Thailand's underground electronic music community is receiving support from the government in a new initiative aimed at helping shape the future of the genre.
Called Thaibeats, this is a new music development project by Bangkok cultural collective Dudesweet and supported by the Ministry of Culture. The initiative encourages Thai producers, DJs and musicians to incorporate elements of the country's rich musical heritage into contemporary electronic music.
In recent years, sounds from Thailand, particularly molam and regional folk traditions, have increasingly found their way into clubs, DJ sets and music festivals around the world. Yet while Thailand's underground electronic music scene has long been quietly thriving, it has only recently begun attracting broader international attention.
