Winter Music Conference 2011 Rundown
This year’s Winter Music Conference was announced amid a flurry of controversy over its split with the Ultra Music Festival. In years passed, the conference had benefited (or suffered depending on who you talk to) from the huge draw of Ultra Fest, which as of this year claims to be the largest music festival in the world. Gourmetbeats took the trip down to South Beach to see how the WMC stood on its own.
Joe Nice on GetDarkerTV
Joe Nice stopped by the offices of GetDarker.com while in London for his European tour and recorded a set for this excellent dubstep web source and now label. Check it out at http://www.getdarker.com/audio/podcasts/joe-nice-getdarkertv-088/
Gourmetbeats hits the road: Miami to Europe
Gourmetbeats hits the road as Joe heads across the pond on his European tour and Tyler heads to South Beach for the Winter Music Conference.
The WMC starts Tuesday in Miami, and tonight was spent connecting with friends and preparing for the opening events. Dinner and drinks were had with the cast and crew of the Future Classics party, our first stop on the 5 day whirlwind that is to follow. Featuring a lineup of seminal house music legends including the Basement Boys, Danny Tenaglia, and Crystal Waters to name a few, we will definitely be getting the week started right. Stay tuned for coverage of the conference and updates as the week continues.
Meanwhile 4500 miles away Joe Nice continues his European tour, tearing through historic Ghent, Manchester, and London, and continuing like a force of nature, ending the week in Berlin on Friday. Fives will be tossed, dubplates will be rewound, and we'll have a full rundown of Joe's European adventure soon to come!
Interview: Jonn Hawley
Jonn Hawley lives and breathes house music. He's been rocking the turntables since 1991, the production studio since 2000, and his own record label since 2003. Now, with releases coming out on legendary Large Music as well as his own Soul Fuel imprint, and appearances playing around the country, it seems 2011 may be the year that Hawley crushed. We sat down with the man from Milwaukee during his recent east-coast tour to talk music, food, and the green and gold:
Link: Nine Coachella Acts To Be Excited About.
We're not all down on Coachella. URB has some great suggestions for not-to-be-missed acts that we mostly agree with. We would add on Rye Rye, Thunderball, Kode9, Mala (rumor?), and Mary Anne Hobbs to name a few.
Maceo Plex: Life Index LP
The folks over at Crosstown Rebels will be releasing their twelfth full-length album at the end of the month, this time featuring American ex-pat house producer Maceo Plex. Crosstown prides itself on featuring "creative young people with something new to say", and with the one Damian Lazarus at the helm, seems to release a consistent stream of great music.
If Maceo's single "Vibe Your Love" is any indication, this album should be no exception. Pick it up at record stores January 31st.
Link: DJMag.com DJ Tech Awards 2010
Check out DJMag's list of the best DJ equipment/gadgets/software of 2010 (much of which has us drooling all over our keyboards).
Tyler Schmith – December 2010 Chart
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