This weekend, a damn good dj and a friend of Dj TechTools was badly injured in a terrible accident. Adam Goldstein, or Dj AM, is one of the top djs on the American club circuit and has been doing an innovative show with blink 182 drummer, Travis Barker, for several years now. Adam and Travis were leaving a show back east when their Jet overran the runway and crashed into a nearby highway. More details and a video on this terrible accident can be found on a CNN article here. Both men are currently in critical condition and its unclear how they will fare. We want to spread the word and send out all of our best wishes for a full and speedy recovery. Please keep Adam and Travis in your thoughts over the coming week.
Rapper, producer and MC legend – Wiley is officially taking over the weather with the release of the brand new single, ‘Summertime’, out October 13th via Asylum Records. Calling for an extension to this year’s summer, the east London native declares, “I’ve had enough of moaning about how rubbish our summer is. With this single, it’s all about brightening up our autumn”.
Featuring Mark Ronson and Pharrell protégé Kenna, the addictive, carefree anthem celebrates the sunshine season over Daft Punk’s Aerodynamic. Produced by Jake Gosling and DJ Sam Young, it has been a highlight of this year’s festival circuit, from crowds in Ibiza to wowing audiences on the Jay Z tour with Mark Ronson. ‘Summertime’, is already heating up the airwaves at Radio 1Xtra, Kiss and Choice FM whilst the energetic video is enjoying massive support from MTV Base, Hits, The Box and Kiss TV.
‘Summertime’, follows hot on the heels of the silver certified No.2 smash hit, ‘Wearing My Rolex’. A massive statement of intent, it signaled Wiley’s move beyond grime (the underground street sound and scene he has guided since its inception from the dying embers of blingy UK garage in the late 1990’s/early 2000’s) and has sold more than 200,000 copies to date.
“I can make any music I want and people can judge it. You can’t just be limited to one type of sound”, says Wiley reflecting on the direction of his forthcoming material. Working with such artists as Mark Ronson, Prodigy and Hot Chip, he says, “What I’ve learned is the more open minded you are, the more open-minded people accept you”.
Whether creating genre-defining classics like ‘Wearing My Rolex’ or bringing the Rolex Sweep dance craze to the world’s attention, Wiley continues to step to the plate. From his early jungle days to date, it is simply impossible to overstate the importance that Wiley has had on UK urban music. This enigmatic MC and prolific producer has more than earned the title of Godfather of Grime and is arguably the most influential musician from Grime’s spiritual home of Bow E3.
15 unmixed tracks and a full mix by Simon Dunmore. Features exclusive remixes and productions and by Joey Negro, David Penn and more. At 5.99 at iTunes this is definitely a steal.
Well I just submitted my top 5. The clock is counting down and who will you vote for. While I didn't get out very much I did listen over the Internet, downloaded podcasts and live recordings.
I was extremely selective with my list and it took me a week to decide.
One thing to remember is that this list isn't for the best DJ but for your favorite DJ. This becomes important because the higher the DJ's place on the list the more they can charge. Vote for your favorite DJ at DJmag.com
“This job is tiring, stressful, a pain in the ass, shit, amazing and the best job in the world,” jokes Richie Hawtin about his life as a globetrotting techno superstar DJ.
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This mix is a little late. It's from August while I was in DC. Better late than never. :-)
Episode 2 is filled with great tracks. Some of my favs include Tommy Trash's remix of "Believe Again", "Open Your Heart" by Dirty South and Axwell, the Sultan and Ned Shepard remix of "Crash and Burn" and the Stretch and Vern edit of Thom Yorke's "The Eraser". As far as the best track on this mix, it's a tie between Sam La More's Remix of "Honey" by Lovers Electric and TV Rock's remix of "Call My Name" by Morgan Page featuring Tyler James.
You can watch video for album version of "Honey" by Lovers Electric below.
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