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Got bored, so I made a new place to find all of my favorite festival reviews, interviews, and more.
Check out my Beacons profile for the latest and greatest! :)
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Maybe Rufus Du Sol decided to call it quits after seeing that Innerbloom got played at Lost Lands lmao.
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Drones have changed the festival videography game so much - it's insane. What a shot.
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Really disappointing to see Avalon Hollywood booking Datsik for a show. I don't know why this is even a thing.
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Four Tet has been slaying for decades and commanding the attention of many people in the scene during that time. He was already huge.
Now he's just being exposed to a wider (mostly newer) demo in the scene who weren't aware of his existence, so with it comes weird takes.
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Unfollowed some people today who think that DJs should "stick to the music" instead of being politically active.
Guess people still don't realize that this scene was built on acceptance, escapism, activism, and rebelling against societal norms. It's political at its core.
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I will say that Coachella has continued to have some of the best livestreaming out of pretty much anyone in the festival scene.
The ease of flipping between stages, the extra content, stream quality, etc. has been pretty much perfect all weekend.
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For the record, while ketamine is def part of the "dead dancefloor" problem, there are other reasons, too. 🧵
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Fun fact: EDM Influencers and many people on EDM Twitter share a common trait -> really terrible takes and a lack of knowledge about the scene.
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EDCLV and Coachella are both hot, but where the two differ is the venue itself and what you're standing on. Grass doesn't retain nearly as much heat as asphalt does, which made June editions of EDCLV hotter later.
Will never forget it being basically 110F at EDCLV at 12am.
Everyone saying EDC is harder than Coachella, has never been to Coachella.. The fest is 1pm-1am. THE HEAT. THE SUN.
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I know the economy is rough right now, but I'm over seeing the tip screen when paying for something that doesn't need one.
If all you're doing is handing me a water bottle or refilling my soda at a concessions stand, that is not something that deserves a tip. Sorry not sorry.
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It's really interesting to me when ppl are conservative in the scene because it's like... how are you processing all of the messaging, imagery, etc.?
Does none of that stuff resonate? Do you ever find yourself questioning the fact that your beliefs are in contrast to the scene?
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To me, the whole point of raves/festivals has always been to express yourself how you'd like with what you wear.
If you wanna run around in OG rave wear? Sweet.
If you wanna run around in a tiny fit? Cool.
Wanna dress up like Pikachu? Dope.
Why can't we all have fun?
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I don't care about how big or small an artist is. If you have good music and are bringing good vibes I'll always do what I can to support your music.
You won't find EDM Identity asking for $ to listen to tunes and *maybe* support them. Sad to see that persist.
(a thread...)
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Anyone else excited to see the social experiment that California is about to conduct as everyone addicted to nicotine switches to normal cigs or goes through withdrawals?
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If Coachella could stop tweeting about stupid NFTs and just drop the map and set times I'd be happy. Thanks.
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Such a vibe with
@swedishousemfia
tonight, rain and all.
Nothing better than dancing all night drenched af to some true classics!
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Reporting live from EDCLV to say I haven't had a single crowd issue all weekend (so far). I've just stood toward the back of every set when in GA and avoided walking thru the crowd swell at basspod.
Def a lot of ppl here, though. Stay safe and hydrated yall.
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I think it's important to note on the topic of SA in the scene that it isn't just DJs/industry ppl who should be held accountable but dudes in your friend groups/rave fams too.
This is something I've come to find out too late about in the past and will never let happen again.
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I'll say it again and again and again. DJing is an artform on its own and those who only DJ and don't produce deserve loads of respect.
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Datings apps have gotten me nowhere, so I'm gonna put myself out there. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I'm fun and chill (I promise). Plus, I have your fav artists' music before it gets released, and I'm a great rave dad with over a decade of XP.
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I started a thread about things that sucked at Coachella this year but it boils down to this.
- Yuma and its insanely long line
- Merch tent being an outrageous mess
- Rideshare post-festival being a nightmare
- Waiting 30 minutes for production to be ready for SHM
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Hey festival photographers, I wanna see the best shots you took that were ruined by totems.
Drop them all 👇
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Also idgaf tonight. Those who shit on EDCLV are either weak and can't hang or are ignorant to the fact that this is one of the very FEW big festivals that doesn't just end early and suck your money away for the sake of "afters."
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Kaskade and deadmau5 on stage playing I Remember together was something else. So glad I got to witness that and everything else tonight.
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Maybe the EDM scene wouldn't be so "negative" if there weren't so many clowns running around. But hey forget about things like holding ppl accountable right?
Practicing PLUR doesn't mean you have to live in a dreamworld filled with toxic positivity.
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Kinda wild to see how much (deserved) success John has had over the past two years now. From seeing him in a bar in SD with maybe 100 or so people to playing massive crowds. So happy for him.
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Festivals are being announced, releases are chugging along, and EDM Identity is on the hunt for fresh faces w/ hot takes on the scene.
Before we officially put some positions up, I'd like to open this up to those who have been following me or the site. Find the interest form ⬇️
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Just a kind reminder for artists as we enter the second week of 2022.
Please:
- Update your bio
- Take and/or upload some good press photos
- Credit your photographers/graphic designers
- Support blogs who support you
Thanks.
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Everyone who says hip-hop doesn't belong at a rave doesn't understand that the histories of the two genres are interconnected.
I'm not advocating for shitty hip-hop to be at electronic festivals but let's not be ignorant to history here.
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It's wild how
@johnsummit
is just dropping off heater after heater.
I've said this before, but it's been really cool to see him blow up the way he has. I hope some of the haters can finally sit back someday and enjoy his music a bit more.
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The lack of personal responsibility and concern about safety in this scene is sad. This isn't the only instance I've seen over the past year, but seriously, wow.
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Fun fact for all of you in the whole 25+ convo today - I started
@EDMIdentity
at that age. Your rave life isn't over - it actually gets better if you stick around.
You're never "too old" for the rave, you just need to adjust your expectations and keep your passion alive.
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Serious question, do people actually dig for new music from artists anymore, or is everyone just on casual "I only listen to artists I know" mode?
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Hey promoters out there, let's do a good job now that shows are back and stop booking DJs for less than an hour timeslot. I thought we all understood that should be the minimum moving forward, thanks.
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Hey,
@kaskade
@deadmau5
@kx5official
, any chance you can get Ticketmaster to fix the start time on the show this Saturday? It's saying 7:30pm still and going to confuse a ton of people since the show's starting two hours before that.
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I get the anger toward dude with his dog at Excision and agree that it was a bad situation.
That being said, there are loads of ADA ppl who do the right things and need their service animal. They should be able to experience what we all do too. Please keep that in mind.
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If you're someone who doesn't want to support festivals run by Live Nation and/or AEG, that's fine - totally your choice after all.
Good luck, though, because they control a vast majority of everything you probably love.
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The (g)raveyard of (some) defunct past events from Insomniac:
- EDC LA, NY, PR, Dallas, Denver, Brazil, UK, India, China, Korea, Japan
- White Wonderland 😔
- Crush
- Beyond Seattle
- Nocturnal TX
- Middlelands
- Dreamstate SF, NY, Australia, Vancouver
- Escape Halloween Korea
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I feel lucky I got to spend some time with my girl last night before she goes to dog heaven. The years I shared with Leia weren't enough, she was gonna be 10 this June. I'm completely heartbroken.
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Looking for some artists who would be a good fit for our multiple mix series on
@EDMIdentity
. Let me know if you're interested or want to see someone spin something fun in the future!
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This was actually one of my fav parts of the Skrillex x Fred again.. x Four Tet set because I love "It's A Fine Day" - total classic.
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Are you ever just so burnt out and overwhelmed that you simply can't do anything but lay on the couch?
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Hi hello. Heads up that EDM Identity is on the hunt for more writers and content creators as we dive deeper into festival season and approach our 10th birthday.
For writers, we're mainly looking for those in LA/SoCal, but we are open to some other regions as well.
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I miss old circuitGROUNDS that was one hell of a year.
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The crowd at CRSSD Spring was def the worst I've experienced at that festival. Shitty vibes from people who clearly didn't give a fuck about anyone else but themselves.
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I think it goes w/o saying - but if you're someone who is supporting this Bassnectar come back in any form, I want nothing to do with you.
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John Summit has really become this era's deadmau5 with all the controversy he's created on EDM Twitter.
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Vaccine roll-out is happening faster than initially projected yet yall can't just wait a little bit longer to have shows and festivals when they're safer to do so.
Patience is gone in the world of instant-gratification and narcissism.
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Idk how
@johnsummit
does it time and time again but La Danza is an absolute bop. Maybe it's all the tequila.
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@jlmafi
@harlequinofh8
Kids these days don't understand that DJing is its own skill and that there is ABSOLUTELY a place for those who don't produce music in the scene.
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Today is
@EDMIdentity
's 8th birthday. It's been quite a wild ride from 2014 until today - and as everyone likes to say in the blog world... we aren't slowing down anytime soon.
Thanks for all the love so far. Expect more in the coming months as we begin our journey into 2023!
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There are literally thousands of artists out there who are trying to make their mark on the scene - all at the same time. The future of dance music is really bright when you dig past the top layer of bs, give it a try.
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Since people on here are talking about the dance music blog scene, let's talk about the one I started and run,
@EDMIdentity
.
We launched in 2014, in the midst of the EDM boom, and haven't slowed down. We cover everything we can, from festivals and tours to music and culture.
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I totally forgot to post, but the editor in me was full of pain after seeing the back of the VIP lanyard from Skyline.
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Luke, my brother and best friend, passed away last night, and I am heartbroken beyond belief. He was diagnosed with a tumor earlier this year, but he seemed to be doing alright, and I thought we'd have at least a little more time together.
Luke and his sister, Leia, were
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Feels kinda weird being on the other side of an interview but happy to have been able to share some of the story about me and
@EDMIdentity
with Shoutout SoCal.
Read it here:
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Really wish that more people in the scene would dig a bit deeper than the most popular artists and their music more often. Nothing geeks me out more than finding dope music from artists that have a small following.
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Love
@johnsummit
but miss me with that packed of a crowd. I'm good.
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Opened Twitter for the first time in a few days and was hit with a flood of negativity pretty much immediately.
Anyway, I had a blast at EDCLV. Sorry, that so many of you apparently didn't.
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People need to shut the fuck up on the dancefloor in 2023. I don't understand why people are having whole ass conversations there anyway.
Ketamine didn't kill the dance floor, people standing around talking in groups like they're at a bar killed the dance floor. People aren't dissociated, they're just trying to make more associates. And if truly your K is making you not dance, take less or get your shit tested fam
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After writing 3,700+ articles at
@EDMIdentity
, I've come to realize that -some- of my favorite pieces might not have been celebrated by me enough.
So, in my effort to do so, I've launched a curated Linktree. Hope y'all give these a read. <3
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Well, I'm about to hit 3,000* published stories on
@EDMIdentity
. I know it's just a #, but if you told me back in 2013 that this is what I'd be doing, I wouldn't have believed you.
What a ride this has been. Maybe I'll make a thread of some of my favs from over the years.
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More ppl are going to festivals, and they're burning out faster.
The higher cost and shift in culture = fewer veterans around.
When ppl who would help guide new ravers are gone, who is left to help them explore or make it their home?
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Kinda wild that booking agents seem to be responsible for a lot of the problems in the scene, from high fees to a lack of diversity on lineups.. 🤔
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@lilearthangelk
For those who actually want to get informed on this...
ActBlue is a platform used by many different progressive groups to raise money for a variety of different causes. They just provide the software for donations, that's all.
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Just me vibing behind Kaskade and Alison Wonderland during their b2b at the Do LaB.
Life is pretty cool sometimes.
#Coachella
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EDM Twitter post-EDCLV drama:
- "Back in my day ppl wore clothes to raves."
- Everyone was apparently fucking at EDC
- The tired "so glad that this was my last year" comments (when most of yall will go buy a ticket Friday).
- Why would you go to a rave when you're THAT pregnant?
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I'm not really gonna expand on this much more than this tweet, but I will say how painful it has been that the scene that I fell in love with has shown that it's rotten at its core far too often.
I'm sure many ppl would've just left by this point or stopped caring, but I really
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I remember every artist whose management has given us the runaround or turned us down over the years.
Shoutouts to those who have believed in me and my team, worked with us, and understood that we're deeper than some garbage clickbait blog. You're the real ones.
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It's always great when I find ppl shitting on what we do at EDM Identity without scratching the surface of what we've done.
We're not a payola blog and we take a lot of pride in the stories we publish. Sorry we're not as "good" as other outlets and have "EDM" in our name.
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There's nothing wrong with calling out an artist over something they've done that's bad. Plagiarism is bad.
I also think there are a number of ppl who have gone way too far and are being far too aggro over this NotLo situation. Yall are just kicking someone who is already down.
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If you bought early it'd be 400ish like come on now. Of course last minute Larry's get shit prices.
Yall getting heated over your own lack of planning.
damn I remember when EDCLV was $300… now you’re telling me a 3day GA+ is $760 and a single day is $375… y’all got me fucked up insomniac
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Well would you look at that, my baby completed another trip around the sun. Happy Sixth Birthday
@EDMIdentity
!
I'd like to give a special thank you to my amazing team and everyone who has supported us over the years. We couldn't have reached this milestone without you. 💕
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Also, I am tired of this festival being all ages and alcohol getting pushed to beer gardens because of it. This is the only fest I attend that does this - it's beyond annoying at this point.
If you're gonna do that then put a damn shade structure on the Sahara side for that one.
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Who knew that going to
#BurningMan
would prepare me so well for the pandemic:
- Masks are a must
- Time doesn't really exist
- Big grocery runs to feed you for weeks
- Drinking "whatever's left"
- No Pants
- Everyone's 😈
- House and Techno dominating
-
@DesertHearts
plamping off
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I have barely been on Twitter today, but glad to see some discourse about the state of the festival scene.
We're in the thick of this situation where fees are high for artists/production, ticket prices follow suit, and attendees have less $ available.
Let's chat about it.
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@EdmLunaLovegood
Sitting down at raves/festivals is entirely underrated.
I will dance in my seat or on the ground thank you very much.
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Shouts
@lollapalooza
for holding artists accountable and pulling DaBaby from their lineup after he said some homophobic shit.
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I write a lot, and sure
@EDMIdentity
is my creation, but without the amazing women on our team, we wouldn't be rolling anywhere near as strong as we have been over the years. So I want to make sure you're reading their work and realizing how epic they are too.
A thread.
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This John Summit v. Off The Grid thing is interesting.
Obviously most of his fans are taking his side, but would love to hear the thoughts of others on this because I think that crew is also not completely off base.
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That said, I feel like the post-pandemic scene is starkly different regarding the ppl going. There's been a huge shift societally that's gotten even more "me first" than seemingly ever before, which contradicts the PLUR ethos.
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To me, it just boils down to an era of the scene where many ppl are disconnected, disengaged, and self-serving.
You can only blame the drugs so much. It's really a cultural issue that will be difficult to resolve.
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Everyone needed to accept the fact that NO FESTIVALS WILL BE HAPPENING IN 2020 months ago but here we are with people still holding onto hope.
Get with it guys and gals, this virus isn't going away anytime soon and your jaunts without masks are only further fucking this up.
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You realize at some point that you love the music so much and it gives you enough energy to keep going all night long. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
how do sober ppl do afters if yall do? this is a genuine question, maybe im too old for afters? idk im confused
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Mark
@kx5official
at the
#LAColiseum
as one of the best sets of the year. Even with the slight technical hiccup haha.
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Oh and whoever left the CDJs in the sun and "melted" them causing the delay for Lane 8... sigh...
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I guess the EDM Twitter drama cycle this week will begin surrounding John Summit.
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Didn't get a ton of pictures of me at EDCLV but here's an amazing one of me and my lil crew I hung out with the most all weekend from the final minutes of Kaskade's Redux set.
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If you've followed me long enough, you'll know exactly how crucial women are to the overall success we've seen at
@EDMIdentity
.
There is no doubt that we would not be what we are today without the amazing women on our team (who make up a majority, by the way).
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Genre gains popularity -> everyone jumps on the genre -> genre gets boring and saturated -> genre falls out of favor but some artists stick around -> genre comes back in style because old sounds are new to ppl who weren't around then.
The circle of life in dance music.
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Big things coming from the
@EDMIdentity
team. If you haven't been paying attention to us yet... no better time than now to give us a follow and check out our stories.
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Nero is coming back in full force (hopefully for more than just this one show) to push the scene forward (again) and most of you in the scene don't even know how great this is gonna be. 😭😭😭😭
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If there's one song that will never get old to me, it's
@kaskade
's "4am."
After waiting literal years for this show to happen, last night was magical. Shoutouts to
@grummmusic
and
@yottomusic
for great sets too.
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