Danny Tenaglia, DJ Tennis and Guy Gerber shine on Day 1 of Wavefront Music Festival
With the rest of the country still nursing Independence Day hangovers, dance fans from all corners of the country flocked to Chicago's Montrose Beach for the second year of Wavefront Music Festival. There are more stages, there's a giant inflatable water slide and ferris wheel, and although there isn't quite any direct access to the water from the festival, exploring the sights and sounds of a beach-front festival is an experience unlike many others right now in the crowded US festival market. The weather cooperated (holding at a very pleasant 80 degrees with a breeze and sun), and the crowds were thinner than what we're expecting in the second two days. Click past the break for our highlights from day one of the festival.
Danny Avila signs deal with Hakkasan, becomes youngest DJ to ever hold a Las Vegas residency
Just after celebrating his 18th birthday, Danny Avila has announced that he will join Hakkasan Las Vegas as a resident in the summer months. Starting in April, Danny will play both the WET REPUBLIC pool parties as well as the monolithic megaclub, sharing the space with Calvin Harris, Tiesto, Deadmau5 and more. As the youngest resident in Las Vegas history, Danny is setting a new precedent for Vegas nightlife.
Danny Tenaglia gives history lesson, talks about the future in Sensation America DJ profile
"My family had noticed that as a very young child -- not even five-years-old -- that I was very drawn to speakers and instruments and wherever sound was, basically," says Danny Tenaglia, in the first of a series of DJ interviews set to be released in the lead up to Sensation America. As the video depicts, starting off his DJ career in the 80s and getting into music production throughout the 90s, Tengalia saw first-hand how dance music culture evolved in the United States.
Danny Tenaglia ‘resigns’ from DJing, will play one final show at Pacha NYC April 28th
Danny Tenaglia has announced that is is resigning from the world of DJing at age 51. He will play a final show for his belated birthday on April 28th at Pacha NYC, but he has posted a full heartfelt message to his Facebook page.
Pete Tong advises DJs not to ‘sell out dance music,’ we concur
In one of the most honest articles written about the currents state electronic dance music, Pete Tong laments on how dance music is changing and how these changes might negatively affect the future of the genre. Because Tong is someone with true authority on the subject his words ring truer than any Forbes article ever could.