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EDM.com’s Best of 2022: Music Producers
EDM.com proudly publishes four installments of annual year-end coverage: Industry Leaders, Performances, Music Producers and Songs. DJing and music production are different. But the difference between the two is like a wallflower—it hides in plain sight, and it’s vastly misunderstood. Publishing a “Top DJ” list would undermine the originality, ingenuity and dauntless imagination of the artists who dedicate their lives to music production. To honor their fearless creativity and profound dedication to their craft, we’ve recognized 10 of the best electronic music producers of 2022. Hardwell Hardwell. c/o Hardwell Hardwell’s long-awaited return from a multi-year hiatus was anything but conventional. Rather than stay the course and fan the fumes of big room house n...
SVDDEN DEATH Is Throwing a Curated Music Festival In an Underground Cave
This October, SVDDEN DEATH is inviting fans to descend into darkness with him at the first-ever “Summoning of the Eclipse” event, a curated dubstep and bass music festival. Featuring headlining performances by Sullivan King, EPROM, ATLiens and more, as well as a special collaborative DJ set by SVDDEN DEATH and Marauda, the two-day camping event will host nearly 60 artists October 21-22 at The Caverns in Grundy County, Tennessee. “You can see these acts underground in the legendary cave venue, or take a stroll above ground and enter the blood woods to experience the Summoning of the Eclipse,” wrote the event’s organizers. “Summoning of the Eclipse” will be SVDDEN DEATH’s third takeover event and first festival in the unique subterr...
Enter the Maze of Punishment On SVDDEN DEATH’s Debut Album, “VOYD II”
SVDDEN DEATH‘s debut album is the perfect companion for Elden Ring binging. Broken into five unique acts, VOYD II is the quintessential SVDDEN DEATH project. Combining experimental, heavy sounds with his signature dark fantasy aesthetic, his debut LP takes listeners deeper into a world of medieval horror with every track. As listeners turn the first page of the metaphorical book of VOYD, they are met with an ominous rumbling. Some say the sounds are reminiscent of fire and brimstone while others hear the stomping footsteps of a gargantuan beast. All that’s known for sure is that listeners will be subjected to their own worst nightmare, filtering out those not willing to face their fears. A treat to longtime fans of SVDDEN DEATH, the opening act features three tracks w...
SVDDEN DEATH Announces “VOYD II” and Shares Browser Game, “Maze of Punishment”
Enter SVDDEN DEATH‘s Maze of Punishment and you may find the answers you seek. Starting the week off with a “behemoth” of an announcement, the standout bass music producer revealed that the follow-up to 2018’s breakthrough release, VOYD, will arrive later this month. Since the beginning of March, SVDDEN DEATH had been teasing something huge for his fans. Starting with a simple, cryptic message stating “the maze awaits,” fans began searching for clues in an attempt to uncover the secrets. He then revealed a “labyrinth” before sharing his most haunting inscription. According to a spate of fans replying to the tweet, the message translates to: “Dreams of silver are cuts in the mind. here is one of many paths carved, although memory fades i...
Watch SVDDEN DEATH Wreak Havoc at His Sold-Out Red Rocks Show
Legend has it, the spirits unleashed by SVDDEN DEATH and his alter-ego VOYD have still not settled after his Red Rocks show back in October. One of the most exciting standalone bass music shows took place back in the fall, when—making his debut at Red Rocks—the dubstep superstar wreaked havoc on the masses just days before Halloween. With help from Space Laces, Oolacile, Aweminus, Phiso, Neonix, and Syzy, the show, dubbed “The Valley of Darkness,” exceeded fans’ expectations and then some. The show came just days after his massive single “Transmutation Sequence” hit the airwaves. Putting the evil in medieval, the official release of the highly anticipated track was yet another peak performance from one of bass music’s most excit...
REZZ Reveals New Collabs With Deathpact and SVDDEN DEATH’s VOYD
Ahead of her upcoming shows in New York City and Arizona, REZZ has told her fans to look out for two unreleased dream collaborations with Deathpact and VOYD. REZZ is currently sitting on two collaborative tracks with VOYD, the sinister nom de plume of dubstep superstar SVDDEN DEATH. One of them has been tested out in a number of her DJ sets while the other is a brand new, unfinished project. Check out REZZ’s announcement below. REZZ revealed unreleased collaborations with Deathpact and SVDDEN DEATH’s VOYD alias. REZZ (via Instagram) REZZ and Deathpact first joined forces in 2018 for “Life & Death,” which appeared on the former’s Juno Award-nominated Certain Kind of Magic album, before reconnecting for 2019’s menacing “Kiss of Death.&#...
Orlando’s Forbidden Kingdom Music Festival Shares Jaw-Dropping 2021 Lineup
Orlando’s Forbidden Kingdom is known for offering an onslaught of bass music talent year in and year out, and 2021 is no different. The two-day fest, which will go down at Orlando Amphitheater at the Central Florida Fairgrounds on June 11th and 12th, has dropped a monster 2021 lineup featuring the biggest names in trap and dubstep. Herobust, Minnesota, PEEKABOO, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Blunts N Blondes, and more are primed to break necks with their signature heavy-hitting sounds. Perhaps most notably, the 2021 edition of Forbidden Kingdom will see the return of SVDDEN DEATH‘s sinister VOYD alias and a number of can’t-miss B2B DJ sets from SLANDER and Subtronics, Virtual Riot and Barely Alive, and Modestep and Dirtyphonics, among others. Check out the ...
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 ...
SVDDEN DEATH Spills On His Infernal Alter Ego and First-Ever VOYD Music Video [INTERVIEW]
After his mind-blowing and malevolent VOYD-branded performance at the EDC Las Vegas Virtual Rave-A-Thon last night, SVDDEN DEATH has officially released the fan-favorite ID “Confusion Spell” along with an accompanying music video. The twisted horror flick marks the first-ever music video dedicated to his VOYD alias. Prior to his latest release, we were fortunate enough to speak with the man behind the mask, and learn more about the new video and what’s next from his soul-weaving alter ego. The tale of unholy corruption was filmed in the woods near Seattle, Washington by filmmakers Schaffer Brady and Holly Singh (aka Zeuzse). With the title “Confusion Spell” alongside footage of witchcraft and sword fighting, his emphasis on fantasy elements in b...
