11 January 2009

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Xlr8r giveaway - 50 free MP3s

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 12:08 PM CST

Xlr8r.com is giving away 50 free 320kbps MP3s right now, which is a roundup of their 2008 free music offerings. There's plenty of dubstep from the likes of Zomby [a], Caspa [a] and Rusko [a], some decent electonica bits from Autechre [a] and Flying Lotus [a], and a couple of mediocre hip-hop tracks, but overall the list is worth downloading.

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Pete Tong TV 9th January 2009

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 03:42 AM CST

On this week's episode Pete Tong TV for 2009, Pete features the new video for ''Everytime We Touch' from David Guetta [a] and Chris Willis [a] with Steve Angello [a] and Sebastian Ingrosso [a]. Pete shares the Mickey Moonlight [a] remix of 'Ulysses' from [Franz Ferdinand]] (ring a bell?), and this week's show also highlights the track 'Everybody' from Rudenko [a] due out next month.

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Tech News Roundup: January 9, 2009

Posted: 09 Jan 2009 06:12 PM CST

Now that 2009 is off the ground – and the annual Winter NAMM Show is just around the corner – the tech news tidbits are getting a lot more interesting. This week, we’ve got some info about Celemony’s long-awaited Direct Note Access technology, an actual pre-announcement of a 2009 Grammy winner, and a video about a new Microsoft technology that must be seen to be believed. Well? What are you waiting for? Click "Continue reading..." already!

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Prok & Fitch’s 2009 house invasion

Posted: 09 Jan 2009 03:51 PM CST

Last year Brighton house duo Prok & Fitch [a] narrowly missed out being crowned Beatportal's house artists of 2008, but with the speed they're gaining, this year could be huge for them. The newly formed duo kicked off 2008 with 'Outro Lugar', which quickly burgeoned into an anthem of WMC 2008 later to be picked up by Stealth Records [l] chief Roger Sanchez [a]. Since that release, they've built up a reputation for remixing the 'who's who' of classic house, from Golden Girls [a] ('Kinetic') to Cevin Fisher [a] ('You Got Me Burning Up'), wrapping up the year by mixing a 'Best of Stealth 2008' compilation. It certainly was an impressive 12 months for Prok & Fitch, so Beatportal caught up with the boys to discuss how they plan to capitalize on their 2008 successes this year.

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DJs’ tips for success in 2009

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 09:50 PM CST

With the new year here, resolutions are no doubt already being broken. But what can DJs and producers do to kick start 2009 in the right way? Beatportal's Mr. Tunes, a self-confessed tech junkie and accomplished music producer in his own right, grabbed his notepad and pen and wrote a quick self-help guide for DJs and producers in 2009.

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