(Amsterdam, NL) – 365mag.com and Media Satellite are the hosts of the exclusive Able 10 Party, to celebrate the 10 year existence of Ableton, who have turned the music performance, production and platform worlds up side down with their software.

365mag and her partners are very pleased to announce that the software producer Ableton has been around for 10 years. The producer of worlds most applauded music performance and production platform wants to thank all it’s trustworthy users in the Benelux for the last 10 years and they will do this exclusively on Saturday the 21st of November in the Sugar Factory, Amsterdam.

They’ve put up a special program for this Able 10 Party. The festivities will start of with spectacular Ableton Live endorser-performances and an interactive video message from Ableton Berlin; after which all Ableton users can toast on Ableton’s future.

In addition to all this craziness, there is a free, professional UDG DJ Bag filled with Ableton gadgets and surprises, a free Interface Magazine and much more! After the official program filled with dynamic music, the ‘Ableton Toast’ and some other surprise performances, you can meet up with all your fellow Ableton users and discuss your experiences over a drink, because the free Vodka Bar will be open!

There are only 150 FREE tickets available for this event, so be quick!

To get a free ticket and leave your best wishes for Ableton you can sign in with the link below!

Overall information:
Date: Saturday 21 November 2009
Time: 19.00 – 23.00
Venue: Sugar Factory
Address: Lijnbaansgracht 238, Amsterdam
Price: FREE!

And one last more fun fact: After this birthday bash you can stay for the 365LIVE! – 10 Years Of Ableton club-night! With Markus Fix, Leama, Housetree (LIVE) and Powlson&Smit (LIVE)

Related Links

http://www.ableton.com/
http://www.dance-tunes.com/
http://www.djbroadcast.nl/
http://www.interface.nl/
http://www.midi-amsterdam.nl/
http://www.resolume.com/
http://www.sae.nl/
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(Amsterdam, NL) – With the fast growing technology these days, DJs can’t stay behind in the past, but have to go with the technology flow. Previous new applications were the Twitter DJ app, which is highly used and recommended by Richie Hawtin. But now Marcus Schulz made it possible to be in full interaction and contact with his happenings. Next to that Markus release a new album: Markus Schulz World Tour: Best of 2009.

He just released an I-Phone application which you can use to follow this globally known DJ every where you go. You will now be able to keep in touch with the man himself from the palm of your own hand; with pictures, news and all the latest sounds from the trance producer.

You can stay up to date about all upcoming tourdates, album releases and more. Never miss a trick or track from the Coldharbour boss anymore!

Out now for free, the iPhone application will expand Schulz beyond the realms of electronic music, giving you the chance to interact with one of the world’s biggest producers. Get to the heart of the Markus Schulz machine. Be the first in the know.

Not only does he have a new way to stay in touch with the rest of the world, he also has a new CD release. Markus Schulz World Tour: Best of 2009. Uniting his radio, on-line and live platforms; ‘Markus Schulz World Tour: Best of 2009′ encapsulates the atmosphere of the German-born spinner’s DJ set like never before, putting you right at the heart of the action.

Uniquely crafted in the only way Schulz knows how, the mix of tracks and rapturous applause from venues across the globe makes for one of the Trance superstars most technical projects yet.

Soaking up cultures and climates from far and wide, Markus Schulz delivers a perfect soundtrack to sooth the winter blues with a retrospective round up of Markus mayhem that makes for one most innovative album’s of 2009.

Make sure to listen to his unique style of recording!

Click the link below to get Marcus Schulz’s Iphone application!

Marchus Schulz’s Iphone Application
Markus Schulz’s Offical Site

Although Paul’s not the first DJ to drop his own iPone application -Deadmau5 released a similar tool a little while ago- his is certainly one of the most complete, incorporating a number of functions that exceed those standrad mobile mixing features. The application comes with a BPM counter, a frequency analyser, a seismic reader and, big yay here, a glow stick. Sure, it’s still nowhere near the real thing, but at least it’s way more fun that tons of other useless iPhone apps…

http://www.paulvandyk.de/

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The Glade Festival takes place from Thursday 16^th July – Sunday 19^th July at its new secret location and it’s looking to be quite a year for the organisation. They started off as the dance stage at Glasto, but they’ve had their own festival since the halcyon days of 2003. And until this year, it was always at the same Berkshire site… which was a great place, but it kind of made a mockery of the ‘secret’ location details every year, a fact that the local thieving chavs no doubt enjoyed immensely. However for 2009 there’s a new site planned, ‘somewhere near Winchester’, which will allow the parties to go longer into the night (3am is no time for a dance festival to stop the music), and to let more acts perform during the event.

But where will the new site be? Well, our money is on the old Matterley Bowl – remember Homelands, anyone? But rumours and theories aside, we’ve got more definite news for you: the guys from the mighty Bloc techno event are programming the Vapor Stage! So if you’re feeling Bloc’s immense underground vibes (their own event is one of the best line-ups we’ve ever seen), you’re sure to enjoy whatever they have to offer. More news when we get it people…

Glade Festival
Underworld Live

“Winter Particles 2009″ is the first of four seasonal compilations this year from Proton Particles (a sublabel to Proton Music); to follow are the Spring, Summer, and Fall compilations. This trend is the foundation of the label, which started in the spring 2008, and this time it’s the largest compilation yet; it includes 14 tracks. Some of the artists featured on this release have had other releases on Proton, but there are also plenty of new faces. We’re talking about big progressive house artists that have had tracks released on Outside The Box, Panda, Silk Digital, Bellarine, and Toes In The Sand – just to name a few labels.

First up is Russian producer Yura Popov with the track Lime & Water. A very groovy and almost chill atmosphere is built up slowly, and all sounds are really comforting. The break is rather interesting as there are some floating percussion sounds that vary in both rhythm and structure – an exciting addition. The bassline and stab melodies in this track works well together, and I’m sure this would also work well as an intro track in a DJ set.

An incredibly deep bassline is one of the first things we hear in the track Azamra by Israeli artist Heatsteric. At around 2.5 minutes a subtle, but awesome melody is added on top of the other, and new melodies appear as the track progresses. An extremely cool pad is added before 4 minutes and really takes the atmosphere of this track to a higher level. Different layers continue to appear, and every time that happens I keep getting more and more excited about this track. All the melodies simply work amazingly well with each other, and the beat and the deep bassline just do the job!

Sandji from The Netherlands provides us with the third track of this release, called Metropoli. The start of the track is rather DJ friendly, around 2 minutes the first break appears, and there are some really good melodies and various instruments in there. The progressive beat continues with more melodies on top; one of these that really stands out is the soothing guitar melody before 6 minutes – great addition.

Jaksa Pavicevic & Tropical Highlight, from Croatia and Brazil respectively, give us the track Meantime that starts off rather chilling; some deep pads and sound effects definitely provide a good intro. Soon a strong beat enters and sets the pace of this track, and we also hear some vocal samples that have the typical sound of Tropical Highlight. Some really good layers are present in this track – for instance the pads – but one tends to experience that the most prominent element of this track is the beat. In this case it’s a good thing it’s really well built.

Some very obvious house grooves introduce us to the track Paraplanerist by Timo Camillo from the UK, and some rough pads dominate the first minute of the track. The housy beat and the various instruments here and there really create a very enjoyable and groovy soundscape, and it’s definitely the mark of this track. However, it could’ve been varied a bit more, for instance with more melodies, but it’s fine the way it is. Good track with great housy elements.

The track Feelin’ from Masque has a very deep touch to it, and it’s made clear from the very beginning. The pad stabs are great at creating a dark atmosphere that is maintained throughout this track. New melody layers make their entrance later on, helping to maintain an absorbing atmosphere that could very well be used in a warm-up DJ set.

Track 7 in this package is one of the highlights for me. It’s tONKPROJECT from Romania with a track called One Night Stand. An amazing deep atmosphere is built up around beautiful pad stabs with long reverb time, and bassline notes. The slow beat with tribal elements works fabulously well with the instruments, and it remains engaging when the small piano melody makes its entrance. It’s such a great addition to the already perfect atmosphere. tONKPROJECT has previously proved that he is a master of the deep tech-house genre, and this is no exception.

A group that is also capable of producing massive deep/prog house tunes is the duo Cassino & Labèn from Italy. Here they present the tune Dancing, and it’s filled with different sound effects and a lot of amazing various melody stabs that inevitably create an elegant atmosphere that you can only love. Some beautiful vocal samples spice this track up a bit, and they work really well with the other melodies in this track.

Next up is Pacco & Rudy B. from Croatia. Their track The Nucleus Of Sound begins with a deep, rolling bassline that sets the mood, and it can easily be placed as the characteristic of this track. The chord change at 3 minutes is actually unexpected, but it sounds really good and it’s a cool variation. All together I think it’s a good track with fine elements, perhaps a little more variation could have been added.

Freedom (Proton Edit) is a track from Russian producer Python. Interesting bell stabs are some of the first things we hear, to be accompanied by some great dominating pads later on. The break is placed before 5 minutes, and it contains a gorgeous, yet straightforward melody that plays extremely well with the other melody elements there. Most of the melodies continue for the rest of the track while the beat has changed to a break beat, a fine variation there, and a very solid track altogether.

The eleventh track is by UK producer Chris Gray, and a standard DJ friendly intro starts off his track Qubits. A bouncing bassline is introduced a minute after, and some good melodic stabs make their entrance also. Some strange sounds appear in the break, but it’s cool to hear something deviant. They continue with the beat on top, and the stabs from before appear again. Unfortunately, the rest of the track is a bit tedious; I think it could have been varied more.

Italian Claudio Supersonic delivers a track called Borgo Marinaro, which starts off with some rather progressive percussion elements. A pluck melody helps to establish the progressive sound of this track, and suddenly an unexpected trumpet makes its entrance with a rather melancholy melody. It’s a quite interesting addition to the track, but sadly it’s only playing one time in the track. It’s a fine progressive track and extremely DJ friendly.

We’re almost at the end, and Exoplanet gives us Floatopia with some cool stabs and vocal elements in the beginning. Before the 2-minute mark some awesome pads are playing along with a small pluck melody, and they work really well with the beat and bassline. New different melodies appear soon, and instantly, an amazing and enjoyable atmosphere is created. The theme is a tad trance-like, and it gives the track an extra amount of energy. Altogether a great track that has a cool, spacey feel to it.

Last but not least is the track Rising Circles by Polish producer Monojoke. The main melodies of this track are introduced early, and the strong break beat is really well structured. The listener’s attention to the track is maintained at all times as new melodies keep appearing, all working well with the beat. It’s the only breaks tune on the entire compilation, but it does the job well.

My general impression of this 14-track compilation is really good. It offers something for every taste, be it progressive, deep, housey or breaks. Proton Particles has yet again proved to be a label of immense quality – once you have heard this compilation, you’ll never stop looking out for new Proton Particles material!

Available from Beatport

A new era dawns in the music world today. Record labels and event promoters struggle to adjust to the changes in the industry and the ever more volatile consumer preferences. Amidst disappointing talent-scouting efforts resulting in a wave of “one-hit-wonders”, an exciting concept has taken shape from the underground ranks of the Windy City. The Exodos Music Box is proud to present Playground LIVE.

The story of Playground LIVE’s emergence is one that inspires scores of future artists to get their first set of turntables, their first guitar, or that shiny new drum set they saw in the store window once. A story of two friends who simultaneously embarked on two very different musical journeys and twenty years later found themselves standing together looking in the same direction.

Playground LIVE is a sensory extravaganza that fuses the world of electronic composition with the unabashed mechanical energy of acoustic percussion. The group’s founders, Andre Solaris and Mark Paul firmly placed their innovative new approach to live performances in what is commonly known as intelligent dance music or IDM. This genre of dance music includes such groundbreaking acts like The Orb, Autechre, Chemical Brothers, and Underworld among others.

Andre Solaris and Mark Paul met accidentally at one of Chicago’s famous sub-culture venues on the North side of the city. Instantly identifying a kindred soul in each other they cultivated their friendship and a common affinity for music over the past two decades. The electronic movements of the late 80’ and 90’s inspired Andre’s musical career. As a founder of FUEL Promote Group he helped shape the Chicago dance music industry. His continuous involvement in electronic music as a syndicated radio DJ on various Chicago FM stations and later on XM Satellite Radio influenced and educated music enthusiasts for nearly fifteen years.

Mark Paul’s affair with music began in Chicago’s thriving rock movement. After emerging from his modest beginnings as a cover band drummer, he made a name for himself in the rock circles as one of the most versatile performers. He was a part of jazz bands, symphonic orchestras, jazz-fusion combos, and experimental rock groups. His ability to dynamically fuse elements of various genres in live performance, allowed him to create a unique and exciting new approach to drumming that gives Playground LIVE intense energy and unpredictability. His natural talent and hard work in drumming found an audience in Chicago’s rock scene. However, it was his love for dance music and a long time involvement as a local jock that contributed in the creative process that lead to the inception of Playground LIVE.

Musically, Playground LIVE draws from various genres of house music to create its own unique sound. Andre Solaris’ careful and refined track selection lends itself perfectly to Mark Paul’s expert percussion skills as the duo invites the audience to get lost in the intricate play between the electronic and the organic side of music.

Andre and Mark have set ambitious goals for Playground and with a little bit of good fortune 2009 should bring positive results for this talented act. Keep a sharp eye on this exciting new act coming soon to your favorite nightclub!!!

Anyone that has either been to or knows anything about Dubai agrees that there is something magical about this city.  It’s a place where the most improbable things materialize and become reality.  From Burj-Al-Arab the 7-star super hotel, to the artificially built archipelago of resident islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean.  The UAE has landed and Dubai is leading the way in bringing the best of the west to the middle of the east. One of the hottest imports on the Dubai dj circuit is Boston’s very own Ali Ajami.

After leaving his homeland of Lebanon, Ali moved to Boston, later to Montreal and eventually arrived in Dubai.  We caught up with him to chat about his music and the Dubai nightlife.

With the obvious cultural contrasts between US and the Middle East,
what’s the biggest difference in the way people engage in nightlife?

It differs depending on the city you’re in, in the Middle East, which in a way is similar to the US, since different cities in the US have different scenes or sounds. The main difference is that there isn’t really a specific sound that represents Dubai, people are into everything here, which is mainly because of the large number of expats that work and live here, and make up the majority of the clubbers. Beirut for example is completely different. It’s a lot more liberal there, clubs are open till late hours, and there’s more of an underground scene. I’ve played a lot there and the appreciation for the music, and the reaction of the crowd (who are mostly local), is really inspiring.

The Boxed boys decided to feature Dubai for their celebrated Global
Underground series, do you feel that it is a result of or the beginning
of big room clubbing in Dubai?

I think it’s a combination of the clubbing explosion in Dubai right now, and the hype that’s around the city in general. There’s a major buzz around Dubai at the moment with the rate of growth and development it’s going through. And the scene here is still only a few years old, but has grown tremendously in the past 2 years with the amount of international talent that come to play and new venues/events popping up. And it definitely won’t be slowing down anytime soon, the scene will keep getting bigger and better, and the GU guys have definitely taken note of that.

As a DJ what is your favorite club in Dubai and why?

I have to be biased and say Trilogy where I’m a resident at on Friday nights. But it really is the best room in town in my opinion from the layout, the placement of the DJ booth, which allows for great interaction with the crowd, the different floors they have, and the rooftop, which is a great party when the weather is good. The main room is more of a big room sound and rooftop is more of a funky and groovy atmosphere, and getting a chance to play at both rooms, and play different sounds has been great for me as a DJ.

Why did you decide that Dubai is the place for you and your music to
be more specific?

I lived in Abu Dhabi (near Dubai) when I was younger for a few years, so I was familiar with the area, and I played a few gigs in Dubai before I moved here recently and was aware of the little scene that was building at that point. So it made sense to come out here and be a part of building it and introducing the right music to the crowd. Also, as a location, Dubai seemed the ideal place to be since its close to Europe and Asia where the scenes are on the rise as well, and be able to easily travel regionally to promote my music.

How did you adjust your style coming from North America to the heart of the Middle East?

My style has definitely changed since leaving North America, but it’s been more of a natural transition with the new sounds and talent that’s out there now. Music keeps evolving and it’s important to evolve with it, but also maintain what you’re about musically, rather than just follow the trend. I still look for the same elements and sounds in music that I used to before, regardless of the style. But also, because of the lack of an underground scene in Dubai, you have to adjust your sound a bit when you play to be able to reach the listeners, and slowly push them in the direction you want. The main thing that has also helped is a lot of the people that live here now have been exposed to the music before from different parts of the world, so they’re not entirely new to it, and that allows you to comfortably do your thing musically and connect with the crowd.

Check out the following websites for more Ali Ajami info and audio www.commonwealthrecordings.com
www.myspace.com/djaliajami.

Written by Voytek Tusz for Evolved Radio and Exodos Magazine

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