The party never stops in Vegas—but it does get chilly in the winter. And thanks to a new series of indoor events at Wynn Las Vegas, you can keep getting down even in Sin City’s colder months. Known for its epic pool parties, Encore Beach Club at Wynn Las Vegas has announced a seasonal event concept called “Winter Series.” The parties will elevate the venue’s experience with top-tier production on a scale that only the Wynn can curate, including special, temperature-controlled environment designed specifically for the new series. Dillon Francis. Mike Kirschbaum The “Winter Series” kicks off on December 10th with a performance from Dillon Francis. Then, on New Year’s Eve, Wynn Las Vegas welcomes RL Grime, whose scintillating “Halloween...
EDM.com proudly publishes four installments of annual year-end coverage: Industry Leaders, Performances, Music Producers and Songs. To honor their creativity and deeply influential work to challenge the boundaries of performance, we’ve recognized 10 of the year’s best sets from around the electronic music world. Alison Wonderland Alvarado Laundry, Los Angeles If you asked us to think of a rarer show than a rave with Alison Wonderland in a laundromat, our hands would be Tide. In celebration of her remarkable third album, Loner, the superstar DJ and singer-songwriter rinsed out a slew of filthy tracks live from a vacant L.A. laundromat. Organized by Brownies & Lemonade, the pie-in-the-sky performance was attended by less than 100 people, who raved away as strobe l...
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 Loud Luxury & Hook N Sling – After Party Snakehips – Solitude (with BIA & Lucky Daye) PinkPantheress – Boy’s a Liar Kah-Lo, Karma Fields, Associanu – It Girl Festival Hits 2022 Boris Brejcha – Captain Nemo (Edit) Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Indira Paganotto – Lions Of God Vintage Culture – Fractions JSTJR & Henry Fong – I Wanna Electronic Avenue 100 gecs – Torture Me (Feat....
RL Grime and Nero are tying a bow on 2022 in a big way after teaming up for a monster collaboration, “Renegade.” The two influential electronic music acts today dropped the new single, which arrived by way of Grime’s Sable Valley imprint. It’s a soaring bass track featuring the signature, eerily breathtaking vocals of Nero’s Alana Watson, which float atop a haunting arrangement replete with stunning sound design. “Renegade,” which was originally teased in Grime’s remarkable “Halloween XI” mix, saw its live debut during his DJ set at Porter Robinon’s Second Sky festival back in October. It also pours gasoline on the momentous return of Nero, who recently joined forces onstage together as a complete band for the...
Just like Mariah Carey on November 1st, each Halloween season RL Grime unthaws to drop some bombs. Days after the release of the stunning 11th installment of his long-running Halloween mix series, Grime took the stage at Porter Robinson’s curated Bay Area festival, Second Sky. During his performance, he treated the crowd to a bevy of his trap classics, high-caliber remixes and selections from his own Sable Valley imprint. But it was one particular track that really stunned the electronic music community, a new collaborative ID with one of the scene’s most iconic acts: Nero. You can hear a snippet in the below clip, wherein breathtaking vocals from Nero’s Alana Watson’s build into an uplifting, high-energy drop blending the trio’s ...
RL Grime is ready to rumble this Halloween season. He has made it tradition to tap celebrity voices into his annual Halloween mixes, and this year remains no different with legendary UFC announcer Bruce Buffer joining the festivities. Buffer emphatically introduces the undisputed king of Halloween, Grime, who debuted his roughly 75-minute “Halloween XI: Dead Space” mix at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. The supercharged effort additionally received some assistance from returning guests Jake Foushee and Goosebumps author R.L. Stine. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles This year’s edition marks a particularly strong offering from Grime, and it’s easy to imagine it will only continue to age well with time. This year’s mix is a testbed for his unreleased h...
Halloween without RL Grime just wouldn’t be the same. Grime’s annual Halloween mix series is a staple in the electronic music community when Halloween comes around. Fans and artists around the world anticipate his dark and haunting mix every year, but in 2022, Grime is taking it live with an event in Los Angeles, “Halloween: Dead Space.” Grime recently took to social media to announce the event’s full lineup, which includes Hex Cougar, Pauline Herr, JAWNS, Montell2099 and a B2B set from ISOxo and Knock2. Mum’s the word on what celebrity will provide the introduction after last year’s shocking preface from globally renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. “It is your turn to fight off goblins and ghouls as we merge with a c...
If there’s one dogma defining RL Grime‘s Sable Valley, it’s the imprint’s commitment to ushering in the next era of bass music stars. That tenet remains as true as ever in Sable Valley Summer Vol. 3, the label’s brand new compilation. Spanning 14 tracks, the record is yet another stunning showcase of a post-dubstep landscape replete with young, hungry producers carving their own lane in bass music. Highlights include VILLA and juuku’s “void,” LYNY’s “Feint” and Control Freak’s “IDONTWANNAGO,” each of which run the gamut from trap to wave to drum & bass. The compilation also features a stunning collaboration between Grime and Sable Valley vet Hex Cougar, who tapped fknsyd for the riveting ...
Is it even Halloween without RL Grime? The trap music star’s eerie-sistible Halloween mix series has become a staple of his storied career, annually enrapturing fans with a curated tape of spellbinding bangers and unreleased music from his venerated Sable Valley label. Grime has now announced “Halloween: Dead Space,” a concert where fans can experience the mix live. “Halloween: Dead Space” marks the second time Grime will debut his annual mix in a live setting after last year’s spine-chilling inaugural edition, which dazzled fans with a live visual spectacle complete with a zombie outbreak. He’ll now give ’em pumpkin to talk about with the show’s hotly anticipated return, scheduled for October 27th at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. ...
It’s felt like a lifetime since Porter Robinson’s legendary side project, Virtual Self, went underwater in 2019. Now, three years and a pandemic later, he’s decided it’s time for the moniker to make its epic return. Mark your schedules for October 29th-30th, 2022, Robinson stans, because that’s when Virtual Self will go B2B with G Jones at his flagship Second Sky Music Festival. “The technic-Utopia is awakening,” reads the project’s Instagram bio. A 48-second-long visualizer was used to announce the news, soundtracked by a mashup of “Particle Arts” by Virtual Self and “Time” by G Jones. Attendees at this year’s Second Sky will also be treated to a special headline set from Robinson himse...
Marking their debut Puerto Vallarta show, as well as first Spring Break experience, celebrated electronic music event organizer Brownies & Lemonade just wrapped up their latest destination festival. And after a triumphant, sun-kissed week of dance music, hopefully it’s the first of many. Hosted March 21-25, B&L Spring Break offered four meticulously curated days and nights filled with day parties, branded club nights, and a slew of wellness activities. With headliner Alison Wonderland not being able to attend due to a private matter, her slot was filled by Dillon Francis, who lit up the indoor stage with a maniacal set along with B&L co-founder Fernet, Craze and Wax Motif. Day 1 also included a pool party and the kick off of the B&L Olympics. Day 2...
The rise of Brownies & Lemonade never seems to stop. The celebrated dance music brand, who was named EDM.com‘s best Event Organizer of 2020, has now teamed up with Pollen to present its first-ever Spring Break event in Puerto Vallarta. Scheduled for March 21-25, the destination fest is a sun-kissed, oceanside utopia with all kinds of can’t-miss events and activations. And—most importantly—huge performances from some of the biggest names in electronic dance music. Here are four must-see artists at Brownies & Lemonade’s debut Spring Break experience. Wax Motif Australian DJ and house music maven Wax Motif just unveiled his debut album, House Of Wax, via his own Divided Souls imprint. One of the genre’s genuine polymaths, Motif masterfully showcased his ver...