ECLECTIC METHOD'S HISTORY OF HOUSE
Eclectic Method is Jonny Wilson, audio-visual mash-up expert, and he's done a very special 'History Of House' AV collage that he wants to share with you lot via DJmag.com
Formerly a trio, EM have worked with Fatboy Slim, Faithless and even U2. They slimmed down to a one-person outfit a couple of years ago, with Jonny carrying on the innovative cutting-edge audio-visual work that EM have excelled in for more than a decade.
PREMIERE: THE CRYSTAL SYSTEM REMIXES JESSIE WARE
Graeme Sinden is a production aficionado. The LA-based producer / DJ has been touring North America with fellow Brit Fake Blood recently, but has also put out some dynamic releases, including his remixes for Wordlife and Marshall F.
BEN PEARCE ANNOUNCES 'THE SEXTAPE SERIES' TOUR
Manchester DJ and producer Ben Pearce has just revealed the plans for his latest project entitled, 'The Sextape Series'. The series will see Pearce play in venues across the UK, while also releasing free mix tapes along the way.
Don't expect Pearce to bring his signature house and techno sound on the tour either, as 'The Sextape Series' will be all things disco, soul and funk.
WIN TICKETS TO XOYO LOVES GLORIA
This Saturday (15th November) XOYO and Sink The Pink present: Gloria comes to The Coronet with a huge line up, following a spell at XOYO Gloria has decided to bring her party to The Coronet, just added to the line up is Breakbot, The french DJ and producer brings the disco alongside Dimitri From Paris at the top of the bill. Also on the line up is Mylo, Shit Robot, Severino and Joshua James.
INTERVIEW: THE KNOCKS
If you do something long enough, no matter what the reaction the outside world has in the beginning, trends will keep changing, and the best trendsetters continue to do what they think is right, stay persistent and true to their craft and it will eventually catch fire. Avicii did it not so long ago, right?
I’ve been hearing that all week at CMJ.
ZOMBIE DISCO SQUAD PRODUCER MASTERCLASS
Halloween is just around the corner so who better to recruit for Point Blank’s latest production masterclass than the undead disco don Zombie Disco Squad. PB travelled to his spooky studio for a track autopsy, finding out how he goes about creating his signature house grooves. In the video, Zombie talks through his working process in Cubase, quickly choosing samples and showing how he develops his ideas.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: FRANÇOIS KEVORKIAN MIX
We go way back six years to have another listen to this incredible mix from house legend François K.
LEAVING IBIZA A LEGEND
Here’s what sucks about hanging out with Nile Rodgers in the newly-opened Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza: the resort is so new to the White Isle they’ve run out of limes before the first day of the annual International Music Summit (IMS) and there are no lobster crackers to speak of, making the already-messy job of prying apart our two-pounders extra challenging.
20 YEARS OF DISCO THROUGH EVENT FLYERS
From what began as a party movement delivered by word of mouth and hand-written flyers on brightly-colored construction paper, Disco Donnie Presents (DDP) stands by its dedication to bring musical credibility, innovative productions, professionalism and excitement back to the live show experience. From explosive, eye-catching visuals to lineups that reads like a ‘who's who’ of electronic music, the promotions company maintains a robust force in the dance music scene to this day.
ANDHIM
Cologne duo Andhim claim to have met at a Bavarian sausage-eating contest when they were facing each other in the final round. What is certain is that Tobi started off as a turntablist, hence the duo's propensity for caps, while Simon spent his teens hanging out with jazz musicians, no doubt explaining their propensity for beards.