DJ Magazine has announced its take on the Top 100 DJs in the World for 2009, and there aren’t a lot of surprises. Armin Van Buuren again reigns supreme, with Tiësto and David Guetta following in the #2 & #3 positions. Here are the Top 10 DJs: Armin van Buuren Tiesto David Guetta Above &… Read More The Top 100 DJs In The World For 2009
http://www.vimeo.com/9958792 High Tech Soul is a documentary that looks at the history of techno music. It features interviews with Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May, Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin and others.
Here’s a list of some of the top DJs on Twitter, via genxglow: Axwell Armin Van Buuren Ferry Corsten John Digweed Sander Van Doorn Paul Van Dyk David Guetta Eddie Halliwell Richie Hawtin Andy Moor Paul Oakenfold Markus Schulz Tiesto James Zabiela This is a good start, but if you’re a DJ and you’re using… Read More DJs On Twitter
Music sharing site SoundCloud reports that Richie Hawtin is now using a SoundCloud DropBox to receive DJ promos for himself and artist demos for his label Minus. “If you’re a DJ, label or journalist, make things easy for yourself and the people sending you tracks… start using your DropBox today,” adds SoundCloud’s David Trattnig. Are… Read More Richie Hawtin Using SoundCloud To Find New Music
The Ultra Music Festival (UMF) has announced the dates for its 11th consecutive year: Friday March 27 and Saturday March 28, 2009. The UMF will take place during the 24th annual Winter Music Conference at the waterfront location of Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami (the same grounds it has occupied since 2006). The line-up for the festival… Read More Ultra Music Festival Line-Up Announced, & It’s Pretty Insane
http://www.vimeo.com/2472561 House Music TV makes a visit to Amnesia Ibiza, completely f****** jammed for the minimal house party. Best line: “Until You’ve Been To Amnesia Ibiza, You’ve Never Been To A Nightclub!” Even with the Bourne-o-vision camera work and the annoying lip cam – they make a convincing case. RICHIE HAWTIN @ COCOON Party AMNESIA IBIZA… Read More Until You’ve Been To Amnesia Ibiza, You’ve Never Been To A Nightclub!
Track list: Markantonio and Joseph Capriati – Molotov Planetary Assault Systems – Function 1 Smith and Selway – Total Departure Leon and Greenbeam – Vakho Jaja (Delete mix) Bart Skils and Anton Pieete – Time For Grace Rio Padice – Gosh ID – ID Mory Kante – Yeke Yeke (afro acid mix) Note: Vimeo says:… Read More Richie Hawtin Rocks Love Parade 2008
A couple of promo videos featuring hip hop legend Grandmaster Flash and techno icon Richie Hawtin talk about music, DJing and technology. These clips were shot when Native Instruments brought both artists together for the first time in NYC. This video series accompanies the launch of Native Instruments’ new generation of DJ tools, TRAKTOR PRO… Read More Richie Hawtin & Grandmaster Flash On DJing With Traktor
In this video, Richie Hawtin explains his live DJ setup – and defends digital DJing along the way, arguing that it frees him up to do things that were not possible with traditional DJing. via CDM
Beatportal talked to Richie Hawtin recently, and and he had some interesting thoughts on music copyright law. Hawtin suggests that digital technology makes current copyright laws obsolete: “Every track these days should be considered a work in progress,” says Hawtin. “Everything is version 1.0, and anybody should be allowed to take your ideas and add… Read More Richie Hawtin: Every Track Is Version 1.0 Today
