Preparing For a Summer of Electronic Music Festivals4542022
The summer is usually considered the prime season for entertainment, especially for music. Festivals for all genres are scheduled throughout this time and, for electronic music, this is no exception. While electronic dance music has evolved from the illegal rave parties of the 1990s into reputable music events (many even lasting two days), understanding which events to attend depends where you're located and exactly where you are prepared to travel.
A recent article in the New York Occasions discussed the phenomenon of techno tourism: the traveling to numerous music events and festivals for favorite DJs and acts. Although such habits and fandom is seen for many other genres, with the most heightened becoming fans of jam band music, this appears to be a current - or maybe more visible - development in electronic music.
Generally, electronic dance music, to the average person looking from the outside into the genre, is nonetheless centered about the clubs and a DJ is still someone who plays records. But, a lot like jam band music in which the guitarists may play a different solo at each gig, the mixing and production methods for a great and reputable DJ will vary with every gig, as well. Basically, this aspect is what fuels the fans to travel from gig to gig - what modifications and new production will the DJ add every night?
When it comes to summer music events, many of the major ones start in the spring and go into the summer. Some, even, are scheduled right prior to fall begins.
In the United States, the schedule of major summer festivals basically starts in late March - the start of spring - with the Winter Music Conference and the Ultra Music festival that closes the week-lengthy event. The Winter Music Conference, held in Florida, covers all aspects of electronic music via workshops, panel discussions, and performances. DJ production and scratching methods are each covered through the event. The electronic music festival following reads like a who's-who of electronic musicians, often with one of the top DJs headlining the event.
Previous this point, Coachella, in California, often has many nicely-recognized names for instrumental and DJ electronic music added. New Order, La Roux, and Depeche Mode have been acts on the bill in recent years, and a separate DJ tent has an all-day lineup of music. In addition, the end of the summer brings Electric Zoo in New York, which has been offering two days of electronic music acts from DJs to instrumental music.
