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Monday, April 13, 2015

DJ AM Documentary to Premiere at Tribeca Festival

DJ AM
 
The highly anticipated documentary titled As I Am: The Life and Times of DJ AM is set to premiere this weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.
 
Tribeca’s Loren Hammonds writes:
 

“Director Kevin Kerslake presents a rousing portrait of an artist driven by passion and swallowed by fame. In detailing his meteoric rise and tragic demise, Kerslake intersperses interviews with some of the biggest names in music including Mark Ronson, Steve Aoki, Jazzy Jeff, and more, who testify to the excellence and influence of AM’s deejay career. No voice is more powerful than AM’s own as he posthumously narrates the film, always making clear his understanding that any day might be his last.”

 
For showtimes and more information, visit the festival’s website.
 
Related: A-Trak Pays Tribute to Club DJs While at Coachella

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Monday, April 13, 2015

J. Espinosa’s Winning 2015 Thre3style U.S. Routine

J. Espinosa
J. Espinosa performs at Club Red during the Red Bull Thre3style U.S. Finals in Phoenix, Arizona on April, 3 2015. (Aaron Rogosin/Red Bull)
 
Red Bull has finally uploaded J. Espinosa’s winning set from the 2015 Thre3style U.S. Finals, which went down last weekend in Phoenix, Arizona. Although Thre3style routines are almost always high-energy, Espinosa’s was more intense than most of the ones we’ve heard this year. His selection included a good balance of both forward-thinking and classic material, with a focus on hip-hop and bass music. Unfortunately, the quality of the recording is very poor, but it’s still worth a listen, as Espinosa’s skills are as impressive as ever. We look forward to hearing what he does at the world finals in Tokyo.
 

 
Related: J. Espinosa’s Winning 2015 Thre3style Regional Set

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Monday, April 13, 2015

Watch Drake’s Coachella 2015 Performance

Drake
 
You’ve probably heard by now that Madonna kissed Drake during his performance at Coachella last night. But instead of focusing on that, we’re going to share a video of the rapper’s entire set. Drizzy’s hour-plus performance included a wide range of material, from older hits to tracks off his latest album. Watch the full performance below.
 

 

 
H/T: 2DOPEBOYZ
 
Related: Instagram Helped 18-Year-Old Producer Land Beats on Drake’s New Album

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Sunday, April 12, 2015

A-Trak Pays Tribute to Club DJs While at Coachella

A-Trak
 
After his surprise set at the Coachella festival this weekend, A-Trak took to Instagram on Sunday to pay tribute to club DJs. The Fool’s Gold boss included the following message with an image of the hashtag “#ClubDJing” on his account:
 

“It’s pretty amazing how the lineage of DJ AM still lives on more than 5 years after his passing. He really defined the style of club DJs in America: active mixing, scratching transitions, acappella loops, jumping between genres and tempos… In this era when the spotlight is mostly on large-scale festival performances, I just wanted to shine some light on the guys putting in work in the clubs 5 nights per week. In some ways, clubs give more freedom than festivals. It’s where new songs get broken and where you get an audience’s attention for many hours. I love popping into clubs incognito and watching dudes work. So with that said let me give a shout out to a couple soldiers like @djvice @djruckusofficial @JesseMarco @djspider @djsteve1der @myfavoritedj (Konflikt) @djfive @djcrooked @djscene @fourcolorzack @fashen @djev @jusske @djspryte @trentinomusic @djwonderpics and many many more. I’ve been talking about #RealDJing for a while on this page. Pay attention to what’s going on at your local clubs too: I bet you there’s someone putting in serious work, taking risks, mixing up crowd favorites with custom edits, cutting up some doubles. Salute, I see you.”

 
Despite having performed at some of the world’s biggest festivals for years, A-Trak hasn’t forgotten about his roots and those who’ve supported him along the way. In a time when festival superstars get most of the money and attention, it’s great to see a legend like A-Trak shine light on club DJs and remind fans how important they are.
 
Related: A-Trak: ‘DJing is About Taking Risks’

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Sunday, April 12, 2015

Nick Ferrer Drops ‘Poolside, Season 2’ Mix

Nick Ferrer
 
With summer approaching, Power 106’s Nick Ferrer has dropped the second installment of his Poolside mix series. The Los Angeles native’s set features 47 minutes of, as the name suggests, pool-friendly songs. Aside from the opening track, Ferrer’s mix consists primarily of deep and future house, including new remixes from EDX and Jerome Price.
 

 
Download via SoundCloud
 
Tracklist:

The Notorious B.I.G. ft. 112 – Sky’s The Limit – Rad Stereo Remix
Next – Too Close – Nathan Scott & Gavin Bass Remix
SNBRN ft. Kaleena Zanders – California Love – Summer Mix
Mike Mago & Dragonette – Outlines
Blonde ft. Melissa Steel – I Loved You
DJ S.K.T. ft. Rae – Take Me Away
Pep & Rash – Rumors
Jack U ft. Keisza – Take U There – Tchami Remix
Moko – Your Love – GotSome Remix
Jessie Ware – You & I (Forever) – Shift K3Y Remix
Aretha Franklin – Deeper Love – Soundslaves Remix
Phillip George – Wish You Were Mine
Curses & DKDS ft. SYF – Trouble – Shiba San Remix
AlunaGeorge – You Know You Like It – Tchami Remix
Nora En Pure & Sons of Maria – Uruguay – EDX Dubai Skyline Remix
Le Youth – REAL – Tough Love Remix
Major Laser ft. Amber of the Dirty Projectors – Get Free – Jerome Price Remix

 
Related: Nick Ferrer Launches ‘Poolside’ Mix Series

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Nick Ferrer, Nu Disco,
Saturday, April 11, 2015

Live Stream: Coachella 2015

Coachella
 
It’s the first weekend of Coachella and those who aren’t attending the desert festival can live stream many of the performances on Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12. Below are the streams and a list of sets times for our favorite acts (in Pacific Standard Time).
 
Saturday

Duke Dumont: 8:20 p.m. — channel 3
Tyler, The Creator: 9:30 p.m., channel 2
Dirty South: 10:20 p.m. — channel 3
Flosstradamus: 11:00 p.m. — channel 1
Deorro: 11:15 p.m. — channel 3
The Weeknd: 11:25 p.m. — channel 2
Axwell & Ingrosso: 11:55 p.m. — channel 1
 
Sunday

RAC: 4:10 p.m. — channel 3
What So Not: 5:45 p.m. — channel 3
Martin Solveig: 6:45 p.m. — channel 3
Madeon: 7:45 p.m — channel 3
Kaskade: 7:55 p.m. — channel 1
David Guetta: 9:45 p.m. — channel 3
Kygo: 11:00 p.m. — channel 3
 

 

 

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