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Trending: Winter Music Conference 2015
For one week each March, Miami Florida's Winter Music Conference becomes the epicenter of EDM as the international dance tribe gathers for a sun-splashed schedule of 400 events, parties, seminars and workshops. This year we put our all-access pass to work to bring you an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the highlights. And the award for Best Subscription Service/Music Pool goes to... To recognize and honor exceptional achievements in 57 categories, the International Dance Music Awards calls upon some two million artists, DJs, and industry delegates in 209 countries and territories to cast their ballots. For the ninth consecutive year top honors in the Best Promo Subscription Service/Music Pool category went to Promo Only. Also taking home the gold was Promo Only Promotions' Cary Vance, John Suraci, and John Parker, winners of this year's Best Independent Music Promotion/Marketing Award. This marks the eighth win for our promotions team. "We're not about to say that winning the IDMA's Best Promo Service award for the ninth time isn't an incredible honor," said Promo Only co-founder and executive program director Pete Werner. "But our deepest thanks go to our subscribers, to those DJs and VJs who honor us with their vote year after year. We wouldn't be here without their support." Check out some of the interviews... Kygo Best known for his remix of Ed Sheeran's "I See Fire" heard some 26.5 million times via Soundcloud and viewed no less than 40 million times on YouTube. Clean Bandit Their hit "Rather Be," featuring Jess Glynne, won the 2015 Grammy for Best Dance Recording. Cedric Gervais French DJ & producer best known for his 2x Platinum selling remix of Lana Del Rey's "Summertime Sadness" (awarded Grammy for Best Remixed Recording, Non Classical) For a look at other WMC highlights and a complete list of winners visit wintermusicconference.com
Spotlight: ARMDJS Conference 8.0
"Whether you're a part-time DJ or a full-time DJ, like me, the one thing we all have in common is we love what we do," says event organizer Robbie Britton. "But imagine for a moment just how much more fun it would be to make more money doing what we love to do. That's what inspired me to put together an event that makes learning to earn fun." Trouble viewing this video? Watch it on YouTube. "We're a small show big on personal attention with one goal -- to arm you with knowledge you can take to your business." Tickets - and early bird specials - available here.
14 Things DJing Changes About You Forever Being a DJ is awesome, but boy can it change you! You suddenly find yourself behaving in certain ways, almost involuntarily, and doing things that many "normal" people think are crazy. I'm not talking about going deaf, developing a drug habit and hanging out with people half your age (these are all things you can definitely control, if you want/need to), but more about the subtle behavioral changes that kind of sneak up on you, until they're totally ingrained in who you are! Like... 1. You can never go to a nightclub and have fun Oh, no. Even if you can get over the secret jealousy of wanting to be DJing, you're hyper-critical of everything, from the DJs to the sound system to the way the door is being run... the lot. The more you DJ out, the more this one creeps up on you, until going out simply becomes research/checking out the competition. You, in short, become a not very fun person to go out with. 2. You spot instantly when a CD loops in a bar, cafe etc... You feel you are generally the only person who notices background music anyway, and so naturally, you're the only one who gets upset when you hear a CD play on loop. It's especially annoying in nice restaurants, where you can't help yourself thinking: "Why did they pay so much attention to everything apart from the music?" Saying this out loud, though, usually gets you a kick under the table from your other half for being so miserable. 3. You can spot instantly when a speaker is distorting, even at 50 yards! Picture this: You're on a lovely beach with friends or partner, sun shining, cold drink, and in the distance, a little beach shack plays top 40 radio... through a distorted old speaker. Can you relax? No chance. That little plastic speaker becomes the bane of your life until you are finally out of earshot. Even the crap they're playing becomes secondary to the quality! 4. You can no longer count past four Crazy but true, you find yourself counting any rhythm anywhere or just an imaginary rhythm in your head, and naturally, you go "one, two, three, four" round and round. (At least you're not a microphone roadie with a rock band, they get stuck at "one-two! one-TWO!") 5. You can't hear a song that you know played in full, without hearing "your" transitions "Why isn't song X coming in?" you think, until you remember that this isn't actually your mix but just one of "your" songs being played somewhere else. Related: Not liking the speed a song is being played at, because you play it at a different speed... [continue reading] About Digital DJ Tips: Featuring news, reviews, show reports, and tutorials, Digital DJ Tips is one of the most-read DJ tech websites in the world, with over 60,000 students on its paid and free DJ courses.
Review: MixEmergency 3 "MixEmergency has always been a great app. But this is levels above everything else," says Promo Only senior video programmer Scott Bucher (DJ Scotty B). "They've significantly ramped up CPU, GPU and RAM performance to provide faster response and a lighter workload for your laptop, which is essential for those of us handling big HD files. It's more app with fewer calories." And thoroughly compatible with the files of all leading video providers, especially ours. "Over the past months I've been testing the HD content from Promo Only with the latest optimizations in MixEmergency 3 and the results have been exceptional - a faster, cooler, and lighter MixEmergency than ever before," says Inken's Nick Feisst. Trouble viewing this video? Watch it on YouTube.
Mac (2010 model or later) - Mac OS X 10.7.5 - Scratch Live 1.9.2 or Serato DJ 1.6 MixEmergency 3 is now available for $199.00.
For more details and demos visit inklen.com/mixemergency
Profile: Frankie Seminario
Diagnosed with autism at age 12, Frankie found peace and passion in the rhythmic music he heard growing up each night on Long Island's Party 105.3. Inspired by 105's playlists, he began creating his own countdowns, based on what he would hear on P2P sites such as LimeWire, and posting them on a website of his own. His passion would later drive him, at just 17 years old, to review an album that rocked his young world, Cascada's "Everytime We Touch". Frankie began reviewing in earnest upon receiving Dance Radio May 2006, his first Promo Only CD. He has since reviewed virtually every Dance Radio release and shared those reviews on a global platform where he has garnered the attention and admiration of artists such as Dee-1, Diana Falzone, Eddie Amador, Edun, Fila Phil, Jill Tirrell (Krista), Lokee, Lil' Cali, Kevin Gates, Marcie, Rod Carrillo, and VL Mike. Today, with a Master's Degree in video production, a four-year stint hosting his own show on Marywood University's VMFM-91.7, 1,450 CD reviews, an article in Mass Appeal Records' magazine, and a second album about to be released to his credit, Frankie still finds the time to submit his Dance Radio reviews, for which we are most appreciative. Thanks Frankie! Keep up with Frankie (if you can) via... Twitter: @LuckyFrankie621 YouTube: youtube.com/FrankieThaLuckyDog Main Blog + Reviews: frankiethaluckydog.blogspot.com Blog | Playlists + Countdowns: playlistsandcountdowns.blogspot.com
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