Matt Darey returns with the absolutely breathtaking series of Matt Darey in the Mix Volume 76.

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The hard work is finally paying off for Booka Shade. Who are they? Arno Kammermeier and Walter Merziger. What do they do? Make amazing live electronic music and rule DJ charts around the world. And do flippin’ remixes – when they’re not mixing music for labelmates on Get Physical Records. But more on that later. Read the rest of this entry »

Every clubber has “The Club.” Be it the place that is designated as the Saturday Spot, or that foreign nightclub that just can’t be forgotten, there is always a certain club that holds a cherished spot in almost every clubber’s heart. What follows is a list of ten of the most incredible nightclubs from around the world. I say “ten of the most incredible” because I’m sure that not everyone’s going to agree. Everybody looks for something different in “The Club.” It could be the crowd, the venue itself, the DJ, or a mash of everything, so I’m not going to tell you that this group is The best. But it’s pretty damn close - take a look… Read the rest of this entry »

In our multipart series of Kazell on tour with Sasha and Digweed we just heard that Beatportal has been doing some candid video clips of Kazell as he is touring with Sasha and Digweed that are pretty cool to watch. You get a feel of him before and after playing with Sasha and Digweed at the Webster Hall in New York. Here are the youtube video clips: Read the rest of this entry »

Just recently at the Winter Music Conference the International Dance Music Awards were given out to the most innovative artists in the industry. This year it was the 23rd year and what I feel was the biggest year for electronic music and the community has really grown to include a mainstream crowd. People of all different backgrounds, cultures and ages have been united by electronic music on a global perspective and with the likes of David Guetta, Fedde Le Grande, Axwell, Daft Punk and Justice. Never before have people from all over the world connected with electro house and the days of massive festivals are back again, but not only in the UK and North America but huge crowds in countries such as Brazil and Serbia flocking to party it up to these dj’s/producers who are now looked at as modern rock stars.

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We recently brought to you the news that Kazell is joining Sasha and Digweed for an exciting North American tour hitting 18 cities from Boston to Toronto to Vancouver to San Francisco and these shows are sure to be completely unique and exciting building in momentum and we are excited to have had the opportunity to have an intimate interview with Kazell before he hits the road! {Read the full Bio of Kazell here}

1. What is the brand of turn tables/mixers you use?
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We are very excited to announce the brand new packages for all artists on our site. To encourage DJ’s to produce more fresh content we have dramatically increased the number of sets artists can post up on the site. With the Silver package you can now have up to 20mixes! Check out the changes below to all the packages:

Before	After
Silver: 5 Mixes	Silver: 20 mixes
Gold 10 Mixes	Gold: 30 mixes
Platinum: 20 mixes	Platinum: 75 mixes
	Ultimate: 100 mixes**

Additionally, we have a new exciting announcement as we have launched the Ultimate Package which for a special limited time allows artists to get direct access to our marketing team. We are only accepting 50 artists/year for this offer so you can have our full attention and dedication to you. This is very special offer, so if you want to use our resources and our 7+ years of experience in the industry to make it big as a DJ then we are sure you will be very pleased with this offer. Click here to sign up as an artist on TheFreshpage.com

Do you know what the Winter Music Conference for the electronic music industry is about yet? It is staged in the beautiful and sunny Miami Beach Resort and Spa in Florida just 12 miles from the Miami airport. It has been running for 23 years now and expects 45,000 people during the week conference from March 25-29, 2008.

Not only is the Winter Music Conference a convention for pros in the industry but it has been known to give a major boost to fresh artists, DJ’s and other dance music professionals allowing them to reach great heights. It is where major deals begin and if you think the electronic music industry is small, you are gravely mistaken!

Fact: the Winter Music Conference mailing list is 140,000 people strong!

Fact: there are 400 separate events to chose from during the week all culminating into the Ultra Music Festival (in it’s 10th year) and expects to have close to 40,000 party people and the most sought after artists performing including Tiesto, Justice, David Guetta, Fedde Le Grand, Paul Van Dyk, and over 200 more. More info on the Ultra Music Festival.

Fact: Over 700 journalists from the International Press covering events in Miami during the conference!

Fact: Over 85 venues presenting events in Miami during WMC

Fact: Over 35 seminars and workshops covering all aspects of music development and the surrounding sub-culture (an invaluable resource)

So just looking at these few facts, you can begin to see that this is the most important conference you could ever attend if you want to be a successful artist/producer/record company in the electronic industry. And not only that but the current music industry is in a complete redevelopment and metamorphosis as CDR’s, MP3’s and download streams are forever changing the way people interact with this music…if you haven’t heard Vinyl is DEAD! Sad but true and yes, it’s time to move on…

Some other great points about the Winter Music Conference:
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Last time I wrote about the 5 Elements of a Good Night Club, if you haven’t read that article have a look and you’ll see me getting into a little bit of why I thought the #1 most important element of a good night club was the DJ. In essence, it’s all about the music!

So is it really hard to be a great DJ? Or does it require a lot more than meets the eye? Let’s look at just 5 points that make a great DJ.

1. Being ahead of the curve. How hard is it to be ahead of the curve? Well in my opinion if you want to make it as a DJ you have to give it your all, there is a ton of competition out there and you have to set yourself apart from the rest. Simple suggestion…get on the newsletter list of all the top mp3 download sites such as Beatport.com, Trackitdown.net, djdownload.com, etc. As you listen to the latest music being produced you’ll be able to see where the music is going and how it is changing (this comes with years of experience). Now you have one leg up.




2. Master the art of mixing. Don’t be freaking lazy, you are a DJ and your art is to be able to blend two tracks together seamlessly. Immerse yourself in this, get books, watch videos (youtube is a great free source), ask friends to listen to your mixes and give you constructive feedback. Then when you post your set to a site (plug here for www.thefreshpage.com!) become part of the community and ask for feedback. The only way you can get better is by listening to this feedback.




3. Be prepared when you have a gig. Plan your track listing out beforehand, in fact, plan out more than one track listing and gage the crowd and the night for which direction you want to take people. Practice these mixes several nights leading up to your gig and record them so you can review the mixes and think of ways to improve it. This sounds smart doesn’t it? How many dj’s do you think actually do this? Do they really not have time for it, or are they simply being too lazy and wasting too much time on facebook?

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Envy My Music made a repeat visit to Vancouver to shake things up again in Vancouver. Envy My Music started in a club called Cocoon in Germany and since launch in 2005, it has become the hottest place to be in Franfurt on a Saturday night. In every single corner of the club, it’s hard not to look at meet extravagant acrobats and costumed hotties. Every single one of your senses is stimulated at the same time and that is what makes a night at Envy My Music.

In essence, the concept behind Envy My Music is exactly what Vancouver needs to take this city to the next level in going out at night. Over the past few years promoters in this city haven’t really taken it stimulates us in any different way when going out to a club. What has happened in consequence are a lot of people in their late twenties/thirties staying home or going to see movies. Blasé, Blasé - I Say!

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