The Guardian: EDM singers rarely get paid
/Quoted from the Guardian article profiling the struggle of EDM singers and VSA Global:
"...the scene is hiding a shameful secret – the women who write the melodies and lyrics to the dance hits, as well as sing them, claim they rarely get paid for their work. "
Interesting read. Click here to read the full article.
New Dog Blood EP is now available for streaming
/Leaky sneaky 🐶
— Ðʘ₲ ѢʟʘʘÐ (@dogblood) August 7, 2013
Looks like Dog Blood (The collab between Skrillex and Boys Noize) may have purposefully leaked their latest EP, and it's available to listen right now:
Dog Blood - Middle Finger Pt. 2
Dog Blood - Chella Ride
Dog Blood - Shred Or Die
Dog Blood - Middle Finger Pt. 2 (M Machine Remix)
Dog Blood - Middle Finger Pt. 2 (Millions Like Us Remix)
Bored? Here's 5 mixes that will keep you entertained
/We're midway through the week and just in case you need to listen to a mix to get you through your day quicker, here are 5 of them that will help get you there:
My favourite duo from Montreal has come out with another episode of their monthly podcast show called Crowd Control:
Poupon, the Toronto based DJ/producer was spinning at another edition of Electric Island this past Monday along with underground heavyweights Green Velvet, Hot Since 82, and Soul Clap. He upload his live set from the event, check it out:
Showtek is an unstoppable force from the Netherlands have taken over the Beatport charts ever since their switch from hardstyle. They mixed a special Dirty Dutch mixtape, listen to it now:
Duke Dumont managed to upload his live set from Hard Summer from L.A last weekend:
Bryan Kearney has just uploaded another edition of his podcast "Kearnage", and as always it's filled with trance bangers:
Read this great article on the art of being the opening DJ
/Quoted from the Resident Advisor:
"Whereas a nervous promoter wants to see the dance floor packed with people pumping their fists in the air from the start, all the DJs I spoke with saw this as detrimental to the night as a whole. As Richards put it, "There can be nothing worse than an over-enthusiastic start—a soup that burns the mouth or curtains ripped open to let the light in."
The entire article should be necessary reading for all up and coming DJs, read it now over at Resident Advisor.