So we have made it into a new year. 2014 has come and gone, and now all acquaintance shall be forgot and so on and so forth. Today we are bringing you the picks from the EDM Sauce staff for 2014. It has been an incredible year for our website and for EDM as a whole. So take a peek at what we thought was the best of the best this past year.
Stevo: EDM Sauce Founder, President
Best Song: The Magician – ‘Sunlight'
Best Artist: The Magician
Best New Comer: Odesza
Favorite Album: Above & Beyond Acoustic
Favorite Remix: Sexual Healing (Kygo Remix)
Favorite Label: Future Classic
Best Festival Attended: Tomorrowland
Best Live Set: The Glitch Mob at Coachcella
Favorite EDM Moment of 2014: “Getting to do what I love. Appreciate everyone for being a part of EDM Sauce!”
Elle – Co-Founder, COO
Best Song: Tritonal – Colors and Cazzette – Sleepless
Best Artist: Tritonal and Mat Zo
Best New Comer: Oliver Heldens
Favorite Remix: Disclosure – Latch (TEEMID X Daniela Andrade Edition and Coldplay – Midnight (Tiesto Remix)
Favorite Label: Spinnin' and Pryda
Best Festival Attended: EDC NY
Best Live Set: Feed Me at Terminal 5 NYC and Sander van Doorn, Private Party Cruise, NYC
Favorite EDM Moment of 2014: “Getting a hug from Laidback Luke! He is the nicest dude ever!”
Erik Mahal – Vice President, Event/Festival Coverage and Public Relations
Best Song: Andrew Bayer – Once Lydian and Galantis – Runaway (U&I)
Best Artist: Flume and Ilan Bluestone
Best New Comer: Hotel Garuda
Favorite Album: RL Grime – VOID
Favorite Remix: Bastille – Pompeii (Audien) and Lane 8 – Nothing You Can Say (BAIO)
Favorite Label: Anjunabeats and Kannibalen
Best Festival Attended: Mysteryland USA
Best Live Set: Kaskade Redux @ Output, Brooklyn and Disclosure @ Output in Brooklyn (with special guest Flume)
Favorite EDM Moment of 2014: Interviewing Tiesto and Global Poverty Project CEO, Hugh Evans and getting to share my story of addiction and recovery with all the readers of the site! You guys are amazing!
Bruce Genovese – Vice President, Staffing and HR
Best Song: Crywolf – Runaway and Dillon Francis – When We Were Young
Best Artist: Dillon Francis and Daft Punk
Best New Comer: Frantix
Favorite Album: Above and Beyond Acoustic
Favorite Remix: Magic! – Rude (Zedd Remix) and Panic! At the Disco – This is Gospel (Popeska End of Spring Remix)
Favorite Label: Ultra and Armada
Best Festival Attended: Forever Festival Detroit
Best Live Set: Calvin Harris at Royal Oak
Favorite EDM Moment of 2014: ‘Being a guest on REVOLT TV discussing how the term “DJ' has evolved over the years.'
Casey Alenza – Managing Editor
Best Song: Dodge & Fuski – Killer Bees and Noisecontrollers – All Around The World
Best New Comer: Thomas Jack
Favorite Remix: Of Monsters & Men – Little Talks (Thomas Jack Remix)
Favorite Label: SMOG
Best Festival Attended: EDC Las Vegas 2014
Best Live Set: Darren Styles @ EDCLV2014
Chris Sayavong – Guest Mixes
Best Song: Jade Blue & Frequency – Lately and Billy Kenny & Aaron Jackson feat. Amy Lee – The Shiver Song
Favorite Artist: AC Slater
Favorite New Comer: Aaron Jackson
Best Album: While (1<2)
Best Remix: Southbound Hangers – Ther 2.u Go (Deadbeat Remix) and EDX – Cool You Off (Mr Rich & Billy Kenny Remix)
Favorite Label: Black Butter Records
Favorite Music Attended: SSMF 2014
Best Set: Big Gigantic @ SSMF 2014 and Anjunabeats Worldwide 404 Judah
Best EDM Moment of 2014: ‘Attending my first music festival!'
Cristina – Staff Writer
Favorite Song: The Magician – Sunlight feat. Years and Years and Seven Lions feat. Ellie Goulding – Don't Leave
Favorite Artist: Eric Prydz and Seven Lions
Favorite Album: The Glitch Mob – Love Death Immortality
Best Remix: 1.Lorde – Tennis Court (Flume Remix) and Clean Bandit – Rather Be (The Magician Remix)
Best Label: Pryda and Anjunabeats
Best Festival Attended: Coachella
Best Set: The Glitch Mob at Coachella and Kill Paris at Coachella
Favorite EDM Moment of 2014: ‘When I spotted Gareth Emery in the crowd at Coachella and talked to him!'
Jocelyn – Staff Writer
Favorite Song: What So Not – Jaguar and Jack U – Take U There
Favorite Artist: Skrillex and Kygo
Favorite New Comer: Thomas Jack
Favorite Album: Bassnectar – Noise vs. Beauty
Favorite Remix: Lorde – Tennis Court (Flume) and Ed Sheeran – I See Fire (Kygo Remix)
Favorite Label: PLM and OWSLA
Favorite Festival: Mad Decent Boat Party
Favorite Set: Skrillex (3 sets in one week in San Francisco, all amazing, completely different sets) and Kygo on Mad Decent Boat Party 2014
Favorite EDM Moment of 2014: Diplo naming his child Lazer.
Alexa Smith – Staff Writer
Favorite Artist: Armin van Buuren and Above & Beyond
Favorite New Comer: Andrew Rayel
Favorite Label: Armada
Favorite Festival Attended: EDC LV 2014!
Favorite Set: Andrew Bayer – #ABGT100 and Armin van Buuren – EDCLV 2014
Favorite EDM Moment of 2014: ‘Walking into EDCLV for the first time!'
Dan Cooper – Staff Writer
Favorite Song: ZHU – Faded and Above & Beyond – Blue Sky Action
Favorite Artists: Tritonal and Morgan Page
Favorite New Comer: Kenneth G
Favorite Album: Big Gigantic – The Night Is Young
Favorite Remix: Magic! – Rude (Zedd Remix) and Cash Cash – Surrender (Tritonal Remix)
Favorite Label: Spinnin
Favorite Festival Attended: Summer Set
Favorite Set: Ilan Bluestone @ ABGT100 and Above & Beyond Acoustic
Favorite EDM Moment of 2014: Personally – Seeing MS54 for the first time. In General – The story of the girl that signed the A&B lyrics to her friend
James Vacarro – Staff Writer
Favorite Song: Chet Faker – 1998
Favorite Artist: Bassnectar
Favorite New Comer: Jack U
Favorite Album: Opiuo – Meraki
Favorite Remix: Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood (Unlike Pluto Remix)
Best Label: Future Classic
Best Festival Attended: Beyond Wonderland
Best Set: Skrillex Live @ OWSLA party in
Kevin Jovel – Staff Writer
Favorite Song: Blue Sky Action – Above & Beyond and Wasted Love – Steve Angello
Favorite Artist: Above & Beyond and Steve Angello
Best New Comer: SCNDL
Best Album: Chromeo – White Women
Best Remix: Concrete Angel – Gareth Emery (Dyverse Bootleg)
Favorite Label: Anjunabeats and Armada Music
Favorite Festival Attended: Escape All Hallow's Eve 2014
Favorite Set: BARE's set at Nocturnal Wonderland 2014 and ABGT at MSG
Favorite EDM Moment in 2014: ‘Getting the opportunity to interview Paul Van Dyk. HE IS GOD'
Sean Reis – Staff Writer
Favorite Song; Porter Robinson – Fellow Feeling and Galantis – Runaway (U & I)
Favorite Artist: Porter Robinson and Dillon Francis
Favorite New Comer: Galantis
Favorite Album: Porter Robinson – Worlds
Favorite Label: Astralwerks and Mad Decent
Favorite Festival Attended: EDC NY 2014
Favorite Set: Hardwell at MSG (I Am Hardwell World Tour) and Martin Garrix at EDC NY 2014
Favorite EDM Moment of 2014: ‘After waiting in the cold for two hours, meeting Porter Robinson after his Worlds live show in New York City!'
Liz Ninivaggi – Staff Writer
Favorite Song: SecondCity & Tyler Rowe – I Enter
Favorite Artist: Justin Martin and Above and Beyond
Favorite New Comer: Hannah Wants
Favorite Album: Recess- Skrillex
Favorite Remix: Strong – Rac (Claude Vonstroke Remix)
Favorite Label: Dirytbird
Favorite Festival Attended: HARD Summer
Favorite Set: Carl Cox Live & Direct Ibizia
Favorite EDM Moment in 2014: ‘Experiencing Night Bass with the whole Night Bass crew!'
So there you have it everyone. Some of our staff's favorite picks for this last spectacular year. We cannot thank you enough for making this year as much of a success as it was. Myself and the rest of the team can't wait to see whats next. I can promise you some big things are coming to EDM Sauce in 2015, so stay tuned to see what we can able to bring to you next. Happy New Year!
