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Ring In the New Year With ZHU’s Techno Alias, Blacklizt
If you don’t have New Year’s Eve plans yet, ringing in 2023 with Blacklizt should now be at the top of your list. Insomniac has announced that ZHU will hit the stage as his elusive techno alias at a secret location somewhere within the San Diego metropolitan area on New Year’s Eve. Naturally, the’ve encouraged attendees to wear all black for the performance, which will display a darker side to ZHU’s typically sultry house music sound. Insomniac recently announced the 2022 edition of its famed Countdown NYE festival, an alien-themed electronic music spectacular with Zedd, deadmau5, Madeon, DJ Snake and many more. ZHU is also slated to perform at the SoCal fest, so fans could theoretically attend his performance on December 30th in San Bernardino and then head...
Ring In the New Year With ZHU’s Techno Alias, Blacklizt
If you don’t have New Year’s Eve plans yet, ringing in 2023 with Blacklizt should now be at the top of your list. Insomniac has announced that ZHU will hit the stage as his elusive techno alias at a secret location somewhere within the San Diego metropolitan area on New Year’s Eve. Naturally, the’ve encouraged attendees to wear all black for the performance, which will display a darker side to ZHU’s typically sultry house music sound. Insomniac recently announced the 2022 edition of its famed Countdown NYE festival, an alien-themed electronic music spectacular with Zedd, deadmau5, Madeon, DJ Snake and many more. ZHU is also slated to perform at the SoCal fest, so fans could theoretically attend his performance on December 30th in San Bernardino and then head...
Hello Yes, Members of ZHU’s Live Band, Return With Groovy House Single: Listen
What do you get when you put two members of ZHU‘s live show together in the studio? Pure indietronica magic. Following the release of their acclaimed debut EP, Listen Clearly, Hello Yes are back with a brand new single, “Never Trusted Me.” During time off the road with ZHU, guitarist Mitch Bell and saxophonist Aaron Leibowitz unite to make soulful electronic music under their collaborative nom de plume, Hello Yes. Their sonic palette blends modern electronic elements with sun-kissed funk. “Never Trusted Me” immediately pulls listeners in with catchy synths and an upbeat, tropical soundscape. Flawlessly building into a groovy house arrangement with warm vocals and saxophone patterns, the new track effortlessly blends Hello Yes’ sultry style with a cl...
ZHU Drops Surprise Seven-Track Mixtape, “Musical Chairs”
Grammy-nominated electronic music artist ZHU has released a surprise seven-track mixtape, Musical Chairs (Vol. 1). Out now via Astralwerks and in the wake of a headlining Lollapalooza performance, Musical Chairs marks ZHU’s first release since December 2021, when he dropped DREAMLAND (DELUXE). The mixtape features seven brand new tracks that offer up an atmospheric range of moods, styles and tempos all wrapped up in classic ZHU fashion. He’s joined by chart-topping U.K. artist Elderbrook on the buoyant “Unbothered.” The mixtape also includes the poignant, cinematic “I Wonder,” which finds ZHU contemplating what became of someone from his past. The track had emerged as one the most anticipated songs premiered by ZHU during his EDC Las Vegas sho...
ZHU Drops Surprise Seven-Track Mixtape, “Musical Chairs”
Grammy-nominated electronic music artist ZHU has released a surprise seven-track mixtape, Musical Chairs (Vol. 1). Out now via Astralwerks and in the wake of a headlining Lollapalooza performance, Musical Chairs marks ZHU’s first release since December 2021, when he dropped DREAMLAND (DELUXE). The mixtape features seven brand new tracks that offer up an atmospheric range of moods, styles and tempos all wrapped up in classic ZHU fashion. He’s joined by chart-topping U.K. artist Elderbrook on the buoyant “Unbothered.” The mixtape also includes the poignant, cinematic “I Wonder,” which finds ZHU contemplating what became of someone from his past. The track had emerged as one the most anticipated songs premiered by ZHU during his EDC Las Vegas sho...
5 Artists You Need to See at Neversea Festival 2022
Scheduled for July 7-10, the fourth edition of Neversea is a sun-kissed, seaside utopia chock full of can’t-miss performances. Some of the biggest names in electronic dance music are coming to the “Island of Dreams” at Constanța, Romania for the immersive festival experience, like Alesso, NERVO, Krewella, Tchami, Amelie Lens, Jamie Jones, KSHMR and Zeds Dead, among many others. Ahead of the festival, organizers revealed its stage-by-stage lineups. Read on to find out about five must-see performances at Neversea 2022. Four-day passes for Neversea are on sale now. More information about tickets and payment plans is available here. Madeon With cutting-edge production and visuals, the scale of Madeon‘s performances are hard to match. His recent ̶...
4 Artists You Need to See at Neversea Festival 2022
Scheduled for July 7-10, the fourth edition of Neversea is a sun-kissed, seaside utopia chock full of can’t-miss performances. Some of the biggest names in electronic dance music are coming to the “Island of Dreams” at Constanța, Romania for the immersive festival experience, like Alesso, NERVO, Krewella, Tchami, Amelie Lens, Jamie Jones, KSHMR and Zeds Dead, among many others. Ahead of the festival, organizers revealed its stage-by-stage lineups. Read on to find out about four must-see performances at Neversea 2022. Four-day passes for Neversea are on sale now. More information about tickets and payment plans is available here. Madeon With cutting-edge production and visuals, the scale of Madeon‘s performances are hard to match. His recent ̶...
SiriusXM Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month With ZHU, JVNA, More
It’s officially Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and to commemorate the occasion, SiriusXM has announced a slate of special programming that highlights the community’s electronic dance music artists. Steve Aoki’s Remix Radio, for example, will broadcast an exclusive mix on Channel 104 from May 25-31. Featuring tracks by all Asian producers, it will play alongside music by the likes of ZHU, Qrion and Wax Motif. To mirror Aoki’s 2021 “APIDA ON AIR” initiative, Elephante and JVNA will appear as guest DJs, among others. Meanwhile on Channel 305, 88rising Radio has invited AAPI artists like Stephanie Poetri, Ilima-Lei Macfarland and Tiffany Day to hop on the air as guest hosts throughout the entire month of May. Notably, 88rising ...
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EDM.com Playlist Picks: A-Trak, Tiësto and Don Diablo [3/18/22]
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 Spit – A-Trak Melody (Tiësto Remix) – Sigala Gotta Let U Go – Don Diablo & Dominica Festival Hits 2022 Lightning Strikes – Gabry Ponte & Justus Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Industria – HI-LO, Eli Brown, Oliver Heldens Madonna – HUGEL & LOVRA Electronic Avenue High (Crankdat Remix) – The Chainsmokers Sky Is Crying (Kasbo Remix) – ZHU Fall Into Me (Feat. Dylan Matthew) – NGHTM...
ZHU, Jax Jones, J Balvin, Katy Perry, More Featured on “Pokémon 25: The Album”: Listen
The frenzy over Pokémon Celebrations has transcended cards and moved into the music industry. All this month, The Pokémon Company has been celebrating the 25th anniversary of the iconic franchise. From video games to trading cards and everything in-between, fans all over the world can’t get enough of the little creatures that became one of the biggest entertainment franchises in the world. Now, in an effort to fortify their ever-expanding empire, they’ve recruited some of the biggest artists in music for a compilation, Pokémon 25: The Album. The record features 14 tracks from a total of 18 artists, who cover a wide range of genres. Luckily for EDM.com readers, while the album is not entirely dance-oriented, it was represented well. After all, considering Pikachu’s el...
partywithray on His Sultry, Party-Starting New EP: “The Dance Floor Is the Heart”
When you opt to embed the word party in your name, you have an obligation to put the “fun” in “function.” That is exactly the goal of #Partystarters, a seductively kinetic EP that partywithray hopes will cover dance floors from LA to Berlin with sweat. The Los Angeles-based producer recently unveiled the record, a song-cycle of frisky dance music designed for club hedonism. #Partystarters is a breakneck locomotive of steamy swag house. partywithray shows out on its four tracks, each of which drip with the down-and-dirty élan of a neon-swathed club floor. ZHU makes an appearance on the EP’s opener, a come-hither banger called “Lil Mama” that finds the Grammy nominee providing a flirtatious topline over a sultry arr...
Here Are All the Events Going Down In Las Vegas the Week of EDC 2021
After the most tumultuous year in the event’s history, EDC Las Vegas is set to return to Sin City for its most memorable music festival to date. Considering its influence as a major boon to the city’s economy, EDC essentially takes over the city and annually transforms it into an electronic dance music oasis for a week. And after a lost year—marred by a controversial postponement and explosive backlash from fans contrived by the impact of COVID-19—Insomniac founder Pasquale Rotella’s efforts to plan an unforgettable experience are but a foregone conclusion. EDC Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jake West/Insomniac EDC Week 2021 includes over 40 shows at a bevy of the city’s most iconic clubbing destinations as well as its newest venues, Zouk Group̵...
