Credit: Timothy Norris

Broadly speaking, if you're an electronic music fan over 40, you probably dig Danny Tenaglia more than Skrillex. And chances are, if you're a Skrillex fan under the age of 30, you're like, "Who the hell is Danny Tenaglia?"

Coachella 2013 exemplified the generation gap in the world of dance music. On one side of the field, the modern-EDM-focused Sahara tent was a thrill ride tricked out with lasers, lights and LEDs designed to blow kids' minds, with acts like Knife Party, Dog Blood and Wolfgang Gartner playing hyper-aggressive sets full of drops. Your parents would hate it.

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Ferry Corsten

Dutch producer Ferry Corsten plays at Europe Nightclub, Friday May 10.

Ferry Corsten has achieved what many musicians strive for: longevity. The Dutch producer and DJ has a career dating back to 1991 yet remains at the forefront of electronic dance music. When he's not touring the world or releasing albums, Corsten heads up "Ferry's Fix," a monthly DJ mix broadcasted worldwide on various radio stations, and "Corsten's Countdown," an EDM music chart show that also has a global audience. RFT Music caught up with the Dutchman via email before his show at Europe Nightclub (710 North 15th Street; 314-221-8427) to discuss his newest project with fellow producer Markus Schulz and the things he dislikes about his job.

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They Own The Night

LuckyMe Record's Baauer will be bringing the bass July 18 at the Old Rock House.

There was a big tour announcement yesterday in the EDM universe, and for once it involved St. Louis! Two of electronic music's young guns will be touching down as part of the Infinite Daps Tour at the Old Rock House (1200 South 7th Street; 314-588-0505) July 18: Baauer and RL Grime.

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Ferry Corsten

Many EDM fans are suffering from post-Coachella hangover. Not to fear, warmer weather is bringing more and more festivals. This month, St. Louis has a wide array of genre within EDM represented, so lets drop in and see what's in store.

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Brillz

Photo by Maria Jose Govea - The Supermaniak

Emerging from Los Angeles' deep talent pool of producers, Brillz (LA slang for brilliant) has been on a tear lately, with a number of releases. Originally a dancer, he transitioned to making music that everyone can dance to. We caught up with Brillz during a short break from the studio to discuss his choice of headwear, his Twitter scuffle with Azelia Banks and his latest album TWONK.

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All photos by Nicholas Zaragoza for the RFT.

The Daft Punk impersonators last night at 2720 Cherokee.

One More Time: A Daft Punk Tribute, presented by Loyal Family and Connector, brought down the house on April 12, 2013 at 2720 Cherokee, as two Daft Punk impersonating DJs -- complete with their own mini-Daft Punk pyramid, which looked like a smaller version of the real thing -- spun the hits of the famous electronic music duo. The Daft Punk doppelgängers had opening support from St. Louis DJs Automatic Man and Coreyography. Photos by Nicholas Zaragoza for the RFT.

See all the photos from last night: One More Time: A Daft Punk Tribute at 2720 Cherokee

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One More Time

Ah, spring. Well...sorta, we can only hope those March snowstorms lead to a warmer April -- we're off to a good start so far. There is a wide array of electronic shows coming through St. Louis this moth, with something for everyone. Let's dive in and see what's in the mix.

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Lee Harris.

Even in a crowded, dimly lit dance club, Lee Harris was an easy figure to spot.

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Lurob

With the spring weather closer than ever (fingers crossed!) and festival lineups being announced, there's excitement in the air for those who love electronic music. Here are some shows coming to St. Louis this March.

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-Six Ridiculous Holy Ship!! Dance Move GIFs

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Christopher Victorio

DJs are the new rock stars? Maybe. (Although chefs are already the new rock stars.) Still, the big-name DJs do seem to be living pretty large, what with the constant travel to exotic locations, goofily clad fans, eager women, drugs and parties. Just swap MacBooks for guitars, and it doesn't look so different from the way Zeppelin rolled in 1973.

See also: Our complete coverage of the Holy Ship!! EDM cruise

What's missing, however, are album sales. Despite the genre's reemergence in recent years to gargantuan crowds, you won't find most electronic artists on the mainstream charts, at least outside of the marquee names like Skrillex, Deadmau5 and Swedish House Mafia. Albums and singles are rarely certified at the gold and platinum levels. (Skrillex's Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, which introduced a whole generation to dubstep, just recently passed 1 million in sales -- more than two years after its release!) And while streaming services like Spotify and Rdio are earning artists a few dimes here and there, much electronic music is given away for free online.

And yet, many EDM DJs are richer than God. From SF Weekly's Ian Port in his (excellent) story on Bassnectar:

Local promoters estimate the act earns around $75,000 to $100,000 per show, and Bassnectar plays about 150 shows a year. "I'm in the 1 percent, for sure," [he] says. "I pay a fucking sickening amount of taxes - sickening."

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