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As EDM music swept through clubs and gained a massive following, veteran DJs and dance music insiders often grumbled that the genre was formulaic, dumbed-down, and commercial. Actually, they were correct! But despite what people think of the sound, the popularity of EDM has actually had a revolutionary impact on underground dance music.
ZoukOut is a legendary music festival that began in Singapore and is now looking to expand across the region. Hong Kong will be getting its first taste of the franchise on Friday, October 7th, coinciding with the Formula E racing event that takes place on the 8th and 9th. Situated in a pop-up club next to Central’s waterfront, ZoukOut Live Edition features four hours of music from hit-makers Ne-Yo, CL, and Nicky Romero.
After the success of last year’s Road to Ultra Macau, the organizers decided to expand the event, and this year they’re back with Road to Ultra Hong Kong, a massive all-day EDM festival to take place on Saturday, September 17th.
Cubic, Macau’s super club is getting ready for two major weekends and Hong Kong Hustle wants to hook you up! On Saturday, September 27th, Cubic hosts R&B kingpin Ne-Yo followed by an EDM weekend featuring Dada Life on Friday the 3rd, and Afrojack on Saturday, October 4th.
Electronic Dance Music is nothing new to DJs like Beppe Loda. Before people were going to mega-parties organized by major corporations, he was spinning obscure Giorgio Moroder style beats to packed dance floors over four decades ago!
Manila’s party-rockers The Zombettes are set to take over FLY on Friday, August 30th. DJs Flex and SaNinja specialize in hard Electro and up to the moment EDM beats.