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2011 Breakthrough Artist of The Year – Arty

Debra — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:58:01 +0000

When asked to single out one artist who made an immense impact in the year 2011, it was no question for me. First name that popped to mind was the young & dynamic, Arty. While although Arty got the ball rolling in late 2009, he didn’t truly obtain his star power until Armin released one of his singles on his ASOT radio shows in 2010. Soon after, Arty was signed to the Anjunabeats label and has been on an express train to the top ever since!

Over the course of one year, Arty has made ridiculous waves among the trance/electro community. His fusion sound is certainly a hit on dance floors world-wide. I was first introduced to this Russian producer’s music when I heard his masterpiece rework of Ferry’s Punk. This may have single-handedly opened all doors for this young artist. His collaboration with Mat Zo on Rebound, also made its debut in April of 2011, and soon after, us EDM fanatics were blessed with Around the World. Most recently, his track Kate boasts a friendly, feel good disposition with clean beats & subtle progressions to get your feet moving.

Arty’s tracks have a distinct sound, combined with a quirky blend of music styles and he makes it apparent that he is not afraid to experiment with various techniques. As a live performer, Arty possesses energy behind the decks that can’t be surpassed. One of his first unveilings was when he rocked the main floor in Den Bosch during Armin’s ASOT 500 celebration. Aside from his amazing music, his animated faces and crowd interaction is a sure seller!

I must congratulate Arty for breaking into this scene like a bulldozer! From what we’ve already witnesses from this young lad, he definitely holds this title…and holds it strong! He mirrors a true artist experimenting with hearty sounds and effortlessly blending electro, trance, & house gracefully, proving how different genres can coexist.

Check out Arty’s full discology and give your ears a brilliant listen. This is only the beginning, as Arty has confirmed more collaborations to come with big-name artists. It’s safe to assume we can expect more original and edgy productions in 2012!

Written by Deb Graynor

Last Chance to Vote for djNth

HQ — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:43:55 +0000

Today, Monday Dec 4th, is the last day of voting for the Lights – Siberia remix contest and our own djNth has a couple of tracks in the running. Voting ends at 5pm PST. Get your votes in now.

http://www.indabamusic.com/opportunities/lights-siberia-remix-contest/submissions/83315
“This one came together very quickly, I initially downloaded this vocal first becuase I liked this song the best out of all of the Lights tracks in the remix competition but I found it wasn’t working out with my clubby Trance track I was writing so I set it aside and did the Banner remix instead. Came back to this later and checked to see how it fit with the Breaks track I had originally intended to use in the Toes remix and I liked the feel of it. I think it turned out pretty good for getting pieced together last minute and keeping me up all night long trying to make the deadline.”

http://www.indabamusic.com/opportunities/lights-banner-remix-contest/submissions/82201
“This is my nu-school Cybertrance remix. Inspired by AVICII and the portamento synths of the Cybertrance sound of yesteryear. :) I feel like this song could finish in the top 20 just because it is pretty different from the rest of the remixes. Most people did faster Dubstep type remixes because the original track is around 75 or 150 BMP range, but check it out and send me a vote.”

Armin van Buuren Announces All Dates for ASOT 550 Tour

Douglas — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:32:01 +0000

Last night, during his radio show, Armin van Buuren revealed 5 extra events of the A State of Trance 550 celebration. Next to events in Belgrade, Moscow and Kiev, the 550th episode of the show will also be celebrated in Los Angeles and Miami. The grand finale will take place in Den Bosch on March 31st, 2012. Divided over 4 weeks and taking place on 2 different continents, ASOT 550 will be the biggest show the popular DJ has ever done.

A State of Trance 550 kicks off on March 3rd in Serbia’s Belgrade, to move to Russia’s capital Moscow only 4 days later on March 7th. Ukrainian dance lovers will be dancing in Kiev on March 10th. This time, Armin lands his ASOT show twice in the US. On March 17th, as part of the Beyond Wonderland festival in Los Angeles and in Miami on March 25th. On March 31st, the biggest and final edition of ASOT 550 takes place in the Brabanthallen of Den Bosch, The Netherlands. Armin announced the full line-up for the Dutch edition of A State of Trance 550 last night, which can now be found via www.astateoftrance.com.

Armin:“Like last year, I wanted to lay it on again, so that ASOT 550 turns into a real worldwide happening. I’m very much looking forward to share this milestone with all listeners, visitors and DJ’s!”

Next to these 6 events, Armin and his team are also looking into the possibilities of an exclusive pre-party on the first of March 2012. The full line-up of all events, as well as the winner of the wildcard for the A State of Trance 550 Theme contest will be announced next week, on December 8th. After that, the voting poll for the contest opens and people are able to vote for their favourite track to be the official anthem of ASOT 550.

TOURDATES ASOT 550, March 2012: 3rd March A STATE OF TRANCE 550 – Belgrade, Serbia 7th March A STATE OF TRANCE 550 – Moscow, Russia 10th March A STATE OF TRANCE 550 – Kiev, Ukraine 17th March A STATE OF TRANCE 550 – Los Angeles, USA (as part of Beyond Wonderland) 25th March A STATE OF TRANCE 550 – Miami, USA 31st March A STATE OF TRANCE 550 – Den Bosch, The Netherlands For more info and tickets, as well as the full line-up of the Dutch ASOT 550 show, check www.astateoftrance.com.

Also all producers send in your original tracks by December 8th for a chance to be the ASOT 550 Anthem. http://www.astateoftrance.com/anthemcontest/

2011 DJ Mag Top 100 DJ List Winners

djnth — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:48:25 +0000

I honestly didn’t see it coming. David Guetta? I figured he would have topped out at number 2 but I guess working with lots of commercial rap/r&b/pop singers will get you more votes. I hope this doesn’t start a bigger trend of more commercial music that we already have in our massively expanding dance music scene. Well congrats to David Guetta and cheers to Armin van Buuren for a great run!

Some notable movers: AVICII (up 33), Swedish House Mafia (up 13), Skrillex (debut at #19!), Arty (up 53), Martin Solveig (up 26), Calvin Harris (up 60), Noisecontrollers (up 55), W&W (up 36), Pete tha Zouk (up 44), Dada Life (up 38), Steve Aoki (debut at #42), Lange (down 29), Joachim Garraud (down 32), Simon Patterson (down 48), Felguk (debut at #87), James Zabiela (down 45), and Marcel Woods (down 32).

The top 100 DJ’s of 2011:

01. David Guetta (up 1)
02. Armin van Buuren (down 1)
03. Tiësto (non-mover)
04. Deadmau5 (non-mover)
05. Above & Beyond (non-mover)
06. Avicii (up 33)
07. Afrojack (up 12)
08. Dash Berlin (up 7 )
09. Markus Schulz (down 1)
10. Swedish House Mafia (up 13)
11. Paul van Dyk (down 5)
12. Axwell (down 2)
13. Gareth Emery (down 6)
14. Fedde Le Grand (up 5)
15. ATB (down 4)
16. Sander van Doorn (down 4)
17. Headhunterz (up 17)
18. Ferry Corsten (down 9)
19. Skrillex (BEST new entry)
20. Laidback Luke (down 3)
21. Infected Mushroom (down 8 )
22. Aly & Fila (down 2)
23. Steve Angello (down 9)
24. Hardwell (new entry)
25. Arty (up 53)
26. Sebastian Ingrosso (down 10)
27. Benny Benassi (down 1)
28. Daft Punk (up 16)
29. Martin Solveig (up 26)
30. Kaskade (up 5)
31. Carl Cox (down 9)
32. Chuckie (up 5)
33. Bob Sinclar (up 5)
34. Calvin Harris (up 60)
35. Noisecontrollers (up 55)
36. W&W (up 36)
37. Pete tha Zouk (up 44)
38. Dada Life (up 38)
39. Angerfist (new entry)
40. D Block & S Te Fan (up 33)
41. Coone (new entry)
42. Steve Aoki (new entry)
43. Cosmic Gate (down 19)
44. Bobina (down 19)
45. Richie Hawtin (down 14)
46. Eric Prydz (down 16)
47. Zatox (new entry)
48. tyDi (up 8 )
49. Orjan Nilsen (new entry)
50. Andy Moor (down 18)
51. Roger Shah (down 17)
52. John O’Callaghan (down 19)
53. Astrix (up 6)
54. Erick Morillo (down 6)
55. John Digweed (down 26)
56. Wolfgang Gartner (up 14)
57. DJ Feel (down 16)
58. Showtek (up 33)
59. Richard Durand (down 5)
60. Umek (down 10)
61. Skazi (up 22)
62. Paul Kalkbrenner (up 22)
63. Sasha (down 36)
64. Eddie Halliwell (down 17)
65. Moonbeam (down 23)
66. Myon & Shane 54 (down 4)
67. Judge Jules (down 23)
68. Matt Darey (down 16)
69. Paul Oakenfold (down 18)
70. Alesso (new entry)
71. Mark Knight (down 18)
72. Sean Tyas (down 26)
73. Mat Zo (down 7)
74. Lange (down 29)
75. Joachim Garraud (down 32)
76. Simon Patterson (down 48)
77. Francis Davila (new entry)
78. Psyko Punkz (new entry)
79. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike (new entry)
80. Wildstylez (new entry)
81. Roger Sanchez (down 17)
82. Hernan Cattaneo (down 25)
83. Tritonal (new entry)
84. DJ Vibe (up 16)
85. AN21 (new entry)
86. Bloody Beetroots (non-mover)
87. Felguk (new entry)
88. Nero (new entry)
89. Juanjo Martin (new entry)
90. Boy George (down 10)
91. Tenishia (new entry)
92. Sidney Samson (new entry)
93. Dirty South (down 18)
94. James Zabiela (down 45)
95. Marcel Woods (down 32)
96. Porter Robinson (new entry)
97. Sven Väth (down 39)
98. Brennan Heart (new entry)
99. Leon Bolier (down 31)
100. Boys Noize (down 28)

AVICII – Levels Music Video Contest

djnth — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:43:41 +0000

Record your own version of AVICII – Levels (street performance, children’s choir, flash mob etc) and upload to YouTube. Winners get to be a part of the official video for Levels. Contest ends November 1, 2011 so get moving.

Check out the full Info and Rules here.

Contest| Win a signed copy of Lange – Remixed

Douglas — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:09:39 +0000

United States Trance Movement in conjunction with LANGE RECORDINGS are giving away 2x signed Lange – Remixed Albums For your chance to win, just answer the question below and send in your answer, with full address details including country of residence, to contests@usatrancemovement.com. Please make the subject of your email: Lange Remixed What is the [...] Related posts:

Beatportal Competition:The Above & Beyond “You Got To Go” Remix Contest

Douglas — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:08:31 +0000

For Beatport’s next remix contest, we take things higher – Above & Beyond, to be precise. The Anjunabeats founders are offering up the parts to their song, “You Got To Go,” featured on their recent album Group Therapy. Featuring the voice of Zoë Johnston, it’s an uplifting anthem that showcases the group’s unfailingly transcendent touch, and it ought to offer a wealth of inspiration for remixer

Remix Competition: The Thrillseekers Ft Fisher – The Last Time

Douglas — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:57:05 +0000

Here’s your chance to remix one of the Thrillseekers’ biggest releases to date. Featuring the astonishing vocals of Fisher, and chosen by Above & Beyond as their favourite track of 2008, the track in question is, of course, The Last Time. What kind of mix is Steve looking for? Well, he’s leaving that up to [...] Related posts:

Beatportal Competition:The Above & Beyond “You Got To Go” Remix Contest

Free Spotify.com Invites Courtesy of Point Blank

djnth — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:24:48 +0000

Spotify, last week, finally got round to opening their services up to music lovers across America. And now we have the chance to stream full albums for free, download the songs we like and sync our spotify accounts with Facebook, Twitter and iDevices.

This recent release comes as Spotify passed the 1 million subscriber milestone across Europe and continues to grow. To celebrate Spotify’s landmark achievement the guys over at Spotify HQ have offered Point Blank a limited number invitions for users to use the service for free.

To get your hands on the streaming service, all you have to do is head over to Point Blank’s Facebook page, ‘like’ it and send your name and email address to james@pointblanklondon.com. You will then be contacted with a link to download Spotify and create and account. Remember there are only a limited number of invitations, so they will be distributed on a first come first serve basis.

Point Blank is an online college for Music Production and has lots of great classes geared towards Electronic Dance Music taught by some of the biggest names in the business. They also offer some free Tutorials on various aspects of production, check it out.

To find out more about Spotify, and it’s recent US launch, check out the video below.

Visit:
Spotify
Point Blank College

Giveaway: Free Pair of V-Moda Remix Headphones from Sander Kleinenberg

djnth — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:00:52 +0000

Sander Kleinenberg just gave us an Exclusive DJ Mix for our podcast and now he’s giving us a pair of these beautiful headphones for one of our beloved readers. And here I was thinking that we loved Sander more than he loved us. Let’s show him our appreciation and hop over to iTunes and check out his new album “5K” and his Facebook page for some “Like” action.

For your chance to win the headphones just post a comment with the name of your favorite Sander Kleinenberg song or remix. Contest will end at Midnight PST Friday July 15, 2011 and is only valid for US Residents. The winner will be chosen in a random drawing from all valid entries.

Check out these headphones at V-Moda Website

MixMag Greatest DJ of All Time Poll Results 2011

djnth — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:35:59 +0000

So MixMag did this Poll and I didn’t vote. In fact I didn’t even know this poll existed, but nonetheless here it is.

10. 2Many DJs (Who?)
09. Tony DeVit (A definite Legend)
08. Sasha
07. Paul van Dyk
06. Ricardo Villalobos (Not sure how he snuck in there)
05. Carl Cox (Isn’t he a cage fighter these days)
04. Andy C
03. Sven Vath
02. Richie Hawtin (Should have been #1)
01. Tiesto

via: MixMag

Excision “Get to the Point” and “Subsonic” Remix Contests

djnth — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 01:37:47 +0000

Excision currently holds the records over here at DMb for the most downloaded podcast, so we figured there’s bound to be some readers who would love to get a hold of some remix stems and possibly get your own record on his Rottun label. All genres welcome though I highly doubt you’ll see a Progressive Trance track winning this contest. Download links below.

From Excision:

In case you didn’t notice yet, there are no basses or drums provided in the stems. This is because we want you to show us your synthesis skills and your ability to make a proper track without having
everything handed to you.

In order to get noticed we recommend you spend the majority of your time inside the synthesizer of your choice to produce all of the sounds in the remix to the best of your ability. We’d rather you send
in something a month after the contest is over than send something you aren’t 100% confident in. Feel free to take this remix to another genre, or combine genres. We are open to hearing anything from
literally any genre. Drum and Bass to Electro House, Dubstep, Drumstep, chilled out music or any tempo you want. You have over a month to complete this remix, so experiment and have fun with it.

Do NOT make your submission down-loadable or listenable to the general public. (This is for promotional purposes if you win) Please submit privately via Soundcloud to the Excision Soundcloud account.

The winning remix will be released on Rottun Recordings, and we’ll probably ask you to do an EP for us as well. Do not be discouraged if your best friend has just completed the best remix known to man, we
may release two remixes or we may sign an artist for a future EP based on their submission regardless of them being the winner or not!

Deadline: February 1st, 2011

Get the Remix Stems for Get to the Point Here
Get Remix Stems for Subsonic Here

Remix Contest from TrackitDown and Prime Loops

djnth — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:08:00 +0000

Music download store Trackitdown.net team up with sample pack creators Prime Loops for Remix Addict! An exclusive download pack and remix competition that will see a winning track chosen by none other than MJ Cole, D. Ramirez and Crissy Criss.

The free Remix Addict download pack gives you 15 selected loops from the Addict Trilogy series that are completely royalty free, and can be used in all your projects and releases as well as the Remix Addict Competition. Any style of music can be submitted for the contest.

Winner to receive:
1 x Propellerheads Reason 4 & Propellerheads Record Music Software (Mac and Windows)
1 x IK Multimedia T-Racks Deluxe Mastering Bundle (Mac and Windows)
1 x 10 free Sample Packs from Prime Loops
1 x £100 Download Voucher from Trackitdown.net
1 x 12 Month Subscription for Computer Music Magazine
1 x Digital Music Distribution Package for 1 Track by Zimbalam & Believe Digital

Plus a huge range of merchandise from Prime Loops, Trackitdown and your favourite labels and artists.

The judges will be looking out for: no clashing keys and notes, perfect beat syncing, good track structure, the appearance of a hook line (either lead synth, bass or vocals), clean and well balanced mix down, intelligent editing of loops and of course, something that represents your production style – whatever the genre! Additional use of royalty free samples and original sounds are encouraged but submissions featuring uncleared copyrighted material will not be accepted.

Get the Sample Pack

Contest ends June 1, 2010.

Free Tickets to Together Season One from Lock N Load Events

djnth — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:14:46 +0000

We have a couple of passes for one lucky reader in the UK who wants to attend a night at Together. Just post in the comments and we will randomly choose one reader next week to receive the passes.

Together Season One kicks off on Friday 12th March for a series of events at the Coronet Theatre with an amazing lineup over the next few months.

Full Info on Together:

Together Season One – The Launch Party from Lock N Load Events

TOGETHER SEASON ONE / WEEK ONE: THE LAUNCH PARTY
Friday March 12, 2010
The Coronet, Elephant & Castle
London

ROOM 1:
Mylo (DJ set)
Sub Focus
Zombie Nation [Live]
Crystal Fighters [Live]
Doorly
Rory Phillips (Durrr)
Men In Masks

ROOM 2: FACT MAGAZINE
Kode9
Mosca
R1 Ryders
Deep Teknologi
FACT DJs

ROOM 3:
O.Children [Live]
My Tiger, My Timing [Live]
Lunar Youth [Live]
Union DJs
Ben Gomori (Data Transmission)

For the launch we welcome three of the finest purveyors of electronic music in its different guises; Mylo, Sub Focus and Zombie Nation (live). Further live music in the main room comes courtesy of the brilliant Crystal Fighters, with additional support from Ibiza Rock’s Doorly, Durrr’s head honcho Rory Phillips and Men In Masks. Super cool music website and all round trendsetters FACT host room 2 with very special guest Kode9 alongside Mosca, R1 Ryders and Deep Teknologi, whilst room 3 also sees live performances from three acts you are going to be hearing a lot from in the coming months; O.Children, My Tiger My Timing and Lunar Youth. Add to this monstrous lineup London’s no.1 student DJs, the Union DJs and Data Transmission’s Ben Gomori, and we have on our hands a true statement of intent of what should be expected from Together Season One.

COMING SOON TO TOGETHER…
Together Season One will encompass a melting pot of sounds including the biggest and best DJs and up-and-coming live bands in the alternative electronic scene. The lineups for the first eight weeks have now been revealed with highlights including (deep breath!); Mylo, Sub Focus, Zombie Nation (Live), Kode9, The Bloody Beetroots (Live), Does It Offend You Yeah? (Live), Hervé, Kissy Sell Out, Reverend & The Makers (Live), Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw, Daisy Dares You [Live], Mumford & Sons Barn Dance, Ms Dynamite (Live), Joker, Plastician, Roni Size, Rob da Bank, Kano, Mala (Digital Mystikz), Loefah, 2562, Boy 8-Bit, Toddla T, D.I.M., Cassius, Uffie [Live], Kavinsky, Ou Est Le Swimming Pool [Live], Holy Ghost!, Felix da Housecat and Digitialism [Live]!!

Full Lineups and More Information:
Together Club Website
Lock n Load Events
The Coronet

NGDJ 2010 Competition Winner: Maya Vanya

djnth — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:01:10 +0000

With over 3000 entries in the NGDJ competition spanning 3 months and garnering almost 200,000 votes the winner was just announced. Congrats to May Vanya from New Zealand via Coatia. The winner was chosen based on not only mixing and track selection but also music production, visual presentation and general artist potential. It seems like the 3 winners definitely lean more towards a deeper housey kinda vibe. Hopefully next year we can see a bit more genre variety with the winners.

According to the jury, Croatian sister duo Maya Vanya “are intriguing in a ’what‘s next?‘ way” and “have proven themselves by mixing their own masterfully laid out edits” with “a big room friendly tech house sound ready for next generation dancefloors everywhere.”

You can check out Maya Vanya’s winning mix here.

NGDJ runner-ups, including Jeremy G and Adeline Supreme.

via: LetsMix