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Miami WMC dates announced

Posted on 22. Oct, 2008 by Damian.

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The 2009 Miami Winter Music Conference will take place between the 24th and 28th March, again at the Miami Beach Resort & Spa. Now in its 24th year, the annual event will consist of the usual array of parties, panels and pools with the Ultra Music Festival likely to take place on the weekend of March 29th.

http://www.wintermusicconference.com/

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The Ian Carey Project – Get Shaky

Posted on 22. Oct, 2008 by Damian.

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Here’s the official video for ‘The Ian Carey Project – Get Shaky’ as seen on music video networks worldwide. Produced by Edward and Olga Enciu for Vidatlantic Productions.

Credits:
Ian Carey – Maverick
Edward Enciu – Director
Olga Enciu – Producer
Tisha McDuffie – Choreographer
Brendan McQuaid – Director of Photography
Brandon Tilman – Grip
Linwood Moore – Grip
Lillian Wardon – Catering
Michael Zemrose – Editor
Special Thanks to Dancarate Dance Studio, Washington, DC.

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David Guettas Video Casting

Posted on 22. Oct, 2008 by Damian.

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Wanna be the next David Guetta’s video clip hero? Well you can!
If you live in Amsterdam, Tokyo or Rio de Janeiro you can apply here http://www.davidguetta.com/casting All you have to do is answer some simple questions and attach your photo. David will choose 3 of his fans to be the subject of his next video clip.

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Arno Cost & Axwell – Watch the Apocalypse

Posted on 22. Oct, 2008 by rgould2.

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Great new collaboration of these two house genius’s respective tracks. The heavy pulsing beat at the beginning, followed by a melodic synth and then a huge beat drop makes this one of the best tracks I’ve heard all year. A friend in Vancouver told me Axwell dropped this in early October when he was there at Caprice, and the whole place nearly came down. As well, he told the same friend that he was taking 6 months off touring, so expect some huge records for the spring/summer.

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Down Time

Posted on 22. Oct, 2008 by Damian.

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No we’re not gone.. we just experienced 7 hours of down time. My host had some problems with the SQL RAID drive failing along with an array, but it’s all fixed now. Everything posted after 1:30am on October 21st has been lost, that includes the posts on the forum too. Unfortunately it cannot be recovered.. sorry guys.

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Johnny D – Requiem Of A Dream (8bit Records)

Posted on 20. Oct, 2008 by INHead-Kay.

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Johannes Debese A.K.A ‘Johnny D’ is back with a scorcher of an EP released on 8bit label. After a quite lengthy absence, since his ‘Disco Invaders – Cocoon Ibiza Summer Mix’ and his Oslo records days, the minimal freak from Eritrea is back with a bang.

His new EP ‘Requiem Of A Dream’ boasts two wonderful tracks. The first track, ‘Requiem of a Dream’, is a musical masterpiece in its own right. The track kicks off with a low frequency kick and a low violin sound building up from the background. Then some african tribal voices start to kick in adding a wonderful touch to this already tribal percussion inspired minimal track. Around the 2 minute mark, a wonderfully worked bassline enters and mixes extremely well with the hi-hat elements of the track. The track keeps the same progressive momentum for a while before an even more orchestral violin sound kicks in, while keeping the same elements of track all throughout. The track builds energy till around the 5.30 minute mark, as Johnny D starts the process of slowly taking some of the energy of track away, but he does it in an unpreciptable manner. 8 minutes of total minimal pleasure!

The second track, ‘Scope of mind’, kicks off on a relatively higher bassline note, but the end product is very similar. A track that defines everthing minimal, unlike alot of the so called ‘minimal’ tracks out in the market these days. ‘Scope of Mind’ appears to be Johnny D’s refutation to the degradation engulfing the minimal techno scene these days, and he does it in a typical techno fashion throughout this EP!

A harmonious mixture of precussion, orchestral sounds, wonderful synth work and great basslines is the best way to describe this wonder EP. And with the likes of Nick Curly, Ricardo Villalobos and Loco Dice to name but a few already supporting this EP, it seems like we will be hearing the name Johnny D much more often in weeks to come!

Tracklisting:

a1 – Requiem of a Dream 08:11
b2 – Scope of Mind 06:42

Release Date: 08/10/2008
Catalogue: #8bit015

Listen to it here! or Here!

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Native Instruments announce Traktor Pro and Traktor Scratch Pro

Posted on 18. Oct, 2008 by INHead-Kay.

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Traktor Scratch Pro

Traktor have taken a big step forward with the release of their two new mouthwatering updates Traktor Pro and Traktor Scratch Pro. Here at FaceTheMusik we haven’t had the chance to try the softwares out just yet, but from what Traktor are desribing they seem extremly exciting indeed. Recently Hiphop legend Grandmaster flash has joined the long line of DJs that support Traktor (including the great Richie Hawtin). Here is what Traktor had to say about their new products.

Native Instruments: Traktor Pro and Traktor Scratch Pro

Traktor Pro will be available November 1st for $229 / 199 EUR. Traktor Scratch Pro, available for $669 / 599 EUR. .

Any Native Instruments customers who own both Traktor Scratch and Traktor 3 will receive a free software update to Traktor Pro.

Native Instruments has just announced TRAKTOR PRO and TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO, the next versions of its groundbreaking digital DJ solutions with MIDI and time-code control. [...]

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Serato and Ableton partnership

Posted on 17. Oct, 2008 by Damian.

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Ableton and Serato, two of the great names in digital DJing software, are joining forces to create what they hope will be the ultimate solution for live computer performance. By combining Ableton’s unrivaled on-the-fly audio editing power with Serato’s clever digital vinyl system, the two companies are hoping to offer computer musicians with a versatile and exciting platform that will outperform the new Traktor Scratch Pro software from Native Instruments.

Ableton Live sets have always been boring to watch – how many jokes have been dropped about how it looks like the DJ is checking their email? – and Serato has slowly been losing ground to Traktor in the last few months after it was endorsed by techno king Richie Hawtin and hip hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash.

This partnership could however, lead to a product that will allow DJs to play Ableton’s infinite loop possibilities using Serato. Now that sounds bad ass. “Ableton and Serato take different approaches to modern musical performance,” said Ableton’s CEO Gerhard Behles, “But both companies live by the philosophy that software should be straightforward, easy to use, and most importantly, reliable and stable onstage and in the studio.

“Ableton has never had an answer for the DJ who wants vinyl control, and rather than try to emulate what Serato do so well, we simply make sure that our products work well together.” Serato’s Audio Research CEO Steve West agreed, “After years of talking together, we’re thrilled to be working with Ableton. It’s exciting to think about what we can offer to DJs and producers: the ability to go beyond just spinning records and add a personal stamp to the music they play.”

There’s still no word yet as to what exactly might come of this partnership.They might develop something that allows you to control Ableton clips using vinyl. Or maybe they’ll work on a stable synchronization solution that allows you to DJ using Serato but also layer Ableton loops over the top of mixes on beat right in Serato. That means no need for two laptops or MIDI clocking, Mr. Hawtin. While Serato is great for emulating the feel of playing vinyl, Ableton Live is the most useful tool for live remixing. For Ableton converts like DJ Sasha, this might just be their dream set up.

Of course, the timing couldn’t have been better planned by Ableton and Serato as this announcement is likely to steal the thunder from Native Instruments, who unveiled their brand spanking new Traktor Scratch Pro just yesterday.

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