Editorial: Copyright infringement and the electronic music industry; a shocking lack of creative integrity
Incase you were living somewhere other than the internet over the past couple of weeks, the electronic dance community has not taken lightly to the recent reports of prolific pop producer Will.i.am and his unwarranted use of Arty & Mat Zo’s “Rebound.” But with serial accusations behind him and a burgeoning call for justice in the face of creative integrity, dance music’s popular outreach looks to be called into question once again. The accused has made his excuses, but with calls to formal action and a long list of alleged victims mounting, Dancing Astronaut explores the legal qualms closer to home for electronic dance music.
A club, a brand, an American re-imagining? How Ministry of Sound shook Europe and beyond
We live in an age of icons - some physical, others conceptual. Before the dots and LED mouse-heads, the regal crest of a crowned-disco ball reigned king of European club land, its court aptly named Ministry of Sound. With their club now causing emotive stirs from some of the world’s most iconic artists and SFX jesting at interest in their globally renowned brand values, their impending plans for North American expansion have never been more relevant to the wider global industry. For Europe, it has been one of the most powerful brands of clubbing to date. For America, an upheaval in its clubbing paradigm may finally be around the corner.