The next big trend in EDM?

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Does the future of mainstream electronic dance music lie with names such as Kygo, Zhu, Tchami, Oliver Heldens, and Klingande? The Wall Street Journal wrote up an interesting article on the topic, check it out

(Source: WSJ)

My take? The move beyond the current mainstream sound is a natural one as fans who have been attending events for the past few years will inevitably try to go down the rabbit hole to find fresh music and styles. But I think people still love to rage, and will eventually open themselves up to the exciting sounds coming from the drum & bass world: 

There are also exciting things happening on the harder edge of trance music, like: 

Then there's of course guys like Ryan Hemsworth who are creating music from another world at the moment: 

And how can we forget hardstyle? Here's a great track that mixes hardstyle in one of Hardwell's biggest releases to date: 

Conclusion: There's a whole world of music and styles to discover and it will be an exciting journey for those that dare to dig deeper. 

What to do this weekend (August 22nd - 24th)





Forbes released its highest paid DJ list for 2014

Source: Rukes

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Here's the top 5:

1. Calvin Harris – $66 Million
2. David Guetta – $30 Million
3. Avicii and Tiesto are tied at $28 Million each
5. Steve Aoki – $23 Million

Other notables include Zedd at 7th at $21 million, Skrillex at 9th with $16.5 million, and Hardwell at the 11th spot with $13 million. 

Surprised? 

(Source: Forbes, VIA YourEDM)

Win 2 tickets to see Joe Ghost this Saturday at the AuBar Nightclub!

Joe Ghost has been a permanent fixture on the Toronto scene in the last few years. He has recently taken the main stage of the Digital Dreams Music Festival and attained headlining appearances at the Garden of Eden and Electro Wild Festivals this summer. He's also been busy in the studio with recent releases on Tiesto's Musical Freedom and Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records. 

This Saturday he'll be in Vancouver to rock the AuBar Nightclub and EDM Vancouver wants to give a lucky winner the chance to take a friend to see Joe Ghost for free! To enter, you must be on Twitter and do the following: 

  1. Follow @edmvancouver
  2. Tweet the following: 

Win 2 tickets to see @JoeGhostonline this Sat at @aubarnightclub - Follow @edmvancouver + RETWEET to enter! Tickets: http://ow.ly/AteKg 

The contest is open now and will end on Friday, August 22nd at noon time. Enter now!

To buy tickets to see Joe Ghost this Saturday - click here

Important note: A potential winner will be contacted via direct message on Twitter at 12:00 pm EST on Friday, August 22nd. To win you must give me your full name and email to claim the prize. A potential winner will only be given a short time to claim before EDM Vancouver is forced to re-draw the prize and another winner will be selected. Good luck!