EDITORIAL

Opinion articles on the current dance music scene.

YVES DERUYTER WINS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD!

EDITORIAL, EDM NEWS
The 2017 Red Bull Elektropedia Awards will be held at Flagey (Brussels) on Wednesday, November 15. Every year, the Red Bull Elektropedia Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded to people who have made an enormous contribution to Belgian electronic music. One of this year's awards will go to someone who has made his mark on the genuine retro sound, Mr. Yves Deruyter. Deruyter started his career as a DJ in 1985, playing legendary clubs such as Globe, Cherry Moon, Extreme and La Rocca. But it’s especially as a producer that he started to make waves. Through the Bonzai Records powerhouse he released tracks such as Animals, Rave City and The Rebel, which all became classic dance anthems in just a matter of time. But also as Cherry Moon Trax, the musical outlet of the Cherry Moon, he succeeded

MARTIN GARRIX WINS DJ MAG TOP 100 DJS FOR A SECOND TIME [COMPLETE LIST]

EDITORIAL, EDM NEWS
For the second time in his career, MARTIN GARRIX won the prestigious DJ MAG TOP 100 AWARD and left other contenders behind. ONE MILLION VOTES One million dance music fans voted for their favorite DJs in the DJ Mag Top 100 this year. Other movers and shakers include The Chainsmokers as well as Marshmello who gained significant points in the list. TECHNO IN THE LIST Techno and house favorites Paul Kalkbrenner, Richie Hawtin as well as Solomun also made (re) entries in the list. Check out the complete list below: DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2017 results : 100. Disclosure (Re-Entry) 99. Swanky Tunes (Down 72) 98. DJ L (New Entry) 97. Paul Kalkbrenner (Re-Entry) 96. Porter Robinson (Down 6) 95. Tchami (Re-Entry) 94. Julian Jordan (New Entry) 93. Quentin Mosimann (Re-Entry) 92. Carta (New Entry) 91. M
HAVE A NEW SONG OR REMIX TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD? EDM RANKS!

HAVE A NEW SONG OR REMIX TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD? EDM RANKS!

EDITORIAL, EDM NEWS
The Electronic Dance Music Social Network EDM artists and producers work very hard on their songs, and DJs their mixes. Today just uploading it on Soundcloud is just not enough. What good is the perfect mix or song if no one hears it? As EDM continues to grow and become more popular, A new EDM network was needed to cater to the huge underground electronic dance music scene. EDM RANKS was created with the intent to build a technically superior electronic dance music platform that would give underground EDM artists, producers, and DJs a place to upload and advertise their own original electronic dance music songs, or share mixes via Mixcloud and Soundcloud. This also makes EDM RANKS the worlds best source to listen and stream electronic dance music. EDM Genres & Groups EDM RANKS su...