Thomas Gold - A Golden Summer

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Eric Prydz EPIC Radio 004 - October 2012

Tracklist:

01. Pryda – Games
02. Pryda – Recomondos
03. Pryda – Border Control
04. Pryda – ID
05. Pryda – Bergen
06. Adam Beyer – The Color Out Of Space
07. Pryda – ID
08. Pryda – Hardrock Lausanne
09. Kent – Taxmannen (Eric Prydz Private Remix)
10. Jeremy Olander – Norrsken
11. Moo – Seashells

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A Professional on Pitch - Why Everyone Publicly Admits to DJing

We always love to share the Wall Street Journal(WSJ) articles that come through on topic because it's great to hear what the main stream media have to say.  Nonetheless, the following article about not being afraid to call yourself a DJ couldn't be any more relevant than now.

(Wall Street Journal) One side effect of the recent electronic dance-music boom has been that calling yourself a DJ is a now perfectly respectable thing in its own right. You don't really need to be a hyphenate—say, a model-actor-DJ—anymore.

But try explaining that to Jan Gunnar Solli, the fullback-DJ: The 31-year-old Norwegian plays for the New York Red Bulls of the MLS by day and has a DJ residency spinning at the nightclub Pink Elephant on Eighth Street by night.

Daniella Zalcman for The Wall Street Journal

Norwegian soccer pro Jan Gunnar Solli performed as a DJ at Pink Elephant in Midtown on Sept. 29 just hours after taking the field for the New York Red Bulls.

Mr. Solli moved to the U.S. nearly two years ago when he was signed by the Red Bulls. The team's Swedish coach, Hans Backe, knew him from playing back in Scandinavia, "and he said, 'Jan, would you like to come and play for us?' I didn't need to think about it too much," Mr. Solli said.

The fullback lives in Hoboken, a short ride on the Path train from the Red Bulls' arena in Harrison. During the season, the team practices every day at Montclair State University. Sometime the Red Bulls play three games in a week, "so it's impossible for me to do some DJing. That's why I like to work with one company like Pink Elephant." The scheduling, Mr. Solli said, is easier. (His next performance there is scheduled for Saturday.)

Making your way in the international nightlife industry is "a lot of connections and getting to know people, and at a certain point they give you a chance," he explained.

Mr. Solli has been DJing since he was 19, but "in Norway, it's not like there are a lot of clubs." Instead, he found work at Barcelona spots Opium Mar and CDLC Carpe Diem, and at the Eclipse at the W Hotel; then in London at a nightclub called Maddox. "And then I played in Ukraine at a place called Opra," recalled Mr. Solli. "They like to party."

In his guise as DJ Solli, he especially enjoys "finding new tunes, keeping updated, looking for different remixes. I have a lot of patience finding the kind of tricks that a DJ can use. It became more of a competitive thing between me and my friends."

Mr. Solli said that what makes him a good DJ is that he "focuses on the good energy, and if that can be delivered through the music, that's when my mission is complete. I feel great with music alone, but if you add a few smiley faces or a whole screaming crowd of joy and happiness, well then I'm on fire," he said.

"It's about the crowd," he continued, saying that he succeeded when "the people can walk out of there with a smile on their face, and if they tell me I have a fresh sound. It's not so much about me. It's about great energy and how that can be delivered through my performance."

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Daniella Zalcman for The Wall Street Journal

DJ Solli in action.

Thanks to his athletic regime, Mr. Solli insisted he's not a big party guy. "But I'm not afraid of having a drink. Still, I get all my energy from just being there and performing and playing all the right tunes."
That kind of sounds, well, like, playing a big soccer match. "You get the goose bumps when you play the assist pass or you score the winning goal," he said. "It can be almost similar when you play the winning track and the whole crowd goes insane."



Here are a few of Mr. Solli's current "winning" tracks:

1. "Spectrum (Say My Name)" by Florence + The Machine (Calvin Harris remix): "A super crowd pleaser," said Mr. Solli.

2. "Lies" by Burns (Otto Knows Remix): "There's a lot of energy in this track, especially the cool synths."

3. "Don't You Worry Child" by Swedish House Mafia: "Beautiful sing-along vocals over a fantastic drop. It'll give you that goosebump feeling."

4. "Steel Eyes" by Benji (feat. Sherry St. Germain): "Listen to the sick break and how the guitar and Sherry's voice just get under your skin."

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Paul Oakenfold throws a Surprise House Party at Fans House

(Inthemix) While most of Sydney spent Monday night with the end-of-long-weekend blues, one household was gearing up for an all-time party. The guest of honour: none other than Paul Oakenfold. Bassia, the lucky host of the house party, was plucked out from thousands of competition entries, and her prize was pretty epic. Together with our friends at American Honey and DJ Warehouse, inthemix brought the superstar DJ, equipment and the drinks. Bassia just had to get together a guest-list and warn the neighbours.

“Honestly I couldn’t afford a ticket to Oakey’s gigs and I didn’t even score a ticket to Parklife, so I started entering all the competitions,” Bassia told inthemix about her win. “I guess I was trying to win the concert experience because I couldn’t buy tickets, but I was only expecting to win tickets or CDs. This was heaven! When I started telling the troops what I had won, everyone believed me but they were in a massive state of shock. I don’t think the realisation came about until the guests started to arrive and everyone started to get really amped up, realising that Paul Oakenfold was actuallyplaying at my house!”

With the house ready and waiting, Oakey arrived in the lounge room to a huge cheer, greeting all the guests before he got down to business. Checking with Bassia what she wanted to hear, he delivered a set of trance classics and floor-fillers. Bassia requested 2001 hit ResuRection by PPK, which Oakey has remixed. When he realised he didn’t have it on him, the host put it on a USB for him so he could play it. “The best part would have to have been each time Paul pulled me behind the decks for cuddles and boogies and mixing lessons,” she said. “Those moments are literally something I will likely only have once in my life.”

Oakey proved to be “an amazing sport about the rowdiness too”, and made sure there was no lull in the lounge room rave. Handing the honour of cueing up the last track to Bassia, he left the night on a high. The once-in-a-lifetime night was captured on camera, so check out the inthemix gallery below. Stay tuned for a video from the event later this week.

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inthemix & American Honey house party with Paul Oakenfold

October 1st, 2012

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Pair of Dice (Original Mix) - Tiësto & Allure

Tiesto maybe laid up for the month of October due to back injury, but that doesn't mean he can't hit the studio or finish up material he has in the pipeline.

His new track with Allure sends chills all over, as its feel good vibe brings you back to your happiest of EDM memories as the melody takes you away.

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