Cat Dealers
Electric Zoo’s 2021 Cancún Edition Moved to November, More Headliners Announced
Last summer the organizers of Electric Zoo declared they are “going hard in 2021 with BIG shows and NEW experiences,” announcing a destination event in Cancún from April 7th to 11th, 2021. Despite ongoing efforts, the festival has now been postponed to November 11-14, 2021. EZoo Cancún offers attendees standard, premium, or luxury packages at The Grand Oasis ranging in price from $759 to $849 per person. While the price tag does not include flights, it does cover all-inclusive food and drinks, accommodations, pool parties, beach activities, morning yoga classes, and of course, access to all music events. The initial lineup included headlining performances from Kaskade, Cash Cash, NGHTMRE, and Alesso, adding Diplo to the newly scheduled dates. Phase 2 adds performances from...
Brazilian Bosses: 10 EDM Artists from Brazil Dominating the Scene
There’s a reason why EDM is so popular in Brazil—the country is currently pumping out electronic music producers like a broken printer. Those artists have ignited the country’s music scene in recent years by cultivating Brazilian bass, a musical sub-genre that started out as a mere classification but has since mutated into a full-fledged culture. The ascension of this type of music is no fluke. Led by its unquestioned pacemaker, Alok, the Brazilian bass sound has exploded in its namesake nation and continues to gain steam in the states. And, like a smokestack, it’s only a matter of time until the genre truly explodes and billows out through the contemporary music scene at large. It’s already happening. A closely related electronic sub-genre called “slap ...
Cat Dealers Rework DubVision and Pontifexx’s “Stand By You” Into Deep House Anthem
Beloved Brazilian duo Cat Dealers is back at it again with their redo of DubVision and Pontifexx’s infectious single “Stand By You,” closing out a stacked year of releases with a flourish. Out December 18th via Martin Garrix‘s STMPD RCRDS, the remix sees Cat Dealers venture into new sonic territory, successfully experimenting with deep house to translate the future house original from the club to the outdoor festival scene. With a new, percussion-driven bass line building anticipation and a pulsing, high-intensity drop acting as its release, the energy of the track’s revamp manages to encompass the emotion of the song’s guiding vocal while breathing new life and versatility into its sound. “Stand By You” is a colorful cap on ...
