October 2012 – EDM Bootlegs

Travis Baron DJ Interview Hammarica PR Electronic Dance Music News

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Knightrider Travis Baron

October 31, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGScrispy bacon, james grindle, knightriders, laurent garnier, techno seattle, tony rohr, travis baron

[wp_ad_camp_2] Travis Baron is one of the most familiar faces in the Seattle techno scene. He is a DJ, promoter and recently launched his label KR Recordings together with partner in beats James Grindle. Hammarica.com caught up with him to talk about all things techno. [wp_ad_camp_1] You have been a techno DJ for over a decade. What is your strongest attraction to the genre as opposed to other EDM styles? I love all kinds of electronic dance music but techno (the 4 to the floor warehouse banger style) was really…

Richard Durand VS The World Hammarica PR Electronic Dance Music News

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Richard Durand VS The World Album Release

October 30, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSblack hole recordings, bobina, denis sender, paul oakenfold, richard durand, stafan viljoen, the world, tydi

[wp_ad_camp_2] Preparing to orbit the Earth at the speed of sound, ‘Versus The World’ embarks on its journey with a salvo of Durand’s solo material. Personifying Richard’s characteristic tech-ish appeal, ‘Chopstick’ and ‘Sequence’ deliver adrenaline shot beats and hard-fired percussion loops, packing them against those tense, stormy Durand riffs. On ‘Stand Again’ Leah’s vocal cadence generates the uplift, while Richard’s production travels the track into distorted atomic big-room-boom territory. Packing a peak-time punch, ‘Trancefusion’ (which served as the anthem for the Prague-based event of the same name) unleashes a euphoric…

Freaknight 2012 Party Report Hammarica PR Electronic Dance Music News

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Seattle + Freaknight Festival + Armin + 22.000 = PARTYROCK

October 29, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSarmin van buuren, bass music, big chocolate, borgore, caspa, chad anderson, chuckie, dada life, dig-dug, dubstep, electro, event, fluc pavillion, freaknight, laidback luke, le castle vania, morgan page, nicky romero, noisia, sander van doorn, seattle, trance, usc events0 comment

[wp_ad_camp_2] Freaknight Festival is Seattle’s annual Halloween event produced by USC Events. Freaknight is the largest and longest running electronic music festival in the Northwest and has grown into a massive 8 hour event that attracts top national and international DJs and thousands of revelers. This year’s edition was sold out in advance, and that’s no wonder considering the line-up and giant production. Mainstage we could find Armin Van Buuren who is this year’s newly voted number 1 DJ in the world, Sander Van Doorn who is an amazing DJ/producer recently signed…

Miss Nine Hammarica PR Electronic Dance Music News

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Miss Nine On ITV Live!

October 29, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGS925 music. kristin schrot, darran bruce, hammahouse, itv live, itv live the dj sessions, miss nine0 comment

[wp_ad_camp_2] With her distinctly eclectic taste in music ranging from energetic dance grooves with plenty of vocals, to a deeper, more progressive sound, she moves bodies and rocks dance floors wherever she goes [wp_ad_camp_1] Born in Germany as Kristin Schrot, Miss Nine at the age of 16 was on track to become, not a famous DJ or producer, but a fashion model. Having secured a contract with the Industry renowned Elite Model Management, it gave her the courage and determination to move further into the spotlight. She later on would…

Andrew Bennett DJ Interview Hammarica PR Electronic Dance Music News

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Andrew Bennett

October 28, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSandrew bennett, armin van buuren, diffused music, Markus Schulz, michael woods, ocean drive, Pinkstar Records, producer trick0 comment

[wp_ad_camp_2] He has been around for a while, and was initially discovered by Armin Van Buuren. Nowadays he releases banger after banger on labels such as Diffused Music, Pinkstar and Spinnin Records. Please welcome Andrew Bennett as featurted artist in Hammarica.com’s series of daily DJ interviews! [wp_ad_camp_1] Your big break came in 2004 when a chance encounter with Armin Van Buuren & Markus Schulz led to the release of your track Ocean Drive on the Armada Music record label. How did you experience that instant success as a young producer?…

Pig And Dan DJ Interview Hammarica PR Electronic Dance Music News

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Techno Giants Pig & Dan

October 26, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSade, dan, krakt, kristina childs, pig, pig & dan, slam, tb 3030 comment

[wp_ad_camp_2] Constantly touring and making widely popular techno tracks, it was high time to invite Cocoon Recordings artists Pig & Dan for Hammarica.com’s series of daily DJ interviews! You have a lot of success in the Beatport charts. Other than making good music, what do you think is the secret behind that? [wp_ad_camp_1] There’s no secret, we have have no idea if a track is going to do well. In fact often it’s the ones that we believe wont that do best. We just experiment and try to do our…

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Wild Kid DJ Fei-Fei

October 25, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSfei-fei, feided0 comment

[wp_ad_camp_2] This past year has seen Fei-Fei releasing stadium sized industrial dubstep tracks while earning props from Benga to Bassnectar and adding to an already rabid fan following along the way. Mixmag UK recently featured Fei-Fei as an artist to “keep an eye on”, dubbing her signature aggressive sound as “high octane dubstep” which subsequently set the stage for the bass vixen as she rocked London’s super club Proud2 as well as the Relentless NASS Festival on the legendary UKF Stage. Her new release, Torture, is a massive collaboration with…

Electric Avenue Partyrock Hammarica PR Electronic Dance Music News

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Katie + Eugene, OR = PARTYROCK

October 24, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGS0 comment

[wp_ad_camp_2] [justified_image_grid caption=off margin=10px orderby=title_desc limit=6 max_rows=2] By the time Friday, October 5th finally came around I was basically itching to get to Euguene, OR to help put on a show with a production crew I work with out of Southern Oregon called Cloud9 Collective. The last event I helped with was WaterWorld (Selma, OR) and it was a blast!! It had been so long since I’d seen my second family I was starting to count down the seconds until we’d all be working together again. So basically I woke up and in…

Andain Interview Hammarica PR Electronic Dance Music News

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Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Andain

October 23, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSblack hole recordings, gabriel & dresden, josh gabriel, mavie marcos, san francisco, shreddward brailif, trance interview0 comment

[wp_ad_camp_2] Andain began as an experimental, electronica group in 2000. Singer/song-writer, Mavie Marcos, grew up performing in the theatre and studied classical voice in college. Her musical interests led her to play in acoustic bands until she moved to San Francisco in 1999. During that time she met, and started writing an album with, producer Josh Gabriel (Gabriel & Dresden) who had studied composition at the California Institute of The Arts and was then working as a burgeoning electronic music producer. Andain’s first effort “Summer Calling” was released in 2002 by Black…

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Hammarcia.com Daily DJ Interview: Roger Linn

October 22, 2012October 5, 2014 EDM BOOTLEGSakai mpc 60, controller, dave smith, drum machine, linndrumm, musical interface, roger linn, roger linn design, tempest drum machine0 comment

[wp_ad_camp_2] Technically speaking, Roger Linn is not a DJ. Far from it essentially. Yet his creations are cheered by generations of DJs and other types of musicians. Roger Linn is a designer of high-tech products for musicians. Among his celebrated work we find the legendary Linndrum and Akai MPC 60 drum machines. More recently he released the Tempest drum machine in cooperation with Dave Smith. We’re delighted to have him for an interview with us. [wp_ad_camp_1] Roger, the true digital sound and functionality of the LinnDrum (and other contemporaries like…