Welcome to Artist Spotlight #4! We had the honor of speaking with the insanely talented producer and DJ, Gurf.

Drawing inspiration from the likes of Stooki Sound and Mr. Carmack, Gurf perfectly balances the ‘old’ with the ‘new’. His trap based sound is unique and multifaceted – quite representative of how he is as both an artist and a person.

Not only is Gurf helping define the future of trap music… he’s bettering electronic music culture too. Through his record label Partica, Gurf is fostering a community of artists bonded by the belief that collaboration, open-mindedness, and creativity will lead to everyone’s success. A refreshing paradigm to hear…

Tune in if you want to hear more about Gurf’s work to shape EDM culture, his background in hip-hop, what motivates him to pursue his dream, an exclusive preview of his upcoming banger, and much more.

This special episode will show you why Gurf needs to be on your radar.

Welcome to Episode 19! This week we discuss some big topics… we cover new releases from the likes of Afrojack, Hot Since 82, Armin Van Buuren, 4B x Flosstradamus and – of course – Avicii’s posthumous album – TIM.

Delving into the world of electronic music, we FINALLY discuss the first section of the IMS Ibiza 2019 report – an annual summit that discusses the state of EDM in the world. Additionally, we discuss the Zedd & Matthew Koma beef, Swedish House Mafia pulling out of Ultra Korea last minute, and Samir’s experience seeing Tchami x Malaa again (hint: it didn’t disappoint).

This week’s Anti Plur moment is about people who don’t dance to an opener’s set… c’mon people, you’ve got to set the right vibe!

A special shout out to the Artists We’re Watching this week: Saint Punk and Skolar. Samir saw Saint Punk during Tchami x Malaa and he was very, VERY impressed. As for Skolar, very little is known about him; however, what Alec does know is that he’s someone to look out for.

As always, THANK YOU for tuning in. We really appreciate all the support and love.

Lastly, a quick reminder… Since Samir and Alec will be attending Second Sky, there won’t be a regular episode next week. However, there’s arguably something even better… we will be releasing our 4th ARTIST SPOTLIGHT with the incredibly talented artist – Gurf.

YOU NEED TO CHECK HIM OUT AS HE’S ALREADY DOING BIG THINGS. Take a look at his Soundcloud (link in the full notes) ahead of next week’s interview!

And now you may enjoy this week’s episode 🙂

Welcome to Episode 18! This week we share new music from prior Artists We’re Watching, Trip Trop and Koos. BOY are these releases fire! We also covered new music from Synymata, Arty, Kygo, and Sam Feldt.

Delving into the world of EDM, Alec discusses his awesome experience seeing Noizu in San Francisco, Soundcloud’s integration with Traktor, Hakkasan Las Vegas’s new lighting set-up, the viral fake news hoax about potential Madeon collabs, and much more!

For the What We’re Listening to section we reviewed Dog Blood’s new EP and Madeon’s new single (hint: positive reviews all around).

Shoutout to the Artists We’re Watching this week – Gurf and NuBass. It’s a nice mix between trap (Gurf) and UK Bass/Bassline (NuBass). Expect BIG things from these two this year.

And as always, THANK YOU for tuning in. We really appreciate all the support and love.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on this episode so feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or DM us on Instagram (@btbpod). If you want to see the the full show notes with links, you can find it on our FB page as well as on Apple Podcasts.

We are back for Episode 17! You’ll want to tune in for this week’s episode because we have recovered and collected our thoughts on EDC Las Vegas 2019.

Speaking of which… we hope you enjoyed last week’s Artist Spotlight with Trip Trop while we were away at EDC. If you haven’t checked the episode out, you may want to. These guys have had some massive support and you can expect their tracks to be played out this festival season.

Back to Episode 17… this week we cover new music from the Artists We’re Watching – Coldwall and Duke & Jones. We also discuss new releases from Chris Lake (this is a sweet tune), i_o, Jauz, Rezz, and Malaa.

Delving into the world of EDM, we kickstart out discussion by going over our thoughts of EDC Las Vegas 2019 (some great back and forth here). Afterwards, the topics we cover include the continuation of the Ultra Miami fiasco, Avicii’s dad discussing mental health at IMS Ibiza (a conference), and Alec giving his hot take on the new Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike x Paris Hilton collaboration – BFA’s.

A big shout out to the Artists We’re Watching this week: Voliik and QUIET BISON.

And as always, THANK YOU for tuning in. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this episode so feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or DM us on Instagram (@btbpod). If you want to see the the full show notes with links, you can find it on our FB page as well as on Apple Podcasts.

We got a chance to sit down with Trip Trop, two brothers from Los Angeles who refuse to have their sound siloed to one specific genre. Join us for our third Artist Spotlight to learn more about what motivates Michael and Matthew to create genre defying music, market their sound, balance producing and life, and create their own brand.

New episodes of Beyond the Beats every Wednesday!

Welcome to Episode 16 of Beyond the Beats. This week we have a special announcement… JAVAX – one of our Artists We’re Watching – has allowed us to preview his flip of NGHTMRE x A$AP Ferg’s song Redlight (hint it’s fuego). It comes out Friday, May 17th.

Otherwise, we go over Avicii’s second release (RIP) – Tough Love, give a shoutout to Eminem x Logic, and talk about Paris Hilton’s new release… (yikes).

Delving into the world of EDM, we cover the battle over Avicii’s life story, Moonrise’s stacked lineup, Anjunabeats x Twitch, and more.

A big shoutout to the Artists We’re Watching: Akira and Nostalgix.

And as always, THANK YOU for tuning in. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this episode so feel free to leave us a review or DM us on Instagram (@btbpod). The full show notes are available on our FB page and on Apple Podcasts.