My First Festival & Camaraderie in the Community

By Gabriel Olson | July 3, 2021

My First Festival & Camaraderie in the Community I have been in various festival communities for five years and what I love most about these communities is the sense of camaraderie amongst us. The way different groups or “festival families” help those who need it, whether it is offering water, taking someone to a medical…

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Pride in EDM’s Queer Past and Future

By Chris Brown | June 26, 2021

Pride in EDM’s Queer Past and Future  EDM is undeniably a product of the disco dancefloor. From the 1960s and 70s came a culture that built turntables and made records one sample at a time. Black producers put on live shows and built entire communities around their music.  Artists would press a record of live-mixed…

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Social Anxiety and The Live Music Cure

By Gabriel Olson | June 21, 2021

Social Anxiety and Live Music For those that suffer from social anxiety, music festivals seem like such a big hassle. There are tens of thousands of people all crowded around a couple of stages, with a lot of people in various phases of intoxication. Some individuals may be acting a little odd, and random strangers…

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Woov Is A Game Changer For Music!

By Savannah Rae | March 12, 2021

Woov Redefines Life Music Using Audio Technology! Get ready for a game changer, folks! Woov is aiming to redesign our online venues and give us a chance to connect again. With the use of spatial audio chat and immersive audio ambiances, Woov transports us to our happy place where we can experience live music again…

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That One Time I Saved The Day

By Savannah Rae | February 19, 2021

Ever been the superhero in someone’s story? Well, here’s this one time I saved the day at a music festival.  It was such a chance occurrence. I was at Spring Awakening Music Festival in Chicago with my friends. This was my second festival that I had ever went to and we were staying with some…

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Art is Culture That We Need To Stay Happy

By Chris Brown | February 15, 2021

Art is Culture I’m writing about social distancing because I want to make a confession. I’ve been doing my best to be socially distant, but I have been to a show or two in the past year. I’m careful before and after public events, and I always take precautions before seeing family. This is an…

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Special Items That Hold A Special Place In My Heart

By Savannah Rae | February 8, 2021

Special Items That Hold A Special Place In My Heart So everyone has gone to a festival and gotten some really great things from other people, right? I have gotten so many special items from others. While they are not very costly, I remember vividly where I got each of these items and the story…

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Staying Connected to the EDM Scene in 2020

By Savannah Rae | November 28, 2020

I think everyone is struggling to stay connected in this crazy time. I feel so strange because I haven’t been to a real concert in months. I went to a drive in, but it just wasn’t the same. This pandemic is crazy, that is for sure!! To stay up to date and connected, we’ve had…

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Review of A Drive In Concert in Wisconsin

By Savannah Rae | November 5, 2020

My Review of Drive In Concerts I’ve posted a few review articles about drive in concerts, but I finally have my own review because I was able to catch my first drive in! On Halloween, I was able to check out Ganja White Night in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin!  First off, this was a pretty small…

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Are Drive In Shows Worth It? Reviews From Fans

By Savannah Rae | October 21, 2020

Are Drive In Shows Worth It? Okay, so we’ve all had to adjust these past few months. Life as a concert-goer has really changed throughout this pandemic. That being said, promoters have really busted their asses trying to figure out ways to ensure we all get to do what we love, yet still stay safe…

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Black Lives Matter: TFV’s Series on Racial Injustice

By Savannah Rae | June 30, 2020

Trigger warning: This thread may include instances where people are treated unjustly with acts of racism, hate crimes, and homophobia. This thread highlights racial relations throughout the rave scene. The Festival Voice knows these past couple of months have been tumultuous. While they have been challenging, ultimately, many people have done the right thing and…

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The History of EDM Part 1: The 70s and 80s

By Savannah Rae | June 17, 2020

The History of EDM Note: This article is to be continued! I had it typed out, but it was MUCH too long. Instead, I’m going to focus on the history of each decade and give more specifics into each decade. More of this series will come!  EDM is pretty popular these days. I mean, EDC…

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Am I Too Old For Raving?

By Savannah Rae | May 17, 2020

Am I Too Old For Raving?   It’s no secret that most of the people present at a festival are under 25. The EDM community is mostly dominated by college aged people. Walk around any festival and you’ll plainly see that the majority of people are in their 20s. And it can be rare to…

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How The EDM Scene Changed My Life

By Savannah Rae | May 3, 2020

The EDM scene has seriously changed my life so much. As I speculate on the last 8 years of concerts I’ve attended, I see how much has changed in my life. For starters, I was in a pretty bad place emotionally before these concerts. I wasn’t happy with the way things were going at all.…

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Thankful For The Electronic Music Scene

By Savannah Rae | November 28, 2019

What Are You Thankful For? As today is Thanksgiving, I thought I would share how thankful I am for this wonderful community. In addition to being thankful for friends, family, shelter, my job, etc., I wanted to share about the EDM scene. I shared a post previously on how EDM changed my life, but I…

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