Author: Peter O'Rourke

Columnist
Dance: The Drop Awards with Peter O'Rourke + the year of EDM that was

Dance: The Drop Awards with Peter O’Rourke + the year of EDM that was

Climate apocalypse and rising fascism aside, 2019 has been a fantastic year for electronic dance music. Yes, I know - ...
Dance: The Drop - A fond farewell from columnist Peter O'Rourke (plus all the latest OMG EDM CS)

Dance: The Drop – A fond farewell from columnist Peter O’Rourke (plus all the latest OMG EDM CS)

Godspeed, dear Peter O'Rourke. You were too beautiful for this column Well, dear reader, this is an interesting one to ...
[Dance: The Drop - Oct/Nov] A meditation on the art of chillout + the latest and greatest Canberra club culture

[Dance: The Drop – Oct/Nov] A meditation on the art of chillout + the latest and greatest Canberra club culture

If everything in life has an opposite, a yin to the yang if you like, for electronic dance music it’s ...
Dance: The Drop - Just what is trending these days? Plus LGBTQI+ DJ workshops, Techno Thursdays, Mutant Mayhem and more!

Dance: The Drop – Just what is trending these days? Plus LGBTQI+ DJ workshops, Techno Thursdays, Mutant Mayhem and more!

Trends. It’s something that affects all genres of music, especially when it comes to what you’ll hear on the dancefloor ...
[Column] Dance: The Drop! June/July - Is The Future of DJing In Jeopardy?

[Column] Dance: The Drop! June/July – Is The Future of DJing In Jeopardy?

A few synchronicities in the digital music world took place over the last couple of weeks, heralding a new way ...
Dance The Drop – October / November 2017

Dance The Drop – October / November 2017

I must say, I’m very proud of our little capital territory right now. Canberra will be the first place in ...
Dance The Drop – September / October 2017

Dance The Drop – September / October 2017

Clubbing is generally a pretty social occasion and the best nights are always out with your mates. But sometimes you ...
Dance The Drop – August / September 2017

Dance The Drop – August / September 2017

I’ve been listening to some old music lately. No, not returning to the same tried and true trance classics that ...
Smiling Ear To Ear: Glitchy Funk Producer Cheshire Is Pumped To Play Acads

Smiling Ear To Ear: Glitchy Funk Producer Cheshire Is Pumped To Play Acads

Aussie producer and musician Shaun Clifford is always looking to find the sweet spot between electronic, glitchy bass music, and ...
Dance The Drop – July / August 2017

Dance The Drop – July / August 2017

In a few weeks I’ll be heading to The State Theatre in Sydney to watch an orchestra perform a concert ...