Tomorrowland fans rejoice: the festival has formally announced its first-ever New Years Eve edition. Along with the momentous announcement came the event’s staggering lineup, which doubles as a who’s who of dance music’s corps d’elite. Set to appear at the fest are Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Armin van Buuren, Charlotte de Witte, Diplo, Tchami, Netsky, and many more. Each will perform on four meticulously designed, digital stages in NAOZ, the brand new digital world that Tomorrowland’s 3D artists have developed for the occasion. Check out the full lineup below. Tomorrowland Tomorrowland’s virtual NYE stream has the potential to solidify itself as the most important digital music event to emerge from the COVID-19 epoch. All of its facets—stream...
There is so much talent within the electronic music community that it’s difficult to keep a finger on its pulse. To assist you on your music discovery journey, EDM.com’s monthly “Synth Sisters” series illuminates new releases from brilliant female producers of all genres and sizes with the hope of celebrating their contributions. In a special edition of “Synth Sisters,” barnstorming dance music production and DJ tandem NERVO have taken over the series to shed light on their favorite electronic music created by women. The prolific NERVO duo—comprised of sisters and mothers Liv and Mim Nervo—are in the midst of a typically triumphant year, releasing new music at a breakneck pace. They’ve unveiled collaborations with Plastik Funk (“Dar...
With no light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, it seems that electronic music artists are closing their eyes and throwing a dart at a map when planning their next livestream. Enter Belgian techno maven Charlotte de Witte, who has announced a momentous stream from a remote Montenegro fortress built in 1860. In partnership with Exit Festival’s new InfinitX project, which places major musical artists in the most beautiful locations around the world, de Witte has announced a can’t-miss DJ set at the Mogren Fortress in Budva, Montenegro. The structure was built by the ruling Austro-Hungarians of 1860 to defend the western borders of Budva. The broadcast marks yet another one-of-a-kind performance from KNTXT label founder de Witte, who has streamed from...
After her stunning “New Form” livestream from the top of the medieval Gravensteen Castle in Belgium earlier in the week, Charlotte de Witte is back with a new four-track offering. Titled Return to Nowhere, her latest project embodies everything that’s helped her become a techno megastar. The opening track, “Sgadi Li Mi,” which is Croatian for “if it bothers me,” will feel right at home with longtime fans. Haunting yet ethereal, the steady beat is laced with a tinge of acid that drives the mesmerizing tune home. On the title track, de Witte weaves two droning vocals together in such a way that reverberates throughout and further continues the evocative tale. For “Ensemble,” Belgium’s finest tweaks the humming in the...
Charlotte de Witte is planning to give the Knights of the Round Table a run for their money with her next performance. In partnership with Beatport, she is returning for her second “New Form” livestream tomorrow, Thursday, June 11th to perform at the medieval Gravensteen castle in her hometown of Ghent, Belgium. The castle is one of the city’s most iconic historical landmarks, making it the perfect backdrop for the release of her forthcoming Return to Nowhere EP. “Unfortunately we’re not able to see each other right now,” de Witte said in a press release announcing the stream. “But I’m super excited to be sharing this release with you from an iconic place in my hometown. This place has always held a great meaning for me. As a kid, I used to...
As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the music community and entertainment industry at large, it just claimed another victim in Sónar Festival. The 2020 edition of Sónar Festival was set to feature a number of major artists from the world electronic music, like Eric Prydz, The Chemical Brothers, Charlotte de Witte, and Carl Cox, among others. The beloved Barcelona-based music and arts festival took to Twitter today to announce the heartbreaking news that it was forced to postpone its 2020 iteration due to COVID-19 cocerns. In addition to the announcement of the new festival dates, June 17th to 19th, the official statement from Sónar’s organizers also informed fans that they will be receiving an email on May 19th, 2020 with information on tickets and benefits. Sónar&...
With every raucous DJ set and trailblazing release, Belgian tech house wunderkind Charlotte de Witte forges her path to becoming the new queen of techno. She has been on a rampage of the course of the last year and she has no plans to pull any punches any time soon. In lieu of Tomorrowland, which was sadly postponed in April 2020, de Witte recently dropped a hypnotic house set for One World Radio, who shared the full hourlong performance today. de Witte’s “Tomorrowland Friendship Mix” set also features an “unreleased exclusive” that de Witte is tantalizingly refusing to divulge any details on. “My Tomorrowland Friendship Mix for One World Radio features an unreleased exclusive track that I had something to do with,” de ...