Visual elements are an important part of the scene, and it’s time to shine a light on some of the VJs who have impressed us. If there’s one aspect of the electronic music world that seems to get consistently overlooked, it’s all of the technical work that goes on behind the scenes to make our…
AIMMIA, TRANTIC, Castor & Pollux, Cat Ouellette, and nomi share insight on their experiences at Pirate Studios locations in Los Angeles and New York. It wasn’t easy to become a DJ or producer during the early days of the scene decades ago, but many advancements in the scene have allowed more artists than ever before…
Are you in need of gift ideas for your festival fam or the dance music lover in your life? Check out our list to make your holiday shopping a breeze! It seems like 2023 has flown by, and now the holidays are on their way! It’s the season to spend quality time with loved ones,…
Here’s a testament to why you need to explore the dance music utopia of Ibiza. Amidst the global pandemic, a transformative wave swept through the American dance music scene. what had been once dominated by bass house, trap, and dubstep, began to shift, welcoming genres like minimal house and tech house. It was during this period…
The house music scene was more vibrant than ever in 2023 with the help of these six labels that brought some heat into the mix. The roots of house music date back to the formative years of the scene, and its presence has never left. In fact, it’s continued to reach even greater heights with each…
Wes Green says Steve Poindexter cheated him out of the credit he was due on seminal Chicago house tracks. When the spine-tingling melody of “Computer Madness” first rang out from Wes Green’s sole studio speaker, he knew he’d struck house music gold. “It just hit me, ‘This is powerful,’” he told EDM Identity over video chat….
Brooklyn-based Book Club Radio not only proves the dancefloor is alive and well, but they wrote their handbook to keep it that way. The death of the dancefloor has been a topic of conversation in online electronic music spaces for quite some time. While these discussions have sparked productive discourse in naming the killers, the fact of…
Walk down memory lane with the EDM Identity crew as the industry prepares for a fresh new year on the dancefloor! Wow, what a year it has been on the dancefloor. The bass was booming, the bodies were moving, and the energy was palpable. 2023 welcomed an influx of viral beats, and we’ll never forget…
Tony H is fundraising for his nonprofit, the Bassline Beats Academy, with a mission to uplift women, minorities, and LGBTQ+ people in the scene. Known primarily for his groovy house releases, his brands Late Night Munchies and Munchies After Dark, and his work as the Space Yacht label manager, Tony H is a valuable multi-faceted figure in the electronic dance music scene….