Insomniac & Amsterdam Dance Event Announce “Map Point Summit” Conference At EDC Las Vegas 2027
Insomniac and Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) are joining forces for a new electronic music conference during EDC Las Vegas 2027. The partnership was revealed today, October 22, during Insomniac founder and CEO Pasquale Rotella’s keynote appearance at ADE Pro, where he joined Billboard’s Katie Bain for a discussion on the future of rave culture and […]
ADE At 30: The Sounds, Spaces, and Stories Calling Us to Amsterdam Dance Event’s 30th Anniversary
Thirty years ago, Amsterdam Dance Event was a modest industry gathering with 300 professionals and a musical program spread across three clubs. Next week, it returns to the Dutch capital with thousands of artists performing in over 300 venues, and a guest list as long as the Amstel River. Bringing together electronic music’s biggest names, […]
6-Year-Old Illumi Maeda Becomes World’s Youngest Club DJ
Japanese DJ Illumi Maeda is officially the world’s youngest female club DJ. Performing as DJ ILLU, Maeda earned the Guinness World Records title at six years and 99 days old after spinning for more than an hour at a Yokohama nightclub in March. The record-breaking performance came with a few challenges, including equipment issues that […]
City Of Indio Spares Goldenvoice From Head Trip Curfew Fines
Indio is sparing Goldenvoice a nearly $50,000 curfew fine following Head Trip. The City of Indio issued a statement yesterday saying it will not penalize the promoter after Swedish House Mafia’s headline performance at Goldenvoice’s one-time-only dance festival ran more than 30 minutes past the city’s midnight curfew, Palm Springs’ KESQ reports. City officials cited […]
Interview: Effin On The Art Of Reinvention, Sampling & The Love Behind ‘Heartbeats’
Effin lets his heart do the sampling. Three years ago, the now-30-year-old bass artist—real name JD Bowden—was struggling to find his place in electronic music. After launching his career with a slew of heavy dubstep and trap hits, the Nashville-based producer and DJ committed to a new sound: his own sample-heavy strain of bass music, […]
Festival Report Card: Lost Lands 2026
Neither rain nor mud came between headbangers and their annual trek to Lost Lands. Last month, Excision’s flagship festival returned to Thornville’s Legend Valley Campground for its ninth edition, welcoming more 150,000 attendees for three days of earth-shaking bass, dinosaur-sized production and camping chaos. While the festival officially ran from September 18-20, some campers arrived […]