Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Biggest EDM News Stories of 2012 Part 2

1/02/2013 10:00:00 AM  , , , ,  

2012 was a massive year for electronic music, in particular the niche segment relegated to the new term "EDM". With so much happening in the year we decided to go threw our blog database and recount 2012 Biggest EDM New stories in chronological order: We continue our timeline of the biggest EDM new stories of 2012 in the second part of our countdown!

Part 1

Part 2: March - May

Kaskade freaks of nature tour 
Story: Freaks of Nature Tour Announced 
Story: Show Review
Madonna Promotes Drugs At Ultra Music Festival

Avicii plays Boston TD Garden's first edm show
Story: Announcement

MORE AFTER THE JUMP
Celeb soccer game for (RED)
Story: Celeb DJ S 


 Avicii Levels Crowd 


 Deadmau5 Appears in Crowd at Sebastian Ingrosso Concert

This is why EDM kicks every other genre in the balls. It isn't because EDM is a genre embraced internationally or because it has the biggest music festivals, or because every artist is an open book on twitter/facebook its because the artists don't have inflated egos. They love to party and have fun. In no other genre would you see an a-list artist go to a concert and stand among the people without a disguise.

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Funkagenda Trolls Sensation chile
http://www.edmboston.com/2012/04/funkagenda-trolls-sensation-with-levels.html

The man that isn't shy to voice his opinion on social media had his way with a Chilean crowd at sensation early this year.  Just as he likes to have a good time online, he brought the same humor to his live set. See the video in the link above

Pete Tong Warns of Selling Out Dance Music 

Following a hugely successful 10 days in Miami for The Ultra Music Festival and Winter Music Conference last month, the genre is more powerful than ever back in the country where the journey began, the USA. Just over a year ago many of us were babbling in admiration at how David Guetta appeared to have cracked the secret code and broken onto mainstream American radio. We all predicted that EDM (Electronic Dance Music, you can’t call it “house” anymore!) was going to explode. Twelve months later that impact seems to be tenfold Says Mr Tong. Read more

Beastie Boys Member dies 
http://www.edmboston.com/2012/05/breaking-news-beastie-boys-co-founder.html


Jay-z gets into edm. signs sander van doorn http://www.edmboston.com/2012/05/jay-z-wants-in-on-edm.html

Rusko Freaks out in Houston
Story: Rusko Apology

Arms Race: LCD Screen Get Bigger & Better
The arms war intensified in 2012 with artist challenging each other to go bigger and bigger with LCD screens. Amongst them was Infected Mushroom and Datsik


Sensation America launched
Mark Farina Booted from DJ Booth
http://www.edmboston.com/2012/06/mark-farina-booted-from-dj-booth-by.html

It was a tumultous year for some DJ"'s behind the booth at pop nightclubs.  Mark Farina, Calvin Harris, and most recently DJ Shadow all saw thei sets cut short by night club management.