Alesso - A Short Film
/For some this video might be old (released last month), but for those that haven't seen it here's a really good short video of Alesso talking about his music and his life as a DJ:
(Source: Mixmag)
Listen to the "Get Low" Triple J Mix by Dillon Francis
/In support of his next big release with DJ Snake called "Get Low", Dillon Francis put together a nasty hour mix for Australia's Triple J - check it out:
Click here for full tracklist.
Igloofest and Brrrrr! reviewed
/Igloofest and the Brrrrr! Winter Music Festival are two of Canada's largest outdoor festivals taking place in Montreal and Toronto respectively. I recently read two good articles reviewing both of these events and they're both good reads:
Billboard recently visited Montreal's Igloofest:
“Fifty percent of the crowd is not here for electronic music,” explains Michel Quintal, one of the co-founders and Director of Programming and Sponsorships for Igloofest. “They’re here for the experience, the fun, the party. Our job is to find those creative, interesting, artistic DJs who can also please those people too.”
Click here to read the full article.
Press Play Pro was there to review the Brrrrr! Music Festival and according to them Bassjackers and Sharam stole the show:
"Sharam was then up to close the night and he came in hard with a heavy hitting baseline that shook the dome. After a few tracks, he was able to get the groove right back at where it needed to be and everyone was able to get into the music, forgetting about their surroundings."
Click here to read the full review.
Listen to Hardwell On Air 153
/Hardwell gives you some of the best in big room tracks each and every week on his Hardwell On Air show which is broadcast live on Youtube every Friday. In this episode, enjoy tracks from Deorro, Futuristic Polar Bears, Orjan Nilsen (?!), Disco Fries and more:
Seth Troxler: "Everyone plays the same shit - repetitive tech house stuff..."
/Last week Music Radar was able to engage the always interesting Seth Troxler in a discussion about his career, DJ'ing, and much more:
"Everyone plays the same shit - repetitive tech house stuff, and it just lacks the soul that music used to have. Also, when music is made on machines everything is so different - even the swing of the track, the whole vibe..."
Here's a bonus quote on how Seth learned how to mix:
"It wasn't until a friend of mine said, 'yo, just listen to the claps; if the claps match then the beat will match', and forever after that's been how I mix. A lot of people mix at the kick, but the kick is too hard to determine if it's perfect. Sonically, it's how the claps go through the mix that makes it easy to see if it's perfectly aligned, so that became my ethos in learning how to DJ."
The entire interview is worth the time to read, click here to read it now.