sarah polonsky

Anyone who thinks they know everything about electronic dance music better know a thing or two about D&B pioneer, Roni Size. If not, then start doing your homework and don’t forget to eat the lunch your mom packed for you in a “brown paper bag.”...

The New York-based longtime purveyor of house music, Danny Tenaglia, just announced via his Facebook page that he is taking a break from his 20+ years of dazzling us from behind the decks. His legendary "Be Yourself" parties gave a clear message, which he hoped to carry on through this very day, wherein his post he repeatedly begs, "LET me BE...

It’s been a packed house over the past seven nights at the MoMA. as the forefathers, or should Elektro say "fourfathers" (there are four of them: Ralf Hütter, Fritz Hilpert, Henning Schmitz and Stefan Pfaffe) of EDM have been paid illustrious tribute...

Simian Mobile Disco tinkers with color contrasting juxtaposed with characters as diverse as the sound itself in their official video for "Seraphim." After watching this video obsessively, getting lost in it and trying to analyze its meaning, I found out something perfectly ironic: "Since people are asking - It's a series of scenes of people going over their obsessive-compulsive type

New branded YouTube channels have been popping up lately as frequently as deadmau5 tweets. And now Elektro has discovered another one, which services EDM heads, like us. OneBeat aims to become the leading electronic dance music media company by concocting a mixture of four ingredients: Original Content: OneBeat has created and scheduled over thirty hours of original programming Scaled Vertical Ad

Out now on Big Beat Records is Porter Robinson's happiest track to date,"Language." From his stint on tour with Tiësto, to the wildly successful Spitfire EP (released by Skrillex label OWSLA), to a Las Vegas residency, the alomst-20-year-old DJ/producer shows no signs of slowing down...

From just two singles and a slew of remixes, British DJ/producer Tim Mason has quickly become one of global clubland’s most in demand new figures. His forthcoming Roll Call tour is testament to this with over 20 dates for his North American debut visit, including shows in New York, LA, Miami, Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, San Francisco and many more (full list below). ...

Cosmic Opera Act II saw a harder hitting line-up complete with fire shows, moving stages and actors dressed in Steampunk garb, as previously reported by ElektroDaily.com. The conductors for the evenings were Fedde Le Grand, leading the the way, supported by Zedd, Felix Cartel, Funkagenda, Matt Goldman and David Berrie...

Just moments before, Nokia and Nicki Minaj brought Times Square to a standstill on Saturday, April 7th, to celebrate two great launches, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded and Nokia Lumia 900, Elektro sat down with DJ Doorly for an exclusive chat about remixing for the pop star...

Out last week on Ministry of Sound Recordings, “The Power,” doesn’t just bring the power sonically, it makes you feel powerful. Recently awarded ‘Best Producer’ at the Drum & Bass Awards, and armed with the first No.1 singles in both drum & bass and dubstep, this “Cross-Switch” from Fresh continues to push the boundaries of genres. Wit...