Steve Aoki puts the show in EDM

Steve Aoki gets it. As EDM (electronic dance music) outgrows its roots in '70s and early '80s DJ culture and the notion of a musical tastemaker blending records on two turntables, it has become about spectacle. DJs and electronic artists are no longer content to sink into the shadows and let their music speak loudly for them. The reason EDM has turned into a multibillion-dollar industry around the world and exploded in North America in recent years is that DJs are now showmen, and no one does "s...

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