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Martin Garrix, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike headline C.E.A Festival a brand new experience in China

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Alex Gelevski
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Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Martin Garrix

Leading Chinese event promoters Brotherhood Music China (BHM) today confirmed the inaugural edition of a major new player in the global festival calendar, the C.E.A. (Charming Eastern Awakening) Festival.

C.E.A. Festival will create a mythical world in which international electronic music and entertainment will be combined with the rich elements of Chinese culture, show and art, a unique festival experience never seen before, with the local visitor at its core.

Announcing its arrival with global EDM heavyweights Martin Garrix and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike as their Phase 1 headliners, C.E.A. Festival will take place over two days (April 18th and 19th) at Joy Park in Chengdu.

Spread over three stages, the festival will feature over 60 electronic dance music artists from all over the world, including Yellowclaw, Vicetone, Sam Feldt, Julian Jordan and Sefa. One of the stages will be hosted by Armada Music, while Q-dance will also bring their Take Over experience.

In a particular coupe for C.E.A Festival, organisers BHM have secured the world famous show designers and producers Backbone International and T-Minus Design, who have collaborated on jaw-dropping stage productions at Tomorrowland, Mysteryland and Sensation. Promising to unleash a visual spectacle unlike anything else fans have ever seen before, the partnership looks to bring in a great global experience, raising the bar for premium festival experiences in China and beyond.

BHM has already had huge success bringing outside brands like the UK’s iconic Creamfields festival and of course Q-dance – known for organizing the biggest hard dance events in the world – into the Chinese music market.

The decision to launch their own festival was a natural one and has secured major support from Chengdu Media Group, Shanghai Tengli Culture Co.LTD, China International Development Corporation Limited, Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and Wuhou District People’s Government.

“C.E.A. Festival is truly a project that’s been in the planning for over 10 years,” said BHM’s Managing Director Paul Neuteboom. “It’s been a strong personal goal to bring the rich elements of Chinese culture, entertainment and history together into one premium, international festival experience like the ones I grew up with in The Netherlands.

“The experience that we’ll create, bringing the best of both worlds together, will be strengthened further by our launch of a new international music conference the day before the festival,” Neuteboom added.

“Collaboration and cooperation are the keys to our vision for the future and I’m very thankful for the trust that all the partners involved are giving us. I’m very excited to start this creative journey together and I’m certain that the best is yet to come!”

For more information on C.E.A. Festival, CEMC and Brotherhood Music China, please visit link.

Camelphat release video for their latest anthem ‘Rabbit Hole’ ft Jem Cooke

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Andry Bosk
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camelphat

Platinum-selling DJ and producer duo Camelphat have unveiled the official video for their latest anthem Rabbit Hole ft Jem Cooke.

Directed by Taz Tron Felix (Stormzy, Headie One) the innovative visual takes us on a kaleidoscopic journey down the enchanted ‘Rabbit Hole’.

The track features singer/songwriter Jem Cooke who is best known for previously collaborating with Camelphat and Cristoph on their Silver selling hit ‘Breathe’. The single is currently on the BBC Radio 1 A-list and has had over 3 million streams on Spotify alone.

Today also marks the release of the Monkey Safari remixes which you can listen to here.
The Grammy nominated Liverpool duo have firmly established themselves as one of the most in-demand acts around. The pair were named in Mixmag’s Top 10 DJs of 2019 and are currently Beatport’s biggest selling artist of all time. They have consistently gained support from industry heavyweights such as Annie Mac, Zane Lowe and Pete Tong.

Making their mark in 2017 with their Grammy-nominated hit Cola which was certified Platinum in the UK, Camelphat have continued to release a flurry of club-ready hits and garner worldwide acclaim with tracks such as ‘Panic Room’ featuring Au/Ra and ‘Be Someone’ alongside Jake Bugg.

The release follows a hectic 2019 for Camelphat who played some of the world’s biggest events such as Glastonbury, Coachella, Reading & Leeds, Warehouse Project, Parklife and Tomorrowland.

Along with this, the pair did a huge headline 11 week residency at Hi Ibiza called BODYWORKS alongside Solardo and Fisher – the party was the biggest on the island, selling a staggering 90,000+ tickets. Not stopping there, Camelphat sold out their recent headline UK tour across 5 venues selling almost 25,000 tickets. The tour included the iconic Brixton Academy which sold out 6 months in advance and Bramley Moore Dock, Liverpool which was the quickest event to sell out in the history of the venue.

The pair are set to continue their busy schedule into 2020 playing two sold out intimate and extended sets at XOYO and Village Underground on 25th January. This summer they will also headline We Are FSTVL alongside Carl Cox and will perform at Annie Mac’s Lost & Found, Malta festival in May, with many more huge dates to be announced in due course.

The enchanting video for ‘Rabbit Hole’ is out now. Check out the video below.

Tomorrowland’s One World Radio is celebrating house music all week remembering Frankie Knuckles

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Alex Gelevski
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One World Radio

This week is all about house music on One World Radio, as the sound waves at Tomorrowland’s digital radio and content platform will be taken over by the best house music around, from old school to the newest hits.

On Wednesday January 15th listeners can tune in to a special episode of Tomorrowland Anthems: 6 hours of Tomorrowland House Anthems starting at 12:00 CET. Later on, MC Stretch is hosting a House Special of his Relive the Madness show with only House Live Tracks, and the one and only French legend Bob Sinclar closing the show as a special guest at 20:45 CET.

Nobody can agree on who invented the blues or rock & roll, but there is no question that house music came from Frankie Knuckles, known as the Godfather of House Music. Saturday January 18th 2020 would have been Knuckles‘ 65th birthday, and there is no better way to celebrate and remember the life and legacy of this hero on International House Music Day than One World Radio will do.

People can enjoy 3 special sets in his honor: the legendary Chuck Roberts ‘The original voice of house music’, Italian house DJ & producer Roberto Surace and one of the UK’s most exciting and versatile young talents Route 94 will be commanding the decks with their selection of real house anthems from 20:00 until 23:00 CET.

Wednesday January 15th

– 12:00 – 18:00 CET: Tomorrowland House Anthems

– 20:00 – 21:00 CET: Relive the Madness with MC Stretch: House Special

Saturday January 18th

– 20:00 – 21:00 CET: Chuck Roberts

– 21:00 – 22:00 CET: Roberto Surace

– 22:00 – 23:00 CET: Route 94

Don’t miss out and be sure to tune in this week to house music week, exclusively on One World Radio with the One World Radio app, online or on YouTube.

Travel to Tomorrowland’s 2020 edition “The Reflection Of Love” from every corner of the world

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Marco Di
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Global Journey & Amare & Brussels Airlines
via Dave Sips

Thinking about heading to this year’s edition of Tomorrowland: “The Reflection of Love”? With Global Journey the Tomorrowland festival offers people from every corner of the world to travel all united in an unique travel experience that brings you to the festival – making it the easiest way to come to the Holy Grounds in Boom, Belgium. 

Last year, more than 37.000 festival-goers from around the world travelled to Tomorrowland festival in Boom, Belgium with a Global Journey Travel Package, the largest ever travel undertaking by a festival worldwide.

For the 2020 edition called “The Reflection of Love”, Global Journey again offers visitors an all-in experience, giving them the choice to travel by train, plane or bus and to stay at the legendary DreamVille camping ground including a wide range of 20 different accommodations or in one of the Tomorrowland hotels, hostels and B&Bs.

Brand new for this upcoming edition are the 3 concept hotels; each hotel has their own unique concept and focusses on a specific aspect to immerse guests in another world – from sleeping in nature to abotanical garden and an art gallery.

The different train, flight and bus packages depart from cities all over the world, covering your trip from the moment you leave your home and guiding you to the magical gates of Tomorrowland festival. From this year on, bus travelers are also able to leave from one city and return to another.

Tomorrowland flight

Also new this year is the Magical Year Pass. This package is valid for 2 persons and gives access to several Tomorrowland events (a 7-day Package for Tomorrowland Winter, a Spectacular Easy Tent Package for Tomorrowland Belgium, A Garden of Madness Travel Package and a TML by Tomorrowland gift voucher) throughout the year with some extras.

Discover Europe

Festival-goers can also extend their Tomorrowland experience with a unique travel adventure that takes them across Europe or just Belgium. Thanks to the Discover Europe journey, the People of Tomorrow get the chance to enjoy Tomorrowland festival but also to discover up to 5 European cities (Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Ibiza, Paris and Prague).

In each city a program with different activities invites guests to connect and make friends with people from all over the world, creating memories and long-lasting friendships.

Tomorrowland Amare plane

Discover Belgium & Surprise Package

The Discover Belgium experience gives you the opportunity to explore some of the pearls of Belgium with 4 magical trips to the most beautiful cities of the home country of Tomorrowland festival: Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent and Brussels.

If you’re feeling really adventurous, the limited-edition Surprise Package will surprise you in a way no one else can – a unique journey with unlimited surprises along the way.

Tomorrowland detox day

The Global Journey packages with Tomorrowland tickets go on sale from Saturday January 18th at 17:00 CET via link.

Please find a complete overview of all the different Global Journey packages and tickets here.

Tomorrowland 2020, “The Reflection of Love”

Weekend 1: 17-18-19 July

Weekend 2: 24-25-26 July

Save the date(s):

Global Journey Sale : Saturday 18 January

Belgian & Worldwide Presale : Saturday 25 January

General Ticket Sale: Saturday 1 February

Pre-Registration for Tomorrowland ticket sales via your personal Tomorrowland Account. The first 20 people of each country get a dedicated link to buy their Tomororwland tickets upfront before the official ticket sale starts.

Tomorrowland Dreamville

Sea You Festival 2020 drops stellar Phase 1 lineup with Boris Brejcha, Claptone and many more

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Andry Bosk
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Sea You Festival

After its initial success in 2014, Sea You ‘Beach Republic’ continues to sell out each year, drawing festival-goers from all around the world to its undeniably scenic lakeside location in Tunisee, just outside Freiburg.

This year’s edition takes place on 18th + 19th July, with seven incredible stages again featuring some of the scene’s foremost house and techno talents.

The recently announced phase 1 line-up features a host of esteemed live acts such as Giorgia Angiuli, Lexy & K-Paul, Paul Kalkbrenner and Reinier Zonneveld, while on a DJ tip, the likes of Boris Brejcha, Claptone, Kid Simius, Kobosil, Marika Rossa, Mausio, Monika Kriuse, Neelix and Younotus are equally likely to attract passionate ravers from across the globe.

Sea You Festival

Spread over a whopping seven stages and featuring over 100 superstar artists, Sea You Beach Republic will also feature a chillout area, numerous water activities on the lake (incl. free water-skiing and wake-boarding options) as well as a fashion & beauty lounge.

Sea You Festival 2020 Lineup Phase 1

What’s more, the beautiful Lake Tunisee (with Germany’s famous Black Forrest in the background) is sure to prove a perfect accompaniment to the top class sounds on offer. Guests are encouraged to forget about their everyday worries and embark on a magical journey; to dance, laugh and cool down alongside thousands of other like-minded music lovers.

With two more line-up announcements due shortly, Sea You Beach 2020 edition already looks set to go down a real treat.

Sea You Festival

Watch the official 2019 aftermovie below and prepare yourselves for another crazy edition in 2020.

Insomniac announces Electric Daisy Carnival’s return to South Korea in 2020

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Alex Gelevski
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EDC Korea

Following two successful events in South Korea last year, EDC Korea 2019 and Escape: Psycho Circus Korea 2019, Insomniac has revealed that Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) will return to Seoul on Saturday, Aug. 15 and Sunday, Aug. 16.

Building on 2019’s inaugural event— which welcomed over 90,000 Headliners to Seoulland—Insomniac looks to once again offer a multi-stage experience that will wow Headliners with top-of-the-line production and the world’s best DJ talent.

“I’m counting the days until we return to Seoul in 2020,” says Insomniac Founder & CEO Pasquale Rotella.

“Last year we brought both EDC and Escape: Psycho Circus to Korea, and the energy of the crowd was exactly the spirit and vibe of what insomniac strives to foster around the world. The fans are incredibly supportive of the culture, and I can’t wait to work with our partners to deliver another epic experience” he added.

Two-day General Admission and VIP Passes for this year’s 19+ event will go on sale this Thursday, Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. KST via link.

Watch the EDC Korea 2020 Official Announcement below.

Zeds Dead release new compilation album ‘We Are Deadbeats Vol.4’

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Marco Di
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Zeds Dead

After an onslaught of explosive singles, Zeds Dead are releasing their new compilation album. We Are Deadbeats Vol.4, out via their own label Deadbeats, is the highly-anticipated fourth installment of their We Are Deadbeats series and follows their critically-acclaimed debut Northern Lights.

The new compilation album includes previously released singles “Dead of Night” and “Sound of the Underground” featuring Urbandawn and fully captures the sense of community across the close-knit Deadbeats universe. Additional features include familiar faces Holly and Champagne Drip, alongside the likes of Jauz, Ganja White Night, Omar Linx, Subtronics, and DROELOE.

Here’s what Zeds Dead had to say about the album:

“We wanted to collaborate with some artists on our label as well as artists that represent the kind of music you’ll hear at a Deadbeats show. We are in the process of finishing our second album, and at the same time have been working on these tracks for our live sets.

Over time all these tracks started fitting together like a mixtape or compilation of sorts, and we felt it was a natural evolution of the We Are Deadbeats series we’ve had on the label since it started. It took shape very organically and what was once meant to be a sort of precursor to our album eventually transformed into an album of its own and we’re incredibly happy with how it turned out. That second Zeds Dead album is still coming though!”

Zeds Dead

We Are Deadbeats Vol. 4 arrives at the top of the new year after Zeds Dead x Deadbeats announced. Already sold out, the seventh iteration of their two day massive headlining show is set to take place on July 2nd and 3rd at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

The seventh iteration of the show follows their 4th annual Deadbeats North American tour, which featured over 100K in attendance, and will take place after dates in San Francisco, Montreal, New Orleans, and Arizona later this year. Tickets are available via link.

Listen to the tracks below.

Jauz links up with TYNAN for a new bass-house heater ‘Bring Em Back’

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Metodi Gogovski
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Kicking off the new year with a bang, revered producer and DJ Jauz links up with TYNAN for a new bass-house heater ‘Bring Em Back’ now via Bite This! ‘Bring Em Back’ will be the second single released from the Dangerous Waters EP, set to debut on Friday, January 17th just ahead of the US tour.

Unleashing the rave sirens in the intro of ‘Bring Em Back‘, Jauz and TYNAN sound the alarm summoning all fans to the dance floor for their bass-driven new single. Consisting heavily of wobbling basslines layered over tight kickdrums, Jauz and TYNAN perfectly blend their individual production styles in ‘Bring Em Back’, creating a masterful and deftly produced track just in time for the Dangerous Waters tour.

Recently adding TYNAN to his monumental list of supporting acts on the Dangerous Waters tour alongside Drezo, Habstrakt, DNMO, Dubloadz, and Ship Wrek, ‘Bring Em Back‘ will be a massive tour staple that will be leaving audiences dancing all night long.

Rising producer and DJ TYNAN has exploded onto the electronic music scene with his signature ‘Dark Trap’ style sounds that have been taking the internet by storm. He has released music under major labels such as Never Say Die, Deadbeats, Bite This!, WAKAAN, and Kannibalen, along with collaborated with the likes of Ekali, 1788-L, Wooli and more. Widely known for blending multiple genres including dubstep, heavy bass, dark trap, and weird bass, TYNAN continues to excite audiences with his unique production style.

2020 is shaping up to be a stand-out year for Jauz, beginning the New Year with a live virtual concert experience Dangerous Waters in partnership with Wave, where he debuted the first look at the Dangerous Waters EP, showed-off the new tour production for his headlining tour including stand-out piece ‘The Fin’, and took gamers into an once-in-a-lifetime underwater virtual experience filled with unique sea creatures, shark attacks, and more!

Gearing up to reveal the full Dangerous Waters EP on January 17th and kicking-off the 39-date US tour on January 18th, Jauz will be bringing many more surprises into the new year and tickets for the tour are still available for purchase here.

Watch the music video below.

Martial Simon has dropped hibrand new single ‘Kryptonite’

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Andry Bosk
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New York City producer and DJ Martial Simon is an elite spin-masters and music creator. He has a natural ear for rhythm, and by incorporating his unique style into his productions and DJ sets, he designs a sound all on its own.

Martial plays a current remixed electronic style, incorporating the ever so popular classics, all of which keep the dance floor packed until dawn. Actively working as a DJ over two decades, his popularity continues to soar. Pleasing any crowd can only be described as his proverbial sixth sense.

As a producer, Martial Simon blends hip-hop with house, creating a g-house and deep bass house vibe. He maintains the unique ability to stay true to the roots of the dance floor by infusing classics with today’s electronic sounds.

Listen to his debut single, Kryptonite, featuring Smooth City below.

Claude VonStroke announces album ‘Freaks & Beaks’ alongside double-single release

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Metodi Gogovski
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Claude VonStroke

With 2020 marking the 15-year anniversary of his label DIRTYBIRD, dance music mogul Claude VonStroke today announces the release of his fourth album, Freaks & Beaks, out 21st February.

Two tracks from the album, the fluttering ‘Youngblood‘ featuring West Coast DJ Wyatt Marshall and floor-filling ‘All My People In The House‘, have been released as a double-single alongside the album announcement today.

Freaks & Beaks illustrates the very best of both the label and VonStroke‘s undeniable musical talents across its eleven tracks. Underpinned by frenetic bass and pumping kick drums, the album takes in everything from tech house and minimal, to left-field techno and deep house – a triumphant celebration of that trademark DIRTYBIRD sound.

VonStroke also delivers fans part one of an intimate documentary series, shot by his sister Emily (an accomplished filmmaker), documenting the creation of Freaks and Beaks, celebrating this historic milestone and taking a deeper dive into the day to day life of Claude VonStroke on the road.

Continuing with the celebratory antics, the label will be publishing a coffee table book, with book signings taking place in London and New York. In addition to this, the label will debut their Art Show in Los Angeles, showcasing not just the music from the brand, but also the art.

Not stopping there, VonStroke will kick off a world tour in Berlin (Kater Blau, 21st February) and London (fabric, 22nd February) to coincide with Freaks & Beaks‘ release, before embarking on shows in South America, Asia, North America and more.

What began as a free party, turned basement record label, DIRTYBIRD would later be named #1 ‘label of the decade’ by Mixmag and one of ‘the best 5 independent dance labels of 2017’ by Billboard Magazine. The brand has morphed into a truly thriving community whose familial, fun and welcoming vibe has won over hearts and minds across the world. And while DIRTYBIRD has grown and evolved, VonStroke‘s core focus on music remains unwavering.

Raised in Detroit but now based in LA, VonStroke has grown into one of the most globally recognisable electronic artists. Bursting onto the scene with 2006 smash ‘Who’s Afraid of Detroit?’ he was later crowned ‘America’s Best DJ’, topping Pioneer DJ and DJ Times’ poll.

Marking the next chapter in the story of one of the dance music scene’s most influential figures, Freaks & Beaks sees Claude VonStroke at his bold and brilliant best.

Freaks & Beaks Album Pre-Order Link here.

Listen to the tracks below.

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