Oct 23
Wolfgang Gartner's Love & War Tour @ Showbox Sodo
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Oct 24
EDM Wednesday @ Volume featuring Zomboy
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Oct 26
Freaknight Festival @WaMu Theater featuring Armin Van Buuren & many more
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Oct 30
One More Time: A Daft Punk Tribute @ Neumos
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Monday, October 22, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Support local EDM DJs and Companies
There are many established as well as up-and-coming production companies within the Seattle region who dedicate their time into creating the best EDM atmosphere for all Seattelites. Each of these companies have signature EDM events. Many have multiple annual events with the same title happening each year that have become tradition to attend for many EDM lovers. Of course, they are welcome to newcomers as the scene grows.
Check out these company's pages, Facebook, and receive updates on upcoming events hosted by them!
Tap Tap Productions
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Check out these company's pages, Facebook, and receive updates on upcoming events hosted by them!
Digital Innovators
Emerald Roots Entertainment
Kaos Theory Events
Don't forget to check out local DJs as well!
Soundcloud is a great place to discover new music. There is a whole group dedicated to Seattle EDM for local DJs to post their remixes and tracks. Check it out to get yourself familiarized with the sounds of Seattle!CLICK HERE
What is EDM?
For everyone who is unfamiliar with the term and its culture, or just beginning to discover it, here is a bit of background information on Electronic Dance Music.
Electronic dance music (EDM) is electronic music produced primarily born from nightclubs and other environments with dance-based entertainment. The term emerged in America in the late 1990s and describes a set of percussive music genres that largely stem from the production methods of disco music, techno music, house music, and trance music. It uses lively synthetic beats and bass lines with sometimes vocals involved.
It was first marketed to the United States as "electronica" music when it first got its popular exposure in the 1990s, but did not have a large impact yet at the time. In 2011, Spin magazine reported that the American dance music scene had finally reached critical mass with a "new rave generation" of mainstream consumers having emerged. Today it has become common for established Top 40 artists and producers to infuse elements of popular EDM styles in their music. In 2012, for the first time, the Grammy Awards even included EDM in their categories.
Some world-wide popular EDM artists (click to visit their site):
Skrillex
Deadmau5
Swedish House Mafia
Swedish House Mafia's latest single Don't You Worry Child. The music video encompasses what an EDM concert looks like (on a large scale)
Electronic dance music (EDM) is electronic music produced primarily born from nightclubs and other environments with dance-based entertainment. The term emerged in America in the late 1990s and describes a set of percussive music genres that largely stem from the production methods of disco music, techno music, house music, and trance music. It uses lively synthetic beats and bass lines with sometimes vocals involved.
It was first marketed to the United States as "electronica" music when it first got its popular exposure in the 1990s, but did not have a large impact yet at the time. In 2011, Spin magazine reported that the American dance music scene had finally reached critical mass with a "new rave generation" of mainstream consumers having emerged. Today it has become common for established Top 40 artists and producers to infuse elements of popular EDM styles in their music. In 2012, for the first time, the Grammy Awards even included EDM in their categories.
Some world-wide popular EDM artists (click to visit their site):
Skrillex
Deadmau5
Swedish House Mafia
EDM Nightclubs
A lively city that never sleeps on the West Coast, Seattle is packed with nightclubs in every area of the city. Just last year, only about half of the nightclubs mentioned below had specific nights of the week dedicated to EDM. But Emerald CIty being one of the leading cities in the growth of EDM, many nightclubs now have EDM-only nights to cater to the boom both to satisfy customers and to boost their venue's popularity.
Tap Tap Productions, one of Seattle's leading entertainment company dedicated to their mission of spreading EDM culture all around the Pacific Northwest, partnered up with Volume Nightclub in the summer of 2012 to begin one of the current crazes: EDM Wednesdays at Volume. Volume, nestled in the Pioneer Square area of downtown Seattle, has always been a popular destination for dance lovers ages 18 and up (most Seattle clubs are 21+). The club, however, saw an extreme growth in their popularity once they added their Wednesday night special guest DJs and EDM themed events.
On any given night, Volume would have about 300-450 guests in their venue, sometimes up to 600 guests on special weekends. But the fact that Wednesday is in the middle of the work week has never stopped new and old EDM lovers from going out to Volume. Their mid-week event, mostly publicized via social media and radio ads, has the highest attendance rate, sometimes even having to turn people down, which the club barely ever has to.
EDM Wednesdays which began in August 2012 only retained about 400 or 500 guests in the beginning, but by mid-September when they began featuring more popularly known artists, more than about 900 people showed up. Their biggest headliner yet, Krewella, guest starred on September 12th where the wait outside the club wrapped all around the corner for as people stood for 3 hours, hoping to get in. Needless to say, many did not due to the club's small capacity. That did not stop music lovers to continue coming back every Wednesday. It is now one of Seattle EDM's staple weekly events, which now feature more nationally known artists as well as showcasing local talents to spread the joys of the music culture.
By adding EDM-themed nights at clubs, many have seen a growth in their venue's popularity while spreading the love of EDM to newcomers and retaining the dedicated customers who are already hooked.
Here is a list of nightclubs that feature special nights dedicated to EDM:
Contour
807 1st Avenue Seattle, WA 98104
Launch Wednesdays every Wednesday
Neighbours
1509 Broadway Seattle, WA 98122
The Ultimate Dance Party Fridays featuring c89.5's DJ Richard Dalton & DJ Skiddle
Q
1426 Broadway Seattle, WA 98122
This nightclub is dedicated strictly to electronic dance music so you can enjoy it every night!
*The grand opening of Q took place within the last month. To read more about this new venue click here.
Republiq
2946 1st Avenue South Seattle, WA 98134
Electronik Wednesdayz every Wednesday
Trinity
111 Yesler Way Seattle, WA 98104
Thursdays at Trinity with Cobra Crew, DJ Tre McClorran Guy, TIgerbeat
Famous Fridays hosted by DJ McClarron
Volume
172 South Washington Street Seattle, WA 98104
18+ EDM Wednesdays featuring a new DJ every week
Tap Tap Productions, one of Seattle's leading entertainment company dedicated to their mission of spreading EDM culture all around the Pacific Northwest, partnered up with Volume Nightclub in the summer of 2012 to begin one of the current crazes: EDM Wednesdays at Volume. Volume, nestled in the Pioneer Square area of downtown Seattle, has always been a popular destination for dance lovers ages 18 and up (most Seattle clubs are 21+). The club, however, saw an extreme growth in their popularity once they added their Wednesday night special guest DJs and EDM themed events.
On any given night, Volume would have about 300-450 guests in their venue, sometimes up to 600 guests on special weekends. But the fact that Wednesday is in the middle of the work week has never stopped new and old EDM lovers from going out to Volume. Their mid-week event, mostly publicized via social media and radio ads, has the highest attendance rate, sometimes even having to turn people down, which the club barely ever has to.
EDM Wednesdays which began in August 2012 only retained about 400 or 500 guests in the beginning, but by mid-September when they began featuring more popularly known artists, more than about 900 people showed up. Their biggest headliner yet, Krewella, guest starred on September 12th where the wait outside the club wrapped all around the corner for as people stood for 3 hours, hoping to get in. Needless to say, many did not due to the club's small capacity. That did not stop music lovers to continue coming back every Wednesday. It is now one of Seattle EDM's staple weekly events, which now feature more nationally known artists as well as showcasing local talents to spread the joys of the music culture.
By adding EDM-themed nights at clubs, many have seen a growth in their venue's popularity while spreading the love of EDM to newcomers and retaining the dedicated customers who are already hooked.
Here is a list of nightclubs that feature special nights dedicated to EDM:
Contour
807 1st Avenue Seattle, WA 98104
Launch Wednesdays every Wednesday
Neighbours
1509 Broadway Seattle, WA 98122
The Ultimate Dance Party Fridays featuring c89.5's DJ Richard Dalton & DJ Skiddle
Q
1426 Broadway Seattle, WA 98122
This nightclub is dedicated strictly to electronic dance music so you can enjoy it every night!
*The grand opening of Q took place within the last month. To read more about this new venue click here.
Republiq
2946 1st Avenue South Seattle, WA 98134
Electronik Wednesdayz every Wednesday
Trinity
111 Yesler Way Seattle, WA 98104
Thursdays at Trinity with Cobra Crew, DJ Tre McClorran Guy, TIgerbeat
Famous Fridays hosted by DJ McClarron
Volume
172 South Washington Street Seattle, WA 98104
18+ EDM Wednesdays featuring a new DJ every week
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Where Can I Listen to EDM?
Seattle has one of the only radio stations in the nation dedicated all to Electronic Dance Music.
Visit http://www.c895.org/ to live stream the station and to find out more about their Listener Appreciation Dance Parties which are hosted all around the city!
Click here to read articles about the radio station published by Seattle PI and Seattle Times.
Click here to read articles about the radio station published by Seattle PI and Seattle Times.
Not Only a Local Growth - A National Growth!
Just how popular is EDM, exactly? Well it's definitely a national phenomenon and Seattle just happens to be one of the leading cities for the craze.
Here, EDM Snob shows us the statistics and graphs on how insane its growth has been. Many people would agree that EDM is the new Rock n' Roll for the new generation!
Here are some facts from the site:
Here, EDM Snob shows us the statistics and graphs on how insane its growth has been. Many people would agree that EDM is the new Rock n' Roll for the new generation!
Here are some facts from the site:
- Between January 2004 and June 2012, Engaged and Interested Listens and Plays (EILPs) of EDM rose from approximately 234 million to 842 million, a 260% increase.
- In 2010, 2011 and the first half of 2012, more people listened to EDM than in the previous six years combined.
- In 2004, nearly 90% of commercial radio stations played no EDM whatsoever. In 2012, only 24.5%omitted EDM completely.
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