With November’s general election right around the corner, livestreaming platform Lost Resort TV has announced the debut of Rave The Vote, a digital multi-episode voter registration and fundraising event. Music fans can into Twitch on July 24th, August 14th, September 11th, and October 2nd for twelve hours worth of content from some of the most renowned figures in electronic music as well as educational segments and conversations with community leaders, industry professionals, and artists. The mission behind Rave the Vote is to get members of the EDM community to focus their efforts and attention towards the pillars of change and unity by encouraging them to register to vote. To do so, they’ve enlisted a lineup curated to represent our nation’s diverse and ...
The UK’s Ministry of Sound has just announced their new livestream event, Ministry Weekender. In an effort to support the World Health Organization, the iconic label is hosting an all-star cast of dance music leaders for their two-day virtual event. From the comfort of their own homes, attendees can expect to see Diplo, A-Trak, MK, Pete Tong, Solardo, and many more take over the decks at the charitable party. Donations will go towards the WHO Solidarity Response Fund, which helps countries around the world fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Ministry of Sound also announced that for every dollar viewers donate, their official partner, YouTube, will donate two dollars. Ministry Weekender will take place on Friday, May 29th and Saturday, May 30th. For more information o...
After tormenting the dance music world back in January 2020 by releasing their stellar debut streaming effort, The Brothers Macklovitch are finally back after a near 4-month gap. According to A-Trak, the brother of Dave-1 of Chromeo, the two are planning on releasing new music this week under their brotherly moniker. When A-Trak and Dave-1 debuted The Brothers Macklovitch, it wasn’t the first time they’d collaborated in a professional capacity. Way back in 1997, they founded the Montreal-based record label Audio Research, which they used as a conduit to release music for their hip-hop crew Obscure Disorder. They have come a long way since their days in Montreal’s underground hip-hop scene, of course, as both have emerged as prolific DJs and produc...