A Quote by Eddy de Clercq
The way Electronic Dance Music [EDM] is manipulated and exported to the world is a very strong, and "total" concept. But it's not that interesting artistically. EDM is seen by some media as a kickstarter for kids who have no idea how deep dance music can go.
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I produce electronic kind of music, like EDM kind of stuff.
