Listen to this: Eric Prydz Presents EPIC Radio 008 [Free Download]

Eric Prydz has just released the 8th installment of EPIC Radio which features an almost complete selection of dark and dirty Cirez D tracks. In Eric Prydz' own words, Cirez D "is an alias that I started using back in 2002. I came up with this name for one reason, and one reason only - to make techno and to explore the darker side of my music spectrum." This is only the 2nd EPIC Radio show of 2013, so listen to it now and enjoy:

Read the most enlightening tweets from day 1 of IMS Ibiza

The International Music Summit (IMS) is an annual conference set in Ibiza each May that attracts some of the brightest minds in electronic dance music to discuss a variety of topics of interest. For those like myself who didn't get the chance to attend live, IMS Ibiza provided a means to catch the most notable quotes via Twitter using the hashtag #IMSibiza. Here are the most enlightening tweets from day 1 of the summit that could be of interest to anyone interested in the industry side of the EDM world:

Dance music industry is worth $4.5 billion annually according to #IMSibiza business report :O 💰💰💰

— MOX (@MOX_TV) May 22, 2013

2011-2012 saw a 36% growth in digital sales of dance / electronic tracks - highest of any genre. #IMSibiza

— IMS Ibiza (@IMSibiza) May 22, 2013

u.s. dance music festi capacity up 50% every year since '07 - 1.4m in 2012 #imsibiza vegas clubs $645m revenue @ibizarre

— ade ibiza (@blogibiza) May 22, 2013

"You're seeing the cultural plotting of electronic music now; the 'boom boom' is just the beginning." -Marc Geiger, William Morris #IMSibiza

— IMS Ibiza (@IMSibiza) May 22, 2013

dance industry needs to clean up their meta data - general consumer is not having a good experience on spotify, youtube etc #imsibiza

— ade ibiza (@blogibiza) May 22, 2013

"DJs started out as the everyman, but they're not anymore - they're stars. We need more stars; interest goes up." -Marc Geiger #IMSibiza

— IMS Ibiza (@IMSibiza) May 22, 2013

As an industry, we gotta clean up our shit. We need to build good filters. @imsibiza #IMSibiza Show us your filter @sebmixmag

— BridgetMixmag (@BridgetMixmag) May 22, 2013

"It was a struggle to get where we are, let's enjoy that we have access to the highest levels... but let's keep the authenticity." #IMSibiza

— IMS Ibiza (@IMSibiza) May 22, 2013

"Forget the arms race of the light show. We need to see the DJ that turns into David Bowie & wows us creatively." -William Morris #IMSibiza

— IMS Ibiza (@IMSibiza) May 22, 2013

A first for IMS!! @cnn are in attendance interviewing for an electronic music documentary! #BeyondTheBoomBoom #IMSibiza

— IMS Ibiza (@IMSibiza) May 22, 2013

"Artists shouldn't charge the same as Vegas pays. Vegas has huge income streams of hotels, casinos, and food/bev." -Shelly Finkel #IMSibiza

— IMS Ibiza (@IMSibiza) May 22, 2013

^ Could this be one of the reason for $400 early bird GA pricing for the Ultra Music Festival?

Shelly Finkel hints that SFX will soon announce more acquisitions over the course of the next several weeks. #IMSibiza

— IMS Ibiza (@IMSibiza) May 22, 2013

"If you're not getting hate mail, you're a nobody." -@lefsetz #IMSibiza

— IMS Ibiza (@IMSibiza) May 22, 2013

"Play to your core audience. Don't try so hard to get new people - your core will get them for you!" -@lefsetz #IMSibiza

— IMS Ibiza (@IMSibiza) May 22, 2013

"If you're watching TV and you're relaxing, you'll never be successful." -@lefsetz #IMSibiza

— IMS Ibiza (@IMSibiza) May 22, 2013

"Forget piracy... downloads... STREAMING WON!" -@lefsetz #IMSibiza

— IMS Ibiza (@IMSibiza) May 22, 2013

"Facebook has become passé. Get a website and Wikipedia." -@lefsetz #IMSibiza

— IMS Ibiza (@IMSibiza) May 22, 2013

"@google entering the streaming market last week was like somebody building a stadium - the game just got big." -@lefsetz #IMSibiza

— IMS Ibiza (@IMSibiza) May 22, 2013

"Forget the arms race of the light show. We need to see the DJ that turns into David Bowie & wows us creatively." -William Morris #IMSibiza

— IMS Ibiza (@IMSibiza) May 22, 2013

Listen to Giorgio Moroder's first ever DJ set

Giorgio Moroder is 73 years old but he didn't let his age stop him from playing his first ever DJ set the other night in New York City. If you want to hear some funky, disco type of set that includes the works of Kraftwerk, Donna Summer, Pet Shop Boys and more, head over to this link for a listen.

Chuckie's advice to producers: "Stick to your own beliefs and ideals instead of doing what you think is popular and expected of you"

Chuckie offers some good advice at how to make it in the electronic dance music world as a producer:

"...Stick to your own beliefs and ideals instead of doing what you think is popular and expected of you. Stay patient and work towards becoming a more rounded artist, instead of looking to become as big as possible as soon as possible..."

"...The whole industry is like a huge web, with everyone interconnected. The more you tour, the more promoters you meet. And the more records you release, the more label managers you meet. The web just keeps on growing year by year..."

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Read the entire Chuckie quote ​by clicking here.

(Source: Guardian, VIA Electrojams)​

Check out these photos from this past weekend at New City Gas

This past weekend the New City Gas club in Montreal was host to several highly talented DJs such as Markus Schulz, a Toolroom Knights event led by Mark Knight, and a Size Matters night featuring Steve Angello and more. Check out the great pictures from these events below:  ​

This weekend at New City Gas will feature Fedde Le Grand with Henrix on Friday, and Arty with Paris & Simo on Saturday. ​Click here for more information for Friday's event, and here for Saturday.