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Calvin Harris Remixed By Tiesto

Calvin Harris Remixed By Tiesto

EDM NEWS, ELECTRO HOUSE, NEW RELEASES
[wp_ad_camp_2] For “Sweet Nothing” featuring Florence Welch, his most current single from the album 18 MONTHS, international DJ, producer and hit songwriter CALVIN HARRIS turns to a list of noteworthy contenders for the track’s remix package available today (December 11) via Columbia/Roc Nation/Ultra Music.  There’s a myriad of styles among the five tracks available.  Diplo and Grandtheft team up for a trap-mannered remix, while Tiësto lends his talents to a rework of the song with a big room feel. There are also remixes by the U.K.’s Burns, as well as duos Dirtyloud from Brazil and Qulinez from Sweden. [wp_ad_camp_1] Meanwhile, CALVIN HARRIS has been nominated for two GRAMMY Awards for“Best Dance Recording” for his hit single “Let’s Go” featuring Ne-Yo (Ultra Music) and “Best Short
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Giuseppe Ottaviani

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Giuseppe Ottaviani

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] Personifying trance music’s energy in both approach and output, Italy’s Giuseppe Ottaviani has long been recognized as one of the genre’s most respected and prolific merchants. From his earliest studio work (as the engine behind famed group NU NRG), through to his latter-day releases under his own name, he has established himself as a benchmark for eminent trance. Over the last 6 years his boundary-breaking in-concert experience Giuseppe Ottaviani Live! has put hundreds of thousands of hands in the air and feet on the floor at the world’s best-known EDM festivals. [wp_ad_camp_1] Even as NU NRG you always played live and after so many years you’re still doing it. What’s the difference between live act and Djing for you? Have you ever thought to start playing as a DJ ?
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Mix Master DJ Irwan

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Mix Master DJ Irwan

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] He is known as one of Europe’s best eclectic deejays. Long before the term eclectic even existed, DJ Irwan was already spinning a unique mix of house, hiphop and R&B Music. As a result of the increasing attention for Urban, deejay Irwan’s style is now more popular than ever: his gigs vary from residencies at leading club nights such as Treetz, Sneakerz and Ex Porn Star to festivals such as Dance Valley, Mystery Land and the FFWD Dance Parade. Add to that the countless performances abroad, and deejay Irwan is a name to reckon with. Some examples are his visits to club Zouk in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This largest venue in town is one of Irwan’s regular spots abroad, where he is often billed with famous deejays such as Armin van Buuren and Paul van Dyk. It seems lik
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: Darude On ITV Live!

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Darude On ITV Live!

EDM NEWS, FUN STUFF, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Darude, a name synonymous with driving beats and unrelenting energy, has been an innovator in dance music since he smashed his way onto the scene 10 years ago with the global hit singles 'Sandstorm', 'Feel The Beat' and 'Out Of Control' and the first album 'Before The Storm'. The second album 'Rush' with singles 'Music' and 'Next To You' again conquered charts around the world in 2003 and now he's back with more genre-breaking singles like 'Tell Me', 'My Game', 'In The Darkness' and 'I Ran (So Far Away)' from his 3rd artist album, 'Label This!' which is poised to rock its way up the charts and across the globe. 2011 saw Darude starting a record company, EnMass Music, with American DJ/producer Randy Boyer and that'll be keeping him busy in addition to touri...
Hammarica.com Daily DJ interview: Darkcontroller

Hammarica.com Daily DJ interview: Darkcontroller

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] He is one of the most successful hardcore DJs from Holland. Hardcore, also knows as Gabber is a style originally created in Holland in the early 90's. Its success was imminent taken into the account the success of the Thunderdome events and cd series and labels like Mid-Town, Mokum, Ruffneck and more. Darkcontroller is part of the RIGE clan and we were very happy to catch him for an exclusive interview! [wp_ad_camp_1] Hardcore, the 'heavy metal' of house and techno had its ups and downs when it comes to popularity, especially in Holland where it originates from. How would you describe the scene now? Inform us on the positives and negatives. Well, I know that hardcore started on a basic ground. It all was very simple to make. all music was, if you look at it now. Th
Wolfgang Gartner – Evil Lurks Review

Wolfgang Gartner – Evil Lurks Review

EDM NEWS, ELECTRO HOUSE, NEW RELEASES, REVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] December 4th saw the release Evil lurks by Wolfgang Gartner on Ultra Music. Alongside Tom Staar,Wolfgang has captured the essence of the mythical monsters under the bed of our youth. Admittedly Wolfgang has stated on his facebook that he felt this should have been released near Halloween, Evil lurks features a darker take on the classic Gartner sound all the while retaining the funky vibes we have come to know him for. [wp_ad_camp_1] Featuring heavy hitting 128 beats, wild progressions, a beastly electrofied bassline and a sinister melody, Evil lurks delivers on all levels and is sure to fire on a dance floor. When it comes to consistency, Wolfgang has become one of the first names that comes to mind.With a Grammy nomination in 2010,eight songs in the #1 position o
Hammarica.com Daily DJ interview: KYAU & ALBERT

Hammarica.com Daily DJ interview: KYAU & ALBERT

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] These two German trance producers have produced such massive club hits like "Made Of Sun", "Velvet Morning", "Walk Down", "Kiksu", "Megashira", "Are You Fine?", "Hide&Seek" and so much more. One little known fact: all male vocals come from Steven Moebius Albert himself! Give a warm welcome to Kyau & Albert! [wp_ad_camp_1] What has been the best show for you this year? Steven Albert: Our big 15 Years Euphonic Night in Dresden, Germany Ralph Kyau: For me it was EDC in Las Vegas. Name the most inspiring person you ever met backstage and tell us why this person has inspired you? Ralph Kyau: We meet so many people backstage, but hard to say if they really inspire us. It's definitely always awesome to meet other DJs and producers backstage. For example: ...
Deadmau5 & Imogen Heap Announce Animation Competition

Deadmau5 & Imogen Heap Announce Animation Competition

COMPETITION, EDM NEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] deadmau5 and Imogen Heap have set up a global competition for animators to produce a segment of the official video to “Telemiscommunications,”  their song which appears on deadmau5’s album > album title goes here < (Ultra Music).  Exposure will be wide, with a fee to be paid to the winners. Entries of a single-frame treatment are to be submitted by Monday, December 10. A personal note from Imogen explains: Hello there... so, deadmau5 and I have written a song called “Telemiscommunications” and it's out via deadmau5’s album already as you may well know but we don't have an official video for it yet! If you're an animator... we'd love you to be a part of it. The idea in a nutshell -- The business man, our central character, is in an airport checking his pho
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: The Egyptian Lover

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: The Egyptian Lover

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] The Egyptian Lover started out as a D.J. in Los Angeles with Uncle Jamms Army doing dances at the L.A. Sports Arena. He began recording around Los Angeles in 1982 as a member of the Radio Crew. In the early days of hip hop, albums were rare, so most of The Egyptian Lover's successful recordings were 12" singles. He would eventually release some of the earliest rap LPs, which was especially unique for being west-coast based, but they were less popular than his singles. On the strength of containing an alternate mix of his most popular single "Egypt, Egypt", 1984's On the Nile was moderately successful. Egyptian Lover returned in 1994 with "Back from the Tomb". His last full-length album in over ten years. Since then he has made "Platinum Pyramids" and "Electro Pharoh" (D
Arkitech Debut Release On Black Hole Recordings

Arkitech Debut Release On Black Hole Recordings

EDM NEWS, NEW RELEASES, PROGRESSIVE HOUSE
[wp_ad_camp_2] Arkitech presents his debut release “Drive” on the Black Hole imprint. Ash Richards delivers the vocals.  [wp_ad_camp_1] The elusive Arkitech makes his first appearance on the Black Hole imprint with an electro tinged vocal trancer. With plenty of focus on the build up of the track, Arkitech subtly hints to “Behind The Wheel” by Depeche Mode in the backing for Ash Richards’ vocals. It would certainly explain the title “Drive”, but make no mistake: Arkitech has created a moving arrangement that perfectly fits the description of modern day trance on the ISOS tip. Ash Richards is a female singer/songwriter and electropop artist from Vancouver. She has been fortunate to have worked with the notable Sean Hosien (Bananatoons), Lil Henriques (Hipjoint), Sam Ryan (SOS musi
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Vox Mod

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Vox Mod

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] A very talented EDM performer from Seattle with beats as big as.. well, your mom; and a skill at beatmaking that is prevalent. This guy has been rocking places all over.. So Please give a warm welcome to VOX MOD! Tell us something about your background and how your career started. My background is based in visual arts but later on I adopted percussion and drums. The entire time of my youth I was really drawn to electronic music though, so around 2000 I decided to look into drum machines, sequencers, and samplers after being tremendously inspired by Orbital. Additionally, I obtained the program Acid 2.0 (which I still use) and sought to develop up my editing, mixing, and recording skills. It was also vastly important being introduced to so many types of music an...
Katie’s Corner: Pure Trance Mixed By Solarstone And Orkidea

Katie’s Corner: Pure Trance Mixed By Solarstone And Orkidea

EDM NEWS, NEW RELEASES, REVIEWS, TRANCE
[wp_ad_camp_2] By KATE O'CONNELL -- From the moment the first beat hits your chest off Pure Trance Disc One by Solarstone your pulse will start to race and you find yourself getting lost in the hypnotic melodies.   From that moment on this two disc compilation takes you on a spellbinding thrill ride with SolarStone as the Captain. [wp_ad_camp_1] Pure Trance has about the most fitting title of any new album out there.  Solarstone nailed it giving us exactly that – pure, mind blowing, hair raising, chest shaking trance.  It’s impossible not to love and get addicted to the irresistible dance beat and infectious melodies.  I challenge anyone who appreciates trance music to listen to these two C.D’s and not dance by the time the first track is over.  Aside from that, every single one of
Beatport Mixes Opens To Public

Beatport Mixes Opens To Public

EDM NEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] BEATPORT, the world’s largest dance music community and music store for DJs, today (December 4) announced that its Mixes platform has emerged from invite-only status, now allowing any DJ in the world to upload, share and sell their mixes. Beatport Mixes (mixes.beatport.com) launched in June, offering only select DJs invited the ability to sell their mixtapes as downloadable files. Opening Mixes to the public now gives bedroom DJs and superstars alike the chance to take advantage of the platform.  For those mixtapes available for sale, BEATPORT clears the usage rights to the songs included on behalf of the DJs who created them, compensating all parties involved—both the DJ and the rights-holders behind the songs used, including artists, songwriters, labels and publish

Ferry Corsten Celebrates Birthday With New Release

EDM NEWS, NEW RELEASES, TRANCE
[wp_ad_camp_2] For the luckiest amongst us, life can be a fairytale. At long last, the third and latest installment of the popular electronic dance music (EDM) mix compilation Once Upon A Night is released on November 26th, 2012, on Premier Recordings. Mixed by globally respected DJ, producer and electronic musician, Ferry Corsten, Once Upon A Night-Volume 3 consists of two discs of the most succulent, painstakingly selected trance, progressive-house and electro tracks to fly out of loudspeakers this year. Much more agile and thoughtful than the typical club mix of banging, anthemic tunes, OUAN3 instead paints an otherworldly story of a long night out where danger and mystery meet sex and bliss. OUAN3 is an aural tale that conjures deep memories while creating new ones, and the double