http://www.electricmotel.com Electric Motel :: News es-ES http://www.electricmotel.com/toplogo.jpg http://www.electricmotel.com 96 36 http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2562 Reckon your DJ skills could get a crowd going at Rockness festival? Enter this competition, then. All you have to do is upload your biggest club mix to the Rockness Soundcloud group here: http://soundcloud.com/groups/rockness-dj-competition-2012 http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2561 John Digweed has put forward his opinion on Simon Cowell\'s X-Factor for DJs, saying it\'ll be \"extremely cheesy, extremely commercial [but] will probably go on to do very very well\". He said: \"How are you going to gauge someone’s ability in fi http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2559 Sister Bliss has dissed Swedish House Mafia just days after DJ Sneak lashed-out at Steve Angelo on Twitter. It has been reported that the Faithless front woman reckons that the Swedes, who seem to be dance music\'s new favourite punch bag, are a \ http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2558 Pete Tong has expressed his concern in the dance music \'boom\', saying the influx of corporate money could in fact \"destroy the scene\". Writing for Music Week magazine, he said: \"Success inevitably attracts attention – and now numerous extreme http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2557 A Brand new venture from the team at Loopmasters, The Pluginboutique is one of the first of its kind, a store dedicated to selling Instruments, Effects and Studio Tools from leading music software companies worldwide. Featuring a range of Soft Syn http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2560 Pasquale Rotella, founder of Insomniac Events, has made a video to announce the partial lineup for this years Electric Daisy Carnival. In the video Rotella lists just a few of the acts set to perform at the event which include: Tiesto, Steve Angel http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2556 Free gifts and competition for users With the ever swelling ranks of young DJ and producer wannabes, showcasing your skills to the wider world has never been more important. Online mixes and track demos give a window into your creativity, whilst n http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2555 Pioneer have put out details on a forthcoming remix station: the RMX-1000. The system is made up of a hardware unit, editing software and a VST/AU plug-in. RMX-1000 is essentially an FX box and sampler, mapped design-wise for ease of use in club e http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2554 Ibiza\'s Sunday institution We Love has revealed extensive details of their 2012 program with a series of new residents and strong representation from the UK bass scene. Those set to perform debut sets for We Love this year include Julio Bashmore, http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2553 TJ Kong and Modular K will release their first album entitled Dream Cargoes this April on Poker Flat Recordings. TJ Kong, AKA Erwin van Moll, has been putting out records for the past five years or so, while Modular K\'s only production until now http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2552 Cristian Vogel has finished work on his next album, The Inertials. Vogel has occupied the experimental side of techno for more than two decades. After cutting his teeth in the late \'80s with a group known as the Cabbage Head Collective, he carved http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2551 Manuel Tur Who are you and what do you do? How long have you been a working musician? My name is Manuel Tur and I’m a music producer and DJ based in the city of Essen, Germany. I’ve been writing and putting out records for the last 10 years. W http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2550 We’ve heard the new Fhloston Paradigm; here’s an up-close look at the studio setup on which it was made. Making music can be about collecting the best, not just the newest, finding what’s inspiring to build your own tradition. Perhaps that’s why s http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2549 \'One More\' is the title of a new film and book documenting the history of clubland. The package charts the time between 1988 and 2008 and includes testimonies from Norman Cook, Tall Paul, Nicky Holloway, Judge Jules, Danny Rampling and Dave Pear http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2548 Burn Studios Residency is a global contest that will see up and coming talent go head-to-head to score a coveted residency at some of the most renowned clubs in Ibiza, including Privilege, coached by some of the top names in the industry along the wa http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2547 This week the world’s leading electronic music hub, Beatport, announced it will offer royalty free loops, samples, sound effects and patches for DJs and producers. Dubbed Beatport ‘Sounds,’ the service will help you keep your digital milk crate fu http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2546 Another week, another Twitter row. This time, between DJ Sneak and Swedish House Mafia. It started when DJ Sneak said: “It’s a sad thing when the Swedish House Mafia is being paid big money to come to the US to play house music. For the record, th http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2545 Words News Features Reviews Interviews From the Archives Competitions Meet the Staff News BERLIN CLUBS RECEIVE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT By Simon Lock 02 April 2012 Words News BERLIN CLUBS RECEIVE G http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2544 Since starting out as a small intimate affair eight years ago, Bestival has grown steadily both in size and stature, year on year blowing us away with the headliners they manage to pull out of the bag. But none come bigger than this. One of music\ http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2543 Words News Features Reviews Interviews From the Archives Competitions Meet the Staff News NINA KRAVIZ: \"WHEN A WOMAN GETS SUCCESSFUL THERE\'S A BIT OF DEBATE\" 22 March 2012 Words News NINA http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2542 You heard correctly. Snoop Dog, the hip-hop superstar from the LBC known for his gin and juice swagger and dope beats, has created a house mix…and it\'s good. Dubbed the \'Tekno Euro Mixx\', it actually contains no techno, but a smooth blend of de http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2541 Music old and new to be released in support of the international Record Store Day. The annual musical showcase Record Store Day will be held worldwide on the 21st of April. Inaugurated in 2007, the event brings together countless record shops and http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2540 Oscar-winning songwriter Paul Williams joins Nile Rodgers as Daft Punk collaborator, and announces June as a possible street date. First it was Nile Rodgers, now it’s Paul Williams who is claiming a stake in the next chapter of Daft Punk’s incredi http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2539 MIT is offering users the chance to play Dr. Joe Paradiso’s homemade synthesizer through the internet. We can’t all fit a room-sized synthesizer in our flats, nor spend over a decade putting one together ourselves. Luckily, MIT has the storage spa http://www.electricmotel.com/news_des.php?id=2538 When it comes to making music using groundbreaking technology, there\'s not many more innovative than Richie Hawtin. No surprise then to find him at the NAMM trade event, in Anaheim, California waxing lyrical about synthesisers, drum machines and