Behind the Beat: Road to the EDMAs is the forthcoming feature documentary from Woodhaven Media, Premier USA, and the EDMAs.

Electronic music documentaries aren’t new, but this one aims for something different. Directed by Tommy DeNucci, Behind the Beat takes the Electronic Dance Music Awards as its focal point and, in the process, sketches a portrait of the culture that surrounds them. Since launching in 2016—first as the Radio Remix Awards, then evolving into the EDMAs—the event has become the only awards show dedicated entirely to electronic dance music. That fact alone makes it a compelling subject for a full-length film.

Part of the intrigue comes from EDM’s long-standing outsider status. For decades, the music thrived in clubs, warehouses, and festivals far removed from mainstream institutions. The EDMAs flipped that dynamic, offering the culture a stage of its own without stripping away its underground energy. DeNucci’s project captures that tension: the way raw community and polished spectacle exist side by side in today’s dance music world.

The film promises more than highlight reels. Instead of only lingering on lights and crowds, Behind the Beat focuses on artists in their in-between moments: studio sessions stretching late into the night, candid exchanges in green rooms, quiet rituals before sets. Those details—the scribbled notes, the missed cues that turn into breakthroughs—reveal how electronic music is built piece by piece before it erupts into collective experience.

Importantly, Behind the Beat doesn’t focus only on superstar DJs. Rising producers, backstage teams, and industry insiders all find space in the narrative. That breadth matters because EDM has always been about networks, not singular figures. The culture thrives on collaboration and collective energy, something this documentary looks poised to emphasize.

Set for release in early 2026, Behind the Beat: Road to the EDMAs positions itself as both chronicle and reflection. It doesn’t promise to explain everything—no film could—but it captures a moment in time when electronic music stands at once at its most powerful and its most self-reflective.

With this upcoming release, the EDMAs move into a new chapter. The documentary both look's back on the rise of dance music’s biggest night while setting the stage for the questions, stories, and moments still to come.

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By: Justin Angle
Title: 'Behind the Beat: Road to the EDMAs' Documentary Coming in 2026
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Published Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:03:43 +0000

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