George Orwell's 1984 starts with, "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." Nights of techno ravers end similarly—dancers stepping out of the club after a long night ...

A new exhibit set to travel to several cities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America puts a spotlight on techno music, its roots and historical significance. A traveling exhibition opening this month ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lisa Kocay covers electronic dance music. The Internet and social media revolutionized how music was shared, making music more ...

The first time techno music hit Hart Plaza for a Memorial Day weekend celebration, there was no question where the inspiration lay. Detroit, the genre’s birthplace, was finally throwing a big party to ...

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently released recorded music sales revenue figures for 2016 and some of the historical music sales data from the RIAA are displayed in the two ...

When the doors opened to the Museum of Modern Electronic Music (MOMEM) in Frankfurt’s Hauptwache square, last year, it seemed that club music was finally getting its due. MOMEM was billed as the world ...

The heartbeat of techno music is still thumping in Detroit — and it'll be loud across the city this weekend. The Memorial Day stretch brings one of Detroit's most distinctive cultural traditions, as ...

Back in the summer of 2016, one of the greatest dance music makers alive was raising big questions about how white bodies move to black rhythms. “How do you dance when we still swing from trees, when ...

A popular and currently unavoidable trend on campuses nationwide is the techno music craze. Before I get into it — I fear my previous statements grant too much credit. While “music” may technically be ...

When he plays a techno show, Moritz Simon Geist doesn't reach for a laptop. Instead, he calls on his army of sonic robots—a collection of small, motorized creations that click, clank, and whirr in an ...