Stereotypes often box Iranians into the fields of doctor, engineer or realtor, but they sure know how to have a good time. It isn’t unusual for family gatherings—ones that often welcome dozens of guests—to transform from dinner to dance party in the blink of an eye. Guests wield various instruments seemingly pulled from the ether, a circle forms in the center of the room and a party ensues. So it should come as no surprise that vivacious spirit has found its way to electronic dance music. Iranian ingenuity courses through every level of the genre. There are artists approaching the EDM apex, rising DJs blossoming on the festival circuit and enduring veterans, all of whom share Iranian heritage. For months, Iranians have protested the alleged killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the h...
The who’s who of techno and house are prepping for their final moments of 2021 with performances at Minimal Effort NYE. Brought together by Underrated Presents, EDM.com is pleased to exclusively share some what some of the festival’s marquee talents have in store for making the transition to 2022 a memorable one. Dubfire, Nick Warren, DJ Boring, and Layton Giordani are set to take the Belasco Theater by storm, among other artists, and the festivities kick off at 9PM on the 31st and are likely to extend well into the morning. Two of the festival’s marquee talents, Dubfire and Warren, have now shared exclusive mixes with EDM.com previewing what may be on the horizon. Dubfire’s mix greets listeners with arpeggiated melodic pleasantries before hitting us with ...
Denver nightlife group CoClubs and local artist option4 have teamed up to create a one-of-a-kind, socially-distanced music and art experience, The Acoma Street Project. The project debuts this weekend, August 27th to 29th, and the open air exhibit will run for six weeks. The rare pop-up will combine livestreamed performances from top DJs with an immersive art and dining experience for fans. This weekend’s event is headlined by house acts BLOND:ISH, Dubfire, and Random Rab. CoClubs is a local-to-Colorado business that runs five venues across Denver. They provide top experiences in unique spaces, serving the community for the last 20 years. option4 is a Colorado-based deep house artist by way of the Midwest. Despite the turbulence of events in 2020, the tw...
Ahead of its September event, Swiss Alps-based Caprices Festival just dropped a stellar lineup featuring some of techno and house music’s biggest tastemakers. Set to host 1,000 attendees, Caprices is likely to be one of the only major European festivals taking place in person this year. Caprices is slated to welcome Dubfire, Guy Gerber, Sonja Moonear, as well as longtime regulars Ricardo Villalobos, Sven Väth, and many more. The artists will be taking to a stage 2200 meters above sea level at the Crans-Montana resort and will perform against a breathtaking backdrop of picturesque mountains and clear skies to intimate crowds across two full weekends. Per the Swiss government’s current COVID-19 regulations, no more than 1,000 attendees are ...