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Meow Wolf is excited to take a new audience of music lovers on a journey through the multiverse of music with their first Denver-based Vortex festival this August. Offerings at Vortex 2022 include a variety of culinary options, crafts and art installations from local artists, and talented performance artists to create an all-around elevated experience. Vortex will take place August 5-7 at The Junk Yard, Denver’s newest outdoor venue in Sun Valley, that has been primed over the course of months to enable visitors to enjoy in a unique and transformative space. The release of these vendors follows the announcement of the Vortex 2022 lineup (below), full of notable artists like Toro y Moi, 100 gecs, and Bob Moses. ENTER TO WIN TWO (2) WEEKEND VIP PASSES Food vendors for Vortex include food trucks serving a variety of food ranging from Indian to pizza to original Greek recipes. Vendors include WeChef Kitchen serving Asian Fusion, Rocky Mountain Slices for pizza lovers, Original by Greeks serving original Greek recipes, Bombay Station serving Indian food and Italian Ice Denver to provide a sweet treat with Italian ice and gelato. Also joining the festival are crafts vendors from around Denver, providing a selection of jewelry, clothing, visual art, health and beauty and more to festival goers. For beautiful jewelry, browse Culture Cross Jewelry. Clothing will be available from Embracement and Vision Bored Clothing. The Vendor Collective will provide a grand mix of both, with other fun offerings including accessories, health and beauty products, and visual art. And for a particularly Meow Wolf experience, attendees can browse Astral Hoops for mind bendingly colorful accessories to carry with them into the night. “Part of our mission at Meow Wolf is to prioritize social impact and empower sustainability, something each of these vendors also holds dear. We’re excited to share their craft with the crowd and enjoy an incredible experience together,” said Marsi Gray, senior creative producer at Meow Wolf. “There will be three days of endless entertainment, talented performers and mind-opening experiences fit for every attendee.” Check out the full lineup below! This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: [GIVEAWAY] Meow Wolf Heads To Denver With Toro y Moi, Duke Dumont, Bob Moses & More Next Weekend

The first time NGHTMRE shared that he had a debut album coming was last November, when he announced his Into The DRMVRSE Red Rocks show that went down this past April. At the time, he called it a “new chapter” of NGHTMRE and that’s sure to be true, especially when the release date for DRMVRSE has finally been revealed. It’s been eight months since then, and we now know DRMVRSE will be unleashed on the world on September 9, just six weeks from now. “I almost shed a tear on stage trying to give this announcement haha,” NGHTMRE wrote in the comments on the Instagram announcement. “Thank you to everyone who has supported me in this madness! Insanely excited to share this music with you guys.” You can still catch NGHTMRE on his current tour throughout October of this year — check dates here. Photo via @scottyknowss This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: NGHTMRE Announces Release Date For Debut Album, “DRMVRSE”

The Russian invasion of Ukraine officially began in February this year, and it has since caused political strife across the world. And yet, at least presented outwardly, the Ukrainian people have seemed incredibly resilient. Lately, the citizens have been organizing clean-up raves to clear out sections of rubble in the cities caused by bombings. Cleaning-up Rave after of bombing of a cultural center in a small village in Ukraine. Young people want to help clean up, but with good music…. pic.twitter.com/f9NRlUVlRY — David (@noltetv) July 23, 2022 Euronews reports: “We came here and wanted to support people who survived after the Russian occupation, explained Tatyana Byrianova, a volunteer with Ukraine’s Repair Together organisation. “In Kyiv it was a normal situation, but here it was really awful. People left their homes, and their houses were broken, a lot of houses were ruined,” she said. “We wanted to help them rebuild, fix their houses and clean the territory.” While most of the volunteers are local, many have traveled from other countries including Portugal, the United States, and Germany. via Euronews | Photo via AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Volunteers in Ukraine organise ‘rave’ clean-up parties

Combinator is certainly out to combine a lot of stuff in his latest EP re//combinator, released in June. An actual tornado of whip-fast D&B/industrial snares, analog metal blast beat drums, virtuosic vocals and a surprising dose of slap bass, this rock polisher of a ninth release from the Seattle-based solo project of Sean Fairchild has produced some unlikely gems. We just have to make sense of them. It’s clear from previous releases by Fairchild as Combinator that, despite being a multi-instrumentalist, his base is bass. That would explain the Seinfeld-meets-Les Claypool-style funk bass work, and it’s as good a string to pull as any to start unraveling the tech of re//combinator. Combining elements of analog instrumentalism such as said slap-and-pop bass, metal drumlines and thrash guitars with digital elements like mod-produced drum & bass snares, ambient melodics, vocoder manipulation et all in this format seems to be fairly new to Combinator, but he’s been gearing up to it (pardon the pun). Combinator actually started out as a more traditional funk/rock fusion band. 2013’s Vice & Passion EP is a straight up and down studio release and subsequent releases were thus until the 2020 single, “Juggernaut.” A Primus-eque love letter to his beloved bass mixed with Zappa-style chaotic jam band vibes, “Juggernaut” seems to be the turning point at which Fairchild released his inner experimental composer/performer. There was clearly no going back from there. “Juggernaut” was also the first track from Combinator to have programmed drums – mostly semi-ameny snares – along with the analog, but it becomes really obvious and EDM-mergy with the track following, “Can’t Pretend to Know.” The first sniff of indie-style vox hits here as well, along with melodic six-string bass work and some ambient harmony programming. Combinator’s style is forming with this track, and seriously ramps up with “Eargoggle Fodder,” which released November that same year with, for the first time, an electronic base melody which winds around the funk bass, more indie (although minimal) Maynard-like vocals and even the hints of Zappa again, but this time much more composed. Looking at these lead-in tracks, fans can now see that the ear hurricane that is re//combinator didn’t just come from a jam session between a skilled bassist and electronic producer on ketamine, though one might wonder, especially in the case of the “Respira” mixes. In fact, re//combinator is a progression, or a re-combining of all the musical elements Fairchild has loved in his musical career. The first two tracks, “Guest In Your Own Skin” and the lyrically COVID-inspired “Things that Should Be” pick up where “Juggernaut” and “Eargoggle Fodder” left off, with shades of industrial drums weaving in with the D&B snares and more Tool-like verses complimenting the shockingly complex bass work. After the relative (though now followable, composition-wise) chaos of the first two tracks, the third is possibly an even bigger surprise than said chaotic tracks: a remix/cover of Imogen Heap‘s wildly popular and, through no fault of her own, TikTok famous song, “Hide and Seek.” We only mention TikTok becuase that famous version is also a remix, and Combinator’s treatment of the track is a bit closer to the original. Fans might not even recognize it as such. Stuffed with even more distorted vocoder than the original, it almost sounds like Fairchild decompressed and then played it backwards while adding some bass flourishes. His actual process wasn’t far off: I recorded several tracks of vocoded bass guitar, clean bass guitar, and my clean vocals, recreating for the most part what she accomplished with the vocoder synth she (Heap) used on her original version. Then I created a heavy beat (foreshadowed in the intro) and some harmonic string stabs to take the song out, layering some soulful bass-driven synth soloing on top. The result is a surprisingly delicate comedown off the first two tracks and an entrée into the next part of Fairchild’s experiments in sound. “Cartoon Character Child” is as ambient as we’ve seen Combinator get, as it feels like a dream sequence from Adventure Time. Weird and experimental as the other tracks, this ambient segue into the full-on EDM of the rest of the EP (save bonus track “Through the Fog”). Collaboration has always been an important part of Combinator, and Fairchild worked with other musicians on the final tracks of re//combinator as well as on “Things that Should Be” (the trap beat was supplied by Philip “Godcloud” Coleman). Well-known video game and cinematic sound designer Jesse Holt created the production the “Respira” club mix and chill mixes. Both mixes are technically chill, especially in relation to the beginning of the EP, with house beats at different tempos and sort of sunrise set ambient vibes. For EP closer “Through the Fog,” Fairchild teamed up with former bandmate drummer Isaac Chirino, and it sort of takes listeners full circle, back to Combinator’s funky and jazzy roots. With this closing, despite the progression witnessed in re//combinator, the audience is left wondering: will Combinator continue in the more ambient arena? Or is there to be more chaos? Is he going back to funk? It’s up to him to decide, and if re//combinator has taught us anything, artists have the right to re-style, re-work and re-combine their music as they see fit. re//combinator is out now and can be streamed on Spotify or purchased on Bandcamp along with the rest of Combinator’s wild discography. Check out his YouTube channel for more videos. This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: New Artist Spotlight: Prepare for the Sonic Storm that is Combinator [Video]

Kill The Noise just released his second album, his first in six years, EMBRACE, earlier this year. Now, it’s time for the remixes. Coming August 12 on Seven Lions’ Ophelia Records, the remix pack features scene-paving tastemakers like Moore Kismet and Ray Volpe to bass head favorites Champagne Drip and Hairitage all the way to melodic dance acts Far Out and Xavi and to niche sound design experts Teddy Killerz and Automhate. These trance, drum & bass, trap, dubstep, and house versions of the originals ensure the album tunes hit all festival stages and corners of the dance scene. The EMBRACE REANIMATED announcement comes with the release of Moore Kismet’s genre morphing remix of “Don’t Look Back,” which itself comes soon after the release of their own debut album, UNIVERSE. They debuted the bouncy trap-infused track at their first EDC Vegas performance closing out Circuit Grounds this May to much fanfare. Kill The Noise is currently promoting the remixes and originals on his 27-city album tour with large shows at the Brooklyn Mirage and Exchange LA and at various high-profile festivals like Escapade and Lost Lands. Check out Moore Kismet’s remix of “Don’t Look Back” below!  Photo via @exchangeLA This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Kill The Noise announces ‘EMBRACE REANIMATED’ remix album + Moore Kismet remix out now

The Monster Energy Up & Up concept is like the Final Four of College Music Festivals. Up & Up ambassador teams rally their student bodies in an intense 48-hour campaign to generate the most ticket pre-sales to a festival that they will co-produce — but only if their school wins. (The festival only processes credit cards from the winning schools.) This year, Up & Up has announced Australian artist Dom Dolla as their Fall 2022 headliner. Student ambassador teams representing more than 50 U.S. colleges will lead over-the-top marketing and influencer campaigns to rally their school to buy pre-sale tickets with no date or location to earn the opportunity to produce a festival with Dom Dolla. Only the top four schools will win. “I regularly get requests to play amazing college parties, I’ve come to learn there are a lot of colleges and only so much time” said Dom. “So, I’ve teamed up with the Monster Energy Up & Up Festival, they will be giving 4 colleges the opportunity to promote their own festival with yours truly as the headliner…this is going to be mental.” Once the competition is over, the winning colleges work with Up & Up producers to bring Dom Dolla to a nearby venue location. The national competition kicks off on September 13th at 4 p.m. EST. The four winning festivals will take place in October and November. “Joining up and up has been extremely vital in expanding my knowledge of the music industry and building practical skills that I can apply in my work,” says Asia Kurtalic, senior, and 2x winner from University of Virginia. “Living in a smaller town like Charlottesville makes it difficult to expand networks and keep pace with other individuals pursuing similar career paths. Up and Up has granted me tangible experiences that have made me stand out as a candidate for both my tour management positions as well as my current internship at Warner Music Group.” To learn more about the Monster Energy Up & Up Festival opportunities and its collegiate network, visit https://upandupfestival.com/. College students seeking the music industry experience and internship credit can apply at www.upandupfestival.com/. This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Monster Energy Up & Up College Festival Series Announces Dom Dolla as Fall 2022 Headliner

It’s been four years since What So Not’s debut album, Not All The Beautiful Things, but fans won’t have to wait much longer for album #2. With today’s release of “As One” with Herizen, What So Not has revealed his next album, Anomaly, is officially out September 16. WSN enlightens, “For some time, this song was just an iPhone recording of the two of us riffing in the house one day. Me on an OP1 synth & Herizen humming melodies. I later showed the recording to DUSKUS and we quickly fleshed out a tune pretty close to what you hear today. The wonky saw synths on the drop really encapsulate the emotion of this record for me. So euphoric but most of all fun.” Sharing the album tracklist today, What So Not reveals the 11 tracks that will make up Anomaly and delivers (in spades) on the anticipated ton of top shelf collabs. Listen to “As One” below! Pre-order/save the album here. What So Not – Anomaly – tracklist (out 9.16 on Counter / Sweat It Out): Alive Anomaly (feat. AY AY) Mr. Regular (feat. Oliver Tree, Killer Mike) [released] The Change (feat. DMA’S) [released] Halifax (feat. ZOID LAND, Phi11a, Tek Genesis) On Air (feat. Louis The Child, Captain Cuts, JRM) Messin’ Me Up (feat. EVAN GIIA) [released] Bad Piano (feat. Body Ocean, Lucy Lucy) Mercy (2022 Edit feat. MØ) Black Shallow (feat. Enschway) As One (feat. Herizen) [released] Photo via Jonti Wild This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: What So Not Shares New Single, Reveals Tracklist For Next Album “Anomaly”

For the past decade, Seven Lions has been creating incredible music and releasing as much of it as possible to fans with intricate stories and themes behind them. Now, finally, his debut album is coming — Beyond the Veil is out October 21. The announcement was made today via social media announcing the title and release date with a beautiful instrumental to accompany it, perhaps a clip of the first single? With a little less than three months to go until release, we could see anywhere from 3-5 singles in the meantime. For now, keep an eye on Seven Lions’ socials to be the first to know about new music and, inevitably, the accompanying album tour. Debut album, Beyond the Veil 10.21.22 pic.twitter.com/zkkfNxU5Hc — Seven Lions (@SevenLionsMusic) July 25, 2022 Photo via Rukes.com This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Seven Lions Announces His Debut Album (At Last) Out October, “Beyond The Veil”

Niko The Kid has become a staple name in electronic music. The Atlanta native has been honing his skills for several years with releases on Dim Mak, Armada, Heldeep, Ultra, Mixmash among many others. Niko has produced for artists on RCA, is a writer on Odessa’s “Higher Ground,” produced for NBA Youngboy, collaborated with Throttle and contributed official remixes to artists including Bazzi, Yo Gotti, Miley Cyrus, Tinashe and Parson James to name a few. Now, he’s back with a thundering new single titled “Fine“, a collaboration with fellow producer Otica and vocalist HERA. Niko and Otica compliment each other wonderfully, delivering a driving, hypnotic groove underneath HERA’s spellbinding vocals. Here’s what Niko had to say about it: “‘Fine’ began as a demo when I teamed up with Hera in Los Angeles. Alicia brought over the main idea and I immediately loved it. We sat with it for a few hours and wrote out and recorded the song over some simple chords I came up with. Fast forward a few months, while in Atlanta, I played the demo we recorded to Otica and we whipped up the first version of the track. I think the track changed shape probably 5 times until we felt like we had something special. We were really aiming to combine the sound of modern house drums with nostalgic warm analog synths.” Listen below! This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Niko The Kid, Otica, & HERA Release Captivating Single, “Fine”

As far as bass artists that like to go hard in their sets, Riot Ten and SAYMYNAME are among the top. (Trust, there are plenty.) But these two have finally decided to combine their talents and create a new project called BLOODSPORT — which, if that isn’t already evocative enough for you, their first single should be. “Loco” dropped last Friday and it’s a massive ball of energy right off the rip. “Excited to launch this project, BLOODSPORT, with my close homey RIOT TEN and to give our fans some new music”- SAYMYNAME As the title implies, the track has been causing quite a stir on the global bass music scene with fans going absolutely crazy for the hardstyle monstrosity. Aggressive kicks and a heavy bassline combine with SAYMYNAME’S inimitable vocal delivery to create a skin tingling hype this festival season. The single is out now on Dim Mak. Photo via Doug Van Sant for Insomniac Events This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Riot Ten and SAYNYNAME launch BLOODSPORT project, release first single, “Loco”

With the vocals of Chris Cornell, the synths of the Starland Vocal Band and a composition style the like of Yes, pianist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Costoso’s style could be seen as a mixed back to say the least, especially when you throw in his jazz background. It’s an interesting way in which Cos deigns to mix all these styles; progressive rock, adult contempo and electronica don’t always make the best of bedfellows. With his third album, Grace, however, Cos seems to have found his stride. It seems to have been a significant learning curve for Costoso, a lifelong musician who began studying jazz piano at age 13, to get to that unique blend of sound. A clear progressive and hard rock fan from his first album, 2002’s The Turning Around. With a heavy influence from the likes of Kansas, Yes and Utopia’s Todd Rundgren, this album was almost all rock, with only a few peeks of piano or keys. Once the first solo album was out for Costoso, he worked on other projects but in 2016 decided that working with bands was more frustrating than rewarding and took on solo producing with even more gusto, releasing the semi-self-titled Cos in September of that year. Now lit up even more with his virtuosic piano style, Costosos’s style became much more jazz-focused and melodic. Tracks like “Mountain or Rope” are so jazzy and fluid, in fact, they could be mistaken for Steely Dan or Michael McDonald. This style clearly suits Costoso, but it’s just as clearly not the whole story. Cos seemed to be a bit of a turning point for Costoso, as it not only contained a wider range of styles but brought out his experimental side. He didn’t have to be just one thing, and the experimental itch was certainly there in this second album, as well as the first lashings of electronic production. Now with Grace, released in late 2021, it seems Costoso has found a way to merge all his musical loves. From the first bars of the nine-minute epic opening track “The Greatest Gift,” it’s clear Cos has fund a way to lay all his compositions in the right place. Anchored in his first love progressive rock, Grace explores jazz, rock, theatrical production, loads of different types of synths and electronica, both in the sound design and the foregrounds of each track. With “The Greatest Gift” containing clear nods to the likes of Jethro Tull and Yes, second track is a merging of 80s synth pop and these progressive greats via layers and layers of creative vintage synth work. From the all-piano title track and more experiments in merging 60s and 70s prog rock with 80s new wave, Grace moves surprisingly into modern-era progressive metal/nu metal with all its lush production and intensity with the Resurrection series of tracks. With an intense vocal contribution by an unknown female vocalist, fans of Evanessence especially will enjoy these tracks. Another big change worth noting that makes a big difference in Grace is Costoso’s vocals. He seems to have found a texture and timbre that works for him in this album, going more raspy and soft in most of the tracks rather than belting everything to the rafters. The effect is more of a connection between the music and the vocal melody, as well as a more emotive effect for the audience. This is handy in ballad-style tracks like “Gina,” or jazzy numbers like “Salt Hay” where Costoso’s voice takes on a sort of Van Halen-era David Lee Roth quality but also in tracks with sharper synths like “Wanderlust,” where a gravely, Peter Gabriel or Chris Cornell-style vocal brings a nice contrasting texture to the sound. It’s composition decisions like this which make Grace stand apart as a progression from Cos’s previous albums. With his style clearly still evolving, Grace seems to be the release where Costoso as Cos has really found his sound, especially compositionally. Putting together jazz, prog rock, electronica and more has got to be one tough balancing act, but in this seminal album, it seems Cos is now walking that tightrope with ease. Grace is out now and can be streamed on Spotify or purchased on Bandcamp. This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: New Artist Spotlight: Jazz Pianist Mark ‘Cos’ Tries His Hand at Progressive Rock/Electronica Fusion

Last year, house music icons Dombresky and Noizu debuted their special b2b set at Insomniac’s Day Trip Festival and at their own sold-out show at the Hollywood Palladium. Almost a year later, the duo is back this October with an even bigger headline show in Los Angeles, “Save our Souls,” this time at the Shrine Expo Hall. Having experienced their show last year, I would highly recommend checking out this event to any house heads out there. The vibes and energy were off the charts last year, and I would expect nothing less at the Shrine, where there is so much more room to dance than the Palladium. Based on the name of the tour, we should probably expect to hear more of that bright, uplifting 90s style house music that Dombresky and Noizu bring to the floor. Click here for ticket info. This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Dombresky and Noizu bring their b2b back to Los Angeles

There’s something special that comes when electronic music, funk, and soul come together. LA-based group B00TY have a special gift at creating this type of music, led by immensely talented songwriters and producers Edan Frei and Adam Epelbaum. Edan and Adam originally met as students in the UCLA Theater, Film & Television program – they’ve been inseparable ever since . Adopting the B00TY moniker, it was comedian/beatboxer Reggie Watts who actually booked their first show. Since then, their music has been praised by the likes of Complex, NME, and The Line of Best Fit for its raw ingenuity and creativity. Now, after nearly three years since their last release, B00TY is back with a helplessly groovy single titled, “Matter of Time” featuring Loose Ends, that just premiered on Issa Rae’s debut HBO show, ‘Rap Sh!t’. Signed to Tiny Universe, the imprint led by Adrian Miller and Om’Mas Keith (two power players who can count over ten Grammys between them, working with Dr Dre, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, and more) “Matter of Time” encompasses all of the elements of being a timeless, seminal hit. Listen below! This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Electro-Soul Group B00TY Drops “Matter Of Time” ft. Loose Ends, Premiered on Issa Rae’s ‘Rap Sh!t Show

Discovering Zomboy’s Never Say Die EPs a whole decade ago was one of the major catalysts in getting me into dubstep. Both Game Time and The Dead Symphonic were brilliant works with tons and tons of replay value and pretty much made Zomboy a household name in the genre. Of course, Never Say Die is now closed — but Zomboy is launching his own label: Rott N’ Roll Records. Dead Man Walking Pt. 1 is out today from Zomboy, inaugurating the label with its first EP, and it feels a lot like a return to the magic of those first EPs. “‘Dead Man Walking Pt.1’ has so many levels of meaning to me. While it may be short, I feel the attention to detail is some of my best to date,” he said of the release. And if the format of the EP feels familiar, there’s a reason for that, too. “Nothing helps me write music more than creating a big theoretical concept to work towards,” Zomboy says. “In my head there is a deep underlying truth in this record, but for the sake of explanation… ‘Dead Man Walking Pt.1’ is the story of a man returning to a civilization he had once abandoned after helping them defeat a common enemy (Rott N’ Roll Pt. 1 & 2). “If that goes over your head I don’t blame you, the stories are for me, the music is for you.” Listen to Dead Man Walking Pt. 1 below, including new collaborations with Micah Martin and MUST DIE!  Photo via Jake West Photo This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Zomboy Inaugurates His Newly-Launched Label With First EP, “Dead Man Walking Pt. 1”

The Weeknd released his newest album, Dawn FM, earlier this year, including the single, “How Do I Make You Love Me?”, which was co-produced by Swedish House Mafia. Now, one third of SHM, Sebastian Ingrosso, teams up with Salvatore Ganacci for a raucous four-on-the-floor remix. No frills, no extras on this powerful house remix that focuses on that “and I’ll teach how to shine” vocal loop with pounding kicks and a simple rhythm that can have anyone grooving along effortlessly. Listen below. Photo via Rukes.com This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Sebastian Ingrosso & Salvatore Ganacci Team Up For “How Do I Make You Love Me” Remix By The Weeknd

It’s been five months since ODESZA released the opening single of their latest album. “The Last Goodbye,” the title track of the album, arrived to magnificent fanfare after a four-year drought of new music from the Washington duo. Since then, five other singles have been released, all of them gaining millions of plays — but now it’s time for The Last Goodbye. ODESZA’s fifth album is officially out today, with guest appearances by Julianna Barwick, Izzy Bizu, Charlie Houston, The Knocks, Låpsley & MARO, and more. The 13-track album is a stunning sequel to their previous album, A Moment Apart, that brings together everything fans love about the project and expands upon them in dazzling fashion. On the album, the band notes: “5 years later and we are here: ‘The Last Goodbye’. It’s an album that is centered around the power of connection. While writing it, we began to realize just how impacted and inspired we are by the people around us. How we impart pieces of ourselves onto others and carry that influence with us onward – that we echo out through one another. It’s been an awareness that we hadn’t fully grasped, and in coming to appreciate it, we wanted this project to honor our loved ones and our sense of community. ‘The Last Goodbye’ is about stepping back in, returning to each other in celebration. It’s meant to be a shared record: one we hope that listeners can experience together, with friends, dancing and rejoicing in that sense of interconnection after so much time apart.” You can catch ODESZA on tour, with friends, dancing and rejoicing, now through October. Go here to see dates and locations. Photo via Alexander Babarikin This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: ODESZA’s 13-Track ‘The Last Goodbye’ Arrives Today

Gian Varela, a quickly emerging DJ/producer taking over the global dance music scene. A born rebel, his unconventional yet thrilling ways of fusing sounds and genres defines his artistry. His upbringing in Panama, birthplace of reggaetón’s roots, and moving to the USA, cultivated his own sound. From viral collaborations with latin superstars like Sech, Feid and El Chombo, and releases on the world’s best dance labels such as Spinnin, Armada, Maxximize, and Revealed to festival tracks and remixes with the support of Armin Van Buuren, Gianluca Vacchi, Fedde Le Grand (to name a few), few artists pack such an energetic arsenal of records as Gian. Laidback Luke is one of the most established electronic A-list artists in all of the world, who not only has a passion for inspiring the next generation of DJ’s and producers, but is also the head honcho at MixMash records. With no formal musical agenda other than outright quality, the culmination of Mixmash Records, Mixmash Deep, and Mixmash Bold has unearthed stars, spotlighted next generation players and kept quality and creative energy at the forefront of this career highlight. Now, Laidback Luke & Gian Varela are putting the best of both their styles on a single release in “Ponme Loco,” featuring Melfi. The temptation to move is irresistible the second you hit the play button, as the track builds into an electrifying Spanish-dressed tech house banger. The vocals of Melfi ascend the experience to that next plateau, her timbre and cadence adding an edge that ensures the release sticks to the listeners it reaches with its hooks and memorable moments. Gian says, “Ponme Loco started off with the vocals as the majority of my records do. So I came up with something simple, but catchy. “Ponme Loco” means “Get Me Crazy,” – once I had a vocal idea, Melfi, with a distinguished low raspy vocal, was able to accomplish what I envisioned. From there we sent a demo to Luke & he took the record to the finish line. Definitely bringing that legendary laidback luke sound to the instrumental ending up with a Spanish/Latin House record that is sure to “get you crazy” in clubs and festivals!” Luke adds, “I met Gian Varela during this Miami Music Week and his energy and vibe works perfectly for my team and I. He came to us with a bag of demos and I felt Ponme Loco was the perfect fit for me. I think it will help a lot of people go “crazy” on the dance floors. Let’s go loco this summer!” Listen below! This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Laidback Luke & Gian Varela Team Up For Electrifying Single, “Ponme Loco” ft. Melfi

Answering the most burning desires of electronic music enthusiasts, Indonesian born artist Bleu Clair is one of the most exciting and inspiring in the house scene, delivering dance floors captivating tracks for this generation and those to come. Curating a new age house signature that not only evokes a dynamic energy amongst the true house devotees and music industry pioneers, but he has raised levels of vibrations in club mode. Releasing on Insomniac Records and collaborating with the likes of AC Slater, Matroda and Ytram the moniker of Martin Garrix, it is clear that Bleu Clair is here to stay, with a string of support from Skrillex, Dj Snake, Diplo and more. Now, he’s back with a deep, yet melodic tech house single, “Aura“, featuring the vocal presence of Jargon. The two make an excellent team, seamlessly building off of each other’s talents to create hypnotic grooves and a captivating vocal that will truly “take you to places your mind’s never been.” Listen below! This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Bleu Clair & Jargon Team Up For Soulful, Tech House Single “Aura”

Taking part in the evolution of house music, Los Angeles native Marc Antonix has built a community of like-minded house enthusiasts who are not afraid to experiment and listen to different ever-evolving sounds. Unraveling his passion and dedication to pushing his unique sound forward, Antonix has experimented with a wide array of genres including electro house, trap, future bass, and more. From calling upon trap enthusiasts with his remix of RL Grime and Juelz’s “Formula,” to his dancefloor ready hit “Glory Nights,” Marc Antonix is a force to be reckoned with. We are stoked to premiere his latest single, “All For You,” a song that instantly takes you an unforgettable listening experience to another dimension. With stunning soundscapes and powerful vocal melodies taking flowing immaculately, a fury of drum claps lead into a mesmerizing melody crafted with futuristic instrumentals in mind. It’s a euphoric experience that isn’t soon forgotten. Listen below! This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: PREMIERE: Marc Antonix Unveils Euphoric Single, “All For You”

With a genre-bending blend of bass house and the gritty edge of trap, Alex Bui, otherwise globally known as VON BUOYAGE, is championing his very own signature style that’s breaking through barriers and setting the stage for a total music revival. VON BUOYAGE’s cohesive sound is free from time, space, and constraints, and bridges the power of hard-hitting bass house with the raw attitude and tone of trap music. Endorsing the mantra of “stay buoyant,” there’s a powerful ambition behind every VON BUOYAGE track: to speak positive influence, encourage integrity and respect, and unite the masses through timeless sound. We are thrilled to premiere VON BUOYAGE’s a sizzling new single, this time teaming up with vocalist Honey-B-Sweet for “You Ain’t Close“. The energy is infectious right from the start, as VON BUOYAGE expertely crafts a rumbling tech house groove cut with high energy wubs and sharp synth stabs. Honey then takes it a step higher with empowering, chest-beating vocals, giving this the feel of becoming the next club anthem. “I’m so excited to share this song with the world. It is the perfect song to show what I’ve been working on and has come at the cusp of me discovering my sound. My favorite part of the song has to be the drop synth melody and, of course, Honey’s rapping. I think the song brings just the right amount of grit and fun energy to make a real crowd-pleaser. I’m very happy with how this one came out, and I hope the world enjoys it as much as I do!” – VON BUOYAGE Listen below! This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: PREMIERE: VON BUOYAGE Drops Sizzling Collab w/ Vocalist Honey-B-Sweet, “You Ain’t Close”

Rossy has had a banger of a year with tons of huge support slots and a slew of original releases that have everyone looking to see what she has in store next. In just a couple weeks, she’ll be making her HARD Summer debut on the main stage. And if you’ve been wondering what that’s going to sound like, you’re in luck. The latest entry in the HARD Summer Mixtape Series comes from none other than Rossy who chose to throw it back with some classic trap. She says, “HARD Summer means a lot to me; it’s one of the first festivals I ever went to. I wanted this mix to pay homage to a certain era of trap that helped inspire my production and reminds me of my early years at HARD Summer. Absolutely can’t wait to see your beautiful faces there!” Check out the mix below! Select tickets and shuttles to HARD Summer are still available. Photo via Johnny Ostermeier for Insomniac This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: [PREMIERE] Rossy Goes Throwback Trap For HARD Summer Mixtape Series

Fred Again.., who’s experiencing a meteoric rise, only just put out a new song co-written with Four Tet (and Skrillex is also involved, somehow) and he’s already planning his next massive hit. Teased in his private Discord first, he’s shared the news with the rest of the world via Instagram: he’s teaming up with Swedish House Mafia for “Turn On The Lights Again” coming next week. The song samples Future’s “Turn On The Lights.” EDM.com notes this isn’t the first time the trio and young producer have worked together as he’s credited on “Calling On” from their debut album, Paradise Again. He shared a preview of the song yesterday on Instagram from a recent live show. Stay tuned for the full release soon! This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Fred Again.. & Swedish House Mafia Dropping New Collaboration Next Week

No, not for good. But Drew Taggart and Alex Pall, aka The Chainsmokers, have signed up with fledgling space tourism company World View to perform at the edge of space, approximately 20 miles above the Earth, making them the first artists to do so, according to AP. “We have always dreamed of going to space and are stoked to collaborate with World View to have this adventure and experience,” said The Chainsmokers in a statement. “We know the views of both Earth and space are going to be incredible and inspiring and we hope to leverage this flight for creativity on future projects.” The Chainsmokers will be on the inaugural expedition slated for 2024. AP writes, “Picking The Chainsmokers for the honor was, in part, a personal decision as well as an attempt to excite a younger audience. [Ryan Hartman, CEO at World View] said he watched as his youngest son belted out lyrics from the duo’s songs and was inspired by the band’s popularity. He explained the flight to the pair over dinner.” No doubt the performance will be live streamed with some incredible views, but we’ll have to wait a couple of years to see it in action. Photo via Rukes.com This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: The Chainsmokers Will Become First Artists To Perform From The Edge Of Space

To date, only two drum & bass acts have headlined the iconic Wembley Arena in the UK: Pendulum and Andy C. The 12,500-seat facility is London’s second-largest indoor arena after The O2 Arena, and the ninth-largest in the United Kingdom, but you’ll see almost every artist who’s played there has a “(Live At Wembley)” album available to stream. Now, Hybrid Minds is poised to add their name to the list of D&B acts who have graced the venue’s marquee on October 22. With more to come, very special supporting guests will be announced closer to the date, marking a memorable night in D&B. Selling out live shows last year for Printworks in 4 hours as well as their headline Brixton Academy show six months out from the dates, the Wembley Arena show marks the perfect progression for Hybrid Minds as the first D&B act to headline the venue this year. The announcement comes following the release of their newest single, “Better Now” featuring Lily Denning, ahead of their Tides: Part 1 EP dropping the day before the show, October 21. Sign up for tickets here. This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Hybrid Minds Announces Headline Wembley Arena Show

Last year, RL Grime brought his annual Halloween mix series IRL for the first time in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Palladium. For those fortunate enough to attend, it was an unforgettable experience. For those who weren’t, you have a chance once again in an even bigger arena — the Forum. Comparing the size of the two venues, the Hollywood Palladium has space for around 3,500-4,000 people. The Forum fits upwards of 17,000 for sporting events, a little less for music events as the stage restricts seating behind. Still, the event is going to be 4-5x bigger, with bigger production, and bigger guests (probably). Presale begins Thursday. General on-sale begins Friday at 10am PT. Sign up for early access here. Photo via OHDAGYO This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: RL Grime Is Bringing Halloween XI Live To The Forum In Los Angeles