Check out this clip of Claude VonStroke playing his own edit of Billie Jean. The whole crowd went crazy for it and sang their way through the entire song. A very special moment, and a very fitting tribute.
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Home  Dancetracks NewsJune 28, 2009
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Akai’s APC40 has only been available for a couple of weeks, but already showing it can go further than the out of the box pre-canned config. Users with a little bit of MIDI programming skill and a good few hours to kill can achieve some pretty impressive results. Take a look at the vide above, from MIDI hacker Stray411. The video shows the manual remapping via the unit, but then takes it a whole stage further, rerouting and remapping with the use of Bome’s MIDI Translator - commercial app for the mapping of MIDI messages. Looks like we are going to see far more interesting results with the APC40 than we had expected, which is brilliant. Via CreateDigitalMusic June 16, 2009
 New York’s PS1 have announced their line up for the popular 2009 ‘Warm Up’ series. The parties, which take part in the Queens School turned art gallery, kick off on Saturday 4th July with Move D, Reagenz and Dan Bell. Continuing through each Saturday to 5th September, the parties will also feature DJ Pierre, John Selway, Chez Damier, Derek Plaslaiko, Timmy Regisford and more. Warm Up 2009 will also merge with a new courtyard installation, Afterparty, created by the winners of the 2009 Young Architects Program, MOS. The Warm Up series is Produced by P.S.1 Director of Operations and Exhibitions Antoine Guerrero and curated by Jason “DJ Spun” Drummond (Rong Music) and Zach Layton. For further details and full line up, visit PS1 Warm Up Official Site [www.ps1.org/warmup] June 12, 2009
 British house spinner CJ Mackintosh is selling part of his extensive vinyl collection via Discogs marketplace. The DJ, who was the resident at Ministry of Sound’s legendary Rulin’ parties in the mid 90’s, has put up 422 of his records up for sale. Anyone worried that CJ, pictured right spinning at Ministry in 1996, is hanging up his head phones can rest assured he is not - looks like he is just pruning the massive collection he has built up over the past 20 odd years. You can expect to find a few rare gems in there though, so get digging. Enough for this post, we have to get stuck in their before all the good stuff goes! CJ Mackintosh’s Vinyl Sale - Discogs [www.discogs.com] » Also see: Ministry Of Sound 15 Years On May 29, 2009
 Think you have some hot skills in the studio? Ready to unleash your remix talents to the world? Freerange Records and Dancetracks are ready to hear it. Remix Pezzner’s “Valldemossa” and win. Top prizes include a digital release on Freerange, Ableton Live 8 and much more. The contest features a special Live set with audio files warped and arranged for easy remixing. If you dont have Live 8, you can try out the set with Abletons Live 8 demo version. To get started, visit the Freerange Remix Contest Site » May 20, 2009
 Highgrade Recordings’ Channel by Channel turned a lot of heads when it came out a few weeks back. We asked Markus Homm, the man behind the EP five questions, and got five answers: Where are you from, and where are you right now? I was born in Transylvania, Romania. We moved to Germany when I was 7. I just got back to Germany from Moscow - I am currently living in Moscow and Hong Kong so last few years I didnt spend to much time at ‘home’ in Germany. I am thinking moving back in the summer as I miss Germany a lot. Plus music wise its a great place to be. How did you connect with Highgrade Records? I produced together with my partner and friend Mihai Popoviciu for a while and release under Homm & Popoviciu. So we had a few tracks free and we been wondering who to send them to. We both liked the label very much so when I said ”lets try Highgrade!!! “, we did. So we sent an email to Highgrade with links to our tracks and thought there is nothing to lose. Next day we got an answer from Tom Clark asking to call him. After that we had our first release on Highgrade. After a while i had the chance to meet the whole Highgrade crew in Berlin and I really admire there professional work and dedication to the music. What do you do when your are not making music? I am a Professional Dancer in the Latin American section, which is Samba , Cha Cha, Rumba , Paso Doble and Jive. Together with my partner we represent Germany in European and World Championships - I have been dancing now for 17 years. We train and dance to a lot of original Cuban and Afro-Brazilian music from artists like Ibrahim Ferrer, Oscar de Leon, Jorge Ben, Hector Lavoe, Celia Cruz and many more. That combination works very good for me as my music career is something totally different and I can use it to get away from my ‘normal’ life. What studio equipment do you use for your productions? I am using Logic 8 in the studio together with some outboard gear (mostly synths), some mics and a bunch of live instruments. I am currently looking in to getting new stuff for my studio. Next on the list is a drum machine, once I have made my mind up which one! What are you doing this summer? I will be in Hong Kong and Japan in June, later in July I will be 3 weeks in Romania where we just finalised a tour together with Mihai. So that be fun as i get to travel with my buddy. Plus I will be working on new music through out the summer. So keep your eyes open I am sure you will find them on this wonderful site here! Listen to Markus Homm’s ‘Channel By Channel’ and other releases on Highgrade Recordings May 15, 2009
We caught up with Joel Zimmerman aka. Deadmau5, in NYC to talk about his musical background, his use of technology and him not being a DJ. Check out our exclusive video and enjoy. Special thanks to Jackie. Listen to and buy Deadmau5 and Mau5trap releases on dancetracks. Catch Deadmau5 at New Yorks Webster Hall this Friday 15th and Saturday 16th May, full details on GBH.TV May 14, 2009
 New York party promotors Made Event, the crew behind the excellent Save The Cannibals techno parties, have just announced the ‘Electric Zoo, Electronic Music Festival’ to be held at Randalls Island (situated right between Manhattan, Bronx and Queens), on September 5th and 6th. The two day event will feature an all star cast of overseas talent and New York spinners in what looks to be on the of the dance music highlights of the summer, for the city. Headliners for the Saturday, 5th September include Armin Van Buuren, Luciano and local talents Danny Tenaglia and Roger Sanchez. Sunday 6th Sept sees David Guetta, Richie Hawtin and Ferry Corsten leading the charge with many other big name spinners on the bill and more to be announced later. More details as they come in, but for now you can check out the official site for the full list of spinners. Tickets are $55 for either day or $100 for the two day pass. Electric Zoo Festival Official Site [www.electriczoofestival.com] » May 11, 2009
Check out the video from Far Out’s excellent Aventura, their new album featuring legendary keyboardist and Brazilian trio Azymuths band leader José Roberto Bertrami. The Latin Grammy nominee brings together the Rio Strings Orchestra and the very best Brazilian players on the vibrant album. Allow the master of the keys to take you on a dazzling aventura (adventure). Listen to José Roberto Bertrami and his Modern Sound ‘Aventura’ May 8, 2009
 Richie Hawtin has just announced the launch of his own clothing label, ‘Richly.Hawtin’. Working with designer Isolde Richly, the line is “Inspired from their shared love for Japanese design and Culture”. Their website shows Hawtin in wearing a grey tshirt, but no details on the line or availability. Hawtin isnt the first big name DJ to move into the world of fashion - David Morales appeared as a model for Gap Jeans in the US for a season or two, and over in The United Kingdom, Julius O’Riordan, better known as Radio One DJ Judge Jules launched his own line of garish t-shirts called ‘Heroes and Villains’. Lets hope that Hawtin doesnt combine this new business direction with his other latest interest and start twittering about what he is wearing everyday. |
