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Modbap Modular to Showcase Line of new Eurorack Modules at NAMM 2024

Modbap Modular (Booth 10900) will be showcasing six of its latest groundbreaking Eurorack modules during the 2024 NAMM Show at
The post Modbap Modular to Showcase Line of new Eurorack Modules at NAMM 2024 appeared first on Gearjunkies - Music tech news, Reviews, Videos, Synthesizers, Studio, Recording.
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SOMA Laboratory Launches Metaconformer Modular MIDI Processor

OMA Laboratory, maker of experimental synthesizers and sound machines including the legendary LYRA-8 Organismic Synthesizer, announces its new Metaconformer modular
The post SOMA Laboratory Launches Metaconformer Modular MIDI Processor appeared first on Gearjunkies - Music tech news, Reviews, Videos, Synthesizers, Studio, Recording.
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Midnight Pool Party Drops Infectious Disco House Single ‘BADDIE ERA’

Darren Morilla & Oliver Dela Cruz are the creative minds behind Australian disco/dance-house project Midnight Pool Party. They have been around for a few years now with a knack for making fun, helplessly catchy dance music.
They recently closed out 2023 with a disco house heater titled ‘BADDIE ERA,’ a uplifting track full of bright melodies with a simple message – celebrating how far they’ve come, being proud of the people they’ve become, and remembering that it’s never too late to do achieve your goals. 
Listen below!
This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Midnight Pool Party Drops Infectious Disco House Single ‘BADDIE ERA’
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44 Ardent’s LP ‘leo’ Is A Masterpiece

When it comes to avant garde electronic music, Australian artist 44 Ardent stands at the forefront. His music explores a myriad of sub genres in the electronic music realm, time and time again pointing towards his artistic genius and prowess.
He recently unveiled his LP ‘leo’, a 14-track masterpiece that is a beautifully executed ride from start to finish. His ability to make the listener feel emotions from the pluck of a note is incredible, as he weaves a dynamic tapestry of blissful, nostalgic, even hopeful arrangements throughout. A few standouts include “bitbybit” – the retro-house track that puts you in your feels instantly. “mightaswell” traverses the deeper UKG sounds while “serenity” offers a chilled out, lo-fi esque sound that is irresistible.
Check it out below!
This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: 44 Ardent’s LP ‘leo’ Is A Masterpiece
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KRK Unveils New CLASSIC 5 Studio Monitor Pack

The CLASSIC 5 Studio Monitor Pack by KRK has been unveiled, including two monitors, cables, and two split foam monitor wedge isolation pads.  KRK has released the new CLASSIC 5 powered studio monitors. The CLASSIC 5 is an active, two-way studio monitor that utilizes a 1-inch textile soft-dome tweeter paired with a 5-inch glass aramid [...]
The post KRK Unveils New CLASSIC 5 Studio Monitor Pack appeared first on DJ Life Magazine.
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Insomniac Wraps Up their 30th Anniversary with Exceptional Edition of Countdown NYE [Event Review]

Original Photo by Orhun Uygur for Insomniac Events That’s a wrap on 2023. Insomniac, the foremost promoter of North America West Coast raves, just capped off their 30th anniversary year with Countdown NYE at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino. Featuring incredible performances from Tiësto, Oliver Heldens, Kayzo, Eli Brown, the Chainsmokers, deadmau5, Porter Robinson and many more; all amongst the theme of an impending alien invasion. This year’s Countdown just got even bigger and better, as Insomniac always seems to do.
As per usual Countdown was held at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, so if you’ve been to another Insomniac festival there, it’s a pretty easy place to navigate. Headliners were greeted by a photo opp featuring the invading Lazer Rayz as well as the Ravebots from last year’s edition of Countdown. Insomniac again comes through with a super immersive environment featuring all sorts of alien performers, flying saucers and just a general feeling like you are in the Twilight Zone. It’s all in good fun of course, the main danger is alien probing.
Original Photo by Jake West for Insomniac Events The stages and production were bigger than ever. The main stage at Countdown is the Mothership and it is a gigantic screen in the shape of a flying saucer equipped with a mind-blowing amount of lasers and pyro stacks along the bottom part of the stage. While it would be kinda cool if there was a giant alien behind the stage, like the Grimm at Escape, there’s something to be said for just blowing away the crowd with the maximum amount of lighting, color and lasers.
The second stage was Nebula and it was essentially a mini version of the Mothership. The screen on the stage was more trapezoidal, but it was the same concept, complete with lasers and pyro. The third stage was Area 51 which hosted Bassrush for the weekend. Head bangers were treated to sick stage design featuring screens shaped like capsules with aliens floating in suspension were broadcast on the stage.
One major change from Escape was that the Factory 93/Insomniac Records stage, the Twilight Zone (not the show) got moved indoors to one of the hangars near the south part of the NOS Center. Not only were the vibes on point, but an indoor stage is very welcome when the weather is on the colder side. (Sidenote: This was the best weather I’ve experienced at Countdown in as long as I can remember. See last year’s recap.) A fifth stage, Galactik Gate, was also added. It was an outdoor stage just south of the lagoon, where the Psycho Circus is usually located for Escape. It hosted Space Yacht and Lost in Dreams over the weekend. While I did not catch a set at this stage, it seemed like it was going off whenever I walked by.
Original Photo by Jake West for Insomniac Events As always, the lineup was absolutely stacked. And, heading into 2024, it seemed like all the artists were embracing hard techno and hard dance in general. For Saturday I decided that I wanted to explore as many stages as I could and that I would try and check out some artists whose sets I don’t usually get to catch. I arrived just in time for Morten’s set at the Mothership and met a friend, and just like that, the weekend was off! Morten dropped a bunch of his Future Rave hits and just brought incredible energy.
After that, I knew that I had to get some techno in, so I headed to the Twilight Zone and caught some of Layton Giordani’s set. Like I mentioned before, the indoor stage was such a nice change of pace, and heated too! After that I headed back to the Mothership for Mau P’s set. Hard to believe it’s been a year since the Dutch producer burst onto the scene with “Drugs from Amsterdam.” Fast forward a year later and his set was filled with other hits including “That Bounce” and “Metro.”
Original Photo by Orhun Uygur for Insomniac Events Next, Alison Wonderland took the stage, and this is where the hard techno really took over. She started out with some of her more old school trap stylings and her psychedelic visuals were mind blowing. Eventually though, the thumping kick drums of her hard techno took over. Here’s hoping for more of this from Alison in 2024.
I headed over to the Nebula stage for 4B x JSTJR and they dropped an unrelenting set filled with hard techno. The intro was actually JSTJR’s just released single, “Bassline.” These two understood the assignment and delivered maybe the most energetic set of the weekend.
Original Photo by Jake West for Insomniac Events Although, that honor might go to the man who followed them on the Nebula stage, Kayzo. Kayzo absolutely killed it with an impressive and innovative set of hard dance music. This man dropped everything, heavy dubstep, hardstyle, hard techno, hardcore, Kayzo put on an absolute masterclass.
For Day 2, I pretty much just planted myself at the main stage, the lineup was too stacked. SOFI TUKKER started the night off and they were incredible. They basically went from their hit with John Summit “Sun Came Up” into blistering techno, all the while their backup dancers brought the energy. This was the perfect set to kick things off on New Year’s Eve.
One of the quirks of Countdown is the sometimes strange scheduling, since top tier artists are probably playing multiple shows. That’s why the Chainsmokers took the stage at 6:40 PM and absolutely packed out the Mothership. Having just buzzed his hair, Drew and Alex, unchanged, took the stage and mesmerized the crowd with a set that incorporated all of their classic hits like “Don’t Let Me Down”, “Paris”, “Closer” and “Something Just Like This” with a variety of drops and mashups across the spectrum. Techno, psy-trance, drum & bass, Alex & Drew threw it all down. Oh, and of the course, the lasers.
Original Photo by Ivan Meneses for Insomniac Events After that Oliver Heldens took the stage, and he blew the crowd away with a mix of some Oliver Heldens classics, some new Hi-Lo tracks, and everything in between that Oliver always incorporates into his sets. His remixes of “Push Up” and Dua Lipa’s “Let’s Get Physical” were also highlights. Finally, deadmau5 was up on the main stage, and he kept the good times going. Joel opened things up with some dark techno, but eventually he started mixing in all of the deadmau5 classics, from classics like “Some Chords”, “Channel 43”, “The Veldt”, and, of course, “Ghosts N’ Stuff”.
I finally broke from the main stage to check out APASHE’s set at Area 51, and, oh boy, the classically trained trap lord did not disappoint. The Belgian-Canadian producer showed why his blend of classical and electronic is on the cutting edge. It’s all the energy of a dubstep set with the precise musicality and instrumentation of a John Williams’ score. 10/10 recommend checking out APASHE if he visits your town.
From there, there was no question where I was going to ring in 2024. At the Mothership stage with Porter Robinson. This was Porter’s first appearance at Countdown since he closed out 2019’s edition. The fan favorite did not disappoint, dropping some of his classics from his Worlds period, including “Easy” and “Language” at midnight. After that Porter thrilled with some hard dance tunes. At one point, he told the crowd, “I know you like ‘Shelter’ but we’ve got 10 more minutes of rawstyle before that.” What a way to bring in the New Year.
Original Photo by Ivan Meneses for Insomniac Events There you have it, Insomniac continues to dominate. Even with no shortage of options on one of the biggest party nights of the year, Insomniac still managed to pull together one of the most impressive lineups of any festival that went on this weekend. Countdown 2023 was business as usual for Insomniac. I’d expect nothing less than excellence in live events in 2024. Beyond Wonderland will be returning to the NOS Events Center in March, and tickets are also available for EDC Las Vegas in May. Keep following Insomniac’s socials for updates on festivals in Southern California.
This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Insomniac Wraps Up their 30th Anniversary with Exceptional Edition of Countdown NYE [Event Review]
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10 Brand-New Songs for Your January Wedding Playlist

Enjoy the January 2024 edition of “Behind the Wedding Music,” a resource to help build wedding playlists for DJs. Each month we will highlight new songs and include a line of song lyrics, a description of the song’s emotional profile, and a few fun facts — designed to help you advise a wedding couple if [...]
The post 10 Brand-New Songs for Your January Wedding Playlist appeared first on DJ Life Magazine.
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DJ Idea Sharing: Venue vs. DJ – Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner

It’s one of the great struggles in the mobile-DJ-vs.-venue dynamic: The DJ’s set-up area and its relation to all the dancefloor action. DJs for decades have been walking into venues ready to put on a great show, only to have their expectations destroyed when the catering manager tells them they are over in the corner, [...]
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Close To Monday Calls on DJ Slevin For House Remix of “Religion”

The rising synth pop duo enlists DJ Slevin for a trippy house & darkwave electro remix of their latest single. Emerging indie electronic duo Close To Monday – composed of producer Alexander and singer/songwriter Ann – have recently called upon DJ Slevin for their latest release. On their newest single, “Religion,” Close To Monday, along [...]
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Sports Illustrated: The Party Hits Las Vegas for Big Game Weekend

SI The Party presented by Captain Morgan returns for Big Game Weekend 2024 at XS Las Vegas on Feb. 10. Sports Illustrated: The Party will make its XS Las Vegas debut on February 10, 2024 as the event series returns for Big Game Weekend ’24 in Las Vegas. Presented by Captain Morgan, SI: The Party [...]
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Versatility & Portability: Numark Mixstream Pro Go

Could the new Numark Mixstream Pro Go be the Swiss Army Knife of all-in-one DJ controllers? Let’s investigate.  Swiss Army knives are known around the world for their versatility. They feature all manner of handy tools. They’ve become so famous that the very term has been used to describe almost anything that is versatile and [...]
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Function Loops releases free Psytrance Bass VST Instrument

Function Loops has announced the release of Psytrance Bass, a free virtual instrument plugin featuring 40 professionally designed bass multi-sampled presets.
Psytrance Bass is perfect for adding rhythmicity, depth, and richness to your tracks. This plugin is a must-have for any Psy & Progressive producer looking to up their bass game. Psytrance Bass comes with an array of parameters and effects such as ADSR envelope, LFO modulation, distortion & cabinet, cutoff filter and voice mode selector with glide.
The presets were designed by a famous Psytrance artist and are perfectly tuned, balanced and shaped to let you get the desired bassline in no time (no need to add any extra plugins to sound FAT).
Psytrance Bass is available in VST & VST3 for Windows and VST & VST3 and Audio Unit for macOS.
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free download 40 multi-sampled presets 226MB size on disk global volume and panning ADSR envelope LFO modulation Distortion with cabinet Filter module mono/legato/poly mode with glide 100% royalty-free Available via here
The post Function Loops releases free Psytrance Bass VST Instrument appeared first on Decoded Magazine.
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Matoma: Love for the Beat & More

DJ LIFE catches up with Matoma about album number 3, how his music has matured & his interests have broadened. After nearly 10 years on the music scene, Matoma has cemented himself as one of the leading names within the electronic-music circuit. Born Tom Lagergren in Åsnes, Norway, Matoma has delivered some of the biggest [...]
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Powerful: Avid’s Pro Tools Sketch

“Sketch is both a window inside of Pro Tools, as well as an app for use on Apple iPad tablets.” Something occurred to me recently as I was working my way through some of the software and hardware that’s in my home studio. It’s a thought that’s both overly simplistic, but also, I believe, a [...]
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The Best Electronic Album of 2023 You Probably Haven’t Heard Yet

Vancouver’s own multi-talented artist, Vandelux (Evan White), has just dropped his long-awaited debut album, ‘When The Light Breaks,’ via TH3RD BRAIN records, and it’s a sonic journey worth taking. In a musical landscape flooded with releases, ‘When The Light Breaks’ stands out as a hidden gem, a testament to Vandelux’s unique approach to electronic music.
Evan White, the man behind the moniker Vandelux, is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and vocalist whose global perspective is deeply ingrained in his music. The album draws inspiration from the amalgamation of his past city dwellings—Vancouver, Deland, Luxembourg—culminating in a sound that is both familiar and refreshingly new.
The fourteen-track album, described by Vandelux as a four-year therapy session, is an emotional rollercoaster that navigates through the highs and lows of life. Vandelux’s craftsmanship is evident in his ability to balance the personal and universal, creating songs that resonate with listeners on a profound level.
Listeners are treated to a musical feast that includes fan favorites like “Leave It Alone” with Tyler Mann, “All I’ve Ever Known” (longlisted in the CBC Searchlight 2023 competition), and “By Your Side” with Tailor (featured on SiriusXM Chill and BPM playlists). The album has already made waves on the Billboard Hot Electronic/Dance Chart, with “Matter Of Time” spending nine weeks in the spotlight.
Beyond the studio, Vandelux’s live performances have left an indelible mark on fans across major cities in the US and Canada. The summer tour, including sold-out shows in Los Angeles, New York City, Denver, San Francisco, and Vancouver, showcased Vandelux’s prowess as a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and vocalist. The anticipation for the album reached a fever pitch during the tour, setting the stage for its triumphant release.
‘When The Light Breaks’ is not just an album; it’s a testament to the power of music as a therapeutic medium. Vandelux’s introspective journey unfolds through each track, inviting listeners to connect with their own experiences. In a year filled with electronic releases, Vandelux’s debut album stands tall as a must-listen, destined to be recognized as one of the best electronic albums of 2023.

Follow Vandelux on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: The Best Electronic Album of 2023 You Probably Haven’t Heard Yet
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Close To Monday Enlist Slevin For Hypnotic Melodic House Remix

European duo Close To Monday has been making waves at home and here in the US with their irresistible synth pop laden sound. Reminiscent of bands like Boy Harsher and CHVRCHES, they still have carved out a unique sound for themselves that has earned them top 3 charting positions in the Netherlands along with international acclaim for their visually stunning music videos.
Now, they’ve enlisted Slevin for a mesmerizing remix of their song “Religion“, exploring the depths of melodic house and techno driven by Close To Monday’s hypnotic vocal performance. By blending different elements of darkwave, house and techno, DJ Slevin shows off the remix’s versatility while also proving it as a dynamic piece of art that doesn’t stick to one genre.
There’s plenty more to come from Close To Monday, including new music every month. In the meantime, enjoy the remix below!
This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Close To Monday Enlist Slevin For Hypnotic Melodic House Remix
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All You Need to Know About the Launch of THE EDIT Studio at DJX ‘24 [Interview] 

There are big plans for the inaugural edition of THE EDIT Studio, and DJ LIFE learns more from Shawn Hazan, CEO of HMG. Slated to make its debut at DJX ‘24, there are big plans for the inaugural edition of THE EDIT Studio. With early registration now open for DJX ‘24, past and upcoming attendees [...]
The post All You Need to Know About the Launch of THE EDIT Studio at DJX ‘24 [Interview]  appeared first on DJ Life Magazine.
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Keys N Krates: Making ‘IN:TENSION’

Amid their new IN:TENSION album, a collab with Ciara, and coinciding tour, DJ LIFE caught up with Keys N Krates to get the inside scoop.  Keys N Krates have built a venerable reputation as one of the leading live electronic acts today. On the strength of its onstage instrumentation, energetic sets, and string of hits [...]
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DJ Disciple: A Memoir With Meaning

As popular as house music may seem to us now, we’re not seeing too many published memoirs from the genre’s influential DJs – not just yet.   However, with “The Beat, The Scene, The Sound: A DJ’s Journey through the Rise, Fall, & Rebirth of House Music in New York City,” DJ Disciple and collaborator Henry Kronk bring a [...]
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Inside Position: Start Planning Your 2024 Marketing Strategy & Avoid Analysis Paralysis

Embrace the opportunities for innovation, stay attuned to industry trends, and approach the new year with a proactive and adaptable mindset. For many marketing professionals, managers, directors, and CMO’s, the end of the year marks a pivotal moment for reflection, evaluation, and strategic planning. It’s an opportune time to assess the performance of your marketing [...]
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10 Brand-New Songs for Your December Wedding Playlist

Enjoy the December 2023 edition of “Behind the Wedding Music,” a resource to help build wedding playlists for DJs. Each month we will highlight new songs and include a line of song lyrics, a description of the song’s emotional profile, and a few fun facts — designed to help you advise a wedding couple if [...]
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Mobile DJ Profile: Allstar Entertainer, Jersey Jock Gregg Alfonso

Toms River, N.J. – Ask Gregg Alfonso from Allstar Entertainment DJs how he got started in the business and he’ll tell you it was trial by fire.   He had been working for a multi-op in his South Jersey hometown of Toms River, when the owner died suddenly. He had nowhere to turn. It was 2006 [...]
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Cristian Marchi Drops Vibrant House Single “Fast Cars & Superstars”

Boasting a musical journey that spans over three decades, Cristian Marchi emerges as an iconic figure in the vibrant tapestry of the Italian dance scene. Whether commanding the stage in clubs, festivals, or prestigious events, both in Italy and beyond, Marchi’s performances are unequivocal triumphs, characterized by his unmistakable passion and a distinct style that consistently leaves audiences in awe.
Recently returning to the studio alongside music producer Paolo Sandrini, Marchi has unveiled his latest single, “Fast Cars & Superstars.” This track seamlessly encapsulates Marchi’s signature style and features the commanding vocals of Reverend Haus, a prominent DJ, producer, and singer from Los Angeles, adding a unique dimension to the composition. This track stands as an anthem for all of you night owls who relish the energy of nightclubs, wild parties, and the electrifying rhythm of the dancefloor.
Listen below!
This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Cristian Marchi Drops Vibrant House Single “Fast Cars & Superstars”
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