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Next to the fact Olav has updated his website, there is more news to talk about!!

Ellrich & Plaice - "Fucking Society" - Olav Basoski remix out now!
The highly acclaimed Olav Basoski remix for Doorn Records, with wide DJ support from Carl Cox, David Guetta, Laidback Luke, Sander Van Doorn, Joachim Garraud, Chris Lake, etc. Out NOW on Beatport!

Olav Basoski - "Snapped" enters German Dance chart as 2nd highest entry (on PROMO!)
Olav Basoski's new single "Snapped", out on WePlay records March 12. Responses to the promomailouts were so big that the track entered the German Dance charts at #18 without even being released yet!
PREVIEW

Olav Basoski remixes Bellini - "Samba de Janeiro"
The current Beatport #1, a rerelease of the 1998 summersmash "Samba de Janeiro" by Bellini, gets a full-on mad electro-meets samba beats-rework by Olav Basoski! Out soon on Tiger Records.
PREVIEW

Also, If you haven't took a listen yet... here's is Olav's latest mix!
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One of Holland’s best loved dance artists – MC Gee’s powerful voice, unique lyrics and flamboyant stage manner have earned him tons of fans around the world!

At the age of 20 MC Gee decided to move to Tenerife and work in the clubs there where the UK house and garage scene was massive. There he excelled performing with DJs like EZ, Luck and MC Neat, Spoony (Dream Team). He also did some tracks with some producers from Italy (Triple X). After 4 years Gee returned back to England to chill, spend time with his family and try to pursue a career in professional football where he played for 1 season for 2nd division Wycombe Wanderers.

Due to injury Lee (MC Gee) started working again in the music industry. MC Gee fancied a new challenge and decided that he was going to try the Netherlands, 2 years ago he had his first gig in Eindhoven where he was spotted by DJ Yamani who had all the connections MC Gee needed. It wasn’t very long before everybody was talking about this new MC from England who was ripping up the house, garage and drum ‘n bass scene in Holland.
In this short time he has been moving towards being 1 of the top MCs in the country, performing at Amsterdam clubs and parties like Paradiso, Salsa Lounge,In Bed@Hotel Arena, the More, Loveboat2, Rush, Sundae, Chemistry@Escape, 020, Milky Way, Sneakerz@Panama, Ambassador@Amsterdam Arena, Luxurush@Heineken Music Hall and in other cities Vasquesz, Urban Town @ Nighttown, Hufters@Now-Wow, Storm, Poema, Tivoli, The Rechter, Extrema (art of silence), Mezzo, Nightlive plus many more clubs in Belgium, Germany and Poland.

Last summer, Gee has also performed at great outdoor events like Fast Forward (Rotterdam), frequence (E3 strand Eindhoven), chateau d’House (Breda) and has also been in the studio with DJs Erick E, Roog, Jorgensen, Marcel Woods plus many more. The first track by MC Gee made in the Netherlands was released by ID-T and made it into the Sensation Black CD, which is the top selling trance compilation album in the country. He has just finished the track ‘Drop The Vibe’ with DJ Jani and Ian Carey from the Soul Providers which is already released. And last summer MC Gee put his vocals on a Play Station 2 game called ‘Cyclone Circus’ which was released in July 2005.
So far this year Mc Gee has been very active on the club circuit performing at some of Holland'’s biggest outdoor events like Dance Valley, Mystery Land and Extrema to name a few. MC Gee has become one of Holland’s most top MCs with residencies in every major city in the Netherlands, so watch out for MC Gee setting the place on fire at a club near you.

Check out his official Anna Agency artist page here.
For further info and bookings please contact Jannetje Jol – Jannetje@anna-agency.nl
For press information please contact Jose Woldring – Jose@themediananny.nl

The release we have all been waiting for: Bart B More's new EP called "Romane" is out now on Sound Pellegrino!
Chalking up some fairly impressive remixes by Para One, French Fries & Bambounou, Gucci Vump and of course Rubix. This chunked out B more inspired number stomps to its own rhythms here defying the worldbeat - tropical associations and just goes for it with some fucking groovy horn samples from Balkan Beatbox.
No surprise that the tracks already have hit several chart. For instance, the Rubix remix has already reached a #2 position in the Breaks Beatport chart!

What are you waiting for?? Grab your copy now on Beatport!

Benjamin Bates returns with his favorite alter-ego Bates45 with this 2 track e.p. Once more it’s some Bates45 creativity to the max. With its deep hypnotic progressive-meets-tech-house groove ‘Daisy’ keeps on building to a climax. ‘Nuskool Dropout’ is straight up dance floor energy with a oldskool-esque groove. Two secret weapons with that will do some serious damage when played out loud. We warned ya’ll
This release is a Beatport exclusive for 2 weeks! so go get your tune now at: www.beatport.com

Daisy / NuSkool Dropout
Bates 45
Cat nr. BADR064

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Due to the dangerous snow conditions affecting the Washington/Baltimore Metropolitan area we have postponed the Marco V event at Ultrabar on Thursday Feb. 11th.  Marco V and Panorama Productions will announce the rescheduled date as soon as possible. 

Op zaterdag 13 februari as. vindt er in The Thalia te Rotterdam een unieke benefiet avond plaats onder de naam Dance For Haïti. De volledige opbrengsten van deze avond zullen ten goede komen aan de slachtoffers van de aardbeving in Haïti. Tijdens deze avond, welke volledig georganiseerd is door jongeren, zullen diverse dj’s een optreden geven om een zo hoog mogelijk bedrag voor Giro 555 bij elkaar te krijgen.
De dj’s die deel nemen aan Dance For Haïti zijn Koen Groeneveld, Addy van der Zwan, Benjamin Bates presents Bates45, Muzik Junki, Ersa en Sven Marten. “Alle deelnemende dj’s reageerden erg enthousiast op het initiatief. Iedereen doet belangeloos mee aan de avond en heeft er ontzettend veel zin in,” verteld Piket. “Een van de dj’s wees me nog op een leuke bijkomstigheid”, vult Frenzen aan. “De avond vindt plaats tijdens Valentijnsnacht. Eigenlijk is het dus een soort Dance For Haïti and Spread The Love avond. ”
Voor meer informatie kan men terecht op www.danceforhaiti.nl.

Clubjudge.com presents Club Fresh with the best National and International DJs every Thursday between 10 - 12 pm on Fresh FM.
Tune in this Thursday for some "Fresh" mixes from Bates45 and Bobby Burns!

Originally released in 1999 and for sure a track that inspired masses of nowadays' Djs and producers to start their career. Opening doors for Ferry Corsten and other major DJs to conquer the world. A journey that is still lasting for all of them...
Especially for Koen Groeneveld, who remixed this track an got massive support from DJs as Mark Knight and Sebastian Ingrosso.
GRAB YOUR COPY HERE!

In our opinion this is one the most promising DJs in the Netherlands! Y’all might not know his name, but will definitely know his tracks! Bobby Burns is now doing an Australia tour together with Afrojack! DHM got the chance to interview him…check out the full interview below! (incl latest mix!)
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British house music label and booking agency Milk'n'2 Sugars has been contributing to the dance music scene for 15 years. So it's only fitting that they celebrate the milestone during the biggest gathering devoted to electronic music, Winter Music Conference.
The agency will take over Klutch nightclub (136 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach), located in the former Opium Garden/Prive space, on March 26. The party will take over all four areas of the venue, but the most exciting thing is the all-star line up. Confirmed so far are Martin Solveig, Armand Van Helden, Alex Gaudino, Tom Novy, Kurd Maverick, Funkerman, Joe T. Vannelli, Laurent Wolf, Bart B More, Bingo Players, Bodyrox, Ian Carey, Ron Carroll, Jon Cutler, Jamie Lewis, DJ Le Roi, Antoine Clamaran, Alix Alvarez, Halo, Johnny Fiasco, DJ Dan, DJ Paulette, Robert Owens, Sofia Rubina, Chappell, Reelsoul, Groove Assassin, Brian Tappert, Jon Julius Knight, Amelie and DZeta N Basile.

A prediction for 2010: The Netherlands takes over the world.
At least when it comes to electronic dance music.
Yet another Dutch export is garnering the attention of the industry alongside Junkie XL, Martijn ten Velden, Laidback Luke, Menno de Jong and, of course, Armin van Buuren and Tiësto (to name just a few). Bart B More is rising in the DJ/producer ranks and embarking on a North American tour, which includes a January 31 gig in Las Vegas. Even if you’re not familiar with the 26-year-old, you may want to catch him Sunday at Moon before he becomes the next mega-star DJ that clubbers will clear their bank accounts for just to get an ear in the door.
Check the whole interview here!

To kick off the new year, Beatport has compiled a list of artists they believe are destined for big things in 2010. All of these rising stars have gained numerous ‘My Beatport’ subscribers in 2009. Among those artists are the amazing Bingo Players and two blokes who go by the name of Chocolate Puma.
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2010; a new year a fresh start of a new decade or better said; continue the freshness and make things more bright!

To put words into action here's another edition of the monthly TOPTENMIX with the latest tracks selected by yours truly.

The January edition of Marco V's TopTenMix.
This edition contains tracks and remixes by Daniel Portman, Sander van Doorn, George Acosta, Sharam, Marco V and many others....

Open your iTunes to download/subscribe to the podcast, or use the banner on www.marcov.nl to go to the streaming version
www.itunes.com/podcast?id=269446878
or click the link to go to the TopTenMix page on this site. www.marcov.nl/toptenmix

Make sure to tune in to the Top Ten Mix every last Wednesday of the month at the digital stations to listen to the TOPTENMIX.

They're back! Bobby Burns & Afrojack have joined their forces and came out with this Dancefloor killer: Ghetto Blaster.
This tune absolutely smashed the club scene as soon as it was send out to a very limited amount of jocks!
Axwell: 'Very Nice'
Roger Sanchez: 'Very nice release, thanks!'
Tocadisco: 'Very nice release, thanks!'
Laidback Luke: 'Sounds great!! I really like the Dutch part with the toms!'
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Avicci did it again! Get this new Dancefloor Bomb now!
BEATPORT

The Fresh Beat recently had an opportunity to peak inside the brain of Holland's own Bart B More. As you all know Bart is a cat who is consistently cool with his work. Defiantly one of the front runners in the House Music world. Get your mind right and dive in to this Fresh Beat Exclusive!

So without further ado,

We bring to you:

Bart B More - Dance Floor Dopeness:

MIAMI VICE: B more is A blend of Hip Hop and chopped staccato house music created in Baltimore Maryland in the early 1990s.  Is this style what influenced you to become the Bart we know today?
BART B MORE: Yes and no. I really like B more music but I only discovered it a few years ago and after I decided to produce and DJ under the name of Bart B More. So the whole B more sound inspired me but in relation to my artist name it’s one big coincidence!

MV: Who in your eyes will be the top house DJ's of 2010.
BBM: I think Harvard Bass, Bingo Players & Afrojack will do really well this year!

MV: You will be at Mansion on the 23rd how does the energy and vibe of Miami compare to other cities?
BBM:Well Miami has proven to be a real party city, it’s no coincidence the entire dance scene unites here every year in March. Miami is all about partying and having fun and you can see and feel it everywhere. Must be because of the sun or something.

MV: What is your favorite city and venue to spin at?
BBM: I really enjoyed Social Club in Paris and Fuse in Bruxelles.

MV: You have been described as "holland's finest export", what are your favorite Imports?
BBM: Music and movies to fuel my hobbies!

MV: Your production's are always dripping with funkified flavor, what fuels your funk? Any preproduction ritual's you partake in?
BBM: Thanks! That’s the stuff my older brothers used to listen to when I was young so I kinda grew up with it. I need the funk in the music to be able to dance to it.

MV: What factors propelled you to the level you are at now other than your raw talent?
BBM: Being a music nerd I think. I’m basically working with music 24/7 and I think that’s what keeps developing me as a producer and a DJ. That’s the good part about being obsessed with music, if you spend a lot of time creating stuff you keep getting better at it.

MV: Do you have any plans for the Winter Music Conference?
BBM: I’ll definitely be there! Looks like I’m going to play 4 or 5 different party’s this year… I hope to be able to give some more information on that soon!

Download Bart B More's Latest Mix:

Bart B More: January Mix 2010

Visit Bart B More:
Official Site
Myspace

The year 2009 has been a great year for Dutch youngster Hardwell. As 
a DJ with gigs through whole Europe and headlining festivals like 
Dancevalley & Mysteryland. And of course as a producer, making 
remixes for the biggest jocks in the world and seeing the daylight 
of his first hit single “Feel So High’ already licensed to 12 
countries and set to be big in 2010! To close the year in a proper 
way Hardwell made a selection of his best remixes and productions 
resulting in a 30 minute yearmix with that unique Hardwell sound!  
Check it out!

HARDWELL - YEARMIX 2009 TRACKLIST
01. Hardwell & Rehab - Blue Magic [Rising Music] with vocals 
Hardwell ft I-Fan - Feel So High [Spinnin Records]
02. Funkerman feat. I-Fan - Remember (Hardwell Remix) [NEWS]
03. Hardwell - Twilight Zone (Dancevalley Anthem 2009) [Cloud 9 Dance]
04. Patrick La Funk - Restless (Bjorn Wolf & Hardwell Remix) [Opaque 
Music]
05. Hardwell - Display [Blackbird]
06. Fedde Le Grand feat. Mitch Crown - Scared Of Me (Hardwell Remix) 
[Flamingo Recordings]
07. Bob Sinclar - Peace Song (Hardwell Remix) [NEWS]
08. Fedde Le Grand feat. Mitch Crown - Let Me Be Real (Hardwell 
Remix) [Flamingo Recordings]
09. Laidback Luke & Steve Angello - Show Me Love (Hardwell Sunrise 
Remix) [Mix Mash]
10. Tiesto - Lethal Industry (Hardwell Remix) [Blackhole Recordings]
11. Armin van Buuren feat. VanVelzen - Broken Tonight (Hardwell 
Dutch Club Mix) [Armada]

LINKS
http://soundcloud.com/hardwell/hardwell-yearmix-2009
http://www.mixcloud.com/hardwell/hardwell-yearmix-2009/
http://rapidshare.com/files/330637386/Hardwell_Yearmix_2009.mp3.html
http://www.speedyshare.com/files/19919096/Hardwell_Yearmix_2009.mp3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MMDE96QB
http://www.mediafire.com/?nzcwzzeyimm
http://www8.zippyshare.com/v/87861591/file.html
http://uploading.com/files/cfd32aca/Hardwell%2B-%2BYearmix%2B2009.mp3/

Videoclip Hardwell ft I-Fan - Feel So High
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOXzAS_zKGg

MORE INFO
www.djhardwell.com
www.twitter.com/hardwell
http://www.facebook.com/djhardwell
www.myspace.com/deejayhardwell
www.youtube.com/hardwelltube
http://hardwell.hyves.nl

How You Feeling revisits the classic elements of trance; compressed layers of electronica driving along the mid-section of the composition, while a secondary top line weaves itself in and out before taking overall charge of the track. Cunningly crafted and charged with commanding percussion, How You Feeling should derail even the most demanding of dance floors.

Marco then throws out Inconsistent Talk and gives a nod to break-beat, with syncopated industrial rhythms and a twisted vocal line running throughout the track. Still very much a hands-in-the-air tune, the bubbling bass and filthy, warping, electro grooves that throb underneath guarantee to get the crowd moving, leaning much further towards the darker, harder side of Marco's repertoire.

How You Feeling / Inconsistent Talk
Marco V
Cat nr. IC058

Tracklist:
How You Feeling (extended)
Inconsistent Talk (extended)
Inconsistent Talk (Revixed)

Buy this new release on digital format here

Bart kicks off his North America tour by returning to the famous Cielo club in New York on the 21st of January. For more tour dates check the gig section on our website!
Cielo says:
In the last twelve months Bart B More has remixed everyone from French funksters Alan Braxe & Fred Falke to indie darlings the Editors, with even Tiesto, Kraak & Smaak and the Crookers in between. Defying pigeonholing the Dutchman's love for beat-driven, looped techno music with big room house and electro has seen him create a refreshing new crossover sound that many have followed. As a DJ he's rocked dancefloors from Miami to Middlesborough, Paris to Prague and Sydney to Amsterdam, winning the crowd with his energized sets. Bart arrives at Cielo on Thursday 21st headlining Dance.Here.Now, the first of a nine-dates North American tour. Treasure Fingers, the Fools Gold recordings artist, best known for the mammoth future disco hit, 'Cross The Dancefloor', and remixing the likes of Little Boots, Wale & Lady Gaga, Chromeo and Miike Snow, joins him in the booth. Genres will collide. Dancefloors will rock. Fun will be had.

This January the world can get a glimps of the real Joey Lawrence. At the age of 20, Joey L is currently one of the most sought after photographers in the USA. However there is a deeper element to his character that goes beyond his commercial succes. Joey seeks out and embeds himself with some of the most remote cultures on our planet.
On January 16th, 2010 Joey will host a photographic installation of his Ethiopian series "The cradle of Mankind" in the Foundry- an iconic relic of New York's past which has been beautifully restored abd presented.

Check out the websites:
Joey L
The Foundry
Ovation TV

With their remix for Hugh Gunnel & Paul Gardner's "Come get my Lovin", Plastik Funk reached a #1 position at Beatport!
Grab you copy at Beatport.com !

After "Wake Turbulence" was nominated at the beatport awards for 2009 as best techno track of 2008.
Koen Groeneveld just featured in the Beatport Best Seller of 2009 Chart.
Beatport Best Seller #6: Fat Boy Slim vs Koen Groeneveld - "Rockafella Skank". (Skint/Toolroom)
10 years after its original release, Fatboy Slim's ageless track "Rockafeller Skank" has been reworked; and generally speaking, I love when this happens. Koen Groeneveld, a somewhat unknown producer, teched up the classic for today’s market. This room-filler is sure to get it started, especially when the unforgettable hook drops. 
"Every track in this list is a proven hit and essential must have for any DJ or fan of electronic music." (Beatport).
More..
Can't get enough? Here's Koen's latest mix!
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Tracklist:
1. Mark Knight V Koen Groeneveld - Put Your Hands Up (Acapella)
2. Muzzaik - Going Underground
3. Koen Groeneveld & Ahmet Sendil - Flaps 128 (Koen Groeneveld Mix)
4. Wolfgang Gartner - Latin Fever
5. Koen Groeneveld - Wake Turbulence (Koen Groeneveld & Addy van der Zwan Remix)
6. Hector Couto - Arabe (Milton Channels Remix)
7. Mark Knight, D.Ramirez & Underworld - Downpipe
8. Fatboy Slim V Koen Groeneveld - Rockafeller Skank
9. Mario Ochoa - Twisted (Koen Groeneveld Remix)
10. Kalva & Paul Thomas - Game Over (Veerus & Maxie Devine Remix)
11. Koen Groeneveld - Microburst

After a great year, Terry Toner kicks this new year off with a massive mix!
A 3 hour long mix full of his favorite tracks of the moment. You don't want to miss this one..
Get it here!
Tracklist:
1.  Rodrigues Jr - Kids of Hula
2.  Motor City Drum Ensemble - Raw Cuts #6
3.  Luna City Express - Rough Neck (Mathias Tanzmann Mix)
4.  Warren Fellow & Edwin Oosterwal- Hotlips
5.  Beni - Maximus
6.  Shlomi Aber & Kenny Larkin - Sketches (Kenny's Version)
7.  Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (Kamouflage loves Fred remix)
8.  Secret Cinema - Kurzweil
9.  Federleicht - on the streets (Kollektiv Turmstrasse's let freedom ring
rmx)
10. Daniele Paini - Hidden SOurce
11. Super Flu - Shine
12. Christian Smith & John Selway - Mistral (Anton Pieete Remix)
13. Sonodab - Relui (Ekkohaus mix)
14. Sebo K & Metro - Saxtrack (Reboot Twisted Fist Remix)
15. Doomwork & Neuroxyde - Jazzy Stuff
16. Julien Chaptal - Mamdaye
17. Reboot - Ronson
18  Slam - Positive Educatio (Paul Ritch mix)
19. Gregor Tresher - Ecape to Amsterdam
20. Coyu & Edu Imbernon - El Baile Man
21. District One - Dubcrystal
22. Tiefschwarz- Trust (Tim Green mix)
23. Whatever Girl - Activator (Marco Carola Bootleg)
24. Claude Vonstroke & Justin Martin - Beat That Bird (Donk Boys Remix)
25. Tomas Barfod ft. Fredski - March On Swan Lake
26. Slam - What's doin'it again
27. Joris Voorn - Sweep The Floor
28. Pitto - Feelin (District One Mix)
29. Radioslave - Koma Koma (Steve Lawlerr mix)
30. Oxia - The whole Life
31. Mauro Picotto - Living For the time
32. Pan Pot - Confronted
33. Guy Gerber - Timing
34. Einmusik - Atlantis
35. Moderat - A New Error

After all it’s inevitable for the man who goes by the name Marcel Woods, 2010 is barely a few days old and he’s already dominating the charts on a world wide scale with his latest tune called “Everything”.

(Below a few chart positions of some download portals)
#1 @ Beatport.com
#1 @ Trackitdown.net
#1 @ Beatsdigital
#2 @ Dance-Tunes.com
#11 @ junodownload.com

So go to your favorite digital provider and grab your copy!

Australia! Get ready! Ministry of Sound will plug you into the future of house music with Jacked.
Jacked is about putting world class artists back where they should be: on amazing sound systems with no volume restrictions in a specially tailored party environment. It’s about unique productions, drinks in cups, and people who are there for the some reason as you – the party!
Jacked is touring nationally from 22 – 27 January in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane.
Headlining Jacked are three of the hottest international dance music stars – Afrojack, Wolfgang Gartner and Hardwell.
MOS writes:
At just 21 it's fair to say Hardwell's 'been around' if you take into consideration his achievements over the past 18 months. "Guess What", a recent co-production with Chuckie, is likely to be one of the most played underground house records of the past two years, while the "Show Me Love vs. Be" bootleg of Steve Angello and Laidback Luke's track and "MRKRSTFT" were some of the biggest dance hits of recent times. Behind the decks he never fails to deliver with exceptional technical skills, a variety of music and an added personal touch that makes him stand out.

A Happy New Year!
May the new year be filled with much joy, happiness and success. We look forward to working with you in the coming year!

Een nieuw jaar met nieuwe kansen, MÁÁÁR…… oud en vertrouwd met MADHOUSE op de eerste vrijdag van de maand!!! Het gekkenhuis in Panama* gaat gewoon door in 2010 en op vrijdag 1 januari heet Madhouse iedereen van harte welkom om weer eens HE-LE-MAAL LOSSS te gaan . De sfeer, de gezelligheid en natuurlijk de trouwe MADHOUSE aanhangers mogen op deze avond zeker niet ontbreken en zorgen elke editie weer voor een fantastische beleving.

Tijdens de eerste editie van Madhouse op nieuwjaarsavond zal de Master behind the Wheels of Steel wederom laten zien dat hij weet hoe je een feest moet laten knallen. De bedoeling is dan ook om een KEIHARD entree te maken op nieuwjaarsavond……. met de meest smerige en rauwe beats die je je maar kunt voorstellen!!!!

Voor 1 januari staan onder andere de dj's JEAN, FREDERIK ABAS, RICO FAVELLA, de meest SEXY DANSERESSEN uit clubland én uiteraard MC BOOGSHE op het programma om de arena te rocken, en speciaal voor die party peopletjes onder ons die nog een béétje in de legendarische MADHOUSE REUNION avondjes zijn blijven hangen hebben we besloten om de studio tot HOUSECLASSICS area om te toveren, en hier nog een klein vervolgje aan te geven!!! De houseclassics zullen worden gebracht door niemand minder dan oudgedienden DJ JOSE en DJ JURGEN!

Één ding is in ieder geval zeker, deze avond blikken we nog even één keer terug op het afgelopen jaar en luidden we het nieuwe jaar met KNALLENDE beats in!!!!
FUCK 2009, WE’RE GONNA ROCK 2010!!!!

Bijna 20 jaar geleden begon het allemaal op een zolderkamer in Haarlem. Daar werd door René en Gaston, de mannen achter Chocolate Puma, een van Nederlands eerste en grootste house hits ooit geproduceerd. Tegenwoordig, vele jaren na het eerste succes, staat het duo nog steeds aan de top van de mondiale house. Nieuwjaarsnacht gaat Chocolate Puma haar derde actieve decennium in, met een speciaal optreden tijdens Nightlife Circus in Utrecht. We nemen een kijkje in de past, present en future van het duo.

Past. We schrijven 1992 en de wereld is in de ban van Give It Up van The Good Men. Het is de eerste single van twee enthousiaste Nederlandse housepioniers, René ter Horst en Gaston Steenkist. Enkele jaren later scoren zij wederom een tweede wereldhit, nu met Chocolate Puma – I Wanna Be U. René vertelt over de eerste jaren van housemuziek: “Eigenlijk waren we in het begin overenthousiast. Dag en nacht waren we met bezig muziek maken. We maakten toen zoveel platen, dat het onmogelijk was ze allemaal uit te brengen; tenzij we onder verschillende aliassen produceerden.” De lijst aliassen is dan ook lang, van The Good Men en Chocolate Puma, tot Jark Prongo, René et Gaston, en ga zo nog maar even door.
Present. Tegenwoordig focussen René en Gaston zich op Chocolate Puma. De tijden zijn veranderd geeft René aan: “Vroeger konden we gewoon muziek maken en maar zien wat er mee gebeurde, tegenwoordig komt er een manager aan te pas en moet er veel genetwerkt worden.”
Dat betekent niet dat het nu slechter zou gaan, integendeel, 2009 was een fijn jaar voor Chocolate Puma. “De overstap naar Defected, het fameuze label van Simon Dunmore, heeft ons goed gedaan. We krijgen veel inspiratie en feedback van ze, ook al is onze muziek voor Simon persoonlijk eigenlijk al aan de stevige kant. Het fijne van Defected is ook dat we dezelfde filosofie hebben, het gaat ons om plezier op de dansvloer. Bij Defected kunnen we ons concentreren op het maken van dansvloergerichte muziek en voelen we geen druk een radiohit te produceren.”
De samenwerking met het fameuze Engelse label heeft ook geleid tot het mede mogen samenstellen van de compilatie Defected In The House – Amsterdam edition. Chocolate Puma is hot en lijkt een hoogtepunt te beleven. René ziet dat iets anders: “Ik omschrijf onze huidige fase liever als een fijn punt. Geen hoogtepunt, want het kan altijd beter, en daar streven we ook naar!”
Future. Wat kunnen we in de toekomst dan van Chocolate Puma verwachten? “Het liefst zouden we de Olympische Spelen van 2012 openen”, zegt René. “Dat is onze ambitie. Ik vind dat je ambitieus moet zijn. Ik zou ook graag nog een keer een wereldhit scoren, maar dan wel een typische Chocolate Puma track.”
Typisch Chocolate Puma is een energieke, funky dansvloer track. En die worden niet meer geproduceerd op en kleine zolderkamer, maar in een professionele studio aan huis. “De studio is bij mij thuis, naast de woonkamer” geeft René aan. “Het is een goede graadmeter, als mijn vrouw ‘s avonds een melodietje fluit dan weet ik dat we goed bezig zijn.” Bijna dagelijks sluiten René en Gaston zich op in die studio om te werken aan de toekomst van Chocolate Puma.

Die toekomst begint in het nieuwe decennium. Met een speciaal optreden op Nightlife Circus in Utrecht opent het duo het nieuwe jaar. “Nieuwjaarsnacht blijft een speciaal moment”, besluit René. “We zijn nu al aan het nadenken hoe te gaan openen na het twaalf uur moment. Je wil toch meteen een feestje bouwen en een goede start maken in het nieuwe jaar en decennium!”

Op 31-12 staat Chocolate Puma op Nightlife Circus in de Central Studios te Utrecht. Meer info: .: NIGHT LIFE CIRCUS 2009 :.
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Avicii had only been producing a few months when his friends noticed that the productions were amazingly professional and that they had just witnessed a great talent being born.

Avicii was instantly fascinated with producing and spent many hours in his home studio creating one fresh tune after the next. Avicii never tried to get caught up in a specific subgenre of house, but wanted to keep the productions up to date and innovative. His music is inspired by the likes of Laidback Luke, Steve Angello and Tocadisco, but also Daft Punk, Eric Prydz and that of Axwell. In April 2008, Avicii released the first big track, ‘Manman’, on Pete Tong’s Bedroom Bedlam label after winning the Pete Tong Fast Trax. Avicii received an astonishing 70% of the votes and after the release and were contacted by numerous labels, promoters and booking agencies from all over the globe.

What Avicii wants is to create music for people to listen to and come to love, whether it be at home or in a dark nightclub. Avicii puts great emphasis on melodies in his productions and wants to appeal to fans of many different house music genres.

More recently, the 19 year old producer has been VERY busy in the studio. With his own releases, Avicii broke ground in 2009 with his third release and original track Ryù, which was charted two weeks before release on Pete Tong's Essential Mix. One week later it was 'This Week's Essential New Tune' while at the same time the "track of the week" on Tiesto's Club Life (Episode 113). The track hit Beatport Top 20 in worldwide sales almost instantly and has been on Top 30 for over 4 weeks. 
Avicii is also mixing CD2 of MixMash’s first compilation. CD1 is mixed by label owner Laidback Luke. Not to forget he was named as breakthrough dj/producer of 2009 by Tiesto, Laidback Luke and Dirty South on the DJ Mag Top 100 site. Avicii was also picked up by At Night Management (SE) in May 2008.

For booking requests in The Netherlands please send an email to: rakesh@anna-agency.nl
For Management requests Worldwide please contact : info@atnight.se.

After a massive weekender in Holland for Marco V playing both capital cities Rotterdam and Amsterdam, the icing on the cake was his own INCHARGE night with a massive 5 Hours set at the Westerunie.

TJ of Partyscene TV was there during the INCHARGE night. These guys made a registration of the event, front & backstage, to show all you couch trippers what you've missed last Saturday 
Check out this link to watch the video

Marco thanks everybody for the wonderful vibe, atmosphere and true V: spirit during this 5 hour musical journey we made together !!

Monday December 7^th was the start of the prestigious Radio FG World Top DJs 2010 global poll.

Since 3 of our DJ's is nominated, it's time for you to go to www.radiofg.com and cast your vote for Marco V, Chocolate Puma and Derrick May! 

Armin van Buuren's collab with Dutch singer VanVelzen on 'Broken Tonight' certainly managed to pull the trance crowd to its sound. But the diversity in the matching remix-package will definitely cause a stir far beyond the glowstick-dancers and trance addicts of this world. Contradiction is the key-word to the three remixes included. Keeping in mind that variety is the soul of pleasure, two producers from two different scenes were called in to interpret this peak time trancer in their very own way. Time to brace yourselves, and get ready for some rumbling trance and house violence.
 
There's no real surprises to the fact that the remix delivered by Alex M.O.R.P.H. is another sure-shot of a tune for any trance DJ's set. The German producer delivers one quality track after another, and this one is no different. A tension building structure, including a strong break and tech-trance explosion afterwards, and Alex' typical sound on top make his remix a true anthem for all those trance seeking souls out there.
 
However, the other remixes in this package are far beyond the average tunes you'd expect to find in an Armin van Buuren release. A daring challenge was given to Dutch house sensation Hardwell. The young Dutchman, currently one of the most requested names in house-land, had his definite breakthrough with the ultimate feel good bootleg 'Show Me Love vs. Be'. After remixes for the likes of Laidback Luke, Fedde Le Grand, Steve Angello, Chris Lake, Sander van Doorn and loads of other elite names, Hardwell's now able to tick the box for Armin van Buuren as well.
First off, he delivers the 'Hardwell's Dutch Club Remix'. Hands down for the youngster being able to turn this trancer into a booty-shaking house tune, cheeky in every single way. But Hardwell wouldn't be the successful DJ that he is today, if he didn't came up with another surprise. A second 'Hardwell Remix' left his studio, with a tech-house inspired sound, deeper and more accessible for the Armin fans. With this liquid fusion of trance and house, Hardwell's remixes of 'Broken Tonight' surely fills some gaps, showing the best of both worlds really isn't that far apart.

Crookers – best known for their remix of Kid Cudi’s 'Day 'n Night'  – have dragged Kelis back to the electro sound she does so well. 'No Security' is the amazing result!
Bart B More got asked to remix this ultimate banger and gave it some dancefloor roughness! No way you're gonna resist this one!
Get it here!

Voor wie er nog aan twijfelde heeft de laatste SPECIAL EDITION van DJ JEAN'S MADHOUSE wel definitief duidelijk gemaakt, dat deze maandelijkse vrijdagavond in de PANAMA (elke eerste..) niet meer uit het Amsterdamse nachtleven weg te denken is!! De avond is héél hard op weg om de gezelligste, drukste en meest compléte vrijdagavond van Nederland te worden, met afgelopen editie wederom een bezoekers record!! Dit betekent dat de vaste bezoekers van de succesvolle avond keer op keer terugkeren, en steeds meer "nieuwe" party peopletjes de avond ontdekken als de ULTIEME CLUBAVOND om op vrijdag je weekend in te luiden!!
Met regelmatig special editions als de onvergetelijke IT reunie én dus afgelopen maand de LEADERS OF THE NU SKOOL editie, blijft MADHOUSE keer op keer verrassen met een spannende programmering. De éne keer een stapje terug in de tijd (nostalgie is tenslotte ALTIJD leuk.... ;-) ) dan weer inspelen op wat er op DÍT moment plaatsvindt in de dancescene, maar zoals gezegd, altijd weer is er die TOPSFEER!!

Zoals hierboven al aangegeven worden er regelmatig uitstapjes (de zogenaamde special editions) in de vorm van bijvoorbeeld reunies of future sounds avonden gemaakt, en ook áánkomende maand is dat weer het geval.
Ladies and gentlemen prepare for the official HOUR POWER REUNION!!!!!!!!!!

Voor wie al een aantal jaren in het Nederlandse uitgaansleven vertoeft behoeft HOUR POWER geen nadere uitleg, niets minder dan een begrip.... Voor degene onder jullie die nog níet al wat jaartjes meelopen een korte introductie.. HOUR POWER en AFTER HOUR POWER was in de jaren negentig een initiatief van dj/organisator (en huidige eigenaar van de Powerzone A’dam) VANDY O MALL! Al snel groeide deze maandelijkse (after) én wekelijkse (zondagavond ESCAPE) feesten uit tot dé ULTIEME HYPE bij uitgaand Nederland!! Zelden zullen er zulke bizarre taferelen hebben plaatsgevonden aan de deur (bij de afters) als júist bij deze parties, alleen binnenkomen was al een kunst op zich, zó bizar veel mensen vanuit LETTERLIJK héél Nederland stonden er vaak uren in de rij! Je zou dan ook met een gerust hart mogen stellen dat VANDY met zijn HOUR POWER één van de succesvolste party organisatoren ALLER TIJDEN is!

Veel van de HOUR POWER resident dj's als bijvoorbeeld ERICK E, JEAN, JURGEN zagen hun popularitieit mede dankzij deze feesten alleen maar versterkt!

Nu hebben PANAMA, MADHOUSE én HOUR POWER besloten de handen in één te slaan om die magische HOUR POWER sfeer voor één keer terug te halen in de vorm van "MADHOUSE presents the official HOUR POWER REUNION"!! Zoals eigenlijk voor alle MADHOUSE @ PANAMA avonden geld, zouden wij voor deze in het bijzonder willen zeggen: MIS EM NIET!!!!!!!!!

LINE UP
ARENA HOUR POWER:
JEAN, JURGEN, VANDY O’MALL
STUDIO MADHOUSE 2009 NU SKOOL:
NICKY ROMERO, RICO FAVELLA
En uiteraard ontbreken ook dít keer Nederlands meest sexy danseressen weer niet!!
For info about ticket prices and opening times check: WWW.PANAMA.NL 

CLICK for the video! (Dutch only).

Filtered Disco Powerhouse that's set to be huge!
Olav Basoski is back in the house! Already #2 in the DMC UK Buzzchart!
DJ support from:
Fedde Le Grand, Bob Sinclar, Erick Morillo, Karotte, Laidback Luke, Steve Aoki, Monika Kruse, Luis Lopez and Wolfgang Gartner!

Grab you copy at Beatport Now!

Eind jaren ’80 won hij voor het eerst het Nederlands kampioenschap mixen en scratchen. Inmiddels is hij wereldwijd bekend: DJ Jean. Hij scoorde grote hits met onder andere 'Every Single Day', 'The Launch' en 'Love Come Home'. Nóg steeds draait hij de beste tracks in discotheken en clubs over de hele wereld en heeft hij al jarenlang het vermogen om nieuwe tracks en talenten te spotten. Redenen genoeg voor SLAM!FM om DJ Jean de oeuvre award uit te reiken.
Naast zijn drukke schema maakt Jean elke vrijdag- en zaterdagnacht tijd voor zijn succesvolle radioprogramma ‘DJ JEAN@WORK , tussen 02.00 en 04.00 op SLAM!FM. Met aankomende vrijdag de 100e uitzending voor de boeg, is het dubbel feest voor Jean.
Vrijdag 26 november en zaterdag 27 november blikt hij terug op bijzondere gebeurtenissen in zijn carrière en draait hij natuurlijk zijn beste tracks van de afgelopen jaren.
DJ Jean: “Erg vereerd en leuk om deze award in ontvangst te nemen, zeker als die afkomstig is van SLAM!FM, het leukste radiostation van Nederland waar ik het ontzettend naar mijn zin heb. Buiten mijn wekelijkse radioprogramma ben ik druk bezig geweest met mijn gloednieuwe single, die dit jaar, inclusief een hele vette videoclip, gereleased zal worden. De nieuwe Madhouse cd zal eveneens dit jaar nog verschijnen. Ook ga ik binnenkort van start met mijn nieuwe label. De bedoeling hiervan is maandelijks meerdere internationaal georiënteerde tracks uit te brengen van mijzelf, gerenommeerde Nederlandse dj’s/producers én jonge talenten, om op deze manier internationaal flink aan de weg te gaan timmeren!”

Hardwell rocks Aruba!
Here are some shots of Hardwell's liveset in Confession Aruba on 15th November 2009!
More info: Hardwell

With all this news of Propaganda Part 2 only one question remains – how do you get your copy?! As ever, we’re here to help. Simply visit www.beyourselfshop.com and not only can you place your pre-order, ensuring you’re one of the first to receive Part 2; once you’ve made your order you’ll be automatically entered into a competition to win a signed canvas featuring the very talked about album artwork by Vee Ladwa. Don’t delay, get over there right away.

And in the mean time: Check out the teaser!!

Check out this remix Bart did for the formal king of trance.

Get your copy here

Hardwell ft Ifan - Feel So High is announced to be the GrandSlam Powerplay for this week on National radiostation SLAMFM!
So, tune in and enjoy!

Dance Department
The Saturday Night Soundtrack
Saturday 07/11/09
 
20:00-21:00 Upfront Dance Music
21:00-22:00 Upfront Dance Music/ Koen Groeneveld
22:00-23:00 Upfront Dance Music/Alan Fitzpatrick
23:00-00:00 Upfront Dance Music/ Dominik Eulberg
 
Dance Department In The Mix!
The Best DJs In The Mix!
 
00:00-01:00 Roger Sanchez presents Release Yourself
01:00-02:00 Carl Cox presents Global
02:00-03:00 David Guetta/Dubfire
03:00-04:00 Kiki/Clickbox
 

International DJ legend Marco V has been left with a bitter taste in his mouth after his heavily anticipated Australian appearance was scuppered by the event’s own promotion company.

In a move that can at best be described as ‘shady’ and at worst underhand and unscrupulous, Freeman International are believed to have used Marco’s popularity and heavy fan-base throughout the southern hemisphere as the main draw to their one-day Freedom Festival.

While placing Marco’s name at the top of the bill to promote the event and sell tickets, Freeman International repeatedly refused to sign his contract for the gig and consistently avoided contact with his agents in the UK. After six weeks of unanswered calls and emails, the promoters finally replied citing a change of venue as reason to pull Marco from the line-up.

Speaking from his studio in Holland, Marco vented his frustration. “I was really looking forward to playing out in Australia. I moved my entire diary around in good faith to fit this event in. It’s bad that these promoters just cancelled me instead of contacting us and seeing how we could make this event happen. I wouldn’t mind flying over for only one event, I already did that for Sensation NYE! I will definitely see everyone out there some other time soon.”

Jay Pidgeon, the agent handling the booking request on behalf of Marco underlined his fury. “(JPM) chased (Freeman International) for over 6 weeks for a signed contract and to pay the deposit, I have since found out that they have paid the DJ fee's for the other artists on the line up. The way I am looking at this is that they used Marco's name to sell tickets and then cancelled him and are trying to continue on with the party without paying us any money.

“We want to urge anybody that bought a ticket for this event and was hoping to see Marco to demand a refund. This is blatantly ripping off clubbers and Marco as the artist.”

Anyone wanting a refund for the event should email David Freeman at david@freeman-international.com

RTL 5-gezichten Eddy Zoëy, Nikkie Plessen, Bridget Maasland, Rick Brandsteder en Dennis Weening afreizen naar het bekende en zonovergoten eiland Ibiza. Zij gaan aan het werk om de ware aantrekkingskracht van het eiland bloot te leggen. Zo is Eddy een dag taxichauffeur, Nikkie lifeguard, Bridget makelaar, Rick barman en Dennis personal assistant.

Vanavond zal Dennis Weening samen op stap gaan met Marco V.