James Arena’s Latest Book ‘Stars of 21st Century Dance Pop and EDM’ Gets Worldwide Release

The new book/e-book STARS OF 21st CENTURY DANCE POP AND EDM (McFarland Publishing) by James Arena has officially been released worldwide. It is the only published book to focus on the creative lives of contemporary dance pop and EDM artists and has been recently listed as the #1 new release on Amazon’s dance music chart. Dance music has seen an unprecedented explosion in the 21st century as a stampede of sub-genres, such as dance-pop, house, trance and EDM (electronic dance music), have come to define the pop music scene worldwide. James chronicles within this collection of original interviews, 33 top hitmakers from 11 countries discuss their lives and careers in this still-unfolding new age, including Alcazar’s Andreas Lundstedt, DJ Dave Audé, Xenia Ghali, Bimbo Jones, DJ Chris Cox, Darude, Inaya Day, Deepend, Bart & Baker, Freemasons, D.O.N.S./Warp Brothers’ Oliver Goedicke, Gryffin, Harrison, In-Grid, Kimberley Locke, DJ Paul Oakenfold, Suzanne Palmer, DJ Ralphi Rosario, Sak Noel, DJ Richard Vission and more. Special commentary is provided by Moto Blanco’s Danny Harrison and clubland queen Martha Wash.

The book is the 5th in a series by James Arena, a New York-based author, freelance writer, host and commentator, who has been featured on MSNBC, FOX, SiriusXM, Clear Channel, Sky News (London) and other major communications networks. Arena is the creator of STARS OF 90s DANCE POP (McFarland, 2016), EUROPE’S STARS OF 80S DANCE POP (McFarland, 2017), LEGENDS OF DISCO (McFarland, 2016) and FIRST LADIES OF DISCO (McFarland, 2013). In these books of original interviews, Mr. Arena has interviewed over 160 singers, songwriters, producers, DJs and industry professionals from around the world, all of whom had a powerful influence on the legacy of dance music. James is a G.E.M.A. Foundation and City of Philadelphia honoree for preserving dance music history and a former executive with Bertelsmann Direct North America.

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