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Festival Coverage
As we approach this year’s gathering at Hummingbird Ranch, the Compose Yourself team has put together a list of 10 sets not to miss at Sonic Bloom 2019. Bloomers don’t need to be told to catch headliners like Gramatik, Opiuo and Emancipator, and the stacked lineup has some of our favorites such as Daily Bread, The […]
Electronic
Ohio welcomes the return of Breakaway Music Festival on August 23rd and 24th to MAPFRE Stadium. Continuing the trend of booking diverse top-notch talent, the 2019 Columbus edition features Dubstep powerhouse Bassnectar, platinum selling Hip-Hop artist Future, young Chicago-based electronic duo Louis the Child and renowned Atlanta rapper Young Thug. The event is hosted by […]
![Jasmine and Jazz: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2019 Celebrates Life, Love and Music [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/e270b16e-img-2048-e1579225155881.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
For New Orleans residents, the Jazz Fest spirit is alive and well all year round. Celebrating 50 years, I was ecstatic to experience Jazz Fest for the very first time. As a relatively new jazz listener, I knew I loved classic players like Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, but I had yet to dig […]
![Phoenix Lights Festival Lands for Successful Fifth Anniversary [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/c5e4fbf9-51745129_2954931091446931_3637419828890828800_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
For the 5th consecutive year, an ominous series of lights hovered over a crater sized piece of land at Rawhide Event Center in Chandler, AZ during the first weekend of April. These flashing lights did not come from the sky, instead they were shining out from the weekend-long extraterrestrial themed rave during Phoenix Lights Festival. […]
![Bridging the Gap between Rock and Dubstep with Decadon [Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/0f1d58a9-50766612_1676327289066159_1486477044295401472_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Dubstep’s newest heavy hitter, Decadon, will be joining the musical invasion this weekend at Phoenix Lights Festival in Arizona. Growing up in the neighboring state of Colorado, 23-year-old Decadon, or Donnie Miller, began playing guitar with rock bands in hookah lounges and shifty bars around the Denver area. Completely immersed in the Colorado music scene, Miller […]
![An Interview with the Dirty Disco Originator: Throttle [Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/15aa177c-51014162_2933418003598240_1598426990363279360_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Hailing from the land down under, 22-year-old Throttle will be trading green Melbourne suburbia for the desert city of Phoenix when he makes his debut performance at Phoenix Lights Festival in early April. Growing up in Australia, Throttle, aka Robbie Bergin, took to music at an early age. Learning guitar as a child and […]
![Highlights of SXSW 2019: Dungeon Family, Ivy Roots, Elevated Taste Showcase, Hembree and More [Artist Spotlight]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1e4d79c1-dh-dungeon-family_outdoor-stage_auditorium-shores_031519_01.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Highlight Talents of this Years SXSW In years past, the giant known as South By SouthWest would dominate my friends and I’s schedules – we’d spend weeks RSVPing to parties, checking our spam folders for any missed confirmations and making sure our most looked forward to artists had open tour dates – in those days, […]
![Initial Invasion: Phoenix Lights Festival Phase One Playlist [Festival Playlist]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/9f37b4ab-47021744_2878313075775400_5970661881889685504_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
The alien minds at Relentless Beats have chosen their initial artist selections for this year’s Phoenix Lights Festival. The Mothership will be returning to The Park at Wild Horse Pass at the Rawhide Event Center in Chandler, AZ. This festival is landing with a stacked arsenal of musical ambassadors. Catch some of the top names in […]
![Phoenix Lights Festival Invades Arizona for Fifth Anniversary [Festival Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/600d8b40-phx.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Calling all Earthlings: Reports have been confirmed that an alien mothership is touching down this Spring in the Arizona desert. This alien aircraft has been identified as the vessel carrying the lights and sounds of one of the region’s largest and wildest parties. Phoenix Lights will be making landfall at Wild Horse Pass in […]
Festival Coverage
Electric Forest, a titan among the music and arts festivals sprinkling across the American Summer, sold out in a mere four hours on December 7. The collective groan of latecomers was almost audible as I read the press release. But don’t fret – there is hope! Electric Forest has opened an Official Wristband Exchange for […]