Pete Tong

Three EDM Artist to Watch This Summer

EDM is a tough genre to stay on top of, even for the most devout kandi kid. The explosion of festivals like Electric Daisy Carnival, the abundance of DJ residencies and tours around the world and the mammoth popularity of sites like Beatport, its not always easy to decipher between the next big sta ... More >>

EDC Las Vegas 2013 Lineup is Here!

After leaving fans on the edge of their seats in anticipation for the sold out 17th Annual Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway -- Insomniac finally revealed the diverse lineup of musical "conductors" as founder and CEO Pasquale Rotella likes to call them. This year's list include ... More >>

Fehrplay Goes From Eric Prydz Protégé to EDM Playmaker

The Eric Prydz protege Fehrplay actually began making music with his first computer at the age of 12. Born Jonas Von Der Fehr, the Norwegian DJ and producer started off listening to trance and then progressed to more funky house stuff in the early Axwell days. Once he found the more progressive side ... More >>

Top Five Coachella EDM Highlights

Amidst the crazy sea of hipsters, hippies, old folks, pre-teens and babies(!), the first weekend of Coachella was also packed with EDM revelers ready to get their fist-pumping music fix over the course of the three day bacchanal. In fact it seems that dance music lovers are growing in numbers so muc ... More >>

Song Exclusive: Minaya & Vikus, Spiro "Overdrive"

OC's very own Minaya & Vikus will hit another milestone in their careers today as their long awaited original track "Overdrive" hits Beatport courtesy of Boiler House Records. Already having a remix released in September on INTOTHEAM Records which reached #4 on the Progressive House Top 100 Rele ... More >>

Justin Martin Calls His Music "Booty-Shakin, Speaker-Rattling, Panty-Droppin, Bass-Heavy Fun"

There are plenty of indie, electro experimentalists out there, but few have the natural inclination to fuse various shades of down tempo  to create something bright. Admiring forgotten forefathers of EDM like Goldie and LTJ Bukem inspired Justin Martin to create music ahead of his time--develop ... More >>

Buy Identity Tickets for $20

​On Wednesday, July 13, electronic-only festival Identity, which we'd talked about here, will be selling $20 general admission tickets for only 20 hours (for any one of the Identity Festival shows). Starting at 9 a.m. until 5 a.m. the next day, fans can buy the tickets via any Ticketmaster outlet. ... More >>

Get Ready to Roll: Identity is Coming to Town

​ Who knew it could happen? Break out the glow sticks, kids. Identity Festival, touted as the "first-ever touring electronic ONLY music festival," is coming to Orange County. The festival has stops at 20 major outdoor amphitheatres throughout North America in August and September. The one-day ev ... More >>

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