Alan Fitzpatrick turned up the heat in Miami

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Even though there was a low turn out and only "20% of the crowd knew who Marco Bailey and Alan Fitzpatrick were" at the Mansion Club in Miami, Alan Fitzpatrick managed to play a great set nonetheless: 

"The big man gets behind the controls with a giant smile on his face and a wearing a disposition as if he was playing a sold out show at The Ministry of Sound. Usually when a DJ gets on to a so/so crowd on a so/so night you can see it in their face. Not Alan."

I've seen my fair share of shows where the DJ delivers a C-level set when either there was a low turn out or something went wrong with the equipment. It is in these situations where the best DJs in the business make it a great night regardless of the obstacles. I've personally seen Showtek and Birdy Nam Nam rise beyond these challenges, and I'm happy to read that Alan Fitzpatrick has done it too.

(Source: Beatmill)

Brand new tracks from Flux Pavilion, Zeds Dead, Carli + More

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A TON of new tracks were released yesterday so let me get you to speed.

Flux Pavilion released the 'Blow the Roof' EP yesterday, here's my favourite track:

Flux Pavilion - The Scientist

Listen to the entire EP on Soundcloud.

Zeds Dead released their 'Hot Sauce' EP today, listen to it on Soundcloud.

Zeds Dead - Playa:

Hopefully this EP becomes a success because I'd like to hear more experimentation in sounds by the Toronto duo.

Fool's Gold Records released Carli - 'Look up' today on Beatport and I really like it because both the vocal and piano bring a retro vibe to the track that somehow connects with an edgy Electro drop that will probably blast the dance floor wide open:

Dim Mak Records releases a hardstyle track with Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike, Coone - Madness (feat. Lil Jon):

Who knew Lil' Jon's vocals (or should I say screams?) would work so well with a hardstyle beat?  You learn something new everyday.

*Bonus: If you want to read an entertaining write up by Pressplaypro.ca on Lil' Jon's event at Cinema Presents in Toronto last weekend click here.

All tracks listed are available now on Beatport.

A few more reasons to get excited for the upcoming Daft Punk album

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According to Mixmag, the new Daft Punk album might feature collaborations with Nile Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder, Paul Williams, *Update: Panda Bear, and Chilly Gonzales. To say that I'm excited to hear the results of these collabs would be a complete understatement.

Read about the whole story here.