Baauer on Harlem Shake: "I haven’t seen any money from it."

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Baauer was interviewed by Pitchfork and was asked whether he had made any money from his #1 billboard chart topping track "Harlem Shake". The answer might surprise you:  

"Pitchfork: Have you made a lot of money from it?

B: I still don’t know. I haven’t seen any money from it.

Pitchfork: Why is that?

B: I’m meeting with my lawyer tomorrow for lunch, so I’m gonna find that out. I think it’s mostly because of all the legal shit. ["Harlem Shake" contains vocal samples of Plastic Little rapper Jayson Musson and reggaeton artist Hector Delgado.] I didn’t clear the samples because I was in my fucking bedroom on Grand Street. I wasn't going to think to call up [Delgado], I didn’t even know who it was who did that [sample]; I knew the Jayson Musson [sample]. So I found myself in that fucking pickle. Legal letters and shit. Ugh. Lawyers. So exposure-wise it was fantastic, but everything else..."

Read the entire interview over at Pitchfork.  

Pure 2013 offers up an impressive lineup with a special 3 hour set from Armin Van Buuren

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Pure, the annual all white party in Edmonton returns for its 4th year at the Shaw Conference on Saturday, October 12th. Boodang, the organizers behind Pure, upped the stakes as they booked none other than the trance giant Armin Van Buuren for a special 3 hour set. Accompanying Armin to Pure 2013 will be Jochen Miller, W&W, Firebeatz, Laidback luke, Moska, and Yousef. It's a compelling mix between trance, big room DJs and a good underground name that will be sure to attract many fans to the all night white party. A "Mystery DJ" was also inserted to the lineup whose name will be revealed at a later date.

Most pre-sale tickets for Pure have already been sold out, but you can still pick up a VIP ticket for $99.49, or a Pure+Blackout VIP combo pack for $133.98. Click here to purchase now.

And the next single to be released from Avicii's new album is...

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With a smash hit already under his belt for his upcoming album #TRUE, Avicii has decided that "You Make Me" will be the next single to be released:  

You think it will reach #1 again? I think it has a great chance. 

Have you ever heard of Dennis Waakop Reijers? Well you should...

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With all of this talk about "star/silent-partner relationship" as of late, I thought it would be a good idea to post the most important interview that I've ever read in this realm when Beatport sat down with Dennis Waakop Reijers last year. Who is he you ask? Well according to discogs.com:

"The "unknown" producer of Tiësto. Dennis and Tijs met in the summer of 1998. Tijs asked him as a test to do a remix request for him. Since then they have worked together.

Tijs refers to them as "The Band". In Dennis' contract it says he can work with others, and release own material, but according to himself he doesn't have time for it."

With only 1 track listed officially under his name in Beatport, Dennis Waakop Reijers has admitted that he had a part to play in the production on two of Tiesto's most famous tracks:

"Q: What would you say your proudest production moment is?

Dennis Waakop Reijers: There are several. From the “Silence” remix I produced for Tiesto, which was a big success in a lot of countries, to Tiesto’s live opening in the GelreDome, using ”Adagio For Strings.” Of course, also the first time I heard my own production on radio."

To read a revealing interview about a topic not usually covered in the EDM world, go and check out the full interview over at Beatport.