Guy Gerber is that rare breed of electronic dance music producer who’s always done his own thing. And “Stoppage Time,” his 2004 breakthrough hit on John Digweed’s Bedrock label, was a slice of epic big-room techno that became a global club anthem and continues to sell by the truckload.Today, Gerber…
Aeroplane at the Vagabond May 27
The electronic dance music community has always been a major sausage fest. But why? The ladies like to get down on the dance floor just as much as the gents. And they certainly have plenty to contribute behind the decks and in the studio. Nevertheless, for decades, the superstar DJ…
It goes without saying that Miami is a happy hour town. But you’d be hard pressed to find anything that transcends the boozy meat market format. A happy hour shouldn’t just be cheap drinks at a watering hole for white-collar zombies. It should focus on the music, the people, and…
It’s one thing being an international DJ megastar with residencies at some of the world’s hottest clubbing meccas, plus a chart-topping Grammy-nominated producer to boot. Add to that being head honcho of one of the most respected labels in the business, and you’re on your way to true demigod status…
The Italian popular music tradition of the last several decades has been an idiosyncratic one. When rock ‘n’ roll was paramount, Italians were considered the least likely to rock your world. Their sole contributions during the classic rock era being mainly sappy, straight-laced pop stars like Lucio Battisti. But their…
Remember vinyl LPs? Well, back in the day, album cover design used to be very important work. And there were some pretty sweet masterpieces. But as any crate digger can tell you, for every brilliant piece of art, there were dozens of embarassingly crappy ones. The ’70s and ’80s, in…
These days, the term underground gets thrown around a little too easily in the electronic dance music scene. Certainly not all DJs can boast the same sort of authentic subterranean cred as Christopher Milo, AKA DJ Three. It’s a relentless comittment to the musical cutting-edge at the expense of mainstream…
We here at Crossfade pride ourselves on breaking new international talent ahead of their debut Miami performances. And UK disco-house sensations Death On The Balcony are one act we’ve been following closely all year in anticipation of its first apperance this side of the pond. DOTB hails from Leeds, where…
If you’re deep into Miami’s undeground EDM scene, then you’re probably familiar with the PL0T crew by now. With its nonstop barrage of big-time bookings over the last couple years, including international heavyweights like Seth Troxler, Ryan Elliot, Lee Foss, and Wolf + Lamb, PL0T was among our picks for…
Mark Knight at Space May 14
Few old-school DJs have stood the test of time and garnered the sort of enduring fanatical following that UK veteran Danny Howells enjoys today. Schooled during the house boom of the late ’80s, Howells would land his first major residency with John Digweed’s legendary Bedrock club night in 1991. It…
Kasper Bjorke at the Electric Pickle May 7
When talking about UK DJ-producer Mark Knight, powerhouse is a word that immediately comes to mind. For one thing, Knight boasts some of the industry’s highest accolades. There’s his Grammy nomination for work on the Black Eyed Peas’ multi-platinum album The E.N.D., three of the biggest selling records on Beatport’s…
Deniz Kurtel at Electric Pickle April 29
Humanity has come a long way since the Stone Age when we were dancing around fires like deranged sex-crazed monkeys. Or has it?It seems like every new decade’s dance styles become more and more bizarre and less and less inhibited. In fact, these emergent ass-shaking techniques are often nothing more…
It’s not very often that you hear about Denmark’s contributions to world music, let alone EDM. There was the sickly sweet ’90s bubblegum Eurodance of Aqua, an act that eluded even our guiltiest pleasure. And more recently, the dark electronica forays of Trentemøller. Then there’s Danish DJ-producer Kasper Bjørke, who…
Miami is inseparable from her nightlife and clubs. But she’s also a gold-digging, glamor-drunk whore. Ninety percent of the establishments around town (especially in South Beach) cater to people with a truly masochistic approach to nightlife, and it’s all because of that inane Miamian need to feel VIP. They love…
The reputation of UK DJ Lee Burridge spans the entire globe, from Hong Kong and Thailand’s local EDM scenes, which he helped foster throughout the ’90s, to the Burning Man Festival in Nevada, which inspired his free-spirited Get Weird parties. Boasting a genre-bending amalgamation of styles, from progressive house and…
The international EDM community is a major sausage fest. But there’s no denying that women are on the rise. Over the last few years, DJ-producers such as Anja Schneider, Cassy, Nina Kraviz, Maya Janes Coles, and Steffi have been challenging the norm with their own chart-topping output and headlining performances…
London DJ-producer and Hessle Audio label chief Ramadanman (AKA David Kennedy) was schooled during dubstep’s first wave and he has since become one of the most recognized names on the international scene.Last year’s invitation to spearhead a new installment of Fabric’s prestigious compilation series with FabricLive56 is testament to both…
DJ-producer Lee Jones is a trendsetter in many ways. He was one of the first Brits of his generation to migrate to Berlin and join that city’s burgeoning EDM community in early 2000s. He was also playing deep melodic cuts long before deep house became the international standard. In fact,…
