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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Former Credit Suisse Intern, 3LAU, Turns Down Wall Street for DJ Lifestyle
(BusinessInsider.com) When Justin Blau, a junior at Washington University in St. Louis, was interning at Credit Suisse's New York offices last summer, his life was a lot different.
Different in the sense these days the 21-year-old is being followed by Paris Hilton on Twitter, he's scheduled to do shows with T-Pain and Passion Pit and electro pop group LMFAO is posting his music on their Facebook wall, which has more than 13.4 million "likes".
Blau, a mash-up artist who goes by the stage name of 3LAU, has been catching the attention of people all around the world since his days as a Wall Street intern.
"Back then I just started to get recognition," Blau told Business Insider in a telephone interview. "I showed up at Credit Suisse and two interns had my song on their iPod. Back then, that was awesome."
Fast-forward ten months, the DJ is slated to perform in shows in April with big names such as R3HAB, Afrojack, Alesso, Dev, Killagraham, Passion Pit, T-Pain, Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa, Hot Chel Rae, B.o.B, Macklemore and Basshunter. He's received requests to do shows internationally in India, England, Australia and Canada, but can't take them (yet) because of school.
Since he's booking shows at major venues and music festivals all summer, he won't be returning to Wall Street as an intern. Blau received offers from two major financial firms, but declined them so he could continue DJing.
It's no secret that college students often dream about pursuing careers that they're really passionate about instead of doing the corporate grind at a 9 to 5 desk job simply because it pays the bills.
"This is an opportunity that you never get -- I never imagined myself getting paid well to do what you love to do."
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Skrillex - Rudeboy Ft. Damian Marley
A very low quality version of this track made the blogger rounds in the middle of 2011. Back then the leaked track of 'Rudeboy' was mind boggling and it still is now that a higher quality unreleased version has been leaked. It's still not the highest quality but its good enough for a preview listen.
Damian Marley's collaboration with skrillex produces an interesting sound that isn't quit reggae but the genre leaves its mark on skrillex's dubstep like productions. Rudeboy possesses an amazing vibe thats fun to grove to.
Neil Young Trademarks New Audio Format
In this article Neil Young brings to light the shit quality of MP3's and how he intends to change it. It's a really informative article and why MP3's will become the next cassette tape of files.
By Patrick FlanaryApril 3, 2012 3:35 PM ET
(rollingstone.com)They might sound like great song titles, but "21st Century Record Player," "Earth Storage" and "Thanks for Listening" aren't new Neil Young tunes. They're trademarks that the rocker recently filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Rolling Stone has found, and they indicate that Young is developing a high-resolution audio alternative to the MP3 format.
Young faces about a year of paperwork before the government will register his trademarks. Last week, they were approved for publication in a public journal for 30 days, a step that allows competitors to challenge Young if they find his registration harmful. The journal is set to be published later this month; if the trademarks face no opposition or snags, Young must then file documents detailing how he intends to use the trademarks, which the government could register as early as the holidays, according to the filing schedule.
A press release issued last September by Penguin Group imprint Blue Rider Press, which is publishing Young's upcoming memoir, may have revealed the working title of Young's entire project. In addition to the memoir, says the release, "Young is also personally spearheading the development of Pono, a revolutionary new audio music system presenting the highest digital resolution possible, the studio quality sound that artists and producers heard when they created their original recordings. Young wants consumers to be able to take full advantage of Pono's cloud-based libraries of recordings by their favorite artists and, with Pono, enjoy a convenient music listening experience that is superior in sound quality to anything ever presented."
Such a service would allow music fans to download audio files that sound like the studio recordings of the past, as opposed to the über-compressed song files that are currently available at MP3 stores like iTunes and Amazon. (When reached for comment, a Penguin Group representative directed Rolling Stone back to Young's publicist.)
Young has a history of paying close attention to audio quality. His 1968 debut LP was one of the first albums to be mixed with the short-lived Haeco-CSG technology, which improved the sound of stereo albums played on mono equipment. Young has also been heavily involved with the remixing and remastering of his catalog for years.
In the last year, the rocker has also been increasingly vocal about his frustration with the sound quality of digital music. On January 31st, during an appearance at the D: Dive into Media conference in California, Young proposed that "some rich guy" should create "a modern-day iPod for the 21st Century" featuring studio-quality resolution. "When I started making records, we had a hundred percent of the sound," said Young. "And then you listen to it as an MP3 at the same volume – people leave the room. It hurts...It's not that digital is bad or inferior. It's that the way it's being used is not sufficient to transfer the depth of the art." According to Young, a typical download contains only five percent of the data that an original analog recording master offers, and the average studio-quality audio file requires roughly 30 minutes to download because of its uncompressed size.
Young also said that he met with Apple CEO Steve Jobs before his death last fall, and that the two discussed the possibility of developing a device similar to an iPod that could store roughly 30 studio-quality albums. "We were working on it," said Young. "Steve Jobs was a pioneer of digital music. But when he went home, he listened to vinyl. And you've gotta believe that if he'd lived long enough, he would eventually have done what I'm trying to do."
Artist to Check Out - Gramatik – #digitalfreedom [FREE ALBUM DOWNLOAD]
Pretty lights label mate Gramatik had dropped his new album. The hip-hop inspired artists, Gramatik, new album is filled with in inspired electro-hop and has a similar sound to Pretty Lights, while being unique to itself.
Best part is Gramatik embraces the Pretty lights moto of giving away free music! The album is available for full download HERE
In addition, Gamatik will be performing live tonight at the Paradise.
Curious as to who the hell Gramatik is? Read a short bio here and download his other albums.
Sander van Doorn - Identity Episode 123
Download the show here: http://bit.ly/IDENTITY123
Tracks:
1:Mark Knight - Alright (Original Club Mix) - Toolroom
2:Ferry Corsten - Punk (Arty Rock N Rolla Mix) Artist of the month
3:Maude Funstang - Windwaker (Original Mix) - Plasma Pool #3 top 3 tracks
4:Michael Brun - Rise (Dirty South Edit) - Phazin' Records #2
5:Thomas Gold - Sing2Me (Original Mix) - Axtone #1
6:Nicky Romero - Keyword (Original Mix) - Spinnin' Facebook request
Sander Van Doorn in the mix
1 Ray Foxx (UK) - Furious Foxx (Original Mix)
2. Zedd - Stars Come Out (Tim Mason Remix)
3 Baggi Begovic - Freefalling (Original Mix)
4 Cedric Gervais - Molly (Original Mix)
5 Danny Howard - Twenty Nine (Original Mix)
6 Nicky Romero - Generation 303 (Original_Mix)
7 Qulinez - Troll (Original Mix)
8 Silvio Ecomo - In No Dip (Koen Groeneveld Remix)
John Dahlbäck – Mutants Radio 10
WhoMadeWho - Inside World (Kompakt)
Daddy's Groove & Little Nancy - It's Not Right, But It's Okay (Strictly Rhythm)
Rene Amesz & Ruell - Hope (Toolroom Records)
DJ Smilk & Vetto - Fiesta Colombiana (Latin Dutch Records)
Cevin Fisher & Tiger Stripes feat. Cevin Fisher - It All Comes Back (Toolroom)
National Anthem
DJ Sneak & Riva Starr - Manduka (Riva Starr Cut) (Snatch)
Albin Myers - Bumbaclot (Mutant Records)
JDG & JayyFresh - Make Some Noise (Club Cartel Records)
Elite Force - Be Strong (Lektroluv)
Matthew Codek & Marta Ata - Almirante (Stereo Productions)
Mutant Monster
Hard Rock Sofa & Swanky Tunes - Apogee (Spinnin' Records)
Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl - In My Mind (Axwell Mix) (Axtone)
Matteo DiMarr - Tom Toms Revenge (MAR186)
The Last Blast
Chris Lake - Carry Me Away (Sebastien Leger Remix) (Rising Music)
Paul Van Dyk Interviews Paul Van Dyk
(rollingstone.com) House music superstar Paul Van Dyk recently interviewed house music superstar Paul Van Dyk at the Rolling Stone studio about his favorite Top 40 music, his passion for sushi, his new album Evolution (out April 3rd), and the last time he flew commercial. You would think that two Paul Van Dyks would get along, but as it turns out, they were pretty annoyed by one another.
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