Paris Hilton to release a 'house music album' this summer
/Quoted from the Huffington Post:
“This is a lot different than my first album,” Paris said. “It’s really going to be house music.”
Is this real life?
Sensation is coming to San Francisco, Miami, New York, and Las Vegas this fall
/Sensation, the all white party that debuted in New York City last year has set its sights high this year with a planned US tour with stops in San Francisco, Miami, New York, and Las Vegas. Here is the official trailer:
There are no official dates yet for the Sensation US tour, except that they will take place this fall. But us Canadians needn't worry as our very own Sensation Canada is a mere 10 days away in Toronto which will feature Eric Prydz, Fedde Le Grand, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Otto Know, and more. Click here for full ticket information.
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.