Stereosonic was originally created by Australia-based Totem OneLove Group back in 2008. The five founders were originally club promoters named Richie McNeill, Frank Cotela, Dror Erez, Simon Coyle and Peter Raff. These five individuals are now allegedly calling upon the Australian entertainment Lawyer, David Vodicka, to represent them in a lawsuit against SFX Entertainment, Inc. […]
Australia Falls Victim to SFX Fallout
With $600M in outstanding debts and their bankruptcy filed, SFX repercussions were being felt across the USA. We were told by Totem One Love in February that it would not affect Australia. Come March and the cry being heard around ‘downunder’ is a very different one. Stereosonic has been put into hiatus, which if you […]
Australian Festival Stereosonic Is Taking A One Year Hiatus
Over the last two days reports have been rife about Stereosonic being shut down for good, after two drug-related deaths at its 2015 events and the collapse of its mother company SFX Entertainment causing financial and media trouble for the event. It comes as no surprise given the cancellation of the competing Future Music Festival […]
[Event Review] Stereosonic 2015 – Melbourne
Photo Credit: Rukes From the get go Stereosonic has had it’s ups and downs; early days of slow ticket sales to the two day takeover of weekends for their 10th Birthday celebrations that lasted 3 years to 2015 reverting to a one day format with two states per weekend. Given the publicity of the first […]
[Event Review] Stereosonic Perth
It’s that time of year on the Australian festival calendar, with the biggest EDM festival tour going across the country to mark the beginning of summer. Stereosonic’s reputation precedes it, with mostly the media and people who have never gone before talking about it negatively due to many of its attendees taking part in the […]
[EDM Assassin Exclusive] BK Rogers Interview
There is something to be said for the pounding bassline of a true underground house tune. Whether it be House, Deep House or Techno, the consistency of that bass vibrates your entire body and it makes you move. It also motivates DJ/Producers such as BK Rogers to keep pushing that envelope and diving into the […]