5 Black Artists Revolutionizing Electronic Dance Music

In honor of Black History Month, Exron Music is highlighting some of Electronic Dance Music’s most bustling black talent including these five black artists.

Black artists Black Coffee, Green Velvet, TroyBoi, Honey Dijon, and Jayda G have revolutionized electronic music with their distinctive styles that bring soulful rhythms across multiple genres from house, techno, trap, and more.

Black Coffee

Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo, 46, is a DJ, record producer, and songwriter from South Africa. He has a soft sound with elements of R&B and jazz incorporated. Black Coffee also has his own record label, Soulistic Music, and released a debut self-titled album. The artist’s music is highly recognized as he has a whopping 3.2 million followers on Instagram and has worked with huge names like Drake, Diplo, and David Guetta.

Black Coffee recently finished up a residency in Ibiza from May 2022-October 2022 and also took home the Best Dance/ Electronic Album award at the 2022 Grammys.

Some of Black Coffee’s best hits include:  “Drive,” “Superman,” “Turn Me On,” “You Need Me,” “SBCNCSLY,” “Buya,” “Wish You Were Here,” and “You Turn Me On.”

Green Velvet

Curtis Alan Jones, 54, is a singer, record producer, and DJ originally from Chicago. He has been an OG artist in the house/techno genre for decades and does not seem to be planning an end to his career anytime soon. As an artist, Green Velvet has made ground-breaking music that has inspired many house techno artists over the years. He can be recognized by his iconic neon green mohawk inspired by his DJ name.

Green Velvet works with three record labels including his own Cajual Records, Drumcode Records, and Warner Records. Some of his best hits include: “La La Land,” “Lazer Beams,” “Deceiver,” “Suga,” “Space Date,” “Unapologetic Raver,” and “Jolean (Extended Mix.)”

Green Velvet is set to headline a highly anticipated festival with John Summit at an event being held by Summit’s Off The Grid and LED Presents in San Diego on April 7.

Troyboi

Troy Henry, 35, is a British DJ, record producer, and musician. His music combines multiple genres as he has explained in the past it is a fusion of his multiple cultures. TroyBoi is Indian, Chinese, Portuguese, and Nigerian. This artist combines trap, house, bass, future bass, vogue, and dubstep in his unique sound.

Some of TroyBoi’s biggest hits include “Do You?” and “Afterhours” which he released as singles in 2015 and have around 80 million views on YouTube. Along with “Carti,” “ili,” and “O.G.” He is also featured in Justin Bieber’s song “Red Eye.”

Honey Dijon

Honey Redmond, 54, is a DJ, producer, and electronic musician who was born in Chicago and is now based in New York City and Berlin. Redmond is transgender and is a vocal advocate for trans rights and awareness as a black trans woman DJ in dance music. Honey Dijon has a house-like style, but she has curated her own distinct sound by crossing different genres with an upbeat touch. She originated from the underground electronic music scene and has been a professional DJ for nearly 25 years. Throughout her vast career, she has performed at an array of events including clubs, art fairs, galleries, and fashion events worldwide.

Some of Honey Dijon’s best hits include: “BREAK MY SOUL,” “It’s Quist Now,” “Show Me Some Love,” “C’s Up,” “Love Is A State Of Mind,” “Everybody,” “Downtown,” Not About You,” “State of Confusion,” and “Free Woman.”

Jayda G

Jayda Guy is a house music producer and DJ from Canada but is now based in London. She also pursued her master’s degree in environmental toxicology alongside building her DJ career. Her track “Both Of Us” was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the Grammy Awards in 2021. The artist is popular on Instagram with 102K followers and has steadily grown in popularity over the years within the EDM scene. She can be recognized for her authenticity and enthusiasm.

Some of Jayda G’s best hits include: “Anti-Hero (Jayda G Remix,)” “Both of Us,” “All I Need,” “Mine O’ Mine,” “Jayda G – ‘Are You Down’(Remix,)” “Diva B***h,” and “Heaven Could Be Lately.’