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DJ and producer, Mamli unveils stunning new three-track EP titled “Cada”!

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Mamli

Super talented DJ and producer, Mamli unveils stunning new three-track EP! ‘Cada’ is available now exclusively via his SoundCloud channel just for your listening pleasure.

A key name in Macedonia’s electronic scene since 2010, Mamli, real name Aleksandar Mladenovikj has since gone on to firmly establish himself as one of the Balkan’s top rising talents within Deep House and Techno music.

Like an earth-cracking tremor of a Mamli magnitude, ‘Cada’ is a deeply rooted EP any dance music lover can rely on. Out now via Stellar Fountain/Astrowave record label, ‘Cada’ is a three track package with reimagined versions of the original track by Maddux and Traveltech.

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Mamli -‘Cada’ EP

This producer may be young, but he is leagues ahead of his game, his powerful performances proved his potential as one of the electronic music scene’s rising stars.

If you’re a fan of record labels such as Afterlife, Diynamic, Innervisions, Fryhide, you’ll definitely dig his beats. He’s fun, laid back, and definitely a breath of fresh air from all of the Deep House/Techno producers that have taken over the scene lately.

Listen to his latest EP below, and prepare yourselves for a blasting new records from Mamli, cause it doesn’t look like this guy is slowing back anytime soon!

Armin van Buuren and Fedde Le Grand team up for epic SOLAR Christmas event!

SOLAR Christmas

Bulgaria’s famous Arena Armeec will be decking the halls this holiday season with the legendary DJ’s Armin van Buuren and Fedde Le Grand for their one of a kind, ‘SOLAR Christmas’ show, courtesy of Sofia’s well-recognized event organizers YALTA CLUB.

Armin van Buuren has proven himself as a Trance legend over the past two decades and is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Last year, this Dutch superstar DJ managed to bring in over 10,000 fans to the Armeec Arena for his ‘Armin Only Embrace’, tour, making it the most expensive productions made in the metropolitan famous venue.

The previous year also saw the release of Armin’s mini album, titled “Old Skoolwhich included seamless revamps of timeless dance classics among the likes of Dominator” by Human Resource and Speedy J’s ”The Pull Over”.

Solar Christmas 2017

In 2017, he already released three hits: I Need You (with Garibay feat. Olaf Blackwood), Sunny Days (feat. Josh Cumbee) and You Are with Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, the anthem for their joint summer residency at Hï Ibiza.

Armin van Buuren has hit the DJ MAG‘s Top 100 DJs No.1 spot on a record five occasions !!! (yeah you read that right) and he recently celebrated 20 years of being on stage with two very special shows at Amsterdam arena. His record label, Armada Music took the #7 spot in MixMag’s “Label of the Decade” poll.

Armin van Buuren during his ASOT show in Sofia

Joining the Grammy-nominated artist for YALTA’s largest and most special event, ‘SOLAR Christmas‘ will be Fedde Le Grand, the mastermind behind the chart breaking house single, ‘Put Your Hands Up For Detroit’. This veteran EDM DJ has been keeping himself quite busy lately, with recent tour stops in major cities such as Miami, Frankfurt, and London.

Fedde Le Grand during his show at SOLAR Summer 2014

Fedde le Grand‘s success has been credited to his unparalleled sense of rhythm, which can be heard across his four singles released this year via labels Disco:wax, Spinnin’, and his own Darklight Recordings label.

During his extensive career, Fedde has constantly been seeking ways to rediscover and develop his style of production. Of the four tracks released, Dancing Together is one that shines, and serves as a prime example of his ability to flawlessly blend across genres with his music. This song also marks a new start for Darklight Recordings as it joins forces with Burren’s record label Armada Music.

Check out some of the pictures from last year’s edition below and grab your tickets for ‘SOLAR Christmas‘ cause they’re extremely limited and are going fast! You can find them available for purchase at OMV gas stations, YALTA CLUB and Eventim.bg. Prices are 70 leva (35 €) regular, and 100 leva (50€) for VIP.

SOLAR Christmas, Photo By Emil Kazakov
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SOLAR Christmas

Watch Armin van Buuren‘s VLOG filmed during his time in Sofia last year and prepare yourselves for a crazy show with SOLAR Christmas 2017 !

Looking for a music production school? Point Blank has everything you need!

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Voted as the “Best Music School” by DJ Mag, Point Blank has been providing award winning instruction to budding musicians in London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and most recently, the Ibiza area since opening its doors in 1994.

At Point Blank Music School you can study Music Production, DJing, Radio Broadcasting, Singing & Songwriting, Music Business and Live Sound Engineering.

Using Logic, Ableton, Native Instruments and Pro Tools, every student has unlimited access to the studios including SSL Duality Delta, Audient 48 Channel, TLAudio and Oram mixing desks, fully equipped Mac workstations with Push, Maschine, Komplete Kontrol, the latest Pioneer and Roland kit and much more.

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Point Blank Music School features a hands on personalized learning experience throughout all of their locations with Grammy award winning tutors and have been responsible for superstar artists such as AlunaGeorge, Claude VonStroke, Nicole Moudaber, Patrick Topping, Felix Jaehn, Leona Lewis and many many more.

You can’t make it to Los Angeles or London? Not a problem at all. Point Blank also offers groundbreaking online program that you can take on the go, or from the comfort of your own home.

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So if you’re a potential student looking to get ahead in the music industry, look no further than Point Blank. Space is limited, so check out their website and register today!

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Point DJ studio
Point mixing console

Breaking: 1 Dead after Popular DJ was involved in a car crash intoxicated

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The nightlife scene can be a crazy one filled with drugs, alcohol, and reckless behavior that often leads to injuries and arrests.

According to multiple Polish news organizations, DJ Tom Swoon was involved in a car crash that has left one dead and one in the hospital but the worst part is, Tom Swoon was intoxicated at the time of the accident.

The other car involved was switching lanes when Swoon collided with the car, killing the passenger. All we know so far is that he was sent to jail to sober up and that soon he will be fully charged.

His management has not said anything about the incident yet. 

Photos of the mangled cars can be seen below.

Here’s what makes Excision’s Lost Lands festival so unique !

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Lost Lands was a festival that came out of nowhere and definitely blew people’s minds. It’s the Bass music festival hosted by none other than the legend Excision, who had its first event this year. As more and more details get announced here are some of the top things that make Lost Lands a unique festival.

1. DINOSAURS

Okay, we might as well get this out of the way now because yes, Lost Lands featured huge life-like dinosaurs not just on the main stage, but also scattered around the venue.

2. UNIQUE LOCATION

You don’t see many large Electronic Dance Music festivals based out of Ohio so this made some people skeptical. While a large number of festival-goers complained about expensive flights, I heard so many stories about people making friends with other Lost Lands attendees

3. THE COMMUNITY

Excision has always maintained a good relationship with his fans and even has a private Facebook groups such as ‘Lost Lands Fam‘ and ‘Excision’s Headbangers‘ of both his and Lost Lands fans. As the festival was being produced and details and complications came up, Excision was very active on social media to make sure that everyone was informed and prepared for the festival.

4. 1,000,000 WATTS OF BASS

Next year, Excision has promised his attendees 1,000,000 watts of bass which is an absurd amount that is unprecedented from a new festival. The sound quality from this previous year was insane and already set a new bar for bass stages across the world.

5. NOTHING BUT BASS

Aside from Bassrush and Basscon events like Project Z, there aren’t many bass specific festivals in the United States. Lost Lands is a 100% melt your face bass festival.

6. SOLD-OUT

Within an hour after the announcement, all loyalty tier and pre-sale tickets had been purchased leaving the festival in a state of financial certainty, but unrest among the fans.

7. THE DEMAND

Lost Lands has already become one of the most popular and desired festivals around the world. With how quickly it has already sold its pre-sale tickets a lot of people are asking will Lost Lands become a staple festival like EDC, Ultra, and Tomorrowland. More tickets were sold in the first hour of the 2018 presale, than the entire first month of sales in 2017. This is actually insane!

The Excision Lost Lands 2017 Mix is available for free download now here!

Live review: Borgore brings the Blasphemy tour to Philadelphia!

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The Fillmore, kicked off its weekend with a fun, heavy dose of bass thanks to a visit from DJ Borgore for his Blasphemy tour.

Kicking off the night were openers Sweet Teeth and Army of 12 Monkeys, who both rocked the stage with their original trap and hip-hop influenced beats. Sweet Teeth is the brainchild of local producer Erich Hoffman, who warmed up the crowd with catchy favorites like his track “Clever feat. Aviella Winder.” Army of 12 was helmed by producer Michael Pipitone, and his set included notable originals such as “Goddess feat. Buddy Leezle.

Following Sweet Teeth and Army of 12 were Ray Volpe and Must Die. Volpe’s set was lined with throwbacks to Bro Safari’s “Follow me Down” and Datsik’s “Redemption,” and Must Die! had no problem getting the rowdiest mosh pit going throughout the entirety of his headbang inducing set.

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Ray Volpe @ The Filmore, Photo by Angel Park
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Must Die! @ The FIlmore, photo by Angel Park

And finally, there was Borgore, who of course, which the audience went the wildest for. His set featured crowd-pleasers such as “Forbes” and his newest single, “Salad Dressing,” and there wasn’t a person there who wasn’t raging along to the beat.

Dances were had, drinks were splashed, and just a little bit of ratchetness was brought out in all who attended that night. After all, it’s not a true Borgore show without it, right?

Borgore @ The Filmore, Photo by Angel Park

Check out Borgore‘s Blasphemy single below, and don’t miss out if he’s coming to a city near you!

Nicole Moudaber unveiled a remix package for her collab with Carl Cox

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Respected techno pioneer Nicole Moudaber has unveiled a diverse remix package for her collaboration with Carl Cox, titled ‘See You Next Tuesday’, marking the 50th release on her highly esteemed MOOD label.

To mark the occasion, the internationally-minded producer has unveiled a very special re-release and remix package of ‘See You Next Tuesday’, her collaboration with longtime friend and industry legend, Carl Cox.

Enlisting a selection of the genre’s most exciting talents on the remix EP, Danny Tenaglia, Black Asteroid, Raxon, Solardo, Truncate and Trunkline each offer their own reworking of the classic original track.

Danny Tenaglia‘s remixes are extremely rare, so Nicole is delighted to have her old friend and original source of inspiration on the EP. His ‘Return To Twilo‘ interpretation stands up to his reputation, with the extended swinging 123bpm track standing out for its class.

Meanwhile the unstoppable tech house duo Solardo twist the track with a driven and upbeat version, whilst Truncate‘s stripped offering would look equally at home in club settings, or on festival main-stages. Utilising a big horn bassline, Trunkline‘s own reworking adopts a more dark & groovy atmosphere, with Black Asteroid offering a heavy grinding feel.

Raxon, who lists Carl and Nicole as his key influences, found inspiration for his own remix in more sci-fi/intergalactic electronica sounds. Last but not least, the package includes a special Dub Mood re-release of the original. Packed with a palpable electric sizzle, this eight-track offering doesn’t just celebrate MOOD’s 50th release but revels in everything that personifies the label.

“It was the drums which first reached me,” says Nicole Moudaber of her initial gateway into dance music, at New York’s infamous Tunnel Club. Ever since then, the Nigerian-Lebanese producer has dedicated her immense energy to finding ways to share that vibe.

Listen to the tracks below.

Legendary Trance DJ Armin van Buuren is teaching his first ever online class!

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Armin van Buuren

MasterClass, the premier online education platform, announced today that legendary Trance DJ, Armin van Buuren is teaching his first ever online class!

Armin van Buuren, one of the most influential figures in the global electronic dance music scene, has topped the Billboard charts, attracted tens of millions of worldwide listeners to his weekly radioshow “A State of Trance,” and landed a record-setting five No. 1 DJ awards from DJ Mag‘s Top 100 DJs.

The Grammy-nominated artist’s work has spanned major evolutions in dance music, from spinning with vinyl in small clubs to headlining global dance festivals.

In his 20th year as an artist, Armin van Buuren will share insights about what it takes to get established in the competitive and ever-changing business of dance music. Students will get an intimate look into the artist’s creative process as van Buuren creates a track from scratch specifically for his MasterClass.

Aspiring producers will learn his pillars for becoming a world-class DJ—production, performance, and promotion. The class dives into the more technical aspects of producing, including mixing, arranging, and building dance-worthy drops.

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Armin van Buuren

“Nowadays, to be a successful artist and DJ, it’s not enough to just know how to spin records. If you want to stand out, you need to make your own records, write music, and make remixes and mashups for your DJ sets. I’m truly excited to share my passion for producing music and DJing in my MasterClass,” said Armin van Buuren, MasterClass instructor.

“It’s the first time I get to show you my secrets and tips, and everything I’ve learned in my twenty years in this business” he added.

“Armin is an international icon of dance music. Despite his musical genius, he has stayed humble, hard-working, earnestly connected to his fans, and has never lost sight of the joy in his work. His passion for teaching is infectious.

There really is an art and science to making people dance — it has to do with sculpting sound, mixing, and arranging songs for maximum impact — that’s Armin’s mastery, and he’s certainly one of the best to ever do it,” said David Rogier, CEO and Co-Founder of MasterClass.

The class is open for pre-enrollment starting today at their website. Enrollment in the class is $90, or $180 per year for unlimited access to all new and existing MasterClasses with the All-Access Pass. Each enrollment option can also be given as a gift.

Check out the trailer for Armin van Buuren’s MasterClass below!

ULTRA released their stunning 10-minute ULTRA Europe 2017 aftermovie! [VIDEO]

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Ultra Europe 2017

Shot and produced by legendary film-maker Charly Friedrichs and his Final Kid team, the official ten-minute ULTRA Europe 2017 aftermovie showcases the incredible ‘Destination ULTRA’ experience, which saw over 120,000 attendees from 149 countries enjoy a weeklong array of world-class events in Croatia in July 17.

This particular aftermovie focuses on the main 3-day ULTRA Europe 2017 festival held at Poljud Stadium in Split, Croatia, which attracted over 100,000 festival-goers from all around the world. The aftermovie clearly demonstrates the beautiful scenery surrounding the stadium, with historic architecture, the lush blue Adriatic Sea and mountainous landscapes providing the backdrop in one of Final Kid’s most visually stunning productions to date.

A warm summer glow permeates the entire first half of the film, before night falls and signals the entry of the headline acts. The night sky is steadily doused in pyrotechnics and fireworks, lighting up the faces and flags of the diverse and jubilant crowd.

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Ultra Europe 2017 aftermovie

Capturing a wide array of talents across four distinct stages, from Techno tastemakers such as Adam Beyer, Carl Cox and Joseph Capriati to Main Stage supertars including David Guetta, Hardwell, Martin Garrix and DJ Snake, the 4k production also showcases footage of rare back-to-back sets from Dubfire & Nicole Moudaber, Nic Fanciulli & Eats Everything, and Tuskegee label partners Seth Troxler & The Martinez Brothers, with RESISTANCE™ heavily represented throughout.

As the week continued, the additional ‘Destination ULTRA’ events: the stunning Brač Regatta, ULTRA Beach Hvar and RESISTANCE Vis all caught the imagination of paradise seekers worldwide.

ULTRA Europe is confirmed to return to Split, Croatia on July 6-8, 2018. Tickets are available here.

Check the official Ultra Europe 2017 aftermovie below!

Don Diablo releases very special Remix of ‘Take Her Place’ ft. ARIZONA

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Dutch superstar DJ and Producer Don Pepijn Schipper, better known as Don Diablo, has just dropped a very special remix for his huge collaboration with US band ARIZONA ‘Take Her Place’.

Having teased the track online earlier this month, speculation has been rife as to who could be the mystery producer behind the track and now Don Diablo has finally put the rumours to bed as he reveals it as in fact his very own VIP mix.

Already boasting a bursting portfolio of remixes for the likes of Ed Sheeran, Rihanna, Bastille, Madonna, Birdy, The Chainsmokers, Coldplay, DJ Snake and Justin Bieber to name just a few, there is perhaps no other artist better equipped for the task than Don himself and he has certainly delivered the goods.

Adding a brand new dimension to the original, Don brings back his futuristic piano house sounds, effortlessly reworking the track into a cool club ready cut that’s guaranteed to be another sure fire hit with his fans across the globe.

Listen to the track here.

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