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Mr. C to America: "Hijack the EDM Scene Back from Europe!"

If the EDM industry handed out high ranks for badassery and length of time spent on the battlefield, like they do in the military, Mr. C (AKA Richard West) would surely be a general by now. Yes, this UK rave veteran has pretty much been through it all. West got his start MCing in the late '80s semi ... More >>

Top Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week Parties for Saturday, March 24

​Good morning, beat freak. Over the last seven days, you've gotten down with a genderqueer rapper in Overtown, raged at each and every free fucking party on the sked (not to mention WMC and MMW's fifteen best club bashes), and hit the Skrillex mosh pit at Ultra Music Festival. You've moombahed ... More >>

Eight best Winter Music Conference cruises March 17 to 23

​Good morning, beat freak. Over the last seven days, you've gotten down with a genderqueer rapper in Overtown, raged at each and every free fucking party on the sked (not to mention WMC and MMW's fifteen best club bashes), and hit the Skrillex mosh pit at Ultra Music Festival. You've moombahed ... More >>

WMC 2012: Eight Best Electronic Dance Music Cruises

When in Rome, you shuffle through the Vatican Museums and the Colosseum with a tour group. Guided by a dopey ex-pat, you learn the condensed histories of these places, take cliché family photos, and drop serious Euro coinage on overpriced gelato. When in Miami, however, you drop a hundred bucks an ... More >>

Russell Faibisch: Ultra Hip

When in Rome, you shuffle through the Vatican Museums and the Colosseum with a tour group. Guided by a dopey ex-pat, you learn the condensed histories of these places, take cliché family photos, and drop serious Euro coinage on overpriced gelato. When in Miami, however, you drop a hundred bucks an ... More >>

Laura Jones on Sudden Success: "Months Ago, I Was Stuck in a 9-to-5, Hating Every Minute"

​UK DJ-producer Laura Jones will be making her Miami debut this Saturday. But in a way, it's actually a homecoming. That's because DJs like Matt Tolfrey (who would later sign her to his hotly tipped Leftroom imprint) introduced Jones to the world by dropping her tracks all over town during this ... More >>

Audiofly's Luca Saporito Talks Follow My Liebe, Flying Circus, and Partying in Miami

​As far as international EDM artists go, there's very little that Audiofly's Luca Saporito and Anthony Middleton haven't accomplished in their ten-year run. In fact, the London-based duo's accolades are pretty much any aspiring DJ-producer's wet dream. They own Supernature, one of the most hotly ... More >>

Cat Scratch Fever

​As far as international EDM artists go, there's very little that Audiofly's Luca Saporito and Anthony Middleton haven't accomplished in their ten-year run. In fact, the London-based duo's accolades are pretty much any aspiring DJ-producer's wet dream. They own Supernature, one of the most hotly ... More >>

Fatboy Slim Talks American Independence, Pool Parties, and Laser Attacks

​It's been 235 years since the Founding Fathers won us our freedom from all those evil, red-clad limeys. The war is so over. And yet Brit club-killer Fatboy Slim (AKA Norman Cook) seems to be plotting a counterattack for this Fourth of July. Admittedly, Crossfade is frazzled. And you should be wo ... More >>

Steve Angello at LIV May 6

​It's been 235 years since the Founding Fathers won us our freedom from all those evil, red-clad limeys. The war is so over. And yet Brit club-killer Fatboy Slim (AKA Norman Cook) seems to be plotting a counterattack for this Fourth of July. Admittedly, Crossfade is frazzled. And you should be wo ... More >>

Tinie Tempah at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day One, March 25

Photo by Ian WitlenTinie Tempah at Ultra 2011.​If you live in Miami, you might think you live in the most dance-music-saturated place on Earth -- unless, of course, you've spend a lot of time in the U.K. Dance music is part of the pop fabric here, with synth sounds regularly charting on pop radio. ... More >>

Pete Tong Talks Two Decades in the Game and the Future of Dance Music

​Few individuals have had as lasting an impact on electronic dance music as legendary British DJ Pete Tong. An early proponent of house, he has been one of the most highly regarded tastemakers in the world for a quarter-century now. This March, Tong comes to town for his annual Surfcomber po ... More >>

Pete Tong's Pool Party at the Surfcomber Hotel March 25

​Few individuals have had as lasting an impact on electronic dance music as legendary British DJ Pete Tong. An early proponent of house, he has been one of the most highly regarded tastemakers in the world for a quarter-century now. This March, Tong comes to town for his annual Surfcomber po ... More >>

Sebastian Ingrosso at LIV February 4

​Few individuals have had as lasting an impact on electronic dance music as legendary British DJ Pete Tong. An early proponent of house, he has been one of the most highly regarded tastemakers in the world for a quarter-century now. This March, Tong comes to town for his annual Surfcomber po ... More >>

Nick Curly at Space February 5

​Few individuals have had as lasting an impact on electronic dance music as legendary British DJ Pete Tong. An early proponent of house, he has been one of the most highly regarded tastemakers in the world for a quarter-century now. This March, Tong comes to town for his annual Surfcomber po ... More >>

Nick Curly Brings the Sound of Mannheim to Space February 5

Nick Curly, chief ambassador of the Mannheim sound.​In 2010, deep house was the sound of the electronic dance music zeitgeist, and German DJ-producer Nick Curly played no small role in bringing that sound back to the forefront of the transatlantic scene. In just a handful of years, Curly has he ... More >>

Steve Angello at Space November 27

Nick Curly, chief ambassador of the Mannheim sound.​In 2010, deep house was the sound of the electronic dance music zeitgeist, and German DJ-producer Nick Curly played no small role in bringing that sound back to the forefront of the transatlantic scene. In just a handful of years, Curly has he ... More >>

Steve Lawler at Soho Studios November 5

Nick Curly, chief ambassador of the Mannheim sound.​In 2010, deep house was the sound of the electronic dance music zeitgeist, and German DJ-producer Nick Curly played no small role in bringing that sound back to the forefront of the transatlantic scene. In just a handful of years, Curly has he ... More >>

Sander Van Doorn at Eden Terrace September 17

Nick Curly, chief ambassador of the Mannheim sound.​In 2010, deep house was the sound of the electronic dance music zeitgeist, and German DJ-producer Nick Curly played no small role in bringing that sound back to the forefront of the transatlantic scene. In just a handful of years, Curly has he ... More >>

Fedde Le Grand Talks About His Favorite City, Playing LIV Tonight

Photo by Linda van den BroekFedde Le GrandIn the last four years, Dutch DJ, producer, and label impresario Fedde Le Grand has literally blown up. It's incredible to witness the breadth of his success, especially when he's said that in his early days people didn't even like his music. He founded majo ... More >>

MP3: Afrobeta - "Two Different Worlds"

​Afrobeta needs little introduction to Crossfade readers, but the band is finally and deservedly gaining some serious international traction. Of course, there was that performance at the massive Glastonbury festival, and a gig with Booka Shade in Ibiza (!) around the same time. Now, they've also g ... More >>

Sharam

​Afrobeta needs little introduction to Crossfade readers, but the band is finally and deservedly gaining some serious international traction. Of course, there was that performance at the massive Glastonbury festival, and a gig with Booka Shade in Ibiza (!) around the same time. Now, they've also g ... More >>

Dyed Soundorom Plays Electric Pickle on Friday

​French DJ/producer Dyed Soundorom is one of the hottest properties of hip Parisian tech-house label Freak n'Chic, home to a slew of international favorites like Jamie Jones, Shonky, and Chris Carrier. Originally a club kid and promoter in the late-90s and early-'00s Parisian house music scen ... More >>

Sharam, of Deep Dish, Plays SET on Friday

​Washington, D.C.'s Grammy Award-winning production duo Deep Dish enjoyed unparalleled international success during their late-'90s and early-'00s heyday. Much of the pair's universal appeal could be attributed to the healthy stylistic balance between Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia's edgier experim ... More >>

Going Dutch

​Washington, D.C.'s Grammy Award-winning production duo Deep Dish enjoyed unparalleled international success during their late-'90s and early-'00s heyday. Much of the pair's universal appeal could be attributed to the healthy stylistic balance between Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia's edgier experim ... More >>

Q&A with Matt Tolfrey, Playing Electric Pickle on Friday

​On Monday we previewed the upcoming Friday night performance by Matt Tolfrey at Electric Pickle and with the date nearing, it's already clear that this is one booking highly anticipated by the local EDM cognoscenti. The talented British DJ/producer and Leftroom label owner has taken the London un ... More >>

The Shapeshifters

​On Monday we previewed the upcoming Friday night performance by Matt Tolfrey at Electric Pickle and with the date nearing, it's already clear that this is one booking highly anticipated by the local EDM cognoscenti. The talented British DJ/producer and Leftroom label owner has taken the London un ... More >>

The Shapeshifters Play Mansion on May 8

​Pulling off the whole big-room commercial house music thing without falling into the lowest common denominator is no easy feat (I'm looking at you, David Guetta,) but The Shapeshifters have managed to find that difficult balance between mainstream appeal and true musical quality fairly successful ... More >>

Roger Sanchez

​Pulling off the whole big-room commercial house music thing without falling into the lowest common denominator is no easy feat (I'm looking at you, David Guetta,) but The Shapeshifters have managed to find that difficult balance between mainstream appeal and true musical quality fairly successful ... More >>

Sander Kleinenberg

​Pulling off the whole big-room commercial house music thing without falling into the lowest common denominator is no easy feat (I'm looking at you, David Guetta,) but The Shapeshifters have managed to find that difficult balance between mainstream appeal and true musical quality fairly successful ... More >>

Uber Exclusive South Beach Party, Bro

​Pulling off the whole big-room commercial house music thing without falling into the lowest common denominator is no easy feat (I'm looking at you, David Guetta,) but The Shapeshifters have managed to find that difficult balance between mainstream appeal and true musical quality fairly successful ... More >>

Rock With Lawler

​Pulling off the whole big-room commercial house music thing without falling into the lowest common denominator is no easy feat (I'm looking at you, David Guetta,) but The Shapeshifters have managed to find that difficult balance between mainstream appeal and true musical quality fairly successful ... More >>

Steve Lawler Plays Gryphon Thursday

​Legendary British DJ/producer Stave Lawler will be playing at Gryphon Nightclub at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino this Thursday night. A child of the '90s UK rave scene, Lawler got his start organizing some of the infamous M42 Motorway illegal parties as a teenager, before getting his bi ... More >>

Pete Tong at Mynt Lounge on Tuesday, October 27

​Pete Tong is hardly a man who needs introduction. The hardworking and ubiquitous British DJ, radio personality, label head and perennial host of legendary BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix is one of the most highly-regarded tastemakers in the world of electronic dance music. An early proponent of house ... More >>

All Hail the Tong

​Pete Tong is hardly a man who needs introduction. The hardworking and ubiquitous British DJ, radio personality, label head and perennial host of legendary BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix is one of the most highly-regarded tastemakers in the world of electronic dance music. An early proponent of house ... More >>

La Mala Opens at the Tower Theatre Friday

​In case you missed the film La Mala when it played in Miami-Dade College's Muestra de Cine Cubano in May, the opportunity presents itself once again to catch this flick. The movie is based on the life of legendary Cuban singer, La Lupe, played by singer-songwriter and pianist, Lena. For those uns ... More >>

He's Everything

​In case you missed the film La Mala when it played in Miami-Dade College's Muestra de Cine Cubano in May, the opportunity presents itself once again to catch this flick. The movie is based on the life of legendary Cuban singer, La Lupe, played by singer-songwriter and pianist, Lena. For those uns ... More >>

"Choo Choo" Romero Plays La Covacha This Friday Night

NYC DJ/producer Harry "Choo Choo" Romero has gained renown since the mid-1990s with releases on various house labels -including Erick Morillo's Subliminal Records- and a reputation for funky uplifting club sets that blend soulful house, US garage, and Latin rhythms. Among various side projects and c ... More >>

The Martinez Brothers Bring Their Soulful Bronx Groove South

NYC DJ/producer Harry "Choo Choo" Romero has gained renown since the mid-1990s with releases on various house labels -including Erick Morillo's Subliminal Records- and a reputation for funky uplifting club sets that blend soulful house, US garage, and Latin rhythms. Among various side projects and c ... More >>

Hands up for Fedde Le Grand

NYC DJ/producer Harry "Choo Choo" Romero has gained renown since the mid-1990s with releases on various house labels -including Erick Morillo's Subliminal Records- and a reputation for funky uplifting club sets that blend soulful house, US garage, and Latin rhythms. Among various side projects and c ... More >>

Shelborne Announces WMC Opening Pool Party With David Guetta ... For $10!

The scaling back of this past Art Basel Miami Beach was noticeable, with fewer freebies and lower-key events. So it's safe to assume that the final big event of the "season," Winter Music Conference, is going to look a little different overall this year, too. It's doubtful that megawatt DJs wil ... More >>

Nic Fanciulli at Back Door Bamby Ticket Giveaway

The scaling back of this past Art Basel Miami Beach was noticeable, with fewer freebies and lower-key events. So it's safe to assume that the final big event of the "season," Winter Music Conference, is going to look a little different overall this year, too. It's doubtful that megawatt DJs wil ... More >>

Second Phase of Ultra Line-up Announced

The scaling back of this past Art Basel Miami Beach was noticeable, with fewer freebies and lower-key events. So it's safe to assume that the final big event of the "season," Winter Music Conference, is going to look a little different overall this year, too. It's doubtful that megawatt DJs wil ... More >>

Steve Lawler

The scaling back of this past Art Basel Miami Beach was noticeable, with fewer freebies and lower-key events. So it's safe to assume that the final big event of the "season," Winter Music Conference, is going to look a little different overall this year, too. It's doubtful that megawatt DJs wil ... More >>

Sander Kleinenberg

The scaling back of this past Art Basel Miami Beach was noticeable, with fewer freebies and lower-key events. So it's safe to assume that the final big event of the "season," Winter Music Conference, is going to look a little different overall this year, too. It's doubtful that megawatt DJs wil ... More >>

Austin Leeds

The scaling back of this past Art Basel Miami Beach was noticeable, with fewer freebies and lower-key events. So it's safe to assume that the final big event of the "season," Winter Music Conference, is going to look a little different overall this year, too. It's doubtful that megawatt DJs wil ... More >>

Sounds Like SoBe

Dance entrepreneurs do their best to capture the Beach -- but does anyone hear them?

Inner and Outer Space

The mainland's main electronic club puts its sound down on more tracks

Rotations

The mainland's main electronic club puts its sound down on more tracks