2012 Movement Electronic Music Festival tickets go on sale
Flying Lotus @ the Red Bull Music Academy Stage @ Movement 2011 - Photo by Joe Gall for Paxahau
An early Christmas gift from the folks at Movement.us…early bird tickets at last years prices!! Since its start on Memorial Day weekend 2000, DEMF (Detroit Electronic Music Festival) has brought many EDM lovers to the birthplace of Techno. With EDM’s increasing popularity Detroit may see its biggest DEMF yet! Below is the first promo video for next years festival.
Watch the EDC Experience at home!
Beginning Friday, November 11, 2011, the EDC Experience film will be available on Video on Demand from the cable outlets listed below! The EDC feature film focuses on the positive minded culture and wonder of the Electric Daisy Carnival, with most of it’s footage from 2011’s EDC. The documentary also features the wide variety of artists from the many avenues of the Electronic Music spectrum. The artists/DJs in alphabetical order: 12th Planet, Above & Beyond, Afrojack, A-Trak, Benny Benassi, Boys Noize, David Guetta, Deadmau5, Fedde Le Grand, Kaskade, Laidback Luke, Lil Jon, Moby, MSTRKFRT, Simian Mobile Disco, Steve Aoki, Swedish House Mafia, Travis Barker, Will.I.Am, With a special tribute to DJ AM, Featuring additional songs by Black Eyed Peas, The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Alex Gaudino, Kid Cudi, N*E*R*D, Nero, Underworld, and many more. It’s a great opportunity to get some friends together to relive the experience at home, or introduce EDC to some new people. (trailer below)
PLAYING ON THESE CABLE OUTLETS
Comcast
Cox Communications
Time Warner
Verizon
Charter
Liberty Cablevision
MidContinent Media
RCN
Bluegrass Telephone Company
Bresnan Communications
Choice Cable
City of Wilson
Dalton Utilities
Eaton Video
Fidelity Cablevision
Frontier Communications
Metrocast Digital Cable TV
Phonoscope Cable
Service Electric
Wave Broadband
Windstream Lexcom Ent.
27th Annual IDMA ballot launches November 2011
The only longstanding awards event dedicated to the dance and electronic music industry, the IDMAs, generate over two million votes from music enthusiasts in 206 countries and territories every year to recognize and honor exceptional achievements in 57 award categories. Part of its mission statement is to serve as a platform for the advancement of the industry, the IDMAs place particular emphasis on innovative artists and industry. As music continues to evolve the IDMAs have emerged as an essential platform for career launching appearances. Admission is included with the WMC 2012 delegate badge. Last years winners include Duck Sauce’s track Barbra Streisand, Rihanna, Swedish House Mafia’s collaboration with Pharrell of N.E.R.D., Deadmau5, and Afrojack for best break through DJ.
Check back for updates on when voting begins.
WMC vs Ultra
On Tuesday November 16th two of the largest electronic music events in the US announced their plans for March 2011. The Winter Music Conference [WMC] dates and Ultra Music Festival [UMF] dates for the fist time would be on separate weeks, causing a huge controversy within the industry. Initially WMC took most of the shots on their facebook page from angry and disappointed fans that were expecting a later March date and the ability to attend both events. In the days following the announcement many club owners, DJs, promoters and fans have already taken sides in what is turning into a WMC vs UMF scenario. Twitter also saw some #WMC activity from well known DJs and promoters, initially slamming WMC for the early dates. The first official industry response came from Louis Puig, owner of Club Space in Miami, who sided with WMC and accused the UMF of greedy practices by making DJs sign exclusive contracts. Puig wrote “…Ultra is trying to monopolize WMC by engaging exclusive contracts with all major DJs which will not allow them to perform at your favorite dance clubs. Last year they got Tiesto, Dead Mau, Guetta, Carl Cox, Armin…) to sign Ultra exclusives and this year they are going after everyone else. What this means to the consumer is that you will no longer be able to enjoy your favorite DJ for extended sets after midnight at your favorite clubs, instead you will be forced to listen to them for a one hour set before midnight in a crowded field of dust, mud and ravers. You can also forget about seeing them at your favorite pool parties. You either pay the overpriced Ultra admission or you don’t get to see and dance to your favorite DJ at all, so much for democracy and your rights as a consumer. Now, I love Ultra and what they bring to the game but I do not agree with their greedy strategy to manipulate and monopolize Music Conference. This is just not good for anyone.” Soon after the official WMC press release came out stating “We were blindsided by Ultra’s last minute announcement…a signed October 15, 2009, contract between the two entities that the 2011 Ultra Music Festival would be presented during the five-day period in February, March or April 2011 designated and promoted by WMC as the WMC week.” On November 18th UMC posted their official response stating “While the circumstances that have taken place this year have rendered it impossible for Ultra Music Festival and WMC to coincide on the same dates in 2011, we will use our best efforts to try and work with WMC and coordinate dates together in 2012.” Stay tuned for news on upcoming events and who will be h0sting events on WMC or UMF week.
Ultra Music Festival 2011 dates announced
The 13th edition of the Ultra Music Festival will expand to three days next year, and will be taking place in downtown Miami March 25th, 26th, 27th 2011. Three-day early bird combo tickets are on sale for $119.95 and VIP tickets will go for $499.95. UMF says this will also be the biggest lineup in the festival’s history.
House Music will fill the month of March in Miami as WMC also announced their dates today. And in an unexpected move, they have decided run two weeks before UMF. After weeks of rumors, WMC patrons were reminded that its not official until the official WMC website says so. Stay tuned as we keep you informed on the UMF lineup and WMC events.
WMC 2011 Dates Officially Announced
March 8th – 12th 2011 are now the official dates for the Winter Music Conference 2011. The wait is finally over as party goers have been speculating on what the dates would be for the last few months. Winter Music Conference, Inc. had been teasing about dates since mid October. Now in its 26th consecutive year and one of the most publicized annual music gatherings in the world, WMC has always brought thousands of party goers and party folks to South Beach Miami. With an earlier start date than usual, it will be interesting to see how this year pans out. No matter what I am sure all the big events we all love are at this moment being finalized, so stay tuned as we will be keeping you updated on the places to be.
So a big part of WMC is preparing. We will including posts leading up to WMC with your tips and tricks! In the mean time we would like to encourage some participation. Post some of your tips such as your favorite places to stay, which parties to check out, should you buy presales, and what to wear or not wear. Happy planning and see you in early March!
Rock Dust Light Star the long awaited new album by Jamiroquai hits stores
Jamiroquai 'Rock Dust Light Star'
“Rock Dust Light Star” is the seventh album from British jazz funk pioneers Jamiroquai. Fronted by the charismatic Jay Kay, this is the bands first album in five years, following their last album “Dynamite” with the kind of catchiness that made Jamiroquai a household name. After being freshly signed by Mercury Records, this album has been written entirely by the band between Jays home studio in Buckinghamshire, the legendary Hook Manor Studios in Oxfordshire and Thailand. The first videos for the new album”White Knuckle Ride” and ”Blue Skies”‘ [videos below] set the tone for the album. ”Rock Dust Light Star” promises to show the groups talent remains as strong in 2010 as it was in 1994, with this album focused more on a live sound.
WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE (WMC) 2011 DATES
South Beach Miami
WMC, often regarded as a must attend event for House Music professionals and enthusiests alike, is now rumored for March 22nd – 27th 2011! Winter Music Conference, in its 26th consecutive year, is one of the most publicized annual music gatherings in the world. A pivotal platform for the advancement of the industry, WMC 2010 attracted 1,909 artists and DJs, 3,763 industry delegates from 70 countries and over 100,000 event attendees for a concentrated schedule of more than 414 events, parties, seminars and workshops presented across 5 days.
In 1985 DJs and record producers Luis Possenti and Bill Kelly held a meeting of about 80 dance music industry insiders at a Marriott hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Since then The Winter Music Conference has grown exponentially, now hosting over 70,000 attendees in Miami’s South Beach.
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BPM Festival lineup announced
The BPM Festival is an annual world-class electronic music festival which starts on new years eve and continues into the first week of the year in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. Originally designed as an elite dance music industry networking event, the festival has morphed into an international mélange of electronic music lovers, DJs, producers, revelers and partygoers. The BPM Festival features world class international DJs and producers, which in the past has included Dubfire, Jojo Flores, Halo, M.A.N.D.Y and many more. the BPM Festival has focused on bring in artists from different sub-genres of the House Music spectrum. Since its inception in 2008, parties are hosted both day and night at multiple venues around the beautiful resort town, tucked into the coastline of the Mayan peninsula, warm turquoise Caribbean waters, white sand beaches, mysterious jungles and ancient ruins. With a variety of luxurious and affordable boutique hotels and endless number of places for dining, dancing, beach parties and clubbing, BPM Festival is a perfect opportunity for music lovers and party-goers all around the world to escape winter and revel in the sun. This years line up announcements have started and so far include Richie Hawtin, Behrouz, Chus & Ceballos, David Morales, Lee Burridge, Loco Dice, and Steve Lawler just to name a few
Daft Punk surprise appearance during a Phoenix show
Daft Punk made a surprise appearance joining Phoenix live on stage (October 20) at Madison Square Garden in New York. As Phoenix were playing ‘If I Ever Feel Better’ as part of their encore, Daft Punk showed up sending the crowd into a frenzy. Dropping their epic ‘Harder Better Faster Stronger’ the encore turned into live collaboration as the band joined in. Daft Punk transitioned into ‘Around the World’ and then they joined in as the band closed off with ’1901′
This was Daft Punks first live performance in 3 years, as they have been busy working on the score and soundtrack for the new Tron Legacy movie. Rumors that Daft Punk would be making special appearances to help promote the movie have been going around the net for some time now. Video posts from this surprise appearance have definitely started a big buzz with posts like “THEY’RE BACK! THEY’RE BACK! THEY’RE BACK!”
THE AMSTERDAM DANCE EVENT (ADE) KICKS OFF ITS 15TH YEAR THIS WEEK
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) will be in full swing this week, celebrating its 15th year. ADE, founded back in 1996 as a small conference with a few hundred professionals and a festival program in 3 clubs with 30 DJs has grown to 90,000 visitors, 41 venues and 700 plus artists reported for last years event. ADE has grown to become the ultimate platform to meet international business partners, introduce businesses to a worldwide audience and get in touch with new people, new music and new trends.
This year promises to be the largest one yet, with 165 events taking place at 44 different stages around Amsterdam. Taking place from October 20th through the 23rd, ADE expects 2,500 conference delegates and 100,000 festival visitors from all around the world to descend on the city of Amsterdam during the four-day event.