Mission Statement:
“A lot of great news can come about during the course of our long, work-filled weeks. Our busy agendas, and often crazy weekends, can (inevitably) cause us to overlook major events within our community. No need to worry, though, RaveAid has you covered! We always do 
We’ve drawn out the most prominent EDM news stories from across the internet, and have brought them all together, in one place, just for you!”
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“I am The Evangelist and I have brought you the good news.”
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2013’s Music Festivals
Crowd snap-shot at Tomorrowland’s main stage.
– July 27/28/29, 2012 –
Tomorrowland is going global for 2013! The owners and organizers are planning to host their wondrous event in every continent. For more details on the story, click the link below!
dancingastronaut.com/2013/tomorrowland-organizers-plan-to-move-festival-to-every-continent-including-north-america
edminrealtime.wordpress.com/2013/city-commissioner-makes-proposal-to-cancel-umf-weekend-2
Coachella announces it’s EXTREMELY diverse line-up. Among the many EDM acts are
Bassnectar, Benny Benassi, Hardwell, & Nicky Romero.
dailycal.org/2013/coachella-lineup-announced
Spring Awakening Music Festival will be returning to Soldier Field in Chicago this June, thanks to the HUGE success of last year’s 1st annual event! Not to mention, it was Chicago’s
FIRST EVER dance music festival. Due to it’s sold-out popularity, (which MIGHT have been a result of its headliners, “
Skrillex” & “
Afrojack“) it’s adding another stage PLUS 25,000 more fans!
thissongissick.com/blog/2013/spring-awakening-music-festival-leaked-info
This year’s
Amsterdam Dance Event will return as its
18th edition yet, as confirmed by event coordinators,
Buma & Sterna.
pumpedaudio.com/news/2013-dates-announced-amsterdam-dance-event
Swedish House Mafia release their North American tour dates and locations of their farewell escapade,
“One Last Tour.” All in addition to their exclusive,
“Black Tie Rave” event
at the
Hammerstein Ballroomin NYC, on February 28th.
dancingastronaut.com/2013/swedish-house-mafia-announces-one-last-tour-north-american-dates-and-black-tie-event
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In Other News…
Picture tweeted by French band “Yelle,” with caption reading: “Yup.”
– August 25, 2012 –
Daft Punk is expected to release their
4th studio album (rumored to be released on 3-13-13 and named
“No End.”) sometime this year under their new label, Sony Records! *…OMG…* Our prayers have FINALLY been answered!!! Here are three, fantastic articles covering this story
exqlusiv.com/2013-the-comeback-year-of-daft-punk
elitedaily.com/2013/daft-punk-to-release-4th-studio-album-this-spring-under-sony
themusicelement.wordpress.com/2013/daft-punk-to-release-4th-studio-album
Boys Noize comments on
Daft Punk’s upcoming release; he says he can already,
“…imagine what they’re doing & what it will sound like.” Check out the video on
MTV – Music!
The Association for Electronic Music was established (preceding the
UMF-Miami Phase 2 incident) by “dance-music” industry leaders to,
“represent the common interests of all individuals and companies whose business is electronic dance music and to advocate on behalf of electronic dance music as a musical genre.”
hypebot.com/2013/association-for-electronic-music-founded
billboard.com/news/global/association-for-electronic-music-worldwide-advocacy-org-announced
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Since December, Avicii’s been “hinting” at his new project, “AVICIIXYOU,” on Facebook & Twitter.
– January 9, 2013 –
Avicii launches the new year by starting an international, song-collaboration project called,
“Avicii x You,”to benefit his hunger-relief charity,
“House for Hunger.”
consequenceofsound.net/2013/avicii-launches-avicii-x-you-project-inviting-fans-to-contribute-to-new-single
edmsauce.com/2013/wynn-las-vegas-announces-42-edm-dj-residencies
The casting agency responsible for bringing you
“Jersey Shore,” has plans to start a new reality-show series called,
“Superstar DJ.” The website “
EDM Casting” is responsible for reeling in possible contestants…
theuntz.com/djs-react-to-edm-casting-twitter-barfs-on-concept
Independent, dance-music label, “
Ultra,” announces it’s new business partnership with “
Sony Entertainment.” Dance music is quickly evolving into an industry much larger than what we deem as “underground.”
onebeat.tv/ultra-music-and-sony-music-join-forces
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The next installment of “The Evangelist” will be brought to you on the first Monday in March, covering all the BIGGEST news stories that arise this month! Thanks for reading!
“I am The Evangelist and I have brought you the good news.”
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