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• Deep Dish Release Full Lineup And Trailer For WMC Show
  On March 29th, the world is going to be focused on one spot out of the entire planet. Miami, FL will be the DANCE MUSIC capital of the world. More specifically, Ice Palace Studios is where the hottest party of all of Miami will be taking place. After years of seperation, Deep Dish, also known as Sharam and Dubfire, will be reuniting to play an incredible party during WMC. It was just 2 weeks ago that Deep Dish performed together for the first time since their seperation at The Mid in Chicago. Now, they will be bringing that incredible talent to South Beach. Joining them during their performance will be an all-star lineup, unlike anything else experienced during WMC. Taking the stage with Dubfire will be Carl Craig, Hot Since 82, and Andhim to help people DANCE the night away. With their new single Quincy out March 17th on Virgin Records just in time for WMC, fans lucky enough to get a ticket will get to experience the magic of Deep Dish. Dont miss out on this historical show. Get your tickets today! Buy Tickets Here



• Spotifys Most Streamed Viral Tracks US UK Global
  Spotify's most streamed tracks May 26 - June 1. UNITED STATES 1. Iggy Azalea, "Fancy" (Virgin EMI Records) 2. Ariana Grande, "Problem" (Republic Records) 3. Calvin Harris, "Summer" (Columbia Records) 4. Disclosure, "Latch" (Interscope Records) MORE: 5. Nico & Vinz, "Am I Wrong" (Parlophone Norway) 6. Coldplay, "A Sky Full Of Stars" (Parlophone UK) 7. Jason Derulo, "Wiggle (feat. Snoop Dogg)" (Warner Bros. Records) 8. MKTO, "Classic" (Columbia Records) 9. DJ Snake & Lil Jon, "Turn Down for What" (Columbia Records) 10. MAGIC!, "Rude" (Sony Music International Limited) UNITED KINGDOM 1. Mr. Probz, "Waves - Robin Schulz Radio Edit" (Ultra...



• Axwell Λ Ingrosso Explore Wide Range of Styles in More Than You Know EP LISTEN
  Axwell Λ Ingrosso just dropped their highly anticipated More Than You Know EP  an incredibly fun, yet sexy blend of ELECTRO ic genres that will leave you satisfied, no matter your taste in MUSIC The stunning four-track release via Virgin/EMI Records explores a wide range of styles, showcasing the Swedish duos ability to totally switch it up and keep you [] This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Axwell Λ Ingrosso Explore Wide Range of Styles in More Than You Know EP [LISTEN]



• Deep Dish To Host First Essential Mix Since 2005 This Weekend
  Yep, it is true. This weekend, the legendary duo of Deep Dish, made up of Dubfire and Sharam, will come together to host their first Essential Mix since 2005. Having done 3 previous Essential Mixes as Deep Dish, this is a much anticipated return to one of the highest MUSIC platforms around. Deep Dish will take the decks starting at 8pm EDT / 5pm PDT / 1am GMT. With just a little over a week left until their highly-touted performance at Ice Palace in Miami during WMC with Carl Craig, Hot Since 82, and Andhim, the guys decided to hop on the decks at Washington, D.C.s U Music Hall Sunday night and perform to an unexpecting crowd. All this leads up to the release of their new single Quincy being released off Virgin Records yesterday. With so much already happening, it could be safe to say that 2014 is the year of the Deep Dish. Tickets are still available for Deep Dishs performance at Ice Palace. Make sure to get your tickets today.



• Deep Dish – Quincy preview
  TweetShare on TumblrDubfire and Sharam reunite after eight years as the legendary duo: DEEP DISH (as we already mentioned here). They will be gigging and producing as a team again, and we couldnt be happier to hear this Their first single titled Quincy is set to release on March 17th on Virgin Records before they are to play a remarkable headline []The post Deep Dish Quincy [preview] appeared first on EDM Nightlife.



• LimitedEdition Queen Turntable Will Rock You
  Rega was approached by the legendary rock band Queen to produce a limited edition turntable to coincide with the September release of Queen: The Studio Collection, an 18-piece 180g vinyl LP box set from Virgin EMI Records, according to Sound Organisation, which distributes Rega and other European audio brands in the U.S.



• Beatport reveals biggestselling dance artists of the last year
  Beatport has revealed the biggest-selling DANCE artists of the last 12 months.Collating ARTIST , labels, and track rankings from Beatport, Beatstats ranks each category based on their position in the Top 100 Beatport Charts.Oliver Heldens has topped the ARTIST list



• Chvrches Every Open Eye review – bittersweet second album
  (Virgin EMI/Goodbye Records)After the success of Chvrches’ 2013 debut The Bones of What You Believe, the Glaswegian trio became almost as well known for the torrent of misogynistic online abuse targeted at frontwoman Lauren Mayberry as for their stellar brand of 80s-infused ELECTRO op. This follow-up continues their bouncy, synth-heavy sound, but with some defiant retorts for the trolls. “I’ll go my own way if I’m going at all,” Mayberry sings on the opener, Never Ending Circles. This uplifting yet bittersweet undercurrent characterises the best songs, such as Clearest Blue – a Eurythmics-esque track that builds to an explosion of DANCE euphoria. Next to this shimmering peak, a few songs pale in comparison. Continue reading...



• 12 things you probably didn’t know about Daft Punk
  During Daft Punk’s 20-year career the famously shy Parisian duo have managed to impossible: they’ve scaled the heights of the MUSIC industry while managing to maintain their anonymity and creative control.From their early days at the forefront of TECHNO to the their more recent explorations of disco and house, Daft Punk are arguably one of DANCE MUSIC s



• VIRGIN RECORDS DJ MAG STAFF REVEAL THE FIRST MUSIC THEY BOUGHT
  We all remember the first MUSIC we bought, right? Whether it was wax, cassette tape, CD or er... MP3, there's little doubt that your first MUSIC purchase says a lot about you as a person. With this in mind, we thought we'd open the question up to DJ Mag HQ to see what embarrassing bangers we could dredge up — check out the the results below. Euan McGraw, Digital Media ExecutiveRicky Martin 'Livin' La Vida Loca', Columbia 2002 (CD)Age: 7 | Hometown: Cheam"I was around seven years old at a winter school fair and one of the classrooms was stacked full of secondhand CDs.  I went in there with a few friends (obviously crate diggin' from an early age), and it caught my eye. I think I'd heard it on the radio many times before so I bought it for £1 — bargain!"Chris Blackhall, Sales ManagerAge: 8 | Hometown: NewcastlePJ and Duncan, 'Psyche — The Album', 1994 (CD)"Speaks for itself really. Eight-year-old Geordie is always going to go for the these guys when buying their first bit of MUSIC



• Chemical Brothers amp Jackmaster B2B Armand Van Helden We Dont Hate It
  In need of a Monday afternoon pick-me-up? Look no further as BBC Essential Mix deliver a huge triple header live from Parklife UK featuring none other than the Chemical Brother and a B2B set from legends Jackmaster and Armand Van Helden.Kicking things off The Chemical Brothers deliver a huge set of originals both old and new before Jackmaster and his idol Armand Van Helden absolutely nail it with a huge set of thumpers from the likes of Dj Spookie, Cassius and Jimmy Edgar.Have a listen for yourself below or on the site here and check out the full track listing below.Chemical Brother Jackmaster B2B Armand Van Helden Live At Parklife 2016The Chemical Brothers – Sometimes I Feel So Deserted [Virgin/EMI]The Chemical Brothers – Chemical BeatsThe Chemical Brothers – Do It AgainThe Chemical Brothers – Go (feat. Q‐Tip) [Virgin EMI]The Chemical Brothers – Swoon [Freestyle Dust/Parlophone/Ultra Records]The Chemical Brothers – Temptation/Star GuitarThe Chemical Brothers – Hey Boy Hey Girl [Strictly Flava]The Chemical Brothers – EML Ritual (feat. Ali Love) [Virgin EMI]The Chemical Brothers – Acid Children [White Label]The Chemical Brothers – It Doesn’t Matter [Virgin]The Chemical Brothers – Saturate [White]The Chemical Brothers – ElektrobankTori Amos – Professional Widow (Remix)Black Legend – You See The Trouble With Me [ETERNAL]Mele – Scouse AfricaMighty Dub Katz – UnknownCassius – La Mouche (DJ Falcon Remix) [Virgin France]Camisra – Let Me Show You [DUTY FREE]Nuyorican Soul – Runaway (Mongoloids in Space) [Giant Step Records]Junior Jack – House Of Jealous LoversCJ Bolland – Sugar Is Sweeter (Armand Van Helden Mix) [ITH (Defected In The House)]DJ Spookie – Reload (Jimmy Edgar Remix)Da – Aerodynamite (feat. Punk) [Virgin]Cratebug – Deputy Of Love (Remix) [KAT]Unknown – UnknownArmand van Helden – You Don’t Know Me (Armand Special) (feat. Duane Harden) [Armed Records]



• House Music DJs Carl Craig Hot Since 82′ Added To Deep Dish Reunion Show In Miami
  Legendary HOUSE MUSIC duo Deep Dish, consisting of DJs Dubfire and Sharam, set EDM culture on fire in February when it was announced that they’ll play a remarkable headline show at Miami’s Ice Palace Studios on March 29th. Combined with the deafening buzz of their new Virgin Records single “Quincy,” Deep Dish has made it [...]



• Daft Punk’s Debut Album ‘Homework’ Turns 23 LISTEN AGAIN
  Daft Punks debut studio album Homework celebrates 23 years! Though the duo consisting of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo didnt technically break out until their second album, Discovery  Homework best celebrates the projects early roots. The record, which released on January 20, 1997 via Virgin Records and Soma Quality Recordings, showcased Daft Punk in their rawest form, before they [] This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Daft Punks Debut Album Homework Turns 23 [LISTEN AGAIN]



• Chvrches Every Open Eye review – second album adds intensity and subtlety
  (Virgin) Related: Chvrches: ‘We could have sold 200,000 more records if we hid us boys out of view’ Three strident synth-pop bangers open the second Chvrches album and lay bare the Scottish trio’s intent: here they are doubling down on the formula that got them where they are today. It’s an assured follow-up to their US-conquering debut, The Bones of What You Believe, picking out its predecessor’s stadium-pop moments and turning up the intensity without ever overselling its charm. There’s an appealing combination of steely survival and breathless optimism throughout – Make Them Gold and Clearest Blue look towards a better future, with the latter updating Depeche Mode’s Just Can’t Get Enough for the BBC Radio 1 A-list. The tracklisting for the second half might suggest that they’ve taken a turn for the goth – Playing Dead, Bury It, Down Side of Me – but many of those songs provide a welcome pause for thought, featuring more subtleties than the obvious hits. It ends with Afterglow: the hangover after the party, and it’s Chvrches at their prettiest. Continue reading...



• Band of Horses Why Are You OK review – indie rockers return to wistful euphoria
  (Virgin/EMI)After the mainstream ambitions of Infinite Arms and Mirage Rock, Band of Horses’s fifth album makes something of a triumphant return to the wide-eyed, dreamy vulnerability that marked the Seattle band’s first two records. The default mode is anthemic indie-rock that pinpoints the place where wistfulness and euphoria collide, then showers it in effervescent harmonies and melodies. But the songs run the gamut from country-rock to Hag’s unlikely, reverb-laden nod to OMD’s synth hit Souvenir. Ben Bridwell wrote the songs in his GARAGE and there’s a wonderfully homespun feel to the likes of Casual Party, a giddy, New Order-like guitar rush about the pleasures of dogs and children. Whatever, Wherever is a touring MUSIC an’s lovely homage to coming home. Barrel House – wherein Bridwell describes “shifting a chair on the porch, for a better position to enjoy the warmth of the sun” – edges towards self-parody, but emerges as beautifully moving. Continue reading...



• George Michael the True pictures
  Photographer Caroline True's images of George Michael, taken to mark the release of his Symphonica album, will show the singer bouncing back in style from his serious illnessPhotographer Caroline True has brought George Michael fans perhaps the most poised and suave images yet taken of the 50-year-old performer.Her photographs, released to coincide with the tour album Symphonica, out on 17 March, will do much to reassure Michael's public that he has recovered after a traumatic period in a celebrity life that has been as full of incident and misadventure as of music making."This album will show people what his voice is like now, after the terrible pneumonia he had. I would say it is perfection: I may be biased but I think he is the Sinatra of our day."The daughter of the late advertising man Frank True, she grew up, as did Michael, in north-west London. But the two did not become friends until she was working for Virgin Records in the music video department."I first worked with him on the Fastlove video in 1996, and it was just the way it is when you meet anybody you get on with. I had spent my working life around famous people, so I didn't see him like that, not after two tours with the Rolling Stones."The blue-tinted close-up portrait that appears behind Michael's Twitter page was taken by True when they were in Sydney together in 2011, before he developed the illness that took him close to death. The glamorous shots she took in Paris to mark the end of the Symphonica tour are a deliberate celebration of his survival. "When you work with people you know, it is always so much easier. I know what makes him laugh, for a start. He may dress casually in his own time, but like any star, he likes to look smart in public. He looks quite Rat Pack in his Armani suit."The major coup of the photo-shoot came about when True persuaded the guardians of the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris to allow her to photograph Michael on its roof, an honour only previously afforded to Grace



• Dimension remixes NEROs Two Minds Premiere
  2015 has seen electronica's leading trio NERO emerge from the hallowed shadows over and over with teasers from their new album, Between II Worlds that's due out on August 28th via MTA and Virgin EMI Records. From what we've seen so far, NERO is showcasing their broad understanding of the electronic...



• Tangerine Dream Announce Deluxe 7Album Box Set
  German new-age pioneers Tangerine Dream have announced a new seven-album box set out this summer. Titled In Search of Hades: The Virgin Recordings 1973-1979, the set features remastered versions of every album the band released with Virgin Records, a stretch which documents the group's years as a studio-minded band. The set includes new remastered versions



• Gorgon City MK Set Fire to Summer’s End with “There For You”
  UK House duo Gorgon City and platinum-selling Detroit producer MK have teamed up to set fire to summers end with their newly released single There For You. Out now on Virgin EMI Records, this banger is burning with MKs signature piano melodies and Gorgon Citys fine-tuned house flair, making it the perfect anthem to help [] The post Gorgon City MK Set Fire to Summers End with There For You appeared first on RaverRafting | We Are The Scene.



• Ashley Dotty Charles Few moments compare to meeting Oprah
  The rapper and radio presenter on the problem with online activism, the power of protest, and the moment Oprah squeezed her handAshley “Dotty” Charles is the host of BBC’s 1Xtra breakfast show. Charles, 32, grew up in south London with two brothers and a sister and began rapping at 13. After a brief spell in Los Angeles with her family as a teenager, Charles moved back to the UK, graduated from Kingston University and, in 2012, signed to Virgin Records – the first British female MC to sign a major label album deal in more than a decade. She now lives in Surrey with her wife and their three-year-old son, with another baby on the way. Her forthcoming debut book, Outraged: Why Everyone Is Shouting and No One Is Talking, is published by Bloomsbury.Your book is a swipe at the empty rhetoric of activism that only exists with a hashtag online. It’s timely now, but what prompted it?I was on holiday in Thailand when I checked my phone – I shouldn’t have – and landed on an online feeding frenzy, one of those occasional social media moments where everyone is shouting about the same thing. Wall-to-wall fury. The currency of outrage, to me, was so twisted that I ended up writing about it in the Guardian. The feedback was amazing and I felt I’d found my tribe. Book publishers got in touch after that. Continue reading...



• Music Ally Names UK Digital Music Award Winners
  The inaugural Music Ally Digital Music Awards we held in in London last week, and here are the winners: Best Digital Marketing Campaign – Atlantic Records for Ed Sheeran Best Music Startup (b2c) – Soundrop Best Music Startup (b2b) – Senzari MORE: Best Use of Social Media – Virgin EMI for The Vamps Best Music and Brand Partnership – Capitol UK, Google, Channel 4 and MediaCom for Sam Smith Best Music App – WhoSampled Innovation in Live Music – Live Nation UK for its Wireless Festival 2014 app Innovation in Publishing – Kobalt Music Group Innovation in Digital Marketing –...



• Tessa Watts obituary
  Pioneering producer of music videos who worked with Boy George, George Michael and the Sex PistolsTessa Watts, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 68, was a pioneering British producer of music videos and a critical figure in the history of Virgin Records. In her time, what began as simple promotional devices for songs grew into a billion-dollar global industry, serviced by MTV, the 24-hour US music television channel, whose European launch she oversaw in 1986.George Michael, Culture Club, Beyonc, the Sex Pistols, Madonna, the Human League and Genesis were among the many artists she worked, and several of the young directors she supervised, notably David Fincher and Michael Bay, went on to big Hollywood careers. She once estimated that she had made at least 1,500 music videos. Continue reading...



• LIKE A VIRGIN DIRTY VEGAS
  LIKE A VIRGIN: DIRTY VEGASGrammy award-winners tell us about their first ever gigIssue:532Electronic dance band Dirty Vegas are back with a new single and video, 'Let The Night', out now on D:Vision Records. Watch it here: Now slimmed down to a two-piece, Steve Smith and Paul Harris have had a chequered career in the industry. Their first single, 'Days Go By', cracked the Top 30 in the UK in 2001, and then the Top 20 in 2002 on re-release with their eponymous debut album, but their career really took off when the track was chosen to front a Mitsubishi advert in the US. The track went on to win a Grammy award for Best Dance Recording, and the guys went on to remix big acts such as Madonna and Justin Timberlake. After two albums, 'Dirty Vegas' and 'One', they split in 2005, but got back together four years later and have now readied the 'Electric Love' album for release. We asked Dirty Vegas to tell us about their first ever gig... “In late 2001, while we were finishing our debut album, we only played a handful of showcase dates. We were really just focused on finishing our album, so not really thinking about a live show. Although we were all previously in bands, Ben Harris (guitars), Paul Harris (keys/synths) and myself Steve Smith (vocals/guitars/percussion), we hadn't formed as a live band but from a studio session.  “In early 2002 while still finishing our album, we got the news that our song 'Days Go By' was chosen for a Mitsubishi commercial in the USA. Our new US label, Capitol Records, told us that we needed to be 'visible' in the USA to promote the new record. We were then asked to open for electronic legend, Moby, for his US summer tour. We flew straight to Dallas the night before the first show, and turned up at the huge Bronco Bowl for our soundcheck. Seeing as this was the first night for Moby also, the band and production seemed to have some 'technical' issues. Time was ticking, and we were getting anxious as this was Dirty Vegas' first ever show in front



• Deep Dish release ‘Quincy’ ahead of Essential Mix return this Friday
  Dancing Astronaut - house, electro, progressive, dubstep Sharam and Dubfire return as the legendary Deep Dish for debut Virgin Records single 'Quincy.' Deep Dish release Quincy ahead of Essential Mix return this Friday was posted by Dan Roy Carter, and appeared first on Dancing Astronaut.



• Katy B I Wanna Be video
  With her new full-length record Honey just under a month away, Katy B has unveiled a video for album cut "I Wanna Be." Featuring UK producer Chris Lorenzo, the video for the bouncy cut tracks an evening of performances from the electro-pop performer, featuring plenty of amped-up crowd shots, performance footage, clips from backstage and commutes between shows, dressed up with some eye-popping video and colour effects. Honey arrives on April 29 through Rinse Records/Virgin EMI. Watch the video for "I Wanna Be" in the player below.



• Jeff Mills Details New Vinyl Offshoot Label Axis Audiophile Series
  Axis Records, the label helmed by acclaimed producer Jeff Mills, has announced a new offshoot called Axis Audiophile series, focusing specifically on high quality vinyl releases.Each record will be pressed on 180-gram virgin vinyl at 32-bit/48kHz and"mastered for high-fidelity sounds."The ...Continue reading



• Babyface Return of the Tender Lover review – oldschool RB smoothie
  (Virgin) Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds’ 1989 album, Tender Lover, established him as the, er, baby face of smooth-tonsilled RB. Umpteen Grammys later, and with Edmonds now aged 56, Return of the Tender Lover goes back to the source. This is old-school RB with a fine glass finish, the musicianship and production audibly expensive and the man’s voice so honeyed it presumably requires the attentions of worker bees. Every song is about love, from the catchy and bouncy We’ve Got Love to the gossamer Fight for Love. Humbled, adorational love (“I’m mystified that you have chosen me”, “When I’m with you I’m walking on air”) is a specialist subject; Exceptional could be a Michael Jackson ballad. The best tracks turn up the temperature from cool to simmer: Love and Devotion has something of the airy atmosphere of Marvin Gaye’s lurve records, while I Want You (featuring After 7) finds the old smoothie coming dangerously close to working up a sweat. Continue reading...



• Paul Simon Stranger to Stranger review – a fivestar tour through new sounds
  (Virgin EMI) Related: Simon and Garfunkel: 'To a degree, our hostility is a setup' – a classic interview from the vaults “It’s hard working the same piece of clay, day after day, year after year,” sings Paul Simon on the title track of Stranger to Stranger, his first album since So Beautiful Or So What in 2011. But his tenacious pursuit of new sounds, such as the unique microtonal instruments of composer Harry Partch on Insomniac’s Lullaby, and juxtapositions such as the gnarled blues guitar (played by Simon) and cello on The Riverbank, make this album as rewarding as anything he’s done. The creaky slide guitars, distant train whistles and street-corner harmony groups on songs such as Wristband and The Clock hark back to the records of the 1940s and 50s. Yet the samples and loops amid the album’s dusty ambience mean it’s no exercise in nostalgia. Simon’s lyrics are finely honed, from the conversational The Werewolf to the confessional title track, a moving exploration of his creative process. “Just a way of dealing with my joy,” as he puts it. Continue reading...



• Sue Steward obituary
  Writer, broadcaster and expert on Latin and world musicSue Steward was an authority on Latin and world music in Britain and a champion of women artists. Affectionately known as La Reina or La Stewarda, Steward, who has died aged 70 after a brain haemorrhage, was also a widely travelled author and journalist who worked for many titles – including the Guardian – a broadcaster and an adventurous club DJ.Her first job in the music industry, in the mail order department of Richard Branson’s Virgin records store in Notting Hill Gate, marked a change in direction from her degree in botany, zoology and chemistry and first teaching post. When Branson decided to start a record label, Sue became press officer, working closely with the big names of the 70s. She helped promote Mike Oldfield’s best-selling 1973 album Tubular Bells, and toured with Captain Beefheart and the experimental rock band Henry Cow. Later she worked with Malcolm McLaren and the Sex Pistols, and in another change of direction became office manager for Friends of the Earth. Continue reading...



• LIKE A VIRGIN SANTE
  LIKE A VIRGIN: SANTESante talks to us about his first ever gig... Issue:538“My first DJing gig was when I was still living at my parents’ house in Ulm, Germany. My parents had gone on holiday and as soon as they left I started to set up the living room for my first ever gig. I tried my best to make the room look like a dancefloor and rented a smoke machine and even a strobe. I was trying pretty hard to impress all my friends. “One of my friends, who worked at a record store at that time, had to lend me all of his records since I only had a few techno records myself. It was so much fun, the smoke, the strobe, the whole vibe of the party, with people dancing and raving all night and into the morning. “I must have made a good impression on some people because after that I was invited to DJ at some other house parties for friends and people who had turned up to that first party.” Sante's debut album, Current, is out October 27 on AVOTRE. Publish Date:Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 11SanteTechnoBerlinGermanyavotre