*Event Review* Euphonic Conceptions Presents: The Alex Grey Kickstarter Party | Ott | Michal Menert | Lot 613 | L.A. | May 16

*Event Review* Euphonic Conceptions Presents: The Alex Grey Kickstarter Party | Ott | Michal Menert | Lot 613 | L.A. | May 16

When I first arrived at Lot 613, I was pleasantly surprised to see that this Entheon Kickstarter Party was being thrown in an industrial-type warehouse. Entheon is Alex and Allyson Grey’s current Kickstarter Project, where they are getting very close to raising $125,000 to help build Entheon; a sanctuary which will...
*Music You Need Exclusive Mix* Arvin

*Music You Need Exclusive Mix* Arvin

Let’s get deeeeeep. Arvin, a homeboy of MYN’s, has just given us his Exclusive Mix for the site! Starting out with groovy deep house tunes, he keeps it light and bouncy for the first quarter of the hour mix. Then, mixing into Let Me See You Work by Joe Brunning...
*Event Spotlight* MYN Presents: HOME at Beso Nightclub | DJ Kenny | Hollywood | May 24

*Event Spotlight* MYN Presents: HOME at Beso Nightclub | DJ Kenny | Hollywood | May 24

Los Angeles is a city that loves, no adores, its house music and the scene that is growing and changing. We are here to provide a space for people to feel at “Home” every month. We want to create a place where people can gather and celebrate their love for...
*Event Review* Purple Hatters Ball Presents: Purple Hatters Ball | Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park | Live Oak | May 10th-12th

*Event Review* Purple Hatters Ball Presents: Purple Hatters Ball | Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park | Live Oak | May 10th-12th

  I had the pleasure to attend the 6th annual Purple Hatters Ball this past weekend at The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL.  PHB is a celebration of the life of Rachel Morningstar Hoffman, a young woman whose life was needlessly taken during a deal...
*Event Spotlight* Electric Forest 2013: Art Installations

*Event Spotlight* Electric Forest 2013: Art Installations

Electric Forest is approaching and tickets and packages are starting to sell out. Regular tickets are available for $259 (plus ticket fees) and The Good Life Village and Good Life Back 40 are still available. Grab your tickets quick before they sell out, which may or may not happen, but...
*Ticket Giveaway* Steyoyoke Label Night | Sasch | Soul Button | Antonio Olivieri | Silicone Soul | Poble Espanyol | Barcelona | Spain | June 15

*Ticket Giveaway* Steyoyoke Label Night | Sasch | Soul Button | Antonio Olivieri | Silicone Soul | Poble Espanyol | Barcelona | Spain | June 15

The 15th of June 2013 sees Berlin based label Steyoyoke heading south for the summer to catch a tan in Barcelona. Label artists Sasch, Soul Button and Antonio Olivieri will be showing their colours and flying the flag for Steyoyoke as they grace the city at one of its most...
*Artist of the Week* Deep City Culture

*Artist of the Week* Deep City Culture

Introducing the dynamic and always engaging, Deep City Culture. I’m sure that many of you have been at an electronic show while dismally noticing that the DJ looks like they just hit the play button and are constantly checking their email, without adding any live elements or exuberating any production...
*Event Spotlight* MYN & Data Transmission US Present: PERCOLATE at Harlot SF | Mark Starr | Kirin Rider | May 23

*Event Spotlight* MYN & Data Transmission US Present: PERCOLATE at Harlot SF | Mark Starr | Kirin Rider | May 23

MYN & Data Transmission US are proud to bring you the first edition of PERCOLATE at Harlot in San Francisco! Each month, we will be inviting the best talent in house music from across the globe to drop groovy, techy, deep, and booty beats for your listening pleasure. For our...
*New Track* Mauro Farinelli - Nymphea (Original Mix)

*New Track* Mauro Farinelli – Nymphea (Original Mix)

Amazing producer Mauro Farinelli is back with another great powerful release: “Nymphea”. Magic pads, massive progressive leads and a monstrous electro drop, all fused in an awesome tune. This track will destroy the dancefloor for sure! Available May 6 2013 exclusively on Beatport and June 3 2013 on all the...
*New Track* DelaRed feat. Kate Broux - Immersion (Original Mix)

*New Track* DelaRed feat. Kate Broux – Immersion (Original Mix)

Straight from the “Mother Russia”, “DelaRed” debuts on Renoir Records with his latest exceptional release: “Immersion”. Magical, harmonious and impressive sounds are fused with literally “fairy tale” vocals by the talented and disruptive “Kate Broux” to make this track an absolutely majestic floorfiller. “Immersion” is NOW exclusively on Beatport and...
*Lineup Announcement* Global Gathering 2013 | Stratford Upon Avon | London | UK | July 27 - 28

*Lineup Announcement* Global Gathering 2013 | Stratford Upon Avon | London | UK | July 27 – 28

Well, the winner of the Best Dance Event in 2012 at the UK Festival Awards, Global Gathering, is among us. Featuring some of the most incredible names in Electronic Dance Music, this is hailed as the best festival in the world by DJ’s, promoters, magazines and attendees. Check out the insane lineup...
*Event Spotlight* Electric Forest Festival | Rothbury, Michigan | June 27 - 30

*Event Spotlight* Electric Forest Festival | Rothbury, Michigan | June 27 – 30

Here we go boys and girls! For the 3rd year in a row, Electric Forest is on its way! Electric Forest Festival is a four day music and arts festival held in Rothbury, Michigan at the Double J Resort. Co-produced and brought to life by Insomniac Events and Madison House,...
*Lineup Announcement* Lightning in a Bottle 2013

*Lineup Announcement* Lightning in a Bottle 2013

The time has come! The DoLab has finally announced LIB’s lineup for this year at Lake Skinner!  July 11-15 is set to see some of the most spectacular acts in EDM world, including headliners like Rusko, Emancipator, Nicholas Jarr, Griz, Paper Diamond, Lee Burridge, PantyRaid, Gigamesh, and oh so much...
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Mayhem Mondays w/ Habstrakt, SCNTST, Eric Prydz, & More

Mayhem Mondays w/ Habstrakt, SCNTST, Eric Prydz, & More

  Better late than never, right? So here’s your Mayhem for the few hours left of your Monday! Kaskade LIVE from San Diego – It’s You It’s Me Redux May 3, 2013 Eric Prydz – Essential Mix 2013 Empire Of The Sun – Alive (Zedd Remix) Borgore – Sonata In F Major Lux Groove –...
Sunday Funday w/ Ta-Ku, Lane 8, Thundercat, Fatboy Slim and more

Sunday Funday w/ Ta-Ku, Lane 8, Thundercat, Fatboy Slim and more

This weeks post is a true grab bag of awesomeness and so we’re going sans genre definitions and just giving you the tunes. Enjoy, ladies and gentleman!   Ta-Ku + The Presets = Glorious vocals + masterful beats = MAGIC!   Don’t funk with this groovy tune. True dance floor ecstacy right here!   Lane...
Progressive Saturdays w/ Cosmic Gate, Estiva, Heatbeat, and many more!

Progressive Saturdays w/ Cosmic Gate, Estiva, Heatbeat, and many more!

Welcome to another Progressive Saturday here on MYN! It is time for some more trance & progressive so I hope you are ready for some tunes. This week we will be hearing tracks from Cosmic Gate, Estiva, Heatbeat, Alexandre Bergheau, and Jordan Suckley. Let’s go! Cosmic Gate The great duo that is Cosmic Gate has...
*New Single* Brandon Heinz - Like This

*New Single* Brandon Heinz – Like This

I don’t think much needs to be said here. We’ve featured Brandon Heinz before and we do so not only out of love for him, but love for you the audience, because music. Yes that’s right because of music. He may be a good friend of ours, but his productions are phenomenal and we can...
Welcome to the Underground | Volume 26

Welcome to the Underground | Volume 26

YUP. Back with another one already! As is the recent trend, I have decided to diversify my song a bit for this time around. I’m still stuck on the future sounds, and more of the mellow vibes, so I’ve just been digging trying to find the best tracks that are really pushing the envelope and...
*New EP* Lux Groove - From The Back

*New EP* Lux Groove – From The Back

If you want bass heavy, booty-bouncing tech house then Anabatic is the place to get it. They have never veered far from their specialty of bringing bass to your face with artists that have been holding it down since day one, as well as young up and comers. This EP, From The Back, from the...
*VIP Ticket Giveaway* Emissions Festival - ill.Gates Meet & Greet

*VIP Ticket Giveaway* Emissions Festival – ill.Gates Meet & Greet

Win the ultimate “ill VIP Emissions Weekend” from Level 4 PR! Ill.Gates will be playing alongside acts like DJ Shadow, The Polish Ambassador, and Kill Paris at this year’s Emissions Festival: West Coast Bass Culture. Emissions is being thrown by Camp Questionmark and Irie Cartel. This festival stays true to its roots, focusing on people,...
*MYN Exclusive Mix/Artist Interview* DigitalVagabond

*MYN Exclusive Mix/Artist Interview* DigitalVagabond

DigitalVagabond is bringing us a great treat today by presenting MYN and Vagabond fans with both an artist interview and MYN exclusive mix! DigitalVagabond a.k.a. PattyProgrammer is a true artist that spreads his creative talents through many media including: audio production, graphic design, photography, videography, and jewelry fabrication. With his current home-base in Boston, this DigitalVagabond is delighting...
Mix It Up! Volume 30 feat. Pumpkin

Mix It Up! Volume 30 feat. Pumpkin

Many of you who follow us may not know yet, but were huge fans of Pumpkin here at Music You Need. He makes his rounds through most of the gatherings and festivals that we attend and frequently plays in California to devoted crowds of loving fans. If you’ve seen Pumpkin perform then you’ll know exactly...
Welcome to the Underground | Volume 25

Welcome to the Underground | Volume 25

Man I’ve been on that future griiiind. So many chilled out trill and trap tracks, plus the deepest of house tunes setting dance floors on fire. If you aren’t paying attention, give these tracks a listen and see where music is headed. Calm the mind, and embrace the inevitable change. Some of these artists are...
*Artist Interview* Plantrae

*Artist Interview* Plantrae

Plantrae blends together beautiful string elements in with wompy and crunchy bass lines, to give your soul a melodic re-awakening to the harmonious space that both organic and inorganic sounds inhabit. With his Taproot EP still presenting itself at the top of Additech’s charts, Plantrae and his trusty viola are rooting strongly in the bass music scene....
Tipsy Tree Thursdays w/ Ben Hayes

Tipsy Tree Thursdays w/ Ben Hayes

Hey everyone, welcome back to another edition of Tipsy Tree Thursdays, here on Music You Need.  This week I’m featuring Ben Hayes, a London-based electronic musician, bassist and producer.  He has been working with music and playing piano since he was 7, (he’s currently 21) and has been producing on and off since then.  He’s...