The Chainsmokers – Don’t Let Me Down Ft. Daya

The Chainsmokers - Don't Let Me Down ft. Daya
The Chainsmokers – Don’t Let Me Down ft. Daya

Here they go again… dropping another track, ‘Don’t Let Me Down ft. Daya’, that pushes electronic music forward by blending acoustic instruments, electro thump and emotional vocals. ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ captures vibrating electro notes perfectly layered with musical, strings and resonation, instruments; Making this track ideal for remixes in almost any genre! ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ features Daya’s unbelievable vocals filed with an intense range and a dirty groovy sound. The track just dropped as the duo continues to take over the stages of multiple clubs, concert venues and music festivals.

Listen, music festival season is 5 weeks from kicking off (Ultra 2016 duh) and the ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ beats will be for sure on our playlist, probably on repeat. Download it here! And let us know what you think below!!

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Kygo Cloud Nine Tour – Chicago Recap

Kygo - Cloud Nine Tour
Kygo – Cloud Nine Tour

Fourth Kygo – Cloud Nine Tour stop: Navy Pier Chicago

Gryffin kickes off the Cloud Nine experience with a quick 30 minute set. He’s music is sexy, hip, young, fresh, a great new take on classic house music. Griffyn has a quality application of live instruments while blending his talent with melodical electro music.

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Gryffin

Thomas Jack was everything! We wanted to see him at TomorrowWorld this past year, but due to the weather and festival regulations, we missed him. So, this was our time. He’s everything you would ever think of. He’s musicality is incredible. He’s ability to take an upbeat pop song and turn it into tropical pineapple feel sound is unreal! GO SEE HIM!

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Thomas Jack

After a 30 minute wait, Kygo hops on his spaceship like stage. His stage production is great, the lights, the videography, the synchronization of his live instruments with the produced tracks and even the remixed tracks. Kygo is a electronic musical genius! He had a grand piano, live vocalists, and played multiple instruments. In addition to all the instrumental magic, Kygo had friends join the stage for live performances. R. Kelly hopped on for a quick song and the crowd went nuts! We went nuts! A great point of reference, for your music festival goers, the Cloud Nine Tour feel like the Sahara Tent at Coachella. If the Cloud Nine Tour is coming to your city… get your tickets now!

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Kygo – Cloud Nine Tour at Navy Pier Chicago

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Steve Aoki Kicks Off Miami Music Week 2016 With DIM MAK Records’ 20th Anniversary Party

Dim Mak Miami Music Week Beach Party @ NIKKI BEACH Thursday March 17th, 2016
Dim Mak Miami Music Week Beach Party @ NIKKI BEACH
Thursday March 17th, 2016

DIM MAK Records’ turns 20 and to celebrate, Steve Aoki and DIM MAK family will be celebrating in style at the legendary beach club Nikki Beach. Over the last couple of years, the DIM MAK Miami Music Week party is THE event to attend. Not only do killer DJs rock the decks until the warm Miami sun comes up, but they also rage with the crowd!

Yolanda Be Cool at DIM MAK Records 2014 Miami Music Week Party
Yolanda Be Cool at DIM MAK Records 2014 Miami Music Week Party (Click pic for audio interview).

Nikki Beach Miami was the home of last year’s party and this year, the celebration will go from noon on Thursday the 17th till 5am the next day! Steve Aoki is the first big name to confirm while a plethora big names will soon be announced! Early Bird tickets are only $35… Party always sales out, so hurry up and get yours!


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ARMIN VAN BUUREN, A State of Trance Year Mix 2015

A State of Trance Year Mix 2015 by Armin van Buuren
A State of Trance Year Mix 2015 by Armin van Buuren

Here we go Trance-Family, the legendary Armin Van Buuren puts together an incredible A State of Trance, ASOT, year mix 2015 just in time to ring in the new year! Maybe also so that we can get a little heads up on our “working-out” new years resolution? Whatever the excuse may be, this 2015 year mix is killer and fantastically jam-packed with beats that made 2015 thump our lives out!

“I ask the fans of the show to vote for their favorite tracks of the year [and] those votes combined give me a good overview of what the hot tracks were that year.”  Said Armin van Buuren.

Listen to A State of Trance Year Mix 2015 by Armin van Buuren on Apple Music: https://itun.es/us/nxaA_

The full tracklist for ASOT Year Mix 2015 is as follows:

1 The Talk Up Hour On WWKDASOTWKZZ FM (Intro)
2 Luke Bond & Omnia – Reflex
3 Cosmic Gate & Emma Hewitt – Going Home (Gareth Emery Remix)
4 ilan Bluestone – 43
5 BT & Super8 & Tab – Aika (Rafael Frost Remix)
6 Andrew Rayel – Rise Of The Era (Digital X Remix)
7 Armin van Buuren & Mark Sixma – Panta Rhei
8 Vigel – SQRT
9 Armin van Buuren feat. Mr. Probz – Another You
10 W&W – The One
11 Ana Criado & Aurosonic – The Force Of The Blow
12 Rodrigo Deem – Belvedere
13 Andrew Bayer – Do Androids Dream Part 2
14 Jean-Michel Jarre & Tangerine Dream – Zero Gravity (Above & Beyond Remix)
15 Armin van Buuren feat. Rock Mafia – Hands To Heaven
16 Protoculture – Southbound
17 Andrew Rayel & Alexander Popov – Mimesis
18 Corti Organ – Butterfly
19 Dawn – The Truth We Can’t Escape
20 Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston – Peace Of Mind
21 Denis Sender & DJ T.H. with Hanna Finsen – New Day (Mino Safy Remix)
22 Denis Kenzo & Cari – Be A Dreamer
23 Protoculture – Pegasus
24 Above & Beyond feat. Gemma Hayes – Counting Down The Days (Above & Beyond Club Mix)
25 Markus Schulz feat. Delacey – Destiny
26 Denis Kenzo & Sarah Lynn – Ashes
27 Fabio XB & Liuck feat. Christina Novelli – Step Into The Light
28 Eximinds & Vigel – Handprint
29 Andrew Rayel & Mark Sixma – Chased
30 Armin van Buuren feat. Cimo Frankel – Strong Ones (Deem Remix)
31 Cosmic Gate & JES – Yai (Here We Go Again)
32 Armin van Buuren & Cosmic Gate – Embargo
33 Assaf feat. Laura Aqui – After Dark
34 Ben Gold feat. Eric Lumiere – Hide Your Heart
35 Andrew Rayel feat. Jonny Rose – Daylight
36 3LAU feat. Emma Hewitt – Alive Again
37 Antillas feat. Anki – If I Run (Venom One Remix)
38 Omnia feat. Tilde – For The First Time
39 Farhad Mahdavi – Warsaw
40 Arisen Flame – Fireball
41 MaRLo – Atlantis
42 W&W – Rave After Rave
43 Deem – Elevation
44 Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston – We’re All We Need
45 Talemono – Overload
46 Alexander Popov – Multiverse
47 Alexander Popov & LTN feat. Christina Novelli – Paradise
48 Orjan Nilsen – Don
49 MaRLo feat. Christina Novelli – Hold It Together
50 Armin van Buuren – Together (In A State Of Trance)
51 CUB!C – Endless Horizon (Heatbeat Remix)
52 Willem de Roo – Omen
53 Fast Distance – Frontera
54 Ben Gold – Atomic
55 RAM – Heartfelt
56 Ron Alperin – Knockout
57 Mark Sixma & Emma Hewitt – Restless Hearts
58 Hardwell & Armin van Buuren – Off The Hook
59 Feel & Adara – Dissapear (DRYM Remix)
60 Sebastien feat. Satellite Empire – Escape (Heatbeat Remix)
61 Alexander Popov – Olympus
62 Orjan Nilsen – Now We Are Talking
63 Rank 1 vs M.I.K.E. Push – Juno
64 Venom One feat. Sarah Howells – Rush
65 Andrew Rayel – Impulse (Omnia Remix)
66 Gaia – Carnation
67 Jorn van Deynhoven – Freaks (Festival Mix)
68 Arisen Flame & Driftmoon – Live Your Dream
69 A & Z vs KeyPlayer – Never Forget
70 Gaia – In Principio
71 Jorn van Deynhoven – 101010 (The Perfect Ten)
72 Venom One – Serenity
73 Lange – Imagineer (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Radio Remix)
74 Ferry Corsten presents Gouryella – Anahera
75 Jean-Michel Jarre & Armin van Buuren – Stardust
76 Armin van Buuren feat. Eric Vloeimans – Embrace
77 MaRLo feat. Jano – The Dreamers
78 Dimension – Origami
79 2Rock & Zarex – Hammer Blow (Eximinds Radio Edit)
80 Stefan Viljoen feat. Jade McDonald – Divinity (Spark & Shade Remix)
81 Fisherman & Hawkins and Gal Abutbul – United
82 Heatbeat – It’s Killing Me
83 Simon Patterson & Matt Adey – Time Stood Still
84 Craig Connelly & Cate Kanell – Shipwreck
85 Standerwick & Jennifer Rene – All Of Us
86 Will Atkinson – Numb The Pain
87 A.R.D.I. & Leolani – The Light
88 Alex M.O.R.P.H. & Heatbeat – Amistad
89 Armin van Buuren presents Rising Star feat. Betsie Larkin – Safe Inside You
90 Bryn Liedl feat. Bethany Marie – Statues (Bryan Kearney Remix)
91 Lee Osborne feat. Roxanne Emery – Safe In The Sky (Cold Rush Remix)
92 RAM & Susana – Someone Like You
93 Alex Di Stefano – I’ve Got The Power
94 Standerwick, Philippe El Sisi & Ana Criado – Magic Light
95 Aly & Fila vs The Thrillseekers – Es Vedra
96 UCast & Susana – To Another Day
97 Matt Darey feat. Kate Louise Smith – See The Sun (Dan Stone Rework)
98 Bobina – Flying Kitten
99 Easton feat. Roxanne Emery – Healing Rain (Bryan Kearney Remix)
100 Aly & Fila With Omar Sherif & Jonathan Carvajal – A New Age [FSOE 400 Anthem]
101 Sneijder & Christina Novelli – Love Of My Control
102 Vini Vici – The Tribe
103 Jordan Suckley – Droid (Heatbeat Remix)
104 Simon Patterson – Apex
105 Armin van Buuren – A State Of Trance Year Mix 2015 – Apparently (Outro)

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Hardwell Presents North American Bus Tour Featuring Kill the Buzz and Thomas Newson‏

Hardwell Presents North American Bus Tour Featuring Kill the Buzz and Thomas Newson‏
Hardwell Presents North American Bus Tour Featuring Kill the Buzz and Thomas Newson‏

Kicking 2016 in style, Hardwell is hopping on a tour bus and hitting North America. He’ll be bringing along progressive-house shark Kill The Buzz and big room stud Thomas Newson. Together, they’ll be hitting up 11 North American cities with, what we believe be, an incredible show! Look, if the former #1 world DJ is telling you to get your tix for his show… I would take his advice and get the tix!

Here’s a list of the 11 cities they’ll be hitting… and who knows, they may be adding more! (here’s hopping!).

Hardwell North American Bus Tour Dates:
2/25/16                    Metropolitan Nightclub     New Orleans, LA
2/26/16                    Tabernacle                       Atlanta, GA
2/27/16                    31st Street Studios           Pittsburgh, PA
2/28/16                    The Bluestone                  Columbus, OH
2/29/16                    SoundGarden Hall            Philadelphia, PA
3/1/16                      Shrine                               Mashantucket, CT
3/2/16                      Royale                              Boston, MA
3/3/16                      Marquee                           New York, NY
3/4/16                      F-Shed                             Syracuse, NY
TBA                         TBA                                  TBA
3/6/16                      EY Centre                        Ottawa, ON

Purchase your tickets here: https://www.djhardwell.com/bustour

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Ultra Music Festival 2016 Lineup (Phase 1)

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Ultra Music Festival 2016 Lineup – Phase 1

Here we go Ultra Lovers!!!!! Today Ultra released the first phase of the 2016 lineup!! WE! CAN’T! WAIT!!!!!! Click on the picture above to purchase your own tickets! And a little piece of advice, invest in the VIP experience! It’s totally worth it and above it all… INCREDIBLE!!!!

Featuring (listed alphabetically):

Headliners—
Afrojack
Armin van Buuren
Avicii
Caribou
Carl Cox
Chet Faker
David Guetta
Destroid
Dubfire
Eric Prydz
Hardwell
Jamie Jones
Kaskade
Knife Party
Kygo
Loco Dice
Maceo Plex
Marco Carola
Martin Garrix
Miike Snow
Nero
Pendulum RETURNS (yes, you read that correctly)
The Prodigy
Purity Ring
Rabbit in the Moon LIVE Reunion (!!!)
Seth Troxler
DJ Snake
Tiesto
Tycho
Zedd

Support—

Alison Wonderland
AlunaGeorge
Aly & Fila
andhim
Andrew Rayel
Apollonia
Art Department
Carnage
The Chainsmokers
Duke Dumont
DVBBS
Fakear Live
Fedde Le Grand
Felix Jaehn
Galantis
Guy Gerber
Hot Since 82
Icona Pop
Jackmaster
JAUZ
Joris Voorn
Joseph Capriati
KSHMR
Laidback Luke
Lee Foss
Marshmello
The Martinez Brothers
Mind Against
Nic Fanciulli
Party Favor
Patrick Topping
Robin Schulz
Sam Feldt
Slander
Snails
SNBRN
Tchami
Technasia
Thomas Jack
Thugfucker
Vicetone
W&W
Yellow Claw

and many more…

The first phase of the Ultra Music Festival 2016 lineup is here! Can U Feel It? Headliners—AfrojackArmin van BuurenAviciiCaribouCarl CoxChet FakerDavid GuettaDestroidDubfireEric PrydzHardwellJamie JonesKaskadeKnife PartyKygoLoco DiceMaceo PlexMarco CarolaMartin GarrixMiike SnowNeroPendulum RETURNS (yes, you read that correctly)The ProdigyPurity RingRabbit in the Moon LIVE Reunion (!!!)Seth TroxlerDJ SnakeTiestoTychoZeddSupport—Alison WonderlandAlunaGeorgeAly & FilaandhimAndrew RayelApolloniaArt DepartmentCarnageThe ChainsmokersDuke DumontDVBBSFakear LiveFedde Le GrandFelix JaehnGalantisGuy GerberHot Since 82Icona PopJackmasterJAUZJoris VoornJoseph CapriatiKSHMRLaidback LukeLee FossMarshmelloThe Martinez BrothersMind AgainstMKNic FanciulliParty FavorPatrick ToppingRobin SchulzSam FeldtSlanderSnailsSNBRNTchamiTechnasiaThomas JackVicetoneW&WYellow Clawand many more…#Ultra2016

Posted by Ultra Music Festival on Thursday, December 17, 2015

In addition to this awesome news, Ultra Music Festival is bringing back the Resistance experience in a bigger and better way! Check it:

RESISTANCE 2015 Year in Review and Special AnnouncementEach year in Miami, Ultra Music Festival showcases new surprises. Last year was the launch of the Resistance stage powered by Arcadia Spectacular’s ‘Afterburner’. Since then Resistance has had custom productions on 5 continents including a second show with the Afterburner at Ultra Europe.This year, Resistance has teamed up with Arcadia again to produce the highly anticipated North American debut of their legendary ‘Arcadia Spider’ which will include their new ‘Arcadia Landing Show’.Watch this video to see a special sneak peek of the Spider in action and get ready for Resistance powered by Arcadia – March 18-19-20, 2016.

Posted by Ultra Music Festival on Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Posted by Ultra Music Festival on Tuesday, December 15, 2015

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Galantis Louder Harder Better 2016 Tour

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You know who gets a standing ovation for a killer 2015? Galantis, that’s who! First the kicked off the year with an incredible single – Runaway (U & I)

followed by an unreal remix by Kaskade – Runaway (U & I) (Kaskade Remix)

And now, after incredible amounts of sold out shows and performances all across the world, Galantis gets, not just 1 but 2, Grammy nominations! First nomination is for US Gold certified single “Runaway (U&I)” in category for “Best Dance Recording”. Second for “Best Remixed Recording” for the Kaskade remix released this year on Big Beat Records.

Now the duo announces that they will taking over 10 North American cities by storm with their own tour! Check out the list of cities below:

Feb 10 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall

Feb 11 – Toronto, ON @ Uniun

Feb 12 – Boston, MA @ Royale Nightclub

Feb 13 – Washington, DC @ Echostage

Feb 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Soundgarden

March 2 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox

March 3 – Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theater

March 4 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

March 5 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern

March 5 – Las Vegas, NV @ Marquee

Want to be part of the Galantis history? Enter their contest to be part of their newest video. More details on the contest available: https://wavo.me/galantis/in-my-head-remix-contest (rules here). Galantis had a killer 2015… so lets stand up, and cheer this incredible song writing, producing, DJing duo we’ve learn to love so much!!!

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Kygo’s ‘Cloud Nine’ Worldwide Tour – Full List Of Cities & Dates

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Hold on to your pants folks because Kygo is going on tour!! The face of tropical house music just announced that he will be taking his set around the globe in 2016. Tickets will go on sale Friday December 12th and can be purchased here. In true Kygo nature, the shows will be magically unpredictable and filled with unreal beats, including his latest single ‘Stay’ featuring Maty Noyes:

See full list of tour dates and cities bellow:

January 15 – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium – San Francisco, CA
January 21 – Barclays Center – New York City, NY
January 22 – Direct Energy Centre – Toronto Canada
January 23 – Navy Pier – Chicago, IL
March 26 – Heineken Music Hall – Amsterdam, Holland
March 29 – Palladium – Cologne, Germany
March 30 – Lotto Arena – Antwerp, Belgium
April 1 – Rockhal – Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
April 2 – Satdhalle – Offenbach, Germany
April 4 – MAAG Halle – Zurich, Switzerland
April 5 – Mediolanum Forum – Milan, Italy
April 7 – Gasometer – Vienna, Austria
April 8 – Zenith – Munich, Germany
April 9 – Forum Karlin – Prague, Czech Republic
April 10 – Columbiahalle – Berlin, Germany
April 12 – Le Zénith – Paris, France
April 14 – Saint Jordi Club – Barcelona, Spain
April 15 – La Riviera – Madrid, Spain
April 16 – MEO Arena – Lisbon, Portugal
April 20 – 02 Academy Glasgow – Glasgow, UK
April 21 – Manchester Academy – Manchester, UK
April 23 – 02 Academy Brixton – London, UK

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Matoma Talks Music & Tour Life


Though The Chainsmokers tour may be over, we’re still super excited about our interview with the killer Matoma, so excited we missed pronounced his name twice… seriously, the Venezuelan in me over took my speech and added an accent over the o, Oh! No! We had the pleasure to step backstage before his set and chat about what life on the road has been like, his music, the collaboration of his latest single and learn more about his personal likes. Matoma is a chill cat that plays killer beats and lets the wold inspired him… We loved our time with him and hope you enjoy our interview with him. Check out our one one one with the DJ and let us know what you think below!!

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The Chainsmokers – Friendzone Tour

The Chainsmokers Friendzone Tour
The Chainsmokers
Friendzone Tour

Like many, we were introduced to The Chainsmokers by their hit single “Selfie”. We remember walking the grounds of Ultra ’14 as they hit the main stage and since then been huge fans! Always making sure we catch their sets if we find ourselves in the same festival, writing about their latest single and (the coolest part of all) chatting – via email – about their latest work and upcoming shows. So, after missing them at TomorrowWorld and finding out they were coming to Indy, we arranged for a killer night. We brought our intern Juan Carlos Paredes to snap pix and review the show! Check out what his impression of the show:

HALFWAY THROUH THE FRIENDZONE!! INDY WAS 🔥 LAST NIGHT! SO PUMPED FOR ST LOUIS TONIGHT!!

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Since we showed up a little we got to see what the crowd was like. So far it’s exactly what I was thinking it would be, a lot of Indy folk looking to have a good time. A lot of pretty girls, hyped dudes, and everything in between. My favorite part was seeing all the pacers jerseys.

Alex Paredes & Juan Carlos Paredes at The Chainsmokers - Friendzone tour
Alex Paredes & Juan Carlos Paredes at The Chainsmokers – Friendzone tour

Super Duper were on stage when we arrived. A group I’ve never heard of before. Their style is a mixture of chill house and upbeat. They have a live drummer on stage which I thought is petty cool. They threw in some random bangers that got the crowd vibing to their mellow mix. Shaun Frank came next. First song, Banger! Also, his first time in Indy. Shaun threw killer beats from the beginning and I made me fall in love for his style. During his set we had the opportunity to interview Matoma, which was an awesome experience. But from what I remember (I was sober the whole time) it was exactly what the crowd needed to keep hype for the next two sets.

Boom! Keep an eye on raannt.com for our interview with @matomaofficial!!!!! A video posted by Raannt (@raannt) on

Matoma was amazing! I’m not just saying that to brown nose either. I will admit I was not familiar with his music beforehand but my immediate impression of him was nothing but positive. His blend of tropical house and popular music was incredible. The crowd, and myself, would loose their minds whenever the build up came to a popular song followed by an intense drop. On top of all that, I really enjoyed whenever he, and the other performers, would throw on another dope song from another dj. I heard some Kaskade, Skrillex, Steve Aoki, The Weeknd, Taylor Swift, and the list goes on. Not only was Matoma good but we had the pleasure of seeing him perform from backstage.

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The Chainsmokers: Holy. Shit. I knew they were good but they were on a whole other level. Right before they started we were upfront trying to get a good angle for pictures and next thing I know the bass drops (right after the intro) as I’m standing next to the speakers and I nearly lost my balance! They started with a lot of their popular songs and transitioned into a laundry list of songs I’ve never heard of. I didn’t realize that they had trap songs which lead to my pleasant surprise. Not only were they amazing but their set lasted for a respectable amount of time. They had a blend of their own songs, some mixes, and some bangers all blended smoothly. Overall, it was an amazing concert, full of energy and unreal beats!.

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