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You interview Jonas Tempel, CEO of Beatport Posted: 07 Jan 2009 03:44 PM CST Beatport 4.0 will launch on 21st January 2009 and to celebrate, we've decided to give the Beatportal community the opportunity to interview the CEO of Beatport, Jonas Tempel. Email your questions to the big chief using the email address below, and we'll pose the best ones to Jonas. Read more on Beatportal

Beatport Burners: Episode 91 - Beatport Posted: 07 Jan 2009 01:00 PM CST Beatport Burners take the hottest new releases out there and wrap them up in a nice little weekly podcast, painstakingly handpicked by Beatport staff. If you're a DJ looking for what's hot right now, then you need a dose of our weekly Beatport Burners, which includes tracks that are sure to be blowing up a dancefloor near you. This week we're serving up a fresh mix of Jay Lumen, Dousk, Angel Stoxx, a Daniel Portman remix of Tim Davison, and some beats from Toolroom and Tribal Vision Records. And remember that Beatport Burners are 'enhanced podcasts', so you can skip through tracks, see the cover art and click through to Beatport to download releases. So get in on the mix and check them out. Read more on Beatportal

Carlos The Jackal - Bonar Bradberry Posted: 07 Jan 2009 11:24 AM CST Sounding familiar? It should do, because it’s Gary Numan’s ‘Music For Chameleons’ boldly re-edited and re-released as a slice of nu-disco pie. This should in no way deter you from the quality of this brash tune, which itself has mutated into a funky, slappy bass, disco monster that’s as fun and quirky as its contemporaries. Read more on Beatportal

Macworld 2009: Apple’s latest production tools Posted: 07 Jan 2009 10:01 AM CST Yesterday, Apple announced significant upgrades to several of their products, notably the iLife suite of media software, the more office-oriented iWork, and their high-end 17-inch MacBook Pro. For DJs and producers, the highlights are GarageBand '09 and the new MacBook Pro. When Apple revved the MacBooks and MacBook Pro last fall, the top-of-the-line 17-inch MacBook Pro was conspicuously overlooked, leading many industry insiders – Beatportal included – to presume that Apple had a major upgrade planned for this month’s Macworld. True to form, that’s exactly what happened. Read more on Beatportal

Native Instruments’ 3 new products for NAMM 2009 Posted: 07 Jan 2009 06:38 AM CST Native Instruments has revealed that it will be dropping three new products at the NAMM 2009 music tech trade show next week. The company said in a statement to the media that there will be one product each for DJs, producers and guitarists, and that the new releases represent "the biggest NI product innovation in years!". Read more on Beatportal

Dutch star 2000 And One’s debut LP ‘Heritage’ Posted: 06 Jan 2009 04:49 PM CST The Netherlands' underground house scene was vibrant in 2008 thanks to producers like 2000 And One, Lauhaus, Kabale Und Liebe and Aroy Dee. Dylan Hermelijn, aka 2000 And One, has just announced that in February he will release his debut solo artist album 'Heritage' on 100% Pure, and judging from the previews available to listen to on his MySpace it could be one of the year's best DJ-friendly house albums. Read more on Beatportal

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