EDM 🎧
Electronic dance music (EDM), also known as dance music, club music, or simply dance, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres made largely for nightclubs, raves, and festivals. It is generally produced for playback by DJs who create seamless selections of tracks, called a DJ mix, by segueing from one recording to another. EDM producers also perform their music live in a concert or festival setting in what is sometimes called a live PA
This is a list of my favorite EDM artists that I think you should listen to if you are looking for recommendations
At the bottom of this page, you can find a playlist of my top 100 favorite edm songs as well
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Seven Lions
Producer Seven Lions has never had a problem breaking rules and transcending musical boundaries to satisfy his creative vision. Catching his break after winning a beatport remix contest in 2012 with his dubstep-focused version of above & beyond's "you got to go", Seven Lions, born Jeff Montalvo, garnered support from the likes of Anjunabeats, Casablanca records, Owsla, Viper recordings, Republic records, and Monstercat over the past nine years. The Seven Lions world continues to expand through Ophelia records, his own melodic bass label that has made it's imprint through several scene-leading releases.
Putting sheer technical production prowess to work in soulful, deep, hybridized creations all distinctly his own, the multi-talented musician is single-handedly changing the sonic landscape for future generations to come by bridging the gap between the soaring, ethereal vibe of trance and intensely adrenalizing bass music. His productions have seen stages at world-renowned festivals such as Ultra Music Festival, Electric Daisy Carnival (New York and Las Vegas), Electric Forest, Electric Zoo, South by Southwest, and Hard.
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MitiS
MitiS also known as Joseph Torre, has been perfecting his unique interpretation of piano-driven melodic bass music since 2019. Growing up in pennsylvania, MitiS was trained as a classical pianist from a young age. His early musical life became the foundation of his artistic endeavors in both production and live performance.
Performing a live set that integrates production chops and piano roots creates a encompassment of both his early music endeavors and his current vision of musical composition. He's an artist in the purest form sense, pouring his soul into ever release. With millions of streams across all platforms and multiple charting release, MitiS has built a devoted and loyal fan base helping to propel his artistry to the next level.
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Blanke
In just 3 years, JP Orchison has taken the Blanke project from his native Australia to the world. Inking a deal with United talent agency, Blanke (in his first year of North American touring) was booked to play on festivals like Paradiso, Global Dance, Hard Summer, Dancefestopia & EDC Las Vegas, a regular on lineups for brands like Deadbeats and Brownies & Lemonade, and was selected as a support act for Illenium's massive 'Ascend' arena tour in mid-late 2019 before kicking off 2020 with a 40+ date tour across North America as main support for Black Tiger Sex Machine.
Named break out artist of 2019 on subreddit r/edm's best of 2019, Blanke has seen continuous support from various international dance music media including Run the Trap (who named him on their 'Australian artists to watch' list in 2018 + #7 on their breakout artists of 2018 ) Youredm (named #3 on their top 40 artists to watch in 2019), Billboard Dance & Dancing Astronaut. Blanke's music has found itself on labels like Astralwerks, Ultra, UKF, Dim Mak, Deadbeats & Ministry of Sound.
Blanke's music has been featured in mixes and radio shows by Diplo, Nghtmre, Metrik, Seven Lions, Slander, Alison Wonderland, Noisia and Zeds Dead as well as landing in DJ sets at festivals like Tomorrowland, Ultra Miami, EDC Las Vegas, Coachella, Splendour in the Grass, Shambala and Lost Lands thanks to the likes of Rezz, K?D, BTSM, Ekali, Kayzo, Grandtheft, Illenium, Steve Aoki, Peking Duk, Zeds Dead, GTA and more.
Blanke's standout collaboration with global superstar Rezz 'Mixed Signals' has reached 3 million plays on Spotify, was featured in Ultra Music Festival Miami's recap video's and played during the fireworks display at EDC Las Vegas in 2019. His collaboration with global superstars Illenium and Bipolar Sunshine 'Gorgeous' is featured on Illenium's Billboard Dance #2 charting album Ascend, and EP's Change & Decay + Change & Decay: The Fall on Deadbeats landing in official playlists on the platform with a reach in excess of 20 million listeners.
After being named Triple J's unearthed artist of the week in november 2020, Blanke's 'Alchemy' was added to high rotation on the Australian station, peaking at 42 on Shazam and hitting the number 1 most played record in early january. Following this, Triple J Unearthed named him as one of their top 10 artists to watch in 2021!
Known as a prolific remixer, official mixes for Marshmello, Illenium, Seven Lions, Zeds Dead & Subtronics, RL Grime, Slander & Said the Sky, Crooked Colours, Pnau, Gryffin & many more have reached over 30 million plays collectively on Spotify alone & found themselves in the Mint, Fresh Electronic, Happy Beats playlists along the way, with the Pnau remix named as one of billboard dance's top ten remixes of 2018.
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ILLENIUM
As one of the most successful crossover electronic artists today, GRAMMY Award nominated Denver-based producer/DJ and instrumentalist ILLENIUM (born Nick Miller) has elevated dance music via his bold, progressive take on the genre. His expansive sound, which mixes elements of celestial electronic, mellow alternative, crushing dubstep, emotional indie and pop-tinged bass music, has topped the U.S. charts, garnered over 5 billion collective streams and solidified the headlining artist as a singular force in a crowded arena. Now Miller is returning to his roots with a novel sound that celebrates his love for raw guitar riffs and impactful rocktronica.
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Au5
Au5 has been an undeniably influential force in electronic bass music for over a decade. Au5 (pronounced A-U-Five) is the solo project of Austin Collins - presenting a highly matured balance between intellectual, emotional, and danceable music. From hard hitting technical Dubstep, uplifting melodic Trance, experimental Ambient, and everything in between, Au5 knows no boundaries for passionate musical exploration and expression. Classically trained since age 4 and producing and performing since 13 Austin is a well rounded musician, artist and educator. He strives to better the world through inspiration - opening minds to what is possible not only within music but within ourselves. From his debut album 'Minimality' in 2010 to now, Au5 has been consistent in quality and authenticity with a repertoire of neraly 200 released songs - many with multiple millions of plays. He's collaborated with legends BT, Tritonal, Slander, Mr. Bill, toured with acts such as Infected Mushroom, Liquid Stranger, Seven Lions, and has music released on numerous labels like Monstercat, Armada, Ophelia, Enhanced, and Wakaan to name a few. "If you're looking for trendy music, turn away. If you're looking to embark on a journey, come with me."
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Kayzo
Kayzo is the alias of LA-based DJ/producer Hayden Capuozzo. Recognised as one of Billboard Dance's 100 Artists of 2019, he is one of the fastest rising electronic artists of the decade.
Kayzo is internationally renowned for his bass-fluid, shapeshifting sound which fuses hardstyle, trap, electronic, bass, dubstep, rock, metal and many more.
Over a career spanning almost a decade, Kayzo has released two critically-acclaimed studio albums, embarked upon his own headline tour, collaborated with the likes of DJ Snake, Steve Aoki, and SLANDER, and produced remixes for top electronic acts such as Jack U, Oliver Heldens, Calvin Harris, Alesso and Skrillex.
On Spotify alone, Kayzo has over 90 million streams and 1.5 million monthly listeners. His latest release, Breakable, released early March 2020, is available to stream here.
A tastemaker in his own right, Kayzo is the founder of his own label - Welcome Records. He also hosts his own radio show - Doghouse Radio - in the US.
On the live front, Kayzo's genre-defying DJ sets have earned him an international following. To date, he's performed at some of the world's top venues and festival stages, including Lollapalooza, Tomorrowland, Bonnaroo, EDC Las Vegas, Electric Zoo, Voodoo, and Parookaville, to name a few.
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