Ultra Music FestivalThe Ultra Music Festival (UMF) is an annual outdoor electronic musicfestival that takes place in March in Miami, Florida. The festival was founded in 1999 by Russell Faibisch and Alex Omes. It was first held on Miami Beach, but besides a tenure at Bicentennial Park, and briefly being held at Virginia Key in 2019, it has primarily been held at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. It was a 2-day festival from 1999 to 2010.
Space (Ibiza nightclub)Space (, Spanish:, Catalan:) was a superclub on the island of Ibiza, Spain from 1986 to 2016, owned by STANCA. In 2022 the brand opened a bar near Cafe Mambo. The brand has occasionally run popup events around the world, but does not have a fixed club as of 2023. It was awarded "Best Global Club" at the International Dance Music Awards in 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, and 2014. Space was located in Platja d'en Bossa on the outskirts of Ibiza Town, close to the airport.
House musicHouse music, or simply house, is a type of electronic dance music which is characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. It was created in Chicago by DJs and music producers from the city's queer Black underground club culture and evolved slowly in the early/mid 1980s as DJs began altering disco songs to give them a more mechanical beat. By early 1988, house became mainstream and supplanted the typical '80s music beat.
Amsterdam Dance EventThe Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is a five-day electronic music conference and festival held annually in mid-October.
The BPM FestivalThe BPM Festival is an annual electronic music festival, held in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. HistoryThe BPM Festival is an annual ten day and night electronic music festival, founded by Craig Pettigrew, & Phillip Pulitano, held in Tamarindo, Costa Rica.
Essential MixThe Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 and 2:00 a.m. UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music. The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong.
Tomorrowland (festival)Tomorrowland is a large-scale annual electronic dance music festival held in Boom, Antwerp, Belgium. Taking place within De Schorre provincial recreational park, it held its first edition in 2005, from an idea conceived by brothers Manu and Michiel Beers in 2004. Since then, Tomorrowland has become one of the best known music festivals in the world.
TechnoGenre of electronic dance musicTechno is a genre of electronic music which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempos being in the range from 120 to 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time (4) and often characterized by a repetitive four on the floorbeat. Artists may use electronic instruments such as drum machines, sequencers, and synthesizers, as well as digital audio workstations.
BrightonSeaside resort on the south coast of EnglandPlace in EnglandBrighton ( , ) is a seaside resort in the unitary authority area and city of Brighton and Hove, in East Sussex, England, 47 miles (76 km) south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods. The ancient settlement of "Brighthelmstone" was documented in the Domesday Book (1086).
BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music, current chart hits and future hits. It also plays a wide range of genres, including pop, hip-hop, R&B, dance, electronica, rock, indie and alternative music every day. Radio 1's sister stations are Radio 1 Anthems, dedicated to throwback music, Radio 1 Dance, dedicated to dance and electronic music, and Radio 1Xtra, which plays a variety of Black music.
Frankston, VictoriaFrankston ( ) is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Located 39 km (24 mi) south-east of the Melbourne central business district, it is in the local government area of the City of Frankston and serves as its administrative and activity centres.
Disc jockeyA disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at nightclubs or music festivals), mobile DJs (who are hired to work at public and private events such as weddings, parties, or festivals), and turntablists (who use record players, usually turntables, to manipulate sounds on phonograph records).
CarshaltonCarshalton ( ) is a town, with a historic village centre, in south London, England, within the London Borough of Sutton. It is situated around 9.5 miles (15.3 km) southwest of Charing Cross and around 1.2 miles (1.9 km) east of Sutton town centre, in the valley of the River Wandle, one of the sources of which is Carshalton Ponds in the south of the village. Prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965, Carshalton was in the administrative county of Surrey.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.