Preparing For a Summer of Electronic Music Festivals8224545
The summer is generally regarded as the prime season for entertainment, especially for music. Festivals for all genres are scheduled during this time and, for electronic music, this is no exception. Whilst 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 situated 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 various 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 seems to be a current - or perhaps more visible - development in electronic music.
Usually, electronic dance music, to the typical person looking from the outdoors into the genre, is still centered around the clubs and a DJ is still someone who plays records. But, a lot like jam band music in which the guitarists might play a different solo at every gig, the mixing and production techniques for a good and reputable DJ will vary with every gig, as nicely. Basically, this aspect is what fuels the fans to travel from gig to gig - what changes and new production will the DJ add each evening?
When it comes to summer music events, many of the significant ones begin in the spring and go into the summer. Some, even, are scheduled right prior to fall begins.
In the United States, the schedule of significant summer festivals essentially starts in late March - the begin 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 elements of electronic music via workshops, panel discussions, and performances. DJ production and scratching methods are each covered via 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.
Past this point, Coachella, in California, frequently 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. Additionally, the finish of the summer brings Electric Zoo in New York, which has been providing two days of electronic music acts from DJs to instrumental music.
