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Photos: Relive the Dazzling NYE 2021 Celebration at Lights All Night Dallas
New Year’s Eve is a celebration unlike any other in the EDM community. And with so many events happening simultaneously, it can be hard to say which is the right one to attend—but there’s something special about Lights All Night in Dallas. Lights All Night Dallas is in a league of its own. Organizers kicked things off once again at the Dallas Market Hall this past weekend, throwing a rapturous fest for a sold-out crowd of approximately 18,000 each night. Along with a sea of eager ravers ready to rejoice in the new year, Lights All Night brought out some of the most popular artists in electronic dance music, including ILLENIUM, SLANDER, deadmau5, SVDDEN DEATH, Above & Beyond, and DJ Snake. Lights All Night 2021 Dallas ‘Super Nova’ Main Stage Alive Cove...
21 Stories That Defined EDM In 2021
2021 was yet another year that tested the strength of the electronic dance music community. Event organizers and ravers had to settle into a new norm this year, adapting to mercurial COVID-19 health guidelines in the name of public safety. And even though it was marginally better than the dystopian lockdowns of 2020, it wasn’t easy. But after all was said and done, it became more clear than ever that the virus can try to take the rave out of the person, but it cannot take the person out of the rave. Even in a vexing year for the electronic music scene, it remained as captivating as ever. Here are 21 stories that defined EDM in 2021. Return of Swedish House Mafia After a nine-year hiatus and countless cryptic teases, legendary dance music trio Swedish Ho...
Zouk Group Announces Exclusive deadmau5 “cube” Residency In Las Vegas
Zouk Group may be the Strip’s new kid on the block, but they’ve made it known early that they’re playing for keeps in Sin City. The global powerhouse entertainment company and proprietor of Resorts World Las Vegas has just announced that deadmau5‘s iconic “cube” show has found a new home at their brand new nightclub. Zouk Nightclub is one of the few—if not the—technologically advanced nightclub equipped to handle deadmau5’s dazzling “cube” show, one of the most innovative and intricate stage setups in the electronic music scene at large. The remarkable club commands a massive, 36,000-square foot space with captivating floor-to-ceiling LED technology. Notably, the venue’s main room is topped with a UFO-like &#...
deadmau5 and Portugal. The Man Could Achieve First Platinum-Selling Song Distributed Exclusively as NFT
deadmau5 and Portugal. The Man are seeking to take their new collaboration Platinum exclusively through the use of NFTs. In a groundbreaking use case, the artists are minting one million copies of their collaboration, dubbed “this is fine,” on the NEAR blockchain. Fans can pick up a copy via the Mintbase NFT marketplace. Copies of the NFT are being sold for 0.25 NEAR each, equivalent to around $2.25 USD. The methodology harkens back to the days of downloading iTunes singles for $1.29 each back in the pre-streaming era. Outside of the single itself the purchase includes a copy of the track’s cover art, which was developed collaboratively between Smearballs—the designer behind deadmau5’s surrealist “Monophobia” music video—and Woode...
deadmau5 Joins VC Firm As Strategic Advisor As Metaverse Gold Rush Heats Up
deadmau5‘s next gig will ensure the expansion of immersive metaverse technology and cutting-edge music tech. The electronic music luminary has accepted a role as a strategic advisor to Outlier Ventures, which, as Market Insider notes, was among the first venture capital firms dedicated to making crypto-related investments. The company, founded in 2014, also brought on hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg alongside deadmau5. deadmau5 and Snoop will advise and invest through Outlier Ventures’ Base Camp Accelerator, an incubator program that has collectively received over 5,000 applications from startup projects and generated $250 million in capital funding. With a monster year for crypto now in the books in 2021, the program is expected to be bigger than ever in 2022, with the potential to ac...
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EDM.com Playlist Picks: Kaytranada, Alesso, San Holo [11/19/21]
The electronic music community is constantly evolving with new sounds every week, as artists become more innovative with their compositions. EDM.com’s weekly “Playlist Picks” series highlights the top releases in the genre, helping uncover the latest tracks that will soon dominate the dance music scene. EDM.com Top Hits Intimidated (feat. H.E.R) – Kaytranada Somebody To Use – Alesso Hyperlandia (feat. Foster The People) [Lamorn Remix] – deadmau5 Festival Hits 2021 Hip Hop – Neon Steve & Marten Hørger Hyperspace (feat. Teza Sumendra) – Bleu Clair Something Bout You – Sikdope Recommended Articles Electronic Avenue Saving Live – ARMNHMR & Bella Renee Just A Dream – Kaivon & Lucii Mean It – Manila Killa, San Ho...
deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin Secure Deal With Niantic to Develop Augmented Reality Gaming Platform
Richie Hawtin and deadmau5‘s PIXELYNX gaming platform was a home-run concept from the start, but with the company’s latest partnership, the team is perfectly positioned to execute on their vision at the intersection of NFTs, gaming, music and the metaverse. Niantic, the company behind the profoundly successful Pokémon GO mobile game, has signed on as a key developer and will be providing the project with tooling and expertise when it comes to creating environments and objects in augmented reality. In the spirit of Pokémon, PIXELNYX creates objectives around the idea of collecting in-game objects—in this case, NFTs. Artists will play a critical role in shaping this universe, as fans fans will be seeking out collectibles at various physical locations, including concerts. Col...
deadmau5 Shows Support for Music Industry-Shifting Decentralized Network, MODA DAO
deadmau5 has thrown his weight behind MODA DAO, a decentralized network designed to democratize the music industry in the metaverse. The decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) is now set to combine its ambitious NFT music streaming platform with $MODA, its governance token. DAOs are organizations collectively owned by their members in order to safely manage a network’s operations and cryptocurrency transactions. The token supply will hit the Ethereum, Fantom, Near, and Polygon blockchains on Wednesday, November 10th. Holders of the $MODA token will be able to distribute their music on the MODA DAO platform, which could ultimately compete with streaming giants like Apple Music and Spotify while offering a novel way for artists to control royalty contracts. Ac...
Insomniac Announces Massive Lineup for Countdown NYE 2021
The countdown to Countdown NYE is officially on. Insomniac has announced a massive lineup for the 2021 edition of the SoCal New Year’s Eve event, which will expand back to two-days on December 31st and January 1st. The alien-themed music festival annually takes place at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino. Scheduled to perform at the largest New Year’s Eve dance music event in the U.S. are REZZ, Flux Pavilion, deadmau5, Flosstradamus, Tiësto, NGHTMRE, Alan Walker, RL Grime, and many more in a lineup that doubles as a who’s who of EDM’s most popular artists. The bill also features a slew of blossoming electronic music stars, such as LEVEL UP, Effin, and Charlesthefirst. They’ll perform on a number of galactic-themed stages: The Mothership, The Neb...
deadmau5, Malaa, More to Perform at Lights All Night 2021: See the Full Lineup
Lights All Night in Dallas is going into its second decade of the annual festival, holding nothing back as they reveal a massive full lineup for the festival’s 11th edition. To the joy of music fans all across the Texas region and beyond, festival organizers AlwaysOn have shared the full lineup for the beloved NYE fest. With over 35 headlining artists set to grace the stage, the new lineup additions include deadmau5, Malaa, CharlesTheFirst, and OMNOM. The newly announced artists will be joining an already star-studded lineup featuring Above & Beyond, ILLENIUM, SlANDER, Madeon, DJ Snake, Loud Luxury, and Black Tiger Sex Machine, among others. Organizers have also announced that a special New Year’s Eve celebration is planned for fans to ring in the new year. Light...
Inside Élia Beach Club’s Epic, Three-Day EDC Las Vegas 2021 Spectacular
EDC Week 2021 has come and gone, and if any Las Vegas venue came out on top, it was Élia Beach Club. The red-hot Virgin Hotels Vegas venue, which is inspired by the idyllic clubs of Mykonos, served as a sun-kissed pool utopia for EDC Las Vegas attendees who wanted to squeeze all the juice out of the weekend. Élia hosted a three-day electronic music spectacular featuring a bevy of iconic artists, who threw down soaring DJ sets for scores of deliriously happy people. After a lost year thanks to the impact of COVID-19, it was clear the EDC faithful were on cloud nine. Élia kicked off the weekend on Friday with a double whammy, inviting two of the most beloved acts in trance music to its stage. Cosmic Gate and Markus Schulz each showed out at the special Dreamstate show, where floral shir...
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EDM.com Playlist Picks: Adventure Club, deadmau5, and Malaa [10/29/21]
The electronic music community is constantly evolving with new sounds every week, as artists become more innovative with their compositions. EDM.com’s weekly “Playlist Picks” series highlights the top releases in the genre, helping uncover the latest tracks that will soon dominate the dance music scene. EDM.com Top Hits Hyperlandia – deadmau5 & Foster The People Tell It To My Heart – MEDUZA & Hozier Money On My Mind – HVME Festival Hits 2021 Who I Am – Malaa Recommended Articles Come Again ( feat. Scrufizzer) – Wax Motif & Shahay Bust It – BIJOU & Nostalgix Electronic Avenue Drive (feat. Tilian) – Adventure Club & BEAUZ Fall To Me (Arcando Remix) – Flux Pavilion & Chime After You (feat. Calle Le...
