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Ultra Miami 2025 Preview: Dates, Lineup, What to Expect

A preview of Ultra Music Festival 2025 at Bayfront Park, March 28 to 30: who closes each night, the stages, and Ultra's surprise guests.

Jan 12, 2025

My January 2025 predictions for EDM and house: AI in production, global influences, smaller venues, greener festivals, vocals and community.

Dec 31, 2024

A short New Year's note from the last day of 2024: what the year was like, releasing Change My Mind, and what…

Dec 22, 2024

A look back at my 2024 in EDM: the tracks I released, Cause of You passing 144,000 streams, learning to DJ, and…

Dec 6, 2024

What studies say about rhythm, tempo, movement and mood, how far that applies to house music, and which popular claims the evidence…

Oct 23, 2024

The DJs and producers who carried dance music from late-80s raves to pop radio, and what I've taken from each of them…

Oct 7, 2024

A plain guide to the main EDM subgenres: what each one sounds like, roughly how fast it is, and which artists to…

Sep 25, 2024

A personal look at what producing and listening to dance music does for me, what happens on a dance floor, and where…

Aug 19, 2024

The clubs, cities and festivals dance music passed through, from Chicago and Detroit to Ibiza, London, Berlin and the main stage.

Jun 28, 2024

What works by the pool in daylight: tempo, mood, where the big vocal records fit, and how I'd shape a summer pool…