INTERVIEWS – Page 9

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Robbie Rivera + Giveaway!

December 14, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM Songs Team

[wp_ad_camp_2] Robbie Rivera’s distinctive brand of sexy, pounding, dirty, electro-tinged house music ignites dance-floors across the globe. Throughout the years Robbie’s musical stylings have lead to a strong collection of dance floor favorites attached to his name. Going back to 2002 Rivera released a collaboration with the just starting Axwell entitled “Burning”. The track garnered universal praise and set the stage for his 2003 hit “BANG”, reaching Top 10 on the UK charts, used in the Sydney Olympics, and selling 500,000 copies. But, perhaps Robbie’s biggest track to date would…

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Truckasauras

December 13, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM Songs Team

[wp_ad_camp_2] Since Truckasauras‘ first performance, they have been repeatedly redefining electronic music in the live setting. From underground house parties, to impromptu street performances, to proper rock venues, Truckasauras’ explosive lo-fi, audio-visual, live sets continually raise the bar for not just electronic music, but anyone seeking to captivate an audience and rock the party. When Performing, band members Adam Swan, Tyler Swan, Ryan Trudell, and Dan Bordon, commonly sport American flags (worn as bandannas or capes), trucker hats, hunting vests, and various other trashy accoutrements. Their DEVO-esque, half-ironic display deftly…

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Sied Van Riel

December 12, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM Songs Team

[wp_ad_camp_2] The Riel Deal: From the prolific electronic dance breeding ground that is The Netherlands, with close to overnight speed, in 2008 he landed. In that year alone he was tipped by Tiësto as “the hottest producer around”, by DJ Magazine as “the next big thing to hit trance.” Give a warm welcome to SIED VAN RIEL! You are known as a trance producer, but are there secret house or dubstep records from your hand flowing around? I have never produced an actual full on house or dubstep track yet.…

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Giuseppe Ottaviani

December 11, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM Songs Team

[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.…

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Mix Master DJ Irwan

December 10, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM Songs Team

[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…

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

December 9, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM Songs Team

[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…

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

December 8, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM Songs Team

[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…

Hammarica.com Daily DJ interview: Darkcontroller

December 7, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM Songs Team

[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…

Hammarica.com Daily DJ interview: KYAU & ALBERT

December 6, 2012January 31, 2017 EDM Songs Team

[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…

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: The Egyptian Lover

December 5, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM Songs Team

[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…

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Vox Mod

December 4, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM Songs Team

[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…

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Ferry Tayle

December 3, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM Songs Team

[wp_ad_camp_2] This French producer was born in 1982. His first musical experience was with jazz. He started playing the saxophone at the age of 7. He became interested in electronic music by discovering Jean-Michel Jarre’s first album. After 14 years of jazz music he decided to move into electronic music and became very successful in the global trance scene. Give a warm welcome to FERRY TAYLE! Of course France is known for its big contribution to house music with acts like Daft Punk, Cassius, David Guetta and more. Yet, you…

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Sean Tyas

December 2, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM Songs Team

[wp_ad_camp_2] New York native, Switzerland based DJ/Producer Sean Tyas is something of a leading light in European trance. Currently ranked #93 in DJ Magazine”s Top 100 DJ Poll 2012, he was also earmarked by BBC Radio 1″s Pete Tong as a “buzzword in trance circles” head of his debut Essential Mix for the station back in February 2009 and hooked by industry power house Beatport has a “One to watch.” It was in 2006 that Sean Tyas first started to make waves in the trance scene, winning the much hyped…

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Solarstone

December 1, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM Songs Team

[wp_ad_camp_2] For over a decade he has been roadblocking dancefloors with a procession of illustrious club classics, all-out anthems and critically acclaimed albums. As a DJ, he performs weekly at clubs around the planet, and for globally recognized names like A State of Trance, Cream @ Amnesia, Ministry of Sound, Gatecrasher, Full-On-Ferry, Zouk and countless others. He left an indelible mark on EDM with one of his very first releases. ‘Seven Cities’ scored a UK Top 40 hit, has been remixed by Armin van Buuren, was re-released 3 times and cumulatively went on to sell in…

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Richard Dinsdale

November 30, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM Songs Team

[wp_ad_camp_2] In the time between cooking up grooves for labels such as Hotfingers, 303 Lovers, Flamingo, Toolroom and Ministry Of Sound, Richard Dinsdale plots the next step in dancefloor domination: Tanzanite Records. A joint partnership with his brother Simon, Richard is now writing a new chapter and creating his own distinctive brand. A brand where he can fine tune his A&R abilities and help develop emerging artists such as Jeremy Joshua and Alex Topspin & Dmit Kitz. With its striking blue motif and meticulous musical motive, the label also boasts…