After recently watching this 2 year old mini-documentary on Diplo over the weekend, I think it's so well made that it's well worth your time to watch it even if you've seen it before:
Lesson from the video: Hard work, above all, is the number one singular most important factor contributing to one's success.
(VIA Reddit)
Digital Dreams announced the very first names of the 2013 Digital Dreams lineup with two huge DJs:
This announcement should please both the mainstream and underground fans at the same time as Tiesto and Richie Hawtin are both legends in their own right in electronic dance music.
2-day Early Bird II tickets for $99 are still availabl but don't expect them to last after this announcement. VIP 2-day Early Bird I tickets are available for $199. Click here to get your tickets now.
Simon Patterson is doing something special by bringing trance, techno, and psy-trance together every week with his new weekly radio show. Focused on underground tracks, you're almost guaranteed to hear something fresh every time:
Here the nominations that matter for the purposes of this blog:
Artist of the Year
Carly Rae Jepsen
Deadmau5
Johnny Reid
Justin Bieber
Leonard Cohen
Dance Recording of the Year
Anjulie Republic 'You and I' (Produced by Benny Benassi) (thx jaybee)
Dragonette 'Bodyparts'
Felix Cartal 'Don’t Turn On The Lights ft. Polina'
Tricky Moreira Blue Elephant 'Hello Hello Hello'
Vita Chambers 'Fix You'
Electronic Album of the Year
Crystal Castles '(III)'
Daphni 'Jiaolong'
Grimes 'Visions'
Purity Ring 'Shrines'
Trust 'TRST'
Congratulations to Vancouver based DJ/Producer Felix Cartal for his Juno nomination!
But it's kind of weird not seeing Deadmau5's latest album in the 'Electronic Album of the Year' category even though he's nominated for 'Artist of the Year'.
(Source: Junoawards.ca)
