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EDM.com Presents Quarantini Chats: A New Lockdown Elixir Interview Series
Whether they’re bedazzling eggs with rhinestones, baking their own sourdough from scratch, or concocting absurd cocktails, those in the social media community at large have embraced their creativity during their time in quarantine. Harnessing that creativity and manifesting it into the dance music community, EDM.com is proud to announce the launch of a new Instagram Live interview series called Quarantini Chats. The series invites the biggest music producers and DJs in the game to join our platform, craft a custom quarantini, and dive into a wide range of topics as they sip and wax poetic with our special guest interviewers, The Hotel Lobby. Join us via Instagram Live today at 3PM PST (6PM ET) for the inaugural episode of Quarantini Chats featuring recent HARD Recs signee and ED...
Sunset Music Festival, Featuring REZZ, Seven Lions, Zomboy, and More, Officially Rescheduled
Tampa EDM festival Sunset Music Festival is the latest to succumb to the wrath of COVID-19. Originally planned for summer 2020, the event at Raymond James Stadium will now take place on Saturday, December 26th and Sunday, December 27th, 2020, from 2PM to 11PM each day. This year’s edition of Sunset flaunted a monster lineup of electronic music’s corps d’elite. Back in February, they announced the lineup’s first phase, which featured REZZ, Seven Lions, Zomboy, Sullivan King, Valentino Khan, Destructo, and Adventure Club, among others. Sunset Music Festival promoters are honoring refund requests and have instated a deadline of Sunday, November 22nd at 11:59PM ET to submit. They also took to social media to share an official statemen...
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Stay Home: The Top EDM Livestreams of the Weekend [May 29-31]
COVID-19 ripped our beloved festivals and concerts from our clutches, but it couldn’t take away the spirit of the dance community, who have been able to rave at home in their pajamas thanks to a slew of incredible livestream events. Check out a list of this weekend’s best livestreams below, including Dillon Francis and Diplo‘s latest virtual house party and the second edition of David Guetta’s “United At Home” charity stream, which follows a wildly successful inaugural event that raised over $750,000 for COVID-19 relief. Couch Lands “Virtual Stage” Artists: Doctor P, Ghastly, FuntCase, Boogie TWhen: Saturday, May 30th, 2PM PST (5PM ET)Where to watch: Twitch (Lost Lands) “United At Home” Charity Livestream Event Artists: David Guet...
Excision Announces Set Times for Couch Lands “Virtual Stage” Tomorrow
Back on May 20th, Excision sent his fans into a fever pitch when he announced that his trusty Lost Lands production team had been diligently working to develop a brand new virtual mainstage for the next Couch Lands livestream event. That event is now set to take place tomorrow, May 30th, and the dubstep demigod ecstatically took to social media to address his headbangers directly and share the official set times. Needless to say, expectations are high for the new Couch Lands “Virtual Stage” considering the world-class production quality Excision and his team of virtuosos have offered fans over the years. Episode 1 is primed for its debut tomorrow at 2PM PST (5PM ET), and set to grace its digital mainstage are LEV3L, STUCA, Ubur, Tisoki, Calcium, G-REX, ATLiens, G...
Kansas City Festival Dancefestopia, Featuring GRiZ, Zeds Dead, REZZ, and More, Will Go On as Planned
Kansas City dance music festival Dancefestopia has announced the news that state and county officials have given them the green light to move forward with their 2020 edition. As of yesterday, May 28th, 2020, officials approved Dancefestopia provided that promoters work closely with health and government officials to ensure the safety of the festival’s patrons amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Elated Dancefestopia organizers took to Facebook to share the exciting news. The 2020 edition of Dancefestopia features a mammoth lineup of heavy-hitters from the bass music sphere. Scheduled to appear on this year’s fest are headliners GRiZ, Zeds Dead, and REZZ, along with Borgore, 12th Planet, Subtronics, Wuki, G Jones, and TroyBoi, among many others. Other notable acts not...
Burning Man Project Launches Kindling, a Platform for Virtual Shared Live Experiences
Burning Man Project, a nonprofit that supports the global Burning Man community and produces the annual beloved Burning Man event in Black Rock City, today announced the launch of a new virtual shared live experience platform called Kindling. The goal of the new portal is to immerse fans into Burning Man culture via the virtual space through specially curated experiences. Its launch is a direct result of Burning Man’s tragic cancellation of its 2020 iteration due to the impact of COVID-19, which was announced back in April. At the time, Burning Man Project CEO Marian Goodell expressed optimism for the future and alluded to a looming virtual event, which is now coming into fruition with Kindling. “Since we can’t gather in person, Kindling is your s...
Naira Marley To Host Virtual Concert For Marlian Day
Naira Marley has announced a FREE Online concert for Marlian Day on Saturday, May 30th. The show is brought to you by Gidi Fest and Marlian Music, produced by Eclipse Live. According to Naira Marley’s team; Marlian Day celebrates our liberty and our resilience through the daily challenges we face in Nigeria and most recently during the COVID-19 crisis. Most especially the heroic frontline workers making personal sacrifices daily on behalf of Nigeria and humanity. Social Media and online platforms have become a highly valuable tool for artists to connect with and engage with their fans, evident at Canadian rapper, Tory Lanez’s Live social distancing tour earlier this month, and Andrea Bocelli’s Music for Hope: Live from the Duomo in Milan. Naira Marley will be bringing the live concert expe...
Diplo Is Previewing His Forthcoming Country Album Live on Twitch Tomorrow
Few artists in the electronic dance music world have been as busy as Diplo during their time in lockdown. He has hosted a bevy of livestream events to connect with his fans throughout the entirety of the pandemic, like a virtual prom and a Cinco de Mayo-themed stream, and as his forthcoming album looms, he is looking to keep his foot on the gas pedal. Diplo’s highly anticipated Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil album is primed for its long-awaited debut this Friday, May 29th, 2020. Ahead of its release, he is lassoing his fans to Twitch for the latest edition of his livestream series “The Thomas Wesley Show,” where he will whip out his cowboy hat and preview tracks from the project, according to a press statement. You can tune into “The...
Diplo, A-Trak, MK, and More to Perform at Ministry of Sound’s Charity Livestream
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...
Kygo Announces Virtual “Golden Hour Festival” Livestream
Those yearning for sun-kissed, tropical vibrations while under the dark cloud of quarantine should look no further than Golden Hour Festival, a newly announced virtual music fest hosted by Kygo. EDM’s tropical house poster boy took to social media today to announce the livestream event, which is going down this Friday, May 29th and will feature an all-star cast of supporting artists to build the hype around his forthcoming Golden Hour album. In addition to electro-pop favorites Alan Walker and Chelsea Cutler, Kygo refreshingly stepped outside the lines of EDM when he fleshed out the lineup for Golden Hour Festival. Also joining him are Zac Brown of Grammy Award-winning country-rock outfit Zac Brown Band, legendary singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, an...
Final Day of Dillon Francis’ Virtual Festival “IDGAFOS Weekend” Is Live
Just because we’re on lockdown on Memorial Day doesn’t mean we shouldn’t partake in some holiday weekend shenanigans. That’s why Dillon Francis threw his IDGAFOS Weekend virtual festival, which is now wrapping up with its final day. Day 3 of what has already been a memorable livestream event will feature performances from Jaded, Biicla, TV Noise, Ship Wrek, Phantoms, SOFI TUKKER, and Flosstradamus before Dillon Francis ties a bow on the event with his own set. You can check out the schedule for the final day of IDGAFOS Weekend lineup and tune into the livestream below. IDGAFOS WEEKEND LIVESTREAM IDGAFOS WEEKEND DAY 3 SCHEDULE Facebook FOLLOW DILLON FRANCIS: Facebook: facebook.com/dillonfrancismusicTwitter: twitter.com/DILLONFRANCISInstagram:...
deadmau5 Drops Virtual cube v3 Set for KISS Ibiza’s “LIVE in the MIX!”
Hot on the heels of his new collaboration with Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo‘s production supergroup, The Neptunes, comes a new hourlong set from deadmau5. Released in honor of KISS Ibiza‘s “LIVE in the MIX!” online festival, the trendsetting producer joined artists like Kygo, Alesso, Tiësto, and more for three days of music. In typical deadmau5 fashion, the virtual production was mind-blowing. While many artists have used green-screens in their livestreamed performances, the masked EDM superstar raised the bar with a simulated dome complete with his iconic cube v3 production and a horde of mau5head-wearing, computer-generated attendees. Earlier in the week, deadmau5 treated fans to a special performance from his techno alter ego TESTPILOT...
