Stereosonic 2012 [Line Up + Tour Dates]

Stereosonic - Official | Facebook | Tix on Sale Aug 9
Full line up and tour dates down below...

Electric Daisy Carnival 2012 Las Vegas - Line Up Phase 1 [Line Up]

Electric Daisy Carnival 2012 Las Vegas [Insomniac Events] Official | Tickets | Hi-Res Flyer

See you there ;)
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Laidback Luke ft. Wynter Gordon - Speak Up (Official Video) [Music Video]

Laidback Luke [Mixmash] Official
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Laidback Luke & Insomniac presents: Super You & Me @ Palladium 3/10/12 [Concert Review]

Laidback Luke & Insomniac presents: Super You & Me 3/10/12 @ Hollywood Palladium
With a little bit of luck and a whole lot of persistence we were able to secure access to Laidback Luke's first Los Angeles presentation of his Super You & Me Party at the Hollywood Palladium. These infamous comic book dance events have been thrown primarily across the pond in many European cities. With less then a week leading up to the event I had to figure out the best person to contact for media access. Who better to ask then to ask Luke? So I tweeted him and he responded with who to contact. Who would of thought it was going to be that simple? [Sometimes the best way to break into this whole web of music industry personalities is to start w/ your favorite artist.] After a handful of tactful e-mail exchanges with a key emphasis of "If you tell us that same night of the event, even if it is a couple hours right before the doors open, we'll drive up to LA to review the show", we were in. Thank you Luke + Justin @ rephlektor + the comic book gods!

Laidback Luke & Insomniac presents: Super You & Me [Tour Dates + Tickets On-Sale]

Laidback Luke & Insomniac presents: Super You & Me 3/10/12 @ Palladium | Tickets
For those of us LBL fans in the States we've all seen the pictures and videos of the infamous Super You & Me parties that Luke has across Europe and felt left out. Well the time to dress up in our favorite comic book characters and have fun to our favorite house tunes has finally come. LBL is bringing Zedd + Congorock + GTA and his Super You & Me party to Hollywood's Palladium on March 10th. I can't wait for what's in store. Luke has a tendency to combine The Punisher + Spider Man + Optimus Prime into his own Voltron like musical craziness. I've seen him more than 5 times and every single set was unique and intense in it's own way. So I wonder, what is he going to transform into this time at the Palladium...

Laidback Luke - Yearmix 2011 [Mixmash Records 2011 All-Releases YearMix + Tracklist]

Laidback Luke [Mixmash] Official
To say that I wasn't looking forward to this mix would be an all out lie. I can't remember how many times I played Laidback Luke's yearmix 2010, but I know it got to a point where I started to memorize mix in and mix out points. The mix below features 36 Mixmash tracks all mixed and mashed together in just under 39 minutes. Be sure to support the artists/label and purchase the songs that you dig. Press play and enjoy...

Electric Daisy Carnival 2012 [Teaser + Date Announcement]

Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas 2012 [Insomniac Events] : Official
I'm certain I can speak on the behalf of the Dank Radio crew and all our friends who attended EDC 2011 that we had one hell of a time. Some of our friends were able to experience that Avicii Bromance music video story line. You might have been thinking to yourself, "Hmmm will this happen to any of us this weekend? Will we have a Fear and Loathing type experiences on the ride through the desert? Are we going to have to make a random scary trip to the city of Baker?!" The wrap up video of EDC 2011 sums it all up. Fun + Happiness + Music + Smiles + Dancing + Beauty + Rides + More Music + Sunset to Sunrise party. I can see through my facebook feed all the people who are getting goosebumps and happy flashbacks of their experiences. It's not even Halloween yet and some of you are already planning your EDC 2012 costumes. You can purchase your tickets on November 1st, 2011 for EDC 2012 in Las Vegas on June 8|9|10 2012.

See you there,
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HARD Haunted Mansion 2011 - Line Up

HARD: Official | Tickets

You can count on Destructo aka Gary Richards to bring the best of the best talent to the HARDest party you will ever experience in your life. With HARD Summer just around the corner, and a ridiculous boat party to set sail first thing in 2012, Richards is definitely on point and changing the game. Not only does he bring legendary pioneers to the party, he also brings the freshest newest talent with the groundbreaking sounds that will surely melt your face off. DO NOT MISS THIS. Tickets on sale August 9th. More info: HERE.





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Steve Aoki & Laidback Luke feat. Lil Jon - Turbulence [Music Video]

Steve Aoki [Dim Mak] Official | Laidback Luke [Mixmash] Official
I completely forgot that they were filming that night when [e]ccentric and I went down to The Grove to watch Laidback Luke, Steve Aoki, and Wild Bill. It could of been the fact that the line outside was incredibly disorganized and it took us about 2 hrs to finally get in. But let's leave those negative thoughts in the past and turn to more enjoyable thoughts of the present. The video below only shows a glimpse of the magnitude of fun that we all experienced that night. Laidback Luke's set was killer and it was then that I realized that I would have to seek out his smaller venue shows. It's at these shows where he really flexes his muscles as a DJ and really digs deep into his crates. I've included a couple bonus goodies from my crates down below as well.

Kid Sister - Kiss Kiss Kiss [Mixtape]

Kid Sister [Fool's Gold] : Official | Facebook | Twitter
I just love when I check my email when I'm running late for work and find music waiting for me to explore. It's kind of a blessing and a curse. The iPhone maybe a multipurpose device but it doesn't exactly allow me to download & unzip .zip files containing fun filled tracks. Any hoo fast forward another cubicle day and I finally get to listen to the music waiting for me in my inbox.

Thank you to Fool's Gold for sending us Kid Sister's latest creation. With assistance from Nick Catchdubs|Nina Sky|Gucci Mane|Caspa|Douster, Kid Sister presents us with a fun filled set of party popping tunes to get us ready for the weekend.

Download Kid Sister's KISS KISS KISS Mixtape for FREE Here or Here

Tracklist:
01. Kissin-tro
02. Kiss Kiss Kiss
03. Work Them
04. Green Velvet – Everybody Wants
05. Carte Blanche – Do! Do! Do! (Original / Laidback Luke Remix)
06. Daydreaming (Douster Remix)
07. Lookout Weekend f. Nina Sky
08. Gucci Rag Top f. Gucci Mane
09. Click Clack (Show It Off)
10. Don’t Stop Movin
11. Right Hand Hi (Caspa Remix)
12. Paul Wall – Imma Get It
13. Jo-DE-Ci f. DJ Gant-Man

Bonus Download: Carte Blanche - Do! Do! Do! (Laidback Luke Remix)

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Laidback Luke - Yearmix 2010

Laidback Luke @ EDC 2010 | Photo by: Rukes | Source: LBL's FB

I remember Laidback Luke [Official | Facebook | Twitter | Beatport] posting something a couple weeks ago on his twitter about working on fitting 60 tracks in a 70 min mix of sorts. Little did I know it would be released in a matter of weeks for listening pleasure. In true LBL fashion he covers all of his favorites/originals/remixes/bootlegs of tunes spanning all sorts of genres and tempos aside from his staple House Music. As always you just get a teaser of what kind of music selection he enjoys on a daily basis. Yes there are pop hits, some dubstep, and even a bit of drum & bass for good measure. All in all there's something for everyone and there might even be something new for you to discover. [via]

Download: Laidback Luke Yearmix 2010 | Mediafire (alt)

Tracklist:
01. R.O.O.S. - Instant Memories (Kriss-One Rework) w/ The Partysquad & Afrojack - A msterdamn (Acapella)
02. Afrojack & Bobby Burns - Real High (Original Mix)
03. The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up (AN21 & Max Vangeli Bootleg)
04. Swanky Tunes - Across The Light (Original Mix)
05. Laidback Luke Feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn - Timebomb (Original Mix)
06. Nouveau Yorican - Jackit (Original Mix)
07. Nick & Danny Chatelain - Katrinyla (Mastiksoul Buff Buff Remix)
08. Justin Martin, Ardalan - Mr. Spock (Original Mix)
09. Dennis Ferrer Vs System F & Laidback Luke - Super Hey Hey (Tristan Garner Bootleg)
10. Tensnake - Coma Cat (Original Mix)
11. Harry Romero, Junior Sanchez & Alexander Technique featuring Shawnee Taylor - Where You Are
12. Sandro Silva - Hands High (Original Mix)
13. Major Lazer - Pon De Foley (Ludachrist Remix)
14. Afrojack - Drive By (Original Mix)
15. Bingo Players - When I Dip (Gianni Marino Remix)
16. Vandalism – Throw Your Hands Up (Angger Dimas Remix)
17. Congorock - Babylon (Dub Mix)
18. Swedish House Mafia - One (Congorock Remix)
19. Tai - Rocking The Set (Original Mix)
20. B.o.B – Nothin' on You (feat. Bruno Mars)
21. Wynter Gordon - Dirty Talk (Laidback Luke Remix)
22. Sandro Silva - I Told Ya (Apster Remix)
23. Itch-E & Scratch-E - R.E.f.r.E.s.h. (Tom Piper Remix)
24. Green Velvet - Harmageddon (Original Mix)
25. Afrojack Vs. Radioclit Vs. Armand van Helden - I Want Your Divine Control (Laidback Luke Mash Up)
26. Robyn, Laidback Luke - Indestructible (Original Mix)
27. Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello (Sidney Samson Remix)
28. Swedish House Mafia - Miami 2 Ibiza (Instrumental Mix)
29. Carte Blanche - Do! Do! Do! (Laidback Luke Remix)
30. Drop The Lime - Hot As Hell (Canblaster Remix)
31. Green Velvet - Flash (Nicky Romero Remix)
32. Sidney Samson - Fill U Up feat. Sicerow (Club Mix)
33. Adrian Lux - Teenage Crime (Axwell & Henrik B Remode)
34. Laidback Luke - Till Tonight feat Jonathan Mendelsohn (Original Mix)
35. D.E.R. & Julius Beat - Our feeling (KhoMha remix)
36. Wolfgang Gartner - Undertaker (Original Mix)
37. Michael Woods - No Access (Original Mix)
38. Calvin Harris - Flashback (Accapella)
39. Calvin Harris - You Used To Hold Me (Laidback Luke Remix)
40. Jay Robinson - Optimal Grime (Original Mix)
41. Adam F & Horx Ft. Redman - Shut The Lights Off (Caspa & Trolley Snatcha Remix)
42. DJ Die & Interface feat. William Cartwright - Bright Light (Original Mix)
43. Noisia - Shellshock ft. Foreign Beggars (Split the Atom)
44. Andy Milonakis - Chickentown (Original Mix)
45. Drake - Drake Over (Big Syphe Bootleg)
46. Steve Angello vs. Dr. Dre - Knas Episode (Laidback Luke & Junior Sanchez Mashup)
47. Avicii & Sebastien Drums – My Feelings For You (Original Mix)
48. Uffie feat. Pharrell - Add SUV (Armand Van Helden Club Remix)
49. Duck Sauce - Barbara Streisand (Ziggy Stardust Bootleg)
50. Boys Noize - Yeah (Original Mix)
51. iSquare - Hey Sexy Lady (Laidback Luke Remix)
52. Bart B More - Brapapella (Original Mix)
53. Kris Menace feat. Emile - Walking On The Moon (Respect To U-Tern Edit)
54. Mary J Blige vs. Fragma - Miracle Fine (ID Bootleg)
55. Tim Berg - Bromance (Instrumental Mix)

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Together As One 2011 [Concert Review]

Afrojack @ SNS Arena | Photo Source: Together As One's Facebook
Now that I've had about a full day to rest|recover|reflect on the insanity I partook during the last moments of 2010 into the first moments of 2011 I can finally share some of the highlights of Together As One [Go Ventures + Insomniac Events]. I'll explain things in the order I experienced them and I'll focus on some of the musical moments that really stood out for myself and the crowd. Following these highlights I'll share a couple comments and suggestions for future events. Let's begin...

Saturday Night Sessions Arena
Afrojack [ Official | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube ]
The first song we heard when we stepped into the Saturday Night Sessions Arena was Show Me Love by Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin-S. The positive energy of the arena was electrifying. Everyone was singing, dancing, merrymaking and we knew things were just getting started. When you take that amount of energy and double it, that's what occurred when Afrojack dropped his remix of Show Me Love right after the original track.

Afrojack - Pacha On Acid by Ace Agency

The crowd also went wild when Pacha On Acid began to play. There's just something special about hearing the build up from 3:45 - 5:12 in a giant sized arena with the bass thumping and possessing you to move your body in ways you didn't know they moved. To be honest with you, I don't get many songs by Afrojack until I hear it live on a massive sound system. Case in point his recent track titled, Replica. Once I heard it in the arena it made perfect sense.

Favorite sing along moments would be during Take Over Control and his remix of Watcha Say by Jason Derulo. Definite TAO moments right there.

Bassrush Arena
Nero [ Facebook | Twitter | Youtube ]
With all the posts we've done with Nero on Dank Radio you can probably guess the excitement I had to finally ring in the new year with these guys at Bassrush. I would be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed when I only saw one of the two forces behind Nero. But no matter I had the music to bring my spirits back up.

I've been playing their Essential Mix over and over for the past couple weeks and their set consisted most of the key tracks you'd expect. Early in the set you heard their In The Middle Remix and it seemed like the crowd wasn't too familiar with that track from my vantage point. The crowd however did respond when they heard MJ Cole's Sincere ( Nero Remix ). Let's just say the ladies got expressive at this point.

MJ Cole - Sincere (Nero remix) by Sunday Best

In a matter of moments I finally got to hear the set of songs I've been waiting to hear on a proper sound system. Nero's remix of The Jets Crush On You sounded spectacular. I missed it when they played the track at Audiotistic and was waiting for this soung to drop during their set. The moment when they played Downlink's Factory
 + Chase & Status' Let You Go (Nero Remix) + Nero's Welcome Reality was amazing. The passion behind the lyrics of Let You Go over Welcome Reality is perfect for a massive's speakers.

We stayed for a handful of the Drum & Bass tracks but had to make our way to the Together Arena for Laidback Luke. One thing that stayed with me was what the MC's said about Bassrush. They were happy for the continued growth of the LA Bass scene and how more people are accepting of the music and declared that Bassrush would never ever leave the scene and stay until the very end.

Together Arena
Laidback Luke [ Official | Facebook | Twitter ]
What more can I say about this guy that hasn't already been said. I've seen him a handful of times throughout 2010 and each time I see him perform he does something new/different that blows my mind. And after each set I'm extremely inspired and driven to practice even harder.

The best way to describe a LBL set is that the crowd's energy fluctuates between 80% at it's lowest point and reaches it's highest at about 120%. In essence he always manages to keep the energy at a constant of about 100% throughout his sets. Don't ask me how the math works, It just does.

LBL used his remix of iSquare's Hey Sexy Lady to build the crowd up for the countdown. Which was very appropriate especially with the "People people put your hands up" lyric. After the yelling, confetti, and toasts he brought the crowd back in with his & Steve Angello's track Be. And just when you thought things couldn't get even wilder he drops Timebomb (Original Mix).


After Timebomb he proceeded to drop a continuous stream of audio bombs that prolonged the special feeling felt during the point of countdown. If I can recall, he did a combination of Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand & Fake Blood - I Think I Like it that made the crowd erupt in excitement. In every LBL set there's always a time when you say to yourself, "WTF?! is he really playing this?". During that night it occurred when he played Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are. Just as the song was playing with the ladies singing their hearts out and the guys confused with the song choice he drops his remix of Dirty Talk.

With all musical journeys piloted by Luke a flight wouldn't be complete without a dash of Dubstep thrown into the mix. Despite the negative reaction of some audience members he still manages to guide us through the turbulence and get us from point A to point B.

Wolfgang Gartner [ Official | Facebook | Twitter ]
Just when you think the TAO attendees were beginning to run low on fuel Wolfgang Gartner picks up from where Laidback Luke left off and continues the party well into the night. 2010 was a good year for Wolfgang. He solidified his production status with a slew of continuous bangers which culminated into his signing with Ultra Records. He also left us with a special going away 2010 present in the form of an Essential Mix.

The moment he strung together Mr Oiozo's Rubber + Beyonce's Single Ladies + Mumbai Science's Gold I was in awe. It truly was one of those "OMFG I can't believe you just did that?!" moments. Another song that caught the whole tent's attention was MC Lyte - Cold Rock A Party. I never thought I'd ever hear that song at that type of event. One song I NEVER thought I'd ever hear that night was Jodeci - Freakin You. If anyone knows who made that remix he played that night please let us know in the comments section!

Wolfgang Gartner - Space Junk (Original Mix) by Adrinanna

Aside from the random songs he through into the mix to throw us off[in a good way] he included all his crowd favorites: Wolfgang's 5th Symphony, Undertaker, Yin, and his latest tracks Illmerica & Space Junk. All in all it was a great set and despite the crowds chants for an encore he only teased us and left us wanting more.

Comments + Suggestions
1) Disorganized Entrance: Bicycle racks to snake the line and organize the concert attendees in a more orderly fashion. Additional staff to do ID/Ticket checks & security pat downs. A third GA entrance point. We understand that if you want to get in quickly to an event you need to show up early and be patient. But this is never an excuse for a lack of planning by event organizers.
2) Running out of Water in the Arena: Periodic refilling[once every 30min during peak hours of 9pm-12:30am. Once an hour from 12:30am-close] of each station by additional push-carts or golf carts. The best example of this was during Coachella. Even when a station ran out, it only took 15 min. for a cart to come around and refill the buckets. If costs per additional people power are an issue you need to remember that water is a BIG sell at these events, more so than alcohol[no hard data. just based on observation].
3) Countdowns out of sync: Better communication between each stage through walkies/synchronized clocks|computers. Sound/Tech guys easing up on the alcohol consumption before the countdown[i did front of house at an all ages venue for 2 years so i know there are certain shows when you say "F(*)ck it I'm partying w/ everyone else"].

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Together As One 2011 - Set Times

Official | Facebook | Twitter | Tickets
Growing up my parents always told me and Eccentric that whatever you do during the first moments of the year will be a good gauge of what types of activities will be in-store for the remainder of the year. With that said...

Go Ventures and Insomniac have put together one massive line up for their lucky number 13. Having to decide on whether to spend the countdown with either Laidback Luke, Jack Beats/Major Lazer, or Rusko is just killing us. LBL has held it down each and every single time we've seen him this year and knowing him he'll have some LA treats thrown into his mix for this special occasion. Jack Beats, Wolfgang Gartner, and Nero have all produced mind blowing Essential Mixes. 12th Planet and Kill The Noise have always held it down for the locals and it'll be great to see them at the party. Diplo might even do his special 'ladies' set to get all the females grinding/grooving. And the opportunity to finally witness the Dada Life is just plain bananas.

Whichever artists we do have the opportunity to party with at TAO will in no doubt be a great time. I can't think of any other way I'd like to start off my year. Spending time with my brother, good music, and fun people. 2011 is going to be a fun year, this I'm certain. [Bonus Info: We're heading up to the radio station RIGHT AFTER TAO. In true Dank Radio fashion the party will continue until the sun rises. LIVE BROADCAST // Aziatik Rhythmz Present: Dank Radio // Saturday Jan 1st. 4 - 6am // 90.7fm KPFK // kpfk.org {streaming worldwide}]

Wolfgang Gartner - BBC Radio1 Essential Mix 11/6/2010 by Ear Cande

TOGETHER ARENA
5:30pm-6:30pm Swedish Egil
6:30pm-8pm Richard Vission
8pm-9:30pm Markus Schulz
9:30pm-11pm Dada Life
11pm-12:30am Laidback Luke
12:30am-2am Wolfgang Gartner
Essential Mix (20-02-2010)- Jack Beats by Dooz Le Witz

SATURDAY NIGHT SESSIONS ARENA
5:30pm-6:30pm Barry Weaver
6:30pm-8pm Kill The Noise
8pm-9:30pm Afrojack
9:30pm-11pm Diplo
11pm-12am Jack Beats
12am-1am Major Lazer
1am-2am DJ Reza
Major Lazer [Switch & Diplo] - Essential Mix 25-07-2009 by A Ketch

BASSRUSH ARENA
5:00pm-6:15 Dj Fury
6:15pm-7:30pm Shimon
7:30pm-8:30pm Logistics & NuTone
8:30pm-9:30pm 12th Planet
9:30pm-10:30pm Ed Rush & Optical
10:30pm-11:30pm Nero
11:30pm-1:00am Rusko
1:00am-2:00am Pendulum (dj set)

Mc Armanni Reign, Mc Dino, Mc Questionmark

Nero - BBC Radio1 Essential Mix 11/13/2010 by Ear Cande


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Electric Daisy Carnival 2010 Lineup

The lineup for this years Electric Daisy Carnival Los Angeles has been released and so far it's looking pretty good. Jack Beats had the date on their myspace page as far back as January while Laidback Luke confirmed he was performing on his twitter page not too long ago. Kaskade has also shared through his Facebook page his excitement for the upcoming 2 Day event. And for those of you who complained last year that there was just way too many people on Saturday, it's been reported that they'll be expanding the grounds. "This year there's a lot more ground," said Rotella. "We've had the same basic layout for the past three years, but this time there's a bigger footprint. We'll have two main stages -- an A Stage and a B stage -- and are using a lot of area that we haven't used before. Last year was a little too crowded on Saturday -- Friday was perfect. I don't like it when people are bumping elbows the whole time. With this new footprint, people will be able to breathe." [via] Purchase tickets here.
Current lineup:

Deadmau5

Armin van Buuren

Groove Armada

Moby

Swedish House Mafia

Benny Benassi

Kaskade

Above & Beyond

Fedde Le Grand

Sasha

Laidback Luke

Armand Van Helden

MSTRKRFT

Wolfgang Gartner

BT (Live)

Dirty South

Claude von Stroke

Z-Trip

Jack Beats

Boys Noize

Steve Aoki

Bart B More

Gareth Emery

Dada Life

Afrojack

Chuckie

Felix Cartal

Afrojack - Pacha On Acid

Claude VonStroke - Vocal Chords [Dirtybird]

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