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Yasmeen
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by PAKLEETS
Yasmeen - Strictly Rhythm's music’s latest vocal talent and the powerful voice behind the hit tracks ‘Ready or Not’ and ‘Glad I Found You’ - talks to Shejay about her rich and diverse musical history – from performing in musical theatre to being signed to MCA records early in her career and about performing at Southport Weekender.
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Calamity Jane and Dani Deahl,
: Today's Musical Sharpshooter
by diskokitty
Calamity Jane is a record label started by Dani Deahl. This to her, was the obvious next step for the DJ/writer/producer. Dani started the label with Scott Richmond (owner of Satellite Records and Central Park Recordings), who had been approached by Strictly Rhythm to start an associated label. Dani came up with the name "Calamity Jane" because the label is ...
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Nadia Podolsky
: The Woman behind Volatl
by diskokitty
Interview by Margot Rudy
I had the pleasure of interviewing Nadia Podolsky, one of Chicago's more well-known promoters. In our interview, we learn about her company Volatl and a little about Nadia herself. It's obvious that Nadia is a hardworking woman and believes in the music that she is promoting. Nadia is a great example of what Chicago promoters are ...
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DJ CAT NYC
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by PAKLEETS
From touring all over the world, to running her popular Pussy Party, to nailing down a slot as the opening DJ for SNL and working with legendary producers like Arthur Baker, DJ CAT NYC has clearly made her mark in all the right places. Last week, Shejay caught up with New York City's favorite feline to talk about her steady ...
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MUZU.TV
: Shejay partners with MUZU.TV
by Alex Donald
Shejay has just partnered with an amazing new music industry service, www.muzu.tv. MUZU is an online music video streaming platform, think of it like YouTube for the music industry. MUZU launched in Dublin last month and allows music fans to create a personalised TV channel for their favourite music and then embed the channel on their various social ...
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Kilimanjaro not enough for Andrea Parker
: Volcanoes next
by PAKLEETS
After successfully climbing to the 5,895m summit of Kilimanjaro last year for charity, British techno musician Andrea Parker has set her sights on tackling the world's highest active volcano, Mt. Cotopaxi (5,897m), and three other volcanoes: Pasochoa, El Corazon and Liniza.
"Much of the final climb is on the glacier of Mt. Cotopaxi," Andrea Parker told Beatportal, whilst chewing on a ...
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Morgana
: New Video and News from Monika Kruse
by PAKLEETS
Monika Kruse remembers a time when she was just starting her DJ career in the early ‘90s nearly two decades ago.
She was in Munich and had the ingenuity and drive to start her own party on a tram on the street.
She has had so much drive during her years in the business that she has successfully navigated the ...
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Kate Moss
: In Ibiza
by PAKLEETS
Kate Moss, the hardcore tech house fan that she is, is currently located on Ibiza island. Her motives are unknown, but Beatportal has heard from a close friend that she is gearing up for the DC10 reopening party.
Those handsome shoulders that Ms. Moss seems to be screaming at in the picture above belong to British Billionaire Sir Philip Green, who ...
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Berlin's 103 Club
: To Close
by PAKLEETS
(Berlin, DE) - Kreuzberg's 103 Club recently announced to close at the end of August. The club right next to the famous Watergate delighted clubbers since the mid 90s.
First it was more or less a half-legal underground hot spot in Berlin's Mitte district, but since the millennium and after moving to Kreuzberg the 103 became a regular in Berlin's club ...
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Modular Records
: Reports $6m loss
by PAKLEETS
Indie dance (often called nu rave) has been hyped more than any other genre recently, but the scene's most influential label Modular has reported almost $6m AUD in losses for 2007, a shockingly poor performance considering the wealth of talent on the label.
With a roster that includes The Presets, Cut Copy, New Young Pony Club, Wolfmother, Van She and MSTRKRFT, ...
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D-Joust European DJ Competition
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by PAKLEETS
EUROPEAN DJ COMPETITION
Oh YES! The D-Joust is back with a vengeance for 2008!
This highly credible competition, which has grown in size and stature every year since 2005 has a simple mission:
“To unearth unsigned DJ talent and provide them with a platform, through a series of knock-out rounds performed in front of live audiences, to demonstrate their ...
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Ibiza's New Laws:
: Notes from Inside IMS
by PAKLEETS
One of the hot topics up for discussion at the International Music Summit currently taking place in Ibiza is the new laws which prevent the island’s clubs from opening too early.
Ibiza used to be the land of freedom with relaxed laws that helped promote the island’s image as a tolerant hedonistic paradise, but last year the government passed new measures ...
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Movement 2008 Sets the Festival Bar High
: Detroit Electronic Music Festival
by PAKLEETS
Movement 2008: Detroit Electronic Music Festival went off fabulously (last May) and if the good times and choice music alone wasn’t enough, then the real proof is in the numbers.
Paxahau, a promotions group within the electronic music industry and the producers of the three-day festival, have just revealed that attendance from this year’s festival was unprecedented, having far exceeded the ...
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djAid:
: A New Concept for Good Music
by PAKLEETS
We expect to get ripped off at music events on essentials like water, but that five dollar 16-ounce bottle may be worth more than you even know.
After a few sweaty, dance-filled hours, aren’t you just incredibly grateful to have such a life-giving elixir hitting your parched lips?
Unfortunately, it’s not so easy for several million people to find clean ...
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Speaking in Code
: Electronic Music’s Most Important Documentary?
by PAKLEETS
Electronic music to outsiders can seem at times obfuscatingly exclusive.
The sheer amount of sub genres in electronic music is testament to its confusing elitism and the lines between them are dubiously grey.
It’s always amusing when a family member attempts to understand the music you like (at say a family Christmas party) and you’re forced to describe it as ‘techno’ because ...
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The Hot Shaka
: Mieka & Felinephonix Music
by Kellilicious
The Hot Shaka: Mieka & Felinephonix Music
The extensively trained, massively funky Mieka du Franx has a new release. FPX – To the Core is available on Felinephonix Music, and you'll love this effort. Techy and a bit deep, FPX makes a definitive hit on your ears. This former record store buyer, present label owner, artist developer, producer, multimedia ...
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