LP Giobbi | Artist Spotlight and Session | Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture Podcast

Marshmello, Shaquille O'Neal, Raving Solo, Ilesoniq Lineup, and more | Ep. 5: This week, we discuss Diplo’s new EP, NGHTMRE x Lil Jon x Shaq’s new song, Webster Hall NYC reopening, EDC Mexico, Samir’s thoughts on raving solo, new music, artists on the rise, and much more. Follow us on Instagram (@btb.pod) and Facebook. Email us with questions, recommendations or requests to be on the podcast: beyondbeats.pod@gmail.com. by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

66 min listen

Beyond Wonderland, Spring Awakening, Zhu, Illenium, DJ Snake, Beatport and more | Ep. 9: In this week's episode, we delve into new music from the likes of Illenium, DJ Snake, UMEK, and Eli Brown. We then put our fan boy hats on and get hyped up for Zhu x Disclosure's new song announcement. Getting over the hype, we explore what's going on in the EDM world. Topics include Beatport officially recognizing a genre of house music, Jackal being added to RL Grime's Sable Valley label, the Spring Awakening lineup, Miami Music Week, and Malaa getting arrested? #freemalaa Special shoutouts to the artists that we're watching this week: Koos and Sefaro. And as always THANK YOU for tuning in. by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

61 min listen

EDC Review, Hot take on DJ Paris Hilton, Ultra Fiasco Continues, Avicii's dad talks mental health, and more | Ep. 17: We are back for Episode 17! You'll want to tune in for this week's episode because we have recovered and collected our thoughts on EDC Las Vegas 2019. Speaking of which... we hope you enjoyed last week's Artist Spotlight with Trip Trop while we were away at EDC. If you haven't checked the episode out, you may want to. These guys have had some massive support and you can expect their tracks to be played out this festival season. Back to Episode 17... this week we cover new music from the Artists We're Watching - Coldwall and Duke & Jones. We also discuss new releases from Chris Lake (this is a sweet tune), i_o, Jauz, Rezz, and Malaa. Delving into the world of EDM, we kickstart out discussion by going over our thoughts of EDC Las Vegas 2019 (some great back and forth here). Afterwards, the topics we cover include the continuation of the Ultra Miami fiasco, Avicii's by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

81 min listen

Coachella, Paradiso, Avicii's New Song, Cube 3.0, Shambala, Festival Bathrooms, and more | Ep. 12: Thanks for tuning in to Episode 12! Kicking off this week's episode, we cover new music from Jai Wolf, Brohug, Oliver Heldens, and Avicii (RIP). Delving into the EDM world, we gave our thoughts on Coachella Weekend 1 as well discussed DeadMau5's upcoming Cube 3.0 tour, the Phoenix Lights festival, Ekali x Yookie, Chase & Status, what a DnB rave is like, why people ALWAYS mess up the bathrooms, and our upcoming Artist Spotlight - Akki. Note: We unfortunately had to reschedule the Artist Spotlight with Trip Trop. We'll keep you all updated on that. Shoutout to the Artist's We're Watching this week: Murci and Coldwall. And as always, THANK YOU for listening. by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

74 min listen

Ultra's Bad Luck, Chris Brown x Marshmello Controversy, Martin Garrix, Lineup drops, and more | Ep. 14: Welcome to Episode 14 of Beyond the Beats. This week we started off with our brand new section - On Repeat. On alternating weeks, one of us will share a track that we cannot stop listening to (it may not always be edm). In the new music section, we covered new tracks from Crankdat, Loge21, The Chainsmokers, Martin Garrix, and a Eric Prydz remix of Camelphat. Delving into the world of EDM, the topics covered include the awesome production from Gesaffelstein's Coachella set, more bad luck for Ultra, lineup releases, and the controversy surrounding Marshmello's collab with Tyga and Chris Brown. We'd also like to thank Akki - a future Artist We're Watching - for inviting us to see her set at Schimanski, NYC. Samir discusses his experience and how awesome her set was. S/O to Aazure, Westend, and Will OB who Samir also saw play. Definitely some artists to watch as well. Swipe up on t by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

83 min listen

Porter Robinson, Marshmello's New Song, Keith Flint of Prodigy, CRSSD, Ultra Singapore, and more | Ep. 7: Thank you for tuning in to episode 7 of Beyond the Beats! This week, Samir finds love for Marshmello as we talk about new music from the likes of Peekaboo, Boombox Cartel, Yookie and Graves. We then delve into the world of EDM by discussing news such as Porter Robinson’s BIG announcement, Malaa’s addictive new house banger, Gesaffelstein’s new album, Alesso’s mixtape/EP, our mutual hatred of DJs that hog the mic and Downlink needing to take a bathroom break mid-set… Only the best of EDM news and culture here on Beyond the Beats. by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

64 min listen

UMF updates, Tomorrowland lineup, Electric Forest, EDC Vegas, and more | Ep. 1: Alec and Samir kick off their first official episode with updates on Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland’s lineup, Electric Forest’s lineup, EDC Vegas hype, Illenium, Dr. Fresch, artists on the rise, and more. Show notes and links can be found on the Facebook page for Beyond the Beats. Subscribe for more. by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

48 min listen

Swedish House Mafia, Fyre Festival Pt. 2, The Chainsmokers, Grammy Winners, and more | Ep. 4: Alec and Samir discuss the EDM Grammy winners, Swedish House Mafia, The Chainsmokers + 5 Seconds of Summer tour, Ja Rule planning ANOTHER festival, Ekali’s new song Ruin, artists on the rise, and much more. Also, we’re proud to announce our new standalone feature: The Artist Spotlight. A section dedicated to unearthing underground producers, DJs, and behind the scene players that are shaping the future of electronic dance music. Check out our first Artist Spotlight with BIRDIE- a DJ/producer out of Maryland. by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

57 min listen

Fyre Festival subpoenas Netflix, Electric Zoo, NGHTMRE x Zhu, Knife Party, Kygo, and more | Ep. 13: Happy HUMP DAY! Beyond the Beats is back with Episode 13. This week, we cover new music from the likes of Inzo (one of our former Artists We're Watching), CamelPhat, and Arty. This week's EDM news breakdown includes a weird but awesome teaser from Knife Party, Electric Zoo's stacked lineup, NGHTMRE's upcoming ID with Zhu, and Fyre Media trying to get money out of Netflix + Hulu, and much more. Shoutout to the Artist's We're Watching this week: .EEhou and JAVAX. And as always, THANK YOU for tuning in. Feel free to leave us a review and follow us on Instagram (@btbpod). by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

66 min listen

Exclusive Song Preview, Avicii's Life, Paris Hilton, Twitch, Moonrise, and much more | Ep. 16: Welcome to Episode 16 of Beyond the Beats. This week we have a special announcement... JAVAX - one of our Artists We're Watching - has allowed us to preview his flip of NGHTMRE x A$AP Ferg's song Redlight (hint it's fuego). It comes out Friday, May 17th. Otherwise, we go over Avicii's second release (RIP) - Tough Love, give a shoutout to Eminem x Logic, and talk about Paris Hilton's new release... (yikes). Delving into the world of EDM, we cover the battle over Avicii's life story, Moonrise's stacked lineup, Anjunabeats x Twitch, and more. A big shoutout to the Artists We're Watching: Akira and Nostalgix. And as always, THANK YOU for tuning in. We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode so feel free to leave us a review or DM us on Instagram (@btbpod). The full show notes are available on our FB page and on Apple Podcasts. by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

78 min listen

Grammy nominees, RL Grime, Ultra phase two lineup, and more | Ep. 3: Alec and Samir discuss EDM in the Grammys, Ultra’s phase two lineup, Miami Music Week, RL Grime’s new record label, Justice’s space opera, Marshmello’s new dubstep song with SVDDEN Death, new music, artists on the rise, and much more. Subscribe for more! Follow us on Instagram: @btb.pod by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

70 min listen

Tomorrowland Winter, Odesza, Tiesto's New Song, DJ Diesel, Bonnaroo, and more | Ep. 8: In this week’s episode, we go over new music from the likes of Autograf, Mat Zo, Tiesto, Zeds Dead, and Carnage. Delving into the world of EDM, we discussed Spring Awakening, EDC Week, Bonaroo’s Ready to Roo, how Shaq got into EDM, a crazy Second Sky ticket experience, how security sometimes needs to chill, and why people need to stop criticizing the legend that is Getter. Special shoutouts to our artist’s of the week: Midnight Kid, Duke & Jones.s And as always, THANK YOU for tuning in. by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

75 min listen

Eric Prydz, UMF Korea, Mysteryland, Armin Van Buuren, Dillon Francis, and more | Ep.6: In this week’s episode, we discuss new songs such as the banger that is Above and Beyond’s collaboration with Armin Van Buuren, Dillon Francis’s return to ‘BS’ with EDM O’Clock, and Dillon Nathaniel’s new EP - Pressure. We also discuss ASOT 900, Alison Wonderland’s first headlining set, Samir going to see the legend Pryda, the new BBC Radio 1 resident DJs, The Good the Bad and The Fake, Bill Nye the ‘EDM guy’, and much more. by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

66 min listen

Ultra 2019 roundup, Dog Blood, Chainsmokers, EDC Las Vegas, Upcoming Artist Spotlights, and more | Ep. 10: Happy Episode 10! Boy, this is a special one. We covered A LOT this week. We delved into new music from Martin Garrix, Dog Blood, Seven Lions, and Flume. Swiftly moving onwards, we gave our thoughts on Ultra 2019, Ekali's teaser with Yookie, the EDC Las Vegas lineup, Samir's experience seeing Big Wild, why we don't like it when people immediately complain about a lineup drop, and the two exciting upcoming artist spotlights/interviews: Trip Trop and Akki. Shout out to the Artists We're Watching this week: KITONE and Slooze. And as always, THANK YOU for tuning in. We hope to be rambling into your ears for at least another 10 episodes. by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

103 min listen

Special Guest Rachel Narozniak from Dancing Astronaut; Black Coffee x Usher, Area 51 Rave Update, $10 Billion industry, and more | Ep. 31: Welcome to Episode 31! This is a VERY special episode! We're honored to be joined by Rachel Narozniak - Senior Editor and writer for Dancing Astronaut. She joins us in discussing current events, rating new music, and giving her take on what's notable in today's edm scene. Topics include Woodstock 50, the music industry reaching $10 billion, sloppy festival planning, proper artist compensation, the importance of music streaming platforms, and much more! This week we rate Flux Pavilion x What So Not x The Chain Gang of 1974 - 20:25. We also rate Black Coffee x Usher's collab - LaLaLa. A very special shoutout to this week's Artists We're Watching: Kaivon (melodic), Tenebrax (midtempo/bass), and ALRT (electro). And lastly... THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN. We seriously couldn't do this without you! by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

97 min listen

Tomorrowland lineup updates, Skrillex, Marshmello, Calvin Harris, and more | Ep. 2: Alec and Samir dive into Marshmello's Fortnite concert, Skrillex's new music, Tomorrowland's phase one lineup, Creamfields lineup, Kayzo's new tour, new music, artists on the rise, and much more. Subscribe for more! by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

74 min listen

Avicii, Coachella, Calvin Harris, Getter's Tour Cancellation, and more | Ep. 11: Welcome to Episode 11 - thanks for tuning in! Kicking the episode off, we talk about a newly released flip from the upcoming legend and one of last week's Artists We're Watching - Slooze. We then talk about new releases from Shadient, Destructo, and Calvin Harris. Delving into the world of electronic music, we discuss the posthumous Avicii album (RIP), Eric Prydz's new visuals, Serato Studio, Coachella, Bonnie x Clyde in San Francisco, and how people need to support Getter in the wake of him canceling his tour. This week's Anti Plur moment revolved around the infamous 'Sync' button. In sum, we agreed that DJs need to stop shaming people for using sync during their sets. Shoutout to the Artists We're Watching this week: Allen Mock and Honey & Badger. And as always, THANK YOU. If you're enjoying our podcast and want us to keep going, show us some love by following us on our Instagram (@btb.pod) and giv by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

89 min listen

Trip Trop | Artist Spotlight: We got a chance to sit down with Trip Trop, two brothers from Los Angeles who refuse to have their sound siloed to one specific genre. Join us for our third Artist Spotlight to learn more about what motivates Michael and Matthew to create genre defying music, market their sound, balance producing and life, and create their own brand. New episodes of Beyond the Beats every Wednesday! by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

36 min listen

Top 100 DJs, G-Code SF Interview, ITunes Hurting DJs, Mr Carmack, and more | Ep. 35: Welcome to Episode 35! Topics include the DJ Mag Top 100 list, people who get mad at you for getting into their video recording, Alec's experience seeing Bijou + meeting G-Code in SF, and more. We also discuss fresh releases from the likes of Madeon, Valentino Khan, ToMix, Nostalgix, Mr. Carmack, Slushii, UMEK, and others. Big shout out to this week's Artists We're Watching: LP Giobbi (tech house); Lionclad (chill, lo-fi trap). Check out the full show notes by visiting www.beyondthebeats.co/episode-35 You can also show us some love on social media if you feel so inclined. Our Instagram is @btb.pod and our Twitter is @podbtb. If you want to make any formal inquiries, please send an email to connect@beyondthebeats.co. THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN. by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

90 min listen

BIRDIE | Artist Spotlight: Alec and Samir do their first artist spotlight with BIRDIE from Maryland. He's a young up and coming DJ/Producer who produces dubstep, house, and trap music and has shared the stage with artists like Nitti Gritti. In this bonus episode, BIRDIE talks about what it takes to build your brand, get your name out there, and find your sound. Follow @btb.pod on Instagram for more content! by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

25 min listen

Akki | Artist Spotlight: Our second Artist Spotlight is a very special one. Akki, is a tech house producer in Brooklyn by the way of Australia and Singapore. She is absolutely tearing up the NYC house scene and it's only a matter of time until she's in everyone's ears. We had the good fortune of seeing her open up for Tchami at Analog in Brooklyn and that's when we knew that we had to have her on the show. As you'll hear in this episode, she is more than just a producer/DJ - she is a role model and icon for women in the music industry. She supports and empowers female producers through her guestmix series "Midnight Snack". The talent she showcases in the series is amazing; however, one must not forget that she has some serious talent of her own. Listen to the episode to hear more about Akki, her thoughts on empowering women, the trends she sees, and much more. And as always THANK YOU for listening. by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

46 min listen

Marshmello's Upcoming Album, Special Guest, Chris Lake's Controversial New House Banger, IMS Ibiza on Clubs and Festivals, and much more | Ep. 21: Welcome to Episode 21! Thanks for tuning in for your weekly dose of electronic music news and culture. This week, we cover a couple new releases from two prior Artists We're Watching: Skrybe and Koos. Skrybe brought the heat with Fear the Entity and Hollow Without You (feat. Skye) - two more reasons he should be on your radar. And Koos - as always - makes you want to move with to the house beats of his song, Fury. We also cover new music from Slushii, Hi-Lo & Chocolate Puma, Malaa, and KSHMR. Delving into the world of edm, we talked about Defqon 1 (the all hardstyle + hard dance festival), IMS Ibiza Part 3, Marshmello's future collabs, and much more. We also had a very SPECIAL GUEST come on the show to talk about the shows he throws, his aspirations, and his upcoming releases... that is, Aazure. It was a pleasure to have him on. It's by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

97 min listen

Martin Garrix is Back, Knife Party, Chase & Status Returns, IMS Ibiza Pt. 4, Bass Boosted Youtube Videos Suck, and more | Ep. 22: Welcome to Episode 22! Thanks for tuning in for your weekly dose of electronic music news and culture. This week, we cover a couple new releases from two prior Artists We're Watching: NuBass and SMACK. NuBass brings Toy Story to EDM and SMACK continues the bass house movement. We also cover new music from our man Bijou, Timmy Trumpet & Plastik Funk, Moksi & Ookay, and the heavy hitting DnB artist A.M.C. Delving into the world of edm, we talk about Electric Forest, business insights into music streaming platforms (courtesy of the IMS Ibiza Report), Chase & Status's return to Jungle, the biggest beach festival in the world, and much more. A special shoutout to this week's Artists We're Watching: Tyler Lawrence and Xaatu. These are two young and very talented producers that delve into unique, experimental sounds. There's no single genre to label their by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

88 min listen

Avicii's New Album, Swedish House Mafia No Show, Zedd & Matthew Koma Beef, Virtual Self playing before Porter Robinson, and much more | Ep. 19: Welcome to Episode 19! This week we discuss some big topics... we cover new releases from the likes of Afrojack, Hot Since 82, Armin Van Buuren, 4B x Flosstradamus and - of course - Avicii's posthumous album - TIM. Delving into the world of electronic music, we FINALLY discuss the first section of the IMS Ibiza 2019 report - an annual summit that discusses the state of EDM in the world. Additionally, we discuss the Zedd & Matthew Koma beef, Swedish House Mafia pulling out of Ultra Korea last minute, and Samir's experience seeing Tchami x Malaa again (hint: it didn't disappoint). This week's Anti Plur moment is about people who don't dance to an opener's set... c'mon people, you've got to set the right vibe! A special shout out to the Artists We're Watching this week: Saint Punk and Skolar. Samir saw Saint Punk during Tchami x Malaa and he wa by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

84 min listen

Episode 27: Illenium's New Album, Area 51 Rave, Skrillex x Boys Noise Leak, EDC Orlando, and more: Welcome to Episode 26! This week, we're giving our honest thoughts on Illenium's New Album, going over the EDC Orlando lineup, reviewing Shambhala music festival, and much more. Thank you to everyone who are giving us their support on the show, we greatly appreciate it! Shout out to the Artists We're Watching this week: Wolf-e-wolf, Apriskah. You all need to check these guys out! by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

86 min listen

Brexit's effect on EDM, Ganja White Night's New Album, London's First Accessible Rave, Voltra, Wenzday, and much more | Ep. 36: Welcome to Episode 36! Topics include Avicci's father's CBS special, Brexit's (already) impact on DJs, why Samir dislikes people who diss artists while they're performing, and more. We also discuss fresh releases from the likes of Duke & Jones, Brohug, Wilkinson, Ekali, Galantis, Ganja White Night, Zhu, and others. A major shoutout to this week's Artists We're Watching: Voltra (Dubstep, hybrid trap) and Wenzday (bass house). Check out the full show notes by visiting www.beyondthebeats.co/episode-36 You can also show us some love on social media if you feel so inclined. Our Instagram is @btb.pod and our Twitter is @podbtb. If you want to make any formal inquiries, please send an email to connect@beyondthebeats.co. THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN! We really couldn't do it without you! by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

86 min listen

Tomorrowland Recap, Illenium's New Album, First DJ Set in Space, New Music, and much more | Ep. 25: First of all, apologies for the recording quality of this episode! We had some errors in our recordings, so we had to use the backup which led to a decrease in audio quality for our voices. However, don't worry, we'll have it fixed for all future episodes. Otherwise... Welcome to Episode 25! We can't believe that we've made it this far... it's been one hell of a ride. So THANK YOU for tuning in. We hope that you're liking the show and that you share our passion for electronic music. This week, we talk about a new release from an Artist We're Watching: Trip Trop. They remixed Duke Dumont's Need U 100%. Yet again, these guys showcase their eclectic style and ability to blend genres. What a great release. We also cover new music from Pryda, Flume, Afrojack, i_o, Illenium, NGHTMRE, and Eptic + Dillon Francis. Delving into the world of EDM, Samir talks about his time seeing Drezo, we go by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

89 min listen

Gurf | Artist Spotlight: Welcome to Artist Spotlight #4! We had the honor of speaking with the insanely talented producer and DJ, Gurf. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Stooki Sound and Mr. Carmack, Gurf perfectly balances the 'old' with the 'new'. His trap based sound is unique and multifaceted - quite representative of how he is as both an artist and a person. Not only is Gurf helping define the future of trap music... he's bettering electronic music culture too. Through his record label Partica, Gurf is fostering a community of artists bonded by the belief that collaboration, open-mindedness, and creativity will lead to everyone's success. A refreshing paradigm to hear... Tune in if you want to hear more about Gurf's work to shape EDM culture, his background in hip-hop, what motivates him to pursue his dream, an exclusive preview of his upcoming banger, and much more. This special episode will show you why Gurf needs to be on your radar. by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

40 min listen

Fake News about Madeon, Skrillex & Boyz Noise, Brownies and Lemonade, Traktor news, and more | Ep. 18: Welcome to Episode 18! This week we share new music from prior Artists We're Watching, Trip Trop and Koos. BOY are these releases fire! We also covered new music from Synymata, Arty, Kygo, and Sam Feldt. Delving into the world of EDM, Alec discusses his awesome experience seeing Noizu in San Francisco, Soundcloud's integration with Traktor, Hakkasan Las Vegas's new lighting set-up, the viral fake news hoax about potential Madeon collabs, and much more! For the What We're Listening to section we reviewed Dog Blood's new EP and Madeon's new single (hint: positive reviews all around). Shoutout to the Artists We're Watching this week - Gurf and NuBass. It's a nice mix between trap (Gurf) and UK Bass/Bassline (NuBass). Expect BIG things from these two this year. And as always, THANK YOU for tuning in. We really appreciate all the support and love. We'd love to hear your thoughts o by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

79 min listen

Electric Forest Lineup Controversy, AI Producing EDM, Fake Tickets Resellers, and more | Ep. 41: Welcome to Episode 41! This week's topics include the controversy over Electric Forest's 10 year anniversary lineup (is it valid?), Amazon's new system that uses machine learning to finish producing songs for you, fake resellers of tickets (shoutout to @bedfo017 for suggesting it) and more. We also discuss new releases from the likes of Voliik, Inzo, Social Kid (who teamed up with LYRA), Seven Lions, Rezz, Apashe, The Chainsmokers x Kygo, and others. A major shoutout to this week's Artists We're Watching: KarameL (Alec's pick; future bass) and MSFT (Samir's pick; trap). Check out the full show notes by visiting www.beyondthebeats.co/episode-41 You can also show us some love on social media if you feel so inclined. Our Instagram is @btb.pod and our Twitter is @podbtb. If you want to make any formal inquiries, please send an email to connect@beyondthebeats.co. Lastly, THANK YOU FOR TUN by Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture

92 min listen

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