The week after Tim Bergling’s death, I spent a lot of time at my studio, but wasn’t really making music there. It was a week-long conversation that happened with everyone who came through. With DJ’s, producers and industry people all adding to the thread. I’ve...
2017 continued the pattern we’ve all been noticing. Music, getting together and creating celebratory moments is becoming more important. Rinsing it out on a dance floor is therapy, a kind we all can benefit from. It’s safe to bet that each of us has had...
I have always loved Christmas music. I grew up singing it with my family at Church which was the gateway to my High School Varsity Choir. This choir would travel all over Chicago and even landed in NYC to perform a concert series of Holiday...
Autumn of 2014 - one year ago - was focused around finishing my album, Automatic. Hours designated for sleep were instead occupied by visions of sharing new music. First stop was Coachella - which even in my dream state, I couldn’t have imagined how legendary...
“Where do you find your inspiration?” I get asked this question all the time. It’s a struggle to answer, because I’d love to paint a heroic picture of moments where a white tiger is in the corner of my studio, and as I throw him a piece...
Once upon a time, there was no such thing as EDM. In those days, there was House Music. And House has always lived in the United States, which means it has always lived in Las Vegas. House wasn’t in the bright shiny light of stadiums and...
By design, 2014 was supposed to be a quieter year. There wasn’t a full length album to promote, and no official tour. But after logging in over 500,000 miles in the air traveling to more than 25 countries to play, I sort of remember it...
Redux started out as being an intention – a big idea about a small room. A few sweaty nights were all I had planned. Loud sound systems in a few key cities, accompanied by low lights, floors packed a few hundred deep, with house heads...
When Ultra hit me up with the idea of putting out a “Best Of/Greatest Hits” compilation, I laughed. I feel like I am JUST NOW hitting my stride as a songwriter and producer. In 2005 I had a similar reaction when Om Records prepared to...
Recently a reporter asked me how it felt to be returning to the original ground of Woodstock for Mysteryland festival. It caught me off guard a bit and I had to take a moment to think about it. Electronic Music is having a moment. And we...
