Seven Lions captivates the imagination at Give Back festival, offers commentary on set
Jeff Montalvo, or Seven Lions as his stage name goes, has proved to be one of OWSLA's most promising new talents. The Santa Barbara dubstep producer took over Sacramento last week with the help of Tritonal and Topher Jones for Midnite Events' annual Give Back show, throwing down a 75 minute set of riveting dubstep, house and trance offerings.
Reasons to wake up early for Ultra Weekend One
With the prospect of a long day ahead, festivals can be tempting times for ticket holders to stay in bed a little bit longer. You're missing the opening acts, but hey, at least you'll have energy for the end of the night, right? Wrong. Showing up early to festivals have led me to some of my favorite sets in memory. Lines are shorter, stages aren't as crowded, and you have the opportunity to catch some of the most promising talent of the day. Artists opening festival stages feel a lot of pressure and tend to deliver far beyond expectations. With Weekend One of Ultra fast approaching, start planning your first sets of the day.
Skream teams up with Pete Tong for annual All Gone Miami mix
Every year on his road from Miami to Ibiza, Pete Tong delivers a compilation of what is, in his mind, a aural record of that particular moment in time. The All Gone series has and will continue to be an important indicator of the current musical landscape, and there is no better man to orchestrate such a thing. For this year's Miami mix, Pete has recruited the multitalented and hugely successful Skream.
Rachel Row – Follow The Step (Justin Martin Remix)
This week, Catz N' Dogz's Pets Recordings came out with the Friends Will Carry You Home Too Part 2 compilation. There are many standout artists contributing to the cause -- names like dOP, Tom Demac, Friend Within, and the late Martin Dawson -- but the clear standout track is Justin Martin's remix of Rachel Row's "Follow The Step."
Holy Ship!! recaps its 2013 voyage, announces pre-booking for 2014
HARD Events' second annual voyage of the electronic music Holy Ship!! took place this past January, sailing on a luxury liner from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Nassau, Bahamas and casually stopping along the way for a beach rave on a private island. On top of an announcement for 2014's Holy Ship!!! (notice the extra exclamation points), they've also released a seven minute recap video of this year's event -- capturing the best of sets from Diplo, the dirtybird crew, Skrillex, Justice, A-Trak, Skream & Benga, Knife Party, Tommy Trash, and countless more. There's nothing that doesn't look ridiculously fun about this boat rave -- let's all go next year.