Ticket Giveaway: Win Two Weekend Passes To Secret Project

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Insomniac‘s premier house and techno festival, Secret Project, is back for its second year with an equally impressive lineup to boot. Embracing the outdoor, day-time environment, Insomniac opted for more melodic and mellifluous sounds as compared to their annual Halloween massive, Escape, which is bringing the heavy-hitters who belong in darkness.

The most notable artists on this year’s Secret Project lineup are Four Tet, Modeselektor live, a solo set from Dixon and a back-to-back from Helena Hauff and Nina Kraviz. There are also some serious talents coming back for round two including Peggy Gou and DJ Tennis who will be hosting his own Life and Death Stage.

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In Interview with Worthy

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Born Sean Williams, Worthy is best known as one of the founding members of the Dirtybird crew, but to not look beyond his pursuits outside of Dirtybird is to do a disservice to his exalted, decades-long career.

Growing up on the east coast, Williams was surrounded by different kinds of dance music in his early years. He got his start DJing in New York playing drum and bass, hip hop, and various other genres before migrating to the West Coast; specifically Northern California. That’s where he met Claude VonStroke and the rest of the OG Dirtybirds who were immediately taken with his original style and prowess behind the decks.

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Ticket Giveaway: Win 2 Tickets to Factory 93 Presents La La Land

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Green Velvet‘s infamous party brand, La La Land, is coming back to Los Angeles this summer for an all-day outdoor takeover, and we’re giving away two tickets to the show!

As one of the most recognizable names in dance music, Green Velvet has conquered every aspect of the culture. Over the last 25 years, he’s made more than one name for himself, literally. Starting out behind the decks as Cajmere just when house music’s relationship with Chicago was truly beginning, he’s since established himself as a force in every regard to house and techno.

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Ticket Giveaway: Win 2 Tickets to Dubfire at The Viaduct in Los Angeles

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On June 30, 2019, Dubfire will return to Los Angeles for a special day-into-night extended set at The Viaduct.

Beginning his career in the early ’90s as a part of the Grammy-winning duo, Deep Dish, Dubfire – real name Ali Shirazinia- has established a pristine reputation as a DJ, live musician, and label-head of Sci-Tec Digital. Never confined by any definition of house and techno, his list of collaborations in the studio and behind the decks is as impressive as it is diverse, including fellow tastemakers like Nicole Moudaber, Paco Osuna, Hot Since 82, and even tech-house wunderkind, Fisher. As always with his recent sets, he will boast Richie Hawtin’s Model 1 mixer for the best possible sound output, as well as a slew of other hardware that makes his sets truly one-of-a-kind (especially when they’re extended).

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Afterlife Returns to New York for 2019 with Ben Klock, Chris Liebing, Âme, FJAAK and Many More

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One of the biggest parties at The Brooklyn Mirage last year was the Afterlife party, hosted by Tale of Us. That same party is making its return to Brooklyn and it will be returning to New York this September. The night is going to have one of the most immersive audio and visual productions to The Mirage to complement the party’s invigorating style.

The Brooklyn Mirage is a state of the art club that was recently nominated by the Winter Music Conference for the “Best Club” category. Some of the artists joining the duo this September are Chris Liebing, Âme, Ben Klock, and Fjaak; quite a hefty line-up for any techno fan.

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The breathtaking, outdoor Brooklyn Mirage will provide the perfect space for Afterlife heads Tale Of Us to hold court with their uniquely transcendent techno. Scheduled in The Great Hall, Klockworks icon Ben Klock plays alongside pioneering techno artist Chris Liebing, the striking sounds of FJAAK and Courtesy, deep techno from Etapp Kyle and Vaal’s distinctive take on the style.

Plusyes and Tirador are set to curate the visuals in the Brooklyn Mirage and Great Hall respectively. Additionally, in the Brooklyn Mirage, there will be a special, interactive performance between Tale Of Us and the singular work of acclaimed, contemporary visual artist Quayola, elevating the music to another dimension.

Tale Of Us continueto push the boundaries of Afterlife with their intoxicating style, only improving the entity they have created. We look forward to seeing what’s behind the “Gate to the Unknown” come September.

For more information to the events and ticket information, click here. To check out the Facebook event page, click here.

 

 

Ticket Giveaway: Win 2 Tickets to Funk’n Deep Takeover at The Circle OC

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On June 20th 2019, D-Unity will be making his way to Huntington Beach, California for another edition of the Funk’n Deep Takeover. The event will go throughout the night and D- Unity is going to be bringing a few friends along.

The party will be taking place at The Circle OC, one of the more impressive establishments on the golden coast. Fit with a Funktion One sound system, LED walls, and Festival standard lasers, the club is a go-to place. The party will start at 9pm and will go to 2am.

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6AM’s Guide To Hearing Protection

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In this business, your ears are literally everything, and you need to protect them.

It might seem like a good idea to adopt the “you only live once” attitude when you’re enjoying a night of techno; to let the music envelop you without impediment. Dance music is just as much about longevity as it is about pleasure, though. Proper techno parties last eight hours or more, and if that party has a proper sound system that’s eight hours of nonstop exposure to hazardous decibel levels. Extrapolate that over years of techno parties and that’s thousands of hours of pummeling your hearing.

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Resistance Miami Announces Island Takeover at ULTRA 2019 With Carl Cox’s MegaStructure and Richie Hawtin’s PLAYdifferently

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RESISTANCE, Ultra Worldwide’s esteemed underground concept, has come a long way since its Ultra debut as a single stage in 2015. With Ultra Music Festival 2019 around the corner, RESISTANCE has announced that it will be returning to Miami this year with its most ambitious plans yet.

Following the news that Ultra Music Festival officially moved to its new venue at Historic Virginia Key Beach Park & Miami Marine Stadium, RESISTANCE has revealed that it will have its own island, taking over the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park side of the venue for the weekend. This comes as a significant upgrade as the concept will have more space and hours to use than ever before. The festival will officially run from 2pm – 2am on all three days.

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Why The U.S.’ Zero-Tolerance Drug Policy Was Never Going To Work

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 The Failing War on Drugs

During the 1960’s, “Hippies” and celebrities popularized the use of marijuana, LSD, and other drugs. “During the Civil War, troops used morphine, uppers dominated World War II, the Vietnam troops shot heroin”, and their addictions didn’t stop there, as the U.S.’ demand for drugs kept on growing.

The term “War on Drugs” was coined in the summer of 1971 after Ronald Reagan ordered law-enforcement officials to directly target drug consumers rather than producers or suppliers.

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Ten Fantastic DJ Quotes: Dixon, Marco Carola, Sven Väth, Maceo Plex and more

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It’s not easy to talk about electronic music, and especially so when the genres in question are house and techno, mostly instrumental and oftentimes devoid of lyrics.

The lack of vocals make it easy to get lost in a sea of technical adjectives and meaningless explanations. We should let the music do the talking, sure, but what about the producers and DJs… what do they think?

We have collected ten of our favorite DJ quotes from some of the best producers, DJs, record label owners and promoters in the game:

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