I always pay attention to facts or tips that come from the greats, and Paul Oakenfold has always been in the top 5 of my favorite producers of EDM.
I was very interested to learn that Oakenfold actually tests his tracks in a club first to see "if they work" before ever investing time to put vocals behind them. Gives him and the other big names quite an advantage over the average basement producer
The video below is not particularly interesting in itself (unless you use Sonar maybe), I'm just providing it as a reference, its an interview with Oakenfolds primary engineer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GAaB...layer_embedded