It is hard to imagine some of our favorite DJs before they were headlining the main stages at festivals around the world. But they, like all of us, had to work hard and get to where they are. So what did some of these DJs look like before they made the big jump to touring the world? Let’s take a look.
Luigi Madonna has been one of the most active techno acts in dance music over the last twenty years.
Beatport is now accepting Bitcoin as payment from customers beginning in June. It’s leading the wave in this movement as it’s the first major digital music retailer to do so. They have also signed a partnership with Crypto.com to drop an expertly curated NFT titled âMusic for Future Dance Floorsâ on April 23. Boys Noize, Charlotte de Witte, Risa Taniguchi, Sama’ Abdulhadi, Sasha and more are part of the compilation along with visual artist Leif Podhajsky.
Two of underground electronic music’s biggest and well-known acts, Carl Cox and Charlotte de Witte, are joining forces for a five-hour live stream event organized by Time Warp and set to take place on May 31st.
German event series Time Warp has been spearheading the techno sound for more than a quarter of a century, and is known for delivering cutting-edge events with impressive production and stacked lineups featuring the who’s who of Techno, House and Minimal.
Neither Carl Cox nor Charlotte de Witte are strangers to Time Warp, but the two artists have never performed together before.
The event coincides with Memorial Day Weekend in the United States, making it ideal for techno fans looking to party safely on the day if clubs and venues in their areas are still closed.
For more info on the live stream, visit the Official Time Warp event page HERE.
Two of techno’s most recognizable names, Charlotte de Witte and Enrico Sangiuliano, have announced that they are now engaged.
Letâs talk about the elephant in the room: raving during COVID-19. At the start of COVID-19 the dance music community came together and found alternate solutions to live music events. Necessity is the mother of invention and many quickly became tech experts. From DJs to promoters, they flooded the virtual gates hosting live streams through various channels. However, after almost six months since lockdown first started, it seems as if many have had enough of these pseudo-get-togethers, including some big-name DJs.
âWhat’s in a name?” Undoubtedly one of William Shakespeare’s greatest quotes from his Romeo and Juliet play. Well, turns out a name influences public perception, and itâs one of several pieces that build an artistâs brand. Without compromising the integrity of your sound, an ever-evolving process, yet happens all too often with aspiring artists admit industry vets like Mark Knight and Carl Cox, itâs important to understand the external factors involved in building your artist brand. This Building Your Artist Brand Series: Establishing Your Presence installment approaches everything from landing on a name and logo to your brandâs look and feel.
Here it is, the full Sunday lineup for Movement Electronic Music Festival’s 2019 edition, set to take place May 25-27th at Hart Plaza in the heart of Detroit.
This one is techno heavy, featuring old and new names alike. At first glance we see festival favorites Richie Hawtin, Chris Liebing and Kevin Saunderson, who will be playing back-to-back with his two sons, The Saunderson Brothers.
With the Electric Island Toronto season six finale upon us, two things are clear:
1) This year was one of the most successful and attended summers to date, and
2) this year was one of the fastest summers to pass by! It’s hard to believe that Toronto is already gearing up for the two-day Labour Day edition, on Sunday, September 2 and Monday, September 3. Most mourn the Labour Day weekend, as it signals an end to the warmer days, but thanks to the absolutely stacked line-up that Electric Island has put together, the only feelings here are anticipation, wonder and joy! From one of dance music’s biggest names, Loco Dice, to the queen of techno herself, Nicole Moudaber, to Mobilee’s exquisite live performer Rodriguez Jr., the season finale boasts an incredible line-up of international talent.
As the world celebrates International Womenâs Day today, we decided to honor some of the best techno producers and DJs in the game with a specially curated playlist of live sets and mixes.
Totaling over 50 hours of techno, our SoundCloud playlist includes music from some of the most prominent acts in todayâs underground electronic music scene, as well as up-and-coming talent you should be familiar with. You can listen to live sets by Rebekah, Dasha Rush, Charlotte de Witte, Helena Hauff, Nicole Moudaber, Michelle Sparks, Lindsey Herbert and more, as well as guest mixes by Annie Hall, Rrose, Hydrangea, Mary Velo, Anastasia Kristensen, Mirella Kroes, ANNA, Lady Starlight and plenty others.
Enjoy:
