When the hip-hop movement was born, it was the beat heard around the world. Apparently Stockholm caught the buzz and a young Swede, now known as Mad Mats (Mats Carlsson), was obsessively listening to the tunes and practicing his street dancing. “I was the king of windmills,” he says. Fast-forward…
David Guetta drew international attention as the impresario (along with his wife, Cathy) behind the glamorous, VIP-clogged Fuck Me I’m Famous. First launched at Pacha Ibiza, it is now an internationally recognized brand for hedonistic, Studio 54-style shenanigans. Guetta’s career as a producer and DJ spans more than two decades,…
New York’s Def Mix is the dynamic production company helmed by Judy Weinstein, Frankie Knuckles, David Morales, Satoshi Tomiie, and Hector Romero. An anchor of the entire house music scene, Def Mix celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2007, kicking off a year of parties with Def Mix 20 at Shine…
Philadelphia rapper/producer Omar “Jneiro Jarel” Gilyard first gained attention after collaborations with future soul powerhouse Rich Medina. On Jarel’s 2005 album, Three Piece Puzzle, his first to receive widescale distribution, he evolved into an avatar of the electronic/hip-hop/soul style, an emerging trend expounded by artists such as the late J…
Berlin-based DJ/producer Dixon (born Steffen Berkhahn and occasionally also known under the alias Wahoo) is best known for working with that city’s renowned record label Sonar Kollektiv, for which he compiled several singles and mix CDs (including the acclaimed Off Limits series). He will soon release the eclectic mix Body…
Give Heidi a break and let her DJ set at the Get Physical party speak for itself. Don’t judge her for being from Richie Hawtin’s hometown of Windsor, Canada, or for being the latest girl to give the German techno scene the gift of a hot track (though Vejer is…
Most years it’s New York DJ Danny Tenaglia who performs marathon DJ sets at WMC. But this time around it’s going to be another Danny — Howells, from Hastings, England — who will rock the party for the long haul when he plays a nine-hour set at Pawn Shop Lounge…
Polish-born, Detroit-reared, and Berlin-residing DJ/producer Magda (ne Magda Hojnacka) is quite often found spinning at the same events as mentor Richie Hawtin and is signed to his M_Nus (pronounced minus) label. She is also quite possibly the only DJ to have ever had both a tea mug and a T-shirt…
King Britt’s fifteen-year-plus musical career is an astonishingly diverse one. The Philly producer’s career began with a partnership with Josh Wink, cranking out hits for Strictly Rhythm and Wink’s Ovum imprint. It peaked as a neo-soul pioneer who DJed for Digable Planets and issued a well-received 1997 debut, When the…
People talk about Conference — no modifier — as if it is a holiday on par with, say, Christmas or Halloween. Indeed the event, now in its 21st year, is just that monolithic in the minds of electronic music aficionados and the DJs, nightclub owners, liquor purveyors, electronics providers, and…
The Winter Music Conference and M3 Summit are a dance-music lover’s yearly dream, a paradise of sound for even the most jaded ex-clubbers. It almost takes extra resolve to not be completely overwhelmed by the sheer amount of creativity that splashes over the city as artists from throughout the U.S…
WMC is about three things: the actual conference (meaning WMC and M3), partying to the sounds of your favorite DJs, and discovering artists you’ve never heard before. The last goal can be an elusive one, especially when it comes to sifting through party lineups packed with dozens of turntable jocks…
“Global Gathering Miami is a test vessel,” says Nick McCabe, coproducer of the event. “This first year, we may not even make a profit; we just want to put on such a great show, create such a great experience, that it will spread nationwide.” Indeed this event is a very…
The New Times New Talent Stage is where Miami-Dade and Broward’s most amazing up-and-coming musicians will be showcased. Let’s take some time to meet these rising stars. The Waterford Landing uses Miami’s suburban landscape as the inspiration for its beautiful, melodic experimentation. The group came together after Alex Caso (synths,…
It is impossible to begin this story without mentioning Jay Dee. Born James Yancey, the influential hip-hop producer also known as J Dilla passed away February 7 in a Los Angeles hospital after years spent battling a rare blood disease. Three days before he died at the age of 32,…
Picture the following on one of the enormous Ultra Music Festival stages: 500 human-size Buddha statues from an ancient temple in Indonesia, some beheaded, some intact. It will happen, at least in two dimensions. In her Aventura studio, Marina Reno, a.k.a. VJ Psyberpixie, double-clicks on one of the frames shot…
Genesis 4:15 — “But the Lord said to him, öNot so; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over.’ Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.” Excuse me if I err — those catechism classes were…
Princess Superstar is the DJ and the rapper. In the live arena, the New York-based smart-ass splits her time between spinning alongside Alexander Technique (as the duo DJs Are Not Rockstars) and rocking the mike in front of a full band. Her latest album, My Machine, is a dense conceptual…
We empathize with tourists: If you don’t live in Miami, it is lovely to sit poolside outside a hotel and drink complimentary cocktails from one liquor sponsor or another; to look up at the palms; to wade in the vanishing-edge pool to a throbbing soundtrack of house music. But if…
If you have ever dreamed of crab-scratching a twelve-inch, Remix magazine’s Remix Hotel Miami 2006 may be the ultimate WMC venue for you. For three days, beginning March 22, some of world’s leading music and technology pioneers will turn South Beach’s National Hotel into the largest music technology showcase of…
The thing that might be so attractive about Hot Chip is its perfect mix of diverse styles of music, compounding dance and experimental electronic with soft, tender vocals and well-written lyrics, all providing a wonderful contrast to the recurring hip-hop themes. But Hot Chip possesses not only a unique sound…
It’s practically becoming an annual tradition. A British rapper with dope skills is ushered across the pond. His albums are well reviewed by critics at Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and Spin. His songs gain popularity with college radio DJs and podcasters. His is touted to be the new face of hip-hop…
