In the music world, the past couple of years have been exciting for electronic music fans. DJs like Skrillex, Deadmau5 and Tiesto have been selling out arenas and stadiums all over the world, and EDM (electronic dance music) only seems to be gaining popularity.The genre?s popularity was demonstrated March 21 at Memorial Auditorium as hundreds of enthusiastic fans greeted the abrasive dub step act Excision and his Execution Tour.The show kicked off with openers Vaski and Paper Diamond, who both put on strong performances, though they had little chance of outshining the heavy weight headliner. Though the DJ work and sound system were impressive, it was the stage production that stole the show for Excision. The stage was set up with gigantic screens arranged in the shape of something resembling a spaceship. A projector placed next to the soundboard sent psychedelic images onto the screens that were timed to the music. The behemoth stage set up (known as ?the Executioner?) had a variety of tricks including lasers and smoke machines that shot out into the audience, not to mention an outstanding light show that never stopped.In the cock pit of this labyrinth was none other than Jeff Abel, aka Excision, himself. The crowd was its own spectacle. The crowd ranged from middle schoolers to college undergrads to worried parents keeping a watchful eye on their kids. The excitement in the crowd was palpable. ?EDM is amazing!? said Lamoille High school student Oakley Lisson. ?It?s going to blow your mind!? Adrian Sackheim, one of the promoters for the EDM booking and promoting collective 2K Deep that presented the Excision show, said he had been up since 6 a.m. working on the performance. He said it takes tens of thousands of dollars to promote and put on shows on the scale of Excision. Sackheim also talked about his excitement for the growing EDM fan base, saying ?It?s getting big.? Looking to the future, Sackheim said that 2K Deep will look to bring more exiting EDM groups to Burlington soon. As the night came to a close, Excision shouted to the crowd ?Are you ready for one more fucking song?? The crowd answered with a resounding ?yes?, and Excision ended the night with his most ear-splitting song, sending the crowd into one last dance frenzy.