• Satoshi Tomiie explains his iPad DJ setup

    Updated: 2012-02-11 10:25:52
    Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Satoshi Tomiie explains his iPad DJ setup Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Satoshi Tomiie explains his iPad DJ setup 10 February , 2012 1.04AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Videos ios ipad satoshi tomiie saw recordings Japan’s Satoshi Tomiie of Saw Recordings walks viewers through his new iOS-enabled DJ setup , which utilizes two iPads with Native Instruments’ Traktor in order to afford full hands-on control over key parameters . An additional iPhone gives him that goes-to-11 extra bump . Tomiie recently remixed Guti’s Keep It” for Saw Recordings check it here and don’t miss Tomiie’s most recent Beatport top 10 featuring cuts from Jay Shepheard , SLG Axel

  • Grammys Countdown: Will Skrillex win Best New Artist?

    Updated: 2012-02-11 10:25:52
    : Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Grammys Countdown : Will Skrillex win Best New Artist Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Grammys Countdown : Will Skrillex win Best New Artist 9 February , 2012 11.02AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Music News Electronic dance music is enjoying its most successful period ever , whether you measure it in terms of commercial success , cultural credibility , or simply the diversity of music available across the spectrum from pop crossover to underground niche . Now , this Sunday , there’s a chance that EDM will make history once again . For the first time , an artist from electronic dance music’s ranks has been nominated for the Grammys’ Best New Artist award .

  • Track Of The Day: Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug (Todd Terje Disco Dub)

    Updated: 2012-02-11 10:25:52
    : Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Track Of The Day : Roxy Music Love Is The Drug Todd Terje Disco Dub Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Track Of The Day : Roxy Music Love Is The Drug Todd Terje Disco Dub 8 February , 2012 4.55AM Written by : Philip Sherburne Filed under : Music News lindstrom prins thomas roxy music todd terje track of the day You probably didn’t see this one coming : the Norwegian nu-disco dons Todd Terje Lindstrom and Prins Thomas have taken on two Roxy Music classics Usually , edits of tunes this hallowed are resigned to the bootleg bin , but this is a legit release courtesy Virgin UK , making us feel like we should send fresh flowers to someone in the A R department over there ,

  • Introducing: Shades

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    : Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Introducing : Shades Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Introducing : nbsp Shades 7 February , 2012 12.01PM Written by : mferry Filed under : Music News introducing shades synthemesc Of the many exports of the gem state , one I would have least expected is quality live electronica . Idaho’s Shades a four-man outfit , is at the forefront of the burgeoning really Boise scene , and their debut release , Clear Motions Synthemesc Recordings caught the ears of everyone that heard it coming down the content pipeline a few weeks back . It’s heated haze-wave to the core and is the perfect soundtrack to the upcoming summer season . Lucky for us , the guys had a few minutes to

  • Tune in to Beatport Live with Fred P

    Updated: 2012-02-11 10:25:52
    Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Tune in to Beatport Live with Fred P Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Tune in to Beatport Live with Fred P 8 February , 2012 11.09AM Written by : BeatportSean Filed under : Music News beatport live black jazz consortium fred . p soul people music ustream Beatport Live goes big with a set from Soul People Music owner and Black Jazz Consortium creator Fred P He’s on the decks at our Berlin office right now , bringing you the deepest shades of house . Don’t miss this special set , streaming live right here See Ustream.tv beatport for more Beatport Live sessions , including sets from Catz n Dogz , Morgan Page , Mano Le Tough , Samples , DNAE beats and more . 0 Comments

  • A tribute to Frank Tovey’s Fad Gadget

    Updated: 2012-02-11 10:25:52
    Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation A tribute to Frank Tovey’s Fad Gadget Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item A tribute to Frank Tovey’s Fad Gadget 9 February , 2012 8.02AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Music News fad gadget frank tovey mute Commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the death of Fad Gadget founder Frank Tovey Mute NP Contemporary Art Center , and Envoy Enterprises are launching an exhibition dedicated to the life and work of the groundbreaking electronic musician . The group show and performance series runs from March 1 until April 8 at various locations in New York , and features a diverse list of artists including Fischerspooner Ike Yard Olaf Breuning , Xeno Oaklander , Edwin

  • Scuba: The Hope

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    : Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Scuba : The Hope Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Scuba : The Hope 9 February , 2012 2.01PM Written by : Caleb Rakes Filed under : Videos hotflush recordings scuba The Hope is the first single to be lifted from Scuba’s forthcoming album on his own Hotflush Recordings In what looks like to be a busy year for the infleuntial label , it was recently announced that Jimmy Edgar is also to be releasing his next album through Scuba’s label . You can catch Scuba playing live from our Berlin office as part of our Beatport Live series on Wednesday February 22nd , beginning at 18:00 CET . Get these tracks on Beatport.com 0 Comments 437 Views Get The Hope' on Beatport now Tags

  • Sounds To Sample Tutorial: How To Produce Avicii’s Levels Intro

    Updated: 2012-02-11 10:25:52
    : Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Sounds To Sample Tutorial : How To Produce Avicii’s Levels Intro Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Sounds To Sample Tutorial : How To Produce Avicii’s Levels Intro 10 February , 2012 6.02PM Written by : mferry Filed under : Videos Wondering how your favorite producer gets those huge leads or that luscious wobble Our production-focused sister site Sounds To Sample just might help you find the answer—or at least give you a starting point in navigating today’s double-black-diamond VSTs . In this episode , the reverse engineers at the Sounds To Sample lab dissect the intro to Avicii s chart-topping , festival-smashing 2011 anthem Levels If you’ve got Native Instruments’ Massive

  • Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka: Halo

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    : Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Benjamin Damage Doc Daneeka : Halo Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Benjamin Damage Doc Daneeka : nbsp Halo 10 February , 2012 3.00PM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Videos 50 weapons benjamin damage doc daneeka The latest from Modeselektor’s 50 Weapons imprint is They Live an album-length collaboration from UK funky deep-techno types Benjamin Damage and Doc Daneeka After their previous output , the album’s actually surprisingly subdued , with dusky synths over crisp , pitter-pat drums , but play it loud , and its full potential is immediately apparent . The video here is for album cut Halo a meditative bubbler perfect for warm-up sets and Valentine’s Day

  • Now in Mashbox: New tracks from Mousse T., Freemasons + more!

    Updated: 2012-02-11 10:25:52
    : . Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Now in Mashbox : New tracks from Mousse T . Freemasons more Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Now in Mashbox : New tracks from Mousse T . Freemasons more 10 February , 2012 3.03AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Music News ipad mashbox Ready to play with music Beatport has a brand-new selection of pre-cut music packs now available for Mashbox the app that lets you mash-up your favorite dance music and pop songs on your iPad . This week , we bring you a special Valentine’s Day edition perfectly tailored for the occasion—a selection of the sultriest , sexiest house , deep house , and even deeper house , with just a touch of edgy , delectable tech : Mousse T .

  • Beatport’s guides to dub, hip-hop, neo-soul + more

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    , , Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Beatport’s guides to dub , hip-hop , neo-soul more Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Beatport’s guides to dub , hip-hop , neo-soul more 7 February , 2012 10.02AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Music News black history month Dance music is universal , but its roots overwhelmingly reach back to black cultures and their musical traditions around the world . Funk and soul are the source of disco , house , hip-hop , electro , jungle , even techno , and despite dance music’s global reach , many of its key innovations originated in black communities in cities like Chicago , Detroit , New York , and London . In recognition of Black History Month , we highlight some

  • Track Of The Day: Makoto - What Do You Want

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    : Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Track Of The Day : Makoto What Do You Want Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Track Of The Day : Makoto What Do You Want 10 February , 2012 6.00AM Written by : BeatportSean Filed under : Music News 7even recordings makoto track of the day LTJ Bukem’s label Good Looking Records was the first official home for Japan’s Makoto His journey began there with jazzy , acoustic feel to drum bass on his debut LP , Human Elements Turning the pages of Makoto’s career , his adventures since then have led to his own label launch , sentimentally named Human Elements and its offshoot , HE:Digital Last year’s debut on his own label proved that Makoto hasn’t only been open to new

  • Must Hear Tracks: Week 6

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    : Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Must Hear Tracks : Week 6 Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Must Hear Tracks : Week 6 9 February , 2012 5.37AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Music News must hear tracks This week’s essential listening includes new cuts from Nick Curly , The Scumfrog , Felix Cartal , ZZT , Nicky Romero , Feed Me Gemini , Scuba , Deetron , and more . Read on to check out our editors’ must-hear tracks across 18 different genres and subgenres . 10 Must Hear Tech House Tracks Week 6 Click here to go to the chart on Beatport . 10 Must Hear House Tracks Week 6 Click here to go to the chart on Beatport . 10 Must Hear Progressive House Tracks Week 6 Click here to go to the chart on

  • Black History Month: Legends

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    : Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Black History Month : Legends Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Black History Month : nbsp Legends 8 February , 2012 8.50AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Music News black history month In a continuation of our Black History Month coverage , we spotlight the careers of some of the artists whose work best expresses the overlap between popular music and black culture . Read on to explore the music of Ron Hardy , Frankie Knuckles , Funkadelic , Lee Scratch Perry , and more . Ron Hardy Chicago’s Ron Hardy helped build the bridge from disco to house music , ushering in a twisted , new electronic sound in the early 80s . His performances at the Muzic Box were

  • On Rotation: Staff Picks Week 6

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    : Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation On Rotation : Staff Picks Week 6 Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item On Rotation : Staff Picks Week 6 7 February , 2012 7.06AM Written by : Beatportal Filed under : Music News on rotation staff picks This week , our editors wax ecstatic over new releases from Goth-Trad , Jacob Korn , Tropic of Cancer , and a new mix of classic dub reggae . From chilly post-punk to deep house , you can go either way--either luxuriate in the freezing temperatures out there , or dream of sunnier days . Christine Kakaire Merchandising Manager Berlin Various Artists Mind The Dub Xelon Entertainment Is there any genre that radiates warm summer vibes more than dub You can practically feel

  • Nicolas Jaar: Materials

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    : Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Nicolas Jaar : Materials Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Nicolas Jaar : nbsp Materials 8 February , 2012 10.20AM Written by : Caleb Rakes Filed under : Videos circus company nicolas jaar Nicolas Jaar’s Marks Angles EP on Circus Company tends to get overshadowed by his album Space Is Only Noise and the releases on his own label Clown And Sunset Still , that 2010 EP was pivotal for him , and if it hadn’t been for tracks like Marks , 8221 Angles , 8221 and Materials , 8221 then his career might have developed very differently indeed . To help jog our memories , Pondr have produced an extremely weird and surreal video to accompany Materials , 8221 featuring floating

  • SceneStar Interview: Shigeto

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    : Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation SceneStar Interview : Shigeto Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item SceneStar Interview : nbsp Shigeto 9 February , 2012 3.25AM Written by : mferry Filed under : Videos ghostly international shigeto Shigeto s shades of cool , melodic , instrumental hip-hop are a welcome respite from four-to-the-floor . His latest album , Lineage is yet another solid-gold LP from Ann Arbor’ Ghostly International Missing from Lineage is the drum-machining maximalism present in his debut , Full Circle replaced instead with a kind of liquifying blend of dare-I-say jazzy IDM gasp that could only be created by a producer brought up on a steady diet of jazz and Motown . Learn more about

  • Tune in to Beatport Live with DJ Dan and DJ Hero

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    Beatportal Home Skip to Content Skip to Navigation Tune in to Beatport Live with DJ Dan and DJ Hero Main Feed Submit Content News Radio Show Podcast Video Track ID Tip us on news Back to Main Feed Next Item Tune in to Beatport Live with DJ Dan and DJ Hero 10 February , 2012 9.01AM Written by : BeatportSean Filed under : Music News beatport live dj dan dj hero ustream Tune in to Beatport Live today at 3pm MST 5pm EST 22:00 GMT as we present an extra saucy extravaganza in electronic music . Breaks producer and remix specialist DJ Hero tackles the first hour of our live stream , followed by a man who needs little introduction : the West Coast house music legend DJ Dan . Don’t miss a minute of the action . See Ustream.tv beatport for more Beatport Live sessions , including sets from Fred P ,

  • How to Create Your Own Music Genre

    Updated: 2012-01-31 00:26:58
    Skip to Main Content forgot password Username : Password : Sign up Login Home Download Free Music New Album Reviews Browse Artists Browse Fans Artist Interviews Music All Genres Hip Hop Rap Country Rock Pop Christian Instrumental Metal Artists All Genres Hip Hop Rap Rock Country Dance Indie Rock Instrumental Videos All Videos Hip Hop Rap Rock Pop Alternative Acoustic Experimental Articles All Categories DIY Interviews Reviews Blogs Producer's Corner News Features Home Articles DIY How to Create Your Own Music Genre Song of the Day Retro-futuristic love theme Artist : d-be 0 Add to Playlist 0.89 How does my band get here How to Create Your Own Music Genre By steffmetal on Jan 30, 2012 at 6:26pm in DIY Once upon a time music genres were largely defined by geography Bands who played the same

  • Sting – Successfully Blending Pop, Rock, Reggae, Soul, Jazz & New Age Music since the 70s

    Updated: 2012-01-29 15:03:32
    “Roxanne”, “Can’t Stand Losing You”, “So Lonely”, “Message in a Bottle”, “Every Breath You Take” – when contemplating Sting’s career, invariably his hit songs with The Police come to mind, the band he had his big breakthrough with as a singer in the last ‘70s and early ‘80s. Sting on June 30, 2011 at a [...]

  • Kristen Faulconer Scores Video Game, Rocks Red Carpet

    Updated: 2012-01-21 00:30:26
    , Skip to Main Content forgot password Username : Password : Sign up Login Home Download Free Music New Album Reviews Browse Artists Browse Fans Artist Interviews Music All Genres Hip Hop Rap Country Rock Pop Christian Instrumental Metal Artists All Genres Hip Hop Rap Rock Country Dance Indie Rock Instrumental Videos All Videos Hip Hop Rap Rock Pop Alternative Acoustic Experimental Articles All Categories DIY Interviews Reviews Blogs Producer's Corner News Features Home Articles Artist Profile Kristen Faulconer Scores Video Game , Kristen Faulconer Scores Video Game , Rocks Red Carpet By adam_schragin on Jan 20, 2012 at 6:30pm in Artist Profile Independent artist Kristen Faulconer had a big 2011, which she capped off perfectly by appearing at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards where she

  • Pogo - Nick Bertke

    Updated: 2012-01-18 20:56:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Wednesday , January 18, 2012 Pogo Nick Bertke I remix stuff . This is the first thing you read when visiting his site I say : understatement . You get much more than a simple remix of samples he collected from his favorite movies , games and other stuff that formed his twisted chopped up musical mind through the years . To be honest I was quite amazed how he handles samples in a crafty manner . Controlled by his skills the music ricochets through your brain which is already busy enough with the synced image editing . As I kept listening to his music I started to find a certain pattern and it became clear to me that he is the creator of a soundpallette that I have never heard before . Ok there I found out that more people are doing this stuff when browsing

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