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Above & Beyond Group Therapy LA at The Shrine Auditorium presented by Insomniac Events

2012-02-29T12:35:00.001-08:00

The legendary Above&Beyond make their return to Los Angeles, California at The Shrine Auditorium on On Friday, May 18th.

On Friday, May 18th Above & Beyond are returning to the city of angles and this time they are bringing their Group Therapy Tour. This will be Insomniac biggest Above & Beyond concert yet at the Shrine Auditorium. We expect this show you sell out as quickly as the past events so make sure you get your tickets soon as they are available. After an explosive 2011 from headlining the biggest festivals in the world including Tomorrowland, Creamfields, and the 15th annual Electric Daisy Carnival for the first time in Las Vegas but one particular event, or should we say two, was when they brought the Group Therapy tour to Hollywood on Friday, May 13th and Saturday, May 14th 2011. When tickets went on sale day 1 sold out within 3 minutes and made history, it also lead to adding a second night at the Palladium. Seeing them for the first time was beyond incredible, everybody was singing along to the words and dancing with one another for hours on end. We saw tears on peoples faces, which made us tear up. Their event at Sutra on Monday, September 5th was also incredible, Click Here For Video, and had us dancing for those 2 and a half hours.

We're really excited for Above&Beyond to continue their Group Therapy tour The Shrine Auditorium.

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SLOGO with Wolfgang Gartner

2012-02-28T10:49:00.005-08:00

NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA! Collective Effort Events is bringing you one of the greats of modern house, Wolfgang Gartner, on Thursday, March 29th. From Collective Effort:

"Collective Effort Events proudly presents the inaugural year of SLOGLO featuring Wolfgang Gartner.

Tickets go on sale 3/3 at 3pm at www.collectiveeffortevents.com

We're bringing the Central Coast's BIGGEST black light/neon/glow themed concert ever and we're dropping it at the Madonna Inn Expo on Thursday, March 29th! SLOGLO 2012 will feature a headlining set by superstar dj/producer Wolfgang Gartner! Direct support from dance music's hottest up and coming duo, Tommy Noble, and opening sets by John Smith & Anzo!

SLOGLO 2012 will feature a lot of firsts for CLCTV:
✔ Our first MASSIVE THEMED ~and~ TALENT driven concert!
✔ Our BIGGEST lighting production ever to be used at the Expo!
✔ The HARDEST hitting sound system we've ever used at the venue!
✔ The UNVEILING of our custom DJ booth made by CP students!
✔ VIP SLOGLO BUSSES and PARTY BUS LIMOS to and from the venue!
★ % of EVERYONE's ticket donated to a local non-profit organization (TBA)"

This sounds unbelievably fun. Immense production values, a brilliant performer, party bus limos, and a custom-made DJ booth. Consider us impressed.

Collective Effort Events online here
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Knife Party in Dallas, Texas at The LIzard Lounge presented by insomniac Events

2012-02-28T10:49:00.004-08:00

From Insomniac: "In less than a year, Knife Party has become one of the most demanded acts in electronic music, pushing out banger after banger and releasing a series of slamming remixes. After conquering the world of drum & bass, Rob Swire & Gareth McGrillen of Pendulum are demonstrating their ability to inject serious electro bass into every tune they touch, creating a brand new sound that is taking the world by storm. Join us for Knife Party's first Dallas appearance at Lizard Lounge on March 22nd! Download "100% No Modern Talking" EP for Free at Knifeparty.com"

Featuring Local Producers/Talent:
VIBELUNG http://soundcloud.com/vibelung
TREG http://soundcloud.com/tregstep

INFO:
Lizard Lounge
2424 Swiss Ave @ Good Latimer /// Dallas, Texas ///
Purchase Tickets
18 & Up with ID // Doors open 9 pm - 2 am
Upstairs VIP available for 21+

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Norin & Rad at Circus Disco presented by LMD

2012-02-27T00:11:00.001-08:00

Hailed as the “Breakthrough DJs/Producers of 2011″ by Above & Beyond, Bruce Karlsson and Nick Sember have hit the ground running. Better known in the EDM scene as Norin & Rad, these two Southern California boys are really showing the world their unique take on trance.

Their collaboration with Thomas Cresine aka Recurve titled “The Gift” pushed them right into the spot light. Being only the second release on Tritonal’s Air Up There Recordings the track came in at #2 on the Beatport trance chart. It was even played on Armin Van Buurens massive ASOT 500 show by Armin himself among others. They immediately followed with remixes for world famous record labels such as Anjunabeats, Enhanced Music and Armada. One of their follow ups, a remix for Estiva’s track “Better Days” featuring Josie, was also played at Global Gathering 2011 by Above & Beyond. Coming hot in 2012 and already doing damage to the dance floors. Norin & Rad’s “Bloom” takes its debut on Trance Around The World 400 hosted by Above & Beyond themselves.

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Escape From Wonderland 2012 presented by Insomniac Events

2012-02-26T00:00:00.003-08:00

Insomniac Events has already set the date for Escape From Wonderland 2012. The devious side of Wonderland will return on Saturday, October 27th, 2012.... In less then 9 months it'll be Halloween season already... Crazy!! After last years haunted debut we can only wonder what Insomniac has in store for us this Fall season. Be ready to Escape From Wonderland.

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Making the Rounds: Eric Prydz Plans Musical Smackdown, Bass-Heavy Genres Seek Out Collective PLUR, Burial Still Mean and Scary

2012-02-25T12:39:00.001-08:00

Above & Beyond have us all in the palm of their knob-dwiddling, keyboard mashing hands. With one lone Facebook status (complete with one hi-def, hi-res picture!), they have us clamoring for our workplace's Human Resources Department's information, desperately seeking out a way to get an advance on our paycheck in hope of fitting into the miniscule window of opportunity in which tickets for their next show are still in a state of open availability. According to Dancing Astronaut, Flexi PR have confirmed an announcement will be made next week. Exchange, maybe? Hm.

Eric Prydz is going to play a a literal game of "Command and Conquer" with EDM, and it's going to be one glorious, musically bountiful ride. He will be touring the states this year, releasing an album under simply "Pryda" (one word, so you know he's serious), and will host the album's release party at the legendary Ministry of Sound on April 14th. For more info, check out what Beatmyday posted.

Dubstep, house, minimal, techno, acid, dub-house, minimal tech, tech house, tech-dub, dubmau5? Ah, forget it. Check out Resident Advisor's recent article about the current fusion ongoing in the dubstep/bass music scene here, where they talk to the genres' (or genre's?) reigning ambassadors such as Ben UFO and Pinch about the seeming merger of the deeper forms of dance.

Diplo continues his current personal trend of doing whatever he wants, whenever he wants, and because he wants with the latest installment of "Blow Your Head" for Sirius XM. Featuring the likes of Tommy Trash, Juicy J, Drop the Lime, and Schoolboy Q. It's like he takes a big electronic scissor and some digital glue and just cuts and pastes from what's garnering the most respectable buzz. Yes, it's a wonderful day to be a music fan in 2012. Click here to give it a listen.

Nicolas Jaar, the man behind last year's stellar Space Is Only Noise and one of the few electronic music experimentalists out there moving from the outer fringes of the genre to Jazz, is coming to the Echoplex on March 26th. For ticket information, click here.

There was a piece by The Quietus on the UK's supreme being of bass and spooky sounds, Burial, regarding all the hyperbole surrounding his current EP/best of 2012 contender Kindred, and it was more terrifying than listening to the actual tracks whilst in the midst of a creeping AM hours ride home from a decrepid, time-stained bus while ...oh, that sounds dreadful. Yeah, wasting any more time reading small novels about Burial's sound is just painful to all those involved. Just check out the new EP somehow. Download it, go for a vinyl copy, just do something in order to get that piece of blissful melancholy stuck in your head

The Do LaB, the fine folks behind everyone's favorite earth friendly festival, Lightning in A Bottle, are presenting Emancipator, Shigeto, and Marley Carroll at the King King in Hollywood on Thursday, March 22nd. All three look like they put on incredible live performances, so this should be a real treat for anyone willing to go out to the King King that night. Those hungering for music more on the avant-garde side of things should definitely pay attention. For more info, click here.

Lastly, here's some understandable venting from sound blending singer/songwriter Santigold regarding music today, and LMFAO's undying pursuit of quality:

"I'm disappointed with the state of music right now, but it's not really about anybody specific. I think there's a lack of true art, and the fanfare is valued over actual substance."

"Nowadays, people just churn out these records, but they're not really making art. They're making pop records. There's a difference. And I think a lot of young people who didn't grow up with a whole lot of real music don't know the difference."

"I just felt really sad that people go along with stupid wack shit. I'm sorry, but LMFAO performed at the Super Bowl? Aren't they a joke band? That type of shit makes me cry. I'm like, 'Really?'"

- Patrick (PatrickPGDE@gmail.com)

Kyau & Albert and Stoneface & Terminal at Exchange LA presented by Insomniac Events

2012-02-25T00:31:00.004-08:00

From Insomniac: "Kyau & Albert are internationally recognized as one of the most exciting artists in trance music today with their cutting-edge productions and infectious performances. With over 15 years experience, the German duo still manages to keep their electro-trance sound fresh and stimulating, adding a unique big room flavor that ignites dance floors across the globe. Alongside Stone Face & Terminal and Kristina Sky, prepare for an unforgettable experience at the Exchange on April 13th!"

INFO:
Exchange LA
Purchase Tickets
618 South Spring St. Los Angeles, CA
This event is 21+
Doors open at 9pm

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Electric Daisy Carnival New York 2012 presented by Insomniac Events

2012-02-24T15:35:00.006-08:00

What began in the City of Angels has become a global phenomenon of extradonairy proportions, and now the world's LARGEST touring EDM Experience is coming to NEW YORK! Insomnia Events is invading the East Coast to bring you a beloved West Coast festival, The Electric Daisy Carnival to the Metlife Stadium on May 19th and May 20th, 2012.

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Insomniac Events and Pacha NYC present Electric Daisy Carnival New York May 19th & May 20th, 2012 ... ARE YOU READY? Tickets go on sale March 2nd at 3 p.m. EST. 18+ Event.

W&W, Menno De Jong & Marcus Schossow at Exchange LA presented by Insomniac Events

2012-02-23T00:00:00.003-08:00

W&W have created a tremendous impact on dance floors across the globe, from intimate night clubs to tightly packed festival grounds. Their sweeping, almost extraterrestrial sounding trance has been powerful enough to entrench crowds long into the morning hours, and prosper through the live music market's trends and shifts, all the while staying true to the genre's progressive core. They have been hailed by Armin van Buuren as "the rising stars of trance" and have created some of the most remarkable and diverse tracks in dance music today. Joining them at this particular event will be Menno De Jong & Marcus Schossow. Prepare to push yourself far passed your internal physical inertia come March 9th at the Exchange.

INFO:
The Exchange
Purchase Tickets
618 South Spring St. Los Angeles, CA
This event is 21+
Doors open at 9pm

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UPCOMING EXCHANGE LA EVENTS:

March 16: TyDi and Andy Moor Purchase Tickets

April 06: Simon Patterson & Sean Tyas Purchase Tickets

April 13: Kyau & Albert w/ Stoneface & Terminal Purchase Tickets

TyDi and Andy Moor at Exchange LA presented by Insomniac Events

2012-02-22T17:56:00.005-08:00

TyDi and Andy Moor at Exchange LA Friday, March 16th, 2012

tyDi & Andy Moor have been shattering expectations and tearing through dance music's standards ever since they hit the scene. tyDi has built up a reputation as one of the most gifted producers and DJ's to come out of Australia, as well as garnering global acclaim for his relentless attention to limitless and genre fusing studio productions and live performanes. Andy Moor is no different; pushing himself with every new track and performance, and showing creative potential years ahead of even the most stalwart veterans. Combined together, these two performers' abilities are enough to create a reaction and buzz bigger than the sum of any other two paired up heavyweights. Come experience a night of explosive talent with tyDi & Andy Moor alongside up and comer Trent Cantrelle on Friday, March 16th!

INFO:

The Exchange
Purchase Tickets
618 South Spring St. Los Angeles, CA
This event is 21+
Doors open at 9pm
Insomniac events are about the total experience.

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UPCOMING EXCHANGE LA EVENTS:

March 09: W&W, Marcus Schössow and Menno De Jong Purchase Tickets
April 06: Simon Patterson & Sean Tyas Purchase Tickets
April 13: Kyau & Albert w/ Stoneface & Terminal Purchase Tickets

SBTRKT Live! - West Coast Tour 2012

2012-02-22T00:00:00.001-08:00

SBTRKT, the masked shaman currently in possession of the soul and roots of dubstep, techno, and house, will be gracing the the brightest side of the Pacific with his beautifully woven live sets in April. Accompanying him on select dates will be Machinedrum, and expect Sampha to tag along to complete the "SBTRKT Live" experience. Check down below for the dates:

WEST COAST LIVE! TOUR DATES:

April 13th - San Diego w/ Machinedrum @ House of Blues - Purchase Tickets

April 14th - Coachella @ Empire Polo Club, Indio - SOLD OUT

April 16th - San Francisco @ The Independent - SOLD OUT

April 18th - Portland, Oregon @ Wonder Ballroom - Purchase Tickets

April 20th - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory -CANCELLED!

April 21st - Coachella @ Empire Polo Club, Indio - SOLD OUT

Fresh Entertainment's Fresh Anniversary 2012

2012-02-21T00:00:00.003-08:00

Fresh Entertainment is proud to invite you to this year’s Fresh Anniversary on April 7, 2012. Last year brought in amazing talent such as 7 Skies, Space Rockerz, Umek, Kristina Sky and tons more. If you’re sick of the recycled lineups going around at So-Cal events, Fresh Anniversary is definitely the place to be. Fresh is once again bringing you an epic original lineup filled with trance, house, electro, dubstep and hardstyle. Current headliners for this year’s event include Myon and Shane 54, Ummet Ozcan, Crissy Criss, Stefano Noferini, Mustard Pimp, Alvin Risk, Figure, Tantrum Desire, and Marl Eteson plus many more to be announced! This year’s event is looking to be the best yet and it has even been moved from its past location at the Fox Theater to the much larger Pico Rivera Sports Arena. So don’t let the post-event blues get you down once Beyond Wonderland is over, instead be sure to hit up Fresh Anniversary! Stay tuned to GDE for more details.

This event is 18+. Tickets are now on sale at Groovetickets. See you there!

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Come join us for the 7th Annual Fresh Anniversary! Experience what it means to be FRESH as they once again transform the Pico Rivera Sports Arena into a Fresh Paradise.

Features Include:
- L.A. County Location
- 18+ To Enter/ 21+ To Drink
- International World Class Performers
- Massive Concert Staging
- Crisp, Clean, Soul-Cleansing Sound
- Dazzling Intelligent Lighting
- Huge Spring-Themed Stage Props & Decorations
- Thousands of Smiling Faces
- FULL BAR AREA for 21+
- Food Court
- Clean Real Restrooms
- Plenty of Parking

Markus Schulz – Live in Los Angeles'2012 Release Party DJ Sets at Avalon

2012-02-20T13:16:00.000-08:00

Grube and Hovsepian - Click Here to Download DJ Set

Tracklist:

01. Robert Babicz – Dark Flower (Joris Voorn Magnolia Mix)

02. Eelke Kleijn – Monkey Movin’

03. Gai Barone – Younique

04. Pryda – Illusions

05. Jerome Isma-Ae – ID

06. ID

07. ID

08. Wippenberg – Phoenix

09. Alex Sayz Featuring Nadia Ali – Free To Go

10. Barnes & Heatcliff – Pyjamaparty

11. Wippenberg – Pong

12. Moguai – 8001

13. Sander van Doorn – Reach Out

14. Jerome Isma-Ae – ID

Jochen Miller - Click Here to Download DJ Set

Tracklist TBA

Markus Schulz and Arnej - Click Here to Download DJ Set

Tracklist:

35. Rex Mundi vs. Ronski Speed vs. ID – The Perspective Space vs. ID

36. Markus Schulz Presents Dakota – Saints (Arnej Remix)

37. W&W – Operation AK-47 (Arnej Re-Acidification)

38. Tiesto vs. Traversable Wormhole – Lethal Traversing (Markus Schulz Mashup)

39. Arnej – They Always Come Back (Barnes & Heatcliff Remix)

40. Aerofoil – Vortex

41. Chris Schweizer – The Conquest

42. Erick Strong vs. Dart Rayne – Shamballa

43. Ummet Ozcan – Reboot

44. Ferry Corsten – Punk (Cosmic Gate’s Essential Rework vs. MaRLo Remix / Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)

45. Rank 1 vs. Jochen Miller – The Great Escape

46. Orjan Nilsen – Viking

47. ID

Markus Schulz and Mr Pit - Click Here to Download DJ Set

Tracklist:

48. Markus Schulz Presents Dakota – Katowice (Mr. Pit Remix)

49. Jessus – Stereophonic

50. Space Rockerz – Get Down City

51. Nenes & Pascal Feliz – Platinum (Ben Gold Remix / Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)

52. Markus Schulz Presents Dakota – Terrace 5 a.m. (Klauss Goulart’s Rough Air Remix)

53. Markus Schulz – 65.4Hz (Mr. Pit Remix)

54. 4 Strings – Twilight Mode (Markus Schulz Edit)

55. Mr. Pit – Pole Position

56. Mr. Pit – Mosni

57. ID

58. Grube & Hovsepian – Torque (Klauss Goulart Remix)

59. ID

60. Mr. Pit – Sky Traffic

Markus Schulz - Click Here to Download DJ Set

Tracklist:

01. San Andreas Soundlab – Hollywood Boulevard

02. Markus Schulz – Digital Madness

03. Beat Service – Fortuna

04. Rex Mundi – Shocking Blue

05. Norin & Rad – Bloom (Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)

06. Susana – Home (Remix)

07. ID

08. Elevation vs. Grube & Hovsepian – City of Angels

09. Beat Service – Outsider

10. Khomha – Mind Gamer

11. Markus Schulz Presents Dakota vs. Marcel Woods – Advanced Sleepwalkers (Armin van Buuren Mashup)

12. Omnia & Ira – The Fusion (Markus Schulz Los Angeles ’12 Edit)

13. Sander van Doorn – Chasin’

14. ID

15. Markus Schulz & Jochen Miller – Rotunda

16. Armin van Buuren – Blue Fear (Orjan Nilsen Remix)

17. Nifra – Dark Harbour

18. Antillas Featuring Fiora – Damaged 2012 (Main Mix)

19. Markus Schulz Presents Dakota – Cape Town (Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano Remix)

20. Markus Schulz Presents Dakota – Tears (Protoculture Remix)

21. Khomha – Artemis

22. Kevin Focus – Stuck 7

23. Rex Mundi – Opaque

24. Markus Schulz Presents Dakota – Sinners

25. Danilo Ercole – Quasar

26. Randy Katana – In Silence (Setrise Remix)

27. Cosmic Gate – Fire Wire (Cosmic Gate’s Back 2 the Future Dub)

28. Wippenberg – U R (Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)

29. Aerofoil – Caress 2 Impress (Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)

30. Above & Beyond – Sun & Moon (Remix)

31. Max Freegrant – Olya (Khomha Remix)

32. Danilo Ercole – A Man with Two Names

33. Ferry Corsten – Punk (Cosmic Gate’s Essential Rework vs. MaRLo Remix / Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)

34. Arnej – We Unite

Markus Schulz [Closing Set] - Click Here to Download DJ Set

Tracklist:

61. Miki Litvak – Pollinator (Gary Beck Remix / Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)

62. Push vs. Sasha Carassi – Universal Hypercombo (Markus Schulz Mashup)

63. Danny Tenaglia Featuring Celeda – Be Yourself (Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)

64. Alan Fitzpatrick vs. Nadia Ali – Paranoize Rapture (Markus Schulz Mashup)

65. PPK – Resurrection (Setrise Remix)

66. Markus Schulz Presents Dakota – Miami

67. Dr. Kucho! – To Russia with Love

68. Markus Schulz – Bolandish

69. Khomha – Mind Gamer (Trance Mix)

70. Markus Schulz and Departure with Gabriel & Dresden – Without You Near (Markus Schulz Afterhours Mix)

71. Paul van Dyk vs. Rex Mundi Featuring Susana – For an Angel at All (Markus Schulz Mashup)

72. San Andreas Soundlab – Hollywood Boulevard

DJ Sets and Track-list found on EDMTunes.com

Oh, the Places Bass Will Go: Skrillex, Diplo, A-Trak, and Dillion Francis at the Belasco Theater

2012-02-18T14:08:00.002-08:00

Though overshadowed by the unfortunate passing of R&B and pop legend Whitney Houston this weekend, the pre-Grammy festivities happening in Los Angeles were neither somber nor sullen. Instead, they served as a chamber full of explosive warning shots for the next generation in music. On the eve of the music industry's most grandiose celebration, a "one night only" style lineup featuring American dubstep's torch bearing luminary Skrillex, master genre mixologists A-Trak and Diplo, and reigning prince of the no substance barred party music, Moombahton, Dillon Francis, took place at downtown's recently renovated twenty million dollar mega club the Belasco Theater.

From the start, a sort of maverick, indie attitude was involved in the blink-and-miss promotion of the event. First announced by our blog, Global Dance Electronic, on Thursday night (while many were out partying), within around a mere four hours the first round of tickets flew off the online ticketing shelves, selling out before many even got out of the club they first entered the night before. There was not a single well-manicured or prudently structured press releases involved, just bits of information zooming around the social media and blogging channels of the online world. Not a single street team was awoken from their collective slumber (or drunken stupor), nor was one glossy flyer hanging from the gutters of Los Angeles in the preceding days. The results: An incredible line of casual fans, club goers, and genre devotees entrenched and coiled around the colossal three thousand capacity venue by nine.

As the vibes of nightlife became thicker and the crowds a bit more restless, the venue staff, well organized and collected, hustled people into the venue. From the start, it looked as through every new attendee coming through the lobby rushed straight to the front, as if they had been pining all day to be so close to the decks that they could witness firsthand the direct effects of second hand smoking from Skrillex's billowing puffs. Each fresh person hurrying to the stage was welcomed by the aggression and immediacy of the opening performance already happening as Dillon Francis’ medley of dubstep and electro was playing itself out live on stage.

Before this event, Francis had already been heralded for the center stage role he has taken in the burgeoning Moombahton scene in dance music. During the event, he seemed to ascend to the rank of rockstar. As track after track of head and body swinging electro-dub beats pulsed through the club's monstrous sound system, it was as if he perfected the role of the opening artist as time went by. Not only did he hype the crowd and heat their anticipation to a boiling point, but he also cemented his own artistic self as an up and comer ready to take the position of dance music veteran sooner rather than later. If you came into the Belasco without knowing Dillon Francis' music, you woke up the next morning feverishly scouring Google for Moombahton mixes. Whether the mic he grabbed for worked or not (oh, they didn't), what he said with his equipment spoke far louder than words ever could have.

After a deafeningly high quality set, manners were exercised between Francis and A-Trak as preparations were quickly made for the very special conjoint set by A-Trak and Diplo about to follow. After a few introductory greetings and words were exchanged, both performers dived right into their craft, firing out hit after hit of modern house bangers, with a few championship quality scratching cuts by A-Trak peppered in for good measure. As the sounds of Spinal Tap volume hyper house and shuffling rhythms started to wane on, the two did what they seem to do better than anyone else on the market: they incorporated hip hop bangers into electronic music artistry.

Inaugurated by the sounds of the Lex Luger school of battle zone battery drums and synths, Diplo and A-Trak played an array of street-friendly smashes. There were strip club approved singles involving Big Sean and Too Short, Tyga's unusually dark and sinisterly produced 'Rack City,' Kanye West and Jay-Z's phrase popularizing airwave hoarder 'N*ggas in Paris,' and, of course, Diplo's very own speaker rattling 'Look At Me Now.' After the barrage finished and the crowd appeared almost over-satisfied with the phenomenal showcase placed before them, the usual mix of festival filling house resumed, and everything played out as if the last portion of the A-Trak and Diplo set was expertly constructed to transition to Skrillex's guttural dubstep.

Skrillex's sound may be divisive in a couple different electronic music communities, and he may not fit the image of the superstars filling the highest slots of lineups before him, but there might not be a more uniting figure in American EDM today. My reasoning: his near two hour set this past weekend. There were thousands in very spirited attendance, several hundred people in the pit singing along to his strangely melodic 'Cinema' remix as if they were at a rally headlined by a roots rocker, a constant wave of head and arm flailing as drop after drop of half-step breakdowns unleashed themselves, and the feeling of a persistent energy buzzing throughout the venue. Even those forced to be backed up against the edge of the crowd, with their bodies almost touching the bar, were moving along to crowd favorites such as Skrillex's blistering, robotic take on Avicii fan favorite 'Levels,' and original works from the 'Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites' release.

The conclusion of the night fast approaching, the effect of the club's unbelievably potent bass almost running its course, the giant fog spewing dancing robot (Kryoman?!) having long left the building, and the essential stage dive already performed, the show was close to its final womp and each person within the Belasco's several packed corridors and rooms had received their money's worth of dubstep and house. Not only that, but everyone was given the opportunity to view and hear Billboard Magazine's "Dance Dance Revolution" live as it begins to unfold.

There's plenty of hyperbole to be written regarding the pre-Grammy dance music exhibit in downtown LA this past weekend, but it would be an exercise in futility to even consider jotting it down. You can put what transpired as simple as this: EDM as a whole has reached the farthest reaching heights of success, and Skrillex, A-Trak, Diplo, and Dillon Francis worked together to take that mountaintop and tear straight down into its rawest form. That raw, unfiltered form evokes the best of emotions and reactions among music lovers, and steals the goal from the industry's game of trophyball. All of these performers from that night's lineup have an insurmountable level of talent, and we should be piling on the praise the morning after going to one of their unforgettable performances.

- Patrick of Global Dance Electronic (PatrickPGDE@gmail.com)

Global Dance Electronic & Stay HIP LA Present: Dev at the Belasco

2012-02-17T13:45:00.000-08:00

PURCHASE TICKETS TO DEV AT THE BELASCO

No longer on a maternity break, and in the midst of a soaring leap across charts, airwaves, and headphones, electro songstress Dev will be coming to downtown Los Angeles' prestigious mega club the Belasco on the 23rd of February.

In anticipation of the American release of her infectious electropop debut The Night the Sun Came Up and her recent dance-meets-pop collaboration with uber star Enrique Iglesias, 'Naked,' Dev will take the centerstage of downtown LA for an event that will bring the perfectly chilled nights of California's moonlit life the standard by which all high bass, high heat nightclub performances can be judged by. If you're in search of the long mythologized vibes of after hours hotspots from here in Hollywood to thousands of miles away in Ibiza, this will be the show to deliver to you the instantiation of those feelings.

Accompanying Dev: Chrizz Luvly, Trevor Simpson, & Them Lost Boys.

18+ to dance, 21+ to drink, tickets start at 15 dollars plus fees, event hours from 9 PM - 2 AM.

LMD presents Bryan Kearney, Indecent Noise, and Norin & Rad (18+)

2012-02-16T00:22:00.000-08:00

Bryan Kearney, Indecent Noise, and Norin & Rad are coming to the Shark Club for the very first time in Orange County, CA (Costa Mesa) to bring you an uplifting night full of Trance for our 18+ crowd on Friday, March 9th 2012. This event is guaranteed to sell out since its been the talk of the town recently but we have an EXCLUSIVE offer for our Global Dance Electronic fans. Send your full name to GeorgeGDE@gmail.com and you will be put on GDE's $20 ALL NIGHT guest-list for the Bryan Kearney, Indecent Noise, and Norin & Rad event at the Shark Club in OC. This is a 18+ event. You can't beat this price especially ALL NIGHT LONG. List is limited so hurry. Last day to send names is the day of the event at 3PM. You will receive an email with the words "Confirmed" for your $20 guest-list spot | $20 each person... See you there!!

UPCOMING LMD EVENTS:
02.11 - Solarstone, Myke-L G, 7Ed, Shapiro - CIRCUS Disco Purchase Tickets
02.18 - The DJ Showdown - CIRCUS Disco Purchase Tickets
02.25 - Alex M.O.R.P.H., Call of Palantir - CIRCUS Disco Purchase Tickets
03.03 - Norin & Rad - CIRCUS Disco Purchase Tickets
03.09 - Bryan Kearney, Indecent Noise, Norin & Rad - Shark Club OC $20 ALL NIGHT G-List
03.10 - Judgement Ibiza: Judge Jules, Bryan Kearney, Indecent Noise - CIRCUS Disco Purchase Tickets
03.17 - The DJ Showdown - CIRCUS Disco Purchase Tickets
03.24 - Temple One - CIRCUS Disco Purchase Tickets
03.31 - Boom Jinx, Victor Dinaire - CIRCUS Disco Purchase Tickets

World Town Inc. pres. Thomas Gold Sat. March 10th. 2012

2012-02-15T15:41:00.000-08:00

World Town & Ruby Skye Proudly Present THOMAS GOLD with Trevor Simpson

On Saturday, March 10th of 2012 at Ruby Skye in San Francisco. Please contact Marina directly at 415.693.0777 or email her at VIP@Rubyskye.com for VIP Bottle Service.

PURCHASE TICKETS TO THOMAS GOLD

OR...

World Town Inc. & Global Dance Electronic pres. the Thomas Gold Official Ticket Giveaway

Contest Rules:

Step 1. "like" the Global Dance Electronic and World Town Inc. Facebook pages.

Step 2. Share this blog post on your profile to all your friends letting them know we're doing a ticket giveaway to Thomas Gold at Ruby Skye and don't forget to tag GDE and World Town Inc. (Must tag both) The more you share the higher your chances of winning.

Step 3. Add our business profile. This is how we'll tell if you posted and tagged the event page. (Click Here to Add us)

Contest Ends on March 9th, 2012 at 5pm - Two Winners will receive a pair each - 21+ Only

Beyond Wonderland 2012 - Official FREE Ticket Giveaway w/Armin Van Burren & ASOT550

2012-02-14T15:59:00.001-08:00

Win TWO tickets to Beyond Wonderland 2012 with Armin Van Burren, ASOT550, Steve Aoki, ATB, Dirty South, and more.

INSTRUCTION VIDEO

Official Beyond Wonderland Ticket Giveaway Contest Rules

Step 1.) "Like" the Global Dance Electronic fan page - Click Here to "Like"

Step 2.) "Like" the Belasco EDM fan page - Click Here to "Like"

Step 3.) RSVP, Invite 25 friends to the event and leave a comment on the event page - Click Here for the Event Page

Step 4.) Share the "Beyond Wonderland 2012 Ticket Giveaway" YouTube Video on your profile and write this "Global Dance Electronic & Belasco EDM are giving away TWO free tickets to Beyond Wonderland 2012 with Armin Van Buuren, click the video down below to win." You MUST tag GDE and Belasco EDM. (You must tag both). You can tag Beyond Wonderland if you'll like - Click Here For YouTube Video. The more you share the higher your chances of winning.

Step 5.) Click this Beyond Wonderland Link and press the "Like" button in the event section. It's on the right. (as a bonus entree "Tweet" the link too with hash tag #GDE)

Step 6). Add our business profile. This is how we'll know if you tagged and shared the YouTube video on your wall every. - Add Personal Profile

TWO WINNERS WILL RECEIVE (1) GA TICKET TO BEYOND WONDERLAND EACH!!

BONUS GIVEAWAYS:

1. First person to complete the contest rules correct will win a copy of Armin Van Buurens A State of Trance 2012 cd - $25 value. Two discs

2. The 100th entree will win Armin Van Buuren's A State of Trance 500 CD Collection - $50 value - Includes 5 discs.

3. ???

RECEIVE ONE (1) EXTRA BEYOND WONDERLAND ENTREE:

1.) You can Comment and press Like on the YouTube video. (In order to do that you must create a YouTube account, if you don't have one, and leave a comment with your name and Email)

2.) Post a comment on our Beyond Wonderland blog post with your full name and email - Blog Post

3.) Purchase a ticket to Belasco EDM's grand opening with Bob Sinclar and send us your receipt to KeepitElectronic@gmail.com - Purchase Tickets

4.) Follow us and Re-blog our Youtube video on Tumblr - Click Here to Reblog

5.) Twitter - Tweet this message "@GlobalDanceElec are giving out TWO free tickets to @insomniacevents #BeyondWonderland Click Here - http://bit.ly/BeyondWonderlandContest #RT #EDM #ASOT550"

6.) Buy a ticket to Beyond Click Here to purchase your Beyond Wonderland 2012 Tickets and send us proof of your purchase to KeepitElectronic@Gmail.com. Only receipts from 02.14.12 – 03.01.12 will be accepted for additional entries!

We will pick the winner via "Random Generator.org". Your name will be put down on a list out of whatever number of entrees we receive.

Contest ends on Friday, March 15th, 2012 at 5pm. We will announce the winner early Saturday morning.

We are in no way affiliated with Insomniac Inc, Beyond Wonderland or any other promoter or entity!

After Wonderland Hotel Party - Beyond Wonderland

2012-02-13T19:27:00.000-08:00

7 to 7 Events, Pure Instinct, and The Dirty Hype present The Wonderland Afterhours Hotel Party on Saturday, March 17th, 2012 for Beyond Wonderland. They're hosting a pre-party from 5pm-8pm and afterhours from 1am-till sunrise. There will be 3+ Themed rooms and 12+ Dj's. Feel free to bring your own Dj equipment lighting if you want to host a party in your own room. This will be the spot to be! Dont wait on booking your rooms spots are going fast. To book your room click the groovetickets link below.

PURCHASE TICKETS TO WONDERLAND AFTERHOURS HOTEL PARTY

(Please note Insomniac Events has nothing to do with this hotel/event and does not include tickets to beyond wonderland)

To ensure good times and safe experiences no more than 2 people will be allowed per bed without consent, most rooms have 2 queen size beds and some rooms have 1 king size bed and Twin. Who you room with is up to you. If you do not clarify who you are rooming with we will pick your roommates for you. Our Room list will be organized 1 week prior to the event date.***

The following packages are available:

Silver Package - includes 1 night stay at the Comfort Inn & Suites and will allow you to party at the hotel all-hours. Check in time will be at 5:00pm.
Gold Package - Includes Round trip bus transportation from either Encinitas, San Clemente, Newport Beach, and Long Beach. This will also include a shuttle too and from the event "Beyond Wonderland" from the Comfort Inn & suites. This includes 1 night stay at the Comfort Inn & Suites and will allow you to party at the hotel all-hours.
Deluxe Package - Includes your own room with up to 4 guest passes total for the party and stay. Shuttles and transportation from Encinitas and San Clemente are NOT included.

★ Check in to the hotel will begin at 5:00pm

For questions contact Skyler, Jason, or Dawson
Skyler@7to7events.com-(530)354-8930
Jason@7to7events.com-(310)892-1216
Dawson.kent@dirtyhype.com(949)278-6102

(Please note Insomniac Events has nothing to do with this hotel/event and does not include tickets to beyond wonderland)

Markus Schulz California Tour 2012

2012-02-12T23:24:00.000-08:00

One of the dominant forces and a favorite among longtime genre followers and casual fans alike, Markus Schulz, is touring California in support of his appropriately named album "Los Angeles." Listed below are all the dates for his current sweep across this side of the Pacific.

California Tour Dates:

Avaland pres. Markus Schulz Saturday, February 18th at Avalon in Hollywood: SOLD OUT

Avaland pres. Markus Schulz Sunday, February 19th at Avalon in Hollywood: Purchase Tickets 18+

Torq pres. Markus Schulz Thursday, April 26th at Ruby Skye in San Francisco: Purchase Tickets 18+

Super You & Me w/ Laidback Luke, Congorock & Zedd

2012-02-11T11:13:00.000-08:00

PURCHASE TICKETS TO SUPER YOU & ME W/ LAIDBACK LUKE

Insomniac Events present Super You & Me with Laidback Luke, Zedd, Congorock, and GTA at The Hollywood Palladium on Saturday, March 10th, 2012. Tickets are now on sale | 18+ Event. Laidback Luke's Super You & Me Tour is about saving civilization from mediocrity through music and pioneering merrymaking mayhem around the globe! Prepare for an attack of bass bombs and smashing tunes from Luke himeself, Congorock, Zedd, & GTA! Superhero dress code encouraged... See you there Up! Up! and Away.

INFO:
The Palladium
6215 W Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90028
Doors open at 9pm
18+ // 21+ to drink // ID required
Insomniac events are about the total experience.

The Dance Dance Evolution Pre-Grammy Party w/ Diplo, Skrillex, A-Trak, and Dillon Francis

2012-02-09T22:07:00.000-08:00

“I know one thing –the major labels, the A&Rs, are very frightened right now. They see that things are in our hands in a lot of ways.”

- Diplo

The BIGGEST EDM Night in Downtown Los Angeles History.

Billboard Magazine's three musketeers of its "Dance Dance Evolution" are coming to perform at Los Angeles' premier mega club, the Belasco Theater, on February 11th (this Saturday) for an exhilarating pre Grammy celebration grander than the award ceremony itself.

A-trak, Diplo, Dillon Francis, and EDM's current dominant force Skrillex will take the stage at the Belasco for a show that is neither an exhibit of what's raining fire and brimstone on the charts, nor an cocktail veiled pre party for the music industry's game of trophyball. This event is one of many serving as a passing of the torch for electronic dance music as a genre on the verge of a complete global takeover. The pop music crafted with auto tune and producers wielding synthesizers like MAC makeup artists guiding brushes is withering into the past. The digital generation's mark on music has finally formed into fruition, and progress has never sounded so exciting.

1,500 General Admission Tickets @ $25, plus $5 service fee | 21+ Event
For further details check out Belasco EDM on Facebook

PURCHASE TICKETS TO THE DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION AT THE BELASCO

Funktion Wednesdays: Dedicated To Bass - March 2012

2012-02-09T00:35:00.000-08:00

Another massive month of Funktion Wednesdays coming this March! Featuring Breakage, Crizzly, Dirtyphonics, Circuit, Marty Party, Nasty Nasty, Koan Sound, Foreign Beggars + much more all for the month of March 2012. Tickets are now available to purchase.

FUNKTION WEDNESDAYS:

March 7th, 2012 - Breakage, Crizzly, and Neuropunk at Dim Mak Studios | 18+ Event - Purchase Tickets

March 14th, 2012 - Dirtyphonics, Circuit, and Miniature Robots at Dim Mak Studios | 18+ Event - Purchase Tickets

March 21st, 2012 - Marty Party, Nasty Nasty, and Jupiter at Dim Mak Studios | 18+ Event - Purchase Tickets

March 28th, 2012 - Koan Sound, Foreign Beggars, Gemini, and Deco at Avalon Hollywood | 18+ Event - Purchase Tickets

FCUK LOVE with Tommy Trash at the Yost Theater

2012-02-07T00:00:00.000-08:00

PURCHASE TICKETS TO TOMMY TRASH AT THE YOST THEATRE

Innervision Events is bringing Tommy Trash and his brand of infectious, Lambo speed electro house (seriously, why hasn't somebody contacted this guy yet to use a track of his for one of the commercials for those luxury speed demons you see well off folk speeding by in?) to the Yost Theater and Orange County on February, 19th. Think you've had some insane nights before? Expect your definition of what constitutes a "crazy night" to get far more indescribable and unbelievable if you're nearby when Tommy Trash gets behind the booth.

Beyond Wonderland 2012 Recovery Party w/ Hardwell - Playhouse Hollywood

2012-02-06T12:13:00.000-08:00

Insomniac Events, Monday Night Social & Playhouse Hollywood present... The BEYOND WONDERLAND RECOVERY PARTY with Special Guest Hardwell on Monday, March 19th, 2012 from 10PM - 3AM. 21+ Event. Tickets now available for purchase, Pre-sales strongly urged for this event.

PURCHASE TICKETS TO BEYOND WONDERLAND RECOVERY PARTY

BOTTLES & VIP SERVICE:

Text 818.640.0427 for any questions on reservations, bottle menu, or prices.

Come celebrate your birthday at MNS and receive one complimentary bottle of Moet & Chandon w/ table reservations for you and your group!

Hardwell 2012 Tour Dates