EDC Las Vegas 2011 Economic Impact : They murdered it!

Insomniac Events - The three-day Electric Daisy Carnival held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in June 2011 pumped more than $136 million into the Clark County economy, according to an economic impact report just released by Beacon Economics, LLC.

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Spinning Gold: New York Times Latest Whore to sleep with EDM - Kaskade remix

This morning I was greeted with Page E1 of the NYT .  On it was no other then Kaskade, aka Ryan Raddon.  He was at Roseland Ballroom for a 2 night gig over the halloween weekend and from what i heard he killed it.  Kaskade has quickly built momentum and his new cd release Fire & Ice has helped propelled it.  I'd say no one in the game is flying as high as him except Avicii.

Back to the article, its been en vogue for the mainstream media to jump on the EDM bandwagon for about a year now.  Nevertheless, i love it, i hate to say it, but i love it.  The more attention the genre gets the more eyes and ears that are going to venture over to the genre.  At the end of the day thats what matters.  More people equals bigger and better raves and festivals in the world.

In the article Kaskade talks about the ordinary things surrounding EDM: drugs and the genre's rise.  Kaskade attributes the rise to hip-hop fatigue.  I couldn't agree more that hip-hop fatigue has paralyzed its genre.  It has driven artists into the edm scene to get fresh beats to mask their tired drum and bass beats.  Not to mention, it was only a matter of time when people got tired of the classlessness of hip-hop.  We get it, u have bitches, money, hoes, and rims guess what your colleagues back in the hood don't.  EDM provides upbeat, euphoric tracks while also maintaining a darker side given the producers preferences.

The last thing Kaskade touches on is drugs.   “Club culture is about leaving your cares behind, and I am trying to create that environment. I honestly don’t think you need to be high to enjoy that...Are people taking drugs? Yes. I’m not naïve,” he added. “I know that there are people out there who are high. Yeah, I wish they wouldn’t do that. You can still enjoy this performance and have a great experience sober.”  We couldn't agree more, with angel on your shoulder on the speakers how much higher could u get??

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The Secret Garden Party 2012 Theme is...

SOCIAL EXISTENCE

As a newer blogger I'm constantly tapping into newer & crazier festivals happening across the pond.  This is the latest.  The hype they build could make Tomorrowlands blush.  Check out the flyer after the JUMP.

About The Secret Garden Party:

"The Secret Garden Party is an annual independent arts and music festival which takes place in Abbots Ripton near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK. Since its inception in 2004, it has grown from one stage and 1.000 visitors to more than 15 stages and 26.000 revellers in 2011. The festival was launched by Fred Fellowes in 2004^[2] as an alternative to the established mainstream music festivals."

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Pretty Lights - The HOT Sh*t SiriusXM Radio Show

Just in - Pretty lights, aka Derek Smith, will be launching a radio show on SiriusXM Radio.  The show will be called "The HOT Sh*t".  Smith goes on to say via his facebook...

"Electronic music isn't all technoesque dance music and bowel inducing basslines...and now, with this show, there is a platform (on satellite radio) for the soulful and classy production that I allude to. It's music that pays homage to the past and embraces the future. It makes you feel, reflect, dream....and do the robot in your ride. It's the HOT sh*t."

The HOT Sh*t debuts today, Nov. 10 at 8pm EST on Electric Area (channel 52), and will air every Thurs. @ 8 pm EST.  There will be rebroadcasts on Mondays at 9pm EST. If you're not subscribed, they're offering a 7 day trial so you can check out PL's new show: http://www.siriusxm.com/freetrial

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Benny Benassi feat. Gary Go - Close To Me

rollingstone - "The video for "Close to Me," Benny Benassi's latest collaboration with vocalist Gary Go, was filmed in one weekend in four different locations – the Electric Zoo festival in New York, the North Coast Festival in Chicago, Guvernment in Toronto and the Marquee in Las Vegas. "It's great to have another single out with Gary Go," says Benassi. "We celebrated the occasion by performing a few shows together in the United States and Canada. This video is all about the amazing experiences we had on the road and the beautiful people we encountered."

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/videos/new-and-hot/benny-benassi-featuring-gary-go-close-to-me-20111110#ixzz1dJsN5MAj

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