One of the leading names within the up and coming Hardstyle genre that is gaining ground in North America has written an interesting essay called "Bringing Hardstyle to America" for the Huffington Post. Click here to read it.
Bonus: Back in October 2012 I wrote one of my first posts about Hardstyle and how it was gaining traction in mainstream EDM music, click here to check it out.
Mat Zo's debut album is now available for instant streaming exclusively on Rolling Stone, click here to listen now.
"Damage Control" will be available worldwide starting on November 5th:
Hardwell, voted as the #1 DJ in the DJ Mag top 100 poll for 2013, has just announced that he will be partying with us Canadians to ring in 2014. He will be in Calgary playing at the BMO Centre and in Vancouver at the Pacific Coliseum for two special New Year's Eve parties:
Hardwell is not one to forget his close friends as he has Dyro supporting him in Calgary, while Dannic will be joined by Firebeatz, Sick Individuals, and more in Vancouver. Dyro and Dannic have already joined Hardwell in a Canadian tour last year so they are no strangers to the Canadian winter cold! You might ask, how will Hardwell be able to play at two separate parties, on the same night, in two different provinces, for New Year's Eve? I thought about it too but if I would venture a guess: it will involve a private jet, fast cars, and taking full advantage of the hour time difference between Calgary and Vancouver.
Tickets go on sale for these two huge stadium New Year's Eve events on Monday, November 4th at 9:00 am in Vancouver, and 10:00 am in Calgary. Click below for more information:
This excerpt was taken from a recent inthemix interview with Ferry Corsten:
"So what’s in the works in the studio at the moment? Are you working under New World Punx with Markus Schulz or under the Ferry Corsten banner?
Ferry Corsten: I’m doing some stuff under the Ferry Corsten name. There are a couple of things coming up that are a bit more reggae-friendly, with vocal effects. There are also a couple of deep club tracks that I’m working on right now. "
Watch out Diplo and Bob Sinclar, Ferry is headed your way.
Seb Wheeler, the deputy digital editor at Mixmag, wrote a strong piece complaining about the increasingly formulaic nature of tech-house:
"And it’s not only niche snobs who are getting pissed off, but respectable, BBC-approved tastemakers, too. The other day, Annie Mac tweeted: “Aahhh jeez, everyone’s making droney house.” By that, we’re assuming she means the drab, uber formulaic four-to-the-floor built from over-polished percussion, mind-numbingly simple chord progressions and sappy basslines. It’s paint-by-numbers dance music and it’s coming for you."
Read the entire piece over at Mixmag.
