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Apple’s Catalina Update Causes Problem for DJs
MacOS Catalina, Apple’s latest desktop operating system update, will be the official end of iTunes following almost two decades of the digital service provider dominating the music industry. The update will unfortunately come at a cost for iTunes using DJs who have relied on the software to help manage their files and playlists. The new …
Wynn Nightlife in Las Vegas Announces New Daytime Party ‘Intermission’
Wynn Nightlife in Las Vegas recently announced a new off-season day party, ‘Intermission’, featuring underground dance music artists. Starting on October 26th through December 14th from 2pm to 10pm every Sunday, Intermission will feature performances by Nora En Pure, Guy Gerber, Rüfüs Du Sol, Pete Tong, Claptone and the Elrow as well as Rumors parties. …
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 …
Carl Cox Breaks Up Fight During Set in Greece
Carl Cox recently stopped playing to break up a fight during his set. The King of Techno was playing the Techniques Festival at Gazi Music Hall in Athens, Greece where he noticed a fight had erupted in the crowd. Cox stopped the music to jump on the mic and said the following: “Stop this shit, …
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 …
Flume Drops New Single “Rushing Back” ft. Vera Blue
Between the release of “Hi This is Flume”, oft-referred to as his most ambitious project yet (surpassed only by his viral Burning Man stunt), his Quits EP and his single “Let You Know” with London Grammer, 2019 has been a hell of a year for the Sydney-born producer. Now he’s back with another female-vocal adorned …
Nghtmre Drops New Remix for “First Time!”
Major bass music producer and DJ NGHTMRE releases his newest remix on one of the largest electronic tracks of 2018. The remix of “First Time” was originally produced by Seven Lions, SLANDER, Dabin, and Dylan Matthew. NGHTMRE does an excellent job of reworking the famous track by adding his signature sounds and chopping up Dylan …
Insomniac Sends Hundreds of EDC Tents to Bahamas Hurricane Dorian Survivors
Last week, Insomniac Events shipped roughly 750 tents from the company’s Las Vegas warehouse to Grand Bahama and Abaco islands to house nearly 5,000 displaced survivors from the Category 5 storm. Previously occupied by Electric Daisy Carnival festival attendees, the weather-resistant shelters are equipped with electricity outlets and air conditioning, and can fit up to …
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 …
EDC 2020 Las Vegas Tix on Sale Friday Sept 20th!
In 2020, Insomniac and dance music fans will celebrate the 10th year of the annual dance music festival that tops all others. Tickets go on sale at 9am Friday morning September 20th! This past May saw a combined 465,000 attendees over the three nights of the event at the Las Vegas Speedway. Returning for 2020 …