marco, and a meeting of new and old school with Dennis Ferrer B2B HoneyLuv.
Other back to back spectacles on the ARC lineup feature Detroit meets Chicago sets from the pioneering Detroit Love (Carl Craig B2B Moodymann) plus seasoned selectors DJ Holographic B2B Shaun J Wright, along with dual Chicago back to backs from house architects Derrick Carter B2B Mark Farina, Hiroko Yamamura B2B DJ Hyperactive, and Marshall Jefferson B2B Gene Farris.
ARC will showcase modern house luminaries including disco funk master Purple Disco Machine, chart-topping production duo Gorgon City, the melodically-tinged Kaskade Redux set, Bronx-born duo The Martinez Brothers, inimitable disco queen Jayda G, and piano-house icon LP Giobbi. The lineup will also feature Dutch duo ANOTR, innovative GRAMMY-winning artist Cassian, breakout star Mau P, Dirty Disco party head AZZECCA, and fan-favorite actor and selector Idris Elba.
ARC will continue to lean into its heavier techno curation led by the early 2000s influenced productions of German DJ Klangkuenstler, Filth On Acid heavy hitter Reinier ZonneveldLive, the high priestess of hard techno Sara Landry, German electronic duo FJAAK, French DJ and producer Nico Moreno, and versatile Ukrainian act Daria Kolosova. For more eclectic sonics, fans can look forward to Jazz-inspired Scottish musician Barry Can’t Swim, lo-fi house selector DJ Seinfeld, cross-genre producer Logic1000, fast rising UK bass and garage phenom Sammy Virji, and the melodic high bpm stylings of KETTAMA, X CLUB., and salute.
Global house and techno fans will be treated to an immersive journey at ARC, with curated production elements and art to guide them between each of its four distinct stage environments. ARC will return all four of its stages from 2023 including the industrial Grid stage, the interactive and psychedelic production of Spain’s celebrated elrow alongside its renowned performers, the deeper sonics of the Expansions stage, and the newest fan-favorite, Area 909 – an homage to house and techno’s foundation in a raw and energetic setting.
Passes go on sale this Friday at 12pm CST at arcmusicfestival.com.
The post Returning to Chicago’s Union Park, ARC Music Festival announces lineup for 2024 edition appeared first on Decoded Magazine.
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ARC Music Festival Reveals 2024 Lineup

There’s an all-star talent roster on deck for the return of ARC to Chicago’s Union Park this Labor Day Weekend (Aug. 30 – Sept. 1). House Comes Home this Labor Day Weekend as ARC Music Festival returns to Union Park in Chicago for a jam-packed 3-day affair. From August 30 through September 1, ARC brings [...]
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Kaskade, Dom Dolla, Charlotte de Witte, More Announced on 2024 ARC Music Festival Lineup

The birthplace of house music is getting a heavy dose in 2024 after the organizers of ARC Music Festival announced a remarkable lineup ahead of its Labor Day Weekend return to Chicago.
Awash in both nostalgia and novelty, the 2024 ARC lineup promises another unforgettable experience after last year's extraordinary festival. One of its undeniable highlights is a b2b set between Marshall Jefferson and Gene Farris, two pioneering Chicago house music legends. The same goes for influential Windy City DJs Derrick Carter and Mark Farina.
Elsewhere on the bill are Kaskade, Disclosure, Sven Väth, Charlotte de Witte, Dom Dolla, MEDUZA, Mau P, Gorgon City, Honey Dijon, Idris Elba and EDM.com Class of 2024 stars Sara Landry and HoneyLuv, among many other techno and house music flag-bearers. They'll all perform across four stages at Union Park: Grid, elrow, Expansions and Area 909.
Produced by local powerhouse promoter Auris Presents, ARC will also once again offer its branded series of afterparties, which allows festival ticket-holders to dance into the wee hours of the morning. This year's "ARC After Dark" programming takes over 13 venues across a period of five days starting on Thursday, August 29th and will feature 30 parties and roughly 80 artists.
ARC is scheduled for August 30th to September 1st, 2024. You can find out more about the festival here and check out the full lineup below.
The 2024 ARC Music Festival lineup features Kaskade, Disclosure, Sven Väth, Charlotte de Witte, Dom Dolla and more.c/o Press
ARC Music Festival 2024 Lineup
ANOTR
Armand van Helden
Avalon Emerson
Azzecca
Barry Can't Swim
Bastian Bux
Ben Sterling B2B Rossi.
Cassian
Carl Cox B2B Green Velvet
Charlotte de Witte
ChaseWest B2B Beltran
Daria Kolosova
Derrick Carter B2B Mark Farina
Detroit Love (Moodymann, Carl Craig)
Disclosure
DJ Boring B2B Young Marco
DJ Heartstring B2B Partiboi69
DJ Holographic B2B Shaun J. Wright
DJ Lady D
DJ Lori Branch
DJ Seinfeld
Dom Dolla
Dunes Of Dawn
Eats Everything B2B Sonny Fodera
ELKKA
FJAAK
GOLFOS (Pawsa + Dennis Cruz)
Gorgon City
Hiroko Yamamura B2B DJ Hyperactive
Honey Dijon
HoneyLuv B2B Dennis Ferrer
Hot Since 82 B2B Chris Stussy
Hotpretty
Idris Elba
Jayda G
J. Worra
K’Alexi
Kaskade Redux
KETTAMA
Klangkuenstler
Logic1000
LP Giobbi
Marshall Jefferson B2B Gene Farris
Mau P
MEDUZA
Monty Kiddo
Nico Moreno
Oppidan
Purple Disco Machine
Reinier Zonnneveld Live
Riordan
salute
Sammy Virji
Sara Landry
Skepta
Sven Väth
SYREETA
The Martinez Brothers
Tini Gessler
Très Mortimer
VITIGRRL
X CLUB.
Follow ARC Music Festival:
X: x.com/arcmusicfest
Facebook: facebook.com/ARCmusicfestival
Instagram: instagram.com/ARCmusicfestival
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Miami's Iconic Club Space Is Hosting a Free Women's Empowerment Month Celebration

The iconic Club Space has become synonymous with Miami nightlife since its inception at the turn of the century, hosting the world's biggest DJs for epic marathon sets that extend well into the morning.
Whether you're dancing through the sunrise at a show or rejuvenating at their weekly immersive yoga classes on Saturday afternoons, Club Space has become a mecca for the electronic dance music community in South Florida. Now, the venue is hosting a special event for Women's Empowerment Month on Saturday, March 17th.
The day kicks off at 2pm with a women's self-defense seminar taught by Sifu Anthony Fontana, co-founder of the Unlimited Martial Arts Academy in Brooklyn. Then comes a special "420 Space Yoga" session—at 4:20pm, of course—led by Tifftopia and Jacqueline Fiol with a DJ set by Pixi3 Kitt3n b2b ManuMagick.
The initiative's final event at 5:30pm is a sound bowl meditation led by Brittany Berger, owner of the innovative, female-founded recording and wellness studio Mindful Music Lab.
Check out the flyer below. You can RSVP to the free event and find out more here.
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Gryffin Took Flight—Now He's Returning to the Nest for His Most Personal Album Yet

Gryffin has been airborne for a long time, soaring as a musician for nearly two decades. As he prepares for his next migration, he finds a pulse of inspiration at ground zero.
"There's just nothing like the energy you get being at a show, festival or club,” Gryffin reminisces in an exclusive interview with EDM.com. “Feeling the music pulsing. The production that's going on around you. The people that are there and the energy and love that's in the crowd. I just don't think there's any genre of music that has the same energy and love in the room as dance music. That's really why I fell in love with it."
Gryffin is warming the engines for his third studio album Pulse, set to release later this year. If Gravity channels the cosmos and Alive highlights the human experience, Pulse evokes the enchanting essence of electronic dance music.
It was during the isolation of the COVID-19 lockdown period when Gryffin pined most for how dance music tethers people together. Flying solo reminded him how uplifting a flock can be.
"It slowed things down for me and deprived me of being with people and having that energy in the club or festival energy and sort of yearning for that," Gryffin says of the pandemic. "I think that had been building up for a while."
"I hit this huge wave of inspiration where I really wanted to make this album high octane and energetic and almost like you feel the pulse of the music breathing and living as you're listening to the album and experience. That's the birth and ethos of it. It definitely still sounds like me. It's still very melodic with a lot of emotion within the album, but I think people are really going to feel a difference. It's going to feel like an adrenaline shot."
Gryffin performing at Colorado's iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre.Juliana Bernstein/Get Tiny
Pulse is in many ways a collaboration between Gryffin and Dan Griffith, the college kid with a newfound captivation for EDM. Griffith’s discovery flipped the switch from electrical engineer to electronic music producer—he forged a new destiny and never looked back.
Pulse provided an opportunity for Griffith, now 36, to reconnect with himself before Gryffin took flight.
"It didn't make me fall in love with dance music against—because I never lost the love for it—but it kind of brought me back to that earlier spirit of me, going to raves and falling in love with it,” he says. “When I've been making this album, I've just been thinking and recalling back on my experiences as a fan and a raver, not just as the guy who is behind the decks now."
"I've been trying to find that love and spirit again. That's why I think it's been so fun for me, honestly, making this album. I'm remembering and recalling all of my experiences and what made me fall in love with it."
Griffith found a treasure trove of memories stashed in the back of his mind. Box after box of catalogued souvenirs to source for self-expression. One such memory dusted off was a performance by deadmau5 at HARD Haunted Mansion in the late 2000s.
"deadmau5 came out and had his first helmet with the Xs. He [figuratively] killed himself onstage or something like that. He took off the helmet,” Gryffin recalls. “I was so into the culture and falling in love with it back then. It was the shock value of it all. I remember the first time his helmet lit up.”
Working on arguably his most intimate project has encouraged Gryffin to free-fall into the creative process. The streaming era of music—like everything—is a mixed bag. The unparalleled accessibility to music allows fans to discover artists like Gryffin. It also encourages artists to chase metrics and cater more to algorithms than people, a very real stress that ruffles feathers. Gryffin managed to shed those worries on Pulse.
“Trying not to overthink things is something that's really helped me this year,” he says. “I kind of stopped thinking in my head, 'Are people going to like this? Are my fans going to like this? Will the streaming crowd like this?' I would get those thoughts in my head and I've been able to shut it off while making this album."
The artistic tailwinds have the chart-topping dance music star cruising toward the finish line, but the creative process isn’t always so smooth. Music is naturally a major source of inspiration for Gryffin, but turbulence is nothing new for him.
"I just got in it and made music that made me feel something. It got me excited," he continues. "Me happy and fulfilled as a creator. When that lightbulb went off in my head, everything else started flowing out.”
Gryffin.Grant Thompson
When asked to name a few quintessential albums or artists that every music fan should listen to, he named Daft Punk’s Discovery or Homework, Disclosure’s Settle, Jamie xx’s In Colour and projects by M83 and Explosions in the Sky.
Gryffin's sonic appetite was always insatiable. The conversation about music spurred a funny memory of an 11-year-old Griffith pleading with his parents to purchase a copy of Dr. Dre.’s very explicit and probably not kid-friendly sophomore album, 2001.
"That was the first explicit one I had. I got my dad to hook it up on that one,” Gryffin says with a laugh. “My dad is the one where I'm like, 'Yo, I really, really want this.' He's the one who can cave. I don't even know if my mom knew that I got that album.”
It's a matter of time before Pulse sticks the landing. The project is tabbed for a release sometime this year. While Gryffin keeps a tight beak on the release date, he did confirm that a teased collaboration with Armin van Buuren will be on Pulse.
"It's going to be released through Armada [Music] because I wanted it to come out through Armin's project. That was always the goal,” Gryffin says. “But it's going to come out on Pulse as well because it weirdly fits what I'm doing now and where I'm going with my sound, and it's a very state of trance Armin ethos to it as well. So it's going on both."
Watch the full interview with Gryffin below.
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