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Insomniac Announces Details Including Artist Lineup for the 3rd Annual White Wonderland New Year’s Celebration

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Tickets for the 21+ event go on sale Saturday, Nov. 23, at Noon Pacific Time

 

Insomniac invites fans to celebrate the beginning of a brand new year filled with endless possibilities at the third annual White Wonderland on New Year’s Eve at the Anaheim Convention Center. The 21 and older event features an all-white dress code for attendees, complimenting the all-white décor and production elements that will transform the venue into a magical playground as fans count down to 2014.

“I always look forward to White Wonderland as it gives us a chance to look back at the wonderful memories we made during 2013 and celebrate new possibilities and surprises to come in the new year,” said Pasquale Rotella, CEO and founder of Insomniac. “The all-white costumes our fans put together are always so creative and really add to the atmosphere of the event.”

White Wonderland will immerse fans into an intimate wonderland environment, featuring whimsical, white costumed theatrical performers and dancers as well as state-of-the-art, winter inspired stage production and lighting design. Six talented artists will create the soundtrack for the countdown to the New Year.

This year’s lineup includes:

ATB

Congorock

Cosmic Gate

Dash Berlin

Laidback Luke

Steve Angello

Added to the lineup will be one up-and-coming DJ chosen from submissions to the Discovery Project competition, presented by Insomniac and Moto X. The Discovery Project is an ongoing competition series that aims to give emerging artists the opportunity to share their music with a larger audience and perform at Insomniac’s festivals and clubs shows. The winner will perform at White Wonderland and have a one-on-one mentoring session with world-renowned artist Laidback Luke in addition to other prizes.

Interested artists can visit www.discoveryproject.com to enter the competition as well as view competition rules and more Discovery Project information.

White Wonderland is a 21 and older event. General admission tickets are priced at $99, and VIP tickets are available starting at $175, before service fees. VIP amenities include a separate entrance to the festival for expedited access, exclusive VIP deck with a full cash bar overlooking the stage, and a souvenir laminate and lanyard.

Tickets are on sale now at www.whitewonderland.com.

 

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Chasing Nashville’s Helena Hunt…Best New Country Singer of 2013!

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On the new Lifetime reality series Chasing Nashville, breakout star Helena Hunt is labeled as The Plain Jane, but there is nothing plain about the girl from North Carolina who we believe will be one of the next huge country stars.  We’ve watched all 5 episodes of this show, and while all of the girls have talent in an American Idol sort of way, no one touches the soul or passion of Helena Hunt.  We’re not really sure what it is about her that we love so much but her sound is old and new at the same time, in a refreshing woven tapestry that is undeniably her own sound.  Helena Hunt is new and refreshing.  If that wasn’t enough, she is almost unwilling to change her outer appearance, asking why can’t her music stand alone to qualify her as a contender in the music industry.  Oh darling…it does! And the fact that she is unwilling to change is a style of her own.  In a world of glitz and glam and girls who are more obsessed with what it means to be a country star, Helena Hunt just is a country star, because she knows who she is and doesn’t want to change.  What an amazing role model for all of us, young and old.

Watching her performance of her new single Make a Wish on Me, we began tearing up, in one of those small moments, when you know you have just witnessed a star in the making.  Unbelievable! After the episode, we downloaded the single and began listening to it non-stop in our car.  Today, we played the song for one of our closest friends, a die-hard country music fan and ask her what she thought, without telling her who was singing.  “Is it Miranda Lambert?  Is it Jennifer Nettles? Is it Carrie Underwood?  OMG, that’s amazing.  Totally haunting.  I’ve never heard anything like it.  It makes me want to cry.”  We agree.

Helena Hunt is the biggest breakout country music star of 2013, and she doesn’t even know it yet.  Watch out 2014…there’s a new star on the rise. (We’re hear the show’s been canceled, but you can still see the past episodes on the network site! We’re begging Lifetime to air the rest of the season!) Check out her live video below and make sure to buy the single below.  You won’t be able to turn it off! We love her!

 

Buy Helena Hunt‘s single Make a Wish on Me on iTunes Now!

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Foy Vance…A Backstage Interview

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The moment he opens his mustached mouth you get the same fabulous feeling as when a cool blonde slides a glass of Jameson your way across the bar; a little Irish sure does do a body good.

We fancied that if Foy Vance could travel from Europe to Nashville for us, we could road-warrior our way from Indianapolis to Music City for him. 
Why not? We’d been fans of his yearning-filled heartbreakers for years, having first heard his album “Hope” while strolling through the streets of Manhattan.
We stood tapping the toes of our ankle boots on a chilly night, hands jammed in our pockets.  We were ready to wait, as good diligent fans, till the doors of The Basement would open to let us in.  But sooner than we anticipated, the doors opened and Foy and his band stepped out onto the bar’s weathered porch. In a thick daydream-inducing accent, he announced that he wanted to sing a couple of songs for those too young to get in or too late to snag the sold out tickets.  Outside, in our world, he played two songs that elicited a sing-along and soft applause, everyone wowed by the gracious unexpected serenade, making us love him even more. 

Afterward, we followed the band back to their RV, and got to ask the blue eyed charmer a few questions.

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Raannt: How would you describe your style?
Foy Vance: Honest.

RT:  Describe the audience you usually look out into the crowd and see.  What kind of people resonate with your music?

FV:  It is ever-changing.  There was a time when I was growing up when you were either a mod or a rocker or a punk.  It was quite segregated.  But now the vast majority of people I know are into everything from Black Sabbath to Celine Dion.  That’s a bad example: she’s terrible, I think.  (To which our photographer and his manager heartily disagreed.) Maybe everything from Black Sabbath to Michael Jackson.  People are into music that matters, that speaks, although it used to be quite segregated.  So I don’t really think of a specific audience because people are so aware of what truth is. They’re exposed to so much.  Music shouldn’t be a marketing exercise.  You should be putting out what you believe in.

R:  How has your fan base grown here in America?

FV:  I think that [being featured on] Vampire Diaries and House helps.  Over here that’s a bigger thing than other places.  People used to listen to the radio. Now people are watching True Blood and say “What the f*** is that song?”  That’s been a huge part of it, that’s why tonight is sold out.

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R: How do you define sexy?
FV: You.
(Did we mention he was a charmer?)
Really, it’s anyone who doesn’t realize they’re sexy.

R:  Who are a couple musicians you love that deserve more attention?

FV:  You’re looking at them. [Pointing at band mates.]  Conor is in The Uncontested, which got rave reviews on the Irish Times and from the BBC.  Lee, my manager, writes songs that would break your f***in’ heart.  Whether you like it or not, and you may not: it’s true. There are two types of music: true and not so true. True and Justin Bieber.

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R: What are the three simple luxuries you love having with you from home for your time on the road?

FV:  My girlfriend, making love to her, and a CD of ‘The Uncontested’ (bassist Conor McCreanor’s band.)

His eyes danced while we chatted, hands busy rolling a cigarette, a slight grin constantly spreading under an upturned copper mustache that’d make a bare-knuckle boxer from a couple hundred years ago jealous.

We joined the crowd filling The Basement to the brim and spent the next couple of hours swaying, swooning, and singing along.  The notes from Foy’s new album “Joy of Nothing” came accompanied with stories and swigs of beer.  On more than one occasion, he called incredible southern songbirds out of the audience to come join him onstage, as if they were old friends.

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There was pure Nashville magic mixed up in his lilting lyrics, the exposed brick, and neon lights.  We joined him in the last chorus: “When I need to get home, you’re my guiding light, you’re my guiding light.”  Over & over & over we sang, in fact, we sang him right out of the building.  We sang until we were all a little raspy and till that Tennessee tavern felt just like a pub full of friends. 
Maybe even an Irish pub at that.

Buy Foy Vance’s newest album Joy of Nothing or any of his albums here at iTunes!

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Written by Kate Martin for raannt

Images by Kate McKallagat

 

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Sandro Silva “Payback” Out NOW on Revealed Recordings

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Beatport Release on Nov 11th

Sandro returns with another highly addictive tune to up-the-ante on his name for A-grade club fuel. Premiered by Hardwell during his Tomorrowland set and gaining the biggest sit down moment of the entire festival, Sandro deals a first-class club weapon upon Revealed with emphasizing his catchy electro tendencies to score his most personal and powerful solo offering of 2013.

 

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Greg Cerrone “Rise Together feat. Koko LaRoo” Out Now on Ultra Music

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Dance music is a way of life; a religion. However, very few can actually say they were born into the scene. Greg Cerrone is dance music royalty. Being the son of legendary disco producer/live drummer Marc Cerrone, Greg has travelled the world and been a part of dance music’s most jaw dropping moments…but more about that soon.

With his new Ultra Music single “Rise Together featuring Koko LaRoo.” Greg proves that top-notch song writing runs deep in the Cerrone family with a slice of pop for the dance floor. As the title implies, “Rise Together” is highly uplifting – the perfect soundtrack for moments such as conquering the Rocky steps in Philly, driving a monster truck over crushed cars or a Man vs. Food challenge.

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Ultra Worldwide Taking over South Africa and Japan in 2014

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We’re major fans of Ultra Music Festival and we’re super excited to see that the experience is traveling the world.  Now fans from South Africa and Japan have the chance to see what we’ve been experiencing for years!

Having already established gargantuan events in Miami, Argentina, Chile, Croatia, Brazil, Korea and Ibiza in its 15-year history, ULTRA SOUTH AFRICA and ULTRA JAPAN will be the EIGHTH and NINTH international editions of the Miami super festival, making ULTRA WORLDWIDE the most international festival brand in the world by quite some way, with events on no less than FIVE CONTINENTS!

ULTRA SOUTH AFRICA
February 14 – Ostrich Farm, Cape Town

February 15 – Nasrec Showgrounds, Johannesburg

Tickets on sale now

Phase 1 line up:

Tiest, Alesso, Nicky Romero, Krewella, W&W, Goldfish, Black coffee, Mi Casa, Euphonik & DJ Fresh

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Hardwell Premieres New Single, “Dare You,” via Shazam…First Ever!

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Shazam and Hardwell team up to release his latest his newest single “Dare You”.  This will make Hardwell the first artist to ever release music exclusively through Shazam.  People are asked to “Shazam” a 20 second clip on Hardwell’s YouTube page and in doing so it will unlock the full song within the Shazam app.

“The launch of the new Hardwell single through Shazam is the first time ever the music mobile application has premiered new music. Fans will be invited to Shazam a 20 second clip launched on Hardwells official YouTube channel and upon receiving the Shazam result the brand new single will stream exclusively within the app.

The release of Hardwells brand new single follows a hugely successful month for the DJ / Producer. He has been voted the worlds #1 DJ by readers of the coveted DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs poll, announced a weekly show on Capital Xtra, sold out London’s Brixton Academy and two consecutive nights at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse plus premiered his debut movie / documentary ‘I Am Hardwell’ at Amsterdam Dance Event.

More than 15 million tracks are tagged, on average, each day. Over 375 million people around the world have used Shazam and the service has driven more than $300 million in the sale of digital goods in the last 12 months. Each month the app adds 10 million new fans and has surpassed over 10 billion tags!

Hardwell is signed to Revealed / Relentless & the new single is due for release on 5th January 2014 in the UK and November 13 on Beatport.”

 

 

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John Digweed Live in Argentina

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Following the critically acclaimed release of his concept collaboration album ‘Versus’ – a joint venture with fellow Bedrock stalwart Nick Muir and ten other collaborators that was unveiled exactly 1 month ago – John Digweed now looks forward to his next big project, as he announces the forthcoming release of his 4-part album and bonus DVD ‘Live In Argentina’.

The long-awaited fourth installment of his much loved ‘Live In…’ series – succeeding ‘Live in Cordoba’ (April 2012), ‘Live in London’ (December 2012) and ‘Live In Slovenia’ (May 2013) – ‘Live in Argentina’ is set for release on December 9, 2013 through Bedrock Records.

Taken from the live recordings of two phenomenal gigs at Rosario & Buenos Aires in September 2013, where John played to over 14,000 people and over 12.5 hours over the 2 nights. the Bedrock label boss proudly presents a 4xCD & 5×12″ Vinyl release, featuring 5 hours of music from artists such as Tiga Vs Audion, Tiefschwarz, Deetron, Nick Curly, Martin Buttrich amongst many others . This, along with a DVD of footage from the Argentina shows and bonus footage that really captures the magic that happened that weekend ,will be available exclusively from the Bedrock store premiering December 9th.

The DVD features 40 minutes of live footage from Rosario & Buenos Aires along with commentary and interviews with John about getting to the gigs and his anticipation of both parties. Filmed and edited by Our Man In The Field, the recording really captures an intimate view of the clubbers at both Metropolitano and Mandarine Park along with its host John Digweed giving an amazing first hand representation of the parties and the vibrant scene in Argentina.

The exclusive deal of the 4xCD limited edition signed slipcase version and the DVD is only available to pre-order through the Bedrock store. 

John Digweed – Live in Argentina

4 x CD / DVD / 5 x 12″ Limited Edition Vinyl

Released December 9th 2013

CD1

1. Terranova – Painkiller – Michael Mayer Mix

2. Mama-Don’t Stop The Beat – Tiefschwarz Remix

3. Jacob Phono & Jens Bond – I Stay

4. Jacob Phono & Jens Bond – Lick Your Brains

5. Jimpster – Brought To Bare ft. Jonatan Bäckelie – Deetron Remix

6. Fairmont – Lie To Me.

7. Mario Aureo & Manuel Moreno – Arosis – Sebo Remix

8. Dubb Disko – Please Don’t Go

9. Vinayak A – Set Her Free – Martin Buttrich Remix

10. SuSoul – Cosmic Theater – Pete Herbert Remix

11. Leave – No Doubt – Lopazz Remix

12. Paul C & Paolo Martini – The Race feat. Mousse T

13. Coma – Les Dilettantes – Roosevelt Mix

CD2

1. Le Carousel – Stick Together – Phil Kieran Remix

2. Our Loving Sun – To Disappear – Ripperton Remix

3. Paul C & Paolo Martini – Red Swan

4. Martin Buttrich & Mousse T. – Sunseeker

5. Jagwar Ma – Come Save Me – The Pachanga Boys’ Jagwar Pawar Version

6. H.O.S.H. – Dancer

7. Traumer – Sofa

8. Martin Buttrich & Davide Squillace – BCN Motion

9. Oscar Barila & Sergio Parrado – Redemption

10. Deetron feat. Ben Westbeech – Rhythm – Instrumental Mix

11. Deetron feat. Ben Westbeech – Rhythm

12. Rebelski – The Rift Valley (Lee Van Dowski Binary Re-Up Mix)

CD3

1. Dan Curtin –  Got Me Somethin

2. Funk D’Void – Lambo PM

3. Dia – Sights

4. Marst – Control Room

5. The Japanese Popstars – Pump Power – Marino Canal Remix

6. Nick Curly – When The Wild Horse

7. Tiga VS Audion – Let’s Go Dancing

8. Satoshi Fumi – The Messenger – Ian O’Donovan Remix

9. The Japanese Popstars – Out of Nowhere – The Japanese Popstars Remix

10. Slam – Eterna – John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix

11. Daniel Dexter – Why So Serious? – Uner Remix

12. John Digweed & Nick Muir  Versus Ian O’Donovan – Dawnbreaker

13. John Digweed & Nick Muir  Versus Carlo Lio – Infinity Road

14. Alex Niggemann – Tangram (The Bright End)

CD4

1. Adam Beyer & Ida Engberg – You Know

2. Deetron – Character Beats

3. Breccia – Indigo

4. Amir – Katatonisch – Butch Remix

5. Sebastian Markiewicz – Fibre – Phil Kieran Remix

6. Aidan Lavelle – Issues

7. Aidan Lavelle – Direction

8. Nuno dos Santos – Mon Toy – Gregor Tresher Remix

9. John Digweed & Nick Muir  Versus Jamie Stevens – Prism

10. Pele & Shawnecy – Roach Hotel

11. Carlo Lio & Harvey McKay – Fuck Jack

12. The Advent – Disco Diva – Uto Karem Remix

13. Arjun Vagale – Kempai – Jon Rundell Remix

14. Harvey McKay – Push It

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All Trap Music Volume 2 out November 17

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Track lists:

CD 1:

1: Major Lazer – Jah No Partial (Yellow Claw & Yung Felix Remix)

2: Figure – The Brown Note

3: A-Trak Feat. Juicy J, Jim Jones, Flatbush Zombies & El-P – Piss Test

(Flosstradamus Remix)

4: Diplo Feat. Nicky Da B – Express Yourself (Gent & Jawns Remix)

5: Disclosure Feat. Eliza Doolittle – You & Me (Baauer Remix)

6: UZ – Trap Shit V13              

7: ELOQ – Level 60                  

8: Massappeals – BAWS                    

9: Buku – Bootyclapasaurus              

10: Charlie Traplin x Sentinel – Money

11: Jelacee – Roswell

12: JiKay & MNKN – Thug Love                      

13: Massappeals – I Do             

14: JiKay & MNKN – Pop It                   

15: Luminox – Tantrum             

16: Mark Knight feat. Sway – Alright (Damn Kids Remix)

CD 2:

1: Stooki Sound & Mr Carmack – Uppers    

2: Jamie Lidell – What A Shame (RL Grime & Salva Remix)

3: Flosstradamus & DJ Sliink – Test Me (UZ Remix)

4: Jackal – Shakedown (LOUDPVCK Remix)

5: Keys N Krates – Dum Dee Dum   

6: Flosstradamus & DJ Sliink – Crowd Ctrl 2.0       

7: gLAdiator x Stooki Sound – Scared Now

8: MNKN – A.I.W.I.B     

9: The Mighty Cream x Dukez Up – Battle Axe       

10: Flux Pavilion Feat. Childish Gambino – Do or Die (Flosstradamus Remix)

11: Carnage – Bang!     

12: Amplify Dot Feat. Busta Rhymes – I’m Good (Hucci Remix)

13: Stooki Sound & Muramasa – RVRE

14: Lindsay Lowend – GT40    

15: Templa – Fracture    

16: Friction & Skream Feat. Scrufizzer, P Money and Riko Dan – Kingpin (Rockwell Remix)

17: RL Grime – Shells

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