Andrea Casta unveils ‘The Sounds Of Marble’ live project from Italy’s Botticino marble quarry

Italian violinist, DJ, and producer Andrea Casta has unveiled The Sounds Of Marble, a new audiovisual project recorded inside the Botticino Marble Quarry in Brescia, Italy. Filmed during his “Cava Experience” event in June, the project includes a 22-minute live set and the official music video for his latest single, Fragments. Released through Gameroom / Black Hole Recordings, the track reached No. 1 on Beatport’s Hype MainStage chart. The performance brings together Casta’s DJing, electric violin, illuminated laser bow, and live audio effects inside the working quarry. Across the set, he plays his own releases alongside music from Cosmic Gate, Anyma, Joji, Meduza, Hayla, and Hans Zimmer. The project also continues the “Digital Renaissance” concept introduced through Reconnection, linking the physical history of the quarry with themes surrounding technology and digital fragmentation.

Inside ‘The Sounds Of Marble’

Months of preparation went into the project, with Light & Magic handling the video production and BeNow s.c.p.a. working on the wider setup. Extracted marble blocks were used to construct the stage, while projections covered the quarry walls and a lighting and laser installation extended across two levels over a distance of 300 metres.

Casta performs throughout the set using electric violin, his illuminated laser bow, and real-time audio effects alongside the DJ mix. The full performance was captured using eight cameras, showing the scale of the quarry, its industrial structures, and the production built inside it from several angles.

Speaking about the project, Andrea Casta described creating music inside an active marble quarry as both a conceptual and visual challenge. He explained that Fragments follows the ideas first explored through Reconnection, combining trance influences with a stronger MainStage sound. The track’s focus on digital fragmentation is placed alongside the history of Botticino, its workers, and the physical process behind marble extraction.

The Full Set and Tracklist

The 22-minute performance begins with an original The Sounds Of Marble introduction before moving into Cosmic Gate’s Take Me. Casta then performs Fragments, followed by Panama and Keanler’s Don’t Let Go, Anyma and Joji’s Beautiful, and the Nico de Andrea remix of Meduza and Hayla’s Another World. His previous single Reconnection appears near the end of the set, before the performance closes with Hans Zimmer’s Leaving Caladan from the Dune soundtrack.

‘The Sounds Of Marble’ Tracklist

00:00 – Intro: The Sounds Of Marble
00:36 – Cosmic Gate – Take Me
04:01 – Andrea Casta – Fragments
07:47 – Panama, Keanler – Don’t Let Go
10:34 – Anyma, Joji – Beautiful
14:10 – Meduza, Hayla – Another World (Nico de Andrea Remix)
17:11 – Andrea Casta – Reconnection
20:18 – Hans Zimmer – Leaving Caladan

Andrea Casta and ‘The Space Violin’

Known through “The Space Violin” project, Andrea Casta performs around 200 shows each year across more than 30 countries. His career has included appearances at the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix at Monza, Rome’s New Year’s Eve celebration at Circo Massimo, the Cortina Alpine Ski World Championships, Expo Dubai 2020, and the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

He has also opened two Vasco Rossi concerts in front of more than 140,000 people, while his theatrical tour sold out shows in Rome, Milan, and Verona. Casta entered the DJ Mag Top 100 in 2022 and has built a digital audience of 500,000 followers, more than 40 million total video views, and over 10 million music streams.

Fragments is out now through Gameroom / Black Hole Recordings, with its official music video and the full The Sounds Of Marble performance available on YouTube.

New EDM Friday Aug 7 brings new music from Hardwell & W&W, MEDUZA, Kevin de Vries, Max Styler and more.

New EDM Friday August 7 brings together new singles, EPs, and album previews covering big room, techno, bass house, melodic house, and electronic pop. From Hardwell and W&W with Turn Up The Bass to MEDUZA and Kevin de Vries with 7 Days, Eli Brown with It’s Like That, Max Styler with I Don’t Think I Can Stop, Skilah with Dance MF, and Jazzy with My People, these are the tracks you should not miss on this week’s New EDM Friday.

Hardwell & W&W – Turn Up The Bass

Hardwell and W&W reunite for Turn Up The Bass, bringing together two of the most recognisable names in big room and electro house. The collaboration lands as both acts continue strong runs of live appearances across the summer festival circuit, and the track does exactly what the title suggests, delivering the high-energy floor-focused sound that defined the peak era both artists helped build. Turn Up The Bass opens New EDM Friday August 7 with one of the week’s most direct dancefloor statements.

MEDUZA & Kevin de Vries – 7 Days

MEDUZA and Kevin de Vries join forces for 7 Days, pairing one of melodic house’s most consistent production outfits with one of the genre’s most in-demand selectors and artists. Kevin de Vries has spent the past few years building a reputation across the bigger stages of the melodic and progressive world, while MEDUZA continue to operate across club and festival settings with equal footing. 7 Days brings both together for one of this week’s most polished house releases on New EDM Friday August 7.

Eli Brown – It’s Like That

Eli Brown returns with It’s Like That, the second single from his debut album Panic Attack, due August 7 via Insomniac Records. Built around a defiant vocal refrain, rumbling basslines, acid-fuelled synths, and rave sirens, the track captures the escapism and collective energy of rave culture with a gritty edge rooted in his Bristol upbringing. It follows Electrify and pushes further into the raw, uncompromising sound that runs through Panic Attack. Brown has performed at EDC Las Vegas, Tomorrowland, Ultra, Coachella, Awakenings, and Creamfields, and heads into the rest of 2026 with his largest headline show to date in Los Angeles on November 14. It’s Like That is one of this week’s strongest techno entries on New EDM Friday August 7.

Max Styler – I Don’t Think I Can Stop (EP)

Max Styler releases his six-track EP I Don’t Think I Can Stop through his own imprint Nu Moda, arriving on the heels of his Lollapalooza performance. Built to replicate the arc of his open-to-close live sets, the project moves between blaring sub-bass, handcrafted beats, and hooky guest vocals across tracks including the bass-heavy Uh-Oh!, the crowd-facing Body Shake, and the kaleidoscopic Templo Disko. Styler describes the EP as reflecting the pacing and sonic identity of his live sets, a departure from the more immediate impact of his singles. The release also comes alongside the official video for disco-tinged track Love Forever featuring Kuuda, and coincides with his BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix hosted by Pete Tong. I Don’t Think I Can Stop adds one of this week’s most complete EP releases to New EDM Friday August 7.#

Skilah – Dance MF

Skilah releases Dance MF via Breakaway, continuing a breakthrough year for the 23-year-old DJ and producer. Known for her dark, bass-heavy sound and use of her own vocals, she has built a distinct identity in the electronic space alongside a rapidly growing audience of over 3 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat. Her live footprint has expanded steadily through appearances at Coachella, Breakaway Music Festival, Foam Wonderland, Ubbi Dubbi, and additional dates across the US and Canada. Dance MF pushes her sound further forward as one of the more exciting emerging voices in New EDM Friday August 7.

Jazzy – My People

Jazzy follows her bass house collaboration Invisible with Chris Lorenzo with My People, released via Chaos Records. Written alongside Mark Ralph, Theo Hutchcraft, and Guillaume Alric of The Blaze, the track is a personal tribute to her hometown of Dublin, weaving euphoric house energy with late-night pop and direct storytelling. It arrives ahead of her debut album Peace and Patience, due October 23, and a headline tour that culminates at Dublin’s 3Arena with a capacity of 13,000. This summer she also joins Calvin Harris as main support across a run of stadium shows in Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast, and Ibiza. My People closes New EDM Friday August 7 with one of the week’s most personal and well-positioned releases.

Honorable mentions:

A Little Sound & Kelvin 373 – Same Thing
Adriatique, Genesi, Emmit Fenn – Closer
ALPHA 9 – Ascend
Amelie Lens & Angèle – Run
AN21, Fiction, O1, Fouren – Stay With Me
Aspyer – Alive
bradeazy, Öwnboss – Louboutin
Chuckie, MC Ambush, Mosimann – Move It 2 The Drum
Crankdat, Wooli, TiaCorine – Fux with Us
Da Tweekaz – Step Into The Madness (Into The Madness 2026 Anthem)
Darren Porter – Taurus
D-Sturb – Good Old Days
Ellie Goulding – Ravers
Flux Pavilion & The Freestylers – Cracks (2026 version)
Giuseppe Ottaviani, Diana Goldberg – Hold On
Koven – wHERE the rhythm goes
Krewella – the blueprint
Lee Foss, GS5 – Separation
Liquid Soul, Captain Hook – Liquid Hook (Victor Ruiz Remix)
Marlon Hoffstadt – Das ist Daddy (Album)
Marshmello, Viperactive – How I Feel
Nifra, KEVU – Hardwired
Noizu, Amira Eldine – Feeling
NOME. & Merow – Alive
Phuture Noize x Deezl – My Misery
R3SPAWN – Adagio For Strings
Rank 1, Notelle – Serotonin
Ray Volpe – THROW IT UP
Route 94, Mellizos – 4Get The Girl (Mellizos Remix)
Said The Sky, ILLENIUM & Heather Sommer – When The Light Breaks
Sara Landry, Alex Farell – Angel Dust
Shermanology – Let’s Go
Solomun, Inéz – Raider on the Storm
Spencer Brown – Storm Chasing
Thomas Newson, Siege, I Jah – Pitcha
Timmy Trumpet ft. Moa Lisa – Wanna Be Loved
Toneshifterz & Dimatik & Weaver – Rise Of The Phoenix
UMEK – Vibrancy (Kos:mo Remix)
Vivid – The After Party
Watermat, James Mac – Daydream (EP)

Stream all the new music on Spotify and Audiomack to hear the full New EDM Friday playlist.

Dennis Ferrer headlines ¿PorQuéNo? Toronto, a two-stage daytime festival at Evergreen Brick Works on August 29, 2026, bringing Tulum’s beach party energy north.

¿PorQuéNo? is bringing its signature Tulum Day Festival concept to Toronto this summer, in partnership with Puzzles Presents with house music veteran Dennis Ferrer topping the bill at Evergreen Brick Works on Saturday, August 29, 2026. Doors open at 4 PM for the 19+ event, which runs seven hours across two stages and is expected to draw over 2,000 attendees for a full day-into-evening celebration of house music in the city’s historic industrial park setting.

Dennis Ferrer Headlines ¿PorQuéNo? Toronto

The Dennis Ferrer ¿PorQuéNo? Toronto booking brings one of soulful house’s most respected names to the daytime festival stage. The New York-based DJ and producer built his reputation through soulful, gospel, and Afro-house influenced production, co-founding Sfere Recordings with Kerri Chandler before launching his own label, Objektivity. He remains best known for his 2010 Defected Records single “Hey Hey,” a record that helped define the sound of soulful house for a new generation of dancefloors, and his catalog includes long-running collaborations with Masters at Work and Little Louie Vega.

Full Lineup at ¿PorQuéNo? Toronto 2026

Dennis Ferrer headlines a stacked bill that includes Ashkan Dian, Azul, Bardia, Different Human, Chism, Johnny Khan, Razaq El Toro, Ry, Saint X, Shayne Mags, Singhara, and Tristan VanGrant. The full roster leans into the same soulful, groove-driven house sound that defines the ¿PorQuéNo? brand, setting up a day of continuous music across the festival’s two stages.

 

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Venue & Event Details

¿PorQuéNo? Toronto takes place at Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, a former industrial brick factory turned community and event space known for hosting outdoor markets and festivals. Key details for attendees:

THE FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE

Featuring:

• Afro, tribal and organic house & techno
• Immersive production and Tulum-inspired design
• Live performers and dancers
• Body art and curated pop-up vendors
• Food and drinks available for purchase
• Boho chic and elevated summer style encouraged

• Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026
• Doors: 4 PM, running through 11 PM (7 hours)
• Age restriction: 19+
• Capacity: ~2,000
• Parking: Paid parking available on site
• Refund policy: No refunds

Tickets for Dennis Ferrer PorQueNo Toronto are on sale now through Eventbrite.

The Team Behind the Party

Bringing this one to life is a lineup of Toronto promoters as strong as the one on stage. Puzzles Entertainment, known for their deep, progressive, and melodic house nights around the city, joins forces with AYRA Collective, a regular co-host of ¿PorQuéNo? Tulum Day parties across other cities, and FLOWSTATE, a local house music events crew built around giving DJs of every level a platform. Together, they’re the crew making sure Evergreen Brick Works feels every bit like Tulum for the day.

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Instagram: @porqueno.vancouver and @porqueno.tulum
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Eventbrite: PorQueNo Organizer Page