Red Rocks Announces T-Pain, Akon for October 30th
Get ready to turn up at one of the most iconic venues in the world as T-Pain headlines Red Rocks Amphitheatre on October 30, 2024, with special guest Akon. This electrifying concert event, dubbed “T-PAIN: On the Rocks,” is poised to be a landmark night of music at Red Rocks. NEW SHOW: He's ready to […]
MP3 TAKES: Regenerate Festival is Denver’s EDM Spectacular
Experience Denver’s Regenerate Festival, an EDM extravaganza with Eric Prydz, John Summit, and more at Civic Center Park. MP3 TAKES reviews 2024’s event.
Denver’s Premier Dance Music Event Global Dance Festival Announces New Chapter with Stacked Lineup
Join the 21st Global Dance Festival in Morrison, CO, featuring The Chainsmokers, Duke Dumont, and more. Get your tickets now!
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MP3 TAKES: Countdown NYE 2024 Was a Magical Way to Ring In The New Year
We’re back from Countdown NYE and had an amazing experience! Insomniac really outdid themselves at NOS Events Center on the last night of 2024. Even though they switched it to one day this year, it actually worked out since it was mid-week.The venue layout was totally different from last year, but honestly, it was a […]
MP3 SELECTS: Playlists & New Music From Malóne, Anyma, Massano, & More
In the modern era, distribution services push out over 60,000 new tracks every single day. How do you cut through all the noise, select what to listen to, and boost your playlist game? Introducing MP3 SELECTS, our weekly rundown of new music in the festival sphere. Shuffle through this week’s selections on our MP3 SELECTS […]
MP3 SELECTS: Playlists & New Music From Buku, Victor Ruiz, Max Styler, & More
In the modern era, distribution services push out over 60,000 new tracks every single day. How do you cut through all the noise, select what to listen to, and boost your playlist game? Introducing MP3 SELECTS, our weekly rundown of new music in the festival sphere. Shuffle through this week’s selections on our MP3 SELECTS […]
Jade Cicada Returns With New Single, “Frame Shift”and Announces ‘Break The Hold’ Tour
Acclaimed electronic music producer Jade Cicada is closing out his biggest year yet with the release of his first original single in nearly two years. The new track “Frame Shift”, marks a bold new chapter in his career, defined by a cinematic approach to sound design and presentation. Known for merging intricate rhythms and jazz-inspired […]
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Ravenscoon’s Hard-Earned Journey to Sobriety, Inner Peace
As any person who has attained it will tell you, success does not come easily. This is certainly true for Paul Conversano, better known by his stage name Ravenscoon, who has fought more than his fair share of demons in becoming a beloved producer and national touring artist. He sat down with MP3 MAG to […]
Nostalgix on Building a Universe in Music
Emerging house artist Nostalgix says her moniker chose her before she ever touched a DJ controller. From a young age, she knew she wanted to sing, rap, and pursue music. In fact, she bases her discography on the nostalgic music she listened to when growing up in Iran. At home, her parents played Persian artists, […]
TRUTH: Celebrating a Decade of Deep Dark & Dangerous
On May 24th, 2022, the legendary dubstep duo known as TRUTH celebrated an incredible milestone: the 10-year anniversary of announcing the creation of Deep Dark & Dangerous (DDD). What started as a party series to bring deeper and darker styles of dubstep and forward-thinking music to the United States grew into a full-fledged label and […]
From the gRLL to the cHLL, kLL sMTH Takes Collaboration to the Next Level
What do you get when you combine a seemingly neverending cast of eager DJs, an array of grills and barbequed foods, and top-tier vibes? The result is the newest endeavor from Kristoffer Edland, known by bass and glitch-hop music fans as kLL sMTH, with arguably his most collaborative one yet: gRLL sMTH, the backyard-barbeque, summertime-nostalgia-inducing […]
Mantra Sounds Poetically Brings ‘The 7 Deadly Sins’ to Life
Bass producer Mantra Sounds, aka Giana Rifici, has been blasting venues on the East Coast with her experimental sounds and poetry for the past few years now, sharing stages with artists like G Jones and Khiva, and Shades, all while producing her own work. Rifici is hitting the stage full force in 2022, fully devoted […]
Liquid Stranger on Finding BALANCE in Life & Music
“Music has been a part of my life ever since I was born. I’ve even been told that I was crawling to the piano as a baby, before I could really talk or sit up.” While many artists can date their history with music back to their childhood, electronic music sensation and WAKAAN founder Martin […]
Godlands Gives Trap Music a Home in the Land Down Under
For the past decade, trap producer Godlands (aka Annabel Hartlett) has been turning the down-under upside down with her bass-heavy trap music. Now, after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Aussie is ready to hit the stage again — but in 2022, she’s going international with the GODSP33D Tour. “I’m actually heading to Europe […]
Spencer Brown: Leading Diviine Records into the Future
As record labels within the dance music industry continue to seek innovative and exciting new sounds from artists, the call for ingenuity and originality continues to flourish. American DJ and producer Spencer Brown is one of those artists who continuously strives to put out irresistible tunes that maintain his core value of creating dance music […]
QRTR’s Fresh, Ethereal Dive Into Dance Music
“Representation is everything. I would have not gotten into dance music if I didn’t see other women DJing and producing dance music.” These words come from electronic artist and soothing dance music extraordinaire, Meagan Rodriguez, otherwise known as QRTR. Music flows through Rodriguez figuratively, and quite literally. The Brooklyn-based artist noted that her half Puerto-Rican, […]
Self Love and Powerful Purpose — Inside Moore Kismet’s Beautiful, Chaotic Universe
The common tropes of adolescence — after-school sports, all-nighters spent studying, hours-long gaming sessions — have a nostalgic sentiment when viewed from the high perch of adulthood. Occasionally, though, dreamers like Omar Davis, also known as Moore Kismet, making some serious waves in the electronic music industry, exchange those core memories with national tours and […]
Of The Trees: Entering the Audio-Visual World of Memory Palace
One of mankind’s greatest accomplishments is discovering the ability to move people through an art form. To express emotion through color, words, and harmony can be difficult, but so rewarding. Denver-based artist Of The Trees has learned to do just that in hopes to move people the way music has for him. Tyler Coombs began […]
New Music, Classic Sounds: Kumarion Paves The Way for the Next Wave of Drum and Bass
The COVID-19 pandemic allowed artists to take a break from the norm and experiment with new sounds and ideas, and Seattle-born producer Omar Kadmiri, also known as Kumarion, was no different. His experiment, the bass-heavy, sultry single, “Want It” came out of left field in 2020 and the results blew the socks off of electronic […]
Little Dragon On Headlining All Day I Dream, Family Dynamics, and Their Latest Album
Known for their diverse, eclectic, and versatile musical prowess along with their chic style, the Swedish band Little Dragon consists of four members: Håkan Wirenstrand, Yukimi Nagano, Erik Bodin, and Frederik Wallin. Speaking about their evolution and musical growth, bassist and vocalist Frederik Wallin sat down with MP3 MAG to discuss Little Dragon’s growth, headlining […]
LA-Based HoneyLuv Takes House Music By Storm
It could take years, sometimes a lifetime, for a person to find their true calling. But then there are times where, for lack of better words, the stars align and destiny is revealed. And from the moment up-and-coming DJ named Taylor Character, also known as HoneyLuv, moved to LA before the pandemic, she knew her […]
How Ableton and Adventure Time Gave Rise to Esseks
What do cartoons, Japan, and a guitar have in common? Each of these elements has shaped the creative journey of producer and visual artist, Sam Eckstein, better known as Esseks. Eckstein has been making waves in the bass music scene for nearly a decade now. His dark, playful sounds and whimsical, cartoonish illustrations have captivated […]
Satori Finds Perfection in Imperfection
Dutch artist and musician Djordje Petrovic, also known as Satori, is releasing his new album at the end of April called Dreamin Colours, which to him is held close to his heart. Despite spending most of the pandemic away from his girlfriend Karina, as she was stuck in New York, he was not far from […]
Understanding the Culture – Nikki Nair and the Techno Revival
Dance parties are a tried and true tradition among the youth of the Western world. Across the spectrum of dance music, there’s no shortage of sonic variety, each genre providing its own unique live experience. Some artists make electronic music for the masses — easy pop melodies and pleasant voices singing of heartbreak and overcoming […]
Manic Focus Talks Finding Magic in Music
From an early age, John “Jmac” McCarten, better known as Manic Focus, has had a love for music. As a child, he learned how to play the piano, which grew to be an extremely important part of his life. The knowledge of music theory that the instrument taught him, helped shape the funky and eclectic […]
EAZYBAKED: How Childhood Friends Are Taking Their Chemistry, Careers to the Next Level
While most people can only dream of going to work every day with their best friend, Eric Ray and Andrew Principe of EAZYBAKED have made it a reality. Known for their intricate sound design and explosive beats, the Orlando-based duo have cemented themselves as essential players in the world of experimental bass music. Now on […]
Black Carl!: Reminiscing on Biggest Inspirations, Overcoming Adversity as a DJ From The South
Carl Bell is a metalhead at heart, frequently reminiscing on days of skateboarding and listening to A Day to Remember. The Birmingham, Alabama native found his introduction to live music with seeing bands like Disturbed and The Devil Wears Prada. Bell, better known as Black Carl!, draws inspiration from across the music genre map and […]
VNSSA: Tech House Sensation Opens Up About Time Off, New Music for Festival Season
The future of tech house is bright, partially thanks to the efforts of Vanessa Barnes, otherwise known as VNSSA. An artist who excels at meshing elements of synth-pop and disco wave, VNSSA used the first two months of 2022 in the studio working on new music. She spoke with MP3 MAG about upcoming tour stops, […]
NEZ: How the Producer Plans to Bring His Creative Edge from Hip-Hop to House Music
NEZ is no stranger to success, but how does one follow up a fruitful career in Hip-Hop and break into House? They make a splash. The multi-talented artist caught up with MP3 MAG to discuss his past work with A$AP Rocky and Schoolboy Q, his Chicago roots, and how he plans to take his House […]
How Vinyl, Wakeboarding & Electro Soul Yielded the Rise of Daily Bread
The origins of the Daily Bread project started back in 07-08, when Rhett Whatley began collecting vinyl records. At the time, his mother was moving and amidst packing up her belongings, came across the records that she collected growing up. The collection would be passed down to her young and continuously inspired son. Whatley recalls […]
Saltus: How Community Shaped the Producer, Manager & Promoter
Being raised in a musical family is a blessing that few understand. Shaped by this paradigm, a person will look at the world in an expressive light that’s a privilege to those living it. One such example is Boston-based electronic creative Will Saltus, who has yielded a fruit of labor and love unlike many others. […]
Mersiv Talks Pretty Dark Loud, The Power of Expression Through Music
Music has the ability to exist in its own vacuum – defined by a shade of emotion or thought conceived in the artist’s mind and incepted into the listener’s. When an artist intentionally fuses these elements—much like Mersiv has on his debut album, Pretty Dark Loud—it creates something universally relatable that can reach beyond fans […]
Adam Deitch Reflects on Origin of Lettuce, Getting Back on the Road
As an elite funk outfit and purveyors of good times, it’s no wonder why Lettuce have continued to find success and fandom three decades into their career. MP3 MAG caught up with drummer Adam Deitch to reflect on the journey, and what to expect as the live music virtuosos emerge from the pandemic. The Lettuce […]
RUKU Reveals How She Took Control of Her Dreams & Creativity
Though difficult to summarize in words, Renee King—code-named RUKU—is a multi-faceted artist and a true-blue creative in the world of flamboyant fashion. She holds the title and reigns of singer-songwriter, illustrator, and fashion designer, but is not one to be described with a lone descriptor. Following her collaboration with Wreckno, G-Space, and Lysn., “WHO GON […]
Australia’s Night Tales Ready to Make Global Impression [Interview]
Kamaliza Salamba and Aaron Bannie longed for the music world, but it took nearly a decade to find the magic and commoderary needed to transcend that vision. MP3 MAG caught up with the aspiring international producers to detail the journey that got them to America, and how they hope to connect with listeners globally as […]
VEIL and Notlö Talk B2B’s, Inclusivity & Life on the Road [Interview]
When bass music queens VEIL and NotLö first came together, they found an untapped potential to their creativity. The up-and-coming bass artists caught up with MP3 MAG to discuss what more representation and opportunity could mean to women artists throughout the scene. Deep Dark & Dangerous alumni Alex Mantekas—a.k.a. Notlö—and industry veteran Becca Drylie-Perkins, better […]
LP Giobbi: How She Revived the Spirit of House, and Channeled Its Power for Good
LP Giobbi has been called the queen of piano house, but her role in the global dance community is so much more. She has quickly carved out a unique yet nostalgic sound, striking a fine balance between the power and beauty of house music. LP Giobbi—taken from her name, Leah Chisolm, and her mother’s maiden […]
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