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Monday, 05 November 2007 |
M.A.N.D.Y all the way from the Get Physical crew in Germany tonight Monday November 7th at the Monday Night Social in Hollywood along with Droog. |
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Read more... [Get Physical at the Monday Social with M.A.N.D.Y and Droog]
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Sunday, 04 November 2007 |
Satisfaction returns to Facade (formerly Ivar) with some LA local favorites and a dose of Tall Paul for some high energy dance fueled fun. |
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Read more... [Tall Paul, Mark Lewis, Dave Aude, Sweedish Egil at Facade Hollywood]
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Friday, 02 November 2007 |
Innovator, minimal dance connoisseur, tech house master - though he's been given many prestigious titles, if there's one quality that can be best attributed to Steve Bug, it would be modesty. It's a trait that has followed him throughout his illustrious career, from his early days as a child building guitars out of cardboard, to his early lessons in percussion at school ( "In school, I was always forced to play percussion - my teachers wouldn't give me the flute or any other instrument - I didn't even get the full kit - just the drum sticks and maybe a triangle!"), to his beginnings as a mixtape DJ ("I'd never really thought of playing in clubs; I was only really recording tapes for myself"), to his first productions ("The first few productions set my course - Tobias really liked them and wanted to put them out. I was a bit unsure as, like the mixtapes from years ago, they were more for me, not to impress others.").
Despite the fact that he's now largely regarded as one of the founding fathers of minimal - creating his "Da Minimal Funk" compilation over 10 years ago - and one of the most sought-after 4/4 DJs booked today, Bug remains truly humble when reflecting on the majestic rise from his beginnings as a dancefloor-dwelling clubber in Bremen, Germany to ruling his renowned Dessous/Poker Flat empire in Berlin. |
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Read more... [Steve Bug Mixes Fabric37]
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Wednesday, 31 October 2007 |
As revealed last issue in DJMag they discovered voting irregularities in this year’s Top 100 DJs poll. The biggest DJs at the center of the controversy were cali favorites Christopher Lawrence and DJ Dan. Both shared the same marketing manager. As a result of the irregularities, DJmag removed both DJs from this year’s Top 100 poll.
Since then, DJmag has been in regular contact with both DJs and accept that they were not directly involved. As the Top 100 DJs issue 2007 went to press, DJmag publisher James Robertson said: “DJmag has been in lengthy discussions with both DJ Dan and Christopher Lawrence following our discovery of voting irregularities. They accept that there were irregularities in respect to their names. We fully accept their explanations that they, personally, had no involvement in any cheating.
In a statement, DJ Dan said: “I am happy that DJmag has cleared me, personally, of any wrongdoing relating to voting irregularities in the Top 100 poll. I fully cooperated with DJmag’s investigation. I did not cheat or encourage anyone else to cheat.
“After confronting my marketing manager, who denied the allegations, I arranged for DJmag to interview him. Ultimately, I fired him and will not use him again.
“I appreciate the many hours that DJmag spent investigating the allegations. I am also grateful for the amazing response from my fans. I look forward to seeing you on the dancefloor soon.”
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Read more... [Dj Dan Speaks out and Clears His Name in DJ Mag Top 100 Poll]
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Monday, 29 October 2007 |
Christopher Lawrence and his team are pleased to announce that
Christopher has been cleared of any wrongdoing in relation to the Top
100 poll.
Following the discovery of voting anomalies in this years poll, DJ Mag
conducted an in depth investigation, which ultimately cleared
Christopher of any involvement.
Publisher James Robertson says "DJ Mag has been in lengthy discussions
with Christopher Lawrence following our discovery of voting
irregularities" he stated. "We fully accept his explanation that he,
personally, had no involvement in any cheating".
In an interview with Skrufff, Christopher Lawrence explained
"Apparently there were multiple votes from single IP addresses. DJ Mag
felt it was suspicious and contacted my team to see if we knew anything
about it," he continued, "We didn't, so we arranged for the marketing
manager who was handling my Top 100 campaign to speak to them. He
explained that he promotes the vote to street teams of 100,000- 150,000
people, mainly students".
"My team hired him because he had done campaigns like People's Choice
Awards in the US as well as work for major record labels and movie
studios. He said he had never had problems before, but clearly DJ Mag
had a problem with his methods and the multiple votes were irregular,
so we had to ask him to step aside," he continued.
"My wife was worried and considered signing me up with a wedding DJ
agency, but fortunately there has been no impact whatsoever. No
cancelled bookings. Nothing. So I guess I can put my Kool & the Gang
records away. No weddings any time soon," Christopher joked. |
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Read more... [Christopher Lawrence Cleared by DJ Magazine in Top 100 Poll]
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Monday, 29 October 2007 |
Tonight at the Monday Social in Hollywood, Elite Force is going to get weird!! Throw your Halloween costume back on and get freaky again for LA's exclusive appearance and CD release party for Lot49: Elite Force and some tech-funky tunes.
The long-awaited release of Elite Force's Lot49 mix CD is upon us this December. Often credited for being a linchpin in the developing the tech-funk genre (an amalgamation of breaks, house, techno and electro) Elite Force has been a mainstay within the scene for over 10 years. Elite Force began as a project began way back in 1996, debuting on his own newly founded Fused and Bruised label with a series of peerless 12s and remixes. After a successful five years, he put the label on the back burner to concentrate on production work, and following several years with Whole9Yards and Moonshine he became a mainstay recording artist for Adrift Recordings (formally known as Kingsize Records) before moving on to set up his own Used & Abused imprint. On the decks, Elite Force has been a prime mover since 1990 when he cut his teeth playing huge student nights and self-promoted acid house nights in the South West of England, before moving up to London and ultimately gravitating towards his tech-funk style, with which he now has a full diary of global bookings and has become known as one of the top technicians on a circuit that has included massive shows in Hungary, Australia, Italy, USA, Czech Republic, India, Turkey, Spain, Japan, Mexico, Korea and China, as well as numerous festival slots including Glastonbury and the Glade. His bi-weekly strong arm sessions web casts have become something of an intra web institution since their inception back in 2001, now routinely achieving download numbers in the tens of thousands per show. |
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Read more... [Feel the 'Elite Force' at MNS and on the New Lot49 Mix CD]
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Tuesday, 23 October 2007 |
James Murphy and Pat Mahoney delve into their New York roots for FABRICLIVE 36, a hot sweaty blend of seminal disco, deep rare grooves and edgy tech-infused funk from influential artists such as Donald Byrd & 125th St, Chic, Lenny Williams, Junior Byron and Love of Life Orchestra. A delightful nod to their future, past and present (including LCD Soundsystem's own "Hippe Priest Bumout"), this mix is unashamed hand-clapping fun, full of upfront rhythms, obscure treats and heart warming guilty pleasures.
“We're pretty excited. We find doing mix CDs horrifying to a certain degree because there's nobody there, so it's just like, "What are we doing?!" It's like you're just yelling into the air. We bought an old Bozak for this - the first DJ mixer ever built, hand-built. It sounds incredible. Everything sounds nicer and bigger and smoother and beautiful. The mix itself will have a little bit of stuff that isn't necessarily what we'd play in a club. But we'd like it to be fun. So we'll just do it a bunch of times live. Do it until you like it, that's actually our motto.” |
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Read more... [FABRICLIVE.36 James Murphy & Pat Mahoney]
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Tuesday, 23 October 2007 |
Dubfire (aka Ali Shirazinia)-- one half of the Grammy Award winning and four-time nominated electronic music duo Deep Dish -- is pleased to announce the launch of his new digital label, Science + Technology Digital Audio [SCI + TEC]. The label will act as an exclusive outlet for Dubfire's original productions and a home for up and coming artists from around the globe.
The launch of SCI + TEC comes at a time of immense change and artistic growth for Dubfire. As heard on his recent Taipei mix compilation for Global Underground, Dubfire has shifted his attention towards a mix of darker, deeper music that first inspired him while growing up in the Washington, DC area. The crown jewel of Taipei was Dubfire's cover of Love & Rockets' "I Feel Speed," a track that featured his own vocals and perfectly showcased his constantly evolving sound. It will be released as a single in November on SCI+TEC. Cutting-edge producers Audion [Matthew Dear], Booka Shade and UNKLE have been tapped to remix the track – these mixes will be available in December.
"With Deep Dish, we are currently exploring our own creative paths. Since the music industry climate has changed, I though it was the right time to start a new digital-only label. I also needed an outlet to release my productions quickly and at a great value for the fans."
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Read more... [Ali 'Dubfire' launches (SCI + TEK) label]
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Monday, 22 October 2007 |
Paul Oakenfold is releasing his Greatest Hits & Remixes on October 23 followed by 13 city tour with no Los Angeles dates posted.. as of yet.
The name Paul Oakenfold is synonymous with electronic music. Few artists in any genre will ever have the degree of influence, power and creative flexibility that his undeniable force has had within the electronic realm. Ultra Records is teaming up with this pioneer and his Perfecto label for the October 23 release of Greatest Hits & Remixes, a 20-selection strong collection of his seminal dance recordings and remixes.
Paul Oakenfold’s Greatest Hits & Remixes celebrates the career of an artist whose combined releases have totaled almost two million in sales in the US alone. Its track listing ranges from original productions such as his massive singles “Starry Eyed Surprise” as featured in a Diet Coke ad and “Ready Steady Go” from his debut artist album Bunkka to “Faster Kill Pussycat” featuring Brittany Murphy from its follow up A Lively Mind. In addition, there are remixes galore of artists like Justin Timberlake, Madonna, The Smashing Pumpkins and Underworld and soundtrack pieces such as David Arnold’s James Bond theme from the motion picture Die Another Day and Oakenfold’s “Dread Rock” from Matrix Reloaded. Greatest Hits & Remixes also includes four brand-new exclusive remakes of Radiohead’s “Everything In Its Right Place,” Oakenfold’s “Southern Sun,” Everything But The Girl’s “Missing” and Mark Ronson featuring Daniel Merriweather’s “Stop Me.” |
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Read more... [Paul Oakenfold Releaseing his Greatest Hits & Remixes on October 23]
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Friday, 19 October 2007 |
Superpitcher Begins North America Tour Tonight, Tonight, Tonight, Tonight.
Kompakt's beloved DJ stops in selected cities for mini-tour.
Perhaps the most promising producer from the Kompakt stabile since Wolfgang Voigt, Superpitcher has developed a dedicated following thanks to the success of the string of singles, remixes, 2005's Here Comes Love, and most recently "saving the world" as one half of the techno-glam duo, Supermayer. Coming off a Japanese tour, the jetsetter is doing his duty one continent at a time hitting North America for a few select dates in support of Save The World. |
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Read more... [Superpitcher Begins North America Tour Tonight, Tonight, Tonight]
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Thursday, 18 October 2007 |
WMC 2008 is set for March 25-29, at the Miami Beach Resort & Spa. Early Bird discount tickets are on sale now.
Rob Fernandez, of Pacha says “This week is like club-music heaven for the fans. It’s the only time you can hear every major dance-music act in the world at the same time, and there’s nothing else anywhere that rivals this week. Winter Music Conference helps create stars.”
I'd have to agree. It's actually cumbersome choosing where you want to go and who you want to hear. Everyones playing at the same times at great parties all across town. The good news is it's a week or so of debachry so you'll undoubtedly get your chance!
Last year, WMC 2007 exceeded its expectations with more than 1,316 artists participating in 371 events across Miami during the WMC week. The program boasted more than 80 groundbreaking meetings, seminars and presentations during the week – furthering its 23rd tradition of bringing together the most innovative talent, esteemed professionals and newest technologies to chart the future advancement and growth of the industry. |
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Read more... [Winter Music Conference 2008 Dates Released]
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Thursday, 18 October 2007 |
Christopher Lawrence, DJ Dan and The Flash Brothers and others have been disqualified from DJ Mag's controversial Top 100 DJ poll? Please say it's not true.
With 345,000 votes cast by email, publisher James Robertson has spent a ridiculous number of man-hours going through each vote. His discoveries have resulted in several DJs being disqualified from this year’s poll.
Roberston explained: “This year, I made a decision to investigate votes where the same IP address appeared over 50 times for the same person. The chances of the same person getting voted for by 50 different computers each having been allocated the same IP address within a week would be billions to one.”
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Read more... [DJ Mag Poll Rigged!]
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Thursday, 18 October 2007 |
Sasha's North American tour kicked off in Austin on 27 September and is continuing throughout the United States and Canada. The tour sponsored by Beatport and Wantickets will be providing advance tickets to all shows.
Want a free download? Everyone who buys an advanced ticket will get a code to receive a free Sasha download via Beatport. Also, at each gig Beatport download cards will be distributed giving fans access to receive a second free Sasha download.
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Read more... [Sasha North American Fall Tour]
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Thursday, 18 October 2007 |
Sasha recently announced the launch of his brand new label. Titled emFire, the imprint will be an exclusive outlet for his own material, which has been co-produced with his renowned collective - Charlie May, Duncan Forbes and Barry Jamieson, aka COMA, a pseudonym that also provides the title for the first release.
The label will focus on digital and vinyl and feature a strong, continuous graphic foundation; running from release to release, a colour-coded, graded spectrum will marry to a numeric sequence. Insect, best known for their recent work with Banksy, are handling the art direction.
True to his word, three forthcoming Sasha tracks will be released as a limited, one-sided 'etched' 12" and across digital retail outlets (Beatport, DJDownload, iTunes, etc.) on a monthly basis, starting with the aforementioned 'Coma' in November. |
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Sunday, 07 October 2007 |
The Premier Halloween Party in Los Angeles returns to the red-hot Roosevelt Hotel as the Hollywood landmark is transformed into a haunted hotel for a night of debauchery. The complete estate will be recreated into a monstrous wicked playground reserved for all you fiendish ghouls. We will be taking over three Haunted Ballrooms, The infamous Roosevelt Pool, Dakota Restaurant and the Tropicana Bar. |
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Read more... [Getting Freaky at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel]
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