Results tagged “dance” from interviews

CoolJunkie recently caught up with Pete Tong and chatted about his upcoming U.S. Tour, the creation of his new contest “The Tong Factor,” and how there’s a small chance that “Wonderland” may become a touring party.

When it comes to electronic dance music, one of the biggest names in the genre is Pete Tong. Not only is he the voice behind BBC Radio 1’s legendary Essential Mix program, but he also has quite the list of mixes and releases, making him sought after talent for nightclubs all around the world. Onc...

Recently CoolJunkie caught up with The Shapeshifters own Simon Marlin and chatted about the development of EDM in America, what it takes to be a good DJ, and if they’ll work on more pop remixes.

Electronic music isn’t about having loads of equipment and giving yourself a DJ name. It’s more than that. It’s about having soul, rhythm and taste in sounds, whether they’re wind instruments or discordant bleeps and squeaks. That how we feel about the genre, and we happen to share the same senti...

CoolJunkie recently got the chance to catch up with Panic Bomber to chat about his upbringing in music, the infamous Panic Suit, and what he thinks is wrong with music today.

In Miami, the local musicians don’t get enough credit than they should. There are the traditional live music groups, then there’s the DJ, two letters than that signify the person who gets the most credit at the party if it’s either going well, or going straight to shit. Although we’re fans of the...

CoolJunkie recently caught up with Kaskade, just before Winter Music Conference, to talk about his new mix CD, electronic dance music in America, and attempting to define what 'soulful' is.

Around the nation, electronic dance music is slowly spreading like wildfire. We're starting to get little pockets in America that are beginning to be influenced by the overwhelming talent coming out of the music scene. But both the East Coast and the West Coast are influenced in different ways. M...

CoolJunkie recently caught up with Dubfire for a special pre-WMC interview where he chatted to us about his new label, striking a balance between when it comes to commercial appeal, and his recent studio work.

If you were to introduce someone to Ali Dubfire’s remix of Radio Slave’s Grindhouse Tool, they would probably have a hard time imagining that the remixer also posses the ability to cultivate enough mass appeal to earn themselves a Grammy, an award usually adorning the mantles of Britney Spears an...

CoolJunkie chats with Dimitri from Paris on his disco influences, his preparations for Coachella and his return to the Playboy mansion.

There's nothing more important than having a strong stage name. Whether it's 50 Cent, Prince or even Meatloaf, these names seem to have a catchy nostalgic feeling to them that are only intensified by the artists themselves. How about a name that indicates where you're from, but has no re...