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Press Release:

“During this time of tremendous planetary change, a shift of the ages right now, music is a medicine. Because music carries the frequency. And this world is all about vibrations. So we want to tune into most subtle, finer, and higher vibrations, to free the soul, and liberate the soul through music and art”.-Peter Sterling.

When great disasters strike we often feel helpless. As individuals we ask ourselves, how can we make a difference? Sometimes it takes all of us coming together to really make an impact and in the case of this benefit compilation that’s exactly what took place. A group of friends and musicians came together with one thought in mind, to help the people of Japan rebuild from this terrible tragedy. Everyone involved donated their time and music in hopes to help raise money and continued awareness to the ongoing situation in Japan. Our goal is to offer these unreleased or previously unavailable tracks from artists such as The Phantoms Revenge, Sedat The Turkish Avenger, Justin Faust, Freak You, Quinten 909, Meroz, Geisha Twins, Magna, White Girl Lust, Mykill, and many more until the end of May 2011. At that time we shall take all the proceeds and make one large donation to the Red Cross of Japan. We thank you for your donations and ask you to please help spread the word.

Thank You
J.Parris
“Meroz”

You can stream the whole album on Bandcamp and it’s only $5 (minimum donation) to download the entire thing.

CineSpace Hollywood closed down this past week to re-open this Tuesday Feb 8, 2011 as Dim Mak Studios with a new side entrance. Dim Mak Tuesdays was a destination for bands and artists like Uffie, The Editors, Kid Cudi, Digitalism, The Presets, Boys Noize, and Friendly Fires to get their start with Dim Mak leader Steve Aoki at the helm.

Press:
LOS ANGELES – Dim Mak founder and world renowned DJ/Producer, Steve Aoki will unveil his latest project, “Dim Mak Studios”. The dual format venue, live show and nightclub, will continue to host Tuesday nights presented by Dim Mak. Dim Mak Studios has taken the liberty of presenting entertainment on any night of the week, live acts or spinning DJs.

Premiering Tuesday, Feb. 8, Dim Mak Studios will launch “The Loft”, a weekly “pop-up party” happening every Tuesday. The Loft’s grand opening is sure to deliver a prime party with the Official ‘Cut Copy- Record Release” featuring secret guests, Uproot Andy, Samo Soundboy (Trouble & Bass), Them Jeans and new Dim Mak resident DJ Heavy Accents. Party attendees will be entering through a new rear entrance on Cosmo.

After 7 years of successful music showcases, this new venue venture will provide an interesting opportunity for Dim Mak to flex it’s auditory and design muscle.

Looks like a fresh benchmark for Dim Mak has been set.

DIMMAK.COM OFFICIAL STATEMENT
“After 7 years of bringing you the most progressive and cutting-edge music with “Dim Mak Tues- days”, a new project by Dim Mak and Founder/Owner Steve Aoki is here! “Dim Mak Studios: The Loft Series” is a new party, with a new face, same focus to bring you the next “IT” bands and DJ/producers from around the world, but only here for a LIMITED TIME ONLY. “The Loft” will run from February through August, and is expected to win over your hearts every Tuesday at Dim Mak Stu- dios!”

You read it right, Deadmau5 now has his own USB drives that you can order starting Feb 7th here.

He recently made history becoming the first ever artist of this genre to headline London’s legendary Earls Court, following in the footsteps of Oasis, Pink Floyd and Madonna.

This special edition deadmau5 USB has eyes that light up when being used. It features
exclusive footage from this recent Live show at Earls Court, recorded on December 18th
2010. Contents include…

• Exclusive film – Live From Earls Court shot in HD
• Behind the scenes footage
• Exclusive photo gallery
• Wallpapers

NOTE: This product is NOT available to territories in the American continent for some weird reason.

How much time do you usually waste to dig up a record or a composition you love? How often do songs you download turn out to be of bad quality? Ever wanted to preview an entire song before you buy it beyond the 30 second previews some online retailers give you? Wouldn’t you like to listen to any tracks, from Deadmau5 to Avicii, and find out interesting facts about bands and artists, from Armin van Buuren to Fatboy Slim, all on one site?

Visit ListenMusic.FM to find and listen to music and related content that fits “Your Sound”. The library of ListenMusic.FM embraces thousands of tracks and albums, info about artists and descriptions of genres.

If you prefer not to download music, but don’t want to look for the record when you want to listen to it then Register on ListenMusic.FM for free and:

* Score your fancied compositions and bands
* Vote for songs and artists in the charts
* Arrange your private playlists
* Listen to music online without downloading anything
* Find music that fits a mood
* Easily discover new bands similar to songs you like
* Add content links to songs you like
* Embed tracks on your social networking profile
* Find others with similar tastes, add them as friends, and vote for their playlists
* Recommend compositions you like to your friends
* Find out interesting facts about singers and print the lyrics of songs
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Register on ListenMusic.FM and have fun!

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On Friday 14th Jan, fabric is on a pure party flex as a collection of the finest good vibe selectors take to the legendary Room One decks. Heading up the bill is a producer whose relentless growth has been recurrently documented by appearances on fabric line-ups: Benga will be wowing crowds with his pioneering strand of bass alongside fellow collaborator MC Youngman, an artist with radio A-list success with his release on Digital Soundboy at the end of 2010. Scratch Perverts make their 2011 fabric debut after a Continue reading “Fabriclive 14/01/2011” »

Headliner.fm
Promote your music by leveraging your current fanbase on Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace. Send messages to your fans promoting other people’s music and earn credits to have bands you like promote your sound. [Headliner.fm]

Drumssette the Cassette Drum Machine
Check out this cool drum machine from Mystery Circuits made out of a Tascam 4 Track cassette recorder. [Make Blog]

Sander Kleinenberg – M.A.N.I.A.C.
Nice new track from Sander Kleinenberg called M.A.N.I.A.C. over at Beatport. [BeatPortal]

Tiesto Didn’t Die in LA Car Accident
He might make $20 Million a year, and he might be the World’s most recognized DJ, and he’s still alive. Tiesto let everyone know via twitter that he is not dead. [TrackitDown]

LA Rave Task Force Created
In the aftermath of the death of a 15 year old at Electric Daisy Carnival in Los Angeles the city has set up a special group to investigate electronic music events and report back with their findings. [LA Times]

Electronic Music Events in LA Cancelled
HARD LA Music Festival and Fresh Squeezed both cancelled in wake of Electric Daisy Carnival death. [SoundSpike]

iPad DJ, Ok Maybe This Thing is Useful
It’s definitely overpriced but it just may prove useful for DJs and musicians after all. [Fosfor]

50 Most Charted Tracks at Beatport
Taken from DJ charts for the first half of 2010. [BeatPortal]

Photo courtesy of SinningInLA.com

The Do-Lab crew know how to set a mood: trademark organic structures, well lit environment, indoor and outdoor stages, happy people doing things to help good causes, top-notch artwork in every direction you look… oh ya, and big name dance music acts pushing some serious sound. This year’s annual Lucent L’amour event in honor of Valentines Day, was a perfect example of this. If you weren’t outside taking in the live avante garde dance performances or live art, you were treated to this years headliners: N.A.S.A., Bassnectar and Stanton Warriors (in order of appearance) on the multi screened main stage inside. Continue reading “Lucent L'amour 2010 – A Visionary Love Festival” »

As a disclaimer, if you ever get the chance to hear me sing karaoke take cover. While I don’t exactly have the voice of an angel I do enjoy watching others karaoke. When friends get together and have a few drinks it sometimes turns into a karaoke all-nighter. I recently came across this karaoke website that does the whole karaoke thing online with a huge selection of new and classic songs to choose from. I was really impressed by design of the site and its ease of use and features. My favorite is being able to use your webcam to record performances and play them back.

Drop in and try it out for free.

Website: Karaoke Channel Online

Wanna DJ at Coachella? It’s simple, get some friends to generate power and you can spin a 30 minute DJ set. Read on…

From Green LA Girl:
You may remember Global Inheritance for its environmental theme park Environmentaland, public transit friendly concert series Public Displays of Affection, or its Re:cycled Tweets social media fundraiser. Thanks to the nonprofit, concertgoers have been able to get to Coachella by train, charge up cell phones with bicycle power and enjoy eco-themed art installations.

This year, Global Inheritance plans to make even more green noise at Coachella with the Sweat Shop, an initiative that gives eco-minded DJs a chance to spin on equipment juiced up by human power. Would-be DJs have to recruit a dozen friends to ride bikes and see-saws, turn hand cranks, and run on hamster wheels to power their music career, literally!

Have 12 friends ready to sweat it out at Coachella? Email sweatshopMIXER@globalinheritance.org with your website for consideration. If you’re chosen, you’ll need to reserve your spot with a $50 deposit — which will be refunded after you and your friends successfully power and perform your set.

via: Green Girl LA

British dance act serve up theme to SpaceShipTwo plus exclusive DJ set at launch event.

When Virgin Galactic were looking for some atmospheric music to herald the launch of their ground-breaking ‘SpaceShipTwo’ this week, they turned to the UK’s biggest DJs, Above & Beyond.

At an event hosted by Richard Branson in the Mojave Desert, the track chosen to accompany the official unveiling of SpaceShipTwo was Above & Beyond’s club anthem ‘Buzz’, which samples Buzz Aldrin’s original moon-landing dialogue. To mark the occasion, guests were also handed a special ‘Galactic Grooves’ USB wristband, featuring a selection of Above & Beyond’s songs.

After the unveiling and naming by governors Richardson and Schwarzenegger, Above & Beyond performed an exclusive DJ set in front of an audience of 800 dignitaries, celebrities and soon-to-be astronauts, plus the assembled global media.

Jono Grant from Above & Beyond said: “We’re big fans of all things space-related and so in terms of dream gigs, this is up there alongside our performance in Rio to 1million people. We’re now hoping to persuade Richard to let us DJ on the first Virgin Galactic passenger flight into space!”

Keep reading for the more plus YouTube video of “Buzz”. Continue reading “Above and Beyond into the Great Beyond” »