Toeing the EDM Line Are Not That Far Behind Either, Says Neil Li
CHINA DAILY | HONG KONG EDITION Friday, December 14, 2018 | 11 Electronic dance music has a major following Music in Chinese mainland. Hong Kong and Macao Toeing the EDM line are not that far behind either, says Neil Li. n the past, electronic dance music appealed primarily to “Many of them are often new to the EDM world and go by the nightclub afi cionados as music to dance to, but today EDM latest trends in pop culture. However, there is also a large group tracks and artistes are regularly heard on the radio and of more experienced fans who demand the highest quality of fes- can be found on top mainstream pop charts. Hundreds of tival experience. Therefore, in order to meet the di erent needs Ithousands of fans attend massive international music festivals of fans, we have to ensure that attendees are not only guaran- headlined by EDM DJs and producers, including the ones teed the best EDM tracks, but also a visual and sensory feast.” held in Hong Kong, Macao and the Chinese mainland, with Creamfi elds Hong Kong is also banking on a star-studded the number of EDM festivals and shows hosted in the region line-up to draw a large contingency of EDM fans from around growing every year. the region. The two-day festival, which will be held on Dec “It has come into the Chinese mainland as a foreign trend 15 and 16, features some of the most popular DJs and and taken o very fast. In the beginning, it was trance, house, producers in the world such as Diplo, Alesso and breakbeat and techno music shows on smaller stages.
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