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EDM Tracks for Your 2020 Christmas Playlists
Christmas is today, and what better way to get in the spirit than by blasting holiday music? EDM and Christmas traditionally don’t go hand in hand, but you may be surprised how many dance music artists have created their own versions of classic carols and even some originals. While this year’s holiday festivities look a lot different than those of previous years, the spirit of it all should absolutely remain the same. Turn on your fireplace (real or virtual), cozy up, and rock these EDM tracks for your Christmas playlists. Wham! – Last Christmas (San Holo Remix) Jesse Slayter & Wuki – Rock Them Bells Kaskade – Deck The Halls (feat. Erika) Major Lazer – Christmas Trees (feat. Protoje) Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike x Armin van Buuren x Brenna...
San Holo Celebrates the Holidays With Remix of Wham!’s 1984 Classic “Last Christmas”
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, especially when San Holo releases new music. To celebrate the holidays this year, the future bass titan dropped a new remix of Wham!‘s “Last Christmas.” Santa Holo San Holo flipped the 1984 holiday classic into a melodic trap tune with a cinematic feel, using acoustic guitar plucks and lush synths to flesh out the track’s backbone. Its drops are produced in half-time, making the arrangement perfect for his nuanced future bass design to shine through. This sound is a prime example of San’s “stay vibrant” branding, which is highlighted by warm, poignant sound design and overarching messages of positivity. It’s a sound that his fans have welcomed with open arms amid a year to forget. Check out...
Watch What So Not and San Holo Go Head-to-Head in Season Finale of “Beat Smash”
Ever since they debuted their “Beat Smash” series in October 2020, Brownies & Lemonade have served up unique music production content featuring many dance music stars. QUIX, Juelz, TYNAN, Blanke, and many others have graced the show’s virtual stage in a head-to-head battle of beats over the last couple months. To put a cherry on top of the series, they recently tapped two of the brightest music producers in EDM, What So Not and San Holo, for what proved to be the biggest episode of “Beat Smash” since its inception. Check out the final episode below, where the two future bass titans play old hits, remixes, unreleased tracks, and even create new music from scratch. Fans of San Holo and What So Not will surely remember “If You Only K...
EDM.com’s Best of 2020: Performances
This year, the team at EDM.com is proud to publish four installments of “Best of 2020” coverage: Industry Leaders, Performances, Music Producers, and Songs. With no venues to perform at in 2020, it seemed at times as if artists simply blindfolded their eyes, threw a dart at a map, and travelled to places to perform—locations that are usually pipe dreams. However, due to the dogged fury of COVID-19 and the surge of streaming, these pie-in-the-sky destinations became the new norm for DJs who wanted to connect with fans in the absence of tours. To honor their creativity and seminal influences on the live music industry, we’ve recognized ten of the year’s best performances in dance music. RÜFÜS DU SOL Live from Joshua Tree Filmed in late 2019 and released in ...
San Holo Celebrates Counter Records Signing With New Single “bb u ok?”
Our emotive king San Holo has stuck to his promise and is back after a brief hiatus. With his return to social media also comes a brand new single, the genre-bending “bb u ok?” “bb u ok?” features San Holo’s signature heavy sub-bass and electric guitar work melded with his uplifting synths. His music always feels like a warm hug, especially with the addition of pitched, vocoded vocals here. The message behind the track is just as beautiful as the production itself, and follows his ethos of bringing people together and his “stay vibrant” philosophy. “‘bb u ok?’ is a question for you to ask yourself & the lovely people around you,” San Holo explained in a press release. “Life is so fast-paced these days, we often don’t take the tim...
San Holo Announces New Music After Short-Lived Hiatus
Earlier in the month of November, San Holo announced that he would be taking a step back from social media in a short letter to fans. On his birthday, however, he returned to Twitter to let fans know that he has new music due out next week. His latest track, “bb u ok?,” is due out on December 1st, 2020. In a follow-up tweet, the bitbird label head also stated that he’s got plenty of things planned out for next month. He originally noted that his hiatus was taken to clear his mind and live more in the moment, and it now seems he was able to find some clarity, to the delight of his fans. This year has been huge for the Dutch producer, as he’s kept fans happy with his usual outpouring of positivity on socials as well as numerous releases, which were ty...
San Holo Announces Social Media Hiatus in Letter to Fans
San Holo is taking a step back from social media. The future bass powerhouse and bitbird founder has announced that he is taking a much-needed break from his phone. Amid a dumpster fire of a year that doesn’t seem to be getting any better any time soon—thanks in part to social media—our mental health is of the utmost importance right now. Sometimes it’s cathartic to unplug from it all. “I just wanted to let you know that I’m putting my phone down for a few weeks, to clear my mind and live in the moment a little more,” San Holo wrote in a handwritten letter, which he shared via Twitter. “Let’s start a new chapter soon!” Despite San Holo’s hiatus, fans can find solace in the notion that he will emerge from it with a refreshed pa...
San Holo Drops Three Free Remixes of Tracks by Frank Ocean, Sheck Wes, and Soulja Boy
Future bass king San Holo still reigns supreme. His recent stay vibrant EP was released via his bitbird imprint back in May, and the star producer is showing no signs of slowing down. Back in May, San Holo debuted an unreleased remix of Soulja Boy‘s “Crank That” at Porter Robinson‘s Secret Sky Festival. To the delight of his fans, that remix has now been released in full along with a few other surprises. He also dropped a shimmering, airy remix of Frank Ocean‘s hit “White Ferrari” on SoundCloud, stunning listeners with his nearly cinematic approach to the rework. Hidden in plain sight in the track’s description is a Dropbox link to a free download of the edit, along with two other “Vibrant Remixe...
San Holo Celebrates Tenth Anniversary of Flux Pavilion’s “I Can’t Stop” With Acoustic Cover
It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since the release of Flux Pavilion‘s iconic tune, “I Can’t Stop.” For many, the song served as an introduction to the electronic music world as a whole due to its widespread popularity with listeners across many genres. In honor of its accomplishments and impact on the scene, San Holo has shared an acoustic cover of the track. While short, the cover is a gentle reimagining of the party-starting original. He replaced its signature bass cannons and echoing lyrics with soft guitar chords and tender vocals to create a song more appropriate for a quiet evening by the fire rather than a packed dancefloor (remember those?). After catching wind of the video, Flux Pavilion shared the post and explained how ...
First-Ever Nationwide College Virtual Festival to Feature NGHTMRE, San Holo, Ekali, Ghastly, and More
Monster Energy‘s Up & Up Festival is pushing its chips into the virtual concert pot after announcing the launch of “Welcome Back,” the first-ever nationwide college virtual festival. Citing the impact of COVID-19 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the organizers of Up & Up—the nation’s largest college touring music festival—have decided to go virtual, taking to the digital stage from October 9th to 11th. “Welcome Back” will feature performances by some of EDM’s most popular artists, including NGHTMRE, San Holo, Ghastly, Ekali, and more. “When the longer term reality set in of how the live restrictions would affect college campus life, it was important for us to identify a creative, compliant solution to give st...
Skrillex, Alison Wonderland Agent Simon Clarkson Joins ICM to Oversee EDM Division
Clarkson played a pivotal role in developing a number of the most renowned artists in EDM. Venerated talent agency ICM Partners has hired veteran agent Simon Clarkson to spearhead its Electronic Dance Music division. Clarkson, who spent eight years at rival organization William Morris Endeavor, also ran Mainstage Artists prior to his ICM appointment. According to Variety, Clarkson played a pivotal role in developing a number of the most renowned artists in EDM, including Skrillex, Calvin Harris, Alison Wonderland, Kygo, Eric Prydz, and Above & Beyond, among many others. The announcement of Clarkson’s hiring arrives after the news in March 2020 that ICM Partners acquired London-based music agency Primary Talent International, which represent...
San Holo, TNGHT, 100 Gecs, More to Play Minecraft Benefit Festival for The Okra Project “Lavapalooza”
The digital festival will benefit The Okra Project’s battle against food insecurity in the Black Trans community. Coming off of the success of previous outings like “Coalchella” and “Fire Festival” is Open Pit‘s latest Minecraft adventure, “Lavapalooza.” For this event, organizers will be benefitting The Okra Project‘s battle against food insecurity in the Black Trans community. Open Pit, one of the world’s original Minecraft festival producers, is set to host two days of music from a diverse cast of superstar and up-and-coming talent in their custom-built digital venue. Fans can look forward to music from San Holo, 100 Gecs, Baauer, Flatbush Zombies, Ryan Hemsworth, a rare performance from TNGHT, and much more...
