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James Arena “Stars of 21st Century Dance Pop and EDM” Excerpt Series Part 5: Harrison

It all started with his self-penned track, “Take Me Home,” a song elevated by the artist’s stirring vocals, thoughtful lyrics and an inspiriting EDM beat. It cleared the way for him to be acknowledged by such notables as David Guetta, Avicii, ...

James Arena “Stars of 21st Century Dance Pop and EDM” Excerpt Series Part 4: Paul Oakenfold

It’s extremely difficult to summarize the magnitude of Paul Oakenfold’s career and influence upon dance music. He is considered a true icon and pioneer of DJ culture. Following early work as a promoter in the ’80s for the Beastie Boys and ...

James Arena “Stars of 21st Century Dance Pop and EDM” Excerpt Series Part 3: Gryffin

Whether serving as a producer, musician or DJ, Gryffin (a classically trained pianist from New York) says he is determined to produce music that, first and foremost, touches his own heart. That focus has led to a string of universally popular hits, ...

James Arena “Stars of 21st Century Dance Pop and EDM” Excerpt Series Part 2: Xenia Ghali

Aside from being one of today’s few prominent female DJs (playing parties, clubs and festivals from Athens to Miami), Xenia Ghali’s ability to deftly produce and remix an electronic dance track to pulsating perfection became crystal clear with ...

T.H.E Music Essentials Podcast Continues its Rise with Episode 218

T.H.E Music Essentials has quickly established itself as a reputable, week after week, source of great sets featuring the todays hottest Progressive and Electro House tracks. With previous weeks’ podcasts picking up momentum with fans ...

Behind The Decks with DJ NIKA

Back in March 2017, we introduced you to DJ NIKA via a Music Production 101 piece. The NYC resident lives and breathes house music, creating his own distinctive style and versatile mixes and he easily connects with the audience taking them to a ...

James Arena “Stars of 21st Century Dance Pop and EDM” Excerpt Series Part 1: Dave Audé

Producer and remixer Dave Audé has reached the top of the Billboard dance chart well over a dozen times, and in 2016 he earned a Grammy for his remix of the megahit “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars. James Arena: Take a song ...

Arthur Galestian: Beatselector Magazine ‘Guest Mix’

Arthur Galestian’s roots in electronic dance music stretch back to his discovery and proliferation of the genre in Los Angeles’ underground music scene of the 1990s. He began making a name for himself on KUCI 88.9FM beginning in 2003, where he ...

Issue 9 Cover Feature Artists: Sunsquabi

Sunsquabi is an electro-funk-dance music trio made up by Chris Anderson (Drums), Josh Fairman (Bass/Synths) and Kevin Donohue (Guitar/Keys/Production) out of Boulder Colorado and what they do is unique to the typical live dance music experience, in ...

Joey Negro: 21st Century King of Disco!

On July 12, 1979 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, crates of disco records were blown-up and set a blaze to the delight of many rock fans in attendance, as well as to the city’s shock-jock DJ Steve Dahl, who incidentally spearheaded the ...