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Kenny Ngo on January 15, 2020
Bobby McKeon, better known by his stage name, 4B, has attracted the attention of some of the biggest names in EDM with his aggressive Jersey club aesthetic. He first grabbed the national spotlight with his 2015 track, “Pop Dat.” The energetic collaboration with Aazar went on to become one of the most…
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Matei Predescu on January 8, 2020
This Dutch duo of electro house DJs has been a potent force on the international house and dance music scene since their rise to fame in 2011—following the Tiësto-backed release of their club-banger “Mush Mush.” Comprised of Marlon Flohr and Ralph Van Hilst, the duo flows in perfect equilibrium: Flohr, the DJ…
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Kenny Ngo on November 13, 2019
A household name on the global dubstep circuit, American DJ and producer Slushii is known for combining cheery vocal hooks, pulsating synths, rapid-fire trap beats and powerful bass drops into a sugary electronic slurry. The Los Angeles-based Mad Decent affiliate has kept quite busy since dropping his debut EP, Brain Freeze, in…
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Kenny Ngo on November 6, 2019
The Dutch house music duo of Willem van Hanegem and Ward van der Harst, blend uplifting and melodic elements of trance music with the raw intensity of electro and progressive house. Their genre-blurring sound has carried them to the top of the international house music scene. From early hits such as the…
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Matei Predescu on July 3, 2019
This buzzworthy Vallejo rap crew first grabbed mainstream visibility with “Paramedic!”—a fiery banger, which appeared on the Kendrick Lamar-curated Black Panther: The Album. Riding the crest of their latest full-length release, Family Not A Group, the 707 set bring their hard-hitting sound to the South Bay. The April 2019 LP features core…
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C.J. Prusi on April 4, 2019
Though they’ve transitioned from a glossy, Warped Tour-ing electro-punk quartet to a party-rocking DJ trio, Cash Cash’s love for good, old-fashioned rock & roll can still be heard in “Belong,” their collaboration with early-aughts emo heartthrob Dashboard Confessional. This New Jersey production crew first broke out in 2008 with their sugar-coated techno-pop…
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Metro Staff on March 20, 2019
Born in Bosnia, the EDM producer and DJ Salvatore Ganacci (neé Emir Kobilić) made a name for himself spinning up dancehall and moombahton house tracks in his adopted home, Sweden. As with most promising beat-makers in the island bass archipelago, he is on Diplo’s radar and has collaborated with Jillionaire of Major…
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Nick Veronin on January 16, 2019
Joseph Chung and Joseph Abella, better known as ARMNHMR, have been hard on the grind the past few years. It would seem that the Los Angeles-based production and DJ duo has been spending more time on stage and aboard airplanes than kicking back in their sunny hometown. Chung and Abella come to…
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Nick Veronin on January 3, 2019
Known for his over-the-top party-starting persona, Lil Jon is a DJ, producer, emcee and hype man all in one. The Atlanta rapper got his start as the frontman for Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz—pioneering and popularizing a loud, brash, club-oriented style of hip-hop known as crunk. Lil Jon secured his…
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Nick Veronin on December 19, 2018
When it comes to gauging a DJ’s ability to light up a dance floor, few tastemakers in the game have a finger more firmly on the pulse than Diplo. A co-sign from the Florida-bred producer extraordinaire is more than enough to get people listening. This New Jersey beatsmith and DJ has the…
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