Posts by Chase Caskey
Artist Spotlight: Hardphonix
After years of being involved in many other genres of dance music, Aaron Wilson found his home with Hardstyle in 2008. While only listening to the genre for several years, it was in 2011 that Aaron decided a career in Hardstyle was his ultimate path. That year he decided to hone his skills on the…
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EDC Week: Basscon Pool Party
As summer heats up people everywhere are looking for two things: A place to party and a place to cool down. Luckily the guys at Basscon and Rvltn Events decided to deliver this summer. Thursday on EDC week Hard Dance legends unite together to bring you America’s FIRST Vegas Hardstyle pool party! Tickets can be purchased here: http://bit.ly/BassconPool…
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Must Go H.D.M. Festivals This Summer
EDC Basscon: Summer Festival Season is about to jump into full gear with Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas right around the corner. This year’s 20th anniversary boasts massive lineups and promised double and triple the production of the previous years. You know where we’ll be, camped at the Basscon stage all three days. Defqon1: The…
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New World Talent Agency: The New Kids On The Hard Dance Block
Earlier last week Facebook was blitzed with the message: “Discover The New World… ” New World Talent Agency And a lot of people have been asking; who, what, where when and why. Well, I’ll be happy to fill you in on the details along with NWTA’s (New World Talent Agency) official press statement. Who: NWTA…
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Defqon.1 Dragon Blood: Full Line-Up Released
Defqon.1 just announced their full line-up for this summer’s event and it’s any Hard Head’s absolute wonderland. This year over 80,000 people will travel from across the globe to meet at the Mecca of Hard Dance Music. 13 stages this year highlight the absolute versatility of Hard Dance Music, over the spectacular weekend in the…
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Basscon: Enter The Wasteland
The first night of Wasteland hit LA with a boom that promised to echo into day two’s conclusion of the North American Hardstyle massive. Within the first hour the Hollywood Palladium was crushed with over 3,000 fans herding to the music. Max Enforcer took Day 1 by the Go Daddies and tossed the crowd straight…
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Markove : Our First Chapter
2016 is turning out to be a phenomenal year for American Hard Dance Music. Seeing three tours; KTRA, Unite and Trauma Harderstyles Tour. A two day all Hard Dance festival compliments of the Insomniac Basscon team. An explosion of smaller club events all across the country topped with a magnificent cherry on top, the release…
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BPM Boost: Exploring Hardcore: A Brief History
As the millennial generation hordes to the main stage festivals, the overplayed pop sensations and the Zach Efron wannabes, a sect of hard-mother-fuckers slowly grows in the darkness. Compared to their rainbow bright, happy-go-lucky EDM counterparts, these fans may seem the farthest thing from “Ravers” as the image MTV has painted for the general population.…
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Exploring Subground II: Hard Dance Hits The Clubs
Subground over the past five years has grown from a small idea, to a new genre of music all together. Staying relevant in today’s world means you need to constantly evolve your style. In Activator’s case, it was more or so to create an entirely new genre of music all together. Five years ago (2010)…
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BPM Boost Presents: Hard Holiday '15 Artists, Anthem & More
A line-up of artists that is anything but ‘mellow’. Hard Holiday, Saturday December 19th is promising to be a unique event, especially when compared to what the American Hard Dance has seen before. (And why we’re taking the time to share this event with you.) Boasting some massive names in talent shipped all the…
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