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What Makes Pool Party Dance Music Work in Summer
What works by the pool in daylight: tempo, mood, where the big vocal records fit, and how I'd shape a summer pool party set from start to sunset.
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May 8, 2024
What Producers Can Learn From Martin Garrix’s Career
What Martin Garrix's career, from Animals to his own label, can teach other producers about arrangement, ownership and changing direction.
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May 2, 2024
EDC Las Vegas 2024 Preview: Dates, Stages and Lineup
EDC Las Vegas 2024 runs May 17 to 19 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. A short preview of the lineup, the…
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Apr 18, 2024
How EDM’s Sound Changed From 2010 to the Early 2020s
How the sound of EDM changed between 2010 and the early 2020s, from pop-dance and big room to future bass and future…
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Jan 30, 2024
What Progressive House Means in My Own Music
What I reach for when I make progressive house: long builds, melody ahead of everything else, and trance, with three tracks as…
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Jan 23, 2024
Eddie Zar: How I Went From Accounting to Producing EDM
How a background in accounting, finance and retail clothing shapes the way I plan releases as an EDM producer in Los Angeles,…
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Sep 12, 2022
5 Benefits of Listening to Trance Music
Five practical reasons to listen to trance: its long builds, steady tempo and repeating melodies suit focused work, running and long drives.
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