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Global Dance Festival: Denver’s Signature Summer Festival
Denver, Colorado, without a doubt, books some of the best talent in music in the world. The incredible music scene is one reason I can’t imagine moving away anytime soon! That being said, it’s no surprise that Global Dance Festival is bringing a diverse and stacked lineup to Sports Authority Field on July 20-21st this…
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A Day at EDC Las Vegas
Insomniac gave all ground controllers the option of having a day off. What you did with that day was up to you. For me, that was attending my very first EDC Las Vegas on Saturday! AC Slater I take full advantage of the day and get to the speedway well before 5:00 PM to…
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Ground Control: My Life-Changing Experience at EDC Las Vegas
I would be lying if I said this past weekend didn’t change my life. This past weekend I attended my first Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, but I was not only attending. I was working ground control with Insomniac, the biggest and best experience creating company in North America. Ground control is Insomniac’s team…
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Interview: Will Clarke @ MMW 2018
We sat down with Will Clarke at the National Hotel during Miami Music Week 2018 to chat about his background, the story behind his track “Tiny Tambourine,” and what he does in his spare time besides cuddling. Enjoy! We sure did:) Read more about our Miami Music Week experience!
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MK’s Family Affair at Chicago’s Sound-Bar
This past Friday was a pretty special day for Backpacks and Beat Drops. I got to cover MK’s Family Affair with Nathan Barato, our first event we officially covered as press! (Woo!) This was one of my first nights out in Chicago in a while, too, so I was excited to see some friends and…
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Spring Awakening Music Festival 2018 Preview
Chicago’s festival season is just around the corner. Year after year, Spring Awakening Music Festival continues to bring the fire by packing the festival full of huge names. This year is no different. If attending (which you should), be prepared to have multiple schedule conflicts while trying to choose which amazing artist to see on…
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Ultra Music Festival’s Average 20th Anniversary
It’s been two years since our last Ultra Music Festival in Miami. This year marked the festival’s 20th anniversary, and we had high expectations. What was going to make this year more special than any year before? What kind of surprises awaited? Ultra Day 1 After waiting in line for 45 minutes, we got inside…
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Miami Music Week 2018 Recap
Miami Music Week was an absolute blast! Miami treated us well: the weather was great, the food was incredible (from places like La Sandwicherie and Taquiza), and the music was on point. If you weren’t keeping up with our Instagram Stories, here’s a recap to fill you in on our wild time running around, interviewing…
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Ultra Music Festival & Miami Music Week 2018 Preview
We are so stoked to be heading back to Miami Music Week and Ultra Music Festival this year for Ultra’s 20th Anniversary! We know you’re all wondering what we’ll be up to, so we whipped up a preview on the festival, the Miami Music Week events we’ll be attending, and some artists we’ll be checking…
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FDVM: The DJ Duo Making Long-Distance Work
How could a DJ duo living on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean possibly be successful? Florent Denecker and Victorien Mulliez, the French DJ duo whose initials form the stage name FDVM, prove that being based in two different countries hasn’t stopped them from breaking into the music industry in a big way. From performing…
