Facebook.com/NeroUK Nero have brought their brand of melodic dubstep and drum and bass all over the world, but that's not enough. With the likes of Skrillex being nominated for (and winning three) Grammys, the walls of genre that used to box in electronic dance music have been torn down, and the U.K.-based Nero are ready to capitalize. Prior ...

Taylor Hill, Getty Images In the middle of a trendy restaurant in midtown Manhattan, Avicii (aka Tim Bergling) is standing by two large round tables with his manager Arash Pournouri. In just a couple hours, hundreds of house fans at Lavo nightclub across the street will be jumping and screaming for the renowned Swedish DJ/producer. But for ...

Anjunabeats Above and Beyond's Jono Grant, Tony McGuiness and Paavo Siljamaki can rest comfortably knowing they've become a icons in the electronic dance music community. The rest of us, however, can only wonder how they've forged a career that spans over a decade, 400 Trance Around the World (TATW) radio shows, countless performances in ...

Magnum PR What a difference a remix makes. Just ask Paper Diamond, the 28-year-old producer behind the most infectious, dance-worthy take on Kanye West's return-to-the-spotlight anthem 'Power.' By grabbing just a handful of works from the rapper's track and swapping out a wobbly, bass-infused dance breakdown for the song's own bass line, ...

Kia Makarechi When a friend and I showed up to last night's (Dec. 16) Swedish House Mafia show at Madison Square Garden, two things happened immediately. We were first impressed by A-Trak's ambitious set. (Waka's 'No Hands' over Avicii's 'Levels'?) Then a lady one row beneath us told us she was 40 and started harassing us with iPhone ...

Tristan Seguela Rumor has it that when Madonna went shopping for producers for her upcoming studio album, she called up Martin Solveig. Dance-music aficionados know why: The Parisian DJ and producer created the dance song of the summer in 'Hello,' a collaboration with Dragonette. The infectious track -- which has been remixed by the likes of ...

Terry Richardson Alain Macklovitch is a small business owner, prolific hotel reviewer, world-champion DJ, electro house producer and mentor. He's made his name in all of those fields under the moniker A-Trak, and when Spinner caught up with the French Canadian, he had plenty of reasons to be happy. We chatted with the turntablist and former ...