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1 week ago | edmmaniac.com | Peter Volpe

News 1 Mins read Los Angeles’ prestigious ICON Collective music production school has announced its permanent closure. The local and online music education program revealed in a message sent to students today that ICON Collective is permanently closed, effective May 29. The school cited “financial circumstances that require a prompt closure to protect the refunds and tuition payments potentially due to students” as the reason for its abrupt end.

1 week ago | edmmaniac.com | Peter Volpe

UK garage sensation Sammy Virji is back with quite possibly the biggest crossover tune of his career thus far, linking up with British music titan and grime MC Skepta on their new single, “Cops & Robbers.”Out now via Astralwerks, the release marks an awaited union between two of British music’s leading luminaries, each hailing from different scenes—Virji, widely regarded as the driving force behind UKG’s recent global resurgence, and Skepta, a platinum-selling, Mercury Prize-winning rap legend.

1 week ago | edmmaniac.com | Peter Volpe

After a brief hiatus from electronic music, Getter is officially back. The dubstep heavyweight popped up on the lineup for SVDDEN DEATH’s upcoming “Pinnacle” weekender in Nashville yesterday. Along with several other recent easter eggs, the announcement points to a larger electronic comeback for the California producer, DJ, and internet personality—born Tanner Petulla—who has spent recent years cultivating his hip-hop project, Terror Reid.

1 week ago | edmmaniac.com | Peter Volpe

News 1 Mins read Justice’s Hyperdrama has been certified as an international platinum album by France’s National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (SNEP). The French record industry’s governing body yesterday announced several international certifications for domestically produced records that reached high sales benchmarks in markets outside of the country, including honors for the legendary French electro-disco duo’s fourth studio LP and two of its singles.

1 week ago | edmmaniac.com | Peter Volpe

Junction 2 has locked in its complete lineup for the London festival’s return this summer. The long-running event, one of the British capital’s largest and most anticipated annual electronic festivals, is back at Boston Manor Park in Brentford from July 25-27, featuring another deep performance roster of house and techno titans, underground veterans, and rising stars alike.