( CNN ) -- From Brazil to Malaysia , Thailand to Canada , electronic music festivals are springing up worldwide as record labels and promoters push for a dance revolution with a new beat . Major players in electronic music -- an industry worth an estimated $ 4.5 billion -- are shipping festival brands to emerging markets in Asia and South America in an effort to increase the music genre 's following . Speaking in an exclusive interview with CNN , superstar DJ David Guetta said : `` We are keeping that scene alive and always exciting . '' The french music producer -- who has 45 million Facebook fans -- added : `` I think it 's going to grow even bigger because if I look at the history of Hip Hop ... they are 2 musical genres that you can compare because they both came from the underground then became trendy . '' Read more : Spotify founder : I 'm not music 's savior . But he admitted that electronic music has a long way to go before it 's as successful as Hip Hop , an urban street genre . Festivals such as Tomorrowland and Sensation White -- a leading dance event which will visit 22 cities worldwide in 2013 -- are rolling out to new markets to give audiences the chance to listen to electronic music . Watch more : Music industry is bullish for 2013 . In July , 180,000 music fans massed on the small Belgian town of 'Boom ' for Tomorrowland -- one of world 's largest music festivals -- as gig enthusiasts from 214 countries flew in for a 3-day bonanza of electronic dance music . Festival organizers ID & T even teamed up with Brussels Airlines to arrange 140 flights from every continent to Belgium . Read more : What makes a top music tribute ? At 30,000 feet , fans were treated to an in-flight DJ , allowing them to party to their favourite electro beats in transit . This unique approach is all part of ID & T 's strategy to take electronic music global . After eight successful years , the entertainment company is planning to host its first Tomorrowland festival outside Belgium in Chattahoochee Hills in Atlanta . Speaking at the International Music Summit ( IMS ) in Ibiza in May , ID & T boss Duncan Stutterheim said electronic music has `` no language barriers , '' adding that the company is going to `` enjoy a nice ride '' in the next 10 years . `` We are talking finally to India , to Japan , to China , to Malaysia . We did a tour in Thailand ... They all want to do the festivals so we are in a luxury position , '' Stutterheim said in his speech . Tomorrowland already has 4 million social media followers and over 80 million people watched the after-movie of the concert online . According to a report by industry consultant Kevin Watson , who produced the IMS Business Report , over half the electronic dance industry 's value , approximately $ 2.5 billion , comes from live clubs and festivals . Speaking in Ibiza , he said : `` We 've got recorded music , we think that 's worth $ 1.25 billion and we 've got a couple of other things , sales of hardware and software , brand sponsorship and everything else linked to Dance is getting ridiculously popular . So we think that 's worth at least another three quarters of a billion . '' Marc Geiger , head of music at William Morris Endeavor , one of the first agencies to start a dedicated electronic division about six years ago , believes industry growth is providing firms with new resources . But he warns : `` It 's big money now and with big money comes a bigger responsibility of growing up . '' CNN 's Oliver Joy contributed to this report .
French DJ Guetta says electro music has a long way to go before it 's as successful as Hip Hop , an urban genre . In about six years ago , over 80 million music fans massed on the small French town of 'Boom ' for first Tomorrowland festival . Tomorrowland already has over 80 million social media followers and over 80 million people watched the after-movie .