EDM DJS – Page 62 – Coverage of the best DJ's around the world

Nov82012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Oliver Daniel

[wp_ad_camp_2] Oliver Daniel is a new face in the scene. He is the force behind Allthingstrance.com and the creator of the newly released The Uplifting Trance Production Guide. This comprehensive guide leads aspiring trance producers on the way to the top. Recently Oliver got covered on Beatsmedia, Usa Trance Movement, iVibes, DJ News, EDM Update and many more. So therefore, we wanted to know a bit more about his background and his drive. What attracts you specifically into trance as opposed house or dubstep? The Emotional aspect: Trance can make you cry, smile, laugh, and dance all at the same time. Trance has no association with race, color, or religion. It is something you truly have to enjoy, not like some forms of music where most people don't know what the lyrics are, tra

Nov72012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Danny Avila

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] At only the age of 17, Danny Avila has become one of the hottest acts in the world of EDM. From winning the ‘Best Newcomer DJ’ at the prestigious 2011 Vicious Music Awards at just 16, through an incredible 2012 Ibiza season that caught the attention of everyone including Tiësto and dance bible DJ Mag where he became the youngest ever Covermount CD artist, to the announcement of his residency as the youngest ever prime-time DJ on US broadcasting behemoth SiriusXM, Avila is the name on everyone’s lips – and rightly so. Describe an average day in the life of Danny Avila. It really depends. Lately I spend so much time on the road. I'm playing in the States pretty much every weekend which of course is amazing but also takes me away from home a lot more than I was used

Nov72012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Milk & Sugar

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] Milk & Sugar aka Mike „Milk“ Kronenberger & Steven „Sugar“ Harding became the most famous German DJ/Producer act with their house classics "Let The Sun Shine" and "Love Is In The Air". But they have never been more successful than now. "Hey (Nah Neh Nah)" rocketed in the Top-10 charts in 10 countries and received gold status in Germany, Austria and Switzerland! What do you consider to be your biggest break that launched your DJ career? Steven: We've been both deejaying since the mid 90's and had a couple of different projects going on before we launched Milk & Sugar. This was already taking us to big festivals and clubs around central Europe, but after releasing „Higher & Higher“ in 1999, which was our international breakthrough, we've had the chan

Nov52012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: PROXY

ALBUMS, EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS, NEW RELEASES, RAVE

[wp_ad_camp_2] From the ashes of the Soviet empire, from the flames of history, rises PROXY. Post 9/11 rave vibes cloaked in Muscovite angst. A line drawn in smoking rubble along the border dividing East and West, Stüssy and Spetsnaz. 1997. The Year of Tar and Horses. The Prodigy plays Red Square in Moscow. Hundreds of thousands of people attend the show, but only one is truly changed. By the crushing sound. By people absolutely losing their shit to synths and sustained aggression. The experience causes PROXY to question the quality and purpose of Russian “electrica” acts like Nu-Lag Xpressions and Sweatislav. There was simply no scene from which to emerge. “Whatever a fool does, he does it wrong. A poor dancer is impeded even by his own balls,” he recalls. In a decade’s time, PROXY wou

Nov52012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Giuseppe Ottaviani Feat. Amba Shepherd – Lost For Words

EDM NEWS, NEW RELEASES, TRANCE

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] The man who shaped trance music into a live performance art returns this month with another high octane, apex-ascending floor thriller. On the Club and On Air Mixes, Giuseppe spikes ‘Lost For Words’ with seismic drums; sensationally plucked strings, hypersonic synths and a full spectrum of other big room components. To that Amba Shepherd (whose recent studio work includes tracks with Porter Robinson and Ferry Corsten) adds her unique vocal inflexion. Pitched perfectly between the points of lamentation and elevation, her heart-in-mouth lyrics and breath-stealing song push ‘Lost For Words’ into the stratosphere. With Armin van Buuren all over the Giuseppe Ottaviani rework of Paul van Dyk Ft.Plumb’s ‘I Don’t Deserve You’, the trance overlord has been eq

Nov52012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Trance Prodigy Releases Go-To-Guide For Trance Music Production

EDM NEWS, TUTORIALS

[wp_ad_camp_2] Oliver Daniel is not your average teenager. Passionate about music in general and with a fond interest in trance music, he spent years researching how to produce the music he loves most. When Oliver first began producing there wasn't an all-encompassing resource for producing trance music. New producers therefore had to spend hundreds of hours online researching equipment, techniques and how to use Logic Pro, before even starting to produce in Logic Pro. So Oliver then decided to create a single concise package that would save new producers hundreds of hours of time and enable them to dive straight in to producing high quality tracks. The result is the brand new Uplifting Trance Production Guide. It took Oliver over one year to create the guide. The product primarily...

Nov22012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Kristina Childs

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] Techno, as one of the backbones of dance music, has always been more of an underground style in the total landscape of EDM genres. What attracts you in the genre and what drives you to continue to push the bar? Do I push the bar? Haha... I guess I never saw myself that way. Well let me start by saying there are a lot of types of techno I really don’t like, but what draws me to techno specifically is it’s energy. I’ve always tended toward the darker sides of music regardless of genre. For rock it was mostly punk, for 60s-70s it’s mostly classic & southern rock, for 80s it’s new wave, for hip hop: it’s rap/top40, for drum & bass it’s jungle/tech-step, breakbeat it’s new school breaks, and for techno, I want it to be TECHNO! Don’t get me wrong, I like tech-house

Nov12012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Myon & Shane 54 Provide Vocal For Armin And Deadmau5 Collab

EDM NEWS, NEW RELEASES, TRANCE

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Hailing from Hungary, Myon & Shane 54 have achieved extraordinary success in the international dance music scene, having established a solid reputation for themselves with notable releases including numerous Beatport number ones and consistent rankings among DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs. They produce for some of the biggest names in music, are constant fixtures in set lists of some of world’s best known DJs, and regularly feature in a multitude of EDM radio show playlists. They noticed Armin & Deadmau5 were working on a track together.. However, there were no vocals yet, so they decided to lend a helping hand. Connect: http://www.myonandshane54.com http://www.facebook.com/myonandshane54 http://www.arminvanbuuren.com http://www.deadmau5.co

Nov12012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Dirtyphonics

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] On “Irreverence”, their forthcoming debut full-length for Dim Mak Records, the French electronic dance music quartet pens a new playbook for the genre. Merging heavy bass music, drum n' bass, dubstep, and electro with grimy club energy, the group—Charly, Thomas, Pho, and Pitchin—can't be pinned down. However, these pioneers wouldn't have it any other way. Give a warm welcome to Dirtyphonics on Hammarica.com! [wp_ad_camp_1] If you look at your list of productions you have done so far. Which of those stands out the most to you and why? They're all unique! Obviously tracks like "Vandals" and "Quarks" changed the game for us and the scene; yet all our tracks have their stories and memories. It's hard to choose and we also can't forget our remixes: Scary Monsters & Ni

Oct312012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Knightrider Travis Baron

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] Travis Baron is one of the most familiar faces in the Seattle techno scene. He is a DJ, promoter and recently launched his label KR Recordings together with partner in beats James Grindle. Hammarica.com caught up with him to talk about all things techno. [wp_ad_camp_1] You have been a techno DJ for over a decade. What is your strongest attraction to the genre as opposed to other EDM styles? I love all kinds of electronic dance music but techno (the 4 to the floor warehouse banger style) was really this first kind of electronic music that I got in to. You are known as a promoter of successful techno events under the name Knightriders in the Seattle area. More recently you started a label under the same name and releasing the records on vinyl. What would you say i...

Oct302012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Richard Durand VS The World Album Release

ALBUMS, EDM NEWS, NEW RELEASES, TRANCE

[wp_ad_camp_2] Preparing to orbit the Earth at the speed of sound, ‘Versus The World’ embarks on its journey with a salvo of Durand’s solo material. Personifying Richard’s characteristic tech-ish appeal, ‘Chopstick’ and ‘Sequence’ deliver adrenaline shot beats and hard-fired percussion loops, packing them against those tense, stormy Durand riffs. On ‘Stand Again’ Leah’s vocal cadence generates the uplift, while Richard’s production travels the track into distorted atomic big-room-boom territory. Packing a peak-time punch, ‘Trancefusion’ (which served as the anthem for the Prague-based event of the same name) unleashes a euphoric trance fireball onto the floor! Where would a superhero be without his trusty sidekick? At each of its continent-hopping stop-offs, Richard sought out and

Oct292012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Seattle + Freaknight Festival + Armin + 22.000 = PARTYROCK

EDM NEWS, EVENT NEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] Freaknight Festival is Seattle's annual Halloween event produced by USC Events. Freaknight is the largest and longest running electronic music festival in the Northwest and has grown into a massive 8 hour event that attracts top national and international DJs and thousands of revelers. This year's edition was sold out in advance, and that's no wonder considering the line-up and giant production. Mainstage we could find Armin Van Buuren who is this year's newly voted number 1 DJ in the world, Sander Van Doorn who is an amazing DJ/producer recently signed to Jay Z's label, Chuckie the incredible party starter, Dada Life - always bananas, Bingo Players who know their game well, Morgan Page - always ready for the next chapter, Le Castle Vania, Dig-Dug & Sidestep a

Oct292012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Miss Nine On ITV Live!

EDM NEWS, FUN STUFF, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] With her distinctly eclectic taste in music ranging from energetic dance grooves with plenty of vocals, to a deeper, more progressive sound, she moves bodies and rocks dance floors wherever she goes [wp_ad_camp_1] Born in Germany as Kristin Schrot, Miss Nine at the age of 16 was on track to become, not a famous DJ or producer, but a fashion model. Having secured a contract with the Industry renowned Elite Model Management, it gave her the courage and determination to move further into the spotlight. She later on would move to the city of Amsterdam, where Miss Nine began to discover the art of DJing, and it was where her passion grew. Nowadays she is the owner of 925 Music with its 2 sublabels, 925 Global and 925 Digital and performs all over the world. Last Saturda...

Oct282012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Andrew Bennett

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] He has been around for a while, and was initially discovered by Armin Van Buuren. Nowadays he releases banger after banger on labels such as Diffused Music, Pinkstar and Spinnin Records. Please welcome Andrew Bennett as featurted artist in Hammarica.com's series of daily DJ interviews! [wp_ad_camp_1] Your big break came in 2004 when a chance encounter with Armin Van Buuren & Markus Schulz led to the release of your track Ocean Drive on the Armada Music record label. How did you experience that instant success as a young producer? It was a great moment. I went that year to the Amsterdam Dance Event, which takes place every year and is probably the most important dance conference in the world. There I met Armin and Markus. I gave both of them a CD with my tracks ...

Oct262012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Techno Giants Pig & Dan

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] Constantly touring and making widely popular techno tracks, it was high time to invite Cocoon Recordings artists Pig & Dan for Hammarica.com's series of daily DJ interviews! You have a lot of success in the Beatport charts. Other than making good music, what do you think is the secret behind that? [wp_ad_camp_1] There's no secret, we have have no idea if a track is going to do well. In fact often it's the ones that we believe wont that do best. We just experiment and try to do our best, the rest is up to the buyer and luckily it seems we are doing something right : ) How would you describe your studio routine? Kaotic! We run 2 studios at the same time. Pig in one and me in the other and when we travel we often create on flights and in Airports What is...