Read this: The best tweets from IMS Engage

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Yesterday in Los Angeles, some of the brightest thinkers behind the EDM boom came together to share their thoughts in a one day conference called IMS Engage. Using the hashtag #IMSengage, people from all over the world could read key quotes from the speakers at the conference. Speakers at at this conference included Pete Tong, Ben Turner, Skrillex, Shelly Finkel (SFX Entertainment), Matthew Adell (Beatport), Russell Simons, Amy Thomson (Manager of Swedish House Mafia), Diplo, and more.

Luckily for you dear reader I was able to closely follow the tweets from #IMSengage yesterday and here are my favourite quotes from the conference:

(Amy Thomson later clarified that it was American bankers that she was referring to)

To read all of the tweets from #IMSengage, click here. ​

Diplo and DJ BL3ND's camps break out into a "physical fight" at L.A conference *Updated

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Quoted from inthemix:​

"...things got heated when Diplo mentioned that L.A. identity DJ BL3ND’s three million Facebook fans don’t stack up to the size of the shows he plays (“I’m pretty sure I’m bigger than DJ BL3ND,” he quipped, having earlier made it clear he’s a fan), before DJ BL3ND’s manager popped up in question time to reel off the large-scale shows his client does play. Cue an extended awkward moment. After the session, a physical fight even broke out between members of both camps.​"

​Diplo tweeted the following during the conference:

​The drama in EDM continues.

Billboard revealed a few details about the altercation yesterday: ​

​"After the panel was over, Haddad and Kusatsu seemed to be having a civil conversation at the side of the room before an aggressive fight began very quickly. It was unclear who threw the first punch, but Satien Mehta of Haddad's Hashtag Management -- who was standing next to Haddad -- was hit during the altercation. The two men had to be forcibly separated and continued to go at each other after IMS officials intervened.

Haddad returned to the hall after the fight and was seen speaking with security. Kusatsu did not reappear."

Watch this: 360° video of Paul Oakenfold performing at Coachella

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Ever wondered what it's like looking at thousands of fans from the DJs point of view during Coachella? Are you curious how that same moment would be like from the fans perspective? Well Coachella has made an excellent 360° video of Paul Oakenfold while dropping Who Do You Love to a receptive crowd that is worth checking out.