A Los Angeles-based publication, BrandX (as spotted on danceblogga.com), has predicted its trends for nightlife in 2010.

The writer, Alexandra LeTellier, cites trends such as better and more personalized service, the end of the velvet rope, smaller venues and communal drinks such as punches.

But, the most notable trend, which we’ve already started to experience in 2009, is the move towards more house music in venues. With acts like the Black Eyed Peas, Pitbull, and Sean Paul turning up the BPMs, burning up the Billboard charts, and performing on national TV shows like Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve, its not a difficult trend to forecast. Nonetheless, for anyone who loves the house scene, these mainstream acts only help pull more people into “the scene” and help attendance at the more underground-styled events.  YAH!

Read the full article here.

The 2009 Electric Zoo Festival on Randall’s Island was apparently so successful that Made Events, aka the famed promoters Mike Bindra and Laura De Palma, have already announced the 2010 dates.

The festival will once again take place on Randall’s Island, NY, on September 4th and 5th, i.e. Labor Day Weekend, 2010.

After attending in 2009, I was so impressed with the organization (ticket purchases were easy, reasonable), logistics (set times were posted and adhered to, two DJ booths per tent so there was no “dead air”), and world class lineup, that I am already excited about the potential in 2010.

Stay tuned here or sign up here for the Made Event mailing list for further details.

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