[Video] Hardwell: "Dare You" (Feat. Matthew Koma)
Dutch DJ sensation Hardwell was named Mixmag's No. 1 DJ in the world in 2013. That's quite an act to follow up, but the 25 year old EDM wunderkind is hard at work already this year, today dropping his video for the song "Dare You" featuring Matthew Koma. The video is an upbeat and soul-elevating mix of vocals and production, with Koma opening the songs singing, "We're a million lonely people, ". It is a freeing experience filled with mundane stares and a lot of empty space. The character's dream are realized, finally, at a Hardwell show. Of course. Check it all out for yourself and keep an eye on Hardwell as he makes a run at back-to-back major festival seasons.
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Hardwell Releases "Dare You" Via Shazam
Dutch EDM artist Hardwell, recently named the world's No. 1 DJ by DJ Mag, broke new ground today as the first artist to release a song strictly through the music-id application Shazam. Listeners are prompted to "Shazam" a 20 second clip on Hardwell's Youtube page that will then unlock his latest single "Dare You" featuring songwriter Matthew Koma, exclusively on the Shazam app. It opens a new avenue for artists to reach fans with their music, as if that landscape wasn't pretty cluttered already. It should push forward the proliferation of corporate cross-promotions to subsidize label money. Check out the song below and for the full download, get your Shazam app out and hit here.
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Krewella: "Live For The Night" (Danny Avila & Deniz Koyu Remix)
Talk about a rise in a year. Chicago-bred dance music threesome Krewella has blown up since hitting the scene in late 2011 with their debut EP, Play Hard, which was met with rave reviews and slots on seemingly every major stage there was this summer for an EDM act. Today, the trio gets the remix treatment on their track "Live For The Night". The song gets re-arranged and done up by the talented pairing of Danny Avila and Deniz Koyu. Check it out for yourself below and pick it up on BeatPort.
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[Video] Steve Aoki: "Bring You To Life (Tanscend)"
Steve Aoki has been rocking steadily across the country with Waka Flocka Flame and a host of other artists while on his Aokify America tour and last night took some time to drop a new video for his track "Bring You To Life (Transcend)" featuring Danish house producer Rune RK and vocalist RAS. The video, directed by Gille Klabin, is a storyline of what would happen if Aoki and Richard Simmons traded lives for a day, complete with cameo. Check out the video below.
Aokify America Tour:
| DATE | CITY | VENUE | |
| Wed | 10/30 | Montreal, QC | Metropolis |
| Thu | 10/31 | Boston, MA | House of Blues |
| Fri | 11/1 | New York, NY | Hammerstein Ballroom with Pharrell Williams |
| Sat | 11/2 | New York, NY | Pier 94 with Pharrell Williams |
| Sun | 11/3 | Rochester, NY | Gordon Field House* |
| Tue | 11/5 | Columbus, OH | The LC Indoor Pavilion |
| Wed | 11/6 | Detroit, MI | The Fillmore Detroit |
| Thu | 11/7 | St. Louis, MO | The Pageant |
| Fri | 11/8 | Milwaukee, WI | Eagles Ballroom |
| Sat | 11/9 | Minneapolis, MN | Epic Event Center |
| Tue | 11/12 | Denver, CO | Ogden Theatre |
| Wed | 11/13 | Salt Lake City, UT | The Complex |
| Fri | 11/15 | Los Angeles, CA | The Shrine Expo Hall@ |
| Sat | 11/16 | San Francisco, CA | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium |
| Tue | 11/19 | Portland, OR | Roseland Theater |
| Wed | 11/20 | Seattle, WA | Paramount Theater |
| Thu | 11/21 | Vernon, BC | Kal Tire Place |
| Fri | 11/22 | Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Expo Centre |
| Sat | 11/23 | Vancouver, BC | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre |
Tritonal: "Now Or Never"
Photo by Jake Krzeczowski
EDM DJ duo Tritonal is back with their latest dance single, "Now or Never" featuring Phoebe Ryan. The single is the second from the pair's upcoming Metamorphic II release, expected out on November 25. The track was released via Enhanced Music, a label spearheaded by Austin natives Chad Cisneros and Dave Reed. It's an easy feet-mover and should quickly find its way onto club sets across the country. Check out the song below.
EDC Chicago Generates $26.1 Million
There were complaints, concessions and for awhile it wasn't a sure thing that "Chicago" would host another Electric Daisy Carnival after the inaugural event, held this May in Joliet at the Joliet Motor Speedway, ran into some interference from the community. After announcing yesterday that the fest generated an estimated $26.1 million for the surrounding community, according to data released today in an economic impact analysis by Beacon Economics LLC, some feelings may have changed. There are few festivals like an EDC, which lives up to its name by featuring a plethora of rides, entertainment and euphoria outside of the traditional DJ sets. Strategically set an hour south of Chicago, so as to skirt the city's 10 PM noise curfew, the festival went late into the night, beginning at 4 PM and wrapping up half a day later at 4 AM which made for quite the marathon of EDM. The first night was marked by a 2 AM firework show that had people from surrounding town peppering their local police stations with angry phone calls, prompting organizers Insomnia Events to move the fireworks up to 10 and bump the sound down for the later sets. The rest of EDC Chicago went off with few hitches and the announcement of the stimulus it brought the south suburbs of Chicago should be reason enough for organizers and city officials to find some common ground for the 2014 edition.
[Album] GRiZ: "Rebel Era LP"
GRiZ has been one of the refreshing sounds in electronic dance music for awhile now. The Detroit native has built a steady following in the festival and dance scenes with his mash-up of contemporary electronic production and horn playing that is reminiscent of a Big Gigantic arrangement, while saving certain musical aesthetics to make GRiZ records wholly his own style. Last week, he released his latest album, Rebel Era LP, to glowing praise from many outlets. Today, he finally gets the RH treatment for his latest release. Check out a stream of the full project below, as well as a behind the scenes video from his national headlining tour and a personal message from GRiZ on Rebel Era LP, all below and catch GRiZ this weekend in Detroit and Chicago where he headlines a pair of Freaky Deaky shows with Danny Brown and Tokimonsta.
Download the album Here
http://youtu.be/5-jy9h6nlF4
Dani Deahl & Animale:"Thunderbolt"
This one will wake you up if you find yourself caught in a mid-day haze. The latest from Dani Deahl and Animale, two of the EDM scenes current flavors of the months (week?, year?). The pair of risers got together for "Thunderbolt," an aptly-appropriated name for a track that is the equivalent to a shot of espresso. The track was released via Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records and can be found on the labels' New Noise Compliation Vol. 5.
Download via iTunes or BeatPort.