03 May 2009

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Beatportal to join Nic Fanciulli on tour

Posted: 03 May 2009 04:08 AM PDT

This week I'll be joining Grammy nominated DJ and producer Nic Fanciulli on the road for the start of his monumental worldwide tour. On Thursday I'll hook up with Nic in Chicago for a gig at Spy Bar, and then I'll be superglued to his side till Sunday through Toronto and Montreal. Nic Fanciulli is undeniably on a roll at the moment thanks to the recent successes of his Saved Records imprint, that has quickly established itself as one of the leading labels in British techno. His eye-opening new mix for Global Underground which was released last week is quickly gaining critical acclaim. Being asked by leading electronic music proponent Global Underground to launch a brand new compilation series is no mean feat, and Global Underground director Andy Horsfield explained in a statement that the choice of Nic was based solely on merit.

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Interview: Germany’s Eddie Thoneick

Posted: 02 May 2009 12:20 PM PDT

As one of Germany's biggest house music producers, Eddie Thoneick has seemingly done it all. From 1993 to 1998 Thoneick was a resident DJ at Neuss' infamous club Tribehouse where he played alongside some of the biggest jocks in the business. For a while he was also resident DJ at Essen's Flamingo-Club before it was shut down. In 2006, Eddie Thoneick's name went global with the international success of his Kurd Maverick collaboration 'Love Sensation', and his 2007 cover of C&C Music Factory's classic 'Deeper Love' became one of Cr2 Records' biggest ever releases. Last year, Thoneick launched his own label Tonik Rcrdngs and the label's newest release 'Don't Let Me Down' is quickly becoming a 2009 house anthem thanks to the memorable vocals of Michael Feiner (who sang on Axwell's 2001 hit 'Together'). But remarkably for a producer who has caused such a fuss in the house world, he still yet to commit full time to his passion and spends three days a week pulling people's teeth out as a dentist. We decided it was time to find out more about Eddie Thoneick so we grabbed a coffee with him in Germany.

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