Gary Royale

Last night the Yost Theater in the downtown Santa Ana Art District teamed up with EDM promoters Giant and LED to bring Dutch House duo Bingo Players to Orange County for what was one of the wildest parties we've seen at the Yost in a while. By 10pm the line of Bingo fans was out of control to this sold-out show, with hundreds of people unable to purchase tickets. This special event kicked off what has become "Memorial Day Week" in OC with the plethora of dance music gigs going on from now until Monday evening. For those lucky to attend the festivities this was the perfect way to kick off a week of prime, pulsating electronic dance music.

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Matt Oliver OC Weekly

Insomniac events brought their enhanced concert series to the Shrine Auditorium for three nights of trance family magic by UK group Above & Beyond who are currently touring on their second full-length album Group Therapy. The excitement and anticipation was felt by everyone as fans of all ages filled the venue and swarmed the dance floor. At one point, you couldn't go ten feet without seeing a Group Therapy t-shirt or an Anjunabeats logo.

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Above & Beyond

Tony McGuinness is living the dream as one-third of the UK group Above & Beyond. He has made a career for himself in music starting off as a guitarist in English indie band Sad Lovers & Giants, with whom he produced five albums. Later he moved on to work at Warner Music Group where he was a highly successful marketing director winning awards for artists like Madonna and Seal. Soon McGuinness found his place in the EDM spotlight.

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Alejandra Loera

PeaceTreaty

Sure, Ryan Jaso may always wear black, but he has been managing electronic music artists for over four years now. He knows not only what kinds of threads his DJs look best in, but also what styles the fans who come to their shows love most.

He took his rock-star sense of style and opened a store to let you get in on the look. If you want an evening filled with fashion, art and music then we suggest checking out the one-year anniversary of Lobby and official launch of www.lobbystoreonline.com at the Lab in Costa Mesa tomorrow from 6-10 p.m. The official after party will be at Ten Nightclub in Newport Beach with electro house duo PeaceTreaty. We met up with PeaceTreaty and their cute pug Ziggy at the Lab to shop and talk dance music.

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At 22, Swedish producer and DJ Tim Bergling, better known as Avicii, has done more in the electronic dance music world than most hope to accomplish in a lifetime. Bergling, who started tinkering with music at 18, says, "I always wanted to make music or find an outlet for creativity somewhere. I had dabbled with guitars and piano but was never particularly good at it." After a friend showed him a computer program "which allowed me to draw melodies like a piano I was hooked," he adds.

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Jonathan Davis (left) Ray Luzier (right)

For over 20 years Korn has been at the forefront of Nu Metal. Winner of many awards for their distinct aggressive sound and innovative music videos (including two Grammys for "Freak on a Leash" and "Here to Stay"), the LA-based metal monsters are proving to the world that they are not done yet. Last Monday, Dim Mak Studios in Hollywood threw a listening party for Korn's latest record, Path of Totality. More >>

In the past four years, StellaR has played at some of the biggest parties in the US, from Ultra Music Festival to residencies at Nikki Beach Cabo, Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto at Rain, Artisan Afterhours, and Haze Nightclub in Las Vegas.

Born David Garcia, StellaR has loved the EDM scene since he was 13 years old. Growing up in LA, he was inspired by legends like Kimball Collins, Donald Glaude and DJ Dan. "I used to do Vegas trips with them and go to Utopia before it was Empire Ballroom. At the time Utopia and Club Ice were the only big electronic dance music clubs in Vegas. Now you can't even find a club playing hip-hop it seems," he says.

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Dove Shore

​UPDATE: Aoki just announced us that Travis Barker will be his special guest at his Beyond Wonderland set!More >>