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DJ Earworm – United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop)

Well it’s been a year of, well, everything… Here’s a mash vid of the top pop tracks to send off ’09…

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United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop)
A Mashup of the Top 25 Hits of 2009, according to Billboard.

The Black Eyed Peas – BOOM BOOM POW
Lady Gaga – POKER FACE
Lady Gaga Featuring Colby O’Donis – JUST DANCE
The Black Eyed Peas – I GOTTA FEELING
Taylor Swift – LOVE STORY
Flo Rida – RIGHT ROUND
Jason Mraz – I’M YOURS
Beyonce – SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)
Kanye West – HEARTLESS
The All-American Rejects – GIVES YOU HELL
Taylor Swift – YOU BELONG WITH ME
T.I. Featuring Justin Timberlake – DEAD AND GONE
The Fray – YOU FOUND ME
Kings Of Leon – USE SOMEBODY
Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo – KNOCK YOU DOWN
Jamie Foxx Featuring T-Pain – BLAME IT
Pitbull – I KNOW YOU WANT ME (CALLE OCHO)
T.I. Featuring Rihanna – LIVE YOUR LIFE
Soulja Boy Tell ‘em Featuring Sammie – KISS ME THRU THE PHONE
Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne – DOWN
Miley Cyrus – THE CLIMB
Drake – BEST I EVER HAD
Kelly Clarkson – MY LIFE WOULD SUCK WITHOUT YOU
Beyonce – HALO
Katy Perry – HOT N COLD

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Filthy Rich: Toolroom Knights Radio Mix (Dec 2009)

Filthy Rich – Toolroom Knights Radio Mix (Dec 2009) by filthy rich

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Spyder: Paranormal Psychosis

Nice hard trance vibes here with some darker tech/psy flavors, this mix is worth a download for sure… It’s not the norm on the Digital Dancefloor but there is always room for greatness here no matter what the genre…

Spyder – Paranormal Psychosis by Cosmicsea

myspace/cosmicsea

cosmicseaproductions.com

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It’s good to see someone else making this same point I’ve been trying to get across to so many people these past few months… Great read for anyone in the dance music biz, check it out! ~ djElroy

The Trouble With Abundance

words by Steve Mizek

One fantastical if popular belief about the music industry is that artists live off of their record sales, allowing them to quit their dayjobs to focus on making tunes. But even before the advent of freely shareable mp3s began eating away at record sales, this wasn’t actually the case, especially in the realm of dance music. A more realistic dribble of royalties is often not enough to pay a bill or two, and except for the most established musicians who command big fees, the few upfront record advances earned are usually small potatoes. The majority of fulltime artists make their money performing live where their flat fees land right in their pockets without having to cut in anyone else.

Getting booked, however, can be far more difficult than just showing up. Many times even local venues require DJs to be somewhat established in the scene before putting them on a bill — not necessarily an unfair practice for businesses needing knowing bodies to fill their dance floors. The demands only increase the further afield a jock aims, and at some point the quickest way to leapfrog past a decade spent paying dues becomes having your own music released. Although producing and performing live are commonly intertwined ambitions, the once onerous technical requirements for producing music and DJing used to separate the dabblers from the dedicated. A variety of easy to procure software (for free, even) has since laid waste to these barriers, providing everything needed to produce and perform except patience.

Even getting those tracks on a label has grown easier with time, the fallout of a hundred labels blooming each year, many without attachments to physical goods or stringent quality control. Failing that, determined producers can instead start their own net-label with only an Internet connection and blog. With many preconditions for releasing music fading into the past tense, it makes me wonder how an antiquated system for selecting talent still stands strong and what consequences this new environment has had on the dance music industry.

Check out the full story @littlewhiteearbuds.com ~

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Laidback Luke 2009 YearEnd Mix

Tracklist:

01. Phoenix – Lisztomania (Die Der Das Remix)
02. DJ Tonka – Freeze (Original Mix)
03. Afrojack – Polkadots (Original Mix)
04. Fedde Le Grand – Amplifier (Original Mix)
05. Nouveau Yorican – Boriqua (Original Mix)
06. Lil’ Wayne – A Millie (Paul Anthony & ZXX Remix)
07. David Guetta feat. Akon – Sexy Bitch (Afrojack Remix) w/ Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire
08. Larry Tee feat. Roxy Cottontail – Let’s Make Nasty (Afrojack Remix)
09. MSTRKRFT feat. John Legend – Heartbreaker (Laidback Luke Remix)
10. Dizzee Rascal – Holiday (Laidback Luke Remix)
11. Chuckie – Let The Bass Kick w/ Laidback Luke – I’m In Amsterdam Bitch! (Acapella)
12. Laidback Luke & Diplo – Hey (Original Mix)
13. TV Rock feat. Rudy – In The Air (Axwell Remix)
14. The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix)
15. Laidback Luke & Gregor Salto feat. Mavis Acquah – Step By Step (Big Room Mix)
16. Axwell, Ingrosso, Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Deborah Cox – Leave The World Behind (Orig)
17. Sebastian Ingrosso – Kidsos (Original Mix) w/ Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream
18. Michael Feiner – Must Be The Music (Original Mix)
19. Duck Sauce – aNYway (Original Mix)
20. Fake Blood – I Think I Like It (Original Mix)
21. Riva Starr – Black Cat, White Cat
22. His Majesty Andre – Peep Thong (Original Mix)
23. Black Eyed Peas vs. La Roux – I Gotta Kill (Laidback Luke Bootleg)
24. Lady GaGa – Just Dance w/ TC – Where’s My Money (Caspa Remix)
25. Joker – Stuck in the System
26. The Bloody Beetroots feat. Steve Aoki – Warp 1.9 (Original Mix)
27. Laidback Luke – My G*O*D* (Guns On Demo)(Original Mix)
28. Dani L – Lllegal weapon
29. Tiësto – Flight 643 (Laidback Luke Bootleg)
30. Laidback Luke & Lee Mortimer – Blau! (Original Mix)
32. Deadmau5 – Ghost n stuff (Original Mix)
32. Pryda – Miami To Atlanta (Original Mix)
33. Patrice Baumel – Roar
34. Gui Boratto – No Turning Back (Original Mix)

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LaidbackLuke.com

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Photo by Sam Frank of UnRated Magazine

1: Dosem “Silent Drop”
2: Tycho “Coastal Brake”
3: Way Out West “We Love Machine” Lp
4: Jon Hopkins “Light through the veins” Ewan Pearsons Downtown Lights Remix
5: Goyte “Hearts A Mess” Supermayer Remix
6: Terrence T & Geoff M “OCD”
7: Guy Gerber “Timing”
8: Henry Saiz “Hadal”
9: Ormatie “Thus and So”
10: Royksopp “Tricky Tricky” Seb Dahjje remix

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DJNickWarren.com

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“Cold Blank Returns with quite possibly their best track to date; fusing elements of electro and jackin’ house, this disco anthem is bound to take the dance floor on a retro experience like never before. It flows together with melodious vocal cuts, a solid driving bassline, and just the right amount of wobble. This release features remixes by Kelevra, Charles Feelgood, The Squatters, and Mini K.”

My fave by far is the groovin’ Charles Feelgood remix… Going to drop this on NYE for sure! ~ djElroy

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Elite Force: Triple J Mixup (Dec 20 2009)

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Digital Dance Log. 4 December 2009. Denver, CO. Beta Nightclub.

Ah, Denver. The Sunshine State.

Crazy Stairs @ Beta

Not much snow, but overnight lows are dipping below zero. It’s a good thing I’ve got a hot evening planned with Funkagenda. I missed his Colorado stop earlier this year and I wasn’t about to make the same mistake twice. For him, 2009 has been huge: Chart topping tracks (see my picks over the past several months if you don’t know what I’m talking about), a new mix compilation on Toolroom Records, multiple award nominations (including a nod for best tech-house jock in Ibiza’s 2009 DJ Awards and a GRAMMY nomination), and the top honors for breakthrough artist in the Best of Britian Awards.

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Feedback is Icon Collective’s interview show featuring contemporary music producers… tonight in the chair… D Ramirez. Part 5 of 5

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