June 18, 2013

Miami Nice

bpm:tv producer Declan O’Driscoll went to Miami last month and all we got was … this frickin’ awesome photo album. Check out Declan’s amazing behind-the-scenes images from WMC 2012, featuring the likes of Steve Aoki, Skrillex, Deadmau5, Calvin Harris, BT, Jes and many others — and stay tuned for a special Miami edition of bpm Spotlight, coming soon. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PHOTO GALLERY. bpm:tv … [Read more...]

Leaking Miami

Posted by Scott Willats   For EDM junkies, March is kind of a wet dream. All of our favorite artists seem to be leaking new tracks that you can expect to hear during their sets at Ultra Music Festival and throughout the Winter Music Conference. Every day seems to offer up enough new material to fill a “Sweets of the Week” post. From Deadmau5 to Dillon Francis to an entire mixtape from Skrillex‘s OWSLA label, it’s like being a sugar fiend with a fresh bag of Gummi Worms. I won’t go … [Read more...]

Grammy Awards Recap

Posted by Gosia Mrugala Skrillex arrived at the 54th GRAMMY Awards in his signature all-black look. His influence in bringing dubstep into the limelight over the past couple of years has been enormous — and nabbing three Grammys at last night’s show puts a whole new kind of spotlight on the EDM scene. David Guetta did his thing on stage alongside Chris Brown — a good performance, nothing too spectacular. But seeing Deadmau5 rock out with Foo Fighters was quite extraordinary to … [Read more...]

Top 25 Redux

When you've not written in a while or are in a slump, sometimes it's a good idea to just ride the coattails of something you've written before and ease on back into the groove. Ian Fleming, Robert Ludlum, Tom Clancy, John Grisham, and, most obviously, Dan Brown have all made a career out of this. I mean really, The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons are EXACTLY the same book. Yes, this means I read both of them...Damn you, Dan Brown! Damn youuuuuuuu! Clearly, I'm not in the same boat as … [Read more...]

Porter Robinson Mini-Documentary

Posted by Scott Willats A quick little post for you today. The Porter Robinson camp has created a quick little mini-documentary on the fast and furious life of the prodigy. It’s been amazing to see the success this current crop of DJs have achieved in such a short period of time. Porter has been around for maybe two years, and the kid — he has yet to hit 20 — is already in high demand. A true inspiration to DJ’s and producers worldwide. He’s also a prime example of the North … [Read more...]