DJ Deville on Club Killers Radio
DJ Deville is now back with us in the USA! He’s been killin it in Shanghai the past year and this mix right here is inspired by the sights and sounds of the pool party scene in south east Asia. It’s a perfect blend of chill house vibes and familiar vocals.
Make sure you check back with in a couple days as we have an exclusive Deville WMC bootleg pack that will be available for download here on the blog.
Posted by Alex Dreamz
Beatport Launches Free Streaming Music App for Mobile
Beatport, the one-stop music store and streaming service for DJs and EDM junkies, has released the company’s first-ever mobile app for iOS and Android devices. The app gives users access to Beatport’s free streaming service, with its millions of songs, plus charts, playlists and other new features including a souped-up events calendar.
“The evolution of Beatport involves far more than just streaming music,” said Greg Consiglio, president and COO of SFX, which acquired Beatport in 2013. “We’ve built the definitive home of electronic music in all forms and formats, including festivals and events, streaming, music downloads and news and information available on web and mobile.”
Beatport has named T-Mobile its charter partner for the app and streaming service. In 2014, the mobile phone carrier launched its Music Freedom program, which removes all data charges from streaming music through popular services.
Outside of mobile, the company also announced the beta version of Beatport Live, a new video streaming platform that will let fans watch live and recorded streams of DJs in HD audio and video. The company’s core entities include Beatport Pro, a desktop music manager and media player for DJs, a music download store of the same name, and Beatport.com, the umbrella site where the free streaming service lives.
Posted by David Miller
Mike Free Files Second Lawsuit Against DJ Mustard
In December of 2014, a producer named Mike Free filed a lawsuit against collaborator DJ Mustard for not receiving proper credit or compensation for his contributions to 20 of Mustard’s biggest hits. The original complaint named eight songs, but a new, amended version balloons that list to 20, five of which — “Banjo,” “Nothin’ Like Me,” “Thuggin’,” “Be Real,” and “It Ain’t You” — Adam claims at a minimum he co-produced.
“Mike is a real class guy,” says his lawyer, intellectual propert attorney Robert Allen. “All he’s looking for is to be properly credited and paid for the things that he did. He doesn’t have any ill will toward Mustard. No bad blood. It’s just about the work that he did in creating these songs, and the masters, and being properly credited and compensated.”
According to the suit and an interview Free gave with Complex, the story begins in 2011. Free (real name Mikely Adam) had started making beats while still in high school in Los Angeles and Mustard (real name Dijon McFarlane), who had already graduated, offered to place his tracks with artists he was starting to connect with, like YG, Ty Dolla $ign, and Tyga. Within six months, Mustard had placed two of Free’s tracks; Tyga’s “Rack City” and 2Chainz’s “I’m Different.” But, according to the suit, Mustard failed to honor an oral agreement, claiming he had produced the tracks himself.
In 2012, after a reconciliation between the two, Mustard claimed again that he had solely produced “T.O.” with Problem and “Make It Clap” with YG. In the former case, for example, Free composed the musical track and combined it with Mustard’s drum track, which became the base for Problem’s lyrics. To avoid future situations like these, Free entered into a written agreement with Mustard’s production company, Top Liner (which can be viewed online, along with other relevant documents to the case), stipulating his share of advances, fees, and royalties from tracks he created or co-created. He maintains that Mustard went on to breach their contract, which was then allegedly terminated via text message exchange between the two parties, a claim Mustard denies.
In the list of documents is a January letter from Francois Mobasser at law firm Myman Greenspan Fineman Fox Rosenberg & Light responding to the allegations; Mobasser says that Free must provide notice of the breach and the opportunity to cure, or rectify the situation, adding that Allen’s original letter contains incorrect assertions and that Free himself breached the production agreement. At the end of all that, Mobasser provides a $2,500 producer fee for eight tracks and a production credit for Free for another 10.
Though Allen does not have an estimate for how much Free is owed in total, he claims a percentage that roughly breaks down to 25 percent of musical compositions he co-created with Mustard and 20 percent of songs containing a sample (such as “24 Hours,” which samples YG’s “I’m Good”). “My Nigga” and “Show Me,” both of which Free asserts he wrote the whole musical composition, entitling him to the entire share attributable to the creator of the music, minus the samples (in this case, 40 percent).
A representative for DJ Mustard did not have a comment on the case at press time.
Posted by Harley Brown (via Billboard)
Krewella debut new single ‘Somewhere to Run’ at OMNIA Las Vegas
So much of Krewella’s recent timeline has been caught up in drama surrounding their split with Rain Man, that it’s refreshing to present a new single from the duo. Just a mere five days after Rain Man unveiled his first solo track, Yasmine and Jahan have returned with their own new original, “Somewhere to Run.” The single was debuted on Friday night at the sisters’ inaugural performance from Omnia nightclub in Las Vegas where they hold a monthly residency.
While much of their past productions have dabbled in pop-friendly dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass, their newest single offers something of a new direction. As one fan on Facebook put it: “it sounds like Daft Punk and Lady Gaga made a track together.” While most dance music purists would shudder at the comparison, the influence on the production is certainly clear and showcases a new side to the sisters. The single is out now on iTunes.
Posted by David Miller (via DancingAstronaut)
Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft MO – Lean On (Official Music Video)
“India is special and its beauty absolutely humbled me. When we toured there as Major Lazer, it was mind blowing to see our fan-base and we wanted to incorporate the attitude and positive vibes into our video and just do something that embodies the essence of Major Lazer. Major Lazer has always been a culture mashup and to us, India feels like some kind of special creature with one foot in history and one firmly in the future. The experience is something we’ll never forget.“
– Diplo on making the “Lean On” video in India
Posted by David Miller
Brace Yourself: Here come the iPad DJs
Budding bedroom DJs and wannabe DMC finalists will be getting a new a new tool to add to their arsenal later this year in the form of a wireless crossfader called Mixfader.
Launched today by DJIT – the company behind the popular DJ app Edjing – the Mixfader does as you might expect: it let’s you control playback between virtual decks when used in conjunction with an app.
While any self-respecting DJ app will give you a virtual crossfader, the Mixfader has been designed specifically to let ‘turntablists’ make the precision movements required to carry off more intricate scratches or mixes.
Connecting via Bluetooth, the fader will play nicely with “any smartphone or tablet,” according to the company and won’t suffer from latency issues when trying to pull off technical scratches. You wouldn’t want lag ruining your best DJ QBert impression, now would you?
What Edjing isn’t ready to disclose right now is the price, although it’ll undoubtedly end up a whole lot cheaper than a new mixer and a set of decks.
The Mixfader is set to arrive this Fall, and when it does, there will be one less reason to dust off your real turntables.
Posted by Ben Woods (via TheNextWeb)
OMNIA lives up to the hype, Reveals the Future of Nightclubs
Holy mother of holy.
This past weekend marked the grand opening of the new super club, OMNIA, and it was one of the greatest unveilings in modern club history. With Calvin Harris ringing in the opening night, OMNIA Nightclub is a vast new establishment based in the heart of Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas. Since Las Vegas is already home to some of the biggest and best nightclubs in the world, OMNIA Nightclub couldn’t have picked a more competitive atmosphere in which to launch a new establishment.
However, after opening night, any doubts were put to rest. The sheer beauty of the club makes it one of the most desired places in the world as it trumps most of the other clubs on the strip. The second night kicks off later this evening with Calvin Harris again, and tomorrow will play host to Justin Bieber’s birthday party. You can grab tickets to these events here.
Although no official album has been uploaded, you can check out some of the pictures from opening night below:
Posted by David Miller (via YourEDM)
Photos by Rukes
4 Vegas Nightlife Power Players Talk Being Tastemakers and Why DJs ‘Are the New Pop Stars’
Jesse Waits
Managing partner, XS, Tryst at the Wynn Hotels
When Jesse Waits, now 39, moved to Las Vegas in 1996, he arrived with a few thousand dollars and promptly spent it on a 1965 Ford Thunderbird. Thirteen years later, he opened the $100 million mega-club XS, dedicating one weeknight to house music. “Everyone was skeptical, but it was gigantic,” he recalls. Today, XS is the highest-grossing club in the country and maintains a roster of EDM superstars, including Skrillex, David Guetta and Kaskade, many of whom Waits pals around with off-duty. Plus, his prized Thunderbird now belongs to Avicii, a gift for the Swedish DJ’s 21st birthday — a purely sentimental token, considering his rumored rate of $400,000 per gig. Waits won’t discuss figures, but he will confirm the value of a star DJ. “They’re the new pop stars — and unlike singers and rappers, they can perform all night.”
Jason Strauss
Co-founder, Strategic Hospitality Group
Vegas is full of nightlife impresarios who claim they brought EDM to the city, but Jason Strauss, 40, may actually be the first: In 2006, his Strategic Hospitality Group threw a Memorial Day weekend party featuring Erick Morillo at Marquee. “After that, we became the strip’s first nightclub strictly dedicated to EDM,” says the executive, who in addition to Marquee is behind Lavo and Tao. Back then, most clubs hid their DJ booths in the corner because “it was all about the scene.” Today, the booth is often the priciest part of the decor. To ensure the good vibes go until morning, Strauss partnered with the Cosmopolitan and Austin-based C3 Presents to schedule afterparties for shows held at the hotel’s Chelsea Ballroom and Boulevard Pool. Also keeping things fresh? “We sprinkle in other styles, like Snoop [Dogg]’s residency [at Tao],” he says.
Alex Cordova
Executive VP Marketing, Hakkasan Group
As Hakkasan Group lunges toward a takeover of the Strip, acquiring Angel Management Group and The Light Group and adding clubs like 1 OAK and Light to its roster, Alex Cordova is behind the scenes steering the message. The 36-year-old oversees Hakkasan Group’s PR and marketing and is heavily involved with the much-anticipated new club Omnia, which opens its doors this month with Justin Bieber’s 21st-birthday party and a performance from Calvin Harris. “It’s going to make a splash,” Cordova says. After revamping clubs at the Paris Hotel and Caesars Palace, he joined Angel Management Group in 2008 to work on Wet Republic, one of the first day clubs to feature such EDM heavyweights as Kaskade and Deadmau5. “For some of them,” he says, “it was the first time they were coming to play Vegas.”
Zee Zandi
VP Brand Development and Entertainment, The Light Group
After holding top positions at some of Las Vegas’ most powerful nightlife companies — The Wynn and Angel Management Group (now under Hakkasan Group) — Zandi, 40, was tapped by Vegas powerhouse (and Swedish House Mafia manager) Amy Thomson to oversee electronic music programming for the Mandalay Bay’s Light nightclub and Daylight day club in 2013. The clubs, which are operated by The Light Group (also under Hakkasan), pair in-demand DJs like Disclosure and Fatboy Slim with Cirque du Soleil visuals. Now, Zandi is tasked with maintaining momentum. She spends a few weeks each year attending industry conferences and such festivals as Amsterdam Dance Event and the BPM Festival to find out what’s next. “We’re known as tastemakers,” she says, “which is unusual for Vegas.”
Posted by Megan Buerger (via Billboard)
Dady’O Cancun Every Thursday in March
Last Thursday night Club Killers fam DJ Ikon threw down a killer set & kicked off our month long “Club Killers Experience” @ Dady’O Cancun.
Everything Thursday night in March a Club Killers Crew DJ from Las Vegas will take the decks, first off it was Ikon, followed by Alex Dreamz, JD Live, & last but not least, XS & Tryst Las Vegas resident DJ Mike Carbonell. The legendary Dady’O Cancun is without a doubt one of the most infuential nightclubs for the past 20 years.
We will also be filming our official music video for our Cancun X Single. Make sure you enjoy the FREE DOWNLOAD below.
Posted by David Miller
DJ Serafin on Club Killers Radio
This past week we featured our long time friend & contributor DJ Serafin. A well-known rising star and an established performer in the international DJ community, his particular mix of hip-hop, house, pop and rock has been wowing audiences throughout the U.S. and has established him as an elite force in the musical world. Make sure you check out his new mix & track list after the jump! Continue reading →