American Entertainment: Taylor Swift wrote a song for the beginning

Chapter 21 3.2.1.go!

“Do the DANCE
Waving arms
Stick to the BEAT
Follow the rhythm
Just easy as ABC
Very simple

Do the DANCE
Twisting
Do the DANCE
Rock on.’

Ryan, who was at the back of the stage, heard a unique children's voice, which came from the popular retro disco style single "DANCE" by the French electronic music group Justice. Last year, the song was ranked fourth in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 songs of the year. The lyrics mentioned many of Michael Jackson's songs, which was a tribute to him.

Today at the UMF site, Justice remixed the song, and at the beginning of the second interlude, it changed from the original song, with the retro disco bass full of rhythm.

Ryan walked around to the edge of the stage and saw a dense crowd of audiences gathered in front of the stage. Such a crowded scene had only appeared in Tremor's MV. It would be a lie to say that he was not nervous.

Not to mention Ryan, even Dead Rat's expression was more serious than usual. It was quite stressful to perform behind Justice's hit single. The song peaked at number one on the UK Dance Music Chart and reached number ten on the US Billboard Club Dance Music Chart.

It seems to be only the tenth, but in fact, the ranking of Billboard's Club Dance Music Chart is based on the playlists of nightclubs across the United States. Currently, the person who has won the most championships on this chart is Madonna, followed by Janet Jackson, and then Mariah Carey. Obviously, this is not a chart set up for electronic music. This indirectly proves that the tenth place of "DANCE" is also valuable enough.

Ryan turned back from the edge. He was wearing the same red suit as the dead mouse, with a white shirt, red tie, and red gloves. The dead mouse's hood had completely become a plush toy, with the surface only painted the same red as before.

As Justice finished his performance, Ryan and the dead rat were brought onto the stage by staff.

As an outdoor music festival, the scene is definitely not as tightly organized as a concert broadcast live on TV, and there will be a few minutes of temporary preparation time when changing guests.

Ryan, who was standing on the stage, immediately saw a large number of the audience turning away.

As the sun sets, the ticket-holders who have been watching performances for the entire afternoon are already hungry and are ready to take this opportunity to have a meal and rest, and then return to the scene in the evening to watch the live performance of Tisto on the main stage, which is the highlight.

In addition to the main stage, there are four other stages performing in different areas at this moment, including the pioneer of house music, the well-known British DJ Carl Cox, who brought his personal stage "Carl Cox & Friends" to UMF this year, as well as the Rabbit Hole stage hosted by the American music group "Rabbit in the Moon", which focuses on experimental psychedelic trance music. "Amnesia Ibiza Arena", Amnesia is one of the oldest and most famous clubs on the island of Ibiza. The festival invited the club's work team to bring the audience an authentic Ibiza experience. And the "Dance Rock Stage", this stage is a stage dedicated to the high-tech (Techno) style with an emphasis on rhythm.

All in all, this year's Ultra Music Festival offers audiences a variety of options.

After some people left, there were still several thousand people on the main stage. Ryan and Dead Rat made an OK gesture to the staff, and then the pre-prepared recording began to play. Dead Rat, who was wearing a helmet to hide his face, did not use a microphone to communicate with the audience, which would destroy the mystery brought by his hidden face.

"HI everyone, I'm Dead Rat, and I'm very happy to be here at UMF. As you can see, my appearance has changed a bit. Before a performance a few days ago, three dangerous sex offenders broke into my room. It was Dr. Ray who was by my side who successfully controlled them, making the potential victims safe again. Unfortunately, some equipment was damaged during Ray's fight with the other party. But I think it's worth it, what do you think?"

The crowd at the scene responded enthusiastically. As an audience, knowing the whole story, they obviously wouldn't mind whether the dead mouse was wearing an exquisite custom-made prop or a simple plush toy, since the two looked similar anyway.

As for the original opening remarks, they were taken from the first YouTube video uploaded by Dead Mouse, which served as a kind of self-introduction.

As the audience cheered, Ryan began a live PA performance, playing the melody on the square buttons of the sampler, making it look like he was playing an electric keyboard.

Ryan silently recited the melody in his mind. He had played this piece several times last night. Although he was skilled enough in playing it, he could not be called a "composer" now. The original owner could at least write a song. Now, Ryan had almost no original ability except for plagiarizing the songs brought by the sense of sight. The melody he played was like a middle school student playing it randomly.

The crowd began to boo.

Ryan, who was wearing a red suit, had beads of sweat on his forehead. His nervousness caused him to play faster and faster, and the melody became more and more chaotic. Just when Ryan felt that everything was about to collapse, the sampler suddenly "failed" and could no longer play any melody. Two seconds later, as the dead mouse next to him pushed the button on the mixer, the live speakers began to play a fixed rhythm. It was obvious that the dead mouse had saved the situation by taking over.

Ryan breathed a sigh of relief, at least he didn't mess up the whole performance.

"Look at how nervous he is. I wonder if he put on a diaper before going on stage." A tall girl with blond curly hair and sunglasses at the back of the audience grinned. Standing next to her, Abigail, a girl with a more symmetrical figure and long copper curly hair, felt the same way and was worried about Ryan: "He doesn't have as much performance experience as you."

In terms of performance experience, Ryan is indeed not as good as Taylor, who appeared on the US Open and NBA stage when he was just over ten years old.

Just when more people started to think that they should go out for dinner or go to other stages, the style of the live music suddenly changed, and the progressive house music "Not Exactly" that Dead Rat was famous for quietly turned into a special melody.

A special sound that no one at the scene had ever heard before...

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In the backstage, a sturdy middle-aged man was chatting with the festival staff.

"I can feel the rapid development of electronic music in the United States. The audience here is almost catching up with ADE (Amsterdam Dance Festival)." The person who spoke had short black hair, short sleeves that could not cover his broad shoulders, a low voice, and an angular face.

The middle-aged man standing next to the burly man was wearing a black shirt. He was a little fat, with a slicked-back hairline and a thick beard. He said modestly, "This place is not comparable to ADE. We received dozens of complaints last year, and this year will be even worse. I must go to ADE to have a look if I have a chance."

This person is Russell Fabisch, one of the two founders of Ultra Music Festival.

"The downside of outdoor music festivals. You can contact me anytime if you're willing to come." The sturdy man nodded.

Russell Fabisch fist-bumped with him and was able to have the festival founder personally accompany him, so it was obvious that this burly man was no ordinary DJ guest.

Just then, music from the front desk came over.

The sturdy man's expression suddenly froze, and then he walked closer to the front desk, where he could hear more clearly.

"Who is performing on the stage now?" the sturdy man asked. As the music being played reached the backstage, his expression suddenly changed. Curiosity, surprise, confusion, and sighing, several emotions alternately appeared on his face.

Russell Fabisch: "Dead Rat, a young group that has only emerged in the past two years, from Canada." He obviously forgot that Dead Rat brought an extra guest today.

"This sound is great." The strong man couldn't help but praise: "This is a brand new sound."

"He's really good at tinkering with those sound effects plug-ins." Russell fell into recollection.

"I have to talk to him after his performance." The sturdy man became more and more curious about the dead mouse.

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In the audience area, Taylor and Abigail noticed that the audience around them were attracted by the electronic music being played.

"This is completely different from the original version I heard in the studio!" Taylor could tell that the melody was still the same, but the timbre and details were much richer than before. Quantitative change led to qualitative change, and now the song has become extremely catchy and you want to listen to it again after hearing it.

Did he really do it? A thought occurred to Taylor.

Next, the music enters the progressive part, and with the superposition of multiple progressive effects, energy begins to gather.

Three Two One Go!
The audience on the main stage then fell into a state of carnival...

(End of this chapter)