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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Octave One

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Octave One

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] The Burden Brothers also known as Octave One have been rocking the international techno scene with their stunning live performances for many years. Aside of that they're known for their label 430 West which released classics such as their own Blackwater and DJ Rolando's Knight Of The Jaguar. We are delighted to have them for an interview at Hammarica.com We saw you perform live at this year's Decibel Festival. A lot of the times when "live performance" is mentioned in combination with a dance music act, we envision an artist with a laptop and some kind of controller. In your case however - like Carl Craig mentioned at Decibel - you take the whole pro audio department of Guitar Center with you on the road. Can you describe the fun and kick you get from performing live
Motor City Masters With Carl Craig – Decibel Festival Preview

Motor City Masters With Carl Craig – Decibel Festival Preview

EDM NEWS, EVENT NEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Carl Craig will headline Friday's Motor City Masters event presented by Decibel Festival. Craig is a legendary DJ and producer from Detroit. Founder of the influential Planet-E label and instigator of a lot of other fun stuff in the world of techno. He has done remixes for the greats including LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip, Junior Boys (nominated for a Grammy Award), Gavin Russom & Delia Gonzalez, Theo Parrish, Tori Amos, Can, Goldfrapp, Friendly Fires, Caribou, Tiga, Unkle, Yello and more. Craig helped launch the massive Detroit Electronic music Festival in 2000 and remains a strong force there til this day. He has also created and launched his non-profit 501-C3 Carl Craig Foundation: “The concept is to find ways to re-educate kids about what’s
Computer Controlled – Exclusive Interview With The Raw Acid Genius.

Computer Controlled – Exclusive Interview With The Raw Acid Genius.

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS
[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] You currently live in Seattle, but originally you come from the Midwest. Could you tell us how you first got involved with the rave scene there and acid house in particular? I don't remember just exactly how I started listening to Techno, but it was back in 1991, I know that. Then I started hearing about these things called Raves and got interested. By mid 1992, some friends started to bounce around the idea of starting a "Smart Bar". A portable bar set up was built out of PVC piping and plexiglass. And Cybertonix was born =o] Halloween 1992 was my first Rave, called, appropriately enough, Grave Rave. That got busted 2 hours in by the Milwaukee PD. Myself and a bunch of others spent 19 hours in a holding cell before finally being released. Normally, tha...