Stick By This: An Interview with the Duo Behind Dusky
We at House Music Essentials feel exceptionally lucky to bring to you our recent interview with Dusky. After previewing the forthcoming album … [Read More...]
ZoukOut 2011 Features Most Exciting Lineup Yet
Singapore beware! On December 10th over 30,000 festival creatures, fist pumpers, and ordinary House fans will gather at Siloso Beach, Sentosa for … [Read More...]
Who Wants To Win A Free Rukes Print? [Contest Closed]
Congrats to Alex D and Maddy S for winning vouchers good for a few prints on Rukes' site! Many of you who regularly read this site are surely aware … [Read More...]
2012: The Year Of The Festivals?
Two extremely talented video producers, both of which we have interviewed in the past, released two incredibly well-done trailers today. EyeWax's EDC … [Read More...]
Loud As Phuck
Here's a nice mix from Brazilian artist, Johnny Glövez who is a rising name in the South American scene. He is the official DJ for all Red Bull … [Read More...]
Avicii Attributes Rise To World Domination?
Quite a bold statement if you ask me! Avicii has turned into the Dr. Evil of electronic music and his new teaser for upcoming 'Le7els' single claims … [Read More...]
Highlighting A Trend: Adrian Lux & Sander Van Doorn
Ok so I may be breaking a House Essentials rule in a way right now by 'promoting' a track, which we typically never do since we are a news-based site … [Read More...]
Fear & Loathing in Miami: Gareth Emery at Space
After getting out of the shower I check my phone for the time and see a text message from Lauren saying, "Just picked up the party favors, on my way, … [Read More...]
Recent Posts
Planet Funk Farm Vol. 1 – London (Mixed By Funkagenda)
In late 2010, respected artist and performer, Funkagenda, brought us his very own record label in hopes to further promote the specific styles of music and releases he loves. The label, since it's beginnings, has shown a stronghold in the contemporary world of digital music–from it's consistently brilliant releases, to it's thematically beautiful artwork, Funk Farm is just all around great. … [Read More...]
Loud As Phuck
Here's a nice mix from Brazilian artist, Johnny Glövez who is a rising name in the South American scene. He is the official DJ for all Red Bull events in Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo. He has started a new monthly residency at Pacha club in Búzios (RJ), and has played in several other famous parties and clubs around Brazil and the rest of the world, such as Space (Mykonos - Greece), Opera … [Read More...]
Who Wants To Win A Free Rukes Print? [Contest Closed]
Congrats to Alex D and Maddy S for winning vouchers good for a few prints on Rukes' site! Many of you who regularly read this site are surely aware of the amazing photography skill of Rukes. He is most known for being Deadmau5' go-to photographer and has covered artists in the past that include the Swedish House Mafia, Dada Life, Zedd, Feed Me, Dirty South, as well as Max Vangeli & … [Read More...]
Release: Omar Andino and Kelvin Beat – The Tarmac
Omar Andino & Kelvin Beat - The Tarmac (Original Mix) PREVIEW by OmarAndino Currently #82 on Beatport House, “The Tarmac” by 16 year old Dominican Producers Omar Andino and Kelvin Beat has been making waves since it's release yesterday. The Dominican Republic might be known for baseball and merengue but this pair of 16 year old Dominicans are looking to add house music to that list. … [Read More...]
Unconventional Music & Beats
I'm the "music friend." You know me. If you're at this blog then you are probably the music friend too. We're the ones who find new artists first and share them with everyone else. I love being able to suggest a perfect song for a friend or play just the right track to get a party back on its feet. Because I'm the "music friend" I constantly get hit-up for recommendations, but I also get the … [Read More...]
Deadmau5 Announces New Vegas Residency
Preparations for the Vegas residency refresh have begun. With it's insane rise in the electronic world, the biggest artists in the industry are securing their 2012 residency. Deadmau5 has been Mr. XS this year and it looks like he's going to be back for more! Deadmau5 and Rolling Stone did a phenomenal job with this video, looks like the job search was successful. Electronic music … [Read More...]
Pictures of Deadmau5 at Toronto Rogers Center
Deadmau5 is quite a proud Canadian after his show at Toronto's infamous Rogers Center. He is officially the first Canadian artist to headline the venue in its 22-year existence. Surely a career milestone for him, take a look at some of the pictures from the show: … [Read More...]
Free Download: Nine Inch Nails – “Closer To God” (Tall Sasha Bootleg)
Here's a Free Download from San Francisco-based Tall Sasha. Nine Inch Nails - Closer to God (Tall Sasha Bootleg Remix) by Tall Sasha He's pretty well known in the local House Scene over there as a resident DJ at Ruby Skye, he's played with a bunch of DJs including Roger Sanchez, Mark Knight, Avicii, Axwell, Ferry Corsten, etc. His "Closer" bootleg remix compliments Nine Inch Nails' … [Read More...]
A Dying Art
There’s something so satisfying, so nostalgic about album artwork. Even though in this day and age it’s more of a retro concept than standard practice, when an EP or album release gets an artistic treatment, it’s all the more swanky. It is more common for labels nowadays to use weird fonts and bright colors to convince ravers to buy the goods. Nothing says “I’m special,” like good old … [Read More...]
ZoukOut 2011 Features Most Exciting Lineup Yet
Singapore beware! On December 10th over 30,000 festival creatures, fist pumpers, and ordinary House fans will gather at Siloso Beach, Sentosa for ZoukOut 2011, Asia's largest Dance Music festival. ZoukOut is produced by none other than Zouk Nightclub, one of the best big room nightclubs in Asia and around the world. The international lineup includes: Armin Van Buuren (#2 DJ in the … [Read More...]
Escape From Wonderland: Best Halloween Festival?
So there's plenty of crazy stuff going on for this year's Halloween weekend. From Vegas, to NYC, to Miami, the worlds biggest names are flocking to the United States for this spooky time of the year. With Insomniac's spectacular track record, I think they might be the best bet for the greatest Halloween party of the weekend. Take a look at this video showing the build of Escape From Wonderland, … [Read More...]
Avicii Attributes Rise To World Domination?
Quite a bold statement if you ask me! Avicii has turned into the Dr. Evil of electronic music and his new teaser for upcoming 'Le7els' single claims he has reached the level of 'world domination' in 2011. While that may or may not be true, the kid has surely seen quite a rapid rise in the past couple of years. Hitting a surprising #6 on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs this year, he is seeing more success … [Read More...]
Paris Hilton Parties With Cr2 At ADE
Paris Hilton is all about electronic music right now. It seems like since her little disagreement with Steve Angello a few years back she has experienced a sudden realization that her taste in music wasn't so great after all. She's been attached at the hip with Afrojack recently, flying around the world with him like he's her oversized Chihuahua. Paris gets to live the life of a world class DJ … [Read More...]
Tiesto Track Played At NFL Game
This year has been historic for the world of electronic music in the United States. So much has happened in such a short period of time; festivals selling out in minutes, street riots caused by DJs, arenas being filled with tens of thousands, the list goes on and on. Known NFL-lover, Tiesto, got some pretty cool news this weekend. While touring across South America, a fan tweeted him after hearing … [Read More...]
David Guetta Is The #1 DJ?
With DJ Mag's selfish decision to utilize Facebook in this year's voting for the Top 100 DJs, the results have come in and are actually not very surprising in all honesty! Their integration of a Facebook app to selfishly grow their Facebook fanpage led to quite skewed results in this year's Top 100 DJs. The use of Facebook caused quite a large number of voters to stray away from casting their vote … [Read More...]
A Glimpse of 2012: Label Warfare
As 2012 looms closer, the growth of the EDM industry seems to be nowhere near its tipping point. With a constant outflow of quality music in recent months from the most powerful labels in the game and also from some serious dark horse labels, it seems that there is a bit of a power struggle going on right now. With successful artists branching out on their own to support their own labels, the … [Read More...]
What is OWSLA? : A Follow-Up
After writing about the label’s launch and first release, OWSLA has since released two additional EPs. At this point anyone who thought Skrillex was going to roll out the world’s premiere dubstep label with OWSLA should have their foot firmly wedged in their mouth. While Porter Robinson did indeed release some dubstep, since Spitfire, Zedd and The M Machine have strayed far from the genre the … [Read More...]
I Thought This Was A House Music Blog?
In lieu of recent comments made on the blog I thought to take it upon myself to fully address what you, the readers, have been saying. I normally stray from the first person when I write and keep the audience as wide as possible in the third. I’m going to make an exception and write in terms of I, we, and you because we still see ourselves as possessing the spirit of a blog, not a news site. One … [Read More...]
Stick By This: An Interview with the Duo Behind Dusky
We at House Music Essentials feel exceptionally lucky to bring to you our recent interview with Dusky. After previewing the forthcoming album “Stick By This,” we were so compelled by what we heard that we did our best to reach out to the duo in order to have our questions answered. Imagine how ecstatic we were to hear back from the label that we would be granted an interview. From the … [Read More...]
Tycho Releases New Album
I probably have never posted about something like this before on HME but I thought, why not? I have had this album on repeat all week, it is some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard. Tycho is the music project of San Francisco based artist Scott Hansen (ISO50). It can be categorized as ambient or downtempo electronica, a style so unique it can be recognized almost immediately. Hansen is … [Read More...]
EpicMau5Time
Every now and then something so strange, so vile, and so awesome crops up on the pages of the internet that one can’t help but be cowed. No stranger to the bizarre and revolting, EpicMealTime have made a name for themselves with grotesque and whacky combinations of foodstuffs. From their “TurBaconEpic, ” to “The Sloppy Roethlisberger,” these guys do their best to pack as much bacon, … [Read More...]
Inside the Studio: A Special Mau5 Project
The thing about Deadmau5 is, no matter how many fans he absorbs into his already massive horde, he’ll always be just Deadmau5. Unlike any other big producer out there, Deadmau5 continually invites his fans (and all the haters) into his life. Mere fans begin to feel like friends and it’s truly something special. The other night I viewed his live-chat on a whim and watched Deadmau5 gank people … [Read More...]
Album Review: DJ Shadow “The Less You Know, The Better”
DJ Shadow's new album is a bit hard to describe. The electro-house-hip-hop-grab-bag producer's latest album, "The Less You Know, The Better" is an interesting blend of different styles, genres and -- noises? If you think you've got a sweeping generalization that covers every "DJ So and So" out there, think again. The album opens with, Back to Front (Circular Logic), the equivalent of a … [Read More...]
Adam Beyer Debuts New Visual Show
As we have been regularly expressing here at HME, the audio-visual experience in electronic music has become more and more important. With the announcement of Skrillex's new live set up and many others in the past couple of months, this has become a way for artists to set themselves apart in a way that is not just musically. Adam Beyer's visual show called 'Maze' and is a similar concept to Amon … [Read More...]
RE:GENERATION, A Documentary About Unthinkable Collaborations
This is quite possibly one of the most creative music documentary ideas I have seen in a long time. RE:GENERATION, in association with the Grammy's, is a documentary about the recruiting of 5 DJs and pairing them with 5 different musical genres for completely unexpected collaborations. Featuring Skrillex and The Doors, Pretty Lights and Leann Rimes and Ralph Stanley (country), The Crystal Method … [Read More...]
2012: The Year Of The Festivals?
Two extremely talented video producers, both of which we have interviewed in the past, released two incredibly well-done trailers today. EyeWax's EDC 2012 announcement video features cool footage from EDC Las Vegas this summer and a bunch of quick questionnaires with some of the biggest artists. The video has two different perspectives, the perspective of a fan and the perspective of the artists … [Read More...]
The World Would Be A Different Place Without Steve Jobs
I can't believe this day has come.. Steve Jobs, one of the world's most innovative people, has passed away at age 56. Co-founder of Apple and it's noble leader until just recently, Jobs was an absolute legend in the world of technology. His influence on the world today is mind-blowing, especially when looking at the music industry. iTunes is the world's leading music distributor, the iPod … [Read More...]
The M Machine Announces OWSLA Release
The incredibly talented M Machine announced back in August that they would be releasing a two-track EP on Skrillex's OWSLA label. Just this week, they finally revealed the track names and album art. This is going to be quite a release to keep OWSLA's momentum building. The M Machine is going to be one of the next biggest names in the industry, I guarantee it. "On October 18 we will release two … [Read More...]
Skrillex Produced Track For Video Game Trailer
I love it when producers get involved with things like film and games. Just like the Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk, Skrillex is now using his talent towards things other than just music itself. He produced a track that was for the official trailer of a brand new EA video game called Syndicate. The track is quite cool and works really well for the trailer: I'm very curious about his … [Read More...]
James Blake Attacks American Dubstep Scene
In an interview with Boston newspaper, The Phoenix, James Blake perfectly describes the absurd dubstep scene in America. He is asked the question: "Dubstep is a pretty male-dominated genre, but you're playing dubstep-influenced music and then covering artists like Joni Mitchell and one of your best-known tracks is a Feist cover, 'The Limit To Your Love'. It brings together this male-dominated … [Read More...]
Festivals
ZoukOut 2011 Features Most Exciting Lineup Yet
Singapore beware! On December 10th over 30,000 festival creatures, fist pumpers, and ordinary House fans will gather at Siloso Beach, Sentosa for ZoukOut 2011, Asia’s largest Dance Music festival. ZoukOut is produced by none other than Zouk Nightclub, one of the best big room nightclubs in Asia and around the world. The international lineup includes: [...]
Escape From Wonderland: Best Halloween Festival?
So there’s plenty of crazy stuff going on for this year’s Halloween weekend. From Vegas, to NYC, to Miami, the worlds biggest names are flocking to the United States for this spooky time of the year. With Insomniac’s spectacular track record, I think they might be the best bet for the greatest Halloween party of [...]
2012: The Year Of The Festivals?
Two extremely talented video producers, both of which we have interviewed in the past, released two incredibly well-done trailers today. EyeWax‘s EDC 2012 announcement video features cool footage from EDC Las Vegas this summer and a bunch of quick questionnaires with some of the biggest artists. The video has two different perspectives, the perspective of [...]
85,000 Attend Electric Zoo Festival
An action-packed 3-day weekend on Randall’s Island just off of Manhattan, Electric Zoo drew crowds in the masses this year. For the third year in a row, the tightly run festival featured some of the world’s biggest electronic artists for Labor Day Weekend. A cleverly arranged spread of genres, names at the festival this year [...]
Win a Pair of 2-Day Tickets To Nocturnal Wonderland 2011!
We have a brand new giveaway this week and it’s quite a substantial one! Coming up in less than a month is Insomniac‘s 2-day Nocturnal Wonderland festival in southern California. From September 23rd to 24th, some of the world’s biggest artists will be there including Fedde Le Grand, Avicii, Dirty South, Nicky Romero, Arty, Kaskade, [...]
Tomorrowland 2011 Official After Movie
Whoa… I think Tomorrowland might be the best festival in the world. Just from this 13-minute video alone, the entire festival experience is portrayed as an intense audio-visual experience that stomps all over festivals in the US. The minimix made by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike is great, keeping the energy going throughout the entire [...]
Massive 3-CD Electric Zoo Giveaway
Well guys, we have less than 4 weeks until the 3-day Electric Zoo Festival hits Randall’s Island right off of New York City! It is surely going to be the biggest Electric Zoo yet with new artists on the lineup including Hardwell, Arty, EDX, Max Vangeli & AN21, Calvin Harris, Alesso, Dubfire, Gui Boratto, Jaytech, [...]
Your Answer To a Massive Summer – Kazantip Republic 2011!
Summer 2011 has indeed been a splendid one and we are almost half way through it with some major festivals going down leaving us with nothing but amazing memories to last a lifetime. And this July we have yet another huge festival returning to the beautiful Crimean Black Sea Coast from 30th July to August [...]
The Best of Rukes at EDC Las Vegas
As you all know, we absolutely love the work of Rukes. We had multiple posts featuring great pictures from EDC Las Vegas as I eagerly waited for him to upload his own pictures from the weekend. After sifting through hundreds of amazing pictures, I decided to include 20 of my favorite pictures of his. It [...]
Top 5 Festival Creatures of EDC Las Vegas
You know how much we love those crazy festival creatures. A while back we had a fun post titled Top 5 Wacky EDM Festival Creatures and it was really popular. To continue that fun tradition I gathered some great photos from the three days of Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas and picked the five most [...]
Top 5
Top 5 Summer Eric Prydz IDs
It is so much fun going through all the Prydz IDs on youtube. This is a never-ending battle between Eric Prydz and his loyal fans. For someone who plays almost entirely all of his own music in his sets, he constantly has to be putting out new material. I don’t know how he does it [...]
Top 5 Most Hardcore Touring DJs
In our strangely unique industry that we all love, it is common knowledge that the DJs that tour the most are likely to be some of the most successful. The ability to create demand for oneself through consistent production has turned some of the biggest artists into touring machines. Spending the majority of their time [...]
Top 5 Live Shows
Lately, the cool new thing to do is design a custom live show featuring intense visuals matched with brand new material to showcase to your loyal fans. DJs such as Eric Prydz have gone down this path recently, opening new doors within EDM for serious innovations in live performances. These massively expensive productions certainly require [...]
Top 5 Festival Creatures of EDC Las Vegas
You know how much we love those crazy festival creatures. A while back we had a fun post titled Top 5 Wacky EDM Festival Creatures and it was really popular. To continue that fun tradition I gathered some great photos from the three days of Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas and picked the five most [...]
Top 5 Creepy EDC Dancers
First of all, Vegas is home to probably the most dancers on the planet, the city is the entertainment capital of the world! I don’t think that has anything to do with Electric Daisy Carnival though, because they have their own dancers. Every year we see pictures of these strangely-clad and extremely creepy dancers that [...]
Top 5 Sexy Girls of EDC Las Vegas
After last year’s extremely popular Top 5 Sexy Girls of EDC 2010, I decided to follow up with a brand new sexy girls post. Keep your eyes peeled for some festival creatures as well! 5) Pocahontas 4) Polka Dots 3) Hooray for Pink! 2) Sexy Booties 1) Holly Madison
Top 5 Producers That Relocated To Los Angeles
As we have discussed in the past, Los Angeles is another one of those big house music hotspots that has emerged in the past couple of years in the United States. While Las Vegas has become a mecca for its club scene, coined by many as the new Ibiza, Los Angeles has become a residence [...]
Top 6 DJs And Their Younger Siblings
Although you may not have been previously aware of this, but most DJs usually come from musically-inclined families, and have at least a grandparent, parent or cousin that worked in the music industry in some way or another. What’s interesting, though, is that siblings of world famous DJs often carve very distinct paths through life, [...]
Top 5 Electronic Music Forums
The amount of information on the interent these days is unbelievable. The fact that anyone can repair a car from scratch or soundproof a home studio simply by following instructions on a website is pretty impressive. In terms of electronic music, forums have become the “home-base” for holding infinite information that anyone can access, use, and [...]
Ibiza Summer 2011 Event Guide: Top 5 Venues
When it comes to summer and house music, Ibiza is the world’s haven for the best of both of those worlds. To help you decide on travel plans and what parties to go to on Devil’s Island, we will be providing you with a series of Ibiza-themed event guides throughout the summer. Here are our [...]
