Fedde Le Grand has been a staple of the Netherlands’ electronic dance music scene since the early 2000s, when he cofounded the renowned Sneakerz club night in Amsterdam and the Hague. But in the past few years, the Dutch DJ/producer has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame, starting with the…
I went to Mansion on Saturday night to find out what’s happened to electro-house. This energetic style, with equal parts electro and indie dance rock, exploded on the international scene in 2006 but lost most of its edge within two years. It was seemingly extinguished by the same intensity that…
DJ Joaquin Estevez was born in the Dominican Republic and relocated to Miami in 1992, where he’s been a mainstay of the local underground EDM scene since his long-standing residency for Sobebeats and their infamous warehouse parties in 2006-2008. He has since played regularly in support of the PL0T, Link,…
Fedde Le Grand has been a staple of the Netherlands’ electronic dance music scene since the early 2000s, when he co-founded the renowned Sneakerz club night in Amsterdam and the Hague. But in the past few years, the Dutch DJ/producer has has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame, starting with…
The Techno Loft at Space has consistently delivered the goods since launching earlier this year, showcasing some of the top techno talent from around the globe with a special emphasis on the Berlin sound. Saturday, December 19 continues the trend with a stellar double booking featuring Berlin techno legends Loco…
Photo by Sarah TylerClick here to view more photos from this event.I went to Mansion on Saturday night in order to find out what’s happened to electro house. This energetic style, blended with equal parts electro and indie dance rock, exploded on the international scene in 2006 but lost most…
Miami’s techno heads are hardly out of options tonight with internationally renowned DJ/producers Simon Baker and Todd Bodine in tow at Grass and the Electric Pickle, respectively. SAFE’s Art Basel special at Grass last weekend, featuring Radio Slave and Argy, seemed to mark the resurgence of the Design District lounge…
Half of this internationally renowned Spanish twosome Chus and Ceballos, DJ/producer Chus Estaban has garnered worldwide recognition through the duo’s Stereo Productions label, in addition to chart-topping releases on the esteemed Yoshitoshi, Shinichi, and Defected imprints. High-profile remixes for the likes of Madonna, Danny Tenaglia, and Deep Dish have garnered…
DJ/producer Simon Baker has enjoyed a steady ascent to international fame in the past couple of years through a slew of infectious releases on high-profile labels, countless global tour dates, and a firm grasp on what makes people get down on a dance floor. As a DJ in the ’90s…
The PL0T and LINK crews have been busy this year hosting some of the top international techno talent at downtown venues like White Room, Electric Pickle and Space. Now they’ve embarked on an entirely new collaborative effort that aims to showcase Miami’s own local talent in the intimate patio setting…
Ghostly International 10 Year Anniversary PartyWhite Room, MiamiSaturday, December 5, 2009Better than: Any record label party this side of WMC.Despite the unfavorable weather most of Saturday, things cleared up enough for Miami to enjoy partying al fresco at what was surely the greatest White Room turnout all year. Ghostly International apparently…
In the world of short-lived electronic dance music fads, electro house is pretty much dead, extinguished by the very intensity with which it alighted on the international dance music scene in 2006-2008. The same brash and abrasive over-the-top sound that made electro house exciting a couple years ago — when…
As if SAFE hadn’t won over enough hearts this weekend by serving up the Ghostly International 10 Year Anniversary Party at White Room on Saturday night, they have a veritable techno extravaganza in store for Miami tonight at Grass Lounge in the Design District, featuring Radio Slave and Argy, along…
Brooklyn-based DJ/producer Adrian Michna a.k.a. Egg Foo Young started his musical career DJing parties and gigging in bands on the NYC bar circuit before migrating to Miami in the mid-’90s. It was in our neck of the woods that he co-founded the pioneering hip hop/electronic outfit Secret Frequency Crew, which…
Now in its seventh installment, Aquabooty’s infamous Art Basel special, “Fuck Art Let’s Dance”, is going down at the Electric Pickle on Friday night and headlined this time by the legendary DJ/producer and self-anointed “high priest of spiritual house music” Osunlade. The religious title isn’t merely symbolic, as Osunlade is…
Who is Paul van Dyk, really? Obviously he’s one of the most famous figures in electronic dance music worldwide — and arguably the best-dressed. But why? Well his industry accolades speak for themselves. Paul van Dyk (born Matthias Paul in East Germany, 1971) is a Grammy Award-nominated artist, named “World’s…
Ali Shirazinia, AKA Dubfire, is half of renowned duo Deep Dish and is its decidedly more musically forward-thinking member. As a solo producer in his own right, though, he’s garnered equally significant recognition. In 2007, he launched his own label and taste-making music platform, Science + Technology Digital Audio, and…
After eluding the annals of popular dance music for practically ever, France finally got with the program in the late ’90s thanks to a quirky little duo by the name of Daft Punk. It didn’t take long after that for France to grow its own crop of DJ superstars, the…
When Andrei Osyka, Brett Griffin, and Justin Sloe first met in the Los Angeles dance music scene at the turn of the millennium, little could they have known that their newly forged creative partnership would comprise one of the West Coast’s hippest EDM collectives by the end of the decade…
Erick MorilloFew Latins have had as fruitful and influential a career in electronic dance music as DJ/producer Erick Morillo. Born in Colombia and later raised in Union City, New Jersey, the house music veteran began DJing in his teens. By the early ’90s he was experimenting with provocative genre-bending fusions…
After eluding the annals of popular dance music for practically ever, France finally got with the program in the late ’90s thanks to a quirky little duo by the name of Daft Punk. It didn’t take long after that for France to grow its own crop of DJ superstars, the…
DJ Andres Amadeus has been a staple of Miami’s electronic dance music scene for several years now, holding court at various hotspots around town including Segafredo, the Delano, and Skybar, where he presided over the weekly Soultech sessions and its slew of cutting-edge international techno bookings. In 2008 Andres joined…
