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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

DJcity Trends for July 2019

TroyBoi and Skrillex

DJcity Trends

DJcity Trends is a monthly collection of tracks intended to help DJs discover new and buzzing club music. They are hand-picked by influential DJs from around the world.

View the July 2019 edition of DJcity Trends here.

Contributors:

D-Tale, regional director, Germany at DJcity
DJames, music producer at DJcity
Eski, UK contributor at DJcity
First Choice, mixer at New York’s Power 105.1
Santarosa, Latin director at DJcity; mixer at SiriusXM’s Globalization
Styles Davis, national director at DJcity

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

DJ Woody Performs All-Vinyl Set at London’s Royal Albert Hall

UK turntablist DJ Woody recently had the opportunity to perform at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall. Woody dropped an hour-long, all-vinyl 45 set that included hip-hop, funk, and more.

For the last few years, Woody has been the supporting act for Hacienda Classical, an orchestral show celebrating the legacy of the legendary Hacienda Nightclub. On July 6, the show made its way to the Royal Albert Hall where the turntablist put his skills on full display.

Watch his set above.

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Entertainment Mogul Haim Saban Launches New Label with Latin Focus

Reykon

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Reykon (Source: Instagram)

Entertainment mogul Haim Saban has launched a new music company Saban Music Group (SMG) with a planned investment of $500 million. The group, which is comprised of a label and publishing company, has a global outlook with a Latin focus.

To start things off, the label has signed Colombian reggaeton star Reykon, Israeli duo Static & Ben El, and French artist Marie Monti. SMG is also negotiating with three music companies regarding acquisitions.

SMG is led by CEO Gustavo Lopez, whose Latin entertainment company, Talento Uno Music, was acquired by Saban. Lopez previously served as a GM and executive VP at Universal Music Latin Entertainment, where he launched the Machete Music label. Machete is home to stars like Don Omar and Wisin & Yandel. Lopez also ran Universal Music Latin Entertainment’s regional Mexican labels, Fonovisa and Disa.

Saban has had a long career in entertainment, including in the Latin market. He began as a musician, record producer, and then label owner. However, Saban may be best known for launching the 90s TV show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as part of his TV production company, Saban Entertainment. In 2007, Saban also led a group of investors to acquire Latin media giant Univision Communications, where he currently serves as chairman. Univision and SMG functions independently from each other.

“Bad Bunny wasn’t a superstar two years ago,” Lopez told Billboard. “We’re in a world where artists are developing at a faster pace than they ever were. One of our goals is finding artists that have strong regional appeal and make them into international stars.”

“We are not going to sign 100 artists,” Saban told Billboard. “This is going to remain a boutique label with significant resources to put behind the very few artists that we will sign. Except for hip-hop, there is no limitation to the categories of music we will look to be involved with.”

Download “Latina” on DJcity

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

A-Trak Drops Guest Mix for MistaJam on BBC Radio 1Xtra


A-Trak and MistaJam. (Source: Instagram)

BBC Radio 1Xtra host MistaJam recently invited A-Trak to the studio for his “Traffic Jam” mix series. The Canadian turntablist dropped a half-hour of funky, disco-influenced house tracks including his song “DJs Gotta Dance More” featuring Todd Terry.

Listen here (A-Trak’s mix starts at the 32:18 mark).

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Mojaxx Reviews the ADAM Audio T10S Studio Subwoofer

On this week’s episode of Tips and Tricks, Mojaxx takes a look at the T10S studio subwoofer from ADAM Audio. The affordable speaker could come in handy for DJs and producers looking to add some low end to their studio setup.

Watch above.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019

DJcity’s Spotify Playlist Update: July 16


Jax Jones performs at PRYSM Nightclub in Chicago on April 19. (Source: Facebook)

DJcity’s Spotify playlist update for the week of July 16:

Billie Eilish & Justin Bieber – bad guy
Ed Sheeran & Travis Scott – Antisocial
French Montana ft. City Girls – Wiggle It
Jax Jones & Bebe Rexha – Harder
Joyner Lucas ft. Timbaland – 10 Bands
Loud Luxury & Bryce Vine – I’m Not Alright

Stream the entire playlist below or from within Spotify.

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