Dance music has seen an unprecedented explosion in the 21st century as a stampede of subgenres, such as dance pop and EDM (electronic dance music), have come to define the pop music scene worldwide. In this collection of original interviews, 33 hitmakers from 11 countries discuss their lives and careers in this still-unfolding new age--including Alcazar's Andreas Lundstedt, Dave Aude, Bart & Baker, Bimbo Jones, Chris Cox, Darude, Inaya Day, Deepend, Freemasons, D.O.N.S./Warp Brothers' Oliver Goedicke, Xenia Ghali, Gryffin, Harrison, In-Grid, Kimberley Locke, Paul Oakenfold, Suzanne Palmer,…mehr
Dance music has seen an unprecedented explosion in the 21st century as a stampede of subgenres, such as dance pop and EDM (electronic dance music), have come to define the pop music scene worldwide. In this collection of original interviews, 33 hitmakers from 11 countries discuss their lives and careers in this still-unfolding new age--including Alcazar's Andreas Lundstedt, Dave Aude, Bart & Baker, Bimbo Jones, Chris Cox, Darude, Inaya Day, Deepend, Freemasons, D.O.N.S./Warp Brothers' Oliver Goedicke, Xenia Ghali, Gryffin, Harrison, In-Grid, Kimberley Locke, Paul Oakenfold, Suzanne Palmer, Ralphi Rosario, Sak Noel, Richard Vission and more. Special commentary provided by Moto Blanco's Danny Harrison and clubland queen Martha Wash.
James Arena is a New York-based author, host and commentator who has been featured on MSNBC, Fox, SiriusXM and other networks. He is the author of the pop culture books Fright Night on Channel 9, First Ladies of Disco and Legends of Disco and a recipient of a G.E.M.A. Foundation/City of Philadelphia award for preserving dance music history.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Moto Blanco's Danny Harrison (DJ producer remixer) Preface The Artists Alcazar-Andreas Lundstedt (vocalist) Dave Audé (DJ producer remixer) Terri B!-Terri Bjerre (vocalist songwriter DJ) Bart & Baker-Bart Sampson Jo Baker (DJs producers remixers) Bimbo Jones-Lee Dagger Marc JB (DJs producers remixers) Ferry Corsten (DJ producer remixer) Chris Cox (DJ producer remixer) Darude-Ville Virtanen (DJ producer remixer) Inaya Day (vocalist songwriter) Deepend-Bob van Ratingen Falco van den Aker (DJs producers remixers) Dirtydisco-Lajos (Louis) Polgár (DJ producer remixer) D.O.N.S. / Warp Brothers-Oliver Goedicke (DJ producer remixer) Freemasons-James Wiltshire Russell Small (DJs producers remixers) Xenia Ghali (DJ producer songwriter) Groove Coverage-DJ Novus (Markus Schaffarzyk) Singer Mell (Melanie Münch) Gryffin-Dan Griffith (DJ producer remixer) Harrison-Harrison Shaw (DJ producer remixer vocalist) In-Grid-Ingrid Alberini (vocalist songwriter) Kimberley Locke (vocalist songwriter) Milk & Sugar-Michael K (Mike Milk) Steven Harding (Steven Sugar) (DJs producers remixers) Sak Noel-Isaac Noell (DJ producer remixer) Paul Oakenfold (DJ producer remixer) Suzanne Palmer (vocalist) Ralphi Rosario (DJ producer remixer) Richard Vission (DJ producer remixer) Afterword by Martha Wash The Digital Dancefloor: Other Noteworthy Artists and Tracks Index
