Official video for Rusko’s Woo Boost! Single plus remixes at itunes now – http://bit.ly/cR6J7H Look for Rusko’s debut album, O.M.G.! out on Mad Decent, May 2010.

video directed by Pomp & Clout.

The human bass tornado, and current reigning champ of the dubstep scene is Rusko, aka Christophert Mercer. Born in Leeds in 1985 to a musical family. From day dot Rusko was surrounded by music whether it be his families piano’s, guitars, banjo’s and saxophones…or in his later years the heavy reggae and dub sound systems of Leeds, music has always been an integral part of Rusko’s life.

After graduating from Leeds university with a degree in musical performance, Rusko discovered the world of dubstep through SUB DUB and a debut appearance from the “Digital Mystikz”, having spent the past 10 years making future dub alongside Leeds very own Iration Steppas, Rusko connected with the sound and moved down to London to further advance his musical opportunities.

Checkout the video and photos of RUSKO’s recent gig in Nelson BC where he drops some exclusive new DUBSTEP remixes like ‘Da Cali Anthem’ and a brand new M.I.A. tune..

Veering away from the dark, serious side of the sound Rusko bought a highly driven energy and fun approach to the dubstep massive, quickly coining his own take on the genre that infected . His sound appealed to many people outside of the dubstep world as his productions became more adventurous in formula, sound and energy. His huge hit “Cockney Thug” has been played by everyone from Pete Tong, Switch, Diplo and Santogold. And has been remixed by Buraka Som sistema, Diplo, Drop the Lime and the Scratch Perverts.

Now part of the Mad Decent Camp with collaborations on the horizon with the likes of Switch, Diplo , Santigold, Trouble Andrew, Hot Chip and more…the future sure is looking bright. Currently setting the radio airwaves alight with his own productions and remixes of artists such as The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx, Little Boots and plenty more, Rusko is only going in one direction. Onwards, upwards and far beyond any other young producer could dream of.

I found this mix below on his Myspace page and I thought you guys would like it. Leave a comment if you want to see RUSKO @ Shambhala 2010, let’s make it happen!!

RUSKO-COCKNEY-KNEES-UP-MIX by djvibefm

The Totem Onelove Group welcomes the iconic international music festival: Creamfields to Australia for the first time. Creamfields has already toured every continent and brings an all star cast to Australia in May this year.

Creamfields has established itself as the worlds greatest electronic music festival. Now in its 12th year it continues to dominate the festival market, spanning 17 countries and attracting a worldwide audience of nearly 3 million people. Beginning life in Winchester (UK) in 1998, Creamfields continues to hold the crown as one of the worlds favorite dance festival brands.

Creamfields Australia will feature both up-and-coming and iconic dance acts over some of Australia’s most popular venues. Get ready as the biggest music circus in the world finally arrives to our fields! It’s the merging of two powerhouses once more; Australia’s best known youth entertainment brand onelove and Australian festival stalwarts Hardware Corporation / Totem Industries. Both companies draw on years of experience to provide Australian audiences and international guests a fresh approach to Australian festivals. Both companies already enjoy a great international reputation as being the market leaders in this arena and this union has ensured a high quality output that is world class.

Totem Onelove Group are partners in one of Australia’s most popular festivals, Stereosonic… and individually have extensive experience and market following in: club events, touring, youth marketing and events & festivals including: Solar Music Festival, Two Tribes, Tiësto, Welcome NYE and Betterdays to name a few.

The first ever Creamfields Australia line-up is sure to excite all musical tastes, we’re bringing you the ‘Cream of the Crop’ (no pun intended). After causing mayhem at the recent Stereosonic Festival in December, The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77 band debut their live show. A fusion of punk, rock, electronica, their shows need to be seen to be believed. Next up is one third of the popular ‘Swedish House Mafia’ group Steve Angello who is one of the most successful house DJs in the world. After rocking the world with the introduction of his hot remix of Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams’ he’s created several aliases / remixes & collaborations since, that have topped the club charts around the globe. The duo behind MSTRKRFT (aka JFK & AL P) return to Australia with a rockin’ set of EFX, multiple decks and production. With a string of hit releases & remixes under their belt, including: Justice, Bloc Party, Annie & Wolfmother, their current stormer ‘Heartbreaker’ feat John Legend on vocals has been a Summer anthem across Australian clubs. Ferry Corsten certainly needs no introduction, he’s one of the world’s biggest trance DJs regularly winning prestigious awards, creating club filling anthems and playing euphoric live shows. His recent release is a re-take of his hit 1999 anthem: ‘Out of the Blue 2010’ – System F.

LMFAO will bring down the house with their 6 piece band, seeing as their current club smash ‘I’m in Miami Bitch’ (and remixes) is THE hottest tune around right now. Grammy nominees, this electro-hop act have remixed for: Kanye West, Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas, to name a few. Dave Clarke can only be referred to as a legend in the world of dance music. One of the biggest techno/electro DJs in the world, his technical ability to mix up anything from techno, electro, ghetto-tek, hip hop to new wave remains in constant demand. Dutchman Marco V is known to many as the master of progressive. Although he started out as a trance DJ, he now combines electro-house, progressive house and progressive trance. Marco V recently won the prestigious ‘Best Tech House DJ’ at the DJ Awards in Ibiza Sept 09. To the delight of many fans, Green Velvet return to Aus with their full LIVE show. With the success of ‘Flash’ & the hit track ‘La La Land’ and ‘Shake and Pop’ Curtis Jones and crew will thrill all with his funky sounds, abstract vocals and pounding beats. Stay tuned also for their long awaited forthcoming album, where they will be showcasing new tunes and the new collaboration with Kid Sister. Melbourne / global sensation Dirty South comes home to rock the crowds with his thumping electro house set. These will be exclusive shows, he won’t be playing anywhere else for a while, so don’t miss out! ‘It’s Too Late,’ ‘Let it Go,’ & ‘The End’ have proven to be big releases as well as ‘Open Your Heart’ (with Axwell), ’How Soon is Now’ (with David Guetta & Sebastian Ingrosso). He’s remixed the likes of: U2, Snoop Dogg, Tracey Thorne, Depeche Mode and Josh Wink.

Kid Sister will be performing her dynamic sound show. Signed in 2007 to ‘Fool’s Gold’ (Armand Van Helden & A-Trak’s label), Kid Sister released her first hit single ‘Pro-Nails’ with special guest Kanye West and has collaborated with the best in the biz for her new album ‘Ultraviolet’: Estelle, Kanye West, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. House and techno maestro Joris Voorn has impressed fans the world over with his live p.a’s and DJ sets – deep and atmospheric tech-house-electro with an old school vibe. He’s been the leader in his club tech genre for over 12 months now and he brought the house down in a huge way on his last trip to Aus. His production credits are nothing short of impressive with Joris mixing the latest Balance #14 CD. Lifelike will bring his live show for the first time ever to Australia, with driving basslines and French house vibe. Lifelike has had the support of Thomas Bangalter, DJ Falcon and Alan Braxe since the 90s. Lifelike has remixed artists such as: La Roux, Shapeshifters, Sia, Annie, The Presets, Sneaky Sound System and more.

A ‘Rising Star for 2010’ according to Beatport, Riva Starr has made his mark on the scene in a big way. In only just over 2 1/2 years his remix and release package is extensive and his tour schedule is booked months ahead. Already connected to some of the world’s biggest labels, this newcomer has buzz written all over him. Tommie Sunshine is a regular to our shores and always impresses with his vast catalogue of records and mixes. He’s consistently seen to be ahead of the curve and is known to many as the taste maker, music historian without a doubt. His rockin’ remixes (over 120 no less) of artists such as: Panic at the Disco, Kelis and tracks with Felix Da Housecat, Miss Kittin, Peaches, Tomcraft and DJ Hell are all crowd favourites. Bingo Players have started 2010 off with a bang topping the Australian Club Chart for 8 weeks & Beatport Chart with their new re-take of the classic ‘Devotion.’ Creating craziness on the decks with their hands in the air tunes, the Dutch duo can do no wrong. Their bootleg of Suzanne Vega’s: ‘Tom’s Diner’ is another that drops to huge crowd roars.

Filo & Peri have come onto the scene in a big way. These New Yorkers have raised the bar with their new album and the sound of ‘Ashley’ still ringing in clubbers ears around the globe. Signed to the acclaimed VANDIT label, they have enlisted the help of Eric Lumiere and Giuseppe Ottaviani to help out in their latest offering ‘Soul and the Sun.’ John Andersson aka Zoo Brazil has been producing and writing music since he was 11, amazing! He’s released over 100 singles under the monikers of: Laid, Cuba Computers, Nars, The Kelly Project and more. He’s one of dance music’s most innovative and respected producers. John wrote Kylie’s track ‘The One’ and has worked with: Moby, Tiësto, Fatboy Slim, Dannii Minogue, Tiga, Human League, Ian Pooley, Dirty Vegas, Swedish House Mafia, John Dahlbäck and more. His new album is about to drop soon! And last but not least, Oh Snap! consists of old school hip-hop dynamo Mickey Fortune and singer/songwriter, rock star impresario, John Neilson. Oh Snap!! is one of the flyest, hip-hop, electro, pop, folk, polka duos around. Recently, the guys played shows with Jay Sean, Sean Paul, Lil Jon, LMFAO, and Far East Movement. Get ready Creamfields Australia, these guys are coming to shake things up BIG TIME!

National tickets on sale NOW from:

www. creamfields.com.au
Moshtix (all national outlets, web and phone sales 1300 GET TIX)

WIN THE ULTIMATE CREAMFIELDS PRIZE!

Register at www.creamfields.com.au to win the ‘Ultimate Money Can’t Buy Creamfields Experience.’ There will be 2 lucky winners in each state: Access to VIP area for you and 4 friends at Creamfields in your capital city which includes: all catering, best views of the main-stage, transfer from our designated hotel to the event and onto the after party, photo opportunity with some of the acts, we’ll even throw in a new digi camera, and VIP access passes to the marquee, PLUS 5 tickets to Creamfields 2011! Entries close March 30th and all you have to do is tell us who you want to party with at the event!

There will be one national winner who will win, 2 x return trip to London, Transfer to event, 2 tickets to Creamfields UK, including 4 nights accommodation, $1000 spending money and VIP Access: you must nominate 5 guests for our state by state prize and then the lucky winner will have to choose 1 guest to take to Creamfields UK.
Enter at www.creamfields.com.au
Entries close Mar 30
Prize will be drawn on Apr 5 and winners announced www.creamfields.com.au

Wolfcallowww!

Matt Cohen

www.myspace.com/wolfcallowww

As expected, the concert for Canadian electrohouse DJ ‘Deadmau5 at LiveCity Yaletown reached capacity early and the gates were closed with thousands of fans left outside.

But that didn’t stop the reported 20,000 others who were locked out from having a good time, as thousands stuck around and turned the area outside the LiveCity venue into an impromptu dance party.

DJ Deadmau5 (real name: Joel Zimmerman) said on his Twitter feed that he would try to accommodate the outsiders by turning up the music: “@Deadmau5: Ill try to crank the s**t out of the PA so all the lovelies outside can enjoy too!”

According to LiveCity’s Facebook site, people were posting messages on the Internet from the lineup as early as 11:00 a.m. for Deadmau5’s 9:30 p.m. show at the Yaletown venue. One group of teenagers camped out overnight to ensue their spot in line.

On Deadmau5’s Facebook site, 17,000 people RSVP’d to the free show, which had a capacity of just 8,000. Thousands more turned up late in hope they might be squeezed in.

Checkout the Vancouver Suns website for the full story and photos.

And also He has one Last  show coming up this weekend @ Gossip.

Deadmau5 has been reported   posting status updates on his Facebook page with links to Dubstep tracks called dub5tepthingie he has been working on. He said ” ha. making dubstep…. it’s actually kinda fun.”

He is producing under the alias fuckmylife to obviously not confuse his already HUGE fanbase.  You gotta respect this guy for being diverse. But this is not a new thing for him, if you listen to some of his earlier work like “My Fucking Adventure” which is a cross between Super Mario Brothers and drum n’ bass.

Anyway if you want to checkout the other tracks I have linked to them below. And if you havent already become a fan on his Facebook page do it now!!! And to Deadmau5, keep making more Dubstep, it sounds sick!! Thanks to Mark for sending in the tip!

Dub5tepthingie2 by fuckmylife

Dub5tepthingie3 by fuckmylife

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SUMMIT 2010:  FIRST LINE UP REVEALED
Ibiza Gran Hotel, May 26-28

• Mark Ronson To Star In Keynote Interview
• David Guetta, Luciano, Annie Mac, Erick Morillo, DJ Skream, Pedro Winter / Busy P, Arthur Baker, Robin Millar To Speak
• Alexandra Patsavas appears at her first dance music event
• Speakers from Sprite, Coca-Cola Group, Ministry of Sound, BBC Radio 1, KCRW, MP7, Beatport, Resident Advisor All Confirmed

Monday 8th February: Leading electronic artists and representatives of some of the world’s biggest brands are among those confirmed to speak at the third International Music Summit with superstar producer, DJ and artist Mark Ronson confirmed to appear in the headline keynote interview.

Commandeering the entire five-star Ibiza Gran Hotel, IMS creates an intimate atmosphere where artists such as the 2010 Grammy Award winner David Guetta can meet with notable business leaders such as Frank Mertens, Global Director of Creative Development Sprite / Coca-Cola Group and Konrad Von Loeheysen, the owner of Ministry of Sound Germany / Motor FM.

In her first dance music event appearance, the world-renowned music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas will feature in a one-on-one interview about her work and company Chop Shop. Patsavas is supervisor on TV shows The OC, Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Mad Men and Gossip Girl plus the Twilight film.

Guetta appears on a panel titled Big Dog DJs: F*** You We’re Famous, named after his legendary weekly party in Ibiza, alongside Erick Morillo from Subliminal Records, Luciano – the underground star and boss of label Cadenza Records. IMS founder and BBC Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong will moderate.

In Meet The Future, BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac, who recently swapped shows with Tong to open the countdown to the weekend, will outline her vision for electronic music alongside the likes of Pedro Winter aka Busy P, former manager of Daft Punk and boss of Ed Banger Records. Joining them is DJ Skream, remixer of the moment.

In another panel USA Today: Boom Boom Now!, IMS will hear from both those behind dance music’s recent explosion in the states, including Patrick Moxey from Ultra Records, Eddie Dean from Pacha New York and original American dance architect Arthur Baker, and also from dissenting voices like Tommie Sunshine who recently stated: “There is NO room for dance music in America. It will never happen. Not real dance music, anyway”. The panel will be moderated by KCRW music director and presenter Jason Bentley, who last year received the first IMS Pioneer Award.

In Ibiza United, IMS will bring together the key players behind Amnesia, Eden, Es Paradis, Pacha, Privilege and Space on one panel for just the second time ever. This panel will be moderated by Juan Suarez, one of the chiefs of the powerful local newspaper, Diario De Ibiza.

IMS will hear from legendary producer Robin Millar, responsible for 44 number one hits, who will talk about why just one month after he retired from production duties, electronic music has re-inspired him, and see the return of 19-year old teen promoter Callum Negus Fancey from Let’s Go Crazy after stealing the show last year by stating “Who is Paul Oakenfold? My audience have never heard of him.”

In addition, IMS has teamed up with leading consumer portal Resident Advisor, whose audience will select a topic and speakers for the Presidential Debate format which debuted in 2009 to great acclaim.

Said Pete Tong: “It is with great pride that we announce some of the incredible
talent already confirmed to be involved in our third International Music Summit in Ibiza. For 2010 we continue to push for the most vital and engaging debates on all the key topics of the day involving the biggest players from every field.”

Commented Ben Turner, a founder and partner in the IMS, states: “IMS was never about the artists, more the people behind the curtain who help guide the gifted. In 2010, we’ve been overwhelmed by approaches from artists to be involved in some way. It’s a great testament to our first two years. Watch out for more special names to follow…”

Following 2009’s successful experiment The IMS Vote, a session where the audience make decisions on the future of the genre, will return. Indeed, last year, 69% of those present agreed that IMS had ‘made them question how their companies work’. In 2010, this is taken one step further then Ted Cohen from TAG Strategic will moderate a one-hour session where the panelists are the audience, and the agenda is not set. Cohen himself was so inspired by IMS:09 that he invited last year’s Key Note speaker Richie Hawtin to attend MidemNet after hearing his radical assessment of future music.

Finally reprising his 2009 role, electronic pioneer Tom Middleton will blog to the Beatport community what is being debated, who will in turn feedback and pose questions to the speakers.

Once again the IMS Grand Finale will take place at the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Dalt Vila on Friday May 28. Last year, Basement Jaxx headlined with Pete Tong, Rob da Bank and Filthy Dukes in support. IMS has been with requests from artists to perform at this landmark event. The headline acts will be announced imminently. The event is free to attend for all delegates of the IMS, with some 2,000 tickets available to the public. Tickets are available now from www.internationalmusicsummit.com

Now in its third year the International Music Summit returns to Ibiza in 2010 bigger than ever. The event, bringing together leading executives and artists in the electronic music industry, has firmly established itself as an essential event in the calendar. As Juan Vandervoort from !K7 Records, Germany put it last year, “An industry known for producing innovative music finally has an innovative conference.”

Hosted by BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong, IMS 2010 will once again deliver an unrivalled agenda of business sessions with, unlike other electronic music summits, no two panel’s crossing over. In 2009, lively debates saw those attending challenged to embrace new technology and marketing strategies and engage with young people on their terms. A significant 69% of those present agreed that IMS had made them question how their companies work.

The first speakers, panelists and agenda debates will be announced at the end of January, with a list of global recording artists, DJs and prominent business figures already confirmed.

In previous years IMS has witnessed keynotes from pivotal industry figures such as global electronic pioneer Richie Hawtin, and former head of Island Records and manager to Paul Oakenfold, Marc Marot and seen panels packed with the likes of Bestival promoter, Rob da Bank, Wall of Sound boss Mark Jones, plus senior figures from Nokia, Bacardi, Blackberry, Pioneer and Sol. It was at IMS 2009 that Hawtin told the delegates they were lying when stating that they felt they were in touch with their audience. And 19-year-old Callum Negus Fancey from the under-age Let’s Go Crazy brand spectacularly declared his audience had ‘never heard of Paul Oakenfold’.

Full event and hotel packages are limited, and expected to sell out well in advance. The total cost of a delegates badge is €370 which includes a gourmet buffet lunch throughout the conference with special packages at the hotel on sale from today.

Once again the daytime sessions will be followed by special evening showcases at venues within walking distance of the hotel. Delegates will have free entry to all events including the IMS Grand Finale in the Dalt Vila World Heritage Site supported by the Ibiza government, which last year saw Basement Jaxx and Filthy Dukes perform live, with DJs Pete Tong and Rob da Bank. IMS 2010 will have more events per evening all within walking distance of the Gran Hotel.

“The IMS is delighted to announce our return to Ibiza in May 2010, and also our return to the perfect surroundings of the Ibiza Gran Hotel, probably the best setting imaginable for an international electronic music conference.

“IMS is committed to helping develop the global scene that I’m so heavily involved in, and I hope industry people and clubbers alike choose to spend their time on the island around this very special gathering of global players and thinkers.” Pete Tong, IMS co-founder:

IMS: 2010 Reserve your place now, and HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF ELECTRONC MUSIC.

Website – http://www.internationalmusicsummit.com
MySpace – http://www.myspace.co/internationalmusicsummit
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/IMSibiza
Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/IMSibiza

The Gaslamp Killer tearing it up on stage at Shelter in Shanghai.

Introduction
KORG KAOSSILATOR PRO

Dynamic Phrase Synthesizer/Loop Recorder

Announcing the KAOSSILATOR PRO – a supercharged version of the palm-sized KAOSSILATOR, reborn as a powerful track-making tool and loaded with live performance power.

As a trailblazer among the “instrumental gadgets” that allowed anyone to easily create melodies and phrases, the KAOSSILATOR gained a strong and dedicated user base, even among those without any performing experience. Today, the KAOSSILATOR continues to be enormously popular. Retaining these revolutionary features – while adding a wide variety of new ones as well – is the new KAOSSILATOR PRO. With 200 sound programs, a new Electribe-inspired gate arpeggiator, and four loop recording banks that can even record external audio sources, the KAOSSILATOR PRO is packed with features that make it ideal for both live performance and premium productions. In addition, USB connectivity with your computer and SD card memory storage allow the KAOSSILATOR PRO to be used not just for improvised performances, but also as a superbly intuitive, track-making music production tool.

Main features

* KAOSS X-Y touchpad offers intuitive, realtime control

* 200 sounds covering modern synth sounds such as lead and bass, and diverse acoustic sounds from piano to trumpet and beyond

* PCM samples provide dramatic drum kits and ready to rock percussion patterns

* Vocoder programs deliver scintillating vocal effects

* Access up to eight of your favorite sounds instantly using the assignable Program Memory buttons

* Loop Recording can layer both internal Program sounds and external audio overdubs

* Four Loop Record Banks each allow up to four measures of loop recording, with easy muting that allows expressive realtime layering and DJ-Style re-mixing – ideal for live performance.

* Gate Arpeggiator repeatedly triggers sounds in sync with the tempo. The slider controls either the gate time or gate speed.

* Choose a key and select one of 31 musical scales to easily create musical phrases. Limit the X-Y pad’s note range for even more control

* Loop data, user settings and Program Memories can be stored on SD card

* Dedicated software lets you manage loop data, MIDI assignments, and user settings from your computer

* Performs double-duty as a MIDI controller for external equipment or software applications

Intuitive X-Y touchpad
Using touchpad is highly intuitive – simply rub, stroke, or tap it to instantly create complex phrases with a single finger. Responding instantly to these gestures, the KAOSSILATOR PRO creates spontaneous changes that were difficult to produce on synthesizers of the past. Horizontal motions control the pitch, while the vertical axis can control tone parameters such as cutoff, feedback, or modulation depth. This makes it easy for anyone to create entirely original sounds and musical phrases.

200 exciting programs
Korg’s synthesizer technology – acclaimed by top musicians around the world – has been carefully distilled into the KAOSSILATOR PRO. The versatile array of pro-level sounds includes synths, drums, FX and other instruments. These sounds complement all styles of electronic and dance music including techno, house, breaks, hip hop, R&B, reggae, and electro. There are also numerous acoustic instruments such as piano, trumpet, and guitar, providing a further boost to your expressive resources. You can assign your favorite programs to the eight Program Memory buttons for instant recall, ensuring that your live performances will be smooth.

Extensively enhanced drum sounds
Rhythm can be the most important element when creating a phrase. In addition to the modeling synthesis borrowed from the original KAOSSILATOR, the KAOSSILATOR PRO provides a new PCM sound generator as well, offering even more realistic drum sounds arranged in kits across the X-Y pad. There are twenty different one-shot sounds for kick, snare, and hi-hat etc., as well as twenty-five rhythm loop patterns to spark your creativity.

Vocoder programs for creative audio effects
The KAOSSILATOR PRO features a mic input jack and fifteen types of vocoder programs, making it easy to achieve unique sound effects, create robot voices and more.

Thirty-one scales for musical expressiveness
The thirty-one types cover a range from chromatic scales to major, minor, blues and beyond. By specifying a scale and key, you can use a single finger to play perfect melodies and phrases that would be difficult to play even on a keyboard. There are also special scales such as Spanish, Ryukyu, and Raga, letting you play phrases that have a distinctive flavor. Another boost in expressive power is provided by the new Note Range function, which lets you specify the range of pitches available on the touchpad from a single octave up to eight octaves.

Gate Arpeggiator provides tightly sync’ed grooves
Inspired by the EMX-1 and ESX-1 Electribes, the new Gate Arpeggiator allows you to play a pattern of sounds that are always in sync with the tempo, generating phrases that defy imagination. The KAOSSILATOR PRO’s slider can control the gate time or gate speed, allowing even more complex phrases to be produced. Tempos can be set manually, or on the fly using the Tap Tempo function.

Loop Recording with unlimited overdubbing
Loop Recording can be set for up to four measures /16 beats. Your KAOSSILATOR PRO musical performances can be recorded into one of the Loop Recorder Banks. By adding (overdubbing) additional sounds one at a time, you can create amazing loop phrases by repeating the cycle of selecting a sound, playing a phrase, and recording the sound over and over again.

Four Loop Recording Banks allow DJ-style performances
The KAOSSILATOR PRO provides four Loop Recording Banks. These banks can be combined for virtually infinite performance possibilities. Each of the four loop banks can host infinite overdubs. In addition, each bank can be muted or un-muted, its volume adjusted, and its loop length changed, making dynamic live performances easy for anyone. An unneeded loop can be erased during playback, and a new one recorded, so there’s no need to stop the performance.

Loop Recording using an external source
The KAOSSILATOR PRO provides line inputs and a mic input, allowing loop recording using an external audio source. This makes it easy to add a rap, vocal, or audio from an external device to any loop phrase created on the KAOSSILATOR PRO.

USB + MIDI provides versatility and compatibility
The KAOSSILATOR PRO offers standard MIDI IN/OUT connectors. In addition, the USB connector lets you use your computer to back up the loop recording data, or even drop loops into your favorite DAW. The KAOSSILATOR PRO can also control your software applications or an external MIDI device. The KAOSSILATOR PRO can send or receive MIDI clock.

Convenient SD Card* data storage
The KAOSSILATOR PRO provides an SD card slot for storing loop data and user settings such as program memories. Favorite phrases can be saved to build up a collection of loop data that will inspire your musical arrangements. SD Card storage also allows you to create the same show with the same loops, night after night. You can also swap loops with other KAOSSILATOR PRO users, or use your data in multiple units.
* not compatible with SDHC cards and SDXC cards.

Dedicated Editor / Librarian Software
KAOSSILATOR PRO Editor is a dedicated software program for managing your recorded loop data, as well as MIDI assignment editor functionality that lets you transform the KAOSSILATOR PRO into a powerful MIDI controller that’s set up just the way you want. KAOSSILATOR PRO Editor can be downloaded free of charge from the Korg website.
* Runs on Microsoft Windows XP (SP3 or later) / Vista (SP2 or later) / 7, and on Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

More decks, DJ FX and “The Bridge”

What is Scratch Live 2?

Scratch Live 2 adds more decks, DJ FX and two way interaction with Ableton Live with new protocol called “The Bridge”. Inside Serato Scratch Live 2, we now bring four new Display Modes that allow you to choose a range of new screen layouts with 2, 3 or 4 deck control. Each Display Mode features with a clean design and your choice of ways to play with expanded Library Views that allow you to easily spot your favorite track to bring to the mix.

Additional tools can be activated in Scratch Live that give you an expanded view and instant control of a range of free plug-ins including the SP-6 Sample Player, brand new Serato DJ FX and direct access to Ableton Live via “The Bridge”.

You can also add the optional Serato Video-SL plug-in to bring exciting visuals into your performance.

New in Serato Scratch Live 2

* Control Ableton Live and make editable Mixtapes with “The Bridge”.
* A choice of 2, 3 or 4 decks with supported Rane hardware.
* Built-in DJ FX with an assignable “Super Knob” for quick live tweaking.
* Brand new Display Modes with a range screen layouts to suit your style of performing.
* Enhanced Album Art browsing for quick identification of your music.
* Build “Smart Crates” easily using keywords from your music library.
* Export your track plays and share them online with “Serato Playlists”

You now have access to more tracks and effects than ever before with the clean and simple control that makes Scratch Live the number one choice for professional DJs.

‘Start as you mean to go on’ is a mantra that instructs one to begin a new enterprise by acting and sounding as if it were already a success. And visitors to Playa Del Carmen for the first week of 2010 have been sleeping easily knowing that they have set the bar for clubbing for the next decade extremely high.

Now in its third year the BPM Festival has steadily been establishing itself as a ‘must-do’ on the clubbing calendar and with a strap line and mission statement of ‘escape the winter doldrums and head for the Mayan sun for beats and beach fun’ it is little wonder the festival has been attracting not only clubbers from across Canada, the United States and Europe, but also artists at the forefront of electronic music.

More than 20,000 party goers descended on the resort town of Playa Del Carmen over the course of the 10 day event this year. And with a seemingly impossible schedule of 30 parties meaning an almost 24 hour party policy which comprises 70 DJs spinning the best of house and techno in an abundance of backdrops, including the miles of white sandy Caribbean facing beaches, it is hardly surprising the festival is gathering an increasingly substantial army of followers year on year.

The music policy is strictly house and techno and allows for a full spectrum of artists and promoters to visit and work within the format outlined buy the BPM organisers. This year most of the day parties were held at the Kool beach resort beginning at around brunch time and running through to 8 or 9pm. The dance area is set around a pool which flows out onto the beach. The sound, supplied by Acoustic Project, was more than up to scratch for an external system and could be heard for some distance outside the resort. Daily parties at the beach included clubbing mecca Space Miami fronted by Luis Puig and Frenchman Cedric Gervais; a party with Cielo resident Nicolas Matar and Californian based Marques Wyatt and a whole host of upcoming stars from the Canadian and New York underground scene including Nitin Kaylan, Monsieur Cedric, dance temptress Lauren Lane and the nefarious Michelangelo among others. And with the likes of dance music monolith Hed Kandi in attendance one can begin to see why BPM is holding its weight on the global festival scene.

Elsewhere parties were held in the lavish surroundings of the Blucacao Beach Club which meant a short complimentary bus trip outside of the normal party zone, and saw the likes of Jojo Flores playing out he soulful take on house music. The Freak N Chic Label party brought Parisian favourites Shonky, Anthony Collins and Steve Letigre’s deep house across the Atlantic whilst Brazil’s Ana Paula brought a little carnival style flair and samba flavoured house music.

From the day one could segue into the evening to continue the party at a number of parties in some really impressive and at times intimate venues. The Blue Parrot beach club (complete with sand inside) was decked up to the nines to complement its beach front location with giant fluorescent jellyfish and electronic visuals to the same effect. This was the setting for nights headlined by the legendary Dubfire who brought his jet-black polished-chrome techno; purveyor of dark twisted house Steve Lawler; and global phenomenon Steve Angello.

Brahma club with its spacecraft lighting feature played host to Air London’s Nick Curly and Simon Baker. Curly’s fast growing profile was further enhanced as his Mannheim sound went down a storm following Baker’s tech house explosion. Sander Kleinenberg also delivered a memorable set here on the opening night which set the tone for the week.

La Santanera’s boudoir-esque décor played host to parties headed up by NYC tribal and techno titan Victor Calderone, Israeli techno export Guy Gerber, second-wave Detroit don Stacey Pullen,  and even late addition to the programming British born Lee Burridge!

A wide plethora of artists comprised the line up this year in an attempt to deliver something for all dance music aficionados. And staying true to their roots the programmers deliver a fantastic mix of high profile DJs whilst supporting the up and coming artists from America and Canada.

For those who prefer to operate outside of the ‘hardcore party goer’ realm the BPM Festival and Playa Del Carmen offer a host of ‘extra-cirricular’ activities for those who wish to supplement their trip. Many visitors take advantage of the phenomenal diving opportunities on offer along the Mayan Riveria, and a short drive south of Playa are the breathtaking Mayan ruins near Tulum which serve as a perfect respite from the festival for many attendees.

Being perfectly situated 45 minutes from tourist hotspot Cancun, Playa Del Carmen is a perfect blend of traditional welcoming Mexican community mixed with the right amount Americanisation to make visitors feel at home away from home. Recognisable commercial outposts such as Starbucks and Burger King sit easily next to family run Mexican eateries that serve up the tastiest of Mexican cooking including perhaps the best burritos to guacamole.

The BPM Festival enjoys an easy relationship with the locals as the opening welcome note from the local Mayor in the festival programme attests. And with VIP passes not only including entrance to 30+ events during the BPM Festival (with VIP entrance and VIP Stage Access) but also VIP discounts at local stores & restaurants in Playa del Carmen you begin to realise that this does not have to be bank busting trip.

As Steve Lawler said following his third BPM set ‘it was insane, has an amazing vibe, with beautiful people. The BPM Festival is now an annual event for VIVa MUSiC and myself, see you next year” – if you have not already, we suggest you join him.

http://www.thebpmfestival.com/

Photo credits: Liam Cushing

But this year the Australian acts reigned supreme, with such names like The Temper Trap, Midnight Juggernauts, Jet, Hilltop Hoods, Powderfinger and especially Miami Horror! Don’t believe us check out Miami Horror flaunting their new hit single ‘Sometimes’ in front of a very excited Sydney crowd. As you know DJvibe and I are very excited about Miami Horror and we can’t keep the smiles off our faces with this amazing behind the scenes video, check it out!

Miami Horror – Sometimes @ BDO

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By Matt

www.myspace.com/wolfowww

These new carts look bad ass check em out.

What is the S-120?

Ortofon and Serato are proud to announce the release of a revolutionary new high performance cartridge for DJs.

Ortofon introduce the new “Ortofon | Serato S-120 DJ Cartridge” with a patent pending design that will virtually “hug the grooves” of a record using a unique suspension system that the two companies have co-designed.

All vinyl DJs will benefit from the extreme tracking ability delivered by a revolutionary new cantilever suspension. With 4.0 gms of vertical tracking force, the Ortofon | Serato S-120 achieves an amazing tracking ability of 120 ?m compared to the conventional 80 ?m at 315Hz. That is a 50% improvement on standard DJ cartridge performance.

The product is available in Concorde and OM versions.

• Ortofon | Serato S-120 Concorde, a heavy 20gm standard Concorde mount cartridge and Ortofon | Serato S-120 OM host the new S-120 Stylus.
• Ortofon | Serato S-120 Concorde is supplied with an extra weight to take advantage of the superior tracking ability of the Ortofon | Serato S-120 Stylus.
• Ortofon | Serato S-120 OM is provided with matching custom head-shell with graphics that allow for easy mounting.
• Shipments from the factory in Denmark will start 30th January.

In a previous post I talked about how the Big Guns at Soundcloud and The Hype Machine were hanging out in NYC. If you are signed up with Soundcloud as a blogger. You probably got an email today talking about their recent partnership with Hype Machine.

Today we’re announcing an integrationbetween ourselves and The Hype Machine. We’re huge fans of The Hype Machine and have a sneaky suspicion that you might be too.

But what does this integration mean?

The Hype Machine now detects SoundCloud players

As you probably know, The Hype Machine aggregates a number of blogs and pulls in the posts and tracks that it finds. They now detect embedded SoundCloud players. So, if you are a blogger this means that you can now use our players and know that your post will show up on the Hype Machine. The Hype Machine won’t currently detect a SoundCloud plain-text download link but we have some really nice new players for premium users including customisable artwork- and mini-players.

The Hype Machine plays back the original track that is hosted on SoundCloud

What’s nice is that once The Hype Machine has detected that the audio comes from a SoundCloud player it can then simply stream the music directly from the SoundCloud servers. This means that if a label or artist has uploaded that music then they get lots of useful information on how much hype their track is getting. And we’re doing all the hard work in terms of streaming the music. That’s what we do best!

It’s super easy to post more music from more original sources

Hopefully this all means that bloggers can be posting more interesting music from more original sources. Most of the public tracks on SoundCloud have a handy little share button so you can grab the embed code. What’s more, we allow you to customize the player or even post directly to Wordpress and Blogger. If a label or artist is sending you tracks to put up on your blog then consider asking them to send you the SoundCloud link as well so that you can embed the player. We should stress that we’d encourage you to use tracks that have been already uploaded by the artists or labels of course.

Here’s a few examples, try the share button out for yourself.

Massive Attack: http://soundcloud.com/lucidonline/girl-i-love-you-she-is-danger-remix
Owen Pallett: http://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/sets/owen-pallett-heartland
Lightspeed Champion: http://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/sets/lifeissweet
Mvsevm: http://soundcloud.com/discobelle/sets/mvsevm-french-jeans-first-look

blue and yellow from edison on Vimeo.

a musical short…. this is the roof of my house, and just what i always needed……..clones

all video shot, composited and edited by mike landry….
Shot with a canon HF10, edited in after effects, colored with Magic Bullet Looks
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all music performed and written by edison…
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free album here:
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checkout the hot new mixtape from DJ SW@T. Its a step in a new direction for her, as she takes all genres of dance music throws them in a pot and gives it a good mix. Also features DJ support from Crystal Fresh. Put this in your iPod and hit repeat.

Artists: Crystal Fresh, SW@T

Track List:
1.Shake It – Skinny (Mini K Remix)
2.Back To The Top – Aquasky & Tee Ski *
3.Drop It (feat Mr Eyez) – Kyle Watson Remix *
4.Jak Music – Kelevra *
5.You A Star – Aquasky feat. Goldmouf ^
6.Doo Doo – Calvertron ^
7.Zombie Barbie (Aniki’s Dawn Of The Dead Remix) Alice and The Serial Numbers ^
Want 2 Need 2 – Sharon Phillips (Switch Remix) *
Feelings – Rockwell D *
Burning Up In Here – C-code (Rubix Remix) *
Outta Control (feat Sporty-O) – Aquasky ^
Make Me Dance (Nate Day Remix) B Rich ^
All Green – The Boog-A-Loo Crew ^
Go – Bar 9 *
Samurai – Marco Del Horno (Rusko ‘Safe Sex’ Remix) *
Bionic Commando – Bionic Commando (Rusko Remix) *
War Against the Machines – Downlink feat. Datsik *
Panther – Zeds Ded Remix *
Bucky – Magic Mash (Tek Step Remix) *
Got U Dancing (Jack Beats Remix) Lady Soveign ^
Dreamer (Radio Mix) – Livin’ Joy ^
Jack Got Jacked (Jack Beats Remix) – AC Slater ^
Close to You – Fun Factory ^
Warrior’s Dance (Future Funk Squad’s ‘Rave Soldier’ Remix) The Prodigy ^ ?

Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/djswat

Melbourne is heating up yet again…well technically (r)Adelaide, but this latest summer music festival is defiantly Melbourne at heart! In the end it doesn’t matter, because you’re going to have a great time. The inaugural Hot Licks Festival is bringing some of Australia’s best young artists to celebrate art and music… in a dormant Volcanic crater… Awesome!

Bridging the gap between rural youth and their city counterparts, Hot Licks will bring the finest of Melbourne’s burgeoning young musical talent to Mount Gambier, proving that physical distance is no match for artistic endeavor.

With irrepressible young musicians including Redcoats, Boy + Girl, Wolfie & the Bat Cubs, Dozers, Teen Archer, Learn the Splits, Dancing Heals, Guests of Ghosts, Ross de Chene, Hurricanes, Jumpin’ Jack William, Neil Wilkinson and Lucy Roleff the festival is set to bring the pulsating underbelly of Melbourne’s band scene into the wild. On the DJ end Post Percy, James Kane and Simon Fire will be presenting the latest beats and tunes, to bring the day and night to a very wild and bush-loving end.

All the details are available at www.hotlicksfestival.com.au

Tickets online at: www.moshtix.com.au/event.aspx?id=33684

Wolfcallowww!

Matt Cohen

www.myspace.com/wolfcallowww

Ableton and Serato present The Bridge – the first result of the partnership announced in October 2008.

Take it to The Bridge

The Bridge spans the gap between music production and DJing, creating a natural link between Ableton Live and Scratch Live or ITCH. The Bridge provides a powerful fusion of DJ and production tools, opening a world of opportunities for DJing, remixing and live performance.

You can cross the Bridge in either direction:

Ableton to Serato

The Bridge provides Ableton Transport Control (ATC), giving you control of your own multitrack productions with a turntable, CDJ or ITCH controller. Drag an Ableton Live set onto one of the decks in Scratch Live or ITCH. Scratch Live or ITCH provides deck control, mixing, nudging and DJ style looping; Ableton Live lets you remix multitrack files, mute/solo tracks, use virtual instruments, change drum patterns, manipulate audio, tweak effects and launch loops in real time. Read More »

Serato to Ableton

The Bridge gives you the ultimate mixtape creation tool. Perform your mix in Scratch Live or ITCH and save it as an automated Ableton Live Set. Play your mix rather than cut and paste in a DAW. Forget about having to start a mixtape from scratch because of a mistake at minute fifty-nine. Each song is recorded and laid out on a track in Live separately, and any moves you’ve made with your hardware are recorded along with the track. Edit, add beat synced loops and virtual instruments, stretch, chop and manipulate your mix as required – with Ableton Live’s production tools at your fingertips. Read More »

Reactions to The Bridge

The Bridge is already blowing minds. We showed The Bridge to some Ableton and Serato artists and here’s what they had to say:

DJ Jazzy Jeff

“The mixtape feature was probably the best thing I’ve ever seen… For DJs who don’t make beats yet, that turns into ‘hey, I can make beats in here too.’ For the guys who are beatmakers already as well as DJs, it’s great because it’s almost like you’re DJing with multitracks. People are going to get really creative, I know my brain is working already, there’s stuff that I’m going to do that I choose not to disclose right now because it’s top secret.”

?uestlove

“My initial reaction? I was absolutely elated. As with most DJs that are Ableton friendly, a lot of us have been utilizing Ableton’s warping to quantize and straighten out records that otherwise fluctuate. Now that we have the opportunity to play with the actual files… and use them in DJ gigs and live shows, the possibilities are absolutely 100% endless. Being as I just saw [The Bridge], my mind is racing with endless ideas…”

Kenny Dope

“Seeing where Ableton is at, this state of technology, and all the stuff that’s in there, and thinking about Ableton and Serato together is mind boggling. I know there’s a lot of stuff that can happen… we’re all producers, we’re all DJs, your mind starts to wonder what’s coming. Everybody’s gonna get excited.”

Recloose

“There’s really becoming less and less of a difference between a DJ set, and what people call a Live PA. For me, performing live has been an 8-piece-band. And a lot of the guys I came up with in Detroit, their live sets were running MPCs and synths, and I never really did that so much by myself. But with this innovation, and as well as the introduction of the APC 40, I’m going to jump head first into this. I love my band, but you can’t really beat having it all compact right there in front of you.”

Hudson Mohawke

“To see the two things working together is an immediate step forward. Definitely for the DJs, it’s a big step. Now I can focus on more of the creative side than just getting things in time.”

Magik Johnson

“Anyone who is a producer and a DJ, I think, there’s no reason why they all wouldn’t be using it, it just makes total sense really. You can make it as easy as you want, you know, just use Ableton as a way of throwing samples or loops in. Or you can be creating tracks as you go, it’s kind of endless really what you can do with it. There’s nothing really that’s combined producing and DJing like what I’ve just seen.”

What is the Rane SIXTY-EIGHT?

Rane and Serato welcome the Rane SIXTY-EIGHT, the ultimate club mixer. Two computers, two USB ports, up to four decks and a range of effects.

Introducing the first Scratch Live compatible DJ mixer that allows two computers to be connected simultaneously.

Using two USB ports, the new Rane SIXTY-EIGHT mixer lets two DJs play Scratch Live at the same time, allowing for seamless handover from one DJ to another. You can also control up to four decks with a single laptop.

Armed with studio-grade phono preamps, USB and S/PDIF inputs, the SIXTY-EIGHT can allow a blend of analog and digital audio sources like never before. The Rane SIXTY-EIGHT features easy to use internal digital effects, and direct control of over 30 Scratch Live library, cue and loop functions.

Features:

• Two independent USB 2.0 high speed ports, each supporting twenty two, 32-bit floating point audio channels at 48kHz.
• Support for the connection of two computers simultaneously.
• Direct control of over 30 Scratch Live Library, Cue and Loop functions.
• Support for 2, 3 or 4 Virtual Decks in Scratch Live.
• Flexible USB recording options.
• 3-band, full cut EQ
• New High-pass / Low pass Filter
• Unique FlexFX bus with 6 internal effects plus USB and analog insert support for computer-based effects.

Input Channels

• Four stereo Phono/CD inputs of Line / Phono or S/PDIF.
• Four stereo Auxiliary inputs.
• Four stereo USB playback options.
• Two independent microphone inputs – one with phantom power and one with line-level input

For more information please visit Rane.com.

New DJ controller features heavy-duty pitch sliders, large velocity pads/buttons, dual layer deck functionality and rugged chassis design

Espoo, Finland – (January 12, 2010) – EKS, creators of the world’s most innovative and fully configurable DJ controllers, is proud to announce the debut of their latest innovation – Otus RAW. Designed to work as a single or dual deck controller, EKS’ Otus RAW will contain many new features that were requested by professional DJs from around the world. Otus RAW is also designed to fully utilize the possibilities offered by today’s and tomorrow’s DJ software.

Unlike the original Otus, Otus RAW is equipped with two long and sturdy SL-turntable-style pitch sliders, one for each virtual deck. The Otus RAW also features large velocity pads and buttons allowing for fast and easy operation in a hectic club environment. A layer switch immediately multiplies the layers of controls available on the Otus RAW, resulting in nearly an unlimited number of control possibilities. As with all EKS controllers, the Otus RAW will boast a future proof control ideology that makes the Otus RAW the most highly configurable controller for DJs today and for many years to come.

“The concept for the Otus RAW was simple: take feedback from the world’s most well respected DJs on the original Otus and incorporate it into the design of Otus RAW,” commented Sulevi Seppänen, EKS’ Sales Director. “The original Otus is still one of the finest controllers on the market, but we realize that some DJs prefer the physical control of a SL-turntable-style slider as opposed to a touch sensitive slider. Between the Otus RAW and the original Otus, I believe our engineers have created two of the marquee controllers on the market today.”

The Otus RAW will be available for sale this spring; pricing has not been set at this time.

About EKS:
EKS was founded in 2000 by a select group of audio engineers, DJs, producers and software engineers who set out to create a new standard in digital DJ controllers. Out of this, the XP10 and later the XP5 were born and instantly met with great acclaim by the industry’s best. Most recently, EKS engineers completed development of the most innovative and fully configurable controller ever conceived – the Otus. While new to North America, the Otus is acknowledged by many of Europe’s most well respected industry magazines and professional DJs as the most cutting edge controller on the market. www.eks.fi

The Small Town DJs show was absolutely mental.. It was a sold out show.. but if you were lucky enough to get yourself a ticket, then you know they were dropping some heavy tunes and remixes all night. Plus MC Erica Dee rocked the mic, free-styling over some house beats, and it sounded really dope.. well enough talking just checkout the vid.

More info:
http://www.myspace.com/smalltowndjs
http://www.myspace.com/erica_dee

SANDCASTLES 2010

Melbourne is going to shine yet again! With summer firmly hitting Australian shores, why not greet this beautiful weather with a massive Beach Party? Thanks to Australia’s newest Music Festival: Sandcastles, we can do just that! St Kilda Beach Foreshore is going to play host to Sandcastles 2010 (Saturday January 9th 12am – 9pm).

The weather will not be the only thing heating up this summer! With a line up including Neon Indian (USA) Micachu and The Shapes (UK) Miami Horror, The Scientist of Modern Music, Gameboy/Gamegirl (reformed), Architecture In Helsinki DJs, Crayon Fields, Knightlife, Mu-Gen and Naysayer & Gilsun, we have much to look forward to!

For your chance to experience one of Melbourne’s newest and freshest Music Festivals, grab your tickets now!

For full line-up, info and online tickets visit – www.iwannaticket.com.au/events/view/420

Or you can pick some up at :

The St. Kilda Branch: 204 Barkly Street, St Kilda 9078 1104
POLYESTER RECORDS: 387 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 9419 5137
POLYESTER RECORDS: 288 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 9663 8696
Cushion: 99 Fitzroy St, St Kilda 9534 7575

Wolfcallowww!

Matt Cohen

www.myspace.com/wolfcallowww

Crookers ft. Soulwax & Mixhell – We Love Animals
December give away track from Crookers forthcoming album “Tons of Friends”, out March 8th 2010

DOWNLOAD THIS TRACK FOR FREE.

You have all been waiting for it, and it’s finally here for the holidays. A special gift from the DJViBE family,  Wordys new mixtape just hit the streets and you heard it first on  DJViBE.  This genre spanning mashup has a little something for everyone. Dubstep, electro, disco.. you name it its got it. This former Chinese DMC champ turned club banger has another Ace up his sleeve with ths latest mix.  ( download it here )

Tracklisting:
1. Chic – I Want Your Love (todd terje edit)
2. Breakbot – Stereo provolone
3. DatA – Electric Fever
4. Munk – No Milk (Mercury remix)
5. Skeet Skeet – Shewolf (Skeet Skeet’s Disco Dubplate)
6. SonicC – Dreams(Demo Mix)
7. Afrojack & Bobby Burns – Romania (Original Mix)
8. Boys Noize – Ja!
9. Duck Sauce – Grand Steppin’
10. The Young Lovers (Herve) – Love You Madl
11. Kano – I’m Ready
12. Lily Allen – Lily Allen – The Fear (Bart B More Bootleg)
13. Solo – Rawmania (Original Mix)
14. The Count & Sinden – Mega – Dub Version
15. Fake Blood – Fix Your Accent
16. Florence & The Machine – Drumming Song (Boy 8-Bit Remix)
17. Starks & Nacey – Summer Madness
18. Hard House Banton – sirens
19. Jack Beats Vs. Tittsworth – Labyrinth (Dizz And Draz “WTF” Bootleg)
20. Blackfinger – UMF (Supra1 Remix)
21. Fully Fitted – He Not In
22. Phoenix – If I Ever Feel Better (Buffalo Bunch Remix)
23. Yeah Yeah Yeahs & A-Trak  – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) club edit
24. Daft Punk – Digital Love (ALGERONICS Remix)
25. Attacca Pesante & Shea Soul – Make It ***** For Me (Rusko Remix / Flipperi’s Re-Rub)

More info:
www.myspace.com/djwordy
www.djwordy.com

Subcycles is a sound controller application that [Christian] is using on the third multitouch display that he built. The screen is a sheet of acrylic in an aluminum frame. The image is rear projected onto an area covered with Digiline dispersion film. As with other projects that use the Community Core Vision package, a PS3 eye camera captures the touch information.

This build does a great job of including the audience in what the musician on stage is doing. [Chris] points out that the sight of artists staring at laptops on stage is becoming more and more common. The ‘Minority Report’-like interface that Subcycles uses makes not just for interesting music, but for an added visual reinforcement to the live part of the performance.

Sennheiser has long been the go to brand for high quality headphones in the DJ community. With its spectacular sound quality, slim and stylish design and constant reliability the Sennheiser DJ headphone range is at the forefront of sound technology. Originating in post-war Germany Sennheiser has been perfecting its property for more than 60 years.

Thanks to the good people at Sennheiser, DJVibe and I have been lucky enough to get our hands on five high quality headphones to review!

These include: Sennheiser HD 202, HD 205, HD 215, HD 280 PRO and the famous HD 25 – 1

Now after researching these headphones on the inter-web I discovered there was not much information on what separates these models in the areas of quality and design. So I decided to make my own review! I will be looking at the ‘PROS’ and ‘CONS’ of the Sennheiser DJ Headphone Range.

Let’s begin with the lowest priced of the range:

Sennheiser HD 202: $50.00 – $70.00

Specifications:

18 – 18,000 Hz Jack plug 3.5/6.3 mm stereo
Load rating 0.2 W Nominal impedance
32 ? sound pressure level (1 kHz, 1 Vrms): 115 dB
Total harmonic distortion (THD) < 0.5%
Transducer principle Dynamic
Weight w/o cable 130 grams

These are great if you want to start with something less expensive, although longevity and quality is seriously lacking, I found these to be comfortable and surprisingly useful… not for a DJ but good for the train ride home listening to some tunes.

Sennheiser HD 205: $85

Cable length 10 ft. (approx 3 m)
Ear coupling Semi On-the-ear Frequency response (headphones)
14 – 20,000 Hz Hz Jack plug 3.5/6.3 mm stereo
32 ? Sound pressure level (SPL) 112 dB (SPL)
Total harmonic distortion (THD) < 0.5%
Transducer principle Dynamic
Weight w/o cable 7.3 oz. (206 g, no packaging)

For an extra $10-$20 your next is the Sennheiser 205, there really is not much difference in sound quality or design. The lowest scored at of the five headphones, save your money for something else.

Sennheiser HD 215: $120

12 – 22000 Hz Jack plug 3.5/6.3 mm stereo
32 ? Sound pressure level (SPL) 112 dB
Total harmonic distortion (THD) 0.2 %
Transducer principle Dynamic

This is a great option if you don’t want to spend nearly twice as much on the next model. Good sound, but not overly improved from the previous 205. I found it to be quite uncomfortable with an unneeded chunky design, although I do love the coiled cord.

Sennheiser HD 280 PRO: $200.00

Connection cable Coiled cable (min1m/max 3m)
Contact pressure 6 N Ear coupling Around-the-ear Frequency response (headphones)
8 – 25,000 Hz Jack plug 3.5/6.3 mm stereo
Load rating 500 mW
64 ? Sound pressure level (SPL) 102 dB (IEC 268-7)
Total harmonic distortion (THD) 0.1%
Transducer principle Dynamic
Weight w/o cable 7.8 oz (220 g)

Definitely a step up from the last three, this is where the quality takes a big leap. Good for an on the road DJ, very sturdy and reliable. The design is brilliant! It’s really comfortable and sits on your head nicely. Really worth saving that bit extra for a lot more.

Sennheiser HD 25 – 1: $300 -$400

Cable length Approx 5 ft. (1.5 m.)
Contact pressure Approx. 2.5 N Ear coupling On-the-ear Frequency response (headphones)
16 – 22,000 Hz Jack plug 3.5/6.3 mm stereo
Load rating 0.2 W Nominal impedance
70 ? Sound pressure level (SPL) 120 dB (SPL)
Total harmonic distortion (THD) < 0.3 %
Transducer principle Dynamic
Weight w/o cable Approx.4.9 oz. (140 g)

This is where it starts getting interesting! We definitely start making our way to the big boys… the sound quality and designs start to become more refined and uniquely Sennheiser, we begin to realize why we love this brand! This is a phenomenal piece of DJ equipment, no wonder it’s the most widely accepted DJ tool.

This is just amazing with high quality stereo sound and outstanding bass response this is a must for any aspiring DJ. Forget about anything else… if you want to really hear your music and look the part this is worth saving up for.

But as with anything it does have a few down sides, they do feel extremely fragile for an expensive piece of equipment. You don’t want to be throwing these around in your kit bag, take really good care of them! The short cord is also very frustrating when you want to jump around to your music (but I have heard newer models have a slightly longer one).

But Sennheiser has thought of everything when designing these bad boys, although very light and fragile there is an extremely beneficial side to that – neck pain. DJ’s and sound designers could be wearing these things for a very long time, with heavier models sitting and weighing down your head it can get very painful and frustrating.

So to wrap this all up if you have the money go with these guys, but there are perfectly reasonable substitutes if you can’t justify spending that amount of money. Below are all the Stats!

Matt Cohen (Wolfcallowww!)

Test songs:
- Around the World By Daft Punk @ 128kbps
- To Protect and Entertain (Crookers Remix) By Busy P @ 96 Bitrate
- What You Need By TIGA @ 320 Bitrate

SOUND Quality

Sennheiser HD 202
Noise Cancel: 6
Low Quality – 96 Bitrate: 6.5
High Quality – 340 Bitrate: 7
Bass: 7
Treble: 5.5
Stereo: 7
Total: 39

Sennheiser HD 205
Noise Cancel: 6
Low Quality – 96 Bitrate: 6
High Quality – 340 Bitrate: 6.5
Bass: 6.5
Treble: 6
Stereo: 7.5
Total: 38.5

Sennheiser HD 215
Noise Cancel: 7
Low Quality – 96 Bitrate: 6
High Quality – 340 Bitrate: 7
Bass: 6
Treble: 7.5
Stereo: 8
Total: 41.5

Sennheiser HD 280 PRO
Noise Cancel: 7
Low Quality – 96 Bitrate: 7.5
High Quality – 340 Bitrate: 8
Bass: 7.5
Treble: 8
Stereo: 9
Total: 47

Sennheiser HD 25 – 1
Noise Cancel: 9
Low Quality – 96 Bitrate: 9
High Quality – 340 Bitrate: 10
Bass: 9
Treble: 9
Stereo: 10
Total: 56

DESIGN

Sennheiser HD 202
Look: 7
Feel: 7
Design: 7
Comfort: 7
Total: 28

Sennheiser HD 205
Look: 7
Feel: 7
Design: 7
Comfort: 6.5
Total: 27.5

Sennheiser HD 215
Look: 6
Feel: 8
Design: 8
Comfort: 7.5
Total: 29.5

Sennheiser HD 280 PRO
Look: 8
Feel: 9
Design: 8
Comfort: 8
Total: 33

Sennheiser HD 25 – 1
Look: 9
Feel: 78
Design: 10
Comfort: 8
Total: 35

OVERALL (Out of 100)

Sennheiser HD 202
Surprisingly comfortable and great bass sound. Went well with high quality audio, although cord goes into both ears. Great price and fantastic low range DJ headphone: 67

Sennheiser HD 205
Disappointing Not many differences with the 202. A poor performer with a long annoying cord and uncomfortable design: 66

Sennheiser HD 215
Get Mid-ranged performer, although design is a bit chunky. The coiled cable is genius:72

Sennheiser HD 280 PRO
Brilliant performer, the most comfortable and best design for a DJ. Definitely worth the bit extra of it’s cheaper brothers. Again – The coiled cable is genius: 80

Sennheiser HD 25 – 1
Best all round audio, performed exceptionally well in all areas. Fantastic design but a bit uncomfortable and fragile for a DJ – more for audio monitoring: 91

I hope this all helps you make the right decision!

Matt Cohen

Wolfcallowww!

www.myspace.com/wolfcallowww

On 15th December 2009, the leading innovators in dance music, Pioneer, Beatport, DJ Magazine and Let’s Mix, come together to launch ‘Next Generation DJ’, (NGDJ) a talent competition designed to unearth the next superstar DJ and to give them the chance to win a life changing prize. To win, DJs with the X-Factor will have to demonstrate their skills by uploading and promoting a mix on the new mixing and social networking platform, www.letsmix.com as well as prove that they have the entrepreneurial aptitude required to make it big in the world of dance music.

NGDJ has some heavyweight backing. Pioneer revolutionized DJ technology with the introduction of the CD turntables and are about to do so again with the launch of their CDJ2000 & 900 digital DJ platform. Beatport is the world’s no.1 destination to purchase electronic music and home to the influential Beatportal blog. DJ Magazine is the world’s leading authority on dance music and is the brand behind the globally renowned ‘DJ Mag Top 100’ poll. And Let’s Mix was developed by the team from Tonium, who introduced the revolutionary Pacemaker, hand held, portable DJ system to the world. These brands know DJ’ing and dance music like no other, making NGDJ a competition with a genuine prospect of discovering the world’s next superstar DJ.

However, to be a superstar DJ these days takes more than just skills behind the decks. You need to be able to create your brand, manage your profile and promote yourself relentlessly. Entrants to NGDJ will be required to create their www.letsmix.com profile and upload their DJ mix. From there they will need to show they can navigate the world of promo, pushing their DJ mix across all social networking / blogging platforms to generate a specific amount of votes to reach the next round. Amongst all those who have been able to promote themselves sufficiently 100 finalists will compete in a second round, creating a mix around a special theme with their DJ skills judged by a panel of industry heavyweights. All 100 finalists will also feel the heat of the media spotlight throughout the final round.

The eventual winner of NGDJ will soon feel what it’s like to be a superstar DJ, with a set of brand new Pioneer CDJ2000’s (and inclusion in the exclusive Pioneer test DJ group), a Pacemaker, huge media coverage across DJ Mag, Beatport, Let’s Mix and many more, their own compilation release on Beatport, flights to the huge WMC event in Miami, flash hotel and massive gigs at the Beatport Pool Party and the DJ Mag opening and closing party at the Shelborne. This is a competition designed by the biggest, most influential brands in dance music to find genuine, unrivalled DJ talent, and so the final and ultimate reward for winning the competition is a future career as a DJ. The winner will be offered an exclusive contract with a major DJ management agency, giving them the chance to show dancefloors around the world exactly what they can do. 2010 will the year when the NGDJ winner will become the next big DJ brand.

So what are you waiting for?  Let’s Mix!

Rules and Regulations:

• When  15th of December – 20th of February
Competition Stage 1: 15th of December ‘09 to 31st of January ‘10
Competition Stage 2: 1st of February ‘10 to 20th of February ‘10

• Where Mixes are added and voted on at www.letsmix.com

• How  Join the contest:
Submit a Mix
• Upload mix in MP3 format and add track listing
• Download Let’s Mix free software, create a mix and upload

To advance in the contest:
• Stage 1: 15th of December ‘09 to 31st of January ‘10
o  Task 1: Promote your mix as widely as possible (using websites, blogs, social networking, e-mail etc) to secure a minimum 200 votes
o  Task 2: Secure the highest average score for your mix possible (1.0-5.0)

• Stage2: 1st of February 2010 to 20th of February 2010
o  Compete amongst the NGDJ Top 100 finalists with a new theme mix (theme / rules released 1st of Feb)

o To listen to the mixes and vote for contestants:
Visit the contestant’s specific mix page on www.letsmix.com
Vote by choosing 1-5 stars in the rating section

• Prizes 1st Place will receive the “NGDJ Superstar DJ Launch Package”

Showcase at the 2010 Winter Music Conference in Miami
• 2 x flights and accommodation at a 5 star Hotel
• DJ gig at the legendary Beatport Pool Party
• DJ Gig at the DJ Mag Party @ The Shelborne
Get signed to a pro DJ Agency and Record Label
Release your own mix compilation album on Beatport
Media exposure via professional PR campaign
Next Generation DJ equipment (2 Pioneer CDJ 2000 + Pacemaker)
Feature in DJ Mag
Inclusion in exclusive Pioneer Test DJ group

o 2nd and 3rd place will receive
Media exposure via professional PR campaign
Career launch opportunity
Next Generation DJ equipment (1 Pioneer CDJ 2000 + Pacemaker)
Inclusion in exclusive Pioneer Test DJ group

o NGDJ Top 100 will receive
Ongoing promotion
Next Generation DJ equipment (50 Top performers win a Pacemaker)

More info

http://www.myspace.com/kaymusik
http://www.myspace.com/thephonograff

We were blessed to have the opportunity to spend time with the one and only Roc Raida while he was still with us!. RIP Roc Raida.

Thanks to our friends at http://www.getgrounded.tv for this one.

RiP: A remix manifesto is a documentary film about copyright and remix culture. You can contribute to the film, and follow the conversation on the social networks below.

Facebook

Twitter

DOWNLOAD!

US residents can pay-what-you-want to download the film via ripremix.com.
Rip is also available for download via iTunes

http://films.nfb.ca/rip-a-remix-manifesto/

RiP: A remix manifesto

For some odd reason Matt “Sandy” Cohen, James Whitty and Tim Dyer were allowed to present a special radio program for Melbourne radio station KISS FM! We present to you The DJVibe Mash-Up Special! It was a nonstop action-packed 90 minutes of music and chat.. Tune in for some super songs and some bollocks banter, with special guest mixes from ACTION JACKSON, Wolfcallowww! and DJ Googaplex. Also we will feature a new track from Melbourne’s own Miami Horror!

Some of the featured genres:

Indie/Electro/Dance/Alt/Dance Punk/Electronica/Drum n Bass/Dub Step/Crazy awesome shit.

Thanks to all the people who called in, we received calls from various people around Melbourne and some from Perth! Best of all we had calls from Vancouver, Canada and Shanghai, China!

Hopefully we will be able to produce more shows for you guys! For all track listings and info you can check out the KISS FM forum at:

http://www.kissfm.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5354

There will also be a podcast coming out soon of the show, so keep an eye out on facebook!

Thanks again,

Matt, James and Tim

http://www.myspace.com/wolfcallowww

DJViBE checked out Architect – the official Killa clothing store. Located in Gastown in Vancouver BC. Killa is a cutting-edge street wear brand with roots in Dance and Music. They make these crazy hoodies that control your ipod.. Also got to check out the NEW DIM MAK! sooo fresh!!

Checkout our video coverage on Youtube….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3HR8mKb-4M

Thx to out friends @ http://www.getgrounded.tv
http://twitter.com/architectkilla

the mystery music man known as 5LACKr jams 5 tunes into a crooked little micromix. this one goes out to the party peeps out there.. featuring  tunes from La Roux, Deadmau5, and M.I.A. all mixed with maximum bassy goodness. Available for FREE download. Just click the link above.

tracklisting:
01. La Roux – I’m Not Your Toy (Jack Beats Remix)
02. Rye Rye ft. M.I.A. – Bang (Nacey Remix)
03. Major Lazer – Pon de floor’ feat. VYBZ Kartel
04. The Breakfastaz – Girls, Money Drink & Drugs
05. Deadmau5 – Ghosts n Stuff (DJ Icey Re Rub)

For more info hit me up on Soundcloud

This January 2010 escape the winter doldrums and head south towards the Mayan sun for beats and beach fun for the 3rd annual BPM Festival, taking place in the spectacular resort town of Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, on January 1 – January 10, 2010.

Last year’s astounding success saw over 15,000 event tickets sold and this year promises to more than live up to high expectations. Once again, this year’s festival will feature a full 10 days of over 30 day & night parties brimming with first class international DJs, miles of sun-baked white sand beaches, and a beach town full of partygoers revving up for the winter holiday. The BPM Festival is the perfect getaway destination for dance music industry professionals and clubbers alike after the heady holidays leading up to New Years Eve.

“This year’s BPM Festival will be bigger than ever!” exclaims BPM Festival Co-Director and DJ Craig Pettigrew. Fellow Co-Director Philip Pulitano chimed in to share the expanded plans and says, “We will be hosting numerous day and nighttime events this year in order to offer alternative music options to our discerning crowds. Mark your calendars for BPM as the first important date on 2010’s global dance music calendar.”

With a stellar line-up of globally renowned DJs, BPM will surely have something to offer for very electronic music aficionado. The daytime beach party sessions will kick-start every day and in the evenings, a brilliant roster of artists will carry you into the next day. BPM artists confirmed so far include- pioneer of twisted house STEVE LAWLER; dark and evocative Sci-Tec leader DUBFIRE (Deep Dish); Swedish House Mafia boss STEVE ANGELLO;  Pioneering DVJ SANDER KLEINENBERG; Israeli techno export GUY GERBER; Mannheim house innovators NICK CURLY; British tech-house sensation SIMON BAKER; glamorous disco beach house provocateurs HED KANDI; NYC’s house music upstart MICHELANGELO; Toronto techno master CRAIG PETTIGREW;  Viva Music rising star SEAN MILLER; and party-girl duo BLOND:ISH.

For some daytime fun in the sun, CEDRIC GERVAIS will keep spirits high with the Space Miami beach party, ANAPAULA (Brazil) will bring a taste of Montreal’s famous white party, the Bal en Blanc beach party, and many more to be announced.

Aside from the pumped up atmosphere of the party scene, Mayan adventures abound with plenty of activities and cultural experiences to choose from. The festival’s backdrop of Playa Del Carmen is a stunningly beautiful, vibrant part of the Mayan Riviera, located on the pristine Caribbean coast of Mexico. Blessed with miles of unspoiled white sand beaches and crystal-clear Caribbean waters, Playa Del Carmen offers an unforgettable time and endless excitement. It is filled with a variety of beautiful and affordable boutique hotels, and an endless number of places for dining, dancing, beach parties, outdoor activities and clubbing. Tulum is just down the road and offers beautiful eco-tourist detox and yoga retreats for those also wanting to chill in exquisite surroundings.

For more information on The BPM Festival, including official events, sponsors, VIP passes, and partners, as well as travel packages and festival details, please visit our website at www.thebpmfestival.com. Additional festival details and event lineups will be announced shortly.

Events:
THE BPM FESTIVAL 2010 LINE-UP SNEAK-PEEK:

JAN 1ST – OPENING NIGHT: SANDER KLEINENBERG
JAN 2ND: DUBFIRE
JAN 3RD – TBA
JAN 4TH – GUY GERBER
JAN 5TH – SEAN MILLER
JAN 6TH – NICK CURLY & SIMON BAKER
JAN 7TH – CAVE PARTY
JAN 8TH – STEVE ANGELLO, ADAM K
JAN 9TH – CLOSING NIGHT: STEVE LAWLER
JAN 10TH – CLOSING BEACH PARTY: HED KANDI

ALSO FEATURING:

MICHELANGELO (NYC)
CRAIG PETTIGREW
MINDCONTROL FEATURING RICHIE SANTANA & PETER BAILEY
JOJO FLORES
BLOND:ISH
SPACE MIAMI BEACH PARTY WITH CEDRIC GERVAIS & LOUIS PUIG
BAL EN BLANC BEACH PARTY (MONTREAL’S FAMOUS WHITE PARTY) WITH ANAPAULA
& MANY, MANY MORE ……

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Checkout this great interview with Deadmau5 as he talks about his latest sample pack release for Loopmasters. He also talks about his production methods and his much hyped out NEW Mau5 head. I’ve read in Mixmag he’s invested over 60K pounds in this thing so far, and the whole outside of the head is a video screen. He mentions in this interview that it will also have a display on the inside of the head that will show his laptop screen. Might make it tough to walk though.. but would very cool to watch.. this guy continues to amaze me. Checkout the video.

deadmau5

This is a great chillout mix from Suzuki and the Hoverdroids our man in Montreal.. I rocked this mix in my car the whole way to Vancouver last weekend. It’s a chill mixtape that has a new school Mark Farina Mushroom Jazz feel to it. It is littered with samples from the movie Lost in Translation.. thus the name “Suntory Time”.. It’s got a great selection of tunes including some originals from Suzuki himself. I’ll keep bugging him for a tracklisting, in the meantime enjoy DJViBE’s latest Mixtape. Boh!

Checkout his Myspace for more tunes.

Tracklisting:
1. J Dilla – “Last Donut of the Night”
2. Erykah Badu – “the Healer”
3.Lunice – “Africa 2046″
4. Ver6 – “Integra Smoke”
5.FLYamSAM – “The Offbeat”
6. Nosaj Thing – “Coat of Arms”
7. Debruit – “Pointy”
8. Suzuki and the Hoverdroids – “Breakfast in the Kitchen”
9. Suzuki and the Hoverdroids – “White Leather”
10. Aphex Twin – “IZ-US”
11. Fox Gut Daata – “Think it Nil Nil”
12. Mike Slott – “Home”
13. Hudson Mohawke – “The Hop”
14. Burial – “Archangel”
15. Rusko – “Action Dread”
16. Caspa – “Moments in Love”
17. Tricky -”The Love Cats”
18. Kid Loco – “Calling Aventura King”
19. Dianne Reeves – “When I Fall in Love”

Having taken their name from the world’s greatest heavyweight boxer, Parisian duo Zdar and BoomBass have exceeded their billing in every way, building an incredible portfolio of some of the finest house produced over the past two decades and scoring themselves millions of adoring fans in the process. As the names behind classics Cassius 99, Feeling For You, The Sound of Violence and Toop Toop, the Cassius boys have rightfully earned themselves a reputation among the dance music elite. Having essentially kick-started the French electro-house explosion, there can be few greater entertainers to show you a good time.

I was lucky enough to score an interview with Hubert Blanc-Francard, better known, as Boom Bass, one half of the French music duo Cassius. We discussed everything from the US number one hit to the new track Youth, Speed, Trouble, Cigarettes. After we finally got ourselves over the language barrier (Australian VS French) and the time delay (he was calling from Paris!) we got underway to a very funny and enlightened chat…

Matt: How is France at the moment?

Hubert: Very beautiful morning at the moment

Matt: I am very Jealous, I am stuck in Melbourne!

Hubert: Oh yeah? I love Melbourne!

Matt: Yes, me too, you have played in Australia before? How do we as Australians Match up as partiers?

Hubert: Definitely Top 3

Matt: Oh, you’re just saying that

Hubert: Everywhere we have crazy nights! I don’t say that to please you or the people.

Matt: I am looking at the dates here and you have Melbourne Better Days and Sydney’s Field day both on the 1^st of January! How are you going to manage that?

Hubert: Well that is a good question… I just realized… how are we going to manage that?

Matt: Well I hope your not on at the same time?

Hubert: (Laughs) Yeah I don’t know! Maybe Phillipe will do one and me another… no, no just kidding! It’s an adventure we did the same thing three years ago and it’s pretty exhausting. But you get into a state of trance you are really tired and it get’s interesting cause you end up not knowing where you are, but it’s fun now and then but if you do that everyday of the year you will go mad!

Matt: You seem to love doing something that’s outside the box, could you say the same in your music?

Hubert: I totally agree, we don’t want to do things the normal way. We are not running after the huge success we are more about staying longer, to continue creating music. Good to go for a long time!

Matt: Well that kind of philosophy of been ‘Outside the box’ could also applied to your Cassius Workshop project, could you explain that more to me?

Hubert: Yeah we had a fantastic response to this, we released Toop Toop and five other A cappella’s and we had 471 remix entries. Something different!

Matt: Certainly something different, A cappella’s especially in dance music, are sometime so highly guarded by the artist, but you seem to embrace the kind of that ‘remix revolution’. It is a great way to get young people into creating and experiencing music, is that something you guys value highly?

Hubert: Yeah! When Philippe and me were young there was know Internet or access to this material. So this was great for discovering new kids and for the kids to work on something they like, it was great.

Matt: Listening to the original version of Youth, Speed, Trouble, Cigarettes it’s a bit darker than most the tracks on 15 again, is this something you guys were heading towards?

Hubert: Yeah, because I think we needed to do something new, the idea is, it’s like a rave track, new rave. I think for a big part of the youth now in the world they can be a bit on the darkside with all the crazy stuff they do, we have to keep up! It’s not that we are tired of the old stuff we just wanted something to reflect on the life of today, but it’s still Philippe and I.

Matt: Now we know Phillippe Zdar your music partner produced the new Phoenix album ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix,’ did you have a helping hand in that?

Hubert: I just did some remixes of the tracks. I came one or two times into the studio and made bad jokes, but that helps…sometimes!

Matt: I love Phoenix’s Lisztomania, it’s one of my favourite tracks.

Hubert: Oh me too I love it, one of my favourites of ‘09

Matt: Do you think that Producing would be something you would want to get more into?

Hubert: Yeah, maybe but at the moment I discovered I love making music more. When I was young I wanted to be a producer, but the more I make music the more I love being produced. To have someone telling Philippe and me what to do and not to do. I am more of a soldier then a general.

Matt: The sound of violence was one of your breakthrough songs reaching number one on the US dance charts.

Hubert: Yeah it was crazy!

Matt: Equally amazing is the music clip that accompanied it was that your personal vision?

Hubert: Yeah, Yeah, some close friends did the ‘Cassius 99’ music video and then ‘The Sound of Violence’ one and looking back on it now I think they fit perfectly. For us it’s one of our best songs, our favourite instrumental songs, we are very proud of it.

Matt: What inspires your album cover art?

Hubert: Our covers? We love art, we love to be around art, and we love good cover art! Since we don’t release many albums we want something to stand the test of time. It’s good to have something special. I think the cover is important it’s one of the most important parts; it’s part of the dream of the record. When I was a kid I would buy a record because of the cover! I would be like WOW! If there is a good cover you can be sure there is at least one good track!

Matt: What artist could you say that made you want to get into music?

Hubert: My father was a sound engineer so since I was five I was in a record studio, the first thing I remember was when the musicians took a break and I jumped on the drums and they all came back and played with me! They were like AH! little kid let’s play!

Matt: Were you good?

Hubert: Yeah I think! I don’t think so anymore, but I did have one of my first orgasms

Matt: Over the drum kit!

Hubert: Oh I knew from that day something changed! I loved Quincy Jones cause I wanted to be a producer and Michael Jackson, I know it maybe be a bit weird now cause everyone is talking about him but we loved him! Especially ‘Off the wall’ by Michael Jackson and ‘Diana’ by Diana Ross

Matt: You mentioned the Lisztomania track by Phoenix as one of your current favorites, what else is leaking into you Ipod play list?

Hubert: I am loving Van Morrison at the moment!

Matt: Really! What tracks?

Hubert: Wait let me get my Ipod. I am going crazy for it…

(Pause)

Matt: Are you actually getting your Ipod?

Hubert: Yeah, yeah I am, cause I have no memory anymore too many drugs! The track is Tupelo Honey. It is my morning music it gives me the cheers! I love dance music but you can’t listen to all the time! I have discovered a lot of psychedelic music now, as well.

Matt: Well I love David Bowie.

Hubert: Me too! That was last year I went out and brought everything of his, to me Bowie is as important as Lennon and McCartney.

Matt: And last of all, what would be your piece of advice for an aspiring artist?

Hubert: To discover what you a love and get people around them to help. It’s really important to know what you can and can’t do. And try to fight your Ego! It is the one of the most important things but can be one of the most destroying things.

Matt: Thanks so much for your time!

Hubert: No worries thank you for the great questions! I hope we meet in Melbourne and shake hands!

Keep your eye out for the full Podcast version of the interview coming out soon!

Wolfcallowww!

Matt Cohen

www.myspace.com/wolfcallowww

TOUR DATES:

Perth – Origin festival – 31-Dec-09

Sydney – Field Day – 1-Jan-10

Melbourne – Betterdays – 1-Jan-10

Mornington Peninsular – Solar -3-Jan-10

BETTERDAYS NYD 2010 FEAT. CASSIUS, FRED FALKE, TARA MCDONALD AND MORE! TIX ARE NOW 80% SOLD OUT.

This event will sell out! For all the info check out the link below:

http://www.fuzzy.com.au/coming-up/212/info

And also the Field Day Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QRvcu-SNTY

serato DJ

New York, New York and Auckland, New Zealand, November 4, 2009 – Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company, and Serato Audio Research  today announced an innovative, global and secure digital distribution service for DJs entitled Whitelabel.net. The service, which has successfully delivered 2.5 million tracks to over 40,000 DJs worldwide during a pre-launch trial over the past year, marks the first collaboration of its kind between a major recording company and a service specifically designed for DJs.

The Whitelabel MP3 format is a high quality audio file that is ID-tagged with artist and song information, and pre-analyzed for use with Serato DJ software These files will play as a low quality preview in any MP3 player, and a high quality version when played through Serato approved hardware. Whitelabel.net provides a direct relationship between record companies and performing DJs, reigniting the tradition of breaking new music in clubs. Moreover, Whitelabel.net provides record labels with coveted statistics and feedback on fresh new music as it is introduced to DJs, while enabling DJs to host unique versions of songs with all of the track information they need prebuilt in the audio files.

“Serato is setting the standard for professional DJs that are breaking hits on the radio and in top clubs,” said Vincent Freda, Executive Vice President of Digital Logistics for Universal Music.  “Using their Whitelabel.net service, we can reach the DJ directly and quickly with new music. Whitelabel.net is more efficient than sending vinyl records and more secure than delivering conventional audio files over the internet.”

“We developed the Whitelabel.net service with input from Universal that was completely invaluable,” reports Sam Gribben, General Manager of Serato. “They have so much experience with music distribution and helped us figure out the essentials for all labels, no matter how big or small. In turn, we were able to provide them with the security of our Whitelabel audio files to ensure that music could not be leaked or distributed illegally.”

About Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group is the world\’s leading music company with wholly owned record operations or licensees in 77 countries. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, the industry\’s leading global music publishing operation.

Universal Music Group\’s record labels include A&M/Octone, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, Fonovisa, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Philips, Polydor Records, Universal Motown Republic Group, Universal Music Latino, Universal Records South, and Verve Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry, which includes the last 100 years of the world\’s most popular artists and their recordings. UMG\’s catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes eLabs, its new media and technologies division; Bravado, its merchandising company; Twenty-First Artists, its full service management division; and Helter Skelter, its live music agency.

Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi, a global media and communications company.

About Serato

Serato Audio Research has been recognized as the market leader in time and pitch adjustment since its inception in 1999. Serato formed a product partnership with Rane Corporation in 2004 with Serato Scratch Live. Scratch Live is a revolutionary DJ product that enables DJs to control digital audio files on their computer. Serato has since expanded its reputation for excellent pro DJ products with the release their new ITCH DJ Software in 2008.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

www.serato.com/whitelabel
www.whitelabel.net
http://new.umusic.com/