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LANGE - WE ARE LUCKY PEOPLE
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HEADHUNTERZ FT. KREWELLA UNITED KIDS OF THE WORLD KERRY WHEELER FEATURING ASHTON PALMER ODYSSEY TYDI HOTEL ROOMS
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TOCADISCO FT. ROLAND CLARK PHOENIX MAARTEN DE JONG FACE THE WORLD A-MINOR THINKING BOUT THE THINGS
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RONSKI SPEED & EMMA HEWITT LASTING LIGHT 2K14 R3HAB, NERVO & UMMET OZCAN REVOLUTION RICHARD DURAND SUPER DAD TECH
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EVERYONE AGREES. THE GROTESQUE INDOOR FESTIVAL 2013 WAS AGAIN A FANTASTIC PARTY EXPERIENCE! THERE’S NOT MUCH TIME TO REFLECT ON THIS EPIC 4TH BIRTHDAY BASH AS THE NEXT INSTALMENT OF GROTESQUE PARTIES IS ALREADY IN THE PIPELINE. SATURDAY DECEMBER 21ST, PT EVENTS PROUDLY PRESENT: GROTESQUE IN CONCERT WITH MARKUS SCHULZ!
There’s no doubt that this world famous artist from the USA is gonna turn Central Studios in Utrecht inside out and upside down! The familiar and successful formula of Grotesque remains. However ”In Concert” will place the main emphasis on one high-class artist. By attracting Markus Schulz, PT Events once again shows what it stands for: quality in every detail and innovation to surprise their crowd time and time again. Schulz, who consistently packs out clubs and venues in every corner of the world, will lay down a stunning three-hour set. His appearance in Utrecht could rightly be called momentous. The superstar, known especially for his distinctive sound rarely performs in The Netherlands. PT Events is clearly pulling out all the stops to offer you once again an extraordinary event! The remaining hours will be filled by three great Dutch artists. No Grotesque party is complete without resident DJ RAM appearing behind the decks, sharing his passion for emotive and energetic Trance. Besides RAM, Sied van Riel lights up the line-up with Adam Seller completing and complementing the Grotesque ensemble! Make sure you’re there on the 21st of December to witness how PT Events will transform the big room of Central Studios in Utrecht!
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EDC will return to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for its 18th edition on June 20-22, 2014. The festival will bring Insomniac’s signature over-the-top production and creative elements to the venue including elaborately designed stage production and lighting, pyrotechnics, roaming theatrical performers, dancers and acrobats, interactive art installations and amazing music, with many new surprises for fans to discover. For the first time, Insomniac is excited to unveil the “Headliner Loyalty Program,” which gives loyal fans the opportunity to secure tickets first. Loyal fans that successfully purchased passes to EDC, Las Vegas in 2011, 2012 and 2013 will be able to use a unique code to participate in the on sale. “It’s the fans that make our success possible and it’s for that reason that we decided to develop the “Headliner Loyalty Program” for the next EDC, Las Vegas,” said Pasquale Rotella. “It’s their energy and love that make this event possible, so I’m really excited that we’ve found a way to reward those who have been with us in Las Vegas since this adventure started in 2011. We are counting down the days until we welcome everyone back to Las Vegas next June.” A sold out crowd of 345,000 fans came together over three days for the 2013 festival, which saw
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expanded production and theatrics. The festival received acclaim through the introduction of new, meticulously designed scenic and production stages, inspired art installations including an art car parade and the innovative Night Owl Experience, the brainchild of Insomniac CEO and founder Pasquale Rotella. EDC will once again take over Las Vegas during EDC Week, June 17 – 23, 2014, with an eclectic mix of nightclub and dayclub events spread across several Las Vegas’ venues. Insomniac’s annual dance music conference, EDMbiz, will also return for its 3rd year in addition to a brand new dance music awards show.
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Tickets for EDC, Las Vegas 2014 will start at $249 for general admission and $499 for VIP tickets for those 21 and over, in addition to service fees. VIP amenities will include a separate VIP entrance to the festival for rapid entry, viewing decks overlooking multiple stages, full cash bars located on the VIP decks and VIP lounge areas, separate restroom facilities, access to exclusive VIP areas, a VIP lanyard and badge and a VIP Ferris wheel. A layaway pricing option will be available for all on-sale dates. Single day tickets will not be available for this three-day experience.
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STEREOSONIC OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT Cementing Stereosonic as the premier electronic music festival in Australia, the Sydney event is now officially sold out. Indicating the need for an Australian electronic music festival to expand to a two day format, Stereosonic fans have reacted positively to the expansion through unprecedented ticket sales and support. Further indicating Stereosonic’s phenomenal success this year, Stereosonic Sydney expanded its capacity to 65,000 attendees.
Electronic Family was one of the highlights this past festival season. The wellknown trance event in Holland significantly expanded and received the most visitors in its history on a beautiful sunlit day in July. Therefore the date for the next edition in 2014 is already announced now, as well as the early bird ticket sales that start on Friday 29 November. It was only the third time Electronic Family (EF) took place, last July in the Amsterdam Forest near Amstelveen (Holland). Nevertheless it already appeared to be a major player between all the large dance festivals in The Netherlands. Thousands of party people found their way to the event, attracted by a broad line-up exploring several corners of nowadays trance music. For EF had grown. More stages on the site, making way for more DJs to be added to the program, resulting in the festival being a gathering of the trance family more than ever. Thanks to the fanatic crowds and the more than excellent weather conditions (the sun was an important visitor this day) many special moments arose between the trees of the Amsterdam Forest. With this in mind it’s time to look ahead to 2014. Even though winter still has to come, the festival season is right behind it, featuring EF with a groundbreaking fourth edition. The date is set: Saturday 19 July 2014. For its fans the festival is also starting the early bird ticket sales on Friday 29 November (00.01 hours). These tickets are lower in price (€ 35,- ex fee) and with only 2.500 tickets limited available. Sales continue till Friday 6 December (23.59 hours) or when tickets sell out. Early bird tickets can be bought at the Electronic Family website and Facebook page. The advice is to be quick, last year the first 2.000 early bird tickets were sold out within 48 hours. Saturday 19 July 2014 12.00 – 23.00 Amsterdamse Bos – Amstelveen – The Netherlands
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FAUL & Faul literally means ”lazy” in German, but that’s definitely not this guy leitmotif. Quite the contrary, this Frenchmen is about go through the roof thanks to his enormous work ethic and studio mastery. But to make his musical impact felt and certainly heard, Maxime does not rely on the typical studio gimmicks, which have polluted international dance-floors. Wad Ad is one of those fast rising French stars, which are clearly redefining their home countries typical approach to club music. Instead of using tons of filter and distortion effects, young producers such as Camille Meyer prefer warm, soulful and natural sounds. Answers, Changes featuring Faul and Astroluv are the first three tracks released by this musical protégée. All three productions have a clear identity to them, which could be labeled as the Wad Ad sound. Today, they’re telling us a little bit more about their amazing sound… Hey Faul & Wad Ad nice to speak to you. How are you doing? Where are you reading this interview? Hey man, we’re doing great thanks! And you? FAUL is chilling on the couch right now and I’m on my bed man! We are at my place near Paris. In France, people is saying you are the “stand out” confirmed young French talent! How do you react when you read this ? We have never heard of this, it’s awesome to learn it! But to be honest nothing has really changed in our daily life, we are still buying our baguettes at the same price ! Everybody is talking about your hit called “Changes” vs Pnau. How it all began? How was it born ? Actually it began in FAUL’s basement! We were watching some Zap de spion videos when we heard these vocals singing : “Baby I don’t know…”. We looked at each other, and thought the same : “Let’s do this !” What does the title ”Changes” mean? Which message do you wish to move through the music video ? We called it “Changes” because we did this track before the summer and that was an important moment for us, Wad Ad was leaving France to live 2 months in Barcelona. And for me things were already started with my first track Happy Endings and we were hoping that Changes would make some changes in our artist career. For the music video we wanted something different with a story in it but nothing too serious. Four Music showed us a storyboard and we found the idea pretty good. We really liked the mood and the warm colors in the video. “Toilet paper is now the new confetti”. It’s hard to convince in this industry (EDM).. Are you just like those producers saying: “You’re just doing what you love and you try to keep it going?” It’s only about ”Soul” music? What do you think of the EDM trend ? To be honest we’re producing music to share our vibes and our musical dimension and we’re amazed that some people are feeling the same. For us we really love the deep-house and tech-house trends, we love the fact that in these kind of music it’s a mix between electronic and acoustic sounds.
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Are you not scared about this « pressure » that many producers have more and more coming from the industry ? We’re living the day and we work with cool people so we don’t really feel the pressure. Do you consider “Changes” your biggest musical accomplishment when you look back in the past till now ? We’re proud of the success of this song because at first we didn’t have any expectations with Changes. You know, it’s one of these songs where everything was matching perfectly in a natural and simple way so we think it’s going to be tough for the next songs to find the same harmony that we had with this one. What do you have in the pipeline for 2014? Any exclusivity we may know? Any other big collaborations like “Changes” in working ? We’re working on our personal projects and also on a common project that will come in the beginning of 2014. Are you a fan of social media, do you think it’s massively important now ? We’re not huge fans of social media, we use it like everybody from our generation, it helps us a lot with the music because we are connected with every part of the world, for example we received some messages from people all over the world and it amazed us how the music can be spread nowadays. What piece of equipment could you not live without (not necessarily DJ equipment) ? FAUL: my bed WAD: Mario kart Everyone’s got a hidden talent. What’s yours ? FAUL: being late WAD: Beatboxing What keeps you up till late ? Music Your favorite application this year ? Soundcloud We’re reaching the end of this interview; do you have a message to your fans ? First, thank you for this interview and we would like to thank all the people who support us, who share the music, it means a lot for us, we love you! Merry Christmas to everyone/ Joyeux Noël à tous. And our famous last question; when you visit our brand new pages (www.djnews.be), What are your first impressions ? Very dynamic, we liked the style of it, keep up the good job .
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WORLD TOUR - NEW DESTINATIONS DECEMBER 7, 2013 – JOHANNESBURG - WILD WATERS DECEMBER 14, 2013 – LISBON - MEO ARENA DECEMBER 19, 2013 – TEL AVIV - TRADE FAIRS CENTER JANUARY 11, 2014 – GUATEMALA - TBA FEBRUARY 1, 2014 – MANCHESTER - VICTORIA WAREHOUSE 14 14
FEBRUARY 21, 2014 – SAO PAULO - ESPAÇO DAS AMERICAS MAY 17, 2014 – ISTANBUL - MAÇKA KÜÇÜKÇIFTLIK PARK OCTOBER 3, 2014 – BRISBANE OCTOBER 4, 2014 – MELBOURNE OCTOBER 5, 2014 – SYDNEY
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access your music over Wi-Fi / USB from smartphone or tablet. The CDJ-2000nexus is bursting with exciting new and improved features that really put the joy back into performing. Slip Mode: a popular feature on Pioneer’s CDJ-900, Slip Mode silently continues track playback during a loop, reverse or scratch and brings the music back at the right point when the DJ exits the performance. Improved Quantize: Quantize uses the track’s beat grid to ensure loops and cues are set and triggered in time with music, with 100 per cent accuracy. And DJs can now access Quantize via its own dedicated ON/OFF button. Active Loop: DJs can use rekordbox to set an Active Loop at the end of tracks to ensure they’re never caught unprepared again. The CDJ-2000nexus will even display a beat countdown to that point. Hot Cue auto load: instantly loads up to three pre-set Hot Cues when a track is loaded onto the player. Emergency Loop: if the player becomes disconnected from the source, the CDJ-2000nexus automatically goes into a four-beat loop, which DJs can scratch or mix into another source. Last track played: DJs can use the dial to easily navigate backwards through the last five tracks loaded on a player. Rating on the go: rate and change the ratings of tracks during performance, and it will be automatically synched with rekordbox.
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The Maya-prediction on the end of the world has appeared incorrect or at the very least quite inaccurate. Life goes on, nature conquers all and it’s the start of a new era. In brief: “The New Beginning”: When Nature Conquers and Overrules All. If there is something the first edition has taught us, it is that an electronic music festival is anything but out of place in Antwerp and a sequel thus seemed more than logical.
impressing visual spectacle in the Doomsday-theme and be ready for everything that’s new and happening in electronic music, offered on a silver platter by well-established artists and up-and-coming talented youngsters. Doomsday promises a mix of at least 6 different music-styles in 4 different rooms with all of this taking place in 1 single venue. Music is what carries this event and it is open to all ages, as long as you are a music-lover or a party-fanatic. Last year Doomsday welcomed party-animals from 14 different countries.
Nachtcultuur vzw therefore organises a second edition of this splendid event, on 21 December: DOOMSDAY FESTIVAL. 4 Rooms, hosted by some of the most benchmarking organisations in the electronic live and dance music-scene: Untitled!, Antwerp CityFlow, Hertz, Liberty White, Incubate (NL) & Buzz On Your Lips. Our country’s trendiest party-phenomenon Kissinger will host the vip-area. Doomsday will again prove to be the largest, newest and freshest event of the fall. Expect an
Following international big shots and subculture-icons are headlining: Sven Väth (Ger), Len Faki (De), Agoria Presents Forms (Fr), Mount Kimbie (Uk), Pendulum (Aus), Blawan (Uk), Planetary Assault Systems (Uk), Ben Klock (De), Perc (Uk), Caspa (Uk), Matador (Ie), Friction (Uk), Extrawelt (De), Igorrr (Fr), just to name a few.
The festival will take place at Antwerp Expo, Jan Van Rijswijcklaan 191, 2020 Antwerp, Belgum on Saturday 21 December 2013. We offer a perfect blend of Techno, Elektro, Minimal, House, Crossover, Industrial, Dubstep en Drum & Bass, each represented by the very best international and national key-players.
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Mainstage: Sven Väth Agoria presents Forms Extrawelt Matador Andhim Ten Walls Pierre Deg Bass: Pendulum DJ Set & MC Verse Caspa Friction High Contrast DJ Hazard Culprate Hucci Kahn DJ Guv DJ Blackley Propz & Ronwey Gunman & Judah Brownz
Techno: Len Faki Ben Klock Planetary Assault Systems Blawan The Advent vs Industrialyzer Redhead Double U Jay A. Brehme Crossover: Mount Kimbie Nosaj Thing Nathan fake O/V/R ( Regis & James Ruskin Live) Igorrr Perc Truss Clock DVA Covox Tripped DRVG CVLTVRE
Regular ticket-fee: 42 euro. (available at FNAC, Free Record Shop, Night & Day, Primera (NL) & online) Doorsale 50 euro. Vip-packages are available. Open: 19u45 – Close : 6u00.
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With less than a month to go , makes Rotterdam themselves with the final preparations for an invasion to paint during LIFE IN COLOR ! The spectacular line-up with Nicky Romero , Quintino , Lucien Foort , Wildstylez , Dyna , 4Tezian and MC Roga makes a complete spectacle . The official European premiere of this concept will take place on December 14 at Sportpaleis Ahoy in Rotterdam. The public is rarely involved in the show and in LIFE IN COLOR , because nobody escapes the paint refreshing shower on December 14. 18
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Paul Kalkbrenner Announces Debut North American Solo Tour
Paul Kalkbrenner today announced his first solo live tour of America. Synonymous with Berlin techno, Kalkbrenner is one of electronic music’s most singular artists, who despite topping charts and selling out arenas continues to play the style of techno that has defined his career over seven albums: propulsive and melodic, dark yet uplifting. After joining Sonar On Tour last year in America and playing Coachella’s Sahara Stage this year, Kalkbrenner just played a three-hour live sold-out show at NYC’s Output. The forthcoming US tour follows the release of his seventh studio album, ‘Guten Tag’, self-released on Paul Kalkbrenner Music, it was a top 5 album in Germany and a No.1 record in Switzerland. Kalkbrenner’s Guten Tag North American tour will take in six dates in at revered concert venues including NYC’s Webster Hall, Chicago’s Metro and the Henry Fonda in Los Angeles, the tour kicks off December 5 in NYC. As with all Kalbrenner shows, all tour performances will be live. A dance music crossover act, who crossed over before the term EDM was even conceived, Kalkbrenner is a Platinum selling artist, who’s track ‘Sky + Sand’ broke the German singles record, spending over 127 consecutive weeks in the Top 100. He has pushed further boundaries with his outstanding and unconventional performance as ‘Ickarus’ in the cult movie ‘Berlin Calling’, which was an unflinching look into one of the world’s most revered sub-cultures, Berlin’s techno scene. Kalkbrenner produced and recorded the movie’s soundtrack, which has sold over 250,000 album copies.
Tour dates: Dec 5 – NYC – Webster Hall Dec 6 – Montreal – Telus Theatre Dec 7 – Toronto – Phoenix Concert Theatre Dec 8 – Chicago – Metro Dec 13 – Los Angeles – Henry Fonda Dec 15 – San Francisco - Mezzanine 20
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Dance festival Extrema Outdoor Belgium , known as XO , returns in 2014 for the fourth time back to recreational beach Plas Houthalen - Helchteren. The festival takes place over the Whitsun weekend of 6, 7 and 8 June 2014. Ticket sales start on Saturday 7 December. In addition, the organization provides as early Christmas present the first fast decision two tickets for the price of one. Extrema Outdoor Belgium , returns for the fourth time for recreation Kelchterhoef Houthalen - Helchteren. Festival goers can stay from Friday, June 6th at the XO Camping next to the domain and evening already in the atmosphere with the Beach Party. On Saturday 7 and Sunday, June 8, there are two full days of festival programming from 11 to 23 hours. Like last year , the festival will therefore take place during the Whitsun weekend . This gives people the opportunity to fully enjoy the festival on Sunday and leave quietly. Camping on Whit Monday, a public holiday , Thus, the organization aims to create a more holiday feeling among visitors .
Early Bird tickets for XO Belgium 2014 go on December 7 presale at 11 am. The 1000 ”early birds” that one of these Early Bird get tickets, get a ticket that provides access to two people. An early Christmas present from the Extrema family. After sale of the Early Birds, regular tickets go on sale. Ticket Information A ticket costs € 49 per day. A weekend ticket € 79 ( Saturday and Sunday ) and XO Holiday ticket will sell for € 99 ( Friday, Saturday, Sunday included four days camping )
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ORKIDEA : 20 XIMER When Finnish ”Godfather of Trance” Orkidea set out to release his third artist album ”20” back in 2011, it was a celebration of two decades at the forefront of the genre he helped put on the map. Now, the producer and DJ with the birth name of Tapio Hakanen has put his prolific work into the hands of some of his home country’s finest in ”20 (Remixed),” out now on Solaris Recordings. ”It’s now two years since the release of my third artist album ”20” and I’m proud to present this remix edition,” says Orkidea. ”I’m a strong believer in the forward-thinking nature of electronic music & the art of remixing has always been in the heart and soul of DJ culture, which is why I have hand-picked twenty of my favourite (mainly Finnish) producers to create their own versions of the album tracks.” The time, attention, heart & soul poured into creating the remixes is evident from the very first listen. Genre-wise, ”20 (Remixed)” ranges from deep & housey versions of ’Pacifique’ by Antti Rasi and Chantola, to progressive variations of ’Sundown’ from Michael Cassette and ’Hale Bopp’ by Timewave to driving uplifters ’Tw3nty’ by Beach X, ’Slowmotion II’ by Tempo Giusto and ’Unity’ by Solarstone. Previously only available as digital extras on the original ”20” album, ’Sphere’ and ’Lifetime Warranty’ join the twenty-one track list. ’Blackbird’ by Lowland & Orkidea sees a Darude remix treatment and a sublime chill-out rendition of ’Unity’ by Finnish brothers Orion & J.Shore closes out the journey.
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TO ME, THIS SELECTION REPRESENTS THE RETRO-FUTURISTIC MUSICAL LANDSCAPE THAT I WANTED ”20” TO HAVE - DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE ORIGINAL ESSENCE OF TRANCE MUSIC, YET IN LASER-SHARP 21ST CENTURY SONIC FORM. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE MUSIC WE HAVE CREATED AND I HOPE YOU’LL ENJOY THE ALBUM! ORKIDEA Tracklist 01. Orkidea - Unity (Pure Intro Mix) 02. Orkidea - Tw3nty (Lovetone vs JS16 Remix) 03. Lowland & Orkidea - Blackbird (Orkidea’s Nu Rave Mix) 04. Orkidea - Unity (Solarstone Pure Mix) 05. Orkidea - Sundown (Michael Cassette Remix) 06. Orkidea - Liberation (Something Good Vocal Remix) 07. Orkidea & Solarstone - Slowmotion II (Winkee Remix) 08. Orkidea - Tw3nty (Beach X Remix) 09. Orkidea - Lifetime Warranty 10. Orkidea & JS16 - Hale Bopp (Orkidea Remix) 11. Lowland & Orkidea - Blackbird (Darude Remix) 12. Orkidea & Solarstone - Slowmotion II (Tempo Giusto Remix) 13. Orkidea - Pacifique (Chantola Remix) 14. Orkidea & JS16 - Hale Bopp (Timewave Remix) 15. Orkidea - Liberation (Mystery Islands Remix) 16. Orkidea - Sphere 17. Orkidea - Unity (Allende Remix) 18. Orkidea - Pacifique (Antti Rasi Remix) 19. Orkidea - Unity (Mindwave Remix) 20. Orkidea - Pacifique (Beetseekers Remix) 21. Orkidea - Unity (Orion & JShore Remix)
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LANGE - WE ARE LUCKY PEOPLE Renowned International DJ, producer and label manager, Lange, has announced details of his third studio album. After months of debuting hit single after hit single; the 2 disc, 25 track “We Are Lucky People” album will be released on November 18th 2013. Taking a completely fresh approach to releasing an album, Lange set out first releasing a string of club hits, showcasing his strength and versatility as a producer. With every track charting a Top 10 Beatport Trance position, including an incredible highest new entry at #9 with single Destination Anywhere and support across the board from the likes of Armin Van Buuren, Markus Schulz, Above & Beyond, Gareth Emery and Ferry Corsten; the album has already proven to be a massive hit before reaching release. The album itself sees each track reworked and, combined with four new pieces, creates a unique concept long player, carefully crafted to flow continuously from start to finish. This approach has allowed him to produce his most artistic and heartfelt piece of work to date in his 15-year career at the forefront of the dance scene. Each single has been unheard until release, turning on its head the concept of an album that spawns a series of singles in its wake. As with his previous studio albums, Lange has again collaborated with some phenomenal talents in Betsie Larkin for Insatiable, a brand new exclusive for the album following on from their previous work on Obvious and All Around Me; Susana for Risk Worth Taking, a massive release from May which won Global Selection Winner on Markus Schulz’s GDJB and now sees a stunning acoustic take for the album; Cate Kanell for Fireflies, an ethereal vocal currently taking the DISC 1 trance scene by storm and sitting high in the Beatport charts; Stine Grove for Crossroads, 01. We Are Lucky People – Album Intro another massive release which now is given a 02. Imagineer – Album Mix downtempo tribal take; Hysteria! for Unfamiliar 03. Risk Worth Taking (with Susana) – Acoustic Mix Truth which was first debuted on Lange’s 04. Fireflies (with Cate Kanell) – Under The Moon Mix Ministry of Sound Trance Nation compilation 05. Superstars (with Shannon Hurley) – Album Mix earlier this year; Shannon Hurley on Superstars, 06. Insatiable (with Betsie Larkin) – Album Mix another album exclusive with a commercial 07. A Different Shade of Crazy – We Are All Mix 08. Unfamiliar Truth (with Hysteria!) – Simple Truth Mix edge; and finally Ilseviolin, a Fender violinist who has appeared with Paul Van Dyk, Above & 09. Our Brief Time in the Sun – Album Mix Beyond, Carl Cox, Snoop Dogg and Kanye West 10. Violin’s Revenge (with Ilseviolin) – Light Mix to date, for Violin’s Revenge. 11. Destination Anywhere – Piano Mix 12. Crossroads (with Stine Grove) – Percussive Mix 13. We Are Lucky People – Album Mix DISC 2 01. Imagineer – Club Mix 02. Risk Worth Taking (with Susana) – Club Mix 03. Fireflies (with Cate Kanell) – Club Mix 04. Superstars (with Shannon Hurley) – Extended Mix 05. Insatiable (with Betsie Larkin) – Club Mix 06. A Different Shade of Crazy - Club Mix 07. Unfamiliar Truth (with Hysteria!) – Extended Mix 08. Our Brief Time in the Sun – Club Mix 09. Violin’s Revenge (with Ilseviolin) – Dark Mix 10. Destination Anywhere – Club Mix 11. Crossroads (with Stine Grove) – Club Mix 12. We Are Lucky People – Club Mix
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FERRY CORSTEN - ONCE UPON A NIGHT VOL. 4 Maven electronic music master Ferry Corsten opens the book for a fourth spellbinding volume in his fabled ’Once Upon A Night’ series. Over two exactingly structured, seamlessly crafted mix chapters, he chronicles his and Flashover Recordings’ latest clubland adventures. In addition to his own musical stock, the fourth edition features a wealth of new material from some of Holland’s most established label houses - Black Hole Recordings, Spinnin’ Records and Armada Music among them. With this new edition Ferry has shifted the style sights - audibly travelling far beyond the exclusive province of trance. Expanding the ’Night’s remit, he’s opened it up to embrace a wide span of electronic music, from which he draws on audio from both its best-known proponents and brightest young talent. ’Once Upon A Night’s pages have been reopened and Ferry’s again ready to let the music tell the story. Tonally the fourth O.U.A.N. odyssey departs on calm waters with a brace of tranquillity from London-based producer Ad Brown. With the vocalized shine of ’More’ and ’Thrive’ prefacing the mix, through fresh studio names Ferry crafts new threads into ’Night’s narrative. Drawing on audio from far and wide, Analogue Sound Department’s Daft Punk-ish ’Rhodestep’, Timur Shafiev’s electronica-edged ’Mainstream’ and the progressive harmonics of Amir Afargan’s ’Dawn of Paradise’ light the mix’s path. Ducking its head into the big rooms for a moment, the midpoint finds Ferry debuting a track under a new pen name. Composed alongside fellow Hollander Joeri Lodders, the chip-tone channellings of LoCo’s ’Out In The Field’ again subtly tweak O.U.A.N.’s character. Further in, ’Is This Love’ from Zachary Zamarripa and Disco Freaks vs. Dayton Elliss ’Take Me 2 The Sun’ inflect a grooving up-swell of house, before ’Once Upon’ veteran REZarin signs the chapter off with ’Signature’s flourish of pulse-racing anthemcs. DISC 1: 01. AD BROWN WITH TESS – MORE 02. AD BROWN WITH STAN KOLEV – THRIVE 03. ANALOGUE SOUND DEPARTMENT - RHODESTEP (ORIGINAL MIX) 04. TIMUR SHAFIEV - MAINSTREAM 05. AMIR AFARGAN - DAWN OF PARADISE 06. ART SHUMILOFF & JENIA - ROXANNE (YOUR SHAPE) (ORIGINAL MIX) 07. LOCO - OUT IN THE FIELD 08. KUKUZENKO - DANGERBOX (ORIGINAL MIX) 09. AD BROWN WITH SHAWN MITISKA - PULSE (EXTENDED MIX) 10. ZACHARY ZAMARRIPA - IS THIS LOVE 11. DISCO FREAKS VS DAYTON ELISS - TAKE ME 2 THE SUN (DAYTON ELISS REMIX) 12. TIMUR SHAFIEV - GLORY (EDU REMIX) 13. PATRICK HAGENAAR FEATURING SARAH MCLEOD - MAGIK (KRIS O’NEIL REMIX) 14. REZARIN - SIGNATURE (ORIGINAL MIX) DISC 2: 01. BELTEK - INHALE (ORIGINAL MIX) 02. GIUSEPPE OTTAVIANI FEATURING SERI - GAVE ME (CHRIS SCHWEIZER REMIX) 03. BOBINA & ANA CRIADO - FOR WHO I AM (BEAT SERVICE REMIX) 04. RAFAËL FROST - MASADA (ORIGINAL MIX) 05. ANDY DUGUID FEATURING JAREN - 7EVEN (MARK SIXMA REMIX) 06. DAVID FORBES - EXIST 07. GIUSEPPE OTTAVIANI & FERRY CORSTEN - MAGENTA (EXTENDED MIX) 08. MARKUS SCHULZ - REMEMBER THIS (ORIGINAL MIX) 09. METRIC - ARTIFICIAL NOCTURNE (JACOB VAN HAGE REMIX) 10. FRANCESCO ROSSI - PAPER AEROPLANE (TOM STAAR REMIX) 11. ANDY DUGUID - TIAGO 12. WITNESS45 - THANK YOU (ORIGINAL MIX) 13. VENACCIO - FOXY
On bringing the fourth phase of O.U.A.N. to fans, Ferry said: ”With the diversity of dance music in general being bigger than ever before, my playground is endless. And with the sound of this compilation I hope you can hear that nothing is impossible.” With skilled assurance Corsten proceeds to drive the mix onto trancier ground. Alongside his and Giuseppe Ottaviani’s floor-packing ’Magenta’ come the renegade, pitch-bent synths of Markus Schulz’s current club-rocket ’Remember This’ and David Forbes’ fiery ’Exist’. Providing ’Once Upon A Night 4’s climactic twist-in-the-tale, Andy Duguid’s shimmering ’Tiago’, Witness45’s synth-suffused ’Thank You’ and the heady captivation of Venaccio’s ’Foxy’ deliver its melodic-through-euphoric bookend.
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HEADHUNTERZ FT. KREWELLA UNITED KIDS OF THE WORLD Joined by the in-demand US trio, who themselves have just dropped their widely praised debut album ‘Get Wet’, Headhunterz continues to push the boundaries of the hardstyle sound that he has pioneered as he brings fresh fusions to the table on ‘United Kids Of The World’. Opening softly with a delicate piano melody and warm vocals, the driving drum line emerges through Krewella’s empowering and rousing chants before dropping into a powerful hardstyle rhythm and distorted synth lines, which intertwine with more expansive atmospheric details to create a certified future anthem.
AVAILABLE ON BEATPORT KERRY WHEELER FEATURING ASHTON PALMER ODYSSEY “Odyssey” is Kerry Wheeler’s second single and first debut release on Tiesto founded label, Black Hole Recordings. The worldwide success of his first single “Paint My Heart” back in June, not only garnered him major attention and support from the likes of Tiesto, Steve Aoki and others, but also added him to the industry’s short list of upcoming electronic acts to watch for in 2014. With his second release, Kerry brings us a more melodic and instrumentally driven track (with Avicii-esque undertones), resulting in an uplifting song suited for some of the biggest festival stages.
AVAILABLE ON ITUNES TYDI HOTEL ROOMS Today’s electronic music is a reflection of life: fast-lane. Evading the quick tricks, easy pleasures and effortless input, we find Australian producer/ DJ tyDi taking a fresh breath of air. Through his ’Hotel Rooms’ album, he introduces us to a fusion of electronica, chill, orchestral and ambient music, carefully crafted and created with an ever-growing passion. Enjoy some brand new and exclusive tyDi originals, as well as outstanding material of his ’Shooting Stars’ and ’Look Closer’ albums, taking you on the musical journey of ’Hotel Rooms’.
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TOCADISCO FEAT ROLAND CLARK PHOENIX Toolroom Records are proud to present a release that will transport you back to the days of acid house, Tocadisco – ‘Phoenix’, featuring the vocals of house luminary, Roland Clark. ‘Phoenix’ is quite simply a driving force of 303 bass and a relentless big room groove, wrapped in the unmistakable voice of Roland Clark, which fused together create one of this season’s must have club hits.
AVAILABLE ON BEATPORT AVAILABLE ON ITUNES: 30.12.13 MAARTEN DE JONG FACE THE WORLD Track by colossal track, Hollander Maarten de Jong’s VANDIT score sheet has been growing since his 2011 debut for the label. This year alone it has seen him deliver ‘Wave Glider’ and his first co-production with scene stalwart Woody van Eyden, ‘It’s A Shark’. As 2013 draws to a close though, with ‘Face The World’ it seems he’s been saving the year’s biggest and most badass till last! Recently cited by label boss Paul van Dyk as “one of the most inspired, dancefloor-thinking producers out there” Maarten de Jong is back with ‘Face The World’. Over 6 intense, punch-packing minutes, the studio young-blood delivers another impossible to ignore tour-de-force production.
AVAILABLE ON BEATPORT A-MINOR THINKING BOUT THE THINGS A-Minor is a London-based songwriter and producer with an exceptional beard and a penchant for simplistic but effective house music creations. Until recently he’s been remixing other people’s songs but now he’s been signed to Spinnin’ Records which is putting out his debut single ’Thinking Bout The Things’.
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RONSKI SPEED & EMMA HEWITT LASTING LIGHT 2K14 After the huge success of the first album single “Rise Again” with Lucy Saunders taken from the album “Second World” Ronski Speed now continues with the next single and another breathtaking vocal tune this time featuring the one and only Emma Hewitt. Emma needs no introduction – Ronski Speed as established name in tranceland since 2003 with dj gigs on more than 80 countries was one of the first producers who discovered her amazing talent! With “Lasting Light” they both deliver a timeless vocal trance tune!
AVAILABLE ON BEATPORT R3HAB, NERVO & UMMET OZCAN REVOLUTION NERVO, R3hab and Ummet Ozcan teamed up for what seems to be a match made in heaven. ‘Revolution’ takes you back to that festival feeling and is a definite larger-than-life experience. From start to finish ‘Revolution’ is all about heavy electro synths and bass, which makes this track the perfect dance floor banger. Ready for some more? A music video is already in the making! Don’t miss out, listen to the track below and #jointheREVOLUTION with R3hab, NERVO & Ummet Ozcan!
AVAILABLE ON BEATPORT RICHARD DURAND SUPER DAD With the ‘Las Vegas’ single and mix-comp still loosening club-floor tiles and rocking desktops north, south, east and west, Richard Durand’s next studio strike is already dialled in, locked-on and prepped for flight. Public health warning issued: Durand’s ‘Super Dad’ is one lean, mean, hard-trancing machine! From first electronica-fused bar to last, his Original Mix plies its production with steely mechanized soundFX, chunky, unstoppable percussion, high-wire tense sub-riffs and pure heavy synth industry.
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TECH DJNEWSMAGAZINE
SAMPLETANK
The SampleMoog™ Mobile Edition for SampleTank mobile is available as an in-app purchase and is derived from the SampleMoog™ standalone app and DAW plug-in for Mac/PC used in studios around the world. These sounds, pads, textures and effects have been heard on countless GRAMMY-winning albums and millions of recordings since the 1970s. SampleMoog™ Mobile Edition features instruments that were painstakingly sampled for precise and faithful sound reproduction of the world’s most popular Moog vintage and modern synthesizers. These sounds have a texture, warmth, and beauty that is considered ”the anthology of Moog synths” and unrivalled in the virtual instrument world. The SampleMoog™ - Mobile Edition for SampleTank includes over 130 analog synth lead, pad, bass, sequence and effect sounds from classic Moog Music® instruments including the Minimoog® Model D, Memorymoog, Polymoog, Taurus®, Source, Rogue, Prodigy, Vocoder, Minimoog Voyager®, Little Phatty® and Etherwave® Theremin. These sounds are taken from the desktop version of SampleMoog™, IK Multimedia’s leading Moog® virtual instrument. SampleTank 1.7 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is available now as a free update on the App StoreSM (www.itunes.com/appstore). The SampleMoog™ Mobile Edition is available as an in-app purchase for $19.99/€17.99. Additional instrument collections, like the symphonic sounds of Miroslav Philharmonik Mobile Edition, are also available via in-app purchase. SampleTank gives you an astounding 16 instrument categories containing over 600 instruments that cover virtually every acoustic, electric and electronic sound you may need. Whether it’s drums, pianos, bass, guitars, synthesizers, strings, or percussion, it’s there. Plus, each category includes instrument patterns and grooves that you can immediately utilize and experiment with. All told, there are over 1,000 patterns and grooves.
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IK Multimedia, the leader in mobile music creation apps and accessories, is proud to announce that iLoud®, the first portable stereo speaker designed for studio monitor quality on the go, is now available from music instrument and consumer electronics retailers worldwide. The iLoud battery-operated speakers combine superior power, pristine frequency response and amazing low end in an ultra-portable design that makes it the perfect alternative to studio speakers for music creation, composition and playback on the go. Loud and Clear The iLoud speaker is indeed very loud. In fact, it’s 2 to 3 times louder than comparable size speakers - a blasting 40W RMS of power. But iLoud is extremely clear at all volume levels thanks to an onboard DSP processor and a bi-amped 4-driver array of high efficient neodymium loudspeakers, that provide accurate, even response across the entire frequency spectrum for unbelievable realism of sound. For deep bass response iLoud’s bass-reflex allows frequencies to go down to 50hz, an amazing low end for this small enclosure. iLoud is the ideal speaker for musicians and audiophiles who demand an accurate reproduction of a wide range of musical styles from rock, hip-hop and electronic dance music, to more nuanced and sonically demanding genres like jazz, classical and acoustic. Ultra-Portability About the size of an iPad and only 6cm (2.3”)
thick, iLoud fits easily into a laptop bag or backpack. iLoud is powered by a high-performance Li-ion rechargeable battery with smart power-management features that reduce its power consumption so that it can be used for up to 10 hours without recharging. This makes iLoud the perfect portable speaker solution for mobile musicians. Wired and Wireless iLoud supports Bluetooth operation for wireless audio streaming anywhere and everywhere from a mobile device such as an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android smartphone or tablet for casual listening. For sound sources like MP3 players that do not have Bluetooth capabilities, the iLoud also has a stereo 1/8” mini-jack input for connecting line-level devices such as home stereos, DJ gear, mixers, MP3 players, and more.
NOW MUSICIANS CAN GET STUDIO MONITOR QUALITY SOUND AND POWER EVERYWHERE FROM A COMPACT WIRELESS PORTABLE STEREO SPEAKER
FEATURES: 40 W TOTAL MUSICAL POWER - TWICE AS MUCH AS COMPARABLE SIZE SPEAKERS SUPERIOR LOW FREQUENCY EXTENSION AND SOUND ACCURACY BLUETOOTH AND STEREO ANALOG LINE INPUT BATTERY POWERED WITH AUTO STANDBY, 10 HOURS NORMAL USAGE IRIG® INPUT FOR GUITARS AND DYNAMIC MICS FOR IPHONE/IPAD PROCESSING HIGHLY PORTABLE - EASILY FIT IN A LAPTOP BAG OR A BACKPACK IDEAL FOR MUSIC REPRODUCTION AND MUSIC CREATION
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Tek’it Audio has announced that Syntik-DR, an electronic drum synthesizer plug-in, has been released. Syntik-DR uses a work-flow based on layering to produce typical drum sounds often heard in analogue synthesizers and drum-boxes but also a wide spectrum of sounds used in modern productions like deep layered kicks, lo-fi percussions, out of this world fx and distorted rave kicks. Feature highlights 4 shapes, Sine, Triangle, Saw, Pulse. Up to 4 sound layers. 4 Effects including a multi-mode filter, a bits crusher, a bass boost and a distortion. Low pass, High pass and Band pass filter modes. 3 distortion types, Overdrive, Hard-clip and Fold-back. FM oscillator with 7 selectable waveforms. MIDI Velocity management. Full MIDI automation support. Easy MIDI learn on all parameters. Use 7-bit MIDI Continuous Controller or High resolution 14-bit MIDI NRPN and RPN. Preset manager, rename, copy, save, load... Undo your changes to initial preset value. One click randomize for all parameters. 128 Factory presets. Up to 128 user presets per bank. Comes with a comprehensive user manual. Easy installer.
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1.5GHz CPU or higher with SSE2. 512MB RAM or higher. Microsoft® Windows® 8, 7, XP (SP2 or later), or Vista™. 1024x768px screen resolution or higher. VST™ 2 compatible host. Sound card with ASIO driver support recommended. To use the automation a Host with automation features and for MIDI learn a MIDI interface and an external MIDI control device is required.
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