Beyond the Beats: EDM News and Culture – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome to our Season 4 finale! We reflect on our favorite sets and artists of the year, our personal journies through this crazy year, and of course plenty of new music. This time, we're dedicating the new music section to some of the Artists We're Watching: MSFT, Use Caution, Ghost Dance, and Eloquin. Plus, we put two last artists to watch for this season on your radar: Monki and Joseph Ray. Tune in to hear all of this and more on Episode 158 of Beyond the Beats, a podcast about dance music news and culture.

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This week we delve into new music from Martin Garrix, BLR, Brohug, and Deathpact. We explore the crazy announcement that Steve Aoki is a part of the Dear Moon mission - a six-day excursion around the moon. Plus, we discuss the producers who gained and lost momentum this year. Tune in to hear all of this and more on Episode 157 of Beyond the Beats, a podcast about EDM news and culture.

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This week we delve into the scary incident at Bass Canyon: A man was seen holstering two pistols outside the event but was stopped by security when informed by attendees. We discuss more details surrounding it. We also finally review Calvin Harris' new album: Funk Wav Vol 2 and dig into new releases from the likes of Malaa, Jos & Eli x Eli & Fur, and Zedd.

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Welcome to Episode 64! This week's topics include Shaq and Gronk teaming up to throw a livestream for charity, Seven Lions featured in an Insomniac Drive-In rave, and Coachella postponement date for October 2020 is canceled. We also discuss fresh releases from the likes of Excision x Downlink, Party Favor x Bijou, Dimension, Tyler Lawrence, Newtone, Kaskade x Chemical Surf, Ookay, and more.  

A major shoutout to this week's Artists We're Watching: fab. (dubstep), DEADLINE (future house, Brasil Bass).  

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Welcome to Episode 63! This week's topics include a virtual event startup called Wave raising $30 million in their Series B, horrific accounts against Graves, and a new study reveals that 90% of independent U.S. venues are at risk of closing. We also discuss new releases from the likes of Armin Van Buuren, Abraxis (Seven Lions & Dimibio), Matroda, Skrybe x JOOL, Koos, CITYWLKR, and more.

A major shoutout to this week's Artists We're Watching: KARIYAN (trip-hop, electronic) and AMAGNUS (future, electronic).

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Welcome to Episode 62. We have dedicated this episode to uncovering how shuffling and most modern EDM genres - Trap, Dubstep, and House music - were started by, or have roots in, the black community. 

It's important that every raver and EDM champion out there knows the fascinating and inspiring stories of the black lives that created and shaped EDM as we know it today. 

Get ready to learn the true roots of EDM. We promise it will be eye-opening.

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Welcome to Episode 61! This week's topics include Goldman Sachs's prediction for the music industry, our favorite virtual EDC sets, the world's first social distance club night, and much more. We also discuss fresh new releases from the likes of Disclosure, Oliver Heldens, Deadmau5, UMEK, Tenebrax, IMANU, Duke & Jones, and more.

A major shoutout to this week's Artists We're Watching: Stoutty and Charli Brix.

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Welcome to Episode 60! This week is a very special episode. We had the absolute honor of having EDMTrain Co-Owner, Anthony Attia, join us for a full episode.

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A major shoutout to this week's Artists We're Watching: Mlotik (experimental bass), GT-Ofice (big room), We Rose (future trap).

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Welcome to Episode 59! Topics include Porter Robinson's Secret Sky virtual festival, Quality Good Exports Festival, Live Nation Q1 Earnings and much more. We also discuss new music from the likes of Baauer, Joel Corry, Boogie.Trio, GRiZ, Skrybe, Social Kid, tyler Lawrence and many more.  

A major shoutout to this week's Artists We're Watching: Mimzyboy (trap infused electronic), MYTHM (bass, experimental bass).

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Welcome to Episode 58! Topics include Huwaei's entrance into music streaming as being a potential indicator of a future big tech battle, Boys Noize releasing a surprise analog produced album, the world's first drive-in rave happened in Germany, why we hate DJs that slam transitions and more. We also discuss new releases from the likes of ODESZA & Golden Features (presenting BRONSON), Chris Lorenzo, Malaa, Blanke, Weiss, Duke & Jones, Kaivon, Xaatu, and others.

** NOTE: Alec said that Huawei music had 30 million songs. That's incorrect. It's actually 50 million **

A major shoutout to this week's Artists We're Watching: CITYWLKR (bass house, experimental house) and OKSami.

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