As you may know, Toolroom Records celebrated their 10th anniversary this year. In association with this milestone, head honcho Mark Knight released a video detailing his masterplan for the decade old label over the next 10 years:
(VIA NestHQ)
If you live in Toronto you can catch Mark Knight at Muzik next Saturday, click on the poster below for more details:
Nest, the website connected with Skrillex and OWSLA, got to spend some time with Flume when he was in L.A. and had a nice chat about where he's at in his career and his future plans:
Hugely exciting news that Flume is almost done with his album, and if he nails it, he'll become the top headline act that everyone wants to see in 2015.
Watch as Zeds Dead takes us into their lives as they tour in Europe between their gigs at Tomorrowland:
Props to Zeds Dead for sticking with making trip videos because they keep on getting better and more interactive each time.
(Source: Rukes)
Looks like Deadmau5 and the mighty Disney might be heading to court over Disney's effort to block Joel from getting a trademark in the U.S:
"In the docs, Disney states its ears have been a thing for more than 60 years, and says granting Deadmau5 the trademark would damage its business in the U.S. and around the world. But Deadmau5 doesn't seem bothered by Disney's filing ... telling us he won't be bullied, and is prepared to fight to protect his rights to his property."
(Source: TMZ)
Meanwhile Deadmau5, never one to back down from a fight, went on Twitter and told Mickey Mouse to "lawyer up":
landed home to some interesting news: looks like Disney officially just filed in opposition of my trademark... lawyer up mickey.
— deadmau5 (@deadmau5) September 3, 2014Disney thinks you might confuse an established electronic musician / performer with a cartoon mouse. That's how stupid they think you are.
— deadmau5 (@deadmau5) September 3, 2014Who will prevail? Time will tell.
Ultra Music Festival (UMF), set for March 27-29th, 2015 in Miami, has made a significant change in policy for next year's mega-festival. In a news release, UMF will be introducing a "minimum age of attendance" that is 18+ in the first time in its history:
“While we sincerely value the incredible ongoing support from our younger fans, we ultimately believe that Ultra Music Festival is a premium event geared towards adults. This decision has been made to reinforce and promote the safety of all Ultra Music Festival fans and to ensure the overall enjoyment of all future attendees. We are extremely grateful for all the support we have received from our younger fan base to date, and we encourage them to attend the festival once they reach the appropriate age. Until then, our free YouTube stream, ‘ULTRA LIVE’ is available worldwide for everyone, all ages to enjoy and to share in the Ultra experience.”
The new UMF security director, Ray Martinez, is also the former Miami Beach Police Chief, had this to say:
“The first step to having fun is feeling safe,” Martinez said, “We have chosen to adopt several new measures during next year’s festival to ensure our event is safe and secure. The first step to preserving the unique atmosphere that Ultra is famous for is to be proactive in attracting the right crowd.”
TomorrowWorld already has a 21+ requirement but this move by Ultra is major signal that the concept of an all ages EDM festival could come to an end in the near future.
To read the full statement, click here.