Tag: house

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: House Music Legend Angel Moraes.

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: House Music Legend Angel Moraes.

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Angel Moraes came of age listening to the great radio stations of New York City throughout the 1970s and 80s. Never out of touch with the sounds he loved, It was around this time that young Moraes realized what he wanted to do with his life. Always on the prowl for cutting edge sounds, he was a regular for the late night underground groove at “Jellybeans Fun House". However, it wasn't until a friend introduced him to the magic of the “Paradise Garage” that he discovered home.. You are a legendary house music DJ and producer. Could you tell us something more about the early days of your career and how that compares to the house movement in 2012?  When I started producing back in 1991 it was by chance. I was playing a birthday
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Jochem Hamerling

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Jochem Hamerling

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] Dutch born Jochem Hamerling moved to the USA to complete high school at Plainfield South. Witnessing Chicago house legends like Derrick Carter and Paul Johnson. He was 100% sold from that moment on. When he returned home after graduating he hit the ground running, playing more clubs and producing more music, which resulted in his first record deals. With releases out on labels like Black Hole, Dirty Soul, Zouk Recordings and Abzolut Records, we are delighted to have him for an exclusive at Hammarica.com Do you keep pets and are they allowed in your studio? I don't have pets. but when I do they can all help me produce new music! =] [wp_ad_camp_1] What is the longest time you consecutively spent working in the studio on a track? I think an entire day. The track
Globetrotting 303 Lover – Manuel De La Mare Exclusive Interview

Globetrotting 303 Lover – Manuel De La Mare Exclusive Interview

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Italian born producer/dj, Manuel De Le Mare has spent years delivering money-shot releases and remixes, while marrying a lifetime of passion and dedication to his love of DJing. This ability within his musical sphere has pricked the interest of global artists like Mark Knight, John Acquaviva and Feddle Le Grand. Hammarica.com found some time in his busy schedule for an exclusive interview! Manuel, you are known as the King of the Remix, taking home Beatport's Best Remixer Of 2011 title. Can and would you remix anything, or do you go by specifics? Could you make Paris Hilton sound good, or does the base material need a certain quality? Well, I took a small break from a sort of remixing mania I had. I think you can make sound good everything but it tak...

Beatport Launches Remix Contests Featuring Björk & Todd Terry

COMPETITION, EDM NEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] BEATPORT, the world’s largest dance music community and music store for DJs, announced today four exciting new remix contests via BEATPORT PLAY, an innovative platform where DJs and producers can download free stems from original hit tracks, remix them, and compete against each other in multiple contests running in parallel; winning remixes are then released officially by the contest’s host label.  Contests to remix Björk, Todd Terry, Sasse and John Davis & The Monster Orchestra launch today, Tuesday, July 24.  Winners will be announced on September 19.  Information on each follows here: [wp_ad_camp_1] Björk – “Mutual Core” Björk has touched nearly every facet of art over the last 20 years, constantly creating new, boundary-pushing works.  Now,"Mutual Core" from her

Exclusive Interview With Jochen Miller

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] Hi Jochen, first off:  thanks for joining Hammarica.com with this interview! Jochen, you have been DJing for quite a while and enjoying success with massive productions like ‘Lost Connection’, ‘Humanoid’, the Energy2011 anthem ‘Classified’ and recently the Rank-1 and Sarah Bettens collab Wild and Perfect Day. If you had to pick one of your productions as your most favorite one. Which one would that be? And is there a thought behind it for it to be your favorite? Tough question, same as asking a parent which of his children he loves most;-)) But if I had to pick only one, I guess that would be Lost Connection, because that track really rocketeered my carreer. You are known to blend styles together ranging from trance to electro and progressive. How do you like the f

Luigi Rocca & Piatto Cook Up A Great Tune!

EDM NEWS, HOUSE, NEW RELEASES
[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Get ready for the new House tune on the Italian music imprint 303lovers cooked up by one of the label`s owners – Luigi Rocca and Piatto. The collab between these two gifted connoisseurs of  EDM is called Higher Feeling. Higher Feeling features a great punchy rhythm section as you can expect from the quality label. The breakdown features some oldschool flavor with well known samples and a mood that reminds us a bit of Open Your Mind by Usura.  After which it gets back to a solid (tech) house groove. Hammarica tip of the day! The release will be available for downloading on the 24th of June @Beatport and is supported by Jonathan Ulysses, Filthy Rich, Lello Mascolo, Dj Mason, Cheets (Global Dance Sessions), Camel Phat, Dj Dan, NDKj, Spartaque, Li