This is what GriZ had to say about the current state of dubstep

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Life and Times recently asked the 21 year old producer GriZ (AKA Grant Kwiecinski) on whether dubstep was dead: 

"I would say that in a lot of sense they might be correct... That really, really aggressive in-your-face, loud, high pitched noises, distracting sounds kind of thing – I feel like that stylistically is kind of on its way out. The new trap movement and all that kind of stuff– kids are enjoying that tempo and that energy of music in a different way. I think it’s just change. Nothing’s really dead, it’s just different"

Read the entire interview here.

Watch Ultra Korea Day 2 featuring Adventure Club, Fedde, Carl Cox & More

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The Ultra Music Festival in Korea has finished their opening day with the likes of Kaskade, Nicole Moudaber, and Armin Van Buuren broadcast on UMFTV. Day 2 is set to be just as big as we are given the opportunity to watch live from all around the world thanks to UMFTV and Youtube:

(Click this video when UMF Korea goes live starting at 6 am on Saturday)

DJ Schedule:  (Starting from 6 am EST until noon)

Carl Cox
Fedde Le Grand
Sander van Doorn
Cazzette
Adventure Club


If you're not an early morning riser then you can catch the rebroadcast that will start at 1 pm EST on Saturday.

What to do this weekend (June 14th - 16th)

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Calling all DJs/Producers: Watch this keynote interview with Bob Lefsetz

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Bob Lefsetz is a veteran in the music business that has garnered a lot of attention by his provocative email newsletter called the Lefsetz letter. He may be new to the whole electronic dance music scene but he delivered a no-holds barred talk with Pete Tong at IMS Ibiza that is well worth watching. Bob Lefsetz offers up solid advice for DJs/Producers who are trying to make it in the music business. His no filtered approach to public speaking is a lot of fun to watch, check it out: