Interview: Lost Frequencies, Pretty Pink and Marwen at Bearded Man

During the Armada Demo Drop Session at Dancefair 2015 that took place in Utrecht 21st and 22nd of February I met Marwen who is the mysterious A&R behind the recently established but very successful Armada Music imprint The Bearded Man recordings.  On the same company with him was the extremely successful Belgian artist Lost Frequencies who is going to become worldwide successful with his anthem Are You With Me? and he just remixed Armin's van Buuren eternal classic In and Out Of Love. Also on the same table was the upcoming female DJ star and producer from Germany Pretty Pink. Her career is on great high's at the moment with personal productions and remixes on legends like Paul Oakenfold. I asked them if it is possible to have  an interview all together and they accepted the challenge. Right here, Right now you can watch their very nice answers.

Interview: Kyau and Albert

Interview with Kyau and Albert. The exceptional DJ & production duo Kyau & Albert return in 2015 with a brand new shining album that sounds great. The beloved German artists always manage to produce tracks with complexity, substance, rich sound textures and most importantly unforgettable melodies and involving lyrics that resonate in the life of any electronic music fan. Their music can be generally characterised as trance but the truth is that Kyau & Albert sound incorporates elements and influences from many other genres. Their Distant Lights album tour is in full effect so we were not sure if they will manage to reply on this interview and I'm glad that they finally did and you can read right now their informative answers. 

Interview is written and conducted by Dimitri Kechagias, Music Journalist/1mix radio host

News: Brighton Music Conference Reveals First Panel Topics and speakers

Brighton Music Conference (BMC) has revealed the first details of its professional programme for the 2015 event, with two days of master classes, panels and talks featuring speakers and brands including YouTube, Beatport, Dave Clarke, Rhys Hughes (BBC Radio 1/BBC 1Xtra), Ableton, AFEM, Native Instruments, DJ Pierre, Hospital Records, Believe Digital, Icicle, X-Press 2, Mobilee, DJ Magazine, and many more.

Panel topics for this year span the music industry, including the latest developments in streaming, publishing (and monetisation), live, digital broadcasting, legal, synching, social media, the DIY route (for artists and labels), Ibiza, and beyond. Further details and speakers will be announced soon. An outline of the first programme content follows below.

Review: Digital Society 8th Anniversary 6-3-2015 - 02 Academy, Leeds

Digital Society 8th Anniversary. The most successful Trance night in the North of England, the legendary Digital Society, celebrated gracefully and with the volume and size that deserves it's 8th Anniversary. The event was organised in the most beautiful venue in Leeds, the world famous O2 Academy, which hosts the most amazing live performances and club nights through out the year. The line-up was announced many months before, and the anticipation rose to the highest highs imaginable. The finest DJ's and producers came together for an unforgettable night without any major issues with 2,500 Trancers from across UK and even from other countries.

Interview: Onno van Kemenade & Joel de Vriend from Armada Music

Dancefair 2015 took place in Jaarbeurs, Utrecht from 21st to 22nd of February with considerable success.

At the 'Drop Demos' session organised by Armada Music & Cloud 9, I met Onno van Kemenade, A&R at Armada Trice, and Joel de Vriend, A&R at Armada Captivating. I asked for an interview and I'm very glad they accepted the challenge. In this interview I asked them about  future releases on their labels, if they have found any new tracks at the drop demo session so far, and why they thought it's important for an artist to be signed on a record label such as Armada Music. I also asked if they often discover  fresh tracks with original ideas or if the majority of them tend to copy paste ideas from the successful tracks on beatport? I also wanted to know where the biggest audience for Armada Music was. if they considered music video an important tool for promotional activities and if Beatport or Spotify were important for Armada Music? I was also curious to know if artists can make a decent living out of music production and why is so vital to be included on the playlists of the radio shows of well known DJ's such as ASOT or Hardwell on Air.