This is quite possibly the best rant about Burning Man we've ever witnessed and also a great message on the spirit of coming together, too.
An African American woman likens the cult phenomenon of Burning Man to a KKK rally, but without the racism, before going on to briefly recount her experience at the festival and how much she "had a ball" with "all them white folks."
Watch below. Just awesome.
Regsitration for Burning Man 2014 is now open. Check here.
In light of the strict rules for DJs playing new Las Vegas club AFTER which has been doing the rounds - which strictly prohibits hip-hop, trap and dubstep, as well as playing any tracks by David Guetta, Hardwell, Tiesto or Avici - we've once again sourced some excellent notes from the blog 'No Breasts, No Requests'. Enjoy.
That translates to: “TODAY NO REQUESTS, JUST BLOWJOBS!” 
All pictures from this feature come courtesy of Los Angeles DJ Mick Fiction and his blog 'No Breasts, No Requests'.
After years of longing, Australian fans are finally getting their fair dues with Swedish jock Eric Prydz coming to Australia in March for the Future Music Festival. As well as his appearances for the festival, Prydz has just announced a string of headline club gigs in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.
All four gigs are special after-party sets that will follow his FMF sets later in the evening and are billed as a minimum of three hours. Both of Prydz' protégés Jeremy Olander and Fehrplay will play support sets.
Eric Prydz' tour to Australia is one of the most anticipated for the country in a long time - the Swede is infamous for his fear of flying, which has unhinged several attempted tours down under in the past.
Eric Prydz presents Pryda - headline shows
01.03.14 - Family, Brisbane
08.03.14 - Pacha, Sydney
09.03.14 - Trak, Melbourne
10.03.14 - HQ, Adelaide
Back in November we brought you an exclusive mix from Bruno Pronsato's new alias project, Archangel, along with a preview of "Momentum Of The Farce" EP, ahead of his forthcoming album. Now, it looks as though the Archangel LP, "The Bedroom Slant," is set for an April release date on Foom Music, and the full track listing and preview have been released.
Launching his new Archangel project back in November of last year, Bruno Pronsato gave fans a taste of what was to come with a cover of Gary Numan's "Metal," as well as a live cut of "Momentum Of The Farce," both of which touched on elements of post-punk, pop and rock. "The Bedroom Slant" features Pronsato's vocals, and his brother, David Ford, on bass guitar, as well as Love Of Life Orchestra's Peter Gordon, Orac Records's own Caro, double-bassist Yonatan Levi and composer and pianist David A. Powers.
The Bedroom Slant from Archangel, also known as Bruno Pronsato, will be released on Foom on the 7th of April 2014.
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Tracklist:
Half-Man Half-Lisa
To Be Seen
Julia
Come Undone
You In Sin
L.A. Teen (Live) featuring Yonatan Levi & David Powers
Momentum Of The Farce
The Future Kiss
Steal The Groom featuring Peter Gordon & Caro
High Alarm
[Via RA]
The Wall Street Journal is reporting today that three dance music industry veterans are suing the founder of SFX Entertainment Inc., Robert F.X Sillerman. The suit alleges that Sillerman defrauded them out of stock valued at more than $100 million, and that they gave Mr. Sillerman the idea behind what is now SFX Entertainment - a large conglomerate of electronic-dance-music festivals and promoters. The plaintiffs allege that the entrepreneur went back on a commitment to give them significant share in SFX, which, according to The Wall Street Journal, "raised $260 million last year in a public stock offering that valued the company at more than $1 billion."
Plaintiffs Paolo Moreno, who has worked as the manager of promoter "Disco Donnie" Estopinal, DJ manager Lawrence Vavra, and Moreno's brother, Gabriel, claim that Mr. Sillerman and his associates “engaged in fraud and breached contracts they had entered.”
The Wall Street Journal Reports that, “Over the course of the year, the suit claims, Mr. Sillerman and his representatives avoided the plaintiffs' repeated requests to formalize the deal, the suit alleges, sending them only draft employment agreements with less favorable terms than had been agreed upon—and with no mention of the founders' shares.”
The suit also states that, "Sillerman made this misrepresentation in an effort to conceal his deceptive scheme to dilute Plaintiffs' ownership stakes in SFX and thereby induce them to continue working on SFX's behalf."
A spokesman for SFX said the company "will vigorously defend this baseless lawsuit."
The countdown to the Olmeca Tequila Mad Decent Block Party on 8 and 9 February has officially begun! In just a few days partygoers in Jozi and Cape Town will be dancing in their city streets to world-famous electronic DJ acts Major Lazer, Dillon Francis and Flosstradamus as well as a host of epic local artists. Watch the promo video below to get you pumped for a mad one!
Olmeca Tequila Presents Mad Decent Block Party JHB
Olmeca Tequila Presents Mad Decent Block Party CPT
For all the information on ticket prizes, event dates and giveaways visit: OLMECA TEQUILA SA
CTEMF has rolled in adjusting earlobes, perceptions, ideals and mind states. Two days into the workshops and a few days short of the festivities, CTEMF has already so far exceeded expectations.
The workshops have offered revellers the opportunity to meet, interact and network with other budding artists. Everyone is able to interact and share knowledge and gain access to secrets of what it takes to be successful in various trades. Red Bull has kindly offered its studios and other facilities to ensure a very pleasant experience; their work in the music industry has made events such as this possible.
Due to the diverse nature of the festival and the music industry, these workshops lay down the frame work for the future of electronic music and ensure that there is sustainability by empowering every individual with the knowledge that they may need in the future. It's great to see that the festival has gone to great lengths to cater for a majority of genres and styles and artists.
The line up has so far included the Original Jazzy Jay, Caspa, Raymond Bloom, Portable, BodyCode and many others. The message imparted in some of the workshops make it clear that in order to build and strengthen the local scene we need to strive to create brands and not just events, and that professionalism is key to success. Strong emphasis was made on the importance of the communal nature of music as it unites people from all spectrums of life, and it's this community that gives birth to new artists, movements and sounds.
Thursday marks the last day of these workshops and Dixon is the guest speaker, so if you are in Cape Town make your way down to Guga S'Thebe in Langa and get your mind adjusted, CTEMF is the open and the deep-end of it all right now, so try not to miss out.
CTEMF: THURSDAY WORKSHOP FULL ITINERARY
It's been a pretty darn good few months for proponents of medicinal, well, insert your drug of choice here. With the news that medicinal marijuana growing by leaps and bounds in the US, recent reports that MDMA may help treat sufferers of severe psychological trauma, along with report stating that MDMA could be a prescription drug by 2021, and a study that determined that psychedelics may improve mental health, comes more good news: psychedelics may be ablet to help treat cluster headaches, some of the most intensely painful headaches people can get. In fact, some sufferers actually commit suicide to escape the unbearable pain.
Artist's rendition of a cluster headache.
According to Brian E. McGeeney, MD, MPH, a neurologist and Assistant Professor of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine, cluster headaches are a “disorder that destroys people emotionally. The use of hallucinogens gives them a break, which they wouldn’t otherwise get. Many feel ignored or let down by the medical community. Physicians lose interest in them as treatments don’t work. The use of [psychedelics] is a last resort.”
Cluster headaches can be likened to “an icepick piercing your brain through your eyes,” and can last for up to 90 minutes, at times debilitating patients so intensely that they can't function normally in society - and there's no known cure. In fact, the suicide rate is 20 times higher than the national average for cluster headache patients, according to a report published by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), a 501(c)(3) non-profit research and educational organisation dedicated to expanding the usages of psychedelics and marijuana.
Luckily, help could be on the way. Upon hearing stories from ClusterBusters, a non profit organisation that specialises in finding cures for cluster headaches, reports of patients who, took LSD and saw their symptoms regress, Dr. John Halpern, MD, is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School suggested looking into non-hallucinogenic 2-Bromo-LSD, instead of LSD, because although it’s similar in chemical structure to LSD, a huge bromine atom prevents receptors in the brain from picking up the hallucinogenic properties of the drug. And it worked.
“One patient had cluster headaches for 27 years. He had debilitating 3-month long cycles, and wasn’t responding to meds. He was devastated. He was getting 40 cluster headaches a week.” After his treatment, he had zero headaches for 17 months," Dr. Halpern said.
This might not just be good news for cluster patients, Halpern thinks. “This drug [2-Bromo-LSD] could be a blockbuster, just for cluster headache, but what if it turns out it’s good for migraines too?” Maybe one day soon, psychedelics will render headaches a thing of the past.
Recently adding to the G-Star Raw TV collaborations they turned the spotlight onto South Africa’s extremely talented, fast-rising installation artist Daniel Popper. This episode is the second in a series showcasing unconventional artists, creators and craftsmen and of course, the amazing concepts that are conjured up in the minds of these creatives.
Daniel Popper's installation at Afrika Burn 2013 - Reflections
Daniel Popper's massive creations have been featured in festivals and events around the world, he was also the artist behind that majestic, almost mesmerising installation at Afrika Burn 2013 called ‘Reflections’ embedded above. The G-Star team caught up with Daniel here in Cape Town while he was busy working on several other projects, including The Nelson Mandela Tree of Wisdom. Watch the video interview below:
Set in the vibrant city of Johannesburg, miHouse nightclub has an industrial appeal, a warehouse feel, which is perfect for an underground party. Over the past 2 years this venue has hosted many successful events such as ‘Let’s swing it’, ‘YogYog’, and ‘Teknotribe’ to name a few.
Teknotribe and Let’s Swing It joined forces to celebrate miHOUSE 2nd Birthday bash on the 1st of February 2014. Three different floors offered a variety of beats from edgy techno, swanky swing, and progressively groovy Psychedelic Trance.
Upon an early arrival, we noticed a massive queue lined up already with partygoers ready to go, I could tell we were in for a banger of a night. This wild crowd that parties till dawn had a super charged energy that was ready to explode onto all 3 dance floors, which boasted an incredible local line-up supported by banging sound with ground-shaking-bass provided by the main stage, with the Martin audio sound rig. The décor on each floor was diverse, complimenting the distinct character of the music.
I made my way to the Psy floor hosted by Psy.ology outside, where Stereotype energized the crowd with his signature rolling progressive sounds. This floor emanated with positive vibrations as keen stomping bodies danced in the puddles under the rainfall. The Psy trance progressed into the night from a full on sound to more tight and groovy psychedelic beats. Killer Ben vs Hegchick played a deliciously twisted set on the Psy.ology floor, which pulsed with a purely psychedelic sound. These two have so much fun behind the decks and definitely amped up the crowd with their tricky twisted tunes. This is where the magic of our music is felt and the vibe comes alive with all your buddies around. Mayhem unleashed itself onto the Psy floor as we were taken into some next level partying!
Next door was the ‘Lets swing it’ stage. This floor is hidden within the club. Picture walking into the 70’s! Stylish retro décor, disco balls and chandeliers hanging from the roof, and radiant colours illuminating the room with fantastical UV lighting over the stage. Booths to chill-out in with buddies, play pool, or jam to the jazzy swinging beats! The dance floor was packed with a cheerful mood as resident DJ Mike Lesar dominated the decks at 23h30 for a 2hr set!
Teknotribe hosted the main floor inside, where party goers really got loose and broke it down to the pulsating power-driving techno played by the resident DJ’s. Nick Grater, known as the powerhouse of the techno industry in SA, definitely marked his authority as he closed the floor with his hard driving techno style and remarkable presence behind the decks. What a treat to end the night off with a bang! This dance floor was really having it.
The turnout to this party was incredible! The unlimited energy and enthusiasm of the DJ’s and crowd was extraordinary - an off-the-scale underground experience. There was easy access to each floor, striking decor, and plenty well stocked bars to accommodate all. This party was definitely one for the books!
A special thanks to this event’s hosts:
Michael Lesar (Let’s Swing it; Shareholder at MiHouse)
Paulo Alves (Owner/Managing director at MiHouse)
Nick Grater (Teknotribe)
Recently, DJs like Pete Tong, Sasha and Carl Cox have united against proposed oil drilling of the coast of Ibiza. Using their star power, they've helped push this worthy message across social media, as well as signed the petition against it.
Alianza Mar Blava is the campaign group urging authorities to issue a Negative Environmental Impact certificate to stop the drilling. There, anyone who can will be able to sign a last minute petition before all signatures are presented to the government.
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Pascal & Pearce - “We have a genuine love for what we do and really enjoy our jobs. Not a lot of people can say that. We also make music because of the appreciation we have for it and the feeling that goes into our production.”
Send these legends your questions using the #UltraSAQandA today! They'll be answering your questions tonight at 8 p.m. via @UltraSA. So get on it! You don't want to miss the chance to chat to the duo that is Pascal & Pearce.
Date: 6 February
Time: 8 p.m.
Venue: Twitter, @Ultra ... send your questions to #UltraSAQandA
Get information on the chat here: CHAT INFO!
Electric Daisy Carnival is set to make its debut in Mexico City next month on March 15th and March 16th. The first edition of the festival will feature a selection of big EDM artists as well as some talented DJs and producers from the underground.
Insomniac has released the general two-day schedule. Closing out their respective stages each night are Axwell, Avicii, The Bloody Beetroots, Loco Dice, Boys Noize, and John Digweed. Other performers include Kaskade, Bingo Players, Steve Angello, A-Trak, The Martinez Brothers, Mark Knight, and Tiga.
Get tickets to EDC Mexico here.
Listen to John Digweed on Pulse Radio
A member of the Parisian underground techno scene, Voiski is heading to New York for the first time to play at Sheik ‘n’ Beik’s 6th Anniversary party at The Panther Room this Sunday. He co-runs two labels - Silicate Musique with Griffin and DEMENT3D with Heartbeat and Francois K. – and is one-half of duo Kartei. We had a chance to catch up with Voiski ahead of the gig to chat about a recent memorable show in his home city of Paris, what we can expect from his set at the New York party, what he plans to do when he visits the Big Apple, and what he has in store for the future. Be sure to get your tickets to the show this weekend on Pulse Radio!
You kicked off the New Year with some tour dates around France. What were some of the highlights? Last week in Paris at La Machine was one of the best parties I've done so far in my life. Sonotown took a risky gamble inviting five live acts in one night with some of the new french techno scene's best artists. Dead Rec Heads and Vauban (DSCRD) are doing the most innovative electronic music here. Low Jack is releasing an amazing LP on L.I.E.S. and did a mind-blowing set. Zadig hitting the floor with his 909 at 140 BPM was absolutely amazing, and we were playing live together for the first time with Svengalisghosts as a new violent electronic group called Tropical Agitation. A huge happy crowd came in from the beginning and stayed until the end. It was really nice to see that happening in Paris, and the perfect way to start this New Year together.
You’ll be playing live at Sheik ‘n’ Beik’s sixth anniversary party. What can guests look forward to from your set? Heavy drum set on blurry repetitive melodics - that's what it's all about. I'm not planning everything, leaving space for the unknown and improvisation.
What are some of the things you are most excited to do in New York other than playing at the party? It is my first time in the US so I'm just very excited about everything. I want to discover the city, meet some people from the New York scene, see the Nets play at Barclays with my friend Willie Burns, and eat the weirdest food - the full American experience!
You’ll be releasing an EP on Sheik ‘n’ Beik’s label. How did this come about? How did your relationship with them begin? I met Julio from Sheik 'n' Beik in Paris last year as he was about to launch the label. We got along very well and he asked me if I was up to do record with him. He picked up four weird tracks that sound like sad techno music for depressed dance floors. I named it the 'Spotlight Diktat' EP in reference to this feeling of having to make people dance while you are really not into it - a kind of DJ melancholia.
What else can we expect from you in 2014? A lot of new music coming out on little French and Dutch labels, maybe some more work with L.I.E.S. in the summer, and a lot of live shows farther from my home town starting with the US and hopefully Asia in April and May.
Yolanda Be Cool's wickedly dirty, sleazy retake on Ace Of Bace's '90s hit "All That She Wants" featuring Syf and Fritz Helder from Azari & III dropped on Dim Mak this Wednesday. And yesterday, this slick, stylish, sexualised video directed by Fritz Helder himself came with it. If you remember the '90s, you remember the original, and this retake nails it perfectly. Watch here.
Azari & III may have split, but we can only hope they continue to put their creative minds together for more projects like this. Not heard the original? Check out the 1993 classic here, and we've got the full remix stream of the updated version below.
For more info, head to www.facebook.com/dimmakrecs
The nominations for the 29th Annual International Dance Music Awards have been revealed! The awards, held every year at Winter Music Conference in Miami, aim to recognize the industry’s best achievements of 2013. This year, the winners will be announced during the conference on the evening of March 17th.
Dance music fans from across the globe are invited to vote for their favorite artists and productions in 57 different categories - best tracks, DJs, break-through artists, labels, DJ gear, radio shows, music videos, among others. This year’s artist nominees include Green Velvet, Tiga, Arcade Fire, Disclosure, Rihanna, Above & Beyond, Boards Of Canada, Lorde, Avicii, and many more. Check out the full list of nominees in each category below!
Vote today on the IDMA's official website! Voting ends March 5th.
IDMA Nominees for the year 2013, presented in 2014:
Best Underground Dance Track
Bigger Than Prince - Green Velvet
Everything - Maya Jane Coles Feat. Karin Park
Gotham - Ten Walls
Jack - Breach
Let's Go Dancing - Tiga VS Audion
Reverse Skydiving - Hot Natured
The Clapping Track - Claude VonStroke
Best Alternative / Indie Rock Dance Track
A Light That Never Comes - Linkin Park Feat. Steve Aoki
Alive - Empire Of The Sun
Let Me Show You Love - Cut Copy
Pompeii - Bastille
Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
Reflektor - Arcade Fire
Safe And Sound - Capital Cities
The Mother We Share - CHVRCHES
Best Indie Dance Track
Changes - Faul & Wad Ad vs. Pnau
Enjoy (Oliver Remix) - Gigamesh
Feeling for You - Sugar Hill
Gonna Get You - Sharam Jey & Night Talk
Lion, The Lion - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs & Eats Everything
Strandbar - Todd Terje
Too Late - Gui Boratto
Best Latin Dance Track
Come With Me - Ricky Martin
El Amante - Daddy Yankee Feat. J Alvarez
Feel This Moment - Pitbull Feat. Christina Aguilera
Hable De Ti - Yandel
Mama Mia - Mayra Verónica
Turn the Night Up - Enrique Iglesias
Vivir Mi Vida - Marc Anthony
Best House/Garage/Deep House Track
Bigger Than Prince (Hot Since 82 Remix) - Green Velvet
Latch - Disclosure
Look Right Through (MK Mix) - Storm Queen
Mind Ur Step - Dennis Ferrer Feat. Janelle Kroll
Need U (100%) - Duke Dumont Feat. A*M*E*
No Eyes - Claptone Feat. Jaw
Nobody Else - Dusky
Best R&B / Urban Dance Track
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell
Diamonds - Rihanna
Hold On, We're Going Home - Drake Feat. Majid Jordan
Mirrors - Justin Timberlake
Q.U.E.E.N. - Janelle Monae Feat. Erykah Badu
Suit & Tie - Justin Timberlake
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Best Electro / Progressive House Track
Animals - Martin Garrix
Apollo - Hardwell Feat. Amba Shepherd
Clarity - Zedd Feat. Foxes
If I Lose Myself (Alesso Remix) - Alesso VS OneRepublic
Reload - Sebastian Ingrosso & Tommy Trash Feat. John Martin
Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) - Lana Del Rey
Wake Me Up - Avicii
Best Rap/Hip-Hop/TRAP Dance Track
Bird Machine - DJ Snake Feat. Alesia
Bubble Butt - Major Lazer Feat. Bruno Mars, 2 Chainz, Tyga & Mystic
Can't Hold Us - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton
Feel This Moment - Pitbull Feat. Christina Aguilera
Fuckin Problems - A$AP Rocky Feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar
Gas Pedal - Sage The Gemini Feat. IamSu
We Own It - 2 Chainz Feat. Wiz Khalifa
Best Trance Track
Skylarking - BT
Steal You Away - Dash Berlin & Alexander Popov Feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn
The Expedition (A State of Trance 600 Anthem) - Armin van Buuren & Markus Schulz
This Is What It Feels Like - Armin van Buuren Feat. Trevor Guthrie
Thunder - W&W
Walter White - Above & Beyond
Wayfarer - Audien
Best Dubstep/Drum & Bass Track
Gold - Adventure Club Feat. Yuna
Haunting - Andy C
Holdin' On (Skrillex & Nero Mix) - Monsta
This Is Not the End - Krewella Feat. Pegboard Nerds
Tidal Wave - Sub Focus Feat. Alpines
Try it Out (Neon Mix)- Skrillex & Alvin Risk
Waiting All Night - Rudimental Feat. Ella Eyre
Best Tech House / Techno Track
Friday- Shadow Child Feat. Takura
Imprint Of Pleasure - Tube & Berger
Let's Go Dancing - Tiga VS Audion
Nobody Else - Dusky
Ringo - Joris Voorn
Roar - Nicole Moudaber
Zebra - Solee
Best Chillout / Lounge Track
Floating - Kaskade Feat. Haley
Planet Us - Hot Natured
Pretty Lights - Vibe Vendetta
Reach For the Dead - Boards Of Canada
So Good to Me - Chris Malinchak
True Thoughts - Parra For Cuva Feat. Anna Naklab
Best Commercial / Pop Dance Track
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell
Clarity - Zedd Feat. Foxes
Get Lucky - Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell
I Need Your Love - Calvin Harris Feat. Ellie Goulding
Roar - Katy Perry
Royals - Lorde
Wake Me Up - Avicii
Best Compilation or Full Length DJ Mix
A State of Trance 2013 - Armin van Buuren
Anjunabeats Vol. 10 - Above & Beyond
DJ-Kicks - Breach
DJ-Kicks - Maceo Plex
MK In The House - Marc 'MK' Kinchen
Toolroom Knights - Dannic
Ultra Dance 14
Best Global DJ
Afrojack
Armin van Buuren
Avicii
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Deadmau5
Hardwell
Tiësto
Best North American DJ
BT
Diplo
Kaskade
Krewella
Porter Robinson
Richie Hawtin
Skrillex
Steve Aoki
Best European DJ
Axwell
Carl Cox
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Eric Prydz
Loco Dice
Nicky Romero
R3hab
Zedd
Best Break-Through DJ
Art Department
Carnage
Dannic
Deorro
Dillon Francis
DJ Snake
Dusky
Makj
Martin Garrix
Best EDM / Pop DJ
Avicii
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Eric Prydz
Kaskade
NERVO
Paul van Dyk
Zedd
Best Trance DJ
Above and Beyond
Armin van Buuren
Dash Berlin
Gareth Emery
Markus Schulz
Martin Garrix
Mat Zo
W&W
Best House / Garage / Deep House DJ
Dennis Ferrer
Eats Everything
Hot Since 82
Jamie Jones
Maceo Plex
Maya Jane Coles
Marc 'MK' Kinchen
Seth Troxler
Best Indie Dance/Underground DJ
Dixon
Flume
Hot Natured
Tensnake
The M Machine
Todd Terje
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Best Progressive House/Electro DJ
Afrojack
Alesso
Avicii
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Hardwell
Laidback Luke
Nicky Romero
Steve Angello
Best Techno/Tech House DJ
Adam Beyer
Joris Voorn
Loco Dice
Richie Hawtin
Sven Väth
Tiga
UMEK
Best Dubstep/Drum & Bass DJ
Andy C
Bassnectar
Flux Pavilion
Knife Party
Krewella
Rudimental
Skrillex
Best Hardstyle DJ
Brennan Heart
Coone
Frontliner
Headhunterz
Wildstylez
Zatox
Best Podcast or Radio Mixshow DJ
A State of Trance - Armin van Buuren
Club Life - Tiësto
Evolution - Pete Tong
Group Therapy - Above & Beyond
Hardwell on Air - Hardwell
Levels - Avicii
Protocol Radio - Nicky Romero
Best Artist (Solo)
Armin van Buuren
Avicii
Calvin Harris
Deadmau5
Kaskade
Lady Gaga
Zedd
Best Artist (Group)
Above & Beyond
Daft Punk
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Disclosure
Krewella
Major Lazer
NERVO
Best Break-Through Artist (Solo)
Breach
Carnage
DJ Snake
Duke Dumont
James Blake
Lorde
Martin Garrix
Best Break-Through Artist (Group)
Adventure Club
Capital Cities
Cash Cash
CHVRCHES
Dusky
Hot Natured
Rudimental
Tale Of Us
Best Full Length Studio Recording
Atmosphere - Kaskade
Comfort - Maya Jane Coles
Damage Control - Mat Zo
Get Wet - Krewella
Random Access Memories - Daft Punk
Settle - Disclosure
True - Avicii
Best Featured Vocalist Performance
Apollo - Hardwell Feat. Amba Shepherd
Clarity - Zedd Feat. Foxes
Get Lucky - Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - The Cube Guys Feat. Barbara Tucker
Latch - Disclosure Feat. Sam Smith
This is What It Feels Like - Armin van Buuren Feat. Trevor Guthrie
Wake Me Up - Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
Best Music Video
Applause -Lady Gaga
Bubble Butt - Major Lazer Feat. Bruno Mars, 2 Chainz, Tyga & Mystic
Get Lucky - Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell
Latch - Disclosure Feat. Sam Smith
This is What It Feels Like - Armin van Buuren Feat. Trevor Guthrie
Wake Me Up - Avicii
Best Producer
Armin van Buuren
Avicii
Calvin Harris
Diplo
Hardwell
Pharrell Williams
Zedd
Best Remixer
Calvin Harris
Dave Audé
Hot Since 82
Jump Smokers
Maceo Plex
Marc 'MK' Kinchen
R3hab
Best US Club
Avalon - Los Angeles
LIV - Miami Beach
Output - New York
Pacha - New York
Space - Miami
The Light - Las Vegas
XS - Las Vegas
Best Global Club
Amnesia - Ibiza
Berghain - Berlin
DC-10 - Ibiza
Fabric - London
Ministry of Sound - London
Privilege - Ibiza
Space - Ibiza
Best Music Event
BPM - Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Coachella - Indio, CA
Electric Daisy Carnival - Las Vegas, NV
Electric Zoo - New York City, NY
Tomorrowland - Boom, Belgium
TomorrowWorld - Atlanta, Georgia
Ultra Music Festival - Miami, FL
Best Radio Station
538
BBC Radio 1
BPM - Sirius XM
Digitally Imported
Electric Area - Sirius XM
Evolution - iHeartRadio
Ibiza Global Radio
Best Music Media Resource
Dancing Astronaut
DJ Mag
DJ Times
Elektro
inthemix
mixmag
Resident Advisor
Best Music App
Mixcloud
Pandora
Shazam
SoundCloud
Spotify
TuneIn
Best EDM/Dance Music Retailer
Amazon.com
Beatport
iTunes
Juno Download
Trackitdown
Traxsource
Best Global Music Label
Armada Music
Defected Records
Ministry of Sound
Size Records
Spinnin' Records
Toolroom Records
Ultra Music
Best American Music Label
Astralwerks
Big Beat Records
Dim Mak
Interscope
Mad Decent
Nervous/Nurvous Records
OWSLA
Strictly Rhythm Records
Ultra Music
Best Indie/Underground Music Label
Crosstown Rebels
Dirtybird
Drumcode
Get Physical Music
Hospital Records
Hot Creations
Innervisions
Life and Death
Suara Records
Best Music Label Promoter or Exec In-House
Andrew Salsano - Nervous Records
Ayelet Schiffman - Columbia Records
Eelko van Kooten - Spinnin' Records
George Hess - Strictly Rhythm Records
Liz Miller - Big Beat Records
Maykel Piron - Armada Music
Phil Nieves - Ultra Music
Sean Glass - Win Music
Best Independent Music Promotion/Marketing
Aurelia Entertainment - Lainie Copicotto
Bobby Shaw Promotion - Bobby Shaw
Fly Life - Carmen Cacciatore
Neighbourhood PR - Neil Bainbridge
Oracle Entertainment - Debra Eriksen
Promo Only Promotions - Cary Vance / John Suraci / John Parker
ProMotion - Brad Lebeau
Your Army - James Pitt
Best Promo Subscription Service/Music Pool
DJcity
FATdrop
iDJPool
Kings of Spins
Masspool
Promo Only
Your Army
Best New Product of the Year
Ableton Push
Native Instruments Kontrol S4
Philips M1X - DJ
Pioneer DDJ - SX
Pioneer DJM900SRT
Novation Launchpad S
Numark Orbit
Best Manufacturer of the Year
Ableton
Native Instruments
Novation
Numark
Pioneer
PK Sound
V-Moda
Best Studio Product
Ableton Live 9
Apple Logic Pro X
KRK Rockit 8 G3
Native Instruments Maschine Studio
Pioneer RMX1000
Best DJ Software
Ableton Live 9
Rekordbox
Serato DJ
Serato Scratch Live
Traktor Pro 2
Virtual DJ
Best Controller
Allen & Heath Xone:K2
Hercules DJ Control AIR
Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4
Numark NS6
Pioneer DDJ-SX
Stanton SCS.4DJ
Vestax VCI-400
Best Mixer
Allen & Heath Xone:DB4
Denon DN-X1700
Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol Z2
Numark M6 USB
Pioneer DJM-900nexus
Rane sixty-eight
Vestax PMC-580Pro
Best Media Player
Denon SC2900
Denon SC3900
Gemini CDMP-7000
Numark Mixdeck Quad
Pioneer CDJ-2000nexus
Best Headphones
Beats By Dre Mixr
Pioneer HDJ-2000
Sennheiser HD 25
Sol Republic Tracks
V-Moda Crossfade M-100
This Sunday, February 9th, Babël New York continues their fun and magical Dimanche party series at the beautiful Bowery Hotel in downtown Manhattan. In celebration of New York Fashion Week, this edition of Dimanche will be hosted by a team of carefully selected curators – Tommy Saleh of NY CULT, Whitewall Magazine’s Michael Klug, Michael Fragoso of Les Garçons and Papermag, and The Unlimited Magazine.
Musical guests include one of the forefathers of house music in New York, French DJ/producer François K, along with American jazz pianist ELEW, WE, and Michael Baltra. The event also marks the launch of The Unlimited Magazine’s sixth interactive online issue and will be preceded by an invite-only exclusive sneak peek at Karolina Zmarlak’s Spring/Summer ’14 Collection.
Don’t miss out on this special occasion which is sure to be full of good friends, great vibes, and dancing, all to an amazing musical soundtrack. Be sure to get your tickets today on Pulse Radio!
Seth Troxler is well known for being somewhat of a jester, a funnyman if you will, who likes to take the piss in an industry that can often disappear up its own ass. Though as much as he enjoys fucking about, the #1 DJ in the world in 2012 often has something insightful to say.
In a recent interview Troxler had with Music Radar, the Detroit-raised DJ voiced his concerns on the "gentrification" of dance music.
"Everyone plays the same shit - repetitive tech house stuff," Troxler confessed. "It just lacks the soul that music used to have. Also, when music is made on machines everything is so different - even the swing of the track, the whole vibe."
Seth also revealed that he yearns for turn of the century house music, and that even commercial house back in the early 00s was better than what hits the charts today.
"There used to be proper hits. I was listening to this track the other day; we were playing it in the car, Kings of Tomorrow - Finally. Even though it's like a guilty pleasure, when that track came out it was like 'this is a hit!' A couple of years ago the track of the summer was Party Non Stop, which was a joke; there was no content and I want that content to come back."
"Look what happened with hip-hop - they moved to Gangsta Rap for sales and it's like shit now. Hopefully the same thing doesn't happen to the new popularisation of electronic music."
At the risk of sounding old and jaded, we have to say we agree with you, Seth.
There's no rest for the wicked this summer if you live in Australia. We've already had a barrage of top electronic talent make their way down under so far and there are plenty making magic happen here at this very moment (Jamie xx and Four Tet dropping exclusives on Sydney's FBi, anyone?).
Well the hits just keep on coming people, with tours from Detroit Swindle, Belgium house connaisseur San Soda (who recorded a wicked podcast for us a couple years back) and producer of the moment MK, and electronic pop crooner Baths all making their way to the country this February and March. Let's not forget about our locals though; Future Classic up-and-comer Wave Racer is also gearing up for gigs across east coast Australia and a cheeky trip to Auckland. He's also dropped a new track 'Streamers' which you can, erm, stream below.
Detroit Swindle Tour Dates
21.02.14 - Shape – Friday February 21
22.02.14 - Leased @ Ivy (with Marcel Dettmann), Sydney (Day) [BUY TIX]
22.02.14 - Auditree @ Bowler Bar, Brisbane (Night)
28.02.14 - Circus, Melbourne
01.03.14 - Cassette 9, Auckland
San Soda Tour Dates
21.02.14 - The Liberty Socail (with Terrence Parker), Melbourne
22.02.14 - Parkside @ The Civic Underground (with Damiano von Erckert), Sydney [BUY TIX]
MK Tour Dates
07.02.14 - Geisha, Perth
08.02.14 - Trinity, Canberra
09.02.14 - Summer Series, Revolver, Melbourne
14.02.14 - The Met, Brisbane
15.02.14 - Defected in the House, ivy Pool Club, Sydney
16.02.14 - Parkside Events, Wollongong
Baths Tour Dates
16.03.14 - Rocket Bar, Adelaide
20.03.14 - Alhambra, Brisbane
21.03.14 - Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
22.03.14 - The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
23.03.14 - The Bakery, Perth
Wave Racer Tour Dates
07.02.14 - Trinity Bar, Canberra
08.02.14 - Oh Hello, Brisbane
09.02.14 - St Kilda Festival, Melbourne
13.02.14 - Corner Hotel, Melbourne (w/ Nina Las Vegas)
14.02.14 - Cats @ Rocket Bar, Adelaide
15.02.14 - King Street, Newcastle
19.02.14 - SoSueMe @ Beach Road Hotel, Bondi
22.02.14 - Speakeasy @ Gilkisons, Perth
28.02.14 - Civic Underground, Sydney
05.03.14 - Corner Hotel, Melbourne (w/ Ryan Hemsworth)
07.03.14 - Star Bar, Bendigo
08.03.14 - The Imperial, Auckland
