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DJ CARDS

Drummer first. Philly lawyer by day. Global EDM producer by night.

Real musicianship — built on years behind the kit, mixed and produced by hand. Music for the moments when you need to feel something.

10+Releases Worldwide
Featured In40+ Music Publications
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The story behind the music

DJ Cards - The Lawyer Who Drops Beats
DJ Cards - Michael Cardamone

A Man of Many Faces: Musician. Attorney. Producer. Martial Artist.

I'm Michael Cardamone — first and foremost a musician. I studied drums for six years, played in bands, and have kept teaching myself and playing for many years since — rhythm is where everything I make begins. By day I'm a Philadelphia attorney who owns a small law firm; a couple of years ago I brought that musicianship into the studio and started producing electronic music, layering decades of drumming and synth work into something new. At 52, I finally put it all together. When I'm not in the courtroom or the studio, you'll find me training Muay Thai, BJJ, Karate, or Aikido. I make tracks for when you need energy, when you're driving somewhere at night, or when you just need to feel something.

Day JobPhiladelphia Attorney
First InstrumentDrums
Age52

The Craft Behind the Tracks

Every DJ Cards release is built by hand. It starts with rhythm — many years of drumming shape the groove and feel of every track — and it ends with real production work: mixing, arranging, and shaping sound until it moves the way it should.

Played, not programmed

Six years of formal drum training, time spent playing in bands, and many years of self-taught practice inform the timing, dynamics, and pocket of every song.

Hands-on production

Tracks are mixed and arranged in the studio — balancing, re-arranging, and refining until the mix breathes.

Stems & sound design

Extracting and reworking stems, tracing parts, and layering in new elements to build depth and texture.

A real collaboration

The music is developed with a trusted collaborator — two musicians re-arranging and shaping each track together.

The result is music made by musicians — crafted, performed, and produced with intention, not left to chance.

Best New EDM Songs 2026

Stream the latest EDM tracks from one of the best new EDM producers

Looking for the best new EDM songs of 2026? DJ Cards delivers high-energy electronic dance music that blends progressive house, trance, and cinematic soundscapes. From festival anthems to late-night driving tracks, these are the top EDM songs you need on your playlist this year.

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Latest Release · Oct 31, 2026

Electric Detour

The newest DJ Cards single: playful and high-energy, with catchy melodies and euphoric trance influences — all about letting go and following the music wherever it goes.

Still Awake by DJ Cards featuring Elise-Maria artwork - EDM single 2026
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Still Awake (feat. Elise-Maria)

A melodic, romantic DJ Cards single featuring rising star Elise-Maria from Estonia. Out now on Spotify.

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Back to You

A DJ Cards single — a rain-soaked, emotional late-night anthem about the pull of coming back to someone. Out now on Spotify and all platforms.

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Sideways

A neon-lit, retro-futuristic ride from DJ Cards — driving synths and sunset energy for when life tilts sideways and you keep moving anyway.

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Out Now · Featured in the Press

Gravity

The latest single from DJ Cards — a hypnotic, press-acclaimed journey. Streaming now on Spotify and all platforms.

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Afterglow

Another new single on the way from DJ Cards. Not on Spotify yet — hear the exclusive preview now on SoundCloud.

No Way Out by DJ Cards artwork - EDM single released July 13, 2026
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No Way Out

Let it ride. A cinematic electronic release that transforms challenge into triumph — out now on Spotify and all platforms.

We Are Here by DJ Cards artwork - featured by Zillions Magazine
Featured in Zillions Magazine

We Are Here

Finding the beauty of the present moment — a cinematic, uplifting anthem praised by the press. Listen now.

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Featured in the Press

Blue Hour

An atmospheric electronic journey from DJ Cards — praised by the press. Streaming now on Spotify and all platforms.

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Tonight

An uplifting electronic anthem from DJ Cards — streaming now on Spotify and all platforms.

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Recent Release

Forward

Move. Believe. Become. A dimensional synthscape that feels like a spiritual ascension.

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Recent Release

Cathedrals of Light

Where music becomes transcendence. Epic, cinematic, and spiritually uplifting.

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Recent Release

Move With Me

Let the beat take over. Get up and move with me.

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Recent Release

Lose it in the Lights

On the dance floor, everyone's equal. No titles, no worries - just the music.

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Coming June 26

After Midnight

The brand-new single, dropping on Spotify and all platforms June 26th. Hear the preview now on SoundCloud.

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New Release

Verdict's In (Everyone's Happy)

When the verdict drops and everyone wins. Justice meets the dancefloor.

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Best Fall Song of 2026

Grab That Fall Feeling

That feeling when the leaves change and everything feels possible. The ultimate fall anthem for your autumn playlist.

Why it's one of the best fall songs of 2026 →
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Recent Release

Between the Lines

Breaking out of the routine into something that makes you feel alive.

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New Release

Between the Lines (Slowed)

The contemplative version. Same emotion, different tempo.

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New Release

Saltwater Days — Best New Summer Song of 2026

One of the best summer songs of 2026 — a feel-good summer EDM anthem built for beach days, road trips, and sunset playlists. Warm synths, a driving beat, and a catchy vocal make Saltwater Days the perfect addition to your best summer music playlist.

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Popular Track

We Rise Up

Written for the underdog. Play it before you walk into something big.

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Late Night

Driving

Windows down, volume up, nowhere specific to be.

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Emotional

Still Here With Me

Wrote this after losing my dad. He's still with me.

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Sports Anthem

Starting Lineup Anthem

Dramatic music for starting lineup announcements. Get the crowd hyped from high school to the pros.

Earlier Releases

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Summer at the Shore

Beach vibes and warm memories.

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Summer Starts Now

The moment the season kicks off.

Press

What the music industry is saying

Electric Detour

Still Awake (feat. Elise-Maria)

“Between celestial trance melodies and melodic house pulses, the producer’s new single lights up the small hours with a charge of pure emotional euphoria.”
Battiti SonoriItaly · October 29, 2026
“With ‘Still Awake’, DJ Cards demonstrates an enviable compositional maturity, consolidating his stylistic code made of melody, groove and human warmth. It’s one of those songs that work as much in a crowd as it does in headphones. A song that captures the fleeting beauty of dawn and the universal desire to make a moment last a little longer.”
Battiti SonoriItaly · October 29, 2026

Sideways

“It really shows what DJ Cards can do when he focuses on simple, effective hooks and clear arrangements. The natural balance between the vocal moments and the heavy instrumental drive makes the track feel complete from start to finish.”
Beach House MagReview

No Way Out

After Midnight

Cathedrals of Light

Forward

Grab That Fall Feeling

Between the Lines (Slowed)

Verdict's In (Everyone's Happy)

We Rise Up (The Stadium Hype Song)

Lose it in the Lights

Move With Me

Saltwater Days

Driving

Starting Lineup Anthem

Interview

Goathead Records Q&ADJ Cards: Inside the Mind Behind the Music

What motivates you to create music?

“I was born a happy person and still am at 52 years of age. Despite an agonizing divorce and family deaths and life's punches that we all endure, nothing has stopped me from enjoying life every day. I absolutely love spreading joy, humor — and now music, to help inspire others.”

What inspired you to start writing music?

“I've always had a creative side. I played drums for years and tinkered with keyboards/synthesizers. But in the past few years, I've developed a love of electronic dance music. Putting it all together is really fun!”

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