Could this be the trance track of the year?

Released this week on Armin's newly created Who's Afraid of 138? label, "Brush Strokes" by Simon Patterson could very well be one of the strongest, if not the strongest, trance track release this year. Why? Because it has everything from that hard pounding trance beat that does great on the dance floor to a nice melodic patch with a hauntingly beautiful female vocal. Check it out:

 "Brush Strokes" is a 9 minute trance masterpiece and it's available to purchase now.

Watch this: Mat Zo's album launch at the Ministry of Sound

Mat Zo had the honour to launch his newly released album "Damage Control" at the legendary UK venue, the Ministry of Sound. Here's a video of the night's event as "Lucid Dreams", one of the strongest tracks off of "Damage Control" plays in the background, enjoy:

If you want to buy Mat Zo's latest album, it's available now on iTunes.

Matthew Adell, CEO of Beatport: "House Music is gaining ground. Dubstep is in decline."

The CEO of Beatport, Mathew Adell took to Reddit last week for one of the more interesting AMA (Ask Me Anything) sessions that I've read all year. When someone of the of "Pandaura" asked him which genres had the biggest volume of sales and whether he detected any shift happening within the biggest electronic dance music genres, he replied:

"BeatportCEO: House Music is gaining ground.  Dubstep is in decline."

Earlier this year I posted an open question on whether Dubstep has reached its peak, but now with the Beatport CEO now confirming what some people have suspected, it would seem that the decline is now more real than ever.  

To read the entire AMA, click here.  

Watch this: Dillon Francis stars as a male model to promote "BLOW"

In the second installment of Martin Solveig & Laidback Luke's track "BLOW", Dillon Francis stars as Olli Springer, a male model who we see get booked for some outrageous photo shoots. The whole commercial feels very Zoolanderesque, but that's exactly why I loved it, check it out:  

SFX acquires the organizers behind Electric Zoo

Here's a snippet of the original statement about the SFX acquisition of the makers of Electric Zoo, Made Events:

"Although Electric Zoo will continue to be developed by the same team that has been on board since its inception, being part of something larger provides us with many new opportunities, like exciting technology that will improve the festival experience both online and at our events, creative collaboration with other SFX companies, and bringing Electric Zoo to new locations around the globe." 

Does that mean Electric Zoo might hop the border north to Canada? Here's what the CEO/Chairman of SFX, Mr. Robert F.X Sillerman had to say about the deal:  

"In a separate statement on the purchase, SFX chairman and CEO Robert F.X. Sillerman described Bindra and De Palma, as "the ultimate industry professionals," and said that they plan "to develop the Electric Zoo brand internationally and have the opportunity to build other SFX brands in the U.S. with the support of Mike, Laura and the team at Made."

Sounds ambitious. When I went to Electric Zoo back in 2011, it was one of the best organized EDM events that I've ever experienced.

 (Source: Resident Advisor)