Derek Bogseth

On Friday November 29th, Chicago welcomes Erik Prydz and his Pryda family (Jeremy Olander & Fehrplay) to the Aragon Ballroom. This rare US leg of his tour is the first time he has brought his EPIC live performance to the states. Making his return to Chicago after playing Electric Daisy Carnival Chicago in May, this is a show that has a lot of hype surrounding it. Si...

Two rising Dj’s in Chicago’s ever growing EDM scene have released a massive tune on Aoki’s Dim Mak Records. An electro banger by the name of “Thunderbolt” is a collaboration between Animale and DanI Deahl. Animale has been been producing music for quite some time, and most recently was the winner of Insomniac’s “Discovery Project,” which allowed him to play at Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas...

August 17th Chicago welcomed the Pryda Friends Tour to The Palladium at the Chicago Castle Nightclub. This tour consisted of two rising stars on the Pryda Label, Jeremy Orlander and Fehrplay. This was a bound to be a special night as not only are these two making waves in the EDM world with their dark melodies and bass driven sound, they have taken what Eric Prydz has perfected and made their own

- When did you decide you wanted to Pursue Djing? Cole: I decided to start Djing two and a half years ago, when I was 14. - Was there anyone you followed that influenced you or what made you decide to start? Cole: My dad was a huge factor in learning how to DJ, as well as helping my family out, we didn't have that much money so I wanted to help out...

Well it was the first weekend of August and that could only mean one thing… Lollapalooza is upon us. Chicago houses one of the biggest festivals in the world, in one of the biggest cities. Boasting a massive lineup of every genre, we at Elektro like to focus on one stage and one stage only, and that was Perry’s Stage...

As the weather finally started to feel a little more like summer, React Presents held their second running of the Spring Awakening Music Festival at Soldier Field. In a battle of EDM festival supremacy (Chicago was recently added to the road to EDC, which was held 2 weeks prior) Spring Awakening went bigger and better this year while even adding a 3rd day...

On Friday April 26th, Austin’s Fuel Room in Libertyville, IL (about 30 min north of Chicago) welcomed the biggest EDM lineup they have had to date. Supporting locals including, LadyRaven, Milk’n’Cookies, and Anova, Along with national superstars Schoolboy and Downlink, and one up and comer by the name of Mutrix...

Saturday April 5th, Modestep turned the House of Blues into an EDM mosh fest. They came out with same kind of energy they had at Northcoast Music Festival. It was a little after 11, the opener Knuckle Children recently walked off the stage, setting the scene for the quartet from London graced the stage...

React Presents welcomed Swedish superstar Alesso to Chicago on April 12th, on what was an insane night. Opening up for Alesso was Adventure Club which only had 1 of the duo due to some medical issues. They got the crowd started off right; as many times as they come through Chicago they never disappoint...

On April 5th the Palladium Nightclub in Chicago welcomed the “Unicorn Slayer” to grace their decks on what was a memorable night. With Markus about to take the stage, the crowd was already filled with glow wands, awaiting the presence of this trance legend...