What better way to ring in the New Year than with a scientific study that shows electronic dance music distresses birds? A group of African gray parrots were observed when classical, “middle of the road,” and trendy pop music played, and while all birds had a preference for at least one, none seemed to “enjoy” – i.e. squawk and dance...

For the average individual, New Year’s Eve is a celebration – a time you look around for the best party to knock back a few cocktails and dance until the early hours of the morning. Yet, for the DJ, New Year’s Eve is the prime time to knock back a weekend’s worth of gigs. Essentially, the week before New Year’s Eve is filled with...

If you’re into music (and if you’re reading this website, you likely are), you probably collect releases, if not genre memorabilia. This week, Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail pointed out that Lego is introducing a collectible line of toys that includes a DJ Lego Man, complete with a record, turntable, and headphones. A few singles...

At the peak of EDM news coverage this week, Markus Schulz beat out a growing list of U.S.-based DJs and producers for America’s Best DJ. Do you agree with this, or should someone else have taken away the award? The Award Ceremony, which will feature sets from both Schulz and A-Trak, is scheduled for October 7 at the Marquee Nightclub in...

If there’s a division between modern and classic EDM, it’s how a setlist is put together. Go to Ultra Music Festival, Electric Daisy Carnival, or any similarly-large event, and the headliners have assembled an hour’s worth of familiar tracks, ones that remain recognizable even with mixing. A DJ trots out his own hits and re-works a handful...