Movement Electronic Music Festival 2014 began on Saturday with countless electronic super-acts, seas of electronic enthusiasts, and unlike Movement 2013 – dry weather comfortably fluctuating in the 70’s. The annually-hosted festival brought more than 100,000 attendees to Detroit in 2013, and boasts a six-stage setup in 2014. The stages include: The Red Bull…
Golf Clap is a Detroit-based house duo that specializes in deep bass, after after-party soundtracks, and golf culture style. Hugh Cleal and Bryan Jones have performed more than 150 shows within the last year, were awarded “Best Electronic Artist in Detroit” by former print-weekly Real Detroit Weekly in 2014, and are resident royalty…
In celebration of his self-run label FXHE Records’ tenth anniversary, the notoriously cryptic Detroit house producer Omar S is releasing the second in a series of mix CDs, due out next month. Omar S first announced this project in January to Juno Plus, stating his intention of including previously released material from the…
In conjunction with Movement Electronic Music Festival 2014, local pre-parties, day-parties, and after-parties have become a festival of their own. Movement performers and special guests showcase their most organic, underground, and unearthed material in the form of intimate performances hosted by nightclubs, area venues, and off-the-beaten-path concert spots. This year’s Movement festival provides…
Detroit’s Movement Electronic Music Festival released its highly-anticipated official artist schedule to the public today. Movement is a three-day, world-renowned electronic music festival hosted at Detroit’s Hart Plaza. This year’s Movement Electronic Music Festival will feature performances by Action Bronson, Carl Craig, Jeff Mills, Amp Fiddler, Boys Noize, Golf Clap, Baauer, Keith Kemp,…
In conjunction with Detroit’s highly-anticipated Movement Electronic Music Festival 2014, music software giant Ableton and synthesizer and electronics space Detroit Modular will host the Movement Education Sessions on Friday, May 23 (7 pm – 10 pm). The free seminar is scheduled to include local artist presentations, the discussion of new music-making approaches with Ableton experts,…
Michigan-based production house Never Say Die MI has released the highly-anticipated The Living Room Sessions Vol. 2 live album recordings. The first Living Room Sessions release was focused primarily on musical acts of Northern/Mid-Michigan. The 2013 project featured several private performances which were filmed and recorded live from their separate and secret living-room locations. The newly-released…
After more than 15 years of publishing music, entertainment, news, politics, events, dining, and editorial content, local weekly Real Detroit Weekly will cease to exist as it is merged with competitor weekly The Detroit Metro Times. The announcement was made via Metro Times‘ blog Monday evening, and posted to both publications’ social media outlets. The…
Radio Reddit, a Reddit-associated music service dedicated to showcasing Reddit user musicians, has chosen Detroit for its live event debut on Thursday, May 22. Radio Reddit is a division of Reddit.com which allows users to upload music to a custom streaming service for listeners to access for free. Listeners are able to “upvote” and…
Ann Arbor-founded independent record label Ghostly International will celebrate 15 years of music and cultural curation with a super-show at Saint Andrew’s Hall on May 23. Founded by Sam Valenti IV in 1999, Ghostly International has become a worldwide tastemaker of electronic and avant-garde dance music. Valenti, a DJ and electronic aficionado, eventually…