20 November, 2009 | 9.17AM Written by: Caleb Rakes Filed under: Music News: 20 years of dance music The beat changed one day. Four-to-the-floor’s steady dominant drum march fractured, as chaotic new patterns emerged in the ranks of uniformity. Once the familiar heartbeat of disco, house, and techno skipped, the boundaries tumbled down. The tempo rule book was thrown out, sounds warped, and strange new dance moves emerged. It was a jungle of rhythms, drums, and gut-wrenching b... Read Full Story

19 November, 2009 | 9.20AM Written by: Zack Rico Filed under: Music News: disco, nick chacona, weekend weapons Nick Chacona chucks everything but the kitchen sink into his disco-tastic productions, yet at the atomic centre of his music is something which is not often found in Brooklyn, New York - pure golden sunshine. Yippee! The 33-year-old’s music positively drips with loin-stirring randiness, but never disappears into a haze of beard-stroking instrumental clap trap, thanks ... Read Full Story

18 November, 2009 | 10.20AM Written by: pollylavine Filed under: Music News: domino, independiente, ulrich schnauss Ulrich Schnauss ushers me, with slight hesitance, into his East London studio. He fidgets and fusses over inanimate objects that do not need attention. For a figure whose music drips with solitude and melancholy, this is a rare moment of exposure, and he seems uncomfortable, unnerved by the stranger who has entered his lair. He sits surrounded by a cavern of instrum... Read Full Story

Following the hugely successful Depeche Mode Remix contest, Beatport is proud to present the second edition in our remix contest series ‘The Legends of Electronic Music’. For the first time ever, Beatport is offering producers the chance to remix Yello. This contest is unique because for the first time in a Beatport remix contest, users are able to select from two available Yello songs and can create a remix of one or both tracks.  Read Full Story

17 November, 2009 | 8.32AM Written by: Terry Church Filed under: Music News: cajmere, green velvet, relief records “A Christian can certainly be a dance music fan. Just as long, as with anything, they do not give into the evils that may surround it,” so begins our chat with Chicago’s Curtis Jones aka Green Velvet. The long-serving house and techno DJ has been around the block enough times, to know what ‘evils’ lurk near dance music, and on his new sing... Read Full Story

After over 1200 remixes were entered and 41,000 votes were casted, The Black Eyed Peas have chosen six winners for their ‘I Gotta Feeling’ remix contest. For the next week we will reveal those top 6 producers whose mixes will be featured on Dipdive.com, the online community for The Black Eyed Peas. Read Full Story

16 November, 2009 | 8.03AM Written by: Zack Rico Filed under: Music News: anthea, cecille numbers, dj box, phonica Anthea is another DJ to have sprouted out of Phonica’s fertile ground in London’s Soho. A job behind the record counter of the small vinyl bastion seems to almost guarantee placement in the capital’s underground club scene, and in the case of Phonica’s former head girl Heidi, it can lead to bigger things. Shop workers Hector and Simon Rigg have e... Read Full Story

14 November, 2009 | 5.35PM Written by: Beatportal Filed under: Music News: dj t, dj t blog, get physical DJ T. blogs from the land of endless opportunities this week, taking in New York City, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Los Angeles. Click through for his thoughtful insight, videos, photos, and more. Week 18 Hey guys, Three further gigs down the road – and counting! But before I tell you about my stops in Philly, Seattle and LA, let’s return to New York for a minute,... Read Full Story

12 November, 2009 | 8.28AM Written by: Kirsty Kane Filed under: Music News: dirty vegas, stealth, weekend weapons Grammy Award-winning British dance trio Dirty Vegas recently produced a live mix from one of the world’s best clubs - Sankeys in Manchester - as part of the Stealth Live! mix compilation series. Paul Harris, Ben Harris, and Steve Smith used two mixers, two laptops, and four CDJs for their live show, dubbed ‘a live concerto of interlaced beats, vocals, percuss... Read Full Story

12 November, 2009 | 8.28AM Written by: Kirsty Kane Filed under: Music News: dirty vegas, stealth, weekend weapons Grammy Award-winning British dance trio Dirty Vegas recently produced a live mix from one of the world’s best clubs - Sankeys in Manchester - as part of the Stealth Live! mix compilation series. Paul Harris, Ben Harris, and Steve Smith used two mixers, two laptops, and four CDJs for their live show, dubbed ‘a live concerto of interlaced beats, vocals, percuss... Read Full Story