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America’s Best DJ 2008
Top DJs Compete for the Gold at Rouge at MGM Grand Las Vegas
America’s Best DJ will be named Tuesday, Sept. 2, along with silver, bronze finalists
LAS VEGAS - The country’s top DJs will be announced Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the third annual America’s Best DJ finals taking place at Rouge at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
The invite-only reception and presentation will take place from 7 to 9 p.m., followed by an open-to-the-public celebration from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., featuring some of the top-ranking America’s Best DJ finalists spinning live. Among those confirmed to appear are one of the legendary trailblazers of turntablism, DJ Qbert; Thrive recording artist and MTV star DJ Skribble; West Coast trance star Christopher Lawrence; and DJ Scotty Boy, voted Vegas’ Best Local Resident DJ in 2005. Read the rest of this entry »
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Lee Combs Lot 49
North American Release Date: October 28
Lot49 Records
Lee Coombs to drop his critically acclaimed “Lot 49” mix CD stateside + new original productions, remixes and artist album in the pipeline
“Lot 49” CD set features productions and remixes from Oliver Huntemann, Guy Gerber, UNKLE Vs Black Mountain, Meat Katie, Elite Force and Lee Coombs, among others
Listen to Lee’s own bootleg remix of Meat Beat Manifesto classic “Radio Babylon”:
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Global Gathering Australia
Melbourne - Sydney - Brisbane - Perth
Saturday, November 22nd to Sunday, November 30th
Over the past year, several festivals have made their way across the beautiful country of Australia, including Parklife, Stereosonic, Summadayze, Big Day Out, Good Vibrations Festival and Future Music. This November, UK mega-festival Global Gathering will add itself to that list.
Since its launch in 2001, Global Gathering has elevated itself to become the pinnacle of international dance music festivals - achieving iconic, legendary status worldwide. Each year, over 50,000 party goers assemble in the lush green fields at Long Marston Airfield (Warwickshire UK) for a two-day camping weekender at the end of July. The 2008 event was the biggest yet, with over 55,000 in attendance and incredible performances from some of the very best electronic and live music acts on the planet: Moby, Sasha, John Digweed, Armin Van Buuren, Laurent Garnier, Adam Beyer, Roger Sanchez, Dubfire, Sven Vath, Deadmau5, and many, many more…
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Cielo Nightclub New York: Flood the Gates
With a maximum capacity of 350, Cielo’s space is seriously cozy and highly conducive to some serious grooving. Host to Francois K’s long-running Deep Space night on Mondays, Louie Vegas’ Roots on Wednesday’s, as well as various house and techno nights, Cielo first emerged in New York City’s Meat Packing District in 2002 and has since successfully morphed into one of the best and most highly acclaimed dance music nightclubs in the United States. The timeless modern 70s décor instills enthusiasm and the signature accent log-cabin lights engulf and infuse the entire room with energy, while the single-room layout and sunken dancefloor provides a powerful immediacy between the DJ and the crowd. Not to mention, the world-class, state-of-the-art digital Funktion One soundsystem with unparalleled acoustics that helps artists put some mega dance in your pants! Read the rest of this entry »
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FIFTH ANNUAL DECIBEL FESTIVAL
Decibel International Festival of Electronic Music Performance, Visual Art and New Media
Thursday, September 25th to Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Founded by Sean Horton in 2003, the 5th Annual Decibel Festival will feature more than 100 acts from 12 different countries, divided into 24 showcases over four days in late September. Headlined by renowned techno producer Carl Craig, the festival proudly boasts the most diverse lineup yet - representing a wide spectrum including everything from underground dance to experimental audio/visual performances with an overall theme of sustainability in the arts. Venues for the Decibel Festival are scattered throughout the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle including: Neumos, The Triple Door, Chop Suey, Sole Repair, The Baltic Room, Lo-Fi Performance Gallery, CoB, Northwest Film Forum, Grey Gallery & Lounge, Volunteer Park and Havana’s. Read the rest of this entry »
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Deadmau5: Dancefloor Dominator
Toronto native Joel Zimmerman, better known as Deadmau5 (pronounced “dead mouse”) has been busy enchanting clubbers and DJs with his compelling sound and unique style. Since 2006, his pristine productions have consistently ruled the Beatport charts and his tracks and remixes have been widely acclaimed and embraced by Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, Francois K and Kaskade, to name a few. Performing onstage with his signature Mau5head, Joel has rocked huge stages at Ultra Music Festival, Coachella, Irving Plaza, Detroit Electronic Music Festival, Ibiza, and Creamfields.
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Minitek Festival New York
The masterminds behind minimoo bring to you top techno performers, digital art installations, and green business practices at minitek, a first-time three-day electronic music and innovation festival in New York City from Friday, September 12th to Sunday, September 14th, 2008.
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The minitek line-up is top notch, including a healthy sampling of acclaimed international artists and emerging electronic music talent that will play both live and DJ sets. Featured artists include: Richie Hawtin, M.A.N.D.Y., Tiefschwarz, Audion (aka Matthew Dear), Francois K, Guy Gerber, Marco Carola, Troy Pierce, and Audiofly. Rock out to U.S. debut performances by Dilo vs. Gurtz, Fase Miusic Sender, Format:B, Monoblock, and Seph and be sure to give props to Camea, Heidi, and Magda for representing the ladies.
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French-Canadian DJ/Producer Matt Cerf is a familiar face in the Los Angeles dance scene. From his beginnings in 2001 as one-fourth of the group Second Sun, to his teaming up in Los Angeles with Producer/DJ partner Shawn Mitiska in 2004, and the addition of Singer/Songwriter Jaren in 2005, Matt’s enabled himself to carve out a comfortable niche.
As a producer, Matt’s original tracks and remixes have come to the forefront in recent times with notable releases on leading labels such as Baroque, Armada, Somatic Sense, DeepBlue and Sirup. He has remixed tracks for several other notable producers, including Serge Devant “Surround U”, Eelke Kleijn “Life Passing By”, and Lange “Songless”. The diverse support for his tracks, including A-list DJ names such as Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, Ferry Corsten and Above & Beyond, has helped his productions find their way onto best selling compilations such as Armada’s A State of Trance 2007, Armada at Ibiza - Summer 2007, Armada Best of House 2007, Armada Best of Trance 2007, and over a dozen others. The electronic music trio of Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren began in 2006, and have since released over ten original tracks, including “Light The Skies”, “Saved Again”, “Me & You”, “Down To You”, and “Let Me Breathe”. In 2008, “Light The Skies” was nominated for an IDMA for “Best Progressive Trance/House Track”.
Listen to a June Promo Mix by Matt Cerf:
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Hed Kandi - You Want the Kandi?
Back To Love… Beach House… Disco Kandi… Disco Heaven… Kandi Lounge… Nu Cool… Winter Chill…. Twisted Disco… Serve Chilled. If none of these themes ring a bell, then you don’t know house!
Since its inception in 1999, UK-based record label Hed Kandi has become a prized gem of the house music scene. Hed Kandi is best known for throwing wickedly hedonistic parties all around the globe, releasing a successful stream of compilations featuring tracks and mixes from some of the world’s best artists and DJs, and hosting its own radio shows “Kandi Radio” and online television “Kandi Vision”.
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M.A.N.D.Y. Moves Your Body Good
Berlin-based creative duo M.A.N.D.Y. (Patrick Bodem and Philipp Jung) began their lifelong obsession with electronica in the late 80’s thanks to mix tapes and the sounds of early acid house. Egged on by nights out in Frankfurt and an insatiable appetite for parties, they eventually teamed up with Booka Shade (Walter Merziger, Arno Kammermeier and Peter Hayo) and DJ T (Thomas Koch) to cofound Get Physical Records in 2002. Read the rest of this entry »
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