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SXM Festival Announces Phase One Line-up for 2020 feat Ricardo Villalobos, Enzo Siragusa, Blond:Ish, Loco Dice, Cassy, Sonja Moonear, DJ Tennis

Over the past five years SXM Festival has set its sights on crafting the perfect electronic music destination experience on the iconic shores of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. Fostered from the cultural core and physical wonder of its Caribbean home, SXM Festival has triumphed as a journey of world-class music and pristine natural beauty. Today the event has revealed a phase one lineup of globally renowned selectors for its March 11-15, 2020 edition.

It is with the constantly evolving taste of the international dance music community in mind that SXM Festival crafts its scene-leading musical offerings. The result is a mixing pot of industry titans and emerging acts sourced from all corners of the world with the united purpose of pushing the sounds of the underground to their absolute limit.

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Time Warp USA Announces Ricardo Villalobos, Sven VĂ€th, Richie Hawtin, Amelie Lens, Peggy Gou, Maceo Plex and More for 2019 Return

Celebrating 25 years as one of electronic music’s most recognized and respected curatorial forces, Time Warp today has announced the lineup for its return to New York City, November 22-23. Five years after its last appearance in America, the brand welcomes some of the biggest names in house and techno to the industrial haunts of the New York Expo Center in The Bronx for two days of total audio and visual immersion.

Time Warp has built itself around a central notion of family, it’s a refrain that is repeated again and again both within the community of artists that have grown central to the event, and the tens of thousands of fans who make the pilgrimage to Mannheim every year.

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Secret Project 2019 to Feature Four Tet, Modeselektor, Honey Dijon, Dixon, Nina Kraviz b2b Helena Hauff

On October 12-13, Secret Project will return to Downtown Los Angeles for the sophomore edition of its cutting-edge music experience. Nestled within the creative hotbed of Chinatown’s Naud Street, the event will once again offer globally leading soundscapes set within one of the country’s most unique urban locales.

Secret Project paired Los Angeles’ tastemaking electronic music scene with some of the world’s best selectors in 2018, uniting a global community and creating a forum to showcase avant-garde and esoteric strains of electronic music in the heart of LA. It was the first event of its kind in the city, and those who attended enjoyed something unique in Los Angeles.

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Jeff Mills, Anetha, Paula Temple, Stephen Bodzin, Dubfire b2b Tiga Featured on DGTL Barcelona 2019 Lineup

Guest Article by Desires Media

The powerhouse dance music festival brand DGTL makes its way to Parc del Forum for their 5th edition in Barcelona, Spain on August 23rd and 24th. The electronic dance, star-studded lineup comprises international DJ headliners, Marco Carola, Jeff Mills, Tale of Us and more. As well as live performances from Stephan Bodzin and Satori. The fun-filled weekend consists of dueling DJ sets from Tiga b2b with Dubfire, Roman Flugal b2b with Barnt, and Recondite b2b Marcus Worgull to name a few. The 50 artists showcase features both local artists and legendary dance heavy hitters, 4 stages and variety of Avant-grade art installations and emphasis on environmental sustainability.

In this year’s edition, the festival seeks to improve sound quality and overall experience. According to their latest press release:

“DGTL will also reformulate the floor plan on its 5th edition. Thus, some stages will be relocated to ensure better sound isolation and clarity.”

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ADE Has Confirmed 10% of 2019 Lineup Including Jeff Mills, Derrick May, FJAAK, 999999999 and Robert Hood

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s largest festival and business conference for electronic music, has now announced the first selection of artists for 2019, expecting to welcome 400,000 visitors for the 24th edition.

The five day and night gathering runs from October 16th-20th, 2019 and is the world’s most extensive festival and conference program for electronic music, offering a broad range of art, film, photography, alongside music and the latest trends in technology and social good.

Alongside the popularity of the night and day program from national and international visitors, the organizers see growing interest in the conference ADE Sound Lab, the daytime cultural activities and the live electronic music and sustainability focuses in both the festival and conference program.

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CRSSD Announce Amelie Lens, Richie Hawtin, 999999999, Objekt and Dr. Rubinstein for Fall 2019 Edition

Today, CRSSD has announced the Phase One lineup for its Fall 2019 event, taking place September 28th-29th. Located in the heart of Downtown San Diego at the coveted Waterfront Park, CRSSD offers festival goers a meticulously curated lineup of world-class live and electronic musical performances across three stages.

Since its emergence five seasons ago, CRSSD has become one of North America’s most celebrated electronic music festivals. Each year CRSSD curates two industry-leading events which champion a balance of the dance world’s most talked about talent and future stars. A combination of avant-garde bookings and the idyllic Pacific coast backdrop at the Waterfront Park make it a crowd favorite on the West Coast festival calendar.

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Desert Hearts Announces DJ Tennis, Axel Boman, Archie Hamilton, DJ T, Rodriguez Jr., Rinzen and More for 2019 Festival

Seven years since the renegade inception of Desert Hearts Festival in the Mojave it has become a bonafide movement that draws thousands of dance floor aficionados from around the globe to experience its three pillars of House, Techno, and Love.

The magical 80-hour marathon will once again return to Los Coyotes Indian Reservation to create its cultural oasis of total festival freedom. It is here that fans can unleash their inner child, unplug, and bond on a singular dance floor soundtracked by a wide array of world-class selectors.

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The Dusk Music Campout Debuts in Southern California With DJ Nobu, DJ Harvey, Massimiliano Pagliara, and Jennifer Cardini

A new camping musical offering is landing in SoCal on the weekend of May 17-19th.

The Dusk Camp is a three-day experience scheduled to debut at La Jolla Reservation in Puma Valley, nestled inland roughly half-way between Los Angeles and San Diego.

Dusk takes place over 3 days and nights with DJs programmed on one stage to flow in harmony with the rise and fall of the weekend’s full moon. The camp inhabits a beautiful California location on Native American land, conveniently located between the globally served airports of Los Angeles and San Diego.
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Presenting The Phase 3 Roster for Kappa FuturFestival

After months of notable artist reveals, Kappa FuturFestival has completed the lineup for their 2019 edition with an epic phase 3 roster. Returning to the mechanical framework of Parco Dora in Torino, Italy, July 6-7, these latest additions take an already-diverse lineup even deeper into the realm of underground dance music.

Once again drawing from every corner of the globe, phase 3 includes heavy-hitters from house, techno and everything in between. The vinyl maven Ricardo Villalobos is listed alongside the LA event mogul Destructo. Keinemusik residents Adam Port and Reznik will spin a joint set. The Black Madonna will bring her unmistakable talent on the turntables. Swiss taste-maker Luciano. Detroit legend Motor City Drum Ensemble. A live set from Johannes Brecht.  With such a broad range of sounds represented, this last phase defines Kappa FuturFestival’s mission to welcome dancers of all preferences and inclinations.

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Voltage Festival Announces 5th Edition Lineup with Ben Klock, Dax J, Blawan Lucy, Oscar Mulero and More

Voltage Festival celebrates its 5th birthday on Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th of August. On this special occasion, the organization managed to compile a line-up that will hit hard, featuring some of the most prominent names in techno, such as Ben Klock, FJAAK, Oscar Mulero and Rebekah, amongst many others.

Ever wanted to rave at an old, abandoned, industrial power plant? Then grab your chance: Voltage Festival on the 10th and 11th of August in Zwevegem, Belgium. Voltage Festival has managed to build a solid reputation in only 4 years, becoming an indispensable part of the (inter)national electronic underground scene.

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