Biggest EDM News Stories of 2012 Part 2

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

Video: Dr Drew & Madonna Promote drugs

Avicii plays Boston TD Garden's first edm show

Story: Announcement

Story: Announcement meets Negativity 

Story: New Stage revealed
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2012 Biggest EDM News Stories PART 1

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:

January-March Edition after the Jump:

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Skrillex's Brother Bobby Duque

(inthemix)  "The music industry hasn’t always been particularly kind to siblings trying to follow in the footsteps of their famous brothers and sisters. For every Matthew Hawtin-tier relation, there’s a few Haylie Duffs miserably failing to chart and bickering with Ashlee Simpson over who had the rights to the song Boyfriend. Oftentimes, it seems that for every genuine musical talent, there’s a less-inspired relative – sometimes a few times removed – trying to get their own slice of the cash cow.


With that in mind, it was with a hint of trepidation that we posted Bobby Duque’s remix of Zedd’s Shotgun last month: Bobby Duque, you see, being brother to none other than Skrillex. The reaction to Duque’s tune was an unsurprising mix of “Not another Skrillex”, “Family whoring” and “I don’t see more deserving producer getting this attention”. Bobby Duque himself also responded to the article with the defense: “No, there’s not coat tails being ridden. Different sounds, different label, different artists. The only similarity is similar looking faces.” So before the ITM readership writes Bobby Duque (that’s Dew-kay) off, we thought it was only fair to speak to the producer directly and get the first-hand account of his career.


First up, it has to be said that that both Bobby Duque and his elder bro share a pretty similar musical style: call it complextro, brostep or (if you want to go that far) dubstep, the similarities are arguably there.


But 21 year old Duque maintains that his career is coattail-free. “I mean, we’re two different individuals,” he begins. “There’s really not much to say about it. He has his emotion that goes into his music and I have my own world and I put that into my music. Every artist has their own feel and though they may sound similar, it all comes from the heart. Mine does and his does.” Comparisons are, however, inevitable. “I mean, it’s just not necessarily that [comparisons] are frustrating. People know and people are gonna find out that we are biological brothers, but we kind of just do our own thing.”


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UMass complains of Increased Ecstacy on Campus Due To EDM

By KELLIE MCHUGH 

(dailycollegian.com) "This past year at UMass, the electronic dance music (EDM) scene has fused with the hearts of many students and locals.

By introducing both world-class DJs and world-famous festivals to the school’s community, Mass EDMC, a local Pioneer Valley company that organizes events for “EDM enthusiasts” has helped to spread the EDM scene at UMass over the past year.

The company, founded in 2008, has used its passion for electronic music to present acts including Tiësto, Deadmau5, and Avicii, and it has organized events such as the Winter White Tour and Fantazia 360⁰, which have all drawn in immense crowds and new fans.

But however easy it is to join in on the rave scene,  the popular party atmosphere is often associated with illegal drug usage that can have dangerous effects on the brain.

The synthetic drug, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), which belongs to the amphetamine family, is one of the leading recreational drugs used at rave scenes around the world. Known for putting users into a state of bliss, MDMA is sold commonly as ecstasy and is now seen in the form of an extremely potent powder called “Molly.”

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