Mode Mixing in EDM | Deadmau5 & Zedd

In this tip, Pyramind instructor Ryan Rey discusses mode mixture in EDM using several track examples by Deadmau5, Zedd and Kaskade. First, he explains how to achieve mode mixture using the C major scale. If you write a chord progression in C major, but borrow a chord from C minor, you are mode mixing! After explaining the concept, he dives in on some musical examples. The first musical example Ryan uses is “Some Chords” by Deadmau5. The chord progression is in G♯ minor, and Deadmau5 borrows a chord from