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W&W ROCKING MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

W&W ROCKING MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

EVENT NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, TOUR DATES
[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Hot off a smashing MWW/WMC which saw their single “The Code”become one of the week’s/Ultra Music Festival’s most played tracks, W&W take to New York City for two incredible events. On Saturday, March 30, W&W will join Armin van Buuren and others for the much-anticipated ASOT600 show at Madison Square Garden. Afterwards, W&W will headline a sold out ASOT600 after party at the Best Buy Theater; their biggest ever NYC show. As premiered at ADE and featured in Hardwell's Essential Mix, “The Code” sets aside the genre boundaries with intense force, fusing infectious synth hooks and peak stamina into an anthem capable of maximal floor damage right through to the summer festival season. Even before MMW/WMC “The Code” was an absolute smash having en
BASSROCK: I’m FRENCH – Deal With It!

BASSROCK: I’m FRENCH – Deal With It!

BIG ROOM, EDM NEWS, ELECTRO HOUSE, NEW RELEASES, REVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] Seattle's Electro house prodigy BASSROCK gains more and more dedicated following by the day. His weekly sets for The DJ Sessions on ITV LIVE have a global following as legendary DJ Donald Glaude just picked up his new track for Eden Records. [wp_ad_camp_1] "I'm French, Deal With It" Is as playful and important as the name might suggest. Named for the French side of his blood, the track, boasts inventive synth design and arrangement, as well as a healthy dose of genre mixing. Funky French House chord stabs and leads are sprinkled into a complextro base, and supplemented with progressive minded chord plucks. The listener should definitely feel a groove, as Bassrock manages to pull of this funky melting pot of genres quite flawlessly. Although the track was finished almo...
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: KALM KAOZ

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: KALM KAOZ

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] Hollywood's talk-of-the-town Electro duo KALM KAOZ captured the blog-o-sphere's attention with their unique electro house sound. We snatched the two of them for an exclusive interview!! [wp_ad_camp_1] You're receiving major success as you are participating in Insomniac's Discovery Music Project. What is at stake? Filby: If we win, we will be playing at Beyond Wonderland, and our electro remix of James Egbert’s dubstep “Back to new” will be released and pushed through Beatport. It's a wonderful opportunity to work with Insomniac Events. SlingR: The guys at Insomniac, particularly Pasquale, are brilliant business men and are executing a brilliant business plan. We’d be thrilled to be associated with Insomniac and their events. Where does your name Kalm Kaoz s
The Magical EDM Moment Of Hollywood’s KALM KAOZ

The Magical EDM Moment Of Hollywood’s KALM KAOZ

EDM NEWS, ELECTRO HOUSE, NEW RELEASES
[wp_ad_camp_2] Hollywood's talk-of-the-town Electro duo KALM KAOZ recently took on a major challenge when they decided to compete in INSOMNIAC'S DISCOVERY PROJECT – This initiative vows to discover new DJ talent to feature at Insomniac's major festivals. Impressively, Kalm Kaoz only had 7 days to remix James Egbert's dubstep driven "BACK TO NEW" and lay down an attention-grabbing 30 minute set. In its first few days of release, their remix received over 30,000 YouTube views and ranked #1 since its release date on Soundcloud. Insomniac Events will make its decision about its latest Discovery Project selection on March 8th. [wp_ad_camp_1] Music has always been a way of life for both SlingR and Filby, the two masterminds behind KALM KAOZ. Perhaps a surprise to his former peers on W
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: SPACE DJZ

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: SPACE DJZ

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] There are few Djz and producers in the modern techno world who can truly claim to have pioneered a style and sound, and call it their own. Such statements are often declared, but rarely justified. In the case of Ben Long and Jamie Bissmire, the names behind the revered SPACE DJZ this claim would be unarguable.Ever since the pair's formation in the early 1900's their unerring ability to fuse technowith their life long love of Hip Hop, has set them aside from there peers. [wp_ad_camp_1] For people not familiar with your specific style, how would you describe the sound? Modern Techno mixed with flavours from the last 20 years of Techno If you could pick one techno track for people to fall in love with the genre, which one would that be? 69 - Poi Et Pas (Original...
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: ALEX M.O.R.P.H.

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: ALEX M.O.R.P.H.

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] As one of the leading DJs/producers in the global dance music scene, Alex M.O.R.P.H.'s popularity is on the rise like never before! With outstanding releases like "An Angel's Love", "Life Less Ordinary" or "Sunset Boulevard" and remixes/co-ops with and for artists like Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, Within Temptation, Faithless, Gareth Emery, Dash Berlin, Protoculture, Within Temptation and many more, he's always one step ahead in quality and energetic like noone else! [wp_ad_camp_1] What has proven more successful for your career: albums, singles or remixes? My latest album Prime Mover was really successful, I cannot complain about that. But it's mostly the remixes and singles that cause quite a buzz within the community. I'm really glad that most of the work I d...
VOCAL SMASH ‘WE ARE’ ROCKS ARMADA MUSIC

VOCAL SMASH ‘WE ARE’ ROCKS ARMADA MUSIC

BIG ROOM, EDM NEWS, NEW RELEASES, REVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] Three international top artists came together to record the vocal masterpiece WE ARE out on TRICE RECORDINGS / ARMADA MUSIC February 25th. WE ARE is the brainchild of JAKE SHANAHAN (NYC), CARL NUNES (Guatamala) and SHAUN FRANK (Toronto) and comes with a wonderful MUSIC VIDEO which was shot in New York City. [wp_ad_camp_1] As Shanahan and Nunes were working on the track together, they thought it would be a great idea to add some killer vocals. Not much later, Shaun Frank (lead vocalist of The Envy) was added to the team to provide the vocals and the rest is history. Shaun Frank:“I really love the chords that Carl and Jake chose for this song. When I started writing the vocals, everything I was coming up with really reminded me of a lot of the Punk Rock music I grew
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: MASON

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: MASON

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] MASON is a two piece eclectic dance music live act and the strong force behind the record label Animal Language. Hammarica had the chance to catch up with them about their shows and music. [wp_ad_camp_1] Your artist name sounds like a one person artist, but you are a two piece dance music band. Do people get confused when they see two people on stage? How did the name take shape? Iason: Yeah a lot of people think it's some kind of reverse split personality thing. I started out DJ-ing on my own as Mason about 16 years ago. At that time Coen was a singer in hardrock and funk bands. About 10 years ago we joined forces, and as I was already traveling abroad a lot as Mason we decided to stick to that artist name. We're playing a lot of live shows these days, which is th...
Gear Review: Vintage Machinez Volume One and Volume Two

Gear Review: Vintage Machinez Volume One and Volume Two

EDM NEWS, FUN STUFF, GEAR
[wp_ad_camp_2] MODERNBEATS is the to-go-to sample and loop store for producers around the world. If you are a producer in need of fresh sounds, you should check them out. [wp_ad_camp_1] Hammarica.com got the chance to test the Vintage Machinez Volume One and Volume Two sample libraries. These sample libraries were specifically made for EDM, Trap and techno production. The Vintage Machinez  soundsets contains 36 different kits carrying a total of 1,056 samples. Each kit is separately arranged into presets for easy loading into all major software samplers. Native formats include HALion, EXS24,... The quality of the samples is great and it's a superb tool to enhance your production work without the need to buy all the expensive vintage drum machines. CONTAINS Over 1,050 Anal
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: DIRTYLOUD

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: DIRTYLOUD

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] These two Electro House Grandmasters are tearing it up with their energetic sound all over the world. Please welcome DIRTYLOUD! [wp_ad_camp_1] You guys are from Brazil. Could you describe how the scene is there? We heard it's pretty crazy! The Electronic Music Scene here is huge, we have loads of rave and club parties all over Brazil, big names coming everyday, it's a little bit different in terms of music genres and party formats, but all we can say is that it's pretty nice. Have you been to Seattle before? Yes, once last year, on our first US tour with others 15 gigs aroung the US. Were you excited about your performance in Seattle and the appearance on ITV Live? Of course! It sounds like a great way to play to a huge number of people that might not b...
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: MOONBEAM

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: MOONBEAM

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] MOONBEAM just released their new album 'THE RANDOM'- For Hammarica.com a perfect time to catch up with the duo from Russia! [wp_ad_camp_1] Your new album has some of a different concept to it. Could you explain your thoughts behind it and what people can expect from the album tracks? For the first time, we release 2CDs edition. CD#1 includes soundtracks for our “The Random” movie. As always, we were trying to experiment and find something new in electronic music. We worked with many artists from around the world, including Andrea Roma, Jacob A, A*S*Y*S and others. This allowed us to use virtually all styles of music in the album. Since we set ourselves a task to dive into the creative process and to transmit mood of each track, as the result of it we got a very dee
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: DUBSTEP SENSATION VASKI

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: DUBSTEP SENSATION VASKI

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] Dubstep sensation VASKI is currently on tour with EXCISION. We found a moment with him to share his experiences! [wp_ad_camp_1] You just rocked Seattle a few weeks ago. Did you enjoy a good cup of Starbucks ahead of your performance? Haha nah, I get enough energy just knowing I'm about to perform. Being a good performer is all about knowing how to take the nervous energy you have and turn it into good stage presence. What would you like to say to the Seattle crowd? Thanks for rockin it with me! I loved playing my song "insane" and singing along with you guys - Can't wait to come back! Your top 5 dubstep tracks of the moment? Flux pavilion - I still can't stop The frim - baseline skanka Killsonik - walrus Ellie goulding - figure 8 (xilent remi...
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: DJ KUTSKI

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: DJ KUTSKI

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] It’s very rare in this day and age to find new pioneers who work hard day in day out to constantly push the boundaries of harder music. Hard Dance & Hardcore’s newest superstar Kutski aptly fits this title and is without doubt the most exciting cross over talent to emerge from the UK in the past decade! With his infamous technical ability, incorporating DMC-style scratching and mixing into every perfectly constructed set, its not difficult to see why he has earned the tag ‘the people’s favourite’, voted the UK’s No.1 hard dance dj in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll and scooping up awards for ‘Best UK Hard DJ’ and ‘Outstanding Achievement’ in the Hard Dance Awards 2010 as well as best hard dance dj in the Hardcore Heaven Awards! [wp_ad_camp_1] You are from the UK, a
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: JOHN 00 FLEMING

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: JOHN 00 FLEMING

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] John 00 Fleming is an artist who has achieved international success in a career spanning over 20 years without dishonouring his musical essence or fans. With over 10 million album sales and 30 produced mix compilations, John’s a proven musical pioneer whose essence lies in what his fans call, ‘the J00F sound’. The J00F sound is as unpretentious as the artist, and is best described as deep and textured progressively edged trance, in an electronic dance music style that is an antithesis to what is normally produced within the genre. [wp_ad_camp_1] You are about to release your new album One Hundred Ten WKO. Tell us more about it. I’m really proud of One Hundred Ten WKO. For years I’ve been making scores for the TV and movie world, so it’s nice to put my writing skill