50 Most Important People In EDM According To Rolling Stone EDM is in constant flux and with that in mind the most powerful and important players of this ever adapting scene and industry are also changing. Unsurprisingly Rolling Stone decided it was time for another list, this time around ranking whom they believe are the 50 most important individuals in EDM. From artists such as Skrillex and Daft Punk to powerful and innovative businessmen like Pasquale Rotella and Joel Zimmerman (not deadmau5), this list attempts to encapsulate a variety of key and fundamental players. We’re interested in what you think about this list, do you agree with it? Who would you have chosen as the most important player in the EDM industry? Let us know in the comment section! 50. Thristian Richards and Blaise Bellville, Boiler Room 49. Paul Clement and Nick Sabine, Resident Advisor, Founders 48. Annie Mac, BBC Radio 1, DJ 47. James Murphy 46. Tony Andrews, Funktion-One, Founder 45. Steve Aoki 44. Jason Huvaere and Sam Fotias, Movement 43. Sean Horton, Decibel Festival, Founder 42. Dave Rene, Interscope, A&R 41. Disclosure 40. Afrojack 39. Glenn Mendlinger, Astralwerks, General Manager 38. Carl Cox 37. Kathryn Frazier, Biz3 Publicity and OWSLA 36. A-Trak 35. Vello Virkhaus (V Squared Labs) and Martin Phillips (Bionic League) 34. Richie Hawtin 33. Eelko van Kooten and Roger de Graaf, Spinnin’ Records 32. Many Ameri and Torsten Schmidt, Red Bull Music Academy, Founders 31. Diplo 30. Liz Miller, Big Beat Records, General Manager 29. Nile Rodgers 28. Ash Pournouri, At Night Management, founder 27. Mark Gillespie and Dean Wilson, Three Six Zero Group, Founders 26. Disco Biscuits 25. Gary Richards, HARD, Founder 24. Deadmau5 23. Paul Tollett, Goldenvoice, President 22. Alexander Ljung, SoundCloud, Founder/CEO 21. Maria May, Creative Artists Agency, Senior Agent 20. Matt Adell, Beatport, CEO 19. Daft Punk 18. Disco Donnie Estopinal 17. Neil Moffitt 16. Patrick Moxey, Ultra Music, Owner; Sony Dance/Electronic Music, President 15. Jason Strauss and Noah Tepperberg, Strategic Marketing Group, Founders 14. Craig Kallman, Atlantic Records, Chairman/CEO 13. Armin Van Buuren 12. Tom Windish and Steve Goodgold, The Windish Agency 11. Dave Grutman, Miami Marketing Group, Founder 10. Amy Thomson, ATM Management, founder 9. Steve Wynn, Wynn Resorts, Chairman of the Board and CEO 8. Skrillex 7. Pete Tong 6. Russell Faibisch, Ultra Music Festival, Founder 5. Paul Morris, Founder/President, AM Only 4. Joel Zimmerman, William Morris Endeavor, Head of Global Electronic Music 3. Robert Sillerman, SFX Entertainment, Founder 2. Pasquale Rotella, Insomniac Events, Founder/CEO 1. James Barton, Live Nation, President of Electronic Music Source: Rolling Stone
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 22:29:02 +0000
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