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

[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…

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ interview: Darkcontroller

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[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…

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Wolfgang Gartner – Evil Lurks Review

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[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…

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ interview: KYAU & ALBERT

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[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…

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Deadmau5 & Imogen Heap Announce Animation Competition

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[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…

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: The Egyptian Lover

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[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…

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Arkitech Debut Release On Black Hole Recordings

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[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…

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Vox Mod

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[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…

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

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[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…

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Beatport Mixes Opens To Public

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[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…

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Ferry Corsten Celebrates Birthday With New Release

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[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…

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Ferry Tayle

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[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…

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Sean Tyas

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[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…

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Solarstone

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[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…

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Katie’s Corner: Introducing The Dolls

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[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] By KATE O’CONNELL — A few weeks back after a super late night of raging, I was at home winding down, cruising YouTube for new music and decided to look up DJ Mia Moretti. I came across a video of her and another girl, an electric violinist Caitlin Moe, playing a live set together at what appeared to be some sort of wedding or out door party. The clip was of the two of them doing their version of “Digital Love” by Daft Punk. It literally blew me away. Not only were they both…

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