World-famous DJ & producer duo W&W made history this weekend as they delivered a spectacular extended reality livestream on Saturday via a partnership with Dutch events brand ALDA. The exclusive livestream brought together fans from over 50 countries.
The duo played a brand new set in a 3D virtual world inside an animated custom-made stadium. The pioneering music experience mirrored that of being inside the impressive stadium as it was decked out with special effects, lighting, lasers, CO2 and even fireworks making fans feel like they were experiencing the set in person.
The world-first XR livestream made an incredible impact online as it has already been streamed to over 900,000 fans on Facebook and over 150,000 on Twitch where it was also trending as a Top 3 stream. With the future of dance music continuing to find innovative paths in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virtual world marks a seminal point in the history of the industry, as the green-screens are implemented to enhance the illusion of their creative 3D reality.
W&W XR Livestream
“It was incredible to bring to life this revolutionary experience in dance music” said ALDACEO Allan Hardenberg.
“The partnership with W&W meant that we could bring the best in music & we succeeded in our goal to bring our fans the best music experience no matter where they are in the world. We’re looking forward to bringing more groundbreaking music experiences to our fans” he added.
For this unique occasion, W&W and ALDA partnered up with China’s premier sports brand Li-Ning, world’s leading live streaming platform Twitch and globally renowned dance music magazine DJ Mag. Unicef was chosen as a charity, working to provide relief and recovery to communities impacted by COVID-19. Donations to Unicef can be made via link.
Other partners included brand development agency, 20 Agency and creative animation agency Eject. With the music duo and Dutch event giant continuing to prove their status as innovators and tastemakers in the dance music scene, this weekend’s world-first XR Livestream was a groundbreaking step that paved the way for the industry’s future while giving fans the best dance music experience.
Agoria is in the middle of a real purple patch that includes his original soundtrack for French comedy Lucky plus brand new EPs including this one on his own Sapiens label.
The long time French electronic icon also recently finished his critically acclaimed debut solo art show during Art Basel Miami at Scope, curated by Santiago Guggenheim and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. ‘3 Letters‘ is a perfectly emotive pop-dance track with catchy finger clicks and warm, summery chords complete with a pained vocal sample rising out up top.
It is a heavenly groove and one that stays long in the memory. The release features the amazing vocals of Blasé who Agoriaworked with on his huge summer release last year ‘Your Not Alone‘
Stereocalypse is an Italian duo that has found great success on labels like Innervisions and they re-work that track into something more suited to the club, with edgy snares and a tense lead synth line that eventually explodes in cosmic fashion to take you on a real trip.
Enduring German house specialists andhim then step up with an S Computer Love Mix that flips the track into something futuristic and spaced out, with far-sighted pads and pixelated melodies lighting up the whole track with real colour. An Instrumental is also included and strips out the vocal for a more direct impact. This is another standout single from this long time French wizard.
Agoria – 3 Letters Ft Blasé
Agoria – 3 Letters (Stereocalypse Remix)
Agoria – 3 Letters (andhim S Computer Love Mix Instrumental)
A globally-renowned figure within electronic music, with remixes for the likes of The Chainsmokers, Calvin Harris, David Guetta through to Chic, Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Katy Perry, a UK number 1 single and multiple platinum records, Rotterdam-born Oliver Heldens has firmly cemented his position as one of the world’s most notable dance music superstars.
With over two billion streams to his name, and releases via the likes of FFRR, RCA and his own Heldeep imprint,Helden‘s illustrious career has seen the Dutchman play headline sets across leading international festivals including Glastonbury, Coachella, EDC, Lollapalooza, Tomorrowland and Ultra alongside revered dance music venues such as Fabrik, Printworks, Hakassan, Omnia & Marquee Las Vegas, Hï, Ushuaia and Pacha Ibiza and Warehouse Project. Next up, today welcomes a huge debut appearance on Mark Knight‘s Toolroom imprint as he delivers his latest single, ‘Rave Machine‘.
‘Over the last couple years, inspired by the likes of Slam, Alan Fitzpatrick, T78 & DJ Rush to name a few, I’ve been wanting (& trying) to also create music with a more old school / ravey banging Techno approach, besides the more Housey / Disco-y & ‘Futuristic’ / Elecro-ish tracks I usually do‘, says Oliver Heldens.
Oliver Heldens Rave Machine
‘This time while making ‘Rave Machine’ everything just really fell into place. It’s very much inspired on the iconic cold school rave anthem ’88 to piano’ by MainX and I’m very happy how it resulted into this ‘hybrid’ House meetsRave & Techno stomper. It’s pretty playful, melodic & groovy, but still a straightforward banging tune; for me, it has the best of both worlds.
Of course also huge credit to Rowetta for adding extra soul & bliss to the record by letting me use her iconic ‘Reach Out’ vocals! It’s a real honour for me + to be able to release this on one of my all-time favorite labels, is truly a childhood dream coming true. Shout out to Mark & the Toolroom team for believing in this track and drawing it over the line with me! Ps: I just found out MainX aka Rene van den Berghe from that ’88 topiano’ tune is also from my hometown, Rotterdam! Big ups to this legend!‘.
Opening with cracking snares and hefty kicks, the dynamic ‘Rave Machine‘ combines 90’s rave-tinged chords, sharp breaks and resonant, commanding lead vocals to reveal a powerful production destined for the peak time.
The new single follows on from ‘Details‘ which OliverHeldens released only three weeks ago via RCA Records. Since its release, the record has amassed more than 4 million streams in a matter of weeks. While gigs move online, both ‘Rave Machine‘ and ‘Details‘ will get a fair bit of road testing in the weeks to come. Look out for Oliver and his bold new music, coming to a stream near you soon.
A collaboration between Trance icon Andrew Rayel and renowned vocalist Roxanne Emery has been a long time coming, and that moment has finally arrived!
A record highly anticipated by legions of fans well before its inception, ‘Never Going Down‘ merges Andrew Rayel‘s high-impact sound with Roxanne Emery‘s iconic vocals to grant fans an uplifting experience able to withstand the test of time.
A phenomenal get-together between Andrew Rayel and Roxanne Emery, ‘Never Going Down‘ is a beacon of hope fans can draw strength from wherever they go. Armed with a high-energy intro, the piano-led vocals of Roxanne Emery and huge synth blasts, this release is a surge of power and emotion ready to take on the world.
“It was one of those organic moments”,Andrew Rayel explains when asked about the creative process of the collaboration.
“I’ve always been a fan of Roxanne, and we had been trying to create something together for a while, but timing wasn’t right. Then one day, during one of the studio sessions I was having at the Armada HQ in Amsterdam, she was in town, we met up, and the spark was there.”
“‘Never Going Down’ is classic Andrew Rayel record, and there’s a strong emotional message at the heart of the song. We are all in a difficult time of life right now and we are all facing experiences that we haven’t before. And that’s exactly why we should keep creating memories together.”
With the original amassing over half a million streams since its release in March, Nora En Pure and Lika Morgan’s stunning ‘In The Air Tonight’ has already received official remixes by Sons of Maria and Croatia Squad, and now receives three new adaptations in its Club Mixes remix package – out now via Spinnin’ Records.
Moving ‘In The Air Tonight‘ into a club realm, Nora En Pure‘s Club Edit adds a deliciously dark bassline and majestic vocal pads. Whisking the listener away, this remix has had fans patiently waiting for its release since playing it at Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival in March.
Passenger 10‘s remix picks up the pace, intertwining the vocal piece with staccato synths, leading the way for a powerful bassline. Transforming the original with a deep and choppy bassline, Leventina‘s remix is an after hour weapon that will keep the listener grooving with its rolling rhythm and club-ready elements.
Nora En Pure In The Air Tonight club remixes
Hosting her first ever virtual festival stage on Minecraft at Electric Blockaloo on June 25-28, Nora En Pure will be inviting a selection of artists to join the Purified stage, including artists who have released on the label or have played at previous Purified events. With Purified Radio coming up to its 200th episode, stay tuned for a special announcement to celebrate this milestone.
One last magical live show after reaching more than 90 million people from 156 different countries over the past seven weeks.
After seven successful weeks of connecting the People of Tomorrow around the world and bringing unique live shows to millions of living rooms across the globe, Tomorrowland festival now announces the eighth and final edition of its popular livestream event ‘Tomorrowland Presents: United Through Music‘.
Broadcasting live for the last time on Tuesday May 26 from 15:00 CEST across Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, VK, One World Radio and tomorrowland.com/unite (via video conferencing), four hours filled with magical sounds, brand-new mixes and exclusive live performances will be brought by four top-notch artists from their own homes: enigmatic and mythical German DJ & producer Claptone (live from Essen, Germany), young Dutch star Oliver Heldens who will be playing an exclusive set under his darker moniker and musical alias HI-LO (live from Rotterdam, Netherlands), Dutch powerhouse and one of the most defining figures in the fast-evolving genre of house music Fedde Le Grand (live from Breda, Netherlands) and one of the hottest Belgian artists of the moment Henri PFR (live from Brussels, Belgium) – hosted by One World Radio‘s presenter Adam K (live from London).
United Through Music
With the unique live shows of United Through Music, Tomorrowland succeeded in uniting the People of Tomorrow across the globe through the power of music and brought a magical experience into millions of living rooms all over the planet by inviting four world class artists each week to spread good vibes and play exclusive live sets, each broadcasting live straight from their own homes.
The worldwide success of Tomorrowland‘s weekly United Through Music streams has reached more than 90 million viewers and listeners from 156 different countries throughout the past seven weeks, allowing the People of Tomorrow to interact and unite as one from the comfort of their own homes.
Top 10 of countries with the most viewers
1. India
2. Mexico
3. Brazil
4. Colombia
5. France
6. United States
7. Spain
8. Germany
9. Belgium
10. Peru
Catering to all genres each week, the festival always presented a daring and diverse lineup, gathering different musical styles and taking people on a four-hour musical journey – exactly what people around the world needed to get through these challenging times.
The live broadcast brought the magic and unity of Tomorrowland into everyone’s living rooms, making it a truly magical experience with people of all ages and places uniting, connecting and spreading love through the power of music.
32 world-class artists joined United Through Music
Adam Beyer & Ida Engberg: live from Ibiza, Spain
Afrojack: live from Dubai, UAE
Alesso: live from Los Angeles, USA
Anfisa Letyago: live from Naples, Italy
Bob Sinclar: live from Paris, France
Carl Cox: live from Melbourne, Australia
Claptone: live from Essen, Germany
Dimitri Vegas: live from Antwerp, Belgium
Dom Dolla: live from Melbourne, Australia
Don Diablo: live from Amsterdam, Netherlands
Fedde Le Grand: live from Breda, Netherlands
Henri PFR: live from Brussels, Belgium
Kungs: live from Paris, France
Laidback Luke: live from New York, USA
Lost Frequencies: live from Brussels, Belgium
Martin Solveig: live from Paris, France
Michael Calfan: live from Paris, France
Mike Williams: live from Hilversum, Netherlands
MORTEN: live from Los Angeles, USA
Netsky: live from Antwerp, Belgium
Nora En Pure: live from Zurich, Switzerland
Nicky Romero: live from Veenendaal, Netherlands
Oliver Heldens as HI-LO: live from Rotterdam, Netherlands
Paul van Dyk: live from Berlin, Germany
Ryan Marciano: live from Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sam Feldt: live from Amsterdam, Netherlands
Solardo: live from Manchester, UK
Steve Aoki: live from Las Vegas, USA
Sunnery James: live from Friesland, Netherlands
Vini Vici: live from Afula, Israel
Vintage Culture: live from Sao Paolo, Brazil
Yves V: live from Antwerp, Belgium
Having become a weekly highlight, Tomorrowland brought the party indoors again, connecting millions of people week after week through their unconditional love for music, even when not united physically. The magical live show gave viewers and listeners a glimpse into the lives of others from all corners of the world and each edition featured fans of all ages from around the globe on the livestream who logged in to join the broadcast via video conferencing, showing how connected and united as one large global community we truly are.
As a worldwide community, Tomorrowland will continue to connect people by giving hope and looking forward to a bright future. Relive some of the previous United Through Music editions right here.
Tune in to the eighth and final edition of ‘Tomorrowland Presents: United Through Music‘ and be part of the show on May 26 from 15:00 CEST on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, VK, Tomorrowland.com/unite (via video conferencing) and One World Radio.
It’s Anjunabeats’ pleasure to welcome back acclaimed electronic DJ and producer Mat Zo to the label, with ‘Love Songs’.
An artist that defies genre, Mat stays true to form on ‘Love Songs’. Wrapping together elements of electro, house, trance, and RnB into a vibrant vocal anthem, featuring a sample lifted from Eddie Holman’s ‘I’ve Been Singing Love Songs By Myself’.
Here’s what Mat Zo had to say about “Love Songs“:
‘Love Songs is a journey back to 2004, around the time I started making music. I had the vocal sample sitting on my hard drive for a couple of years, and I always kept going back to it just playing chords on top of it, trying to figure out what to do with it.
One day I was listening to Another Chance by Roger Sanchez, which was an old favorite of mine, and I realized some of the ideas from Another Chance would work really well with that sample. I wouldn’t say I ripped it off completely, but I definitely borrowed a lot from Another Chance,’
Mat Zo Love Songs
Bridging the gap between technology and music, Mat Zo will present a brand new festival experience in Minecraft next week on May 27th. Mat will perform an exclusive preview of his upcoming tracks alongside fellow artists Lutrell, Swardy, Groke, Rohaan, Inverted Silence & Counsel Pop. More info on how to join the event and purchase tickets Here!
Although the Serbian globally acclaimed EXIT Festival has already announced that it will not be held in its standard format and dates this year, Ana Brnabic, Serbia’s Prime Minister, has asked organizers not to cancel the festival, but rather postpone it to August.
Brnabic said that having in mind drastic improvement of health situation in Serbia as well as in many countries of Europe the recommendation given by the country’s health experts assembled in a National Crisis Team is to go ahead with the festival this summer:
„We recommend to move the festival to August because we expect that the situation (with pandemic) in the whole of Europe will be totally under control by then”, she said in the city of Novi Sad, known as home to the EXIT Festival in the past 20 years.
The organizers stated that they are also welcoming the latest predictions by the health experts in Serbia and the rest of the Balkan region and expressed willingness to reduce capacity of the event and take all precautionary measures:
„Festival in its full format with 55.000 per day and 40 stages will probably not return until 2021, but we are delighted to hear that health situation is becoming increasingly better and that we’ll be able to mark 20th anniversary of EXIT this summer with meaningful and safe event“, said the EXIT’s founder Dušan Kovačević.
„Health and safety of the audience and everyone involved at the festival is our top priority. We will work closely with Health officials in order to take all precasionary measures and make festival in August as safe as possible. Between fear and optimism we always choose later and we’re thrilled that we will have opportunity to be together with our fans and favourite artists this summer“, Kovačević concludes.
As expected, the news exploded in the festival industry around the globe with agents and artists seeing this as a hope to speed up revival of the event and festival industry which was hit the most by pandemic. Yourope board member and one of the EXIT’s founders Ivan Milivojev believes that the latest developments can help to save the whole industry.
„It’s no secret that the event industry was heavily hit by the pandemic, and the initial predicitons were trully devastating to millions of jobs and famillies that depend on it“, says Milivojev and adds:
„This decision is very important for event fans all around the globe as even in different formats and smaller capacities, if possible and safe, events could bring back much needed relief from the hardship we have all been through“.
EXIT is a summer music festival founded in 2000 and held at the colossal 18th century Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad every July. It won the Best European Major Festival award twice, in 2013 and 2017, and promoted shows for global music stars such as The Cure, Madonna, Guns’n’Roses, Arctic Monkeys, Grace Jones, Migos, David Guetta, Nina Kraviz, Carl Cox, Motorhead, Wu-Tang Clan and thousands more. In 2019, EXITFestival had over 200,000 visitors from 90 countries and contributed to Serbia’s economy with 16.4 million Euro, totalling in nearly 200 million since its founding two decades ago.
Born out of student protests, and working on numerous humanitarian and environmental projects ever since, including hosting Standing Rock activists on its Main Stage, EXIT is also launching its major social and environmental project to this date dubbed the LIFE STREAM. The project’s main idea is to stream some of the shows from the festival in a new innovative way by playing additional footage with quotes and information from scientific sources on climate crisis and other rising social issues after the pandemic.
Belgian brothers Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike finish a close second with ‘Mammoth’, David Guetta completes the top 3 with ‘Titanium’.
Music fans across the world have massively voted for their favorite track in the Tomorrowland Top 1000. After compiling the 1000 finest anthems in the history of Tomorrowland into one list, One World Radio has taken listeners on a magical journey through music, counting down 100 tracks per day for the past two weeks.
The late Avicii now takes the crown with his legendary anthem ‘Levels‘, one of his 22 tracks in the list. The Belgian brothers Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike – the highest ranked DJ duo with 29 tracks – finish on the second spot with ‘Mammoth‘, while David Guetta takes the third place with his iconic classic ‘Titanium‘.
Avicii tribute at Tomorrowland
In a rare interview with One World Radio, Klas Bergling – the father of the late Avicii – thanks the People of Tomorrow for voting his son’s career-making signature song ‘Levels‘ as the brand-new number one in the Tomorrowland Top 1000.
Klas Bergling: “My wife and I are really grateful that the People of Tomorrow have selected ‘Levels’ as the number one and their favorite record in the history of Tomorrowland. It means a lot to us and to Tim’s legacy, and of course his fans around the world. It’s a real honor.
At the time, I didn’t know the record was going to be as big as it is now, but I did really like it from the start. It has such a positive intro and I was very surprised because I had been listening a lot to Tim’s house music. He took unexpected steps when he was composing and producing, and I think the mix of Etta James and house music and the way Tim did it, was amazing.”
Check out the official Top 10 below!
The Top 10 of the Tomorrowland Top 1000
1. Avicii – Levels (+2)
2. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Moguai – Mammoth (=)
3. David Guetta ft. Sia – Titanium (+1)
4. Swedish House Mafia – One (-3)
5. Martin Garrix – Animals (=)
6. Armin van Buuren ft. Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like (+1)
7. Sebastian Ingrosso & Tommy Trash – Reload (+4)
8. Afrojack ft. Martin Garrix – Turn Up The Speakers (+2)
9. Swedish House Mafia – Don’t You Worry Child (+3)
10. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike ft. Martin Garrix – Tremor (-1)
The Tomorrowland Top 1000 features an excitingly eclectic compilation with a mix of the biggest all-time radio hits, legendary classics and some of the past year’s most popular bangers. With a brand-new number one at the top of the list, 2 new entries in the top 10 and more than a fifth of new entries overall (202 tracks), this year’s list had listeners on the edge of their seats.
Swedish legend Axwell is the most popular artist in the list with no less than 33 tracks, closely followed by the highest-ranked Dutch artist Martin Garrix (31 tracks), Sebastian Ingrosso (30 tracks) and Tiësto (30 tracks).
Being a pioneering trio in the history of electronic music, Swedish House Mafia is the highest-ranked trio, with all of their released songs being featured in the list.
The Netherlands is the country that is most represented in the Tomorrowland Top 1000 with Dutch artists such as the highest-ranked trance artist Armin van Buuren (29 tracks), Oliver Heldens (25 tracks), Don Diablo (23 tracks) and Afrojack (16 tracks), once again proving there are plenty of successful Dutch DJs in electronic music.
French legend David Guetta, the only artist that attended every edition of Tomorrowland, has 27 tracks in the list and is the highest-ranked French artist.
German star Paul Kalkbrenner is the highest-ranked techno DJ & producer with his track ‘Sky And Sand‘ on number 14.
Australian twin sisters NERVO are the most popular female artist with 4 tracks, while the Swedish electropop duo Icona Pop are the highest-ranked female duo with ‘I Love It‘ on number 69.
This year’s highest new entry is ‘Heaven‘ on number 25, Avicii‘s posthumous track and emotional collaboration with Chris Martin, while Tiësto scores the highest climber with his remix of ‘Silence‘, climbing 788 spots all the way up to number 68.
The thrilling finale was turned into a unique live show, with the last 50 tracks being mixed live by the dynamic Dutch duo Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano from Armin van Buuren‘s iconic studio in Amsterdam, while Australian superstar Mim Nervo, half of the NERVO twin sisters, hosted the finale – inviting plenty of surprise guests on the special live broadcast to share unique stories about their highest-ranked records with music fans around the world.
Tomorrowland residents Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike score the second biggest anthem in the Tomorrowland Top 1000.” Here’s what they had to say:
‘Mammoth’ was probably the biggest new record of the Tomorrowland aftermovie in 2012, which was the first aftermovie that really exploded.
Over the years, the song kind of became synonymous for Tomorrowland. We play it in every single set, and it has actually never left our set. We really appreciate that this record has become part of the history of Tomorrowland.”
Trance legend Armin van Buuren‘s highest-ranked record is a track he made with some of his very close friends: “‘This Is What It Feels Like’ is the song of my set at Tomorrowland in 2013 when my son was just born. I just came out of the hospital and went straight to the mainstage in the pouring rain.”
Grammy award winning DJ and producer Afrojack has 16 records in the Tomorrowland Top 1000 and he was able to perfectly guess which one of his tracks was ranked the highest: “‘Turn Up The Speakers’ is my favorite record to play at Tomorrowland. I’ll tell you even more: I actually still play it at every show.”
Dutch DJ and record producer Nicky Romero digs up a story about his highest-ranked song ‘Toulouse‘: “Steve Angello named some of his songs after cities and I thought that was awesome. At one point, I flew over Paris and I looked at the map to search for a cool name, and my eye fell on Toulouse.”
Quintino talks us through the making of his highest performing track ‘Epic‘: “We started off trying something with new sounds and we sent it to Afrojack. He actually said it wasn’t really for him and he didn’t sign it. Tiësto played it at EDC for the first time and it really popped off, and then he decided to sign it.”
Most popular artists in the Tomorrowland Top 1000
1. Axwell (33 tracks)
2. Martin Garrix (31 tracks)
3. Sebastian Ingrosso (30 tracks)
4. Tiësto (30 tracks)
5. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike (29 tracks)
6. Armin van Buuren (29 tracks)
7. David Guetta (27 tracks)
8. Oliver Heldens (25 tracks)
9. Don Diablo (23 tracks)
10. Avicii (22 tracks)
Relive the entire finale of the Tomorrowland Top 1000 with the final 50 Tomorrowland Anthems live in the mix by Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano and some special guests below!
Internationally renowned DJ and producer Loco Dice continues his prolific start to 2020 with the release of three-track EP ‘Sweet Nectar Blossom’, out 22nd May via his freshly launched En Couleur label.
The EP opens with the title track, a grainy, lo-fi house jam that’s characterised by its raw, stripped-back nature. ‘Kanak Funk‘ then follows a similar formula, a hazy, bumping groover that’s beauty is in its minimalism. Closing things out is recent single ‘Believe In Me‘, a blissed-out, ethereal house cut that transports listeners to the clouds and beyond with its spiritual leads and smooth transitioning.
Translating to “in colour” in French, En Couleur will be reserved exclusively for the Dusseldorf artist’s music. The name of the label was chosen because “colour stands for the diversity of cultures I absorb and artists I meet on my life journey,”Diceexplains.
“Lots of things I do in my life appear in colour. The music I produce is like my movie in technicolor, and the music I play is sorted by colour in my crates and folders” he added.
Loco Dice Sweet Nectar Blossom EP
Loco Dice has also been busy launching his all-new Instagram talk show ‘3 Is The Magic Number‘. Having kicked off on 26th April with fellow dance music legend Carl Craig, the weekly show sees him chat to a new guest each week about their ‘all time favourite three’. This could be anything from albums to movies to books to games, with guests coming from the worlds of fashion, hip-hop, art, fashion, sports and of course electronic music.
Following on from Craig, Italian techno favourite Joseph Capriati and Grammy-winning music mogul Diplo appeared on the most recent editions, with more to be revealed.
‘Sweet Nectar Blossom‘ sees Loco Dice shift his creative energies towards a new sound and aesthetic, with stellar results.
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