Tourists stabbed at Tulum ANTS party
For much of the last decade, the BPM Festival in Playa del Carmen dominated the month of January with an epic lineup of house and techno parties. After the shooting at the 2017 BPM event at the Blue Parrot nightclub (see: 2017 BPM Shooting Update, Impact (Banned from Returning?) and DJ statements), BPM was cancelled …
Beatport Link Allows Direct Streaming and Mixing of Beatport/Beatsource Tracks
EDM Life (Greg Wasik): We’ve got Rob McDaniels with us who is the CEO of Beatort. Tonight we’re at the official launch of their Link product which allows for streaming tracks from the Beat Source library. So obviously this is a new product you guys just came out with… how long has it been in …
2020 Grammy Nominations include the Chemical Brothers, Skrillex, Disclosure and RÜFÜS DU SOL
Today the nominations for the 2020 Grammy Awards were announced by the Recording Academy. For Best Dance Recording, the nominees include: Skrille and Boys Noize for “Midnight Hour,” the Chemical Brothers for “Got to Keep On,” RÜFÜS DU SOL for “Underwater” and Bonobo for “Linked.’ Disclosure continued on their Grammy hot streak with their nomination …
Calvin Harris Teases New Music, Unreleased Mac Pro Spotted in his Studio
This past weekend EDM legend Calvin Harris posted multiple clips of his home studio to Instagram. In the posts he showed off his stunning home studio with more keyboards than one can count! View this post on Instagram What have I created A post shared by Calvin Harris (@calvinharris) on Oct 9, 2019 at 5:41pm …
EDM Life Interviews Rony Seikaly on the EDM Life Podcast 1.0
EDM Life: Today we have Rony Seikaly speaking with us at EDM Life. Rony was born in Lebanon, he grew up in Greece, moved to the US to play basketball at Syracuse where he led them to the championship game and then later, he was the first-round pick by the Miami Heat and he led …
KAOS Nightclub in Las Vegas Shuts its Doors!
While industry scuttlebutt had been swirling recently due to management changes and rumored behind the scenes drama with Kaos, it was somewhat surprising to see the venue has been officially closed today by Red Rock Resorts, Inc. the owners of the Palms Hotel and Casino. Red Rock Resorts, Inc. gave the following statement: “This afternoon, …
Galantis Cancels Upcoming Shows Due to Injury
Galantis, the EDM duo from Sweden, has announced that in the short term all of their future gigs have been cancelled/postponed due to injury Christian Karlsson, half of the duo, tore ligaments in his leg last month in Korea on tour. No date has been given for when the lads will be able to return …
RÜFÜS DU SOL Release DJ Mix Recorded at 2019 Burning Man
The trio originally from Australia now Venice-LA based music group, fresh off of their triumphant 20,000+ show in downtown Los Angeles have shared a dj mix set recorded at Burning Man last month. The band gave the following quote regarding their experience at Burning Man: “Thank you to all the beautiful dancers and generous characters …
Groove Cruise’s New Groove Island Event on Catalina Island Enthralls Dance Music Fans
This past weekend saw the people behind the Groove Cruise launch ‘Grove Island,’ bringing their party to Catalina Island, southwest off the coast of Los Angeles. The event consisted of daytime and evening parties on the beach at the Descanso Beach Club and additional parties into the night at the famous Catalina Casino a mere …
Have Marshmello and Skrillex left KAOS Las Vegas?
Now as the summer season in Las Vegas comes to a close, in surprising news, all of the major talent resident djs have been removed from the KAOS website including Marshmello, Skrillex, Above and Beyond, Armin van Buuren, Eric Prydz and G-Eazy. Earlier this year the EDM industry was stunned to read of Marshmello’s record-breaking …