DJ KONFLIKT returns with a another episode of Decoded & discussing the idea of NOT TAKING ANY FU@#IN REQUEST!?!

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Ticketmaster is taking its social media game to the next level, with a new Facebook integration which allows fans to purchase tickets directly on the social network, without having to link to another site.

As part of the Facebook news, Ticketmaster also reveals that former Facebook exec Michael Cerda is joining the Live Nation-owned giant as senior vice president, Consumer Products, reporting to Ticketmaster president Jared Smith. At Facebook, Cerda led product and technology teams building Music, Notify, News, and other consumer-centered products.

Like the partnership with Bandsintown announced last month, Facebook’s integration makes use of Ticketmaster’s transactional Partner API to embed ticket transaction technology into Facebook. This new functionality streamlines the consumer experience and will be available through Facebook’s mobile web platform, apps, and desktop. The program is live now, with general admission tickets for about 75,000 events ticketed by Ticketmaster. It plans to add 5,000 events every month over a rolling period until it includes the entire Ticketmaster portfolio, according to Smith.

The Facebook and Bandsintown integrations represent a “second tier of strategy,” Smith says, which, instead of marketing toward pulling traffic to ticketmaster.com, sees the firm make its inventory available on other platforms where consumers live. “Instead of having to always pull somebody in and communicate with them on our own platforms,” Smith says, “we want to take content to them, and do both really well.” Continue reading →

After finishing his home studio, deadmau5 gives us the full tour, revealing his extensive collection of gear. Plus a production tutorial with Steve Duda.

It’s not uncommon for deadmau5 to give fans an inside look at his studio and production process, but never has he revealed such an in depth tour of his workplace.

He recently built a new studio at his home in Toronto, which used to be the master bedroom. His modular gear collection is a work of art and we can only imagine what it’s like creating music with those machines, plus he’s got a custom Modcan synth, the only one of it’s kind. Not to mention his ATC monitors likely sound as crisp as humanly possible. Check out what other instruments, gadgets and toys he uses in the video.

Razer, the company behind the Razer Music Portal and education program, tapped deadmau5 for a special tutorial session.

Inside his meticulously built studio he is joined by collaborator and friend Steve Duda to talk about melodic structuring, an aspect of his productions that continues to draw listeners to his music. He uses Ableton to guide us through a song called ‘Imaginary Friends’, a new track he revealed on Soundcloud back in November. Watch the video below to get valuable insight into deadmau5’s production process and look for more new music coming soon.

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DJ Vice & the Electric Taco journey continues…Vice had to take it to Boyle Heights with the homie, Wilmer Valderrama! From learning English to making it in the industry, jump in his Tesla & ride to Guisados!

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After what feels like an eternity for Drake’s Views From the 6, he has finally locked down an official release date: April 29.

Drizzy is coming in live from S.O.T.A. Studios in Toronto with Oliver El-Khatib for episode 19 of OVO Sound Radio. Before he started the October Firm mix, he tells us that he’s still putting the finishing touches on Views, and there’s a wealth of tracks to look out for. “It’s not a short ting. There’s a lot of music on there,” he says.

For months on Instagram, we’ve been following Drake and Noah “40” Shebib as they continued to give fans hints about recording Views from candid photos in the studio to playing ping-pong during their breaks. Drizzy recently teased a projection (or possible artwork?) of the “6 God Is Watching” in London, which follows the same theme of his previous billboards in Toronto. Now that the album is about two weeks away, Drizzy season is finally upon us.

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Once more in 2016, Space Ibiza has been crowned #1 in DJ Mag ‘s annual poll of the word’s best clubs.
The White Isle superclub beat out last year’s Brazilian winner Green Valley for the top spot, returning for what’s their fourth win in the poll. But as DJ Mag point out, it will the last time you can expect to see Space Ibiza on the list. “This will be the venue’s final year of operation,” they write. “Widely regarded as one of the greatest clubs of all time, the Ibiza superclub has stood on the same site for over 25 years, and will close its doors at the end of the summer.”
Green Valley has been bumped down to the #2 for 2016, while Amnesia, Pacha Ibiza and South Korean nightspot Octagon round out the top five.
But the best thing about this year’s poll? An Australian club has made the cut. Sydney’s Chinese Laundry has clocked in at #80 on DJ Mag ‘s publicly-voted poll, the first time they’ve made the list since 2010. With dons like Sasha, Kolsch and Scuba all stopping by for sets in the past year, shout-outs from Flosstradamus and consistently excellent weekly line-ups, it’s not hard to see why Laundry raked in the votes.
All up 36 different countries are represented in 2016’s poll, from Colombia to new Middle Eastern entry the United Arab Emirates. See the full list below or on the DJ mag website.

DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs 2016
1 Space Ibiza, Ibiza
2 Green Valley, Brazil
3 Amnesia, Ibiza
4 Pacha, Ibiza
5 Octagon, South Korea
6 Zouk, Singapore
7 Hakkasan, Las Vegas
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Eric Forbes returns to Club Killers Radio with a hard hitting open format mix for that ass! Check out the full track list after the jump! All 59 tracks! Continue reading →

This past Saturday at Atlantic City’s Wav Nightclub, Skrillex threw down an unreleased ID that left fans in an undulating frenzy. Featuring Rick Ross on lyrics, the track is much more than just another bangin’ tune.

It seems that Skrillex is hitting Hollywood once again, this time for one of the year’s most anticipated films.

We can’t say for certain, but with the track’s hook, “Suicide Squad,” and the mention of a “purple Lambo,” this very well could be the theme for Jared Leto’s upcoming Suicide Squad. As of yet, the track is still an ID, but we can already picture this blasting in the background of an action sequence for the feature film.

It’s no secret Skrillex has been delving deeper into the world of hip-hop, as evidenced by his colossal work with The Game on “El Chapo”. Intelligent percussion and classic horn arrangements support Rick Ross’ bars, and it’s not long before the track progresses into Skrilly’s characteristic scintillating leads. Stay tuned for this one, it’s going to be big.

Below is an extended clip of the track, and we’ve also added a video of the purple Lamborghini in question… You decide, is it for the movie?

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As global club culture continues to evolve and adapt to consumer demand, the role of the resident DJ is shifting in tandem with market demands, with residents becoming increasingly overlooked in favour of big name headliners. With electronic music now so popular, some club owners would rather focus their attention on drawing people in by booking the biggest names they can.

Today, there are still plenty of DJs who preside over their own domain every week, at some of the UK’s most important clubs – from Krysko and Greg Lord at the Warehouse Project, to Craig Richards and Terry Francis at fabric, the inimitable Harri & Domenic at Glasgow’s Sub Club and Just Jack’s Tom Rio and Dan Wild in Bristol. Sub Club’s Domenic has been playing at the Glasgow venue since 1994, with partner in crime Harri. “At a weekly club they are the backbone of the night.,” he affirms, “being there every week they come to understand the crowd’s energy better than anyone else. They feel the changes in mood and can react to them quicker.”

The Role of the Resident
While, more often than not, they play second fiddle to the headliners, the role of the resident is absolutely crucial in building the identity of a club; they are the club’s ‘face’. Due to the regularity of their appearances they become attuned to the crowd, learning the finer details of the venue’s acoustics, becoming masters of the sound system and becoming intrinsically connected with the club and its punters. They will play at all different times of the night, sometimes warming up, occasionally playing at peak time and sometimes closing, too. So, with this in mind, they achieve an understanding of their club and its patrons that is un-paralleled; a symbiosis that is unique to them.

These local ties are essential for many DJs and something that no touring DJ can ever truly get a grasp of, unless they have many years of experience. Similarly, anyone who plays at the same club on a regular basis will also provide a service to the club’s headliners by warming up the crowd and helping the guest DJ to get an understanding what makes the club tick.
“if a DJ has never stepped foot in a particular club it’s sometimes difficult for them to get a feel of what it’s all about straight away. Having someone who plays there every week helps. From there, the guest can then put their own unique slant on things and develop the rest of the night in their own way.”

Headliners and Touring
In Ibiza nights are built around a resident name – from Guetta at Pacha to Carl Cox or Richie Hawtin at Space. But the resident headliner position is one that seems to remain quite unique to Ibiza and doesn’t occur as often elsewhere in the world.

As times change, resident DJs have become increasingly overshadowed by guests and, sadly, the lure of touring the globe has become a far more attractive prospect to most up and coming DJs. It’s understandable, even DJ Domenic acknowledges the fact that being a resident can be less than glamorous to the younger generation of DJs, “I suppose if you were a young guy, travelling all over the world DJing in different places would seem more glamorous than playing in your home town every week,” he says, before adding, “but not every home town has a club like the Sub Club.”

How many more DJs will follow in the footsteps of Craig, Domenic and their ilk is yet to be seen, in some respects the future of resident DJs looks a little bleak. Let’s hope club owners remember just how important a resident can be in nurturing the club’s image and clientele, attracting guests who want to play alongside them and laying the foundations for a prosperous future.

Domenic for one is sure they will retain their place as the key component of a great club night. “I think there will always be a future for good resident DJs, you need someone who knows the crowd, the sound system and the club itself. They need to be the platform that the guest DJ builds from or, when there is no guest, they need to be good enough to carry the night on their own.”

Long live the resident DJ.

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This week, SoundCloud rolled out its music subscription service, SoundCloud Go. And it’s actually pretty decent…

The Basics:

For the first 30 days the service is free, $9.99 a month on Web/Android thereafter and $12.99 a month for iOS.
Go boasts a huge catalog of songs: approximately 125 million, making it attractive to a wide range of music listeners.
The platform already has 175 million monthly users who have been using the service for free.

Getting Started:

The app was easy to download via the App Store. I didn’t need to enter any account details as it is already attached to my Apple ID. I simply clicked install and a few moments later I was in the app.

I opted for a 30 day free trial and began searching for music.

On first impression, I noticed the interface of the app looked clean, making it really easy to navigate my way around. I began searching for artists and quickly realized that the library of music was vast.

Catalogue:

There is a ton of content on the app, from DJ mixes to chart music from major artists and independent artist alike. Listeners can pick the song they want to listen to as well as upload their own content.

Though, the music is currently not organized in a logical way. If you type in a global artist’s name, a remix or cover by someone else may be one of the top results.

For me, this was a non-issue as I like to discover complete new music and unique versions of songs. But, if you are simply looking to listen to a particular artist, this could be slightly annoying as you would have to scroll through to find exactly what you are looking for.

Although, if you are looking for a particular song and you type in the name of the song and artist, the results that are populated are very accurate.

Sometimes it can be difficult to differentiate what’s paid and what’s free. Songs from the paid subscription service are mixed in with free music, so there’s no way to differentiate between the two unless you have the knowledge of the artist.

Music Discovery:

After about 5 minutes of using the app and listening to artists that I typically enjoy, I stumbled across a handful of other artists and songs that I never heard of before.

These songs were by independent up-and-coming artists. The best part is that these tracks were playing directly after massive hit songs by international artists.

This is great music discovery for music listeners like myself and improves the chances of emerging artists getting noticed.

Stations:

Like other subscription services in the streaming market, SoundCloud has Stations. This feature is handy when looking for new music to listen to. You can start it off by selecting a song, and the feature then formulates other songs based on the initial track selected.

Verdict:

Overall SoundCloud Go is a great service, although there is room for improvement in terms of the organization of the songs in search results. That being said, it’s still early days, and updates will undoubtedly follow.

Go definitely has the ability to compete with other major music streaming services, like Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal, and with some work this could be a very solid service.

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Forget DJ sets – it’s perfectly common to hear The Chainsmokers‘ 2015 hit, “Roses,” in the grocery store nowadays. The duo’s career-redefining release has become so widely celebrated that even after Drew revealed how he made the drop in a production tutorial video, music fans have called for more insight into the making of the track.
In a new video uploaded to Billboard’s YouTube channel, Drew and Alex discuss different aspects of how “Roses” came together – namely, how they ended up collaborating with the track’s featured vocalist, Rozes. Among other things, the duo reveals that Drew recorded a vocal sample himself, a subtle element of the arrangement that makes Rozes’ contribution “sound super full and awesome,” as Drew puts it.
With the 2016 festival season now underway, we can’t wait to see what else The Chainsmokers have got in store for us. Until they drop their next track, though, check out the video above and get a bit of insight into how they made “Roses.”

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Let me upgrade ya! Snapchat, that is.
Snapchat unveiled a massive update to its popular messaging app on Tuesday, replete with a slew of new functions. Chat 2.0, as the company is calling the new iteration, will enable users to effortlessly switch between communication mediums — whether it’s text, voice or video — as the conversation dictates.

That biggest advancement comes to the platform’s video and audio chats. For one, you can now initiate a video or voice call without having to already be chatting with the other person. What’s more, you’ll be able to post photos from your camera roll live, during the call. If the person you’re calling doesn’t pick up, you can now leave a short audio or video “note” — basically a GIF-length reaction shot of your mug. What’s really cool is that users will be able to swap amongst these mediums — voice and video, calls and notes, along with text — on the fly during the course of a conversation.

Text chat also received a significant upgrade with the new ability to upload multiple photos simultaneously as well as active hyperlinks. Smaller improvements include an auto-advancing Snapchat Stories for hands-free viewing and the addition of 200 new stickers. Finally, the company overhauled its privacy center — relax, the Terms of Service haven’t changed one iota — making it abundantly clear exactly what the company does with your data. The latest version of Snapchat is currently available for download from iTunes and Google Play.

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