YeeDM (country-EDM mashups) Expands to Stagecoach and EDC

YeeDM (country-EDM mashups) blends country music elements with electronic dance production and is central to Slim McGraw’s recent work. Slim McGraw is the stage name of Chad Robbins, a DJ and producer who has been identified with the YeeDM movement. He is associated with the Neon Honky Tonk Tour, described as a current high-production nightclub party that he tours with. McGraw’s performances and touring activities have included nightclub residencies and festival appearances tied to the same cross-genre programming.

McGraw, who is 53 years old, is credited with helping popularize the YeeDM subgenre alongside producers such as Diplo, David Guetta and Marshmello. YeeDM has expanded from country-nightclub settings to festival stages including Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas and Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, California. McGraw has lived and worked in Nashville, performing multiple nights a week at Broadway venues such as Jason Aldean’s Bar, Luke Bryan’s Bar and Miranda Lambert’s Bar. His career began with DJing at age 15 and progressed through local club performances, equipment purchases after college, and touring events.

Slim McGraw is the stage name of Chad Robbins, and he is 53 years old. He grew up on the outskirts of Charlotte, North Carolina, in an area identified as Wilgrove/Mint Hill, across from the Palomino Club.

He began DJing at age 15 on a friend’s set of turntables using a Radio Shack mixer. After college, he purchased his own pair of turntables after watching local club DJs perform.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Robbins lived in Nashville and stayed in a hotel for a year before moving into an apartment on Broadway. While based on Broadway he performed multiple nights a week, including residencies at Jason Aldean’s Bar, Luke Bryan’s Bar and Miranda Lambert’s Bar.

He currently tours with the Neon Honky Tonk Tour, a high-production nightclub party. He is credited with helping popularize a country-EDM mashup subgenre known as YeeDM alongside producers such as Diplo, David Guetta and Marshmello. He has performed at events such as Big Festival and has toured across venues and festivals.

YeeDM (country-EDM mashups) combines country music elements with electronic dance production and has been identified as a distinct subgenre within recent cross-genre programming. Slim McGraw is credited with helping to popularize the YeeDM subgenre. Other top producers mentioned alongside him include Diplo, David Guetta and Marshmello. These producers are noted in the source as part of the wider wave of artists associated with country-EDM mashups.

The subgenre began in country-nightclub settings and has grown beyond club rooms into larger live-music environments. YeeDM has been presented at festival stages, with examples including Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas (referred to as YeeDC!) and Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, California. The evolution from nightclub programming to festival appearances is described in the source as part of YeeDM’s expanding audience reach. This festival presence reflects programming that adapts EDM production to country-oriented events.

The Neon Honky Tonk Tour is a high-production nightclub party associated with Slim McGraw and his YeeDM performances. The tour is presented in the source as part of the same cross-genre movement that is moving into larger venues and festivals. Events such as Big Festival are mentioned in connection with artists and tours operating in this space. The source notes that YeeDM and related tours are breaking out to larger audiences.

The Neon Honky Tonk Tour

The Neon Honky Tonk Tour is described as a current, high-production nightclub party that Slim McGraw tours with. The tour is associated with the same cross-genre programming that features YeeDM and is presented as part of McGraw’s ongoing live schedule. Reporting on McGraw’s activities notes that he tours across venues and festivals under the Neon Honky Tonk banner. These tour dates form a central part of his recent performance calendar.

Performances During the Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, McGraw lived in Nashville and stayed in a hotel for a year before moving into an apartment on Broadway. While based on Broadway, he performed multiple nights a week and held regular appearances at several Broadway bars. Venues where he performed include Jason Aldean’s Bar, Luke Bryan’s Bar, and Miranda Lambert’s Bar. Those Broadway performances are presented as a major component of his Nashville activity during that period.

Expanding Appearances

McGraw’s appearances extend beyond nightclubs to festival stages and larger events. He has performed at or been associated with events such as Big Festival. It is also noted that YeeDM programming has moved from country-nightclub settings to festival stages, with examples including Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas and Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, California. The Neon Honky Tonk Tour and related YeeDM activity are framed as breaking out to larger audiences.

Slim McGraw is the stage name of Chad Robbins. On his upbringing, McGraw said, “I grew up on the outskirts of Charlotte, N.C., in an area called Wilgrove/Mint Hill.” He also noted the location in relation to a local venue, saying it was across from the Palomino Club. These remarks describe his early life location and context.

McGraw described his first experiences with DJing, saying, “I started playing on a buddy’s set of turntables with a Radio Shack mixer when I was 15-years old.” He also recalled later equipment purchases, saying, “Then, after college, I bought my own pair of turntables after watching local club DJs.” Those statements outline his early practical steps into DJing and the acquisition of his own equipment. They are presented here as direct quotations from McGraw.

Slim McGraw is credited with helping popularize the YeeDM subgenre, a country-EDM mashup. YeeDM has expanded from country-nightclub settings to festival stages, including Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas and Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, California.

McGraw tours a high-production nightclub party called the Neon Honky Tonk Tour, has performed at events such as Big Festival, and performed multiple nights a week on Nashville’s Broadway at venues including Jason Aldean’s Bar, Luke Bryan’s Bar and Miranda Lambert’s Bar during his time living in Nashville.

The article notes these developments as elements of McGraw’s recent career and as markers of the YeeDM movement’s expansion to larger audiences.