Email AuthorSean Levisman
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Duke Dumont's Mission: "Make the Women Dance and Everyone Has a Good Time"
May 14, 2013 in Crossfade
There's something wonderful happening to pop music over in the U.K. Underground dance music styles like deep house, garage and bass are breaking through the roof and taking over the...
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Tone of Arc's Live Show: "Sexy Vibes and Our Story as Gooey Disgusting Lovers"
May 10, 2013 in Crossfade
Derrick Boyd may have blipped across your radar a couple years back with his dark deep techno releases as Dead Seal. But Tone of Arc, Boyd's collaborative project with girlfriend...
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DJ Three "Dropping Vintage Sounds" and Cutting-Edge New Cuts at Therapy Miami
May 09, 2013 in Crossfade
Some people go to the club expecting cheap, vapid entertainment. You know, Top 40 sing-alongs they can remember the lyrics to even after that sixth vodka and Red Bull. But...
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Nicole Moudaber on the EDM Ritual: "Dancing Is the Oldest Form of Expression"
May 07, 2013 in Crossfade
Nicole Moudaber is a veritable cultural force, a fearless revolutionary. She was organizing the very first electronic dance music parties that the Lebanese capital of Beirut saw in the years...
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Miami's Dude Skywalker Has "Time-Traveled From 3046 With the Dance Music of the Future"
May 01, 2013 in Crossfade
Via facebook.com/DudeSkywalkerMusic Miami, meet Dude Skywalker, a trio that's "time-traveled from the year 3046 to bring you dance music of the future." "Upon arrival in this dimension, we dropped our first tune,...
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BassHead's New Drop Party: "Miami Bass and Anything to Make Girlfriend's Booty Shake"
April 26, 2013 in Crossfade
Be a music snob and hate on dubstep all you want -- some of us here in the 305 live for that sick bass drop, bro. There's a reason why...
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Recloose On His DJ Career: "Expect To See Me in the Club Well Into My 60s"
April 26, 2013 in Crossfade
Via Recloose's Facebook Virtuoso is one phrase that comes to mind to describe Recloose, AKA Matthew Chicoine. Also, master turntablist (not a credential you hear much in this era of laptop...
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Pearson Sound on Commercialized Dubstep: "Inevitable Once It Increased in Popularity"
April 24, 2013 in Crossfade
Photo by Dan Wilton via facebook.com/PearsonSound Back in December, we here at Crossfade had a chat with Ben UFO about his Hessle Audio label's roots in the U.K.'s early underground dubstep...
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Beatmachines on Sweatstock and Live Show: "From Trap Beat to Thrash Metal in a Second"
April 19, 2013 in Crossfade
Photo by Alex BroadwellThere are few locals that Miami electro-pop darlings Afrobeta haven't converted into undying fans during their years on the scene. Of course, though, chanteuse Cuci Amador's sweet...
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Wonderful Sound of Induce Talks New Video Inspired By Miami's Old Roller Boogie Days
April 18, 2013 in Crossfade
Via facebook.com/TheWonderfulSoundIf you're a regular on Miami's dance music scene, then you've probably caught Induce (AKA Ryan Smith) spinning records at any number of local hotspots over the years. Or...
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DJ Sneak: Five Reasons He's a House Gangster
April 10, 2013 in Crossfade
DJ Sneak (AKA Carlos Sosa) doesn't need an introduction if you know house music. Sneak has been running around bragging that he's a house gangster for a while now. And that's...
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Bajofondo Talks Rioplatense Sound, New Album Presente, and TransAtlantic Festival 2013
April 04, 2013 in Crossfade
The Ro de la Plata (or River Plate) is a 140 mile-wide estuary that separates Argentina and Uruguay. It's also the place of confluence for the diverse folk music styles...
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Mano Le Tough: Five Reasons He Might Be EDM's Savior
March 29, 2013 in Crossfade
The international electronic dance music scene in 2013 is deeply divided. On one hand, you have the fans of "EDM" or generic, commercial dance-pop designed for festivals and stadium arenas. And...
Skream on His Post-Dubstep Sound and Mix for Pete Tong's All Gone: Miami 2013
March 21, 2013 in Crossfade
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Radiq on EDM, Film Scores, and His Miami Debut at Foreign Exchange WMC 2013
March 19, 2013 in Crossfade
As the name suggests, it's quite a melting pot of international artists at the Foreign Exchange party. Among other countries, there's Mexico, represented by Balcazar & Sordo, Venezuela by Fur...
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George FitzGerald Talks Ultra Debut: "The Lineup Is Insane, It's Humbling"
March 14, 2013 in Crossfade
Forward-thinking EDM nerds (we here at Crossfade included) are totally geeking out about the Hotflush label's exclusive Winter Music Conference 2013 showcase at the Electric Pickle on March 23. And...
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Maceo Plex Talks Jupiter Jazz and Ultra Fest:"I Can't Wait to See How 2013 Turns Out"
March 13, 2013 in Crossfade
Maceo Plex is pretty much the biggest thing in underground dance music right now. He's definitely one of the most highly anticipated acts playing next week for Winter Music Conference...
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Disclosure Talks Ultra Fest Debut: "Bigger Production, Light Show, We Are Very Excited!"
March 08, 2013 in Crossfade
U.K. production duo Disclosure is a definite contender for biggest EDM success story of the new decade. There's the matter of the pair's precociousness: Wunderkind brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence started...
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Maceo Plex on Ultra Music Festival Debut: "I'm Going to Bring Everything I've Got"
March 05, 2013 in Crossfade
Among the legion of global superstars alighting in Miami for Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week 2013, one name carries some pretty serious weight at the moment: Maceo Plex....
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Eric Prydz Talks Ultra 2013, WMC 2013, Cirez D: "I Will Bring Tons of New Music to Miami"
March 04, 2013 in Crossfade
It isn't easy straddling commercial success and underground credibility in the world of electronic dance music. But Swedish superstar DJ-producer Eric Prydz makes it seem effortless. Whether he's topping the charts...
Dirtybird Players BBQ WMC 2013 Lineup: Claude VonStroke, Justin Martin, Special Guests De La Soul, and More
March 01, 2013 in Crossfade
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Hotflush WMC 2013 Lineup: Scuba, George FitzGerald, Dusky, and More
February 28, 2013 in Crossfade
George FitzGeraldEDM is a new music genre. And Skrillex invented bass music. Yeah, maybe if you're a clueless American Gen Z glowstick raver. Because in the U.K., everyone and his grandmother knows electronic...
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Gato y Disco WMC 2013 Lineup: Azari & III, PillowTalk, Tensnake, and More
February 26, 2013 in Crossfade
Azari & III"Before Adam and Eve, God created disco and cats -- God was Spanish, of course," say the Young Hearts. Sounds like the kind of God who could have...
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DJs Playing Basketball for Charity at WMC 2013: MANIK, Lee Foss, Matt Tolfrey, 11 Others
February 21, 2013 in Crossfade
There will be an epic DJ battle during Winter Music Conference 2013. But this one won't be fought behind the decks. It's going down on the basketball court. Yes, the Red...
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Flying Circus Announces WMC 2013 Lineup: Lee Curtiss, Azari & III, Tiefschwarz, 19 Others
February 19, 2013 in Crossfade
Visionquest's Lee CurtissNow going on its sixth year, Flying Circus has emerged as one of the foremost mid-week Winter Music Conference parties. Back in 2011, Luca Saporito of UK DJ-production...
