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New York venues are able to return to 100% capacity, as long as attendees are fully vaccinated.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement on Wednesday as the state has seen a steady decline in COVID-19 cases. The government continues to lift coronavirus-related restrictions for businesses including museums, theaters, gyms, retail and food service.

“It works for the venue, it also works for the public because it’s another incentive to get vaccinated,” Cuomo stated. “Having a vaccine allows you to participate in those venues that go to 100% fully vaccinated.”

Some venues also have the option to host 50% vaccinated and 50% unvaccinated people. However, that puts a limit on the amount of attendees allowed into stadiums, arenas, and other spaces. In these instances, the unvaccinated section requires empty seats between each person or party.

Residential gatherings have been bumped up to 50 people, while indoor catered gatherings can host up to 250 people or 500 fully vaccinated people.

At the time of this writing, 52.5% of New Yorkers have received at least one vaccination and 44.6% are fully vaccinated. See the numbers here.

Source: PIX11

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: New York Venues Can Operate at 100% Cap With Fully Vaccinated Attendees

Both Henry Fong and SayMyName individually have a long history of putting out absolute rave bangers, and now they’ve combined forces for the first time on the absolutely massive track, “RAGGA RAVE.”

Combining Fong’s penchant for ragga-style, bouncy rave tunes and SayMyName’s iconic hard trap sound, “RAGGA RAVE” is both a track that goes as hard as you want and one that has the rhythm and bounce to keep your feet moving while you headbang — we recommend trying this at home first lest you lose your footing and accidentally faceplant while trying to impress a rave bae. (Sort of like rubbing your stomach and patting your head, you get the idea.)

Check it out below, out everywhere tomorrow!

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: [PREMIERE] Henry Fong & SayMyName Team Up On Huge Collab, “RAGGA RAVE”

As festival season returns, Insomniac Events is introducing a whole new festival brand called Day Trip Festival this year, and the lineup has just been announced.

While still yet to have its inaugural year, Insomniac has delivered on the demand from fans, proudly adding a second day to the debut summer festival, now set to take place on July 3 & 4, 2021. The famed Day Trip experience travels from its original home of Academy LA in Hollywood to Berth 46 at the LA Waterfront, offering 360-degree ocean views while hosting nearly 40 of the most well-known and emerging stars in house music across multiple festival stages.

As the house music scene continues to reach new heights, Day Trip is already on the way to positioning itself in the mix of leading destinations in the US dedicated to the burgeoning genre. The all-encompassing festival experience will feature a live performance from the Canadian Funk Lords Chromeo, Higher Ground head-honcho Diplo, French house pioneer Tchami, chart-topping Insomniac Records artist John Summit, melodic house innovators Artbat, a slew of exclusive b2b collaborations, including Tchami b2b Wax Motif, Lee Foss b2b John Summit, Dombresky b2b Noizu, and respected veterans from the scene, including Doc Martin, Nic Fanciulli, Marshall Jefferson, Justin Martin and Gene Farris. Some of the genre’s leading ladies are also well represented, including Nora En Pure, Sofi Tukker, VNSSA, J. Worra, LP Giobbi, Lauren Lane, Nala, and Honeyluv.

Tickets for the second day of Day Trip Festival go on sale to the general public this Friday, May 28 at 12 p.m. PT. Those that have already purchased a ticket to day one of the festival or have joined the waitlist will receive priority access to purchase first. Day Trip is a 21+ festival.

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Insomniac Announces Lineup & Adds Second Day to New Summer Waterfront Festival ‘Day Trip’

After years of conflict, Ultra Music Festival has finally reached an agreement with downtown Miami residents.

According to local publication Miami Herald, festival organizers and the Downtown Neighbors Alliance have settled their tensions. Per an announcement on Tuesday, the group will no longer be taking action to boot Ultra out of its longtime home in Bayfront Park.

Ultra spokesman Ray Martinez revealed to the Miami Herald:

This development finally opens the door to establishing an ongoing working relationship between the parties, which was long overdue. Ultra’s leadership was privileged to work closely with local residents in striking the balance between accommodating local residential lifestyles and hosting large-scale and state-of-the art music productions in Miami’s urban core.

In 2018, the Miami City Commission of Planning and Zoning decided by unanimous vote to deny the contract for Ultra Music Festival to remain at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami — here’s a refresher. Then, in 2019, Ultra’s move to Virginia Key didn’t go over so well logistically.

Ultra was more than ready to return to Bayfront Park in 2020, although neighbors were still fighting against it. However, the COVID-19 pandemic took over and ultimately forced its cancellation.

Ultra Music Festival is officially scheduled for March 25 – 27, 2022 at Bayfront Park.

Source: Miami Herald | Photo via aLIVE Coverage for Ultra

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Ultra Music Festival Reaches Agreement with Miami’s Downtown Neighbors Alliance

If one wanted to define “summer feel-good anthem” as literally as possible, Rene LaVice’s newest single off his rapidly growing Device imprint with vocalist Ayah Marar would have to be it. Fun, soulful and just the right amount of pop, “Good Life” is definitely looking forward to raves being back on the schedule and in full swing.

There’s an introspective vein to this track as well, thanks to Marar’s lyrics. In the last decade, Ahah Marar has become known for her vocals, working with big names like Calvin Harris, Camo & Krooked and DJ Fresh, among others. Her vocals have a great balance of pop cachet, soulful timbre and thoughtful verse and add dimension to any track the contributes to. With “Good Life,” Marar and LaVice examine what’s really important in life, which is something almost anyone can relate to after 2020. And what is important, according to Marar’s lyrics? Living a life of joy without fear of judgement.

As the tone of “Good Life” is certainly joyful with classic rave piano harmonies and a fun but complex synth that carries the melody when Marar isn’t singing, the lyric spurn listeners on to really let go and enjoy the ride. There’s also a signal of hope: thoughts and life may not always be sunny but if we can remember it’s temporary and continue forward while enjoying the present, the “good life” is still worth living.

Structure-and-style-wise, some might call “Good Life” a crossover piece but it’s set and syncopated more like a classic D&B bop, with the snares ruling the landscape and driving the track, even in the face of such a catchy melody. It’s a crossover track with it’s footing still planted solidly in drum & bass in a way few other than RLV can pull off.

Artists have really been the cornerstone of keeping up morale since COVID swept the planet, and we genuinely should thank them  for all the help and love. When a track like “Good Life” comes out as the clouds are finally parting, the call to enjoy life, remember what’s important and rave tf on is one way we can express that thanks. Support your artists and promoters this summer in every way possible and keep living that “Good Life.”

“Good Life” drops on Device tomorrow, May 28. Pre-order/pre-save here.

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Your EDM Premiere: Rene LaVice’s New Single With Ayah Marar Promises the ‘Good Life’ [Device]

We’re always on the look for up and coming talent and we’re super excited to introduce you to itsCHRISJOHNSON. He’s a promising young producer out of Florida who is the man behind this sensational single, “Cold Nights“, and you get to hear it here first!

“Cold Nights” is an intoxicating deep house track, one that drowns you in a blissful world that only makes you want to press play over and over again. itsCHRISJOHNSON provides a punchy bass line on top of ambient pads and perfectly placed vocal chops that all come together perfectly with a pitched down vocal. It’s deep house at its finest and no doubt a song that will enjoy a lot of success this year.

“Cold Nights” is one of the tracks off of the producer’s forthcoming debut Monster EP, which will be released on Friday, June 4 via his own label Social Sound Club. The five-track EP was first introduced to listeners with the single “Wake Up,” which premiered on Sirius XM Chill and has been streamed in 31 countries worldwide.

We’re thrilled to premiere “Cold Nights” for you by itsCHRISJOHNSON! Listen below.

Pre-save ‘Monster’ EP

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: PREMIERE: Up & Coming Artist itsCHRISJOHNSON Delivers Beautiful Deep House Single, “Cold Nights”

It’s one of those things you don’t notice until it’s gone, or at least we at YEDM didn’t. Recently relegated to obscure soundsystem releases, re-absorbed into dubstep or punctuated by whatever the likes of Ivy Lab, Alix Perez and Tsuruda are doing, there has, in fact, been a steady if underhyped stream of halftime bangers making their way around the waves. Luckily ‘underhyped’ is never ok for the madmen at Korsakov Music, so they decided to put together a new compilation of nothing but ultra-hyped halftime bangers. Get ready for Halftimed

Out today and teased as part one in a series, the Halftimed compilation album is largely what is sounds like: artists known for their D&B prowess like Jade, MNDSCP, Smooth and Sovryn have taken their favorite Korsakov Music tracks and made halftime VIPs. It’s been an interesting process, apparently; a lot of fans think that halftime and D&B are the same. 174 divided in half is 87, after all. But these tracks are clearly not just slower versions of their originals. Jade & MNDSCP’s halftimed VIP of “Dangerous,” for example, takes on a funky, almost hip hop feel to it, while Smooth has turned his “Capacitor” original completely on its head on his halftime version, and the beat even flirts with riddim.

Every the label for throwing curveballs, Kosrakov Music has also added two original original tracks on Halftimed for its first run of the experimental compilation we all didn’t know we needed. Label darling Droptek’s track “Crikey” is ravey, melodic in places and conjures the spirit of festival halftime, big time. Also on the original tip and our premiere today, Madster, whose other original track on Korsakov “Blunderbuss” was already halftime, also opted to create a new original in “Amygdala.”

Named after the fear center of the brain, “Amygdala” is not meant to give said fear center a calming response. A heavy, classic halftime chugger with a grinding bass and punctuated by as many creepy horror samples as one can jam into a staff, “Amygdala” is a reminder of why halftime got so big in the first place: bold, creepy and excellent rave fodder whether mixed with other genres or part of a filthy, all-halftime set, Madster is not about to let us forget this little gem of a subgenre, and neither are Korsakov.

As raves and festies return, it’s likely that halftime will soon reclaim its headlining spot as a welcome respite from faster fare. In the meantime, Korsakov Music is setting fans up for what’s to come with Halftimed basically being an epic set on its own. Whether cut in half from drum & bass or built from scratch, we’re definitely glad that halftime’s back.

Halftimed is out now on Korsakov music, with a special edition available on Beatport that invludes all the original D&B tunes and the VIPs. Click here to stream or buy.

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Your EDM Premiere: Halftime Is Not Dead! Korsakov’s New VIP Album Proves It

David Guetta and Morten are joining forces once again, bringing Future Rave energy into 2021.

“Impossible” featuring John Martin is due out next Friday on Musical Freedom Records. Going off the album art and the status of artists involved, it’s going to be massive.

The dynamic duo have delivered their musical chemistry on a number of productions, best heard on their 4-track New Rave EP. With a mix of inspiration from EDM, techno, and trance, the two have cultivated a sound that’s part main stage, part underground.

Guetta previously shared of the New Rave EP:

We wanted to make quality dance music with zero compromise and give a lot of attention to finding new sonics. We wanted to make music people have never heard before. Almost one year later and many producers started to make music in the same style, our music is becoming a movement and djs call it future rave.

Prior to the EP release, they unleashed “Make It To Heaven” and an Avicii tribute remix for “Heaven.” After the EP, they kept the music flowing with “Save My Life” and famously remixed Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” for the dance floor.

See below and get excited for more David Guetta x Morten.

june 4th @davidguetta pic.twitter.com/3ZcTigy82i

— MORTEN (@MORTENofficial) May 25, 2021

Photo: Ushuaïa Ibiza

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: David Guetta & Morten Tease Their Next Big Collab, “Impossible” ft. John Martin

Beyond being named the #1 DJ in the world twice and staying in the top 2 since 2014, Dimitri Vegas has also found a passion in acting. And he’s just landed his first lead role in a feature film from Belgian director, Jonas Govaerts, in H4Z4RD.

The duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike made their acting debut in 2017 with the movie Patser, and while Like Mike hasn’t kept his presence on the silver screen, Dimitri has gone on to many other ventures. In 2019, Mortal Kombat came out with their own Dimitri Vegas skin for Sub-Zero, complete with newly voice-acted lines from the DJ; also in 2020, he joined the cast of Jurassic World: Dominion.

H4Z4RD is billed as as an action comedy.

“It’s about a simple ‘job’ gone wrong turned into a nerve-wrecking race against the clock,” says Thivaios of H4Z4RD. “It’s an intense script entirely rendered from the point of view of the main character’s car, so that makes it a pretty unique and challenging concept.”

Shooting begins this June so expect to see it out in 2022!

via Variety | Photo courtesy of Tomorrowland

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Dimitri Vegas Lands First Lead Role in a Feature Film

Tchami unleashed his much anticipated and critically acclaimed debut album Year Zero in 2020 — and in 2021, it’s getting remixed.

The producer recently took to Twitter to share the news. The first Year Zero remix drops this Friday and he wants to know — “can you guess the remixer?” Several potential names have been thrown into the mix including DJ Snake, Ibranovski, and AC Slater, but all signs point to Malaa.

Days ago, Malaa posted this video to his Instagram feed sharing an unmistakeable remix of “Praise” featuring Gunna. With only seconds of the production having been shared, we can’t wait to hear the full Malaa treatment.

The album offers 16 premium Tchami cuts like “Proud,” “All On Me” featuring ZHU, and “Faith” featuring Marlena Shaw — so the possibilities of what’s to come are endless.

See the conversation below and check back Friday to hear the first of Year Zero remixed.

The first remix from the forthcoming ‘Year Zero’ remix album drops this Friday – can you guess the remixer? pic.twitter.com/1jw4Ei5143

— TCHAMI (@iamTchami) May 25, 2021

This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Tchami Reveals Forthcoming ‘Year Zero’ Remix Album, First Song Out Friday