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Bassnectar Hosts #EmpathyArt Fundraiser Gallery for COVID-19 Relief
Bassnectar‘s nonprofit charity initiative, Be Interactive, has been known to stand behind some important causes in recent years, including bringing clean water to Flint, Michigan, promoting good mental health, and much more. Now, the charity is hosting a unique art gallery to benefit those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Be Interactive has partnered with Colorado-based nonprofit Conscious Alliance in order to benefit visual artists, as well as COVID-19 relief efforts. Visual artists will be selling their work and displaying it online with the hashtag #EmpathyArt. Profits generated will go to both the artists themselves as well as Be Interactive’s COVID-19 micro-grants, or Conscious Alliance’s hunger relief efforts, which have distributed over 500,000 meals to ...
Porter Robinson Reveals Set Times for Virtual Festival Secret Sky Tomorrow
Porter Robinson took to Twitter today to share the official set times for his forthcoming virtual festival Secret Sky. As if fans weren’t already pumped up, Porter made them want to run through a wall in anticipation by writing, “IM SO DAMNNN HYPEDD.” After announcing Secret Sky earlier this week, Porter Robinson dropped a flamethrower of a lineup only one day later, sending EDM Twitter into a frenzy. Appearing at the digital fest will be Madeon, San Holo, Jai Wolf, and G Jones, among other fan favorites in the bass and future subgenres. The anticipation is now at a fever pitch less than 24 hours from the start of the livestream event, which marks the “Sad Machine” producer’s first foray into today’s robust virtual music livestreaming lan...
Dada Life Announces Virtual House Party and “Biggest Online Pillow Fight Ever” This Weekend
Since Dada Life‘s final stop of their 10 Years in Dada Land tour was cancelled due to the impact of COVID-19, the renowned Swedish electro house duo are throwing their hat into the livestreaming ring. Dada Life took to Twitter yesterday to announce a “virtual house party,” which will go down this Saturday, May 9th via Zoom. In a new twist on the virtual music livestreaming craze in the electronic music world, Dada Life will be closing the party off to the public after 500 people join. They will be posting the link to the Zoom session here immediately before it starts, so fans will be able to join based on a first-come, first-serve basis. Fans of Dada Life, whose immensely popular electro house tunes have permeated the festival circuit for years, know that t...
Yaeji Postpones Remainder of Her 2020 Tour
Korean-American vocalist and performer Yaeji has been making quite a splash lately with her uniuque blend of electronic, lo-fi, and hip-hop elements along with her calming vocals in both English and Korean. Her 2020 headlining tour was set to springboard her even further into the spotlight, but unfortunately, that tour is now postponed through the end of 2020. With venues across the nation implementing newly enforced restrictions regarding social distancing in order to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, artists have been unable to perform at any live events and have consequently been forced to do the same as Yaeji. The rising star’s fans are understandably upset, but with the entire country’s live music scene brought to a virtual halt, Yaeji diehards h...
German Club Index is Hosting Immersive “Drive-In Raves”
With most festivals and artists taking to the power of the internet to livestream DJ sets for fans in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, other organizers have been a bit more creative. Take Germany’s super-club Index, for example, who recently came up with something rather innovative to satiate the cravings of those eager to hear music live once again. Calling upon the past to bring something new to the future, Index has been hosting “drive-in raves”—events similar to the drive-in movie theaters of auld—where attendees can park in a large lot and witness DJ performances from the safety of their own automobiles. This environment ensures that attendees comply with social distancing guidelines and allows the venue to continue its operations while bringing in revenue du...
Diplo and Dillon Francis are DJing a Virtual Prom Hosted by Jack in the Box
Fresh off a festive Cinco de Mayo livestream event in collaboration with Corona, Diplo and Dillon Francis were just announced as the headlining DJs of a virtual prom hosted by Jack in the Box called “Prom in the Box.” Joining the stream as its MC and host is YouTube star Jesse Wellens. The livestream event will also treat seniors from two high schools in the Los Angeles area with a taco-themed Zoom party. With Diplo and Dillon Francis at the helm, “Prom in the Box” will also feature dance challenges and digital decor, like Zoom backdrops and filters, all lending to a one-of-a-kind virtual prom and a night that these seniors, whose actual proms were quashed by the impact of COVID-19, will never forget. “Prom in the Box” will kick off on Zoo...
Bingo Players, Laidback Luke, Sophie Francis, and More to Perform at 1001Tracklists Virtual Festival
1001Tracklists today announced its forthcoming 1001Tracklists Virtual Festival, which will kick off this Friday, May 8th, and conclude on Sunday, May 10th. Along with the announcement came the unveiling of the fest’s massive lineup, which features electro house kingpin Bingo Players, iconic producer and Mixmash boss Laidback Luke, Hexagon wunderkind RetroVision, Dutch young gun Sophie Francis, and Norwegian trance heavyweight Ørjan Nilsen, among many others. Each day of 1001Tracklists Virtual Festival will also curate its own dedicated sound, starting with “Mainstage” on Friday, followed by “House Party” on Saturday and “Trance & Progressive” on Sunday. You can tune into the livestream event via 1001Trac...
Kaskade Announces Twitch Stream of His Historic 2015 Coachella Set
Back in 2015, Kaskade was the only electronic dance music artist to perform on Coachella‘s main stage. In astonishing fashion, he went on to attract two of the largest crowds in Coachella’s illustrious history, thrusting an EDM flagpole in the peak of mainstream music and marking the genre’s territory in music’s most ubiquitous live arena. Kaskade is now turning back the clock to that monumental moment, as he took to Twitter today to announce a livestream event chronicling the milestone on Twitch. “This is certainly electronic music’s time,” Kaskade told Mashable at the time. “When I saw the aerial shots, my eyeballs popped out and my jaw dropped,” he continued. “It was insane to see it stretched so far ba...
Germany’s BigCityBeats Hosted The World’s First “Drive-In Rave” Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
Out of all the music genres, the electronic music scene has perhaps led the way in introducing innovative techniques to reach its audience. What began with livestreams have now blossomed into full-on car raving. This creative approach was imagined by the German team behind the festival WORLD CLUB DOME. Since it was postponed to 2021 due to the current global pandemic, they put on their thinking caps and came up with the idea of bringing the event to a parking lot, allowing fans to experience the first-ever livestreaming event from inside the Autokino Düsseldorf Drive-In Cinema Stadium. BigCityBeats’ WORLD CLUB DOME Drive-In featured amazing pyrotechnics, fireworks, and artists like DJ Le Shuuk, Tiefblau, Plastikfunk, and Topic taking the stage in front of a line of cars filled with r...
Martin Garrix to Release New Set Recorded On the Back of a Moving Boat
After releasing sets from the roof of his apartment and on top of the A’DAM Tower in Amsterdam, Martin Garrix recently decided to take things to the next level. On Tuesday he will be releasing a live set, produced in collaboration with Insight TV, recorded entirely from the back of a moving boat. On Twitter, he shared a short video teasing the ambitious new performance and showcasing the stunning views that the camera-equipped drones, helicopters, and boats captured. In a quote obtained by Deadline, Garrix spoke to the adventurous nature of his new performance and why this week felt like the perfect time to do it. “I wanted to do something like this for a long time. Especially now, when I’m not able to travel and do any shows, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to ...
Electronic Young Gun MELVV Is Throwing Down a Huge Livestream DJ Set Right Now
Milwaukee-based electronic young gun MELVV has teamed up with EDM.com for a special livestream DJ set, which is now live via Twitch. You can tune into the show, which Melvv is kicking off with an unreleased Charli XCX remix, below. With his unique ability to blend future pop and house music, MELVV is one of the electronic scene’s most promising artists. In addition to releasing a number of scintillating original tracks, like the Atlantic Records singles “Babe” and “Anything Else,” he has also emerged as a highly coveted remixer. Most recently, he was commissioned by Wafia for a bouncy official remix of her single Big Beat Records single “Hurts,” which was produced in collaboration with the super-tandem of Louis Th...
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[WATCH] Diplo and Dillon Francis’ Virtual Cinco de Mayo Dance Party Is Live Right Now
After yesterday’s announcement by Diplo and Dillon Francis that teamed up with Corona to throw a virtual Cinco de Mayo party, the dynamic duo are now live and direct. Break out the tequila, cut up some fresh limes, wriggle one into a frosty Corona, and tune into the livestream below. Also, look out for a secret lineup of special guests to appear throughout the stream. In celebration of this livestream, Corona also partnered up with Postmates to feed any Cinco de Mayo revelers who work up an appetite dancing in their kitchens. They are offering free delivery on all food, drinks, and convenience orders placed before 11:59PM local time tonight when using the code CINCO AT HOME at checkout. For every person that joins the stream, Corona is donating $1 (with a maximum ...
