It wouldn't be New York if someone wasn't complaining. And so it goes... We've been reading around the inter-webs (specifically some other message boards) and have seen some posts from people complaining that Made Event is ripping people off and that the ticket prices for Electric Zoo are too high. Now last year (the inaugural year), an advance ticket with a promo cost $45. This year, it is $70. Another fact to bring up is this year there were no advanced single day tickets, only 2-day...

Wanna be like Richie Hawtin? Well now you can thanks to Grid finally being released on Apple's App store. The app, which runs on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch, allows users to control Ableton seamlessly without needing to touch the computer. The application provides an interface with Ableton's clip grid, which lets you trigger the clips at ease, as well as working with the built-in effects and loops. While this may not seem like such a big thing, being as how there are a ton of Ableton...

No, not the Love Parade. The San Francisco LovEvolution is back for its 7th year in San Fran on Saturday October 2nd. The event is an all day/all night celebration of dance music and its culture which starts at the Civic Center Plaza and continues at night with parties taking place all over the city. From the organizers: Floats will arrive at Civic Center plaza where they park to becomes 20 stages on a transformed festival grounds with food, beverage, a live electronic and performance...

The Boxed Boys are still going strong with the 39th (well really it's the 38th since the 2nd was never released) installment of their hit series Global Underground. This time it is Dave Seaman doing the mix which is a re-creation of a night he did in Lithuania at the resrot Palanga on the shores of the Baltic Sea. Below is a snippet of an interview Dave recently did for the Global Underground website where he discusses what to expect from this mix: There is no release date yet for the...

We're really not sure how they lasted so long, but Club Space is indeed finally shutting its doors for good in September. The clubs final weekend will be Labor Day, with a host of parties going on before they say good bye. The club which resided in two places moved to it's current later space due to capacity issues at the original Space Miami. The club which was owned by Louis Puig, recently had a string of problems due to drug sales in the club, as well as low turn out. The downtown area...
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Following the steps of Deadmau5, Tiesto has announced that he will be featured in the newest version of the DJ Hero series, DJ Hero 2. With this addition, the superstar DJ can add yet another accomplishment to his resume, which is one of the largest of any DJ in the world. From Tiesto: <iframe src="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/video_embed.php?id=3908" width="418" height="378" border="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>

Ouch. It appears that Beatport has been selling illegally uploaded tracks from Mille Plataux's back catalog. From release: Beatport is currently investigating the allegations.
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Producers rejoice! Native Instruments has announced the new version of their flagship production package Komplete. Komplete 7, due for release September 1st, features 24 instruments and almost 100 Gigs worth of sounds, effects, VST's, and anything else that makes most of us drool. Here is a scoop on the details... KOMPLETE 7 is the latest version of the ultimate software collection from Native Instruments. Now bigger and better and featuring 24 KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects, this 90 GB...

Unfortunate news from our mouse friend... Deadmau5 collapsed last night while performing on stage in Washington D.C. From his Facebook Page: Last night, whilst performing onstage at the 9:30 club in Washington DC, deadmau5 collapsed, suffering exhaustion and vomiting. Medics at the venue took him directly to hospital where he is now under supervision deadmau5 is sad to advise his fans that on the strict advice of the doctors, he now has no choice but to cancel the next 9 shows of his...
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If you were a DJ in the 80's, you know the holy grail of mixers was the Bozak CMA 10-2DLC. And while some people still hold it in the highest regards, there are others who say the newer mixers with the fancy effects and looping have taken over and the UREI (and most rotary mixers) are a thing of the past. Few (especially sound guys) will deny that the Bozak's and UREI's of yester-year are the best sounding mixers for a club, but it's hard to sell most DJ's these days to want to play on one. ...
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