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Music magazine giving exposure to the freshest music sounds and talent, as well as discussing industry related topics. We aim to showcase the amazing unheard talent in the International & Underground music scene.

For the love of music you will most definitely be able to find something you enjoy in our eclectic selection. Whether your groove is house, garage, dance or soul; we will cater to your desires.

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For the love of music..

"Music is the voice of the soul. It is much more than sound. Music can be a comforter, party maker, career path or a way of life. " Mizz Ruby, Company Director "Music joins people together from all around the world, without music life would be pretty boring."

Rokuro, Associate Editor.

"The birth of one's child is the only feeling that comes close to getting lost in music."

Cessle, Associate Editor.

"Music is a form of art that reveals a truth in a world full of mystery."

Sarah, Staff Writer.

"No matter what's happening in life, it's usually great music will keep you going.."

Malachi, Staff Writer.

Feature column from Slime Recordings

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2am WLUW Dave Gee - The G Spot

THURSDAY

8am Empire London Pintsize & D'Elle's Big Breakfast

WEDNESDAY

2pm Select Radio UK Danny Blaze National Anthems - Club Classics

TUESDAY

9pm Ministry Of Sound Essential Garage

6pm South Star Radio DJ Junior UK - UK Garage & Bass

MONDAY

10pm Empire LDN Heartbreak – UK Garage

4pm Vision Radio UK DJ Pyro - House & UK Garage

12pm WLUW Sarah Becker - Independent Music

FRIDAY

9pm Kiss FM UK Majestic – UK Garage

8pm Empire London DJ X-Ray – House & UK Garage

8pm Silk City Shakedown Show - House & Garage

2pm Silk City WisK & OSG - House, Garage & Bass

10am Silk City Wally B & Johnson - House & Garage

SUNDAY

9pm Kiss Fresh Mike Delinquent – UK Garage & Bass

8pm Shine EssnVee – House & UK Garage

2pm HouseHeadsRadio Adam Dmize - House

12 am - Kiss FM UK Wideboys - Lovers off Music & Bass

SATURDAY

UK Time Zone

4pm Select Radio UK Lizzie Curious – Funky / Tech / Groove

3pm Pure Music 24/7 AK Steppa - House

RADIO

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Hello readers, I am excited to present Audiation Magazine's first birthday edition! We'll be 1 on March 13th, how exciting!

Audiation Magazine begun from my tiny idea to collate music projects and really grew from there. The musical term "Audiation" means imaganation, not with visuals but with sound. The journey from ideas to research to development has been such a learning curve with excitement throughout. The business has progressed nicely since our debut issue in May 2014. then, now alongside a fabuluous team of feature writers: Rokuro, Cessle, Sarah & Malachi. They have been doing an excellent job and each have their own music ventures, so please do check them out. Each team member brings their own unique styles and bring diversity to the publication.

The business side is also developing well, we are now officially Audiation Magazine Ltd, and have gained some really producive distributors to help reach as much as the world possible! You can now read us through Kobo, iBooks, Issuu, Barnes & Noble and more! As always, Audiation Magazine will remain FREE! Why? We believe in reaching the maximum audience possible in order to help the amazing music talent & industry voice's get out there.

We are so ecstatic with all your support, thank you, thank you, thank you!

We love each and every one of our readers and music connections, you inspire us. This is not just our magazine, it is yours too!

So, bring on the next few years, and let's see what the future holds for us!

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Marlon Sadler ft Martin Carr - Never Let You Go "An uplifiting dance track accompanied by entrancing male vocals.

Charles Jay giving a vibrant rework, and the Junior UK remix adding a bumpy touch." Mizz Ruby Marlon Sadler joins forces with Martin Carr to deliver this big room sound, with high energy vocals which is perfect for the summer crowds. This song opens up with powerful drums and tense build-up’s, which switches into a melodic breakdown and soundscapes. Martin Carr delivers powerful vocals with a huge chorus, which leads you to the main drop. Fused with huge lead sounds, big drums, big bass and melodies. This is a track sure to be a huge anthem for 2015.

Charles Jay delivers an epic twist on his Electro remix. While Junior UK adds a UK Garage remix perfect for dance floors, which will get the crowd going.

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production course at uni, mainly so i could have access to free studio time while i was there. the course gave me the theoretical Jaded resident DJ, quality track selector, skills but it's also important to learn that with releases on Save You, 3am, Hot you can break those rules and that music Creations, Viva Music & Nathan Cole’s should come from the heart. Those rare Wiggle. Just a few reasons as to why Ceri is moments that happen, when you are taken up there as one of my personal favourites over and the music is coming out of you, and her talents are adored by so many rather than you making the music, are the others. The london based DJ/Producer has a best times and when you know you are on real ear for music and at times her mixes can to something good. give you that real old school house and techno feel. If you can, think back What’s your preferred set up for to the days of The End, Public Life or Retox producing? at Sosho’s, think back to the days when the I use logic pro, although i keep being told i techno was just nothing but stripped back need to move to Ableton Live (by the way i grooves and you will not be surprised to feel know everyone calls it Ableton but the a sense of euphoria whilst listening to a Ceri actual name is live - calling it Ableton is the DJ set. Audiation magazine decided to catch equivalent of calling logic; apple. just saying. up Ceri and get an insight into what makes It doesn't really bother me but it does her tick musically. bother a few friends of mine so thought it worth mentioning for them!) by a lot of How did you get into get into DJ’in and people so maybe i will soon (although i've producing? been saying that for years!). I have a mixture It’s weird, when I was younger I always felt of soft and hardware synths i use; my like I never really belonged anywhere, but favourite soft synth is the arturia mini moog when I discovered dance music I felt like i’d and the new roland aira range is good finally found somewhere I could finally be although you can't beat the older versions myself. I instantly fell in love with the music either. Since I finished my uni course and and felt at home. I was going to The End, didn't have a free studio to use anymore, I The Key, The Cross, T-Bar, Fabric etc every have been begging, borrowing and stealing weekend for years (very underage) and time in other peoples studios up until now eventually decided to have a go myself. I but am finally getting my very own studio started off just offering to play for free at which will I will be moving into in a few smaller bars and clubs so get my name out months. So I am really excited about getting there and it must have worked because it finished and making it a creative space and eventually people started asking me to play also getting some new equipment to get to for them instead of me offering to play for grips with too. I free. Once i had been playing out for a few am hoping to get the new roland JD-xi and years and starting to play at my beloved Korg's reissue of the Oddesy as well as Jaded (which was a dream come true for me some older vintage stuff too. That's the at the time and still is!) and getting more great thing about making music, especially regular gigs, I also started to think about electronically, you're always learning new starting to take another step and start things and there will always be new things making my own music too. It was, and still is to learn, thats one of the things that makes a slow process, i am quite indecisive and it so exciting. also extremely self critical. So it can take me a long time to finish a track but i am getting better at this. I did a music 10

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Who or what would you say has been the biggest inspiration in your career?

WHAT - the biggest inspiration in my career would have to be The End, Fabric, Jaded and ibiza. without going to the end and fabric i would have never discovered so many of the dj's / producers that inspired me to start dj'ing myself. I was already dj’in a bit when i started going to jaded and then to ibiza but going to both made me love the music even more. Doing a season in ibiza seems to be a right of passage for most dj's and really help you experience so much amazing music in one place. Yes people say its changed and its not the same any more but it;s a natural progression like anything. I went to burning man for the first time a few years ago and thought it was one of the best experiences of my life! however, you get people who've been going for years saying 'its' not the same' / 'the people aren't what they used to be' blah blah blah, suppose that's the same thing. Jaded was a huge inspiration for me.

Raymundo and Mouj were not only inspirations to me as dj's musically but also personally, giving me a lot of helpful advice.

Its crazy to think they were some of the dj's who i most looked up to and respected when i first started and now i am a resident for jaded alongside them and playing back to back with them and showing them how it's done ;-) WHO - apart from the above, far too many to mention.

How did you end up in the jaded set up?

As i mentioned i was going there as a punter for a while but at first they didn't know i was a DJ too. I suppose i was a bit embarrassed / self conscious in a way that i was only playing in a few small bars and in my bedroom and they were booking massive headliners from all over the world. That probably sounds silly to you but thats an insight into how my crazy mind works and i suppose i thought they would think i was insignificant compared to them. I wanted to tell them that i DJ’ed too but didn't know how, so i used to play my mixes to them

without telling them who did the mix, just to see what they said. Luckily the reaction was good and i remember ray once not believing me that the mix i had on was mine, he eventually realised it was and Krista offered me a gig at jaded shortly afterwards. Since then I have been playing as a guest for them for years but I wasn’t invited to become an official resident until last year, which I am over the moon about. I have always loved jaded since the AKA days and with each venue change (they’ve moved 3 times since then, now residing in corsica studios) they seem to just get better and better. It was the tenth birthday in November and as well as the massive techno line ups in room one, we are also focussing on some killer house music in room 2 too, so there's the best of both worlds. A journalist recently described jaded as 'london's foremost after-hours' so it's a pleasure to have been involved this long and hopefully for many more years to come.

What inspired the idea behind Rave to Save?

When i came back from my first season in ibiza, i decided i wanted to go travelling. No, I didn't steal charity money to go travelling if that's what you;re thinking! I did, however, need a job, so I got a job as an event manager for a charity. As i was clubbing loads and dj’in at the time i decided to ask them if i could put on a club night to raise money for the charity as one of my in house events but they were quite old fashioned and said they didn't think it was a good idea.

SO i did it myself and raised money for them anyways but outside of my job and it started from there. I decided to do it for a different charity each time so that i am spreading the love to different causes.

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What plans have you got for the Rave love especially to Rami, Judy and Sanj for this as well as the Sunnday night boys, they're a to Save event?

Singing advice for beginners to advanced. great team and look after everyone so well.

I had a break because of other commitments but i would really like to do What was it like playing at Burning Man another one, hopefully this year. My only and how did it come about? issue is, that since i have done the other I got offered my first gig to play on a events, my view on certain charities has changed a lot. I don't want to come across Saturday at fabric the same week i had already planned to go to burning man. So I as a conspiracy theorist but there's so much more information available to us now almost canceled going to burning man so and people are waking up to the realisation that I could do the fabric gig because i was so happy to have been offered it! In that society is often just feeding large hindsight i’m glad i didn’t cancel though corporations and money making machines because I ended up playing at fabric anyways and that western medicine only treats the symptoms not the cause in most cases. So and burning man was amazing. Getting to my first plan would have to be researching a play there was one of the bets experiences charity that is more aligned to my current of my life. I was so happy and had so much views to support this time, as well as finding fun. It came about because I sent Jamie Jones a link to a mix i had done for my gig at dj's who would want to help that cause by the TreeHouse Miami which included the being involved. I also always make sure i support a charity that is UK based and also remix i did for him. I actually didn’t even think he would have time to read the message let one that gives a large percentage of its funds back to supporting the cause (which if alone listen to the mix but he got back to you dig a little deeper you will find out a lot me the same day saying that he loved the mix and wanted me to play for his party at don't!!). burning man! I had to re-read the email a few times before i actually believed it!

What was it like playing at fabric for Another dream come true for me and one the 1st time?

The first time I played was for WetYourSelf of the best experiences of my life so far so massive thanks to Jamie for that. I love how on a Sunday night in 2013 and it was even though he has got massive now he is amazing! Getting let loose on that room 1 sound system was an absolute dream come still genuinely one of the nicest people i've met and makes effort to support up and true. I was really nervous beforehand but coming artists. A lot of people when they once i’d played a few tracks and got in to the groove so to speak, it it was so good and get to his level can become up their own arses but he has stayed down to earth i really enjoyed it. All the guys there are so welcoming, professional and friendly so it’s which is probably one of the contributing factors to why he's so successful now. a pleasure to play there. The WetYourSelf guys all have an infectious positive energy and it's a pleasure to spend time with them and play for them. The first time i played on Interview by Cessle a Saturday was even more magical because it was also my birthday weekend although i was slightly delirious because i had come straight from another gig and not slept for 2 days! I was again a bit nervous but also felt really at home as the fabric staff always make you feel so welcomed and at ease. Big 12

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Ciao! First off let me say HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUDIATION!! I would sing, but nobody wants to hear my singing voice, even over paper, especially a music magazine…

Wow. What a month it has been living and studying in la città eterna. If I am going to be completely honest, I have not really had a chance to take it all in.

There is so much history (physically and theoretically) built into this city, it is a huge transition for a girl from Chicago, which now seems like an extremely modern city.

I am not sure about every European country, but Italian MTV is almost polar opposite from American MTV in the sense that the Italian one actually plays music (no offense to the homeland). It seems almost every restaurant and café shows MTV nearly 24/7, including a café on my campus. Music videos are played constantly, some very familiar, some very Italian. But overall very enjoyable tunes. This is actually the primary way I learn the popular music here in Italy. That and taking taxis.

Here is the current Italian iTunes Top 10 chart. Even spread of Italian and global sensations.

1. Il Volo - Grande amore 2. Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do 3. Hozier- Take Me to Church 4. Nek - Fatti Avanti Amore 5. Annalisa - Una Finestra tra le Stelle 6. Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud 7. Malika Ayane - Adesso e qui 8. Chiara - Straordinario 9. Tiziano Ferro - Incanto 10. Mark Ronson (ft Bruno Mars) - Uptown Funk 16

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My favorite one so far is called “Sabato” by Jovanotti. It always makes its way onto the radio while in a taxi, automatically starting a party. Wanting to find out more about his music, I learned that his lyrics address political, philosophical and religious ideas. I would have no clue since I speak minimal Italian, but all the while his sound is still very appealing. After learning this, I have a totally different outlook on his music video, which sometimes was pretty awkward to watch in public.

Jovanotti is the stage name of Italian singer-songwriter (or Cantautori, in Italian) Lorenzo Cherubini, also known as “Jova” by his fans. He has taken on genres galore by changing from hip hop to rap to disco to funk to classical to world, all the while changing the topics of his songs. Even though his breakthrough in 1988 with the album “Jovanotti for President” was a commercial success with the youth, he revamped his style to his current niche. For any Sopranos fans, his song “Piove” was used for a second season ending credits tune. In the UK, he was known as the presenter of the DEF II program called “Gimme 5.”

This guy is really involved with philanthropy and I can tell he wants to change the world. He has previously worked with organizations like Amnesty International, Make Poverty History and dedicated time to events like Global Call to Action Against Poverty. He even befriended U2 lead singer Bono in a mutual interest of helping African foreign debt.

Definitely will look out for him more. Now it’s time to hit the clubs!

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A gorgeous singer with the ability to enhance any track adding her pretty vocals and a little fun attitude. Leah's best work is simply being accompanied by piano melodies while her vocals sounds step up and take focus beautifully. www.soundcloud.com/leahl ost

Nicki Minaj ft Leah Lost & 1ife - Grand Piano Leah's soft beautiful piano version contrasted nicely by the urban edge from 1ife.

Frank Ocean ft Leah Lost & Rob Wood - American Wedding Leah gives this peice a lovely rhythmic style which is also reflected by Rob Wood on guitar.

The Weekend ft Leah Lost - Earned It Leah exceeds herself by taking on the tricky highs and dips in this sexy cover.

Ariana Grande ft Leah Lost & The Weeknd - Love Me Harder Leah brings a bright vibrance with this fun piano rework.

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SuperWiggleFreq As we all well know, and you’d have to been living in a cardboard box somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle for the last 5 years not to know, House & Techno has had astronomical rise in popularity, across the globe.

The likes of Jamie Jones, Breach & Second City notably producing music that has bought us to the forefront of interest with tracks such as “Hungry For The Power”, “Jack” & “ I Wanna Feel”. The history behind the success of these records will always stem back to the history of the scene and this is where we come to our feature article on House & techno Pioneers Nathan Coles & Mr C aka Richard West.

In terms of involvement within the dance music industry there are very few who can claim to have had made more of an imprint on the scene than these 2 individuals. Mr C & Nathan Coles are true stalwarts, having graced the DJ booths, promoted events or been involved in the release of music that have inspired a good number of the acts that now captivate us. In the month of May as Superfreq turns 13 and and Wiggle celebrates turning the grand old age of 21, Mr C and Nathan Coles have decided to bring these 2 historic brand together and celebrate in unison, with an event entitled SuperWiggleFreq. As we descend upon to the next SuperWiggleFreq on the 13th March, we decided to catch up with them both for this historical occasion.

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& pop locking. At 16 years old there were all these 12 or 13 year old kids coming through, break dancing & doing crazy shit, which I simply Hello Mr.C, thanks for taking the time to couldn’t do due to being not so supple & having take part in this interview for Audiation thin hair. Spinning on the head was a big no no. magazine. How are things over in over So to stay ahead of the pack I decided to take there in the USA and what was the 1st my love of rap & old school electro a step piece of music you listened to? further & became a rapper. I was just a street Things in the USA are very good indeed. The rapper at first but soon took it into the clubs & quality of life in California is exactly what I need got pretty well know pretty quickly. at my age. I’ve been working very hard so far this year recording music, working on the From working with the likes of Jasper the Superfreq label in general & setting up the USA Vinyl Junkie & the legendary Evil Eddie Superfreq anniversary tour for the Spring as Richards your career progressed from well as setting up other events. The first piece being resident MC at London’s Camden of music I remember listening to? I was very Palace in the year of 86 to forging career young in the early 70s. A Country song called as a Disc Jockey. What provoked the Rose Garden by Lynn Anderson, that my mum change in direction and how did it change used to play springs to mind & I loved Elvis as a you? little kid too.

It was actually autumn of 87 that I started DJing. I made my first deep house record with Mr.C with out a shadow of a doubt you Eddie Richards in 86 doing a spoken work vocal are one of the pioneers of the London song about the power of meditation & positive underground scene. Unbeknown to many thinking called Page 67 under the name Mysteryour 1st venture into the “industry” was E on Eddie’s Baad imprint. That was released in as a rapper/MC. How did this come August 87 & from that moment I knew I about? wanted to be more involved in the music I’ve always loved dance music, funk, disco, ska making & playing process. It was then that I & fell in love with rap music from when I first decided I’d become a DJ & start writing my own head Rappers Delight by the Sugarhill Gang as a music. That changed everything for me as I also 13 year old kid. I learned every word of the had to give up my real job as a milkman & make extended version & then that was it, I was a commitment to making DJing & making music hooked. From then on I was searching out the my career. music & 3 years later decided to become a rapper. Before rapping I was into body popping You’ve been a professional recording

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artist for over 25 years now.

Releasing material under an number of monikers including Indigo Kidz, Mr C and you are arguably most known as being the frontman of pop group “The Shamen” clocking up a string of top 10 hits. Having been involved so long and seeing the way in which the production & deliverance of music has changed, how if any has your approach to creating music changed?

It’s almost 30 years since I started making music, but the way I make music hasn’t really changed much at all. Of course the equipment is very different now, with so much amazing hardware & software available we can make incredibly highly produced music at a fraction of the cost.

To have a huge production sound back in the day you had to have access to an expensive mixing desk & studio facility. Now similar results can be reached at home with a good combination of the right hardware & software, so the physical making of music is very different, but for me the attitude & the process is the same as it ever was.

Sometimes I’ll go into the studio with an idea of what I want to do & sometimes I simply let the Universe lead me & follow the arrow. It’s then that I feel I get my best results.

The number of different parties, events & venue’s that you’ve had the opportunity play at are endless. What have been your favourites over the years?

There have been so many but playing at The End was the best. Playing amazing clubs like Twilo in New York, Zouk in Singapore, Pasha in Buenos Aires, Womb in Tokyo, Panorama Bar in Berlin, Fabric in London & all the big Ibiza clubs have all been amazing & among my favourites. Then there’s all the great festivals like Glastonbury & all the dance festivals, but Burning Man is going to be hard to beat.

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I was a bit of a late-comer in getting to experience what many would describe as the greatest nightclub to ever exist in London “The End & AKA”. This was a venue that you along with Layo (one of half of Layo & Bushwhacka!) opened in ’95, what was the story behind this?

Layo’s father Douglas Paskin is an amazing architect & his company PKS were commissioned to turn a West End space into some sort of a shell that could possibly be used as an entertainments space. Layo being a promoter saw the potential in the place & through a mutual friend contacted me to see if I’d be interested in having a look at the venue. I was riding high as a pop star at the time & also doing my Plink Plonk label & events with Paul Rip & was intrigued by the project so I went & had a look. On seeing the space I knew with a lot of vision, a lot of money & with such an amazing architect as Douglas that this project could be a winner.

I was then the first to put their money were their mouth was, put some money in & we then went about finding investors to get the project under way. Over 2 years later after some serious development we open the greatest club in the world. The End was born.

What you would say was your greatest memory from “The End & AKA”?

The closing party was the single best event I’ve experienced in my life by a long mile.There were no tickets so people had to line up for 3, 4 even 5 hours to get in.

Everyone that was there were there like their life depended on it. Every person present loved the place as much as we did, with a passion & the vibe, energy & pure love that was flowing those 30 hours or so was mind-blowing. Of course the opening party was incredible & all the anniversaries were extremely memorable. There’s so many nights that were amazing, but none www.AudiationMagazine.com

party was incredible & all the anniversaries were extremely memorable. There’s so many nights that were amazing, but none would come close to that final night in January 2009.

the tech house scene, it was boy heavy & I really wanted a little more glamour in my parties, more girls & more of a fashion element. Also the music on the tech house scene at that time had become somewhat formulaic. 130BPM, loaded with congas & Superfreq 13th Birthday rapidly bongo loops & just not electronic & trippy approaching. Quite simply how have enough for my own personal taste. For me the last 13 years faired? tech house was never meant to be a The last 13 years have been an amazing formula, but an open minded musical genre journey. I’ve always kept Superfreq events that was the last bastion of acid house boutique & wish to keep them that way. incorporating innovative & forward thinking This is so that the crowd doesn’t get house, acid & techno. My own music was diluted, which in turn means we don’t have changing at that time with a more to compromise in any way with the musical electronic & minimal attitude to it, so integrity of the brand. Superfreq is a party starting Superfreq was the perfect move. for discerning adults who have good taste & demand high quality in everything on their From the formation as a London based lives, but especially music & the company party, you then took Superfreq on the that they keep. Due to this I’m very careful road. 7 full seasons in Ibiza and special not to over promote Superfreq. It’s not one off shows across the world. What always easy throwing events without the was it like having the 1st ever all the hype & pomp we see nowadays, as Superfreq in the world renowned the hyped up events that happen on the DC10? same night as ours can be a little bit of a Superfreq had already had 3 amazing distraction for some people. But saying seasons at Underground in Ibiza before we that, it separates the wheat from the chaff moved to DC10. I really loved that place & & we always end up with an amazing crowd really didn’t want to move. There was a who are with us for all the right reasons. falling out of my Ibiza partner Lewis & one of the owners of Underground, so of course I The birth of Superfreq was actually at stood loyal with my mate & we sadly left “The End & AKA” if i’m correct in Underground. This happened just before the thinking? season started, so for July & August we Yes it was. We did the first Superfreq in didn’t have a home. However, those February 2002 at The End. It was a monthly wonderful people Andrea & Antonio from Saturday night event that was my DC10 came to the rescue & we did the replacement for the Subterrain parties. At month of September 2006 on Wednesdays Subterrain I would be resident in the main at DC10. It was an excellent opening night & room with Murf & special guest DJs & Layo & funny to be doing an opening when other Bushwacka! were residents in the lounge. nights in Ibiza are starting to do their closing However Layo & Bushwacka! out grew that parties. We then went back the following room & needed a night of their own in the season for the whole season of Superfreq main room. This created the perfect at DC10. The nights were excellent & hold opportunity for me to make a music & style many great memories. change to my own monthly parties & move forward a bit. I was getting a little bored Superfreq 13th Birthday rapidly with the tech house scene at that time. approaching. Quite simply how have There wasn’t much of a fashion element in 23

the last 13 years faired?

The last 13 years have been an amazing journey. I’ve always kept Superfreq events boutique & wish to keep them that way.

This is so that the crowd doesn’t get diluted, which in turn means we don’t have to compromise in any way with the musical integrity of the brand. Superfreq is a party for discerning adults who have good taste & demand high quality in everything on their lives, but especially music & the company that they keep. Due to this I’m very careful not to over promote Superfreq. It’s not always easy throwing events without the all the hype & pomp we see nowadays, as the hyped up events that happen on the same night as ours can be a little bit of a distraction for some people. But saying that, it separates the wheat from the chaff & we always end up with an amazing crowd who are with us for all the right reasons.

The birth of Superfreq was actually at “The End & AKA” if i’m correct in thinking?

Yes it was. We did the first Superfreq in February 2002 at The End. It was a monthly Saturday night event that was my replacement for the Subterrain parties. At Subterrain I would be resident in the main room with Murf & special guest DJs & Layo & Bushwacka! were residents in the lounge.

However Layo & Bushwacka! out grew that room & needed a night of their own in the main room. This created the perfect opportunity for me to make a music & style change to my own monthly parties & move forward a bit. I was getting a little bored with the tech house scene at that time.

There wasn’t much of a fashion element in the tech house scene, it was boy heavy & I really wanted a little more glamour in my parties, more girls & more of a fashion element. Also the music on the tech house scene at that time had become somewhat formulaic. 130BPM, loaded with congas & bongo loops & just not electronic & trippy 24

enough for my own personal taste. For me tech house was never meant to be a formula, but an open minded musical genre that was the last bastion of acid house incorporating innovative & forward thinking house, acid & techno. My own music was changing at that time with a more electronic & minimal attitude to it, so starting Superfreq was the perfect move.

From the formation as a London based party, you then took Superfreq on the road. 7 full seasons in Ibiza and special one off shows across the world. What was it like having the 1st ever Superfreq in the world renowned DC10?

Superfreq had already had 3 amazing seasons at Underground in Ibiza before we moved to DC10. I really loved that place & really didn’t want to move. There was a falling out of my Ibiza partner Lewis & one of the owners of Underground, so of course I stood loyal with my mate & we sadly left Underground. This happened just before the season started, so for July & August we didn’t have a home. However, those wonderful people Andrea & Antonio from DC10 came to the rescue & we did the month of September 2006 on Wednesdays at DC10. It was an excellent opening night & funny to be doing an opening when other nights in Ibiza are starting to do their closing parties. We then went back the following season for the whole season of Superfreq at DC10. The nights were excellent & hold many great memories.

Along with being an incredible party Superfreq is also the name of one of your labels. Would it be fair to ask the name of a track released on the label that really touched you?

Superfreq is now my only functioning label.

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& an album in the last 22 months & have a ton of great music ready for release, so we’re going to be releasing a new EP at least every 3 weeks or so & also start doing more albums too. Picking one track that has really touched me is very difficult as I love ever track that we've released. I’m very fussy as an A&R man with the music I sign to the label. The music has to be what I want to play & also very different to what I’m hearing when i’m out. My artists also make music with my taste in mind, which means there’s a real thread running through the label. If I had to pick some Superfreq classics that have really touched me, I’d say Thrill Of Love by Levon Vincent, Myself by BarBQ & Bettie Crocker Moves To Berlin by Adultnapper from the label’s first phase.

From the last 2 years every track on every EP has been out of this world so picking something out is just impossible. The newest EP Gurdjieff by Just Be in mind blowing.

possible way & the best New Years Eve I’ve had out since I can remember. I usually do my Superfreq anniversary events in London on the first Saturday of March. Wiggle also celebrates it anniversary in March so after the success of the New Years Eve party, we’ve decided to join forces again as it makes a nice change from doing our anniversary parties alone & also we know that this forthcoming joint anniversary bash will be bonkers & also a roaring success.

Finally, what makes the Superfreq parties so special & what is your most favoured Superfreq memory from the past 13 years?

The boutique nature & the family atmosphere would be the first things that come to mind. The Superfreq crowd are very friendly indeed & always have open arms to welcome new people into the fold.

Of course the music being completely different from any other event out there is also a main proponent in making Superfreq Nathan Coles, a highly respected so special. Again, picking a favourite individual within the House & techno Superfreq moment is nigh on impossible. All scene. I understand that you’ve been of The End & AKA parties were special. friends for a number of years. You’ve Every week at Underground & DC10 in Ibiza both decided to collaborate this month were special, even when a lightening bolt and have a joint Birthday Celebration from a thunder storm hit Underground & for Superfreq & Wiggle. 2 strong world knocked the electricity out just as the renowned brands, why the joint party was getting into full swing was celebration? special. All of the anniversary parties have Nathan Coles & I have been very good been amazing. I think my favourite was the friends for well over 25 years. Back in 1991 one with Magda three years ago at we did the Release parties together in Paramount in London. Our Superfreq 10th Shoreditch & then other places in London. anniversary warehouse party in Brooklyn They were amazing parties. In November, was excellent. The Superfreq warehouse Nathan came up with the brilliant idea of us parties in Dallas are crazy. Room One of teaming up for a New Years Eve party. He Fabric is always excellent too. This years asked me if I was up for it, which was a no BPM was amazing. Lets just say it’s always brainer to be fair. The coming together of bloody good. two close tribes & also Nathan & I working together again after all these years was Thank you very much for taking part simply too much to resist so we did Mr.C. Much appreciated. You are a SuperWiggleFreq on New Years Eve. This legend party was a roaring success in every 25

own parties. I learn't a few tricks watching Mr C dj at his house, when we started doing parties together. He showed me that you didn't need to Hello Nathan, thanks bunch for taking part touch the turntables and that you just used the in this Interview for Audiation Magazine. pitch control to sync the beats and thats how I You are most notarially recognised, along mix to this day. with Terry Francis as the stalwart behind Wiggle. For our readers could you give us Your DJ career has taken you to play at 3 facts about Nathan Coles? some incredible venues across the world.

What was it like playing for crowd in a 1. I have become pretty handy at making Sushi different country for the 1st time? over the last few years and have self taught It was a hell of a buzz getting invited to play myself, as it's our families favourite food and i abroad for the first time and that gig turned into really enjoy it. one hell of an adventure. I got invited to play on the Greek Island of Rhodes by my longtime 2. I started a new villa rentals, sales and friend and production partner David Coker. He concierge company last year, called was helping a rich Persian playboy organise a loveibizavillas.com and we have and amazing beach party and David got myself and my old selection on beautiful places all over the island. mate Liam Foley aka Don Smoke along to dj also.

Im really enjoying getting my teeth into We couldn't believe our luck and they even gave something new and feel very excited about it's us our own car and neither of us had a licence. It future. was 1991 and we were playing alongside Judge Jules and the whole thing turned into one 3. I love playing tennis and used to do a bit of disaster after another. The beach party got coaching in my younger years, helping out my stopped before it had even started by the police, tennis coach at the time. as they hadn't been payed off properly, so we moved the speakers inside the club next to the How did you get into the art of DJ’in? Who beach and carries on the party. We had a good were your influences? time, but the promoter must have lost a I've always loved my music and I bought a pair of fortune and to cut a long story short, we all had belt driven turntables and a mixer from a friend to leave the Island quickly, as the local mafia of mine when I was in my teens. It was really weren't happy with the whole situation and me difficult to mix on them, but it gave me the taste and my friend Liam ended up getting a boat to I and it was only when I started organising my taly, where we managed to blag a dj own parties, that i really started to concentrate on wanting to get good enough to play at my

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gig together in Florence and then after Italy we moved onto Munich and got ourselves a gig there also. It was an amazing adventure, that i'll never forget and it was definitely a huge part in giving me the dj itch.

1989. One day I found a big old abandoned victorian house in Blackheath, that had the basement windows boarded up and I managed to get in and transform it. There was fungus on the walls and it was really run down.. but it's amazing what you can achieve if you put your What has been your favourite venue to mind to it and I roped some friends into help play at over the years? and we cleaned it up and put bin liners on the There have been so many amazing venues and wales to cover up the damp, got a sound some of the best have not been venues and system, some lights and I asked Terry to come have been locations. One amazing place was in and play. it turned out to be a great night and it the middle of the jungle by a lagoon for cave gave me a taste to wanna do more parties. I diving.. near Playa Del Carman. That was unreal lost touch with Terry for a bit after that, but and felt almost prehistoric and as if a dinosaur we linked up when I got involved in co founding could have walked past at any minute.. or a party called Heart & Soul and Terry started maybe that was the lack of sleep. playing for us and they were really special parties and amazing times. After a year of You’ve a career within the industry Heart & Soul, I decided to move on and Terry, spanning over 25 years and to have myself and our girlfriends started Wiggle.. the amassed such a longevity and still be rest is history. deemed relevant that takes some doing.

What are your most memorable Wiggle was one one the original brands moments from organising legal & illegal that began distributing bass driven underground parties? grooves through events and as a label, in Our first Wiggle was a really close shave, as we part forming the sound that we now lost the venue the night before. I had to run know as Tech House. How have you around all day trying to find another space for managed to maintain such a high the party for that night. I managed to find standard and consistently set n? some where at the last minute and we ended We've just played, made and released the having a brilliant first party and Wiggle was music we love over the years and it's as simple born... i'll never forget that one! as that really.

How did you deal with and over come the issues the licensing of the unique venues in the early years?

There was no such thing as a licence back then and you just put the party on as a and hoped you wouldn't get closed down. Fortunately none of the parties i've been involved in, have been stopped... but i've had to do some serious smooth talking with my fair share of local chief inspectors.

How did the link up with Terry Francis, which transpired into the curating of WIGGLE, fall into place?

Terry and I met through our girlfriends back in the early 90's and he actually played at the first party I ever did. I'd wanted to organise a party ever since I went to my first warehouse party, which was one of the Sunrise parties in

Over the years you’ve showcased world renown acts such as Richie Hawtin, Alex Arnout & Stimming, what was it like working with acts of such calibre and who have been your favourite guest over the years?

So many to mention really, but Maetrik live in the Wiggle room at Fabric was really special and it was before he had blown up.. so not many people knew what was coming. He fried everyones onions!

You’ve released over 200 tracks and have a number of respected artists release on Wiggle, including Phillip Ort, Saytek & one my favourite DJ’s Ceri.

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Im not one for dwelling in the past too much really and Wiggle has always been upfront when it comes to music, but some of our early Housey Doings tracks take me back and still have a good vibe. Also Groove Me Last by Corrie was a classic. We've got some great releases lined up form Dub Taylor, Dzeta N Basile, Bravofox's Spyderman remixes, Terry Francis, Lee Guthrie, Myself and David Coker, Philipp Ort, Nicolas Duvoisin, Saytek and more.

MR C, a highly respected individual within the House & techno scene. I understand that you’ve been friend for a number of years. You’ve both decided to collaborate this month and have a joint birthday Celebration for Superfreq & Wiggle. 2 strong world renown brands, why the joint celebration?

Mr C and I started a party called Release in 1990, after I booked him to play at the second party I ever organised, called Face The Bass. It was in a photographers studio in the old kent road and I did the party with long time friend Justin Bailey. We nearly got stopped by the police before it had even started, but we managed to talk our way out of it. It went really well and Mr C loved it so much, he asked me if I would like to team up with him and do a party. Thats how Release started and we did some amazing parties over the following two years, in all sorts of crazy venues. One place in particular that will always stay etched in my mind.. was owned by the same photographer who had the place in the Old kent road. It was a loft space on the Shoreditch one way system, back when Shoreditch was pretty much a ghost town. It was a nightmare getting the turbo sound up to the top floor.. but boy was it worth it. They were incredible parties and I can still see the flashbacks in my mind of certain moments.. which isn't bad with my disco damaged brain.

do. Now loads of their kids have got into it too and a new generation have embraced the vibe and sound that makes Wiggle what it is. There are too many memories to pick one in particular, it's all been one big lovely fuzzy glow! www.wigglelondon.com Next event 13th March 2015

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The Superfreq & Wiggle events collectively have touched an untold amount of people across the world. We asked a few people who over the years who have attended a few of their most favoured memories.

David Scuba (Superfreq Partner) Well here is something funny... My first gig/Superfreq in South America was in Bogota last year... As always Richard and I were truly acting like goofy teenagers.... He sitting behind me I messing with him when he sleeping... Messing with his ears just trying to piss him off which was impossible cause we've been having so much fun already... So he finally wakes up then nudged me and with a giant goofy smile says "whoo sure looks like they put the yayo to work here this airport is nice".... That funny comment had me in stitches and truly set the tone for an amazing show ... We walked into the club the cue outside was wrapped around the block.... Classic memory ,awesome quote, and great Superfreq!!!

Cessle (Audiation Magazine & Kurvature) I was fortunate enough to have visited The End much such was my naivety at that age i was unaware as to how truly spoilt i was in terms of the DJ’s i got to listen to. My favoured memory of MR C would have to be hearing him play at one of Tred Benedict’s Spilt Milk Parties. The deliverance of the House & Techno on display was immense, the whole dance floor never moved. My memory of Nathan Coles & Wiggle was one halloween where a friend Samantha blackburn was playing. The choice of venue being upon the top floor of a city building where you could see the whole of London, whilst the room was filed with individuals in costume rocking to bass driven grooves. A captivating experience

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Joanna Miles (MN2S Booking Agent) Superfreq – my favourite memory is of the crowd and how nice everyone was. I always felt at home and often went with one group of friends only to lose them and make brand new friends! no one could fault The End as venue but and when it was Superfreq is had that added bit of sparkle dust‌oh those were the days!

CLINTON ROWLES (NOISE LONDON) I cant even lie but my memories is sketchy, but i can remember this one time i was at a Wiggle event the all the old skool lot and i just remember being dragged t the front by a friend of mine and having her tell me about 6 times, "Thats Nathan Coles, He's amazing" lol ... have to admit that it was a great experience because the vibe and atmosphere more than matched the quality of the music. One of the reasons i've always wanted to get into doing parties JOSH LASDEN (El Futuro) Richard West, or Mr C, has always been a great influence for electronic music worldwide. Just to name The Shamen, The End club and The End Recordings were all top notch. As it goes for acid house, he influenced many musicians in the past and even today. I had the privilege to play with him in Belgium, in Decadance and the Muzzic events in Ghent, and as a friendly colleague he liked my dj sets and always had a supportive friendly word for you. Besides all this, Richard is just a very talented DJ, musician, organizer and event promoter. The good times I had while visiting The End club on a regularly base will always be remembered.

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Apple Beats the rivals and aims to "be the music business" Facts show that consumers are turning more to music streaming with it already outnumbering other sales figures in some countries. Services like Spotify and Pandora can expect some competition with news that Apple will be joining the streaming ranks. Of course this will not be below par. Apple, known for developing top services enough to rival and lead the digital generation, are sure to create a service which will demand attention.

Developments are being made to completely relaunch the Beats Music with Apple leading the way. This is set to be an "all-you-can-eat music service" with a competitive subscription fee. Along with the upcoming plans, Zane Lowe quit his show at BBC Radio 1 to join the Apple ahead of the new service.

Having almost a 12 year career at the popular station, Zane has played a big part in introducing new acts to the British public.

Apple also making news in the music industry for their controversial decision to change itunes as we know it, in favour of the commercial industry. As Billboard reported, the greatly popular music store is clamping down the rules for what Independent artists are able to release, even to the extent of removing thousands of titles which do not comply with the new regulations.

Other news also report that Apple have supposedly purchased the Camel Audio company which provide plugins, apps and software including Alchemy synth. Camel Audio closed unexpectedly early 2015, leaving customers wondering about the company's plans. As researched by MacRumors, Camel Audio have updated their company registration details with some of Apple's corporate information suggesting the acquisition. This development could be intended to improve Logic Pro X software, incorporate with GarageBand or create a new music service.

Apple clearly making their mark in the music business this year, great for major artists, but does this mean there is an gap in the market for a system which will benefit the Independent industry?

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Well thank god February is over.. And to celebrate, first up is Of the biggest remixes around at the moment with a summer tropical vibe, Ella Henderson Mirror Man (Alex Adair Remix). The Sassy Yank recently interviewed this rising producer star from Sussex in the UK in December 2014 issue Of Audiation Magazine.. And he’s going from strength to strengh.. Lovely guitar riffs, piano House And tropical percussion make this one of my favourite remixes around at the moment, Ella Henderson’s Soulful Vocals seem to blend seemessly between her Pop originals and when people remix her on a more of a dance Vibe.. Look out for even bigger things from Alex In 2015, And also there is a Henry Krinkle Remix of this track.

A really nice track that features the cocal talents Of Kate Wild from Brighton UK, who I recently interviewed for Audiation Is Djoko - With Me (feat Kate Wild). I think The vocal is taken from Kate’s Fantastic sample pack that is out now on Loopmasters.. Really cool well produced track this. Very Soulful Piano House Garage vibe to this.. Breaks down into really emotive strings and Piano Solo.

Always good to include a great free download.. I think the best one this week must be Apres - Chicago. As Featured on the Annie Mac show recently on Radio One.. This Starts off with the arpeggiator from The Candi Staton classic "You’ve Got The Love", then breaks into stabby chords that remind me of Rui Da Silva Touch Me.. Very old school revival early 90’s track, thats a must on a free download One Of the best future tracks around at the moment, as championed by the one and only Oliver Heldens, is Discharge by Curbi. It's hard to believe Curbi is just Sixteen years old and already has major releases on Spinnin Deep Records..

Amazing While We mentioned Oliver Heldens, one of the biggest tracks that's set to rip dance floors apart this spring is "Melody" By Oliver Heldens. Starts odf with killer emotive orchestral strings before breaking into An old school house 90’s piano riff. Before dropping into a killer bass and piano groove.. Huge track this, avaliable March 16th 2015 on Spinnin Records.

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Other Great Piano House tracks around at the mo more than worth a mention are: Simion - Give Your Love Out Crime - Devotion (promo only at the moment) Purple Disco Machine - Where we Belong (Out on Kitball Records) Probably my favourite track out at the moment coming out of Plymouth UK is a really great producer.. Freejak - Don’t wanna Love You, Really nice old school vibe to this with a Robin S - Show Me Love kinda vibe. Complete with pitched formant vocals, I think this guy is one to watch out for 2015. Also check out his brand new remix of Disiples - They Don’t Know, Garage piano house at it's best.. Top Stuff.

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A three day electronic music festival hosting one of the biggest contemporary line-ups in this part of Africa.

It aims to fuse the most inspiring, genuine and forward thinking electronic artists from past, present and future with a touch of speculative goodness to please even the pickiest of ears.

The Inaugural festival dons a 'Futuristic Safari' theme and is held over seven carefully constructed stages and arenas to provide a multi-sensory experience presenting over 60 international and local artists. These include a slew of first time performances in Africa.

"Together at, FFF HQ, we worked day and night, hand selecting artists and brands for the line-up and to create the most innovative and daring production setups. The stage designs and entertainment options are in a scenic setting that is both wild and breathtakingly beautiful. We want nothing more than to provide you with a truly memorable festival experience with an eccentric focus on the sound quality and music," said Rickhard Hein, Director of BreatheOut Entertainment, the company spearheading FFF. Our decade has seen a monumental boom in electronic music and South Africa is currently at its core. The sub Saharan cradle of humankind is now under a global spotlight for its catapulting electronic and house music culture. all in all these are very exciting times in South Africa’s dance music history so come and UNLEASH YOUR INNER-GROOVE" www.futurefusionfest.com 36

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All About Johnny Hello, Who are All About Johnny, and how did you all come together as a band?

ewhere too. I'm into a variety of stuff.

Mainly anything that makes me dance about like a maniac!

Cath: All About Johnny are...Lorna, Joe, Casper, Johnny and Cath. We got together through the join my band website. Originally the band was a 3 piece and Cath and johnny joined mid-2014.

Johnny: 1960s music, MoTown/Northern Soul, 90s Britpop, Faithless, Chemical Brothers, DJ Shadow Casper: Clash, Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly

How did you each find your passion Lorna: AC/DC, Jewell, Jack White, Florence and the Machine for music and start out in the industry?

Joe: Chuck Berry, Peter Green, BB King, Scotty Moore Cath: My dad has always played music (mainly accordion and keyboards), and You cover a lot of classic alternative loved Iistening to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple and stuff like that. Me tracks, do you also create your own tracks? If so, how do you come up and my sis got into music from him. I with ideas? played acoustic guitar first, but bought myself a bass when my sister's band had Cath: Although All About Johnny is a trouble finding a bass player. covers band, I would like to give it a try Johnny: My dad is tone deaf and bought a sometime as a separate project. Wrote a song once when I was younger, but it was drum kit for himself, it was so painful I had to have ago myself to see how hard all about buying meat from a butcher and losing your underwear. Not really a hit. I it was, I took drum lessons and eventually did a music course at college. have written lyrics, but not put tunes to them. Things might pop into my head Casper: I was born with my passion and through the day and I make a note of them. Sometimes if someone really started out singing in a covers band annoys you it can be good inspiration. It's a good way to let it all out without having Lorna: Doing little shows for Mum and to have it out with them!

Dad in the back garden in the 1980’s Who are your music influences?

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What are your best ways of getting also have alcohol which does not help! psyched up before gigs - or are you a What are your favourite tracks? bundle of nerves?

Cath: My favourite tracks that we do are Cath: I do get a bit nervous, but really excited at the same time. I don't need to Basketcase by Greenday, don't look back in.anger (oasis), genie in a bottle by psyche myself up as I'm pretty much up Speedway and now I'm loving Country Girl by Primal Scream. there anyway Johnny: I like to warm up before the gig using a practice pad.

Joe: North Country Boy The Charlatans, Brown Sugar Rolling Stones, Country Girl Primal Scream.

Casper: S** Parties!

Johnny: Broken Stones Paul Weller, God is Joe: Still get slightly nervous but not a big a DJ Faithless, There’s a Ghost in my House R Dean Taylor deal anymore Lorna: Excited and a bundle of nerves, I

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Charlatans, Brown Sugar Rolling Stones, Honky Tonk Rolling Stones Lorna: Highway to Hell AC/DC, Nutbush City Limits Ike and Tina Turner, Genie in the Bottle Christina Aguileia What tips & advice do you have for budding musicians?

Cath: My tips for budding musicians would be to practice whenever you can.

Put the songs on your ipod and listen at any opportunity, so you know them inside out. Most of all,have fun playing Johnny: Practice hard and get a good teacher

Joe: Much the same as air and water – it is vital to my life.

What have you got planned for the future and where can we hear you play?

Cath: We just want to play as much as we can. Hoping to play all over the UK Joe: To reach the point I am a full time musician – you can see us at John Burns Clyde Bank on the 28/03/15 Lorna: We would like to start playing at wedding and gigs on a regular basis and would love it to be my full time job.

Joe: Practice, practice, practice and get a Casper: Gigging as much as possible and good teacher hopefully at a venue near you.

Casper: Practice makes the difference Lorna: Don’t give up, practice lots and surround yourself with inspirational people

Johnny: I would love to be a drummer on course ship getting paid to travel the world.

Anything else you'd like to tell the Audiation Magazine readers?

What does music mean to you?

Cath: Johnny has a massive stick and Joe Cath: Music gets me going. And when I'm has a magic carpet going, I don't wanna stop. Music can bring out every emotion. Frantically happy, Casper: I wear women’s underwear thought-provokingly sad, down right sexy, angry...or just sweet. These Johnny: I am in the Guinness Book of questions are soooo hard! xx I'm probably Records for taking part in the biggest rambling on too much, but feel free to drum assemble in the world 2012 just shut me up. www.facebook.com/pages/All-AboutLorna: Happiness and escape Johnny Johnny: Music is passion Casper: For me it’s the opportunity to put interview by a smile on the audiences faces 41

Utopia Warehouse Party with Audiofly, Matt Fear, Reset Safari, Luke Larrell, Sol Edge at The Steelyard Utopia Warehouse Party hosted by London based Dazed (The Legendry Summer 12Hour Party) was a night not for the faint hearted. Londons Lovers of Tech House came out together to enjoy an electrifying line of of DJ’s in one of London’s hidden gems The SteelYard just on the embankment.

This brand new event space was a perfect choice for Utopia 2015 opening party, it’s tall walls give the venue the industrial feeling that most of us all know and love, but as it has been newly refurbished, it's softly lit bar area brings a touch of elegance to the venue very much missed in many other London venues.

Luke Larrel, Dazed resident, played a set of infectious dancefloor bangers which kept the crowd moving their feet continuously. The promoters definitely put a lot of thought into this year's opening event, with Audiofly flown in from Ibiza, it was hard to say no to such a great line up.

Audiofly played a crowd pleasing set filled with many fresh tracks all of which were well received from the crowd of young ravers. The night was closed by Sol Edge, a young Londoner who has been taking the country by storm with his upbeat dirty house mixes. He played a set that was fit for the closing for what was an amazing night full of great electronic music. This is definitely one for those who love a party with a continuous flow of good music and a great vibe. Everyone in attendance will definitely be looking forward to the next Utopia event which is on 16th of May 2015 at The Qube Project London.

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Magda Presnts Balance 027 CD1 pitches electronic composition as conceptual art. It’s a journey through the outer reaches of electronica: experimental soundscapes like Dinos Chapman’s ‘Alltid’ side-by-side with more ‘conventional’ slivers of tripped-out melody like NYMA & Carreno Is LB’s stuttering ‘Solaria’. We’re led from these more abstract pieces through the electro jazz of Gregory Fleckner Quintet into wigged-out 4/4 selections midway through the disc, ushering us towards a warped dancefloor where percolating concoctions like Hauntologists’ ‘Shakes’ are considered the norm.

CD2 delivers a more uptempo groove with the the journey of this compilation leading us to the dance floor. A smattering of exclusives includes Mathew Jonson & Jesse ‘Heartthrob’ Siminski’s jacking rework of Seth Troxler’s ‘Evangelon’ and the severely wonky undulations of Magda’s own ‘Trailerfork’ thereafter. Etcher’s ‘They Are Us’ channels acid trax simplicity, before techno luminaries Planetary Assault Systems and DVS1 lead us through paranoid and gently euphoric terrains by turns. Magda tests out new wiggling cut ‘Scrumps’ before heading towards the home stretch with some electro-infused gear courtesy of Tom Trago, Transllusion and Obergman.

How does Magda recommend this mix should be accompanied?

Disc One: “With a pillow, cozy surroundings and a space cake?”

Disc Two: "With your eyes closed, a fat sound system, and a wooden floor" This compilation displays the sound of a true crate digger; a dedicated DJ who searches far and wide for inspiration and fascination. It truly embodies every element of her eclectic sound, and is sure to unearth many an unknown gem for even the most avid of electronic aficionados. And it’s that journey of discovery, which is ultimately what every good selector should take their listener on.

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Himalia - Distances "Versatile, beautiful & intriguing." Mizz Ruby DEEP, BEAUTIFUL, ELECTRONICA, WITH SOME STUNNING VOCAL PERFORMANCES ON THIS DEBUT ALBUM FROM HIMALIA Himalia is a UK based multi instrumentalist musician and producer who explores smooth, melodic sounds whilst retaining a deep, dark, expansive and resonant feel to his compositions. ‘Distances’ is the debut album release from Himalia who has previously released on Medschool, Boomting and Planet Acetate.

'Kingdom' is the first single from the Album 'Distances' released on Pegdoll Records. A downtempo experimental rhythm track leads 'Kingdom' to perfectly mesh with the fascinating vocals of Sakima.

Sakima's previous release has been featured on the Zane Lowe’s BBC Radio 1, show. His vocal talent on 'Kingdom' shines through and goes perfectly with Himalias production, There are a number of notable tracks on the 'Distances' album. Himalia has collaborated with vocalists Laurelle on ‘If’, who has previously released on Jakwob's Boomting label and Chicagoan Alex Jordahl on the track 'Love Like A Drug' resulting in an album which has depth and balance.

The tempo increases on 'Falling' whilst retaining a haunting downtempo style and 'Drowning' was written as a nod towards the TV show 'Breaking Bad'. www.pegdoll.com

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DGTL Festival is back in 2015! The on renewable energy such as wind and

solar power, and will showcase the Amsterdam festival – renowned for it’s newest sustainable energy solutions. The line-up, art and sustainability program returns to the NDSM Docklands. During theme of the Art program, Kinetic Art, will result in over 20 smaller and bigger acts the Easter Holiday over 80 artists from and art installations from our very own around the world showcase the best of Kinetic Art Collective. For the whole innovative electronic music. Headliners program, tickets and travel information, include popular international acts like take a look at the website: www.dgtl.nl Jamie Jones, Maceo Plex, Dixon and Ten Walls and underground masterminds such as Michael Mayer, Move D and John Talabot. Combined with an extensive art Article by Cessle and awareness program, DGTL Festival 2015 is the perfect start of the festival season. Expect innovative stage designs, art installations from around the world and sustainable innovation through our DGTL Revolution project, which has been awarded a two out of four star rating by ‘A Greener Festival’ last month.

Besides a line-up including the best DJ’s of modern underground music and a crazy DGTL ART program, also its very own DGTL Revolution is a vital part of the festival. The theme of this year’s Revolution is power. The festival will run

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Milen - Amsterdam AWJ Recordings is proud to present a brand new project from Austrian producer with his latest banging sound called Amsterdam.

"After a vacation in Amsterdam, I had the idea to step out of my comfort zone and produce a track mainly for the dance floor. I've never produced Melbourne House before but I couldn't resist and so the track Amsterdam was born. The track contains a massive chord section, epic trancy vocal gates and a Melbourne House drop." Milen AWJR121 Genre: House-Electro Release Date: 12.03.2015 Label: AWJ Recordings

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Toddla T Meets Protoje - England Be Wise "An intoxicating blend of styles." Mizz Ruby England meets Jamaica, Reggae meets Grime, Dubstep and Drum & Bass, and Toddla T meets Protoje for the awesome collaborative mixtape ‘England Be Wise’ premiered online via i-D. Playing on the title of Protoje’s huge track, ‘Kingston Be Wise’, which happened to be the track that first grabbed Toddla T’s attention as a fan, the pair have mixed it up to create a one-off, eclectic, zestful tape full of gems that you’ll only hear once in a lifetime.

Proteje “merks every riddim to the highest degree” as he jumps on the wickedest selection of unexpected beats from Skepta’s ‘That’s Not Me’ to jungle classic ‘The Burial’ from Leviticus, Krept & Konan’s ‘Don’t Waste My Time’ and Schoolboy Q’s ‘Collard Greens’. Bringing that genuine Jamaican Reggae sunshine to some of the deepest, synth filled, 140 Grime beats.

“I was such a fan of him any way, this was a great project to get my hands on because I get to indulge in what he does” says Toddla T. “The whole UK VS Jamaica thing has been prominent in our music and culture for years and years so all I’m doing is doing my spin on it: blending the Reggae with Grime, Dubstep, Drum and Bass, plus they’re all cousins of each other anyway, so for me it was very organic and a fun project, and an honor to work with such a great artist from Jamaica.” www.toddlat.com | www.protoje.com 48

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“Over here at Slime HQ we’re always on the hunt for new producers with a fresh take on garage, house or dubstep. One of the most exciting artists to come out of UKG in years is the Edinburgh-based producer Blackboxx. He came to our attention last year when we heard demos for some of the tracks that would formulate his debut EP with the label, ‘Sayonara’. We really loved every track on that release, but knew the stand-out ‘Words Just Ain’t Enough’ would really capture people’s imaginations. Sure enough it got a lot of love from fans of deep UKG and house, and was picked up in a mix by Hannah Wants – which only increased the hype.

What impressed us about Blackboxx was his considerable work ethic – he was always busy making new beats and the standard was consistently high. Right there and then we knew we’d want to sign him up for a second release, which became the incredible ‘Osaka’ EP. Deep garage has taken a bit of a back seat over the past year or so thanks to the cross-fertilisation of the UKG scene with deep tech and bass-heavy house, so it was incredibly refreshing to hear this collection of songs, intended as cycle, buck that trend. We’d argue it’s one of the strongest releases we’ve ever put out on the label.

What strikes us about Blackboxx the most though is his style isn’t rigid to garage – whilst it adheres to that template it absorbs so much of the goodness from house, techno and dubstep but sets it all into widescreen mode to generate some really cinematic, emotional resonance. We think he’s got a bright future in the scene so keep an eye out for more releases and remixes from him on Slime!” www.slimerecordings.co.uk 49

Basheba - Hold On (TWB Remix) "Sweet vocals paired with a bumpy touch and a unique visual concept. You may be in a tricky situation, but 'Hold On' it'll be okay! " Mizz Ruby “Uniquely British black music…I suspect we will see her follow the likes of Emeli Sande and Laura Mvula on to much larger and more mainstream stages” Lindsay Wesker, MTV Music Editor London producers The Writers Block (TWB) have contributed to a stunning remix package which also includes remixes from Drum & Bass legend, Ray Keith and producers Thief in the Night. Previously a BBC Introducing artist with her track ‘Dirty Love’, Basheba is a name you will soon be familiar with. 'Hold On' is taken from her debut E.P ‘Bad Friends, Good Enemies’ (out now).This darkly lyrical dance record, with a hard edge drum and bass beat and sultry vocal, explain why the likes of Rudimental have already asked to work with her on their album projects.

Basheba played the I Luv Live x Mobo unsung show and is being heavily championed by both. Oct 14 saw her play an EP launch party at The Social, London Live’s ‘Not The One Show’ (live) and a special set for Juicy Couture at their store at Westfields. *Top 10 finalist of Mobo Unsung 2014* NW London vocalist Basheba is back with another darkly lyrical dance record and hard hitting music video. 2014 has been a big year for Basheba. Having made it to the final ten on MOBO Unsung’s competition (beating over 400 other unsigned artists) and featuring on platforms such as BBC R1, 1xtra, Kiss FM, MTV Base, London Live, Record of the Day, Fred Perry Subculture, Refinery 29 and SB.TV. Perfecting her sound since the age of 14, Basheba combines dark, blues influenced vocals with hardedged drum & bass beats so it’s no wonder that the likes of Rudimental and Lyracis have already asked to work with her on their album projects. A creative through & through, watch out for her own clothing brand launching in 2015. October saw Basheba performing at ‘Juicy Live Couture’ in Westfield shopping centre, alongside Show’N’Prove and Fabienne plus launching her ‘Bad Friends, Good Enemies’ EP with a headline show at London’s The Social, Oxford Circus.

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"My music is an extension of myself and my personality. I sing and write about real events that have happened in my life. So for people to be enjoying my music makes it even more meaningful."

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FESTIVAL GUIDE LEAF 6 - 7 March 2015 London, United Kingdom Horizon Festival 7 - 13 March 2015 Bansko, Bulgaria Future Music Festival Asia 13 - 14 March 2015 Singapore, Singapore Snowboxx 21 - 28 March 2015 Huez, France Apokalypsa Dark Angels 27 - 28 March 2015 Brno, Czech Republic Garosnow - Gourette 27 - 30 March 2015 Gourette, France Awakenings Easter Special 2 - 3 April 2015 Amsterdam, Netherlands Annia Mac presents: Lost and Found Festival 3 - 5 April 2015 Limits of Rabat, Malta

Trancefusion: Time to Say Goodbye 4 - 5 April 2015 Prague,Czech Republic Awakenings Easter Special 4 - 5 April 2015 Amsterdam, Netherlands DGTL Festival 4 - 5 April 2015 Amsterdam, Netherlands Time Warp Manheim 5 April Manheim, Germany Awakenings Easter: Ben & Marcel 5 - 6 April 2015 Amsterdam, Netherlands Caprices Festival 9 - 12 April 2015 Crans-Montana, Switzerland Insane Festival 18 - 19 April 2015 Avignon, France Future Fusion Festival 24 - 26 April 2015 Manzini Wild Life Resort, South Africa

Awakenings Easter: Adam & Joseph 3 - 4 April 2015 Kingshouse Amsterdam, Netherlands 27 April 2015 Utrecht, Netherlands 54

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Tomorrowland Brasil 30 April - 3 May 2015 Sao Paulo, Brazil

Common People 23 - 24 May 2015 Southamptom, United Kingdom

MAYDAY Dortmund 30 April - 1 May 2015 Dortmund, Germany

Primavera Sound 28 - 30 May 2015 Barcelona, Spain

Geheime Liefde 2 May 2015 Utrecht, Netherlands

Der Ring - Grune Holle Rock 29 - 31 May 2015 Nurburg, Germany

Mumbai Color Festival 5 May 2015 Utrecht, Netherlands

Wychwood Festival 29 - 31 May 2015 Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Marvellous Island 8 - 10 May 2015 Paris, France

Rockavaria 29 - 31 May 2015 Munich, Germanycrowdcro

Nuits Sonores 13 - 17 May 2015 Lyon, France

Electronic Beats Festival Cologne 29 May 2015 Cologne, Germany

Papillions de Nuit 22 - 24 May 2015 Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves, France Pfingst Open Air 22 - 24 May 2015 Straubing, Germany Pacha Festival 23 May 2015 Amsterdam, Netherlands

We Are FSTVL 30 - 31 May 2015 Upminster, United Kingdom We Love Green 30 - 31 May 2015 Paris, France Loveland 909 31 May 2015 Amsterdam, Netherlands

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HOT 6 with Claude Vonstroke Riva Starr, The Martin Brothers, Kill Frenzy, Catz n Dogz, Breach & J.Phlip. Just a a fraction of the quality of artists that can make claim to having helped Dirtybird become one of the most acclaimed and sought after labels to release with. The story has been well documented that Claude Vonstroke's wife gave him one year to turn the label into something successful. Along with a strong team around him, the Dirtybird Players have churned out many club favourites such as Claude’s “Who’s Afraid Of Detroit “ Justin Martin’s “Don’t Go” & Shiba San’s “Okay” repaying the faith first invested. So as Dirtybird celebrate 10 years of being one of the leaders in pushing the boundaries in dance music, Audiation Magazine managed to catch up with the man who began the birth of this project from within the 4 walls of his bedroom.

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1st record you ever bought?

RUN DMC - RUN DMC in 1984 i snuck out of a school field trip and went to the record store instead of the museum. i got back before anyone noticed.

Favourite track you have made?

Aundy. I made it for my wife and i think the sounds it in are really special.

Favourite kit for making music?

Abelton Live + Native instruments Maschine is my go to combination. Then I use a bunch of keyboards and out board gear to mess with that but all the core ideas almost always start in Maschine for loops and then move to Ableton for track building.

Your Dream Line up (self included) Tribe Called Quest Reuinited, Rage Against the Machine Re-united, James Brown back from the dead, Portishead Re-united, Prince, Cameo, Funkadelic, Led Zeppelin If you had to DJ a 3hr set of a different Genre what would it be?

Hip-hop One sentence that defines house and techno music?

The formula has always been the same and maybe the solid form of it is why people have figured out every possible which way to squeeze creativity in between these same 4 kick drums per measure. Human beings are attracted to this pattern, that is for sure.

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