Superstar DJs with Annie Mac – Tiësto
Annie Mac introduces her new and exclusive documentary series asking you:
"Ever wondered what it's like to be a superstar DJ – to live the dream, to travel the world, to be treated like the Debbie God?"
In a series of mini-documentaries the BBC 1 broadcaster and club DJ Annie Mac is going to take a look into the cream of the crop DJs:
"I am going to explore the worlds that these icons of modern dance music inhabit, get to know the real people, find out what makes them tick and see if a i can keep up with their relentless touring schedules.''
The first episode is about arguably the best DJ in the world – Tiësto. Enjoy a really intimate weekend with Annie Mac following around the fast-paced life of a DJ who plays a gig almost every day of the year. Find out where Tiësto and Hardwell produce their tunes. Being a superstar DJ is a genuine way of life for Tiësto, he's living his dream and inspiring everybody to do so. Watch the 23-minute documentary!
DJs superestrellas con Annie Mac – Tiësto
Annie Mac presenta su nueva y exclusiva serie de documentales preguntándote:
“¿Nunca has soñado como es ser un DJ superestrella, vivir el sueño, viajar alrededor del mundo, ser tratado como un dios?”
En una serie de mini documentales, Annie Mac, DJ y locutora de la BBC 1, va a echar un vistazo más de cerca a los mejores DJs
“Voy a explorar el mundo que habitan estos iconos de la música dance moderna, voy a conocer a la gente real, voy a encontrar que los motiva y ver si soy capaz de seguir el calendario de sus incansables giras.”
El primer episodio trata sobre el que puede considerarse el mejor DJ del mundo, Tiësto. Disfruta de un fin de semana íntimo con Annie Mac, siguiendo de cerca la ajetreada vida de un DJ que toca casi todos los días del año. Descubre dónde producen Tiësto y Hardwell sus melodías. Ser una superestrella es un tipo de vida genuino para Tiësto: Vive su sueño e inspira a todo el mundo ha hacerlo. ¡Ve el documental de 23 minutos!
DJ Documentary: Scratch
We'll be introducing a variety of past and more recent documentaries about DJ culture. This time we're taking a look into one of the best movies on the origins of DJ techniques and hip-hop DJ culture in general – SCRATCH.
The movie was released back in 2001, directed by Doug Pray, an American documentary film director, cinematographer, and editor who mostly explores unique subcultures in his films. As the name implies, the focus is on turntablism. But the 90-minute doco takes you from 1970s South Bronx to modern San Fransisco, through the evolution of hip-hop elaborating thereby how the hip-hop DJ came into being. When the early DJs began messing around with the turntables, a whole new world began to emerge. The DJs have been all important in how we hear, play and create music. They’ve not only invented scratching and beat-juggling vinyl, but also inspired break dancing and rap. Starting with Grand Wizard Theodore explaining how he came to scratching in the first place, theres several DJs and artists explaining their connection and personal anecdotes throughout the film.
Watch the full-length documentary right here!
Third week and overall review of Richie Hawtin’s CNTRL: Beyond EDM
We've been keeping a close eye on Richie Hawtin's North-American university tour (read about the introduction here). Last week, we showed you the video clip of the second week of the tour. CNTRL: Beyond EDM has been managed with utmost professionality. Video footage of the electronic music crusade has been presented with superb quality as well.
Here's the recap of the week 3 and a summary of the last week of the tour. Stay tuned for feedback from the tour!
Yolanda Be Cool turning tricks: press conference, new video, upcoming album and ‘Ladies & Mentalmen World Tour’
Few months ago Yolanda Be Cool issued a ’press announcement’ recalling their cross-over hit ’We No Speak Americano’.The huge party anthem topped 16 charts across the globe in 2010. It gets air-time on radio stations to this day. What happened? Why is Yolanda Be Cool urging you do destroy every copy of the track ever printed or downloaded?
The humorous press conference was hosted by the Australian duo consisting of Martinez Johnson, "Durango Slim" Peterson and their lawyer. As ’the beats are no longer fresh’, the song is to be cut from air and never played again. Another reason for this is the fact that their music has been used for many purposes it wasn’t meant to be. They elaborate on this in the press statement. This is pretty funny, check it out!
Of course, if you start to think about it a little more, you realize that this kind of a move is caused by the fact, that Yolanda Be Cool is only known for ’We No Speak Americano’.
As you might remember, the same issue has been bugging Avicii, whose megahit ’Levels’ has been shadowing everything else he’s doing (read about it here).
The Australian dance music duo wants to move on. They want their other stuff getting heard and the ’press conference’ has been a move thowards this direction. As you saw in the video, they also urged you to destroy all copies of the track you might own and visit the Yolanda Be Cool’s official website for a free replacement track titled 'Before Midnight'. The next move is a video for the free track, freshly out of the production rooms. The music video starts by showing a widow in mourning and with these kind of sad undertones. But doesn’t matter, the widow gets over the terrible loss in a matter of minutes and next thing you know, there’s topless women partying in an underground latino club. Not sure about the coherency of the concept behind this one, but at least there’s hot women dancing.
Yolanda Be Cool’s plans dont stop here. In addition to the ’press conference’ and the video, there’s going to be a massive tour promoting their forthcoming album 'Ladies and mentalmen' called accordingly ’Ladies and Mentalmen World Tour’. According to the official website, the Australian DJ/producer duo is going to be performing: ’Everywhere, starting on 30th November’. Yolanda Be Cool is #1781 in The Official Global DJ Rankings, we’ll see if they will prevail in light of these recent efforts of getting their names out there!
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