Ten Best DJ Booths in EDM: From DJ Shadow to Skrillex, Avicii, and Daft Punk

By Kat Bein Wed., Aug. 29 2012 at 10:30 AM

8. Justice
When it comes to dance music, Frenchies pretty much do everything better. Justice rule the world of gritty filter house, and their stage set up reflects their metal roots. More Marshall amps than you've ever seen create a wall, with the epic center-piece of their glowing, signature cross. And with the addition of their second album, they added illuminated organ pipes and at one point in the show, Gaspard Auge (the one with the mustache) comes out and plays on a hidden keyboard. It's fucking sick.

7. DJ Shadow
Not only is he one of the illest mixers there is and an incredible turntablist, but he plays inside some kind of space-egg. It flashes all over with lights and images projected so as to seem like the orb itself is alive and spinning around. Sure, you can't really see him, but what is there to see anyway? Just some guy working his damn ass off. We appreciate the effort and the visuals.

Tags:

Avicii, Big Gigantic, Daft Punk, Datsik, DJ Shadow, DJs, EDM, Electronic Dance Music, Etienne De Crecy, Justice, Midnight Conspiracy, Shpongle, Skrillex

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brettpyers

You forgot amon tobin. and eoto. and pretty lights. Surprisingly PL had one of the craziest light shows ive ever seen. Never thought id see the day.

goldtouch27

check out the mixtape edm lovers from all over the world

http://soundcloud.com/dj-axm/love-peace-edm-mp3

carlosflores2000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qeTEfOqB0A

captainamerica505

No Amon Tobin? Get real. And no PL?

d.sondermann.23

Pretty Lights? Just saw him at red rocks and his new set-up is so dope

saf420

has no one heard of amon tobin???? puts all of these stages to shame-- skrillex, give me a break!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP9QGKte92M

shugat

how the hell are they gonna put justice and skrillex up there but no Pretty Lights? wtf? or even Deadmau5?

frodotoes

MAYBE pretty lights but nectar doesnt cut it, Amon Tobin ISAM blows literally all of these out of the water

James Spektrum

How the hell do you leave Amon Tobin ISAM off of this list?

HarryHood

ok, let me just list off everyone you left off that deserved to be on that list. Pretty Lights, Bassnectar, Deadmau5, and STS9 (The Great Cycle Spectacle). There, I said it.

dannymetz12

well, i mean you left out amon tobin, simian mobile disco, even deadmau5 has a better stage than most of these people, i mean datsik? really?

brettpyers

@dannymetz12 Datsiks vortex was surprisingly very awesome in person.

chandlerwalk

no Amon Tobin???

matthew.wax

Where the hell is Amon Tobin on this? He blows all of them out of the water

http://vimeo.com/24502224

Rhys Weigner

deadmau5

Franceasca Seiden

Never!

Gregory Beato

yea you guys forgot about Amon Tobin. His visuals are insane.

Ezekiel Angulo

You forgot Amon Tobin...

carlosflores2000

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Mad respect to daft punk... ohh and yess this IS THE BEST DJ BOOTH/STAGE EVER IN EDM FUNNY IS NOT IN THE LIST http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcs_Ba-sQ4Q NOT SPAM!......ps.. skrillex sux

dannymetz12

@carlosflores2000 skrillex DOES suck

carlosflores2000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4YAH6lnVrY

Zack Trionfo

Good article...but how can u forget Amon Tobin ISAM

theviirus

The one thing all of these musicians (yes I said musicians) have in common is one thing. They each used their money to build big fucking WALLS to perform BEHIND. Nine Inch Nails were using the same technology in 2001/5/6/7/8 but performed INSIDE or in FRONT of the big blinkey walls.

Jeff Mills, one of the most superlative people to ever grace dance music, pushes his rigs father forward as a form of exhibitionism; showing people what he does while refusing to hide behind a glittery wall. (re; one man space ship,

Impressive visual designs, impressive lighting, all of it is impressive. Though maybe musicians who dislike being dismissed as "just DJs when we are playing all our shit live" or "pfft they;re all just pressing play anyway...just like my rig-mau5" should stop leaning so heavy on "the wall" and step forward...claiming their craft; not necessarily as NIN-like rockstars, but as technicians who won't hide what they do and refuse to needlessly elevate themselves in an ejaculation of money and glitter.