World Meditation Day
Celebrate World Meditation Day with Eric Sharp’s Exclusive EDM.com Playlist
Balance isn’t something you find; it’s something you create. In honor of World Meditation Day, we’re reflecting on different ways the electronic dance music scene can adopt healthier habits. While loads of fun, our industry generally isn’t the healthiest. Ask any touring artist and most will tell you that all of the late nights, extensive travel, sleep deprivation, and partying can do a number on one’s mental and physical wellbeing. From the outside looking in, it may seem as if the EDM world is run by revelers. This, however, is not always the case. There are a number of dance music artists who live very mindful and healthy lifestyles, even while on the road and in the thick of the nightlife. One such artist is the house maestro, Eric Sharp. Having channeled his sober, he...
Here’s a Dreamy 95-Minute Mix of Avicii Piano Covers for World Meditation Day
As we emerge from the excruciating COVID-19 lockdown period bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, mindfulness and mental health are more important than ever. Today is World Meditation Day, a day to look inward and examine the effects of the pandemic on your wellbeing. Yes, music festivals are back—and that’s wonderful—but stampeding into them without first assessing your self-identity after a brutal year could have dire consequences. Whether you’re a seasoned vet or a novice in the practice of meditation, if you’re an EDM fan, you’ll find solace in this mix of dreamy piano covers of music by Avicii. There is perhaps no artist more emblematic of the importance of mindfulness than the legendary dance music producer, whose poor mental health stemming from the stress of a gruel...
