At the University of Michigan Sports Business Conference, MLS Commissioner Don Garber said that he has had "some interest" from "top global EDM DJs" about investing in MLS teams.There's not a whole lot of detail here, so to get more info, I gchatted with Garber's son, David, who writes for VICE's THUMP, our electronic music and culture channel.For you conspiracy theorists out there, David said he had "no idea" about this when I sent him the link to the above tweet—he did, however, point out that Diplo led a group of investors in purchasing a minority stake in the USL club Arizona United—and that "I keep telling him not to say EDM…"(For those curious, David also explained his EDM label pet peeve: "Well its just a big umbrella to loop all electronic music under and usually applies to the more mainstream david guetta-ish stuff. but if someone was to buy a team its prob one of those guys so maybe it's fitting actually.")When I asked David if he feels he may have influenced his dad's interest in partnering with DJs, he replied "ahahaha" before adding "i mean i did take him to Output a couple times…" to see Gilles Peterson.The thought of Don Garber at Output will power me through the dark times ahead..@thesoccerdon says he has had some interest from top global EDM DJs about investing in MLS soccer clubs #MSBC2016
— Mark J. Burns (@markjburns88) November 4, 2016