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| Posted: 31 Jul 2008 09:50 PM CDT In a new reality TV show entitled 'Maestro’, Goldie has been training up to conduct the Sinfonia Tamesa Orchestra in performing Brahm’s Academic Festival Overture. Speaking to the New Statesman magazine Goldie is quoted as saying, ‘I wish I could have got into that side of music earlier but I was always too scared to go to music school." |
| News | Beatport hosts Satellite party for Lollapalooza Posted: 31 Jul 2008 09:30 PM CDT Once again, it's that time of the year - a time for punk, rock 'n roll, electronic music and art to come together in a celebratory mish-mash of musical madness. Perry Farrell's longstanding outdoor summertime festival, Lollapalooza, kicks off tomorrow and is due to serve up a ridiculously packed three-day marathon of eclectic artists and live acts. The line-up for this year is diverse as ever, with names like Gnarls Barkley, Wilco and Rage Against the Machine all sharing the spotlight on nine different stages in Chicago's Grant Park. A long-time supporter of electronic music, Perry Farrell has teamed up with Beatport and Belvedere vodka for a private after party as a gesture of customer appreciation. |
| News | Product Spotlight: Koblo Centaurus Posted: 31 Jul 2008 08:00 PM CDT If you’ve been making music with computers for more than a decade, you might recall one of the first softsynth developers – a small company called Koblo. Back in the day, Koblo plug-ins were lauded for both their quirky, yet flexible, architecture and the fact that the Koblo synths sounded surprisingly fat and warm for digital recreations of analog signals. In fact, the sound was so darn good that artists like BT publicly praised Koblo for their craftsmanship. Unfortunately, the Koblo engine was optimized for Mac OS 9 and the transition to OS X proved to be a bit too much for the small company. So, when contacted by an old friend with news that Koblo was back in business, we were intrigued. The big question remained. Is that Koblo sound still relevant in today’s morass of softsynths and plug-ins? |
| News | Voting begins for Top 100 DJs Poll 2008, we have the results Posted: 31 Jul 2008 06:12 PM CDT Despite a lack of security measures and cheating scandals DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs Poll is still used as a benchmark by many DJ agents as a way to gauge how much they should charge club owners for their client's services. This is especially true outside of Europe where there is something of an information asymmetry - club owners and promoters outside of Europe have little access or knowledge about which DJs will pull in clubbers so are forced to believe every word of the agent's. Indeed many club promoters market their night with a Top 100 DJ based solely around their placement in that year's poll. |
| News | Four Tet to headline UK’s Loop festival Posted: 31 Jul 2008 05:59 PM CDT Acclaimed electronica wizard Kieran Hebden, AKA Four Tet, will be headlining this year's Loop Festival, taking place in Brighton, UK on Saturday 16th August. The event aims to showcase the bleeding-edge of modern music, featuring forward-thinking acts from the furthest fringes of electronica, indie and experimental rock. |
| Videos | Video: Speaking In Code’s new trailer Posted: 31 Jul 2008 04:27 PM CDT Recently Beatportal got a private screening of Amy Grill's Speaking In Code, a film that explores what happens when people get lost in electronic music. You can read our initial thoughts about Speaking In Code here. Amy told Beatportal that they've made some huge changes to the film since our private viewing, and as you can see from the above trailer it's looking very insightful. Watch this video on Beatportal.com |
| Videos | Cocoon @ Amnesia, Ibiza 2008 Posted: 31 Jul 2008 11:17 AM CDT So, you want to know what Ibiza's all about, huh? Then check out this video of Ibiza's most high-tech venue firing on all cylinders during the peak of Ibiza's clubbing season 2008. Watch this video on Beatportal.com |
| News | Tokyo’s much loved Sunday evening party Gallery celebrates its 10th year Posted: 31 Jul 2008 05:41 AM CDT Tokyo's bimonthly celebration of music and dance, 'Sunday Afternoon Session Gallery' is having its 10th Anniversary party this Sunday, August 3. Hosted by four experienced local DJs - DJ Nori, DJ Fukuba, Alex From Tokyo (of Tokyo Black Star, now based in NYC), and Kenji Hasegawa, all experts in creating a hearty and friendly party atmosphere, are sure to make this Sunday a very memorable one. |
| News | Global Gathering UK: Trance headliners Posted: 30 Jul 2008 11:40 PM CDT “I really don’t like that,” said one trance fan as Armin van Buuren climbed onto the decks in the Godskitchen Arena after playing his set at this year’s Global Gathering. “He’s not that good.” But thousands disagreed. After playing a set that blinding, he could re-enact Michael Jackson’s controversial Jesus impression and even Jarvis Cocker wouldn’t protest. |
| Podcast | Beatport Burners: Episode 71 - Beatport Posted: 30 Jul 2008 08:00 PM CDT With the addition of the new Beatport Genrecasts, let's not forget the weekly staple of Beatport Burners! This week we're serving up a fresh mix of Oliver Lang, Paul Keeley, a Deadmau5 remix of BLENdbRANK, a Jamie Jones' remix of Shonky & Jennifer Cardini, Urbantorque, Azuli and more. As always, this Beatport Burner is an 'enhanced' podcast, which means each track in the mix has a track mark and shows the release artwork, so when you listen to it in iTunes or your iPod you'll be able to skip through tracks, see the cover art and click through to Beatport should you wish to buy the release. It's the easiest way for DJs to do record shopping! |
| Posted: 30 Jul 2008 05:42 PM CDT Godskitchen DJ and Radio 1 resident Jon O'Bir has been steadily making a name for himself, garnering support from the likes of Paul van Dyk and Tiesto from the outset. Beatportal chats with him about his seminal debut, 'From Within', just released on Vandit Records, and discusses what the future may have in store for this young, talented up-and-comer. |
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