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Tech-House Shown as Most Popular Electronic Music Genre

According to a newly released business report presented at Ibiza’s International Music Summit (IMS), tech-house has overtaken techno as the most popular electronic genre. The report stated that the genre shot past the previous favorite in Beatport sales in 2021, marking it the new best-seller.

After holding second place for the past two years, tech-house has officially climbed one space up the rankings, while house music stays in the third spot, and techno moves down to second place.

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Jamie Jones

Paradise in the Park Returns This June in L.A.

Jamie Jones brings his global event series Paradise back to Perishing Square, the city’s most iconic open-air venue, to host the baddest block party that’s ever been shown. Not to mention, this will be the last event at Pershing Square before construction commences, so it’s your last chance to party below the skyline.

This year, lineups will preformed by the likes of Jamie Jones, Art department, Dubfire, Carlita, DJ Holographic, and Airrica.

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Eco-friendly

Tips to Be More Eco-Friendly When You Go Out

It’s no brainer that when attending any kind of music festival that efficiency is the main goal for most, but sometimes things that are quick fixes can also be detrimental to the environment, and even to your wallet. The more cash and products that are bought and used, the less likely you are able to sustain them for future keep – in this case future festivals. BBC Earth reported noted that per UK festival goers is the equivalent of over 2.7kg (almost 6lbs!) of waste per day. Another article by FLOWATER also reported that in conjunction to 52% of Americans attending a live music event per year, the majority of these events sell single-use plastic water bottles – these festivals can contribute to 107 tons of waste, and only 20% of it are recycled.

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Northern Lights

Northern Nights Music Festival Announces Initial Cannabis & Wellness Details

Northern Nights Music Festival has announced the initial cannabis and wellness details for their highly-anticipated return to California’s iconic Redwood Forest from July 15-17, 2022. Taking place at Cook’s Valley Campground in Piercy, CA on the Humboldt / Mendocino border, the beloved festival has built its name based on an eclectic mix of cutting-edge music, industry-leading cannabis programming, and serene natural landscapes.

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meute band

‘MEUTE’ the Techno Marching Band Appears at Coachella

Eleven-member marching band MEUTE from Hamburg Germany will appear this year at Coachella on Friday, April 15th and 22nd. In addition, they will have a show in Los Angeles on Monday, April 18th, 2022.

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Why I Attend Movement Electronic Music Festival In Detroit Every Year

I remember my first trip to Detroit for Movement, back when I lived in Chicago and people still called it DEMF (if you know, you know what I am talking about!). In the midst of studying for finals the subject of Memorial Day Weekend would come up, and I would get the weirdest looks from my classmates when I told them that I was heading to Detroit for Movement- a festival they had never heard of. However, I had been told that Detroit was magical and I had to see it for myself. I had no idea that I was about to introduce myself to the best techno weekend in North America and, ultimately, to what would become a yearly pilgrimage (addiction?) to what is undoubtedly the real mecca of techno.

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Global Ascension

Global Ascension is a Festival For Art, Music, And Getting In Tune With Nature

Global Ascension is a music and art festival for self expression, escaping the city, and getting in tune with yourself and the nature around you. Currently going on into it’s 4th year, the festival will take place on Friday May 13, 2022 2:00 PM – Sunday May 15, 2022 in Apple Valley. The creators Joakim and Carter talk to 6AM about how they were inspired to create their festival and what participants can expect from this 3 day getaway experience.
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Lightning in a Bottle Announces Compass Music, Learning & Culture Programming for 2022 Edition

Do LaB, originators and creators of North America’s premiere multi-faceted boutique festival Lightning in a Bottle, announced its Compass music, learning, and culture programming. LIB’s Compass offers opportunities for attendees to gain life changing lessons to bring back to their day to day lives through a series of talks, workshops, and performances from world-renowned visionaries, experts, and thought-leaders during the Memorial Day weekend festival this May 25-30.

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Lightning in a Bottle’s Compass environments host an array of learning and culture programming that aligns with the core principles of the festival – creating space for connection, expression, and community. Highlighted talks and discussions among this year’s programming include Regenerating Soil with Microbes, Cryptocurrency: The Ownership Economy, Queering the Liminal, Technology of Prayer, Fire Adapted Communities: Building A Wildfire Resilient Future, Transforming Fulfilling Prophecies into Love, Resilience of Chamorro Food and more.

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Compass has once again curated a top-tier selection of thought leaders and experts to lead attendees on a thought-provoking journey during their festival experience. This includes the Tejon Indian Tribe Dance Troupe, 2x best-selling author and founder/CEO of 4BiddenKnowledge Billy Carson, holistic wellness expert Queen Afua of the Sacred Woman Rites of Passage program, and Racing Extinction collaborators and digital artists Louie Psihoyos and Travis Threlkel.

Some of the key innovative workshops will include Art of Benevolent Leadership in Ritual Community, Psychedelic JEDI Training, Hope in the Anthropocene, Ceremonial Chants & Medicine Music, Remote Viewing for Psychic Development, and No Means No – How to (Not) Talk to Cops.

Learning Kitchen returns as LIB’s culinary hub at the festival, empowering through demonstrations and tastings. Among the Learning Kitchen programming is Regenerative Soil Practices & Juice with Vive Organic, Praise Cheezus: Elevated Nut Cheese with Chef Perla & Elevation Eating, Slow Food & Sourdough Pizza with Zach + Kayla of Beloved’s Bread, Green Keto: Bye Bye Sugar Cravings with Katelyn Louise of Pure Joy Planet, and Curry Deconstructed: Ayurveda & Spices with Cristina Urioste & Rasa Foods.

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Lightning in a Bottle has also partnered with organizations that continue to emphasize the idea of worldwide connection and well-being. These partners include Buckminster Fuller Institute, Academy of Oracle Arts, Ecological Renewal Alliance, Fungi Foundation, Ritual Community, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), and Life-Force Academy. Throughout the year, festival attendees can get involved with these partners who take direct action in alignment with the foundational ethos that Lightning in a Bottle is built on.

Artists announced on the musical lineup for The Compass stage include a DJ set by electronic-crossover favorite SG Lewis, Danish electronic trio and internationally celebrated live act WhoMadeWho, German DJ and producer Parra For Cuva, emotive and melancholic techno producer Christian Löffler, forward-thinking multi-genre producer Full Crate, Andre Power and Sasha Marie of Soulection, ethereal electronic musician Ayla Nereo, 29 Palms from Ooah and Boreta of The Glitch Mob, neo-psychedelic world music band Simrit, multi-instrumentalist and DJ/producer Aabo, Afro-Latina DJ/producers and stylish twins Coco & Breezy, and many more.

Lightning in a Bottle defies the typical definition of a music festival by holding participation at its core. It’s a place where lifelong friendships, relationships, and memories are forged, a temporary home where excitement, fun, and surprise wait around every corner. It’s this type of immersive and interactive educational and cause-driven programming that helps to foster the sense of community that truly makes LIB an experience like no other.

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Desert Hearts Festival Celebrates 10 Years

For 10 years, the Desert Hearts Festival has remained a utopian portal of house, techno, and community.

This year, Desert Hearts has officially announced the lineup for its 10 year anniversary at its renovated venue in Lake Perris, California from April 28-May 2, 2022. And, despite the festival no longer taking place at its usual location, Los Coyotes Indian Reservation, the Deserts Hearts Community is still fueling the excitement of house and techno at this year’s new location.

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All Day I Dream

All Day I Dream Festival Announces Lineup & Wellness Activities

Over the past decade, Lee Burridge’s All Day I Dream has captured the imagination and hearts of music lovers everywhere, offering magical daytime experiences dedicated to the community as much as the music. On May 12-15, The All Day I Dream Festival will debut in the idyllic surroundings of California’s Woodward Reservoir in Oakdale, California to offer its first-ever weekend long camping escape.

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