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Paris Hilton Becoming A DJ

andPOP Staff — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:32:47 +0000

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Paris Hilton is going through a career change given the most recent failure of her reality show. So now she is becoming a DJ.

TMZ reports Paris has been travelling the world to shadow the world’s greatest DJs, like Afrojack and Deadmau5. She apparently plans to become the most powerful female DJ in the world.

One source extremely close to the heiress tells TMZ, Hilton believes she can become the “Queen of house music” — because “no woman has ever taken over in that arena … and she wants to become that person.”

She hopes to have an album before the end of the year. Doesn’t Paris realize music isn’t her thing? Does she forget her last attempt at music? See below:

DJ Pauly D Performs Free for Kim Kardashian

andPOP Staff — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:54:35 +0000

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Jersey Shore’s Pauly D has been asked by Kim Kardashian to DJ at her store during NYC Fashion Week. Pauly has agreed to do it for free.

The event is called Fashion’s Night Out, and its the biggest event during Fashion Week. TMZ reports Pauly has agreed to DJ for free as a wedding present to Kim, and he usually gets $40,000 to DJ. And he wasn’t even invited to the wedding!

What a nice guy.

Music Industry Heavyweights Team Up With New Global Epicenter for “Vegas Spin Off”

Elisheva Baer — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:49:12 +0000

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Are you an aspiring DJ? If so, you will definitely want to read this!

Sponsored by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, (LVCVA) the New Global Epicenter for Superstar DJs and industry heavyweights are teaming together to create the ultimate DJ competition; the first annual Vegas Spin Off. Starting on July 25, hopefuls can head over to www.facebook.com/lasvegas and upload and share their original tracks with fellow aspiring DJs. From the uploads, seven finalists will be selected to fly out to Las Vegas and compete in a “spin-off exhibition,” where they will be filmed and judged by a panel of international DJ superstar judges. The winner will score a grand prize of a $10,000 in-home recording studio, as well as “the opportunity to spin with a beats master at a fabled Las Vegas haunt.”

“Las Vegas has always been known for its entertainment and, in recent years, has evolved into a top destination for some of the biggest DJ names from around the globe,” says Cathy Tull, senior vice president of marketing for the LVCVA. “Resident DJs and major music headliners have become part of the Vegas experience and continue to give our visitors another great reason to visit.”

To find out more about the Vegas Spin-Off or how to enter, head over to www.VisitLasVegas.com/spinoff, www.facebook.com/lasvegas or www.indabamusic.com/vegasspinoff.

Vanilli from Milli Vanilli Making Comeback with Eminem DJ

andPOP Staff — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:43:13 +0000

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Remember Milli Vanilli? Well if you are over the age of 25 you probably do. For those of you not old enough to rent a car, Milli Vanilli was a pop act in the late 80′s that turned out to be a fraud, after it was revealed the voices on Milli Vanilli tracks were not their voices.

However Vanilli might be making a comeback with Eminem’s DJ, named The Alchemist. The DJ told TMZ, “I’m working on a joint with Vanilli … Vanilli making a comeback.”

Now this is an unusual union, but was more surprising is Vanilli will be using his actual voice on the tracks! Yes we will finally hear what Vanilli sounds like. Wow, I don’t think anybody really cares anymore what Vanilli sounds like, but the truth of his singing talents will finally be revealed. A little late, but better late than never.

Below is a flashback to one of Milli Vanilli’s big “hits.”

Cut Copy Explains Why They Turned Down Lady Gaga

andPOP Staff — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:18:19 +0000

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Lady Gaga is one of the biggest pop stars in the world. Consequently you would think any artist would kill for the chance to work with her. Well Cut Copy was offered the chance to tour with Gaga, but they turned it down! Cut Copy explained that decision, along with their roots as a one man project.

Tiesto Shows Why He’s An Electronic Music God

andPOP Staff — Thu, 12 May 2011 22:12:14 +0000

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They used to say James Brown was the “Hardest Working Main in Show Business.” Well James Brown is dead, and Tiesto now deserves the title. Tiesto is constantly on tour, and has collaborated with some of music greatest artists, like Nelly Furtado and Emily Haines. We had the rare opportunity to catch up with Tiesto while in Toronto. It was a quick interview, but nevertheless Tiesto was quite charming.

Martin Solveig (The Man Behind “Hello”) Explains The Explosion of Electronic Music

andPOP Staff — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:20:08 +0000

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Have you noticed that electronic music has taken over pop music? Think about Top 40 music, its filled with electronic music like David Guetta, MGMT, and Martin Solveig. Martin explained to us why electronic music has exploded, and he also talks about his latest hit “Hello.”

DJ Pauly D Getting a Spin-off

andPOP Staff — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:55:33 +0000

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It’s official - Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio is the first ‘Jersey Shore’ star to land a spin-off series on MTV!

RadarOnline broke the story, saying the show will be called “Pauly’s World.” “The boys that Pauly hangs with are his road manager “Big Mike,” his bodyguard Jerry and Ryan, a buddy he grew up with who “has a really good business sense,” a source tells Radar.

“At the heart of ‘Jersey Shore’ is the unique and genuine cast and Pauly D truly embodies both qualities,” MTV executive vice president of programming and head of productions Chris Linn said in a release. “He’s distinguished himself onscreen as the fun-loving, well-coiffed and dependable guy you can’t help but want to hang out with. We know viewers are curious about his life away from the shore and we look forward to exploring new possibilities around that.”

Pauly D is Using His Big Fame to Get Big Money

Jacob Morris — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:26:53 +0000

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Oh yeah! Pauly D is making lots of money. Yeah! The Jersey Shore cast member recently upped his appearance price by ten grand—asking $40,000 for just showing up.

The well-known DJ has used his star power and the help of talent agency William Morris Endeavor to bring in huge dollars for making appearances at clubs. “He was making about $30,000 an appearance before but the new asking price has been raised to $40,000,” a source said, according to RadarOnline.

A recent event made it clear to the world—or at least teenagers who love MTV—that Pauly D is the kind of person people show up for. The reality star recently visited a dorm at the University of Rhode Island and once word broke out that he was there, he pretty much got trapped.

“People started knocking at the door of the dorm room he was visiting. He looked outside and saw thousands of people in the parking area surrounding his car and he realized he couldn’t get out,” a source said.

It took efforts by Pauly D’s bodyguard, campus security, and the local police to get the DJ out of the mob scene. “It was insane, the college kids were grabbing him,” said one of the reality star’s friends. “Like the Beatles all over again.”

Grum Interview – Welcome to The New Rock Stars

andPOP Staff — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:09:17 +0000

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Music is an ever changing business, and with that change comes a new definition of a rock star. Some of the biggest music stars on the planet are actually DJs. Grum is one of those DJs who is redefining what it means to be a rock star, and creating a new genre of music at the same time.

Pauly D Gets His Own Spin-Off

Jacob Morris — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:17:43 +0000

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The third season of Jersey Shore has wrapped production but Pauly D is just getting started on a new project: His own spin-off show, reports RadarOnline.

The 28-year-old has always had a passion for spinning records, and travels the United States and Canada in his time off from working on Jersey Shore, so it’s only fitting that his new show will be about his life as a DJ.

“They have already chosen a name and of course it will be deejay-related,” a source confirmed.

The source continued, saying “It’s another MTV reality show and he’ll be DJ-ing and of course doing things his fans love to watch.”

Although MTV has yet to make an announcement, the source says that the show is scheduled to start filming in the next month.

Moby – A Refreshing Intellectual

@jordans_life — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:55:33 +0000

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When speaking with Moby you realize one thing very quickly – his broad knowledge of so many different topics, besides music. He is a music industry veteran who consistently creates an amazing product, and it was a pleasure to pick his brain.

Pauly D from ‘Jersey Shore’ New Gig

andPOP Staff — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:24:31 +0000

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It looks like Pauly D from MTV hit “Jersey Shore” has landed a new gig in Boston.

TMZ is reporting that Pauly will be working at Boston club Royale which opens next month and it will be the biggest club in Boston. Pauly starts in May and hopes this will end up to be a more permanent role. Hopefully this commitment will not interfere with the next season of “Jersey Shore”

Incubus’s Ex-DJ Threatens his Replacement; Guns Being Seized

Graham Slaughter — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:11:29 +0000

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Former Incubus DJ, Gavin Koppel, is threatening to kill his replacement in the band, Chris Kilmore, reports TMZ.

On December 28, 2009, Koppel allegedly saw Kilmore in a store and said, “You will get killed if you don’t lift that order … people get killed in the street for that.”

Koppel was referring to a previous restraining order that Kilmore received against Koppel back in 2003 after Koppel spit in the new DJ’s face.

In the new, three-year restraining order issued last December, Koppel will have to stay 100 yards from Kilmore and his girlfriend, and is not allowed any contact with the current Incubus DJ.

To further ensure Kilmore’s safety, the judge handling the case has ordered Koppel to “turn in or sell guns or firearms, if any, to a licensed gun dealer or turn in to police.”

Koppel was kicked out of Incubus during their S.C.I.E.N.C.E. tour in the late ’90s due to mounting tensions with fellow band members.

New Zealand DJ Gets Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger Tattooed on His Butt

Sara Harowitz — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:50:05 +0000

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Now THERE’S a headline you probably never thought you’d see.

Jason Mac, a New Zealand radio DJ for The Rock FM, lost some kind of bet which meant he had to get the image of Nickelack singer/guitarist Chad Kroeger tattooed on his right butt cheek.

To make matters worse, the tattoo depicts Kroeger holding a penis instead of a microphone.

Ouch.

If you feel like checking out the real-life version of Kroeger, hopefully holding a real microphone, see below:

Jan. 29 Oberhausen Ob Eck, Oberhausen Arena
Jan. 30 Munich, Germany @ Olympiahalle
Feb. 1 Hamburg, Germany @ Color Line Arena
Feb. 5 Dubai, United Arab Emirates @ Festival City
April 3 Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall
April 6 London, ON @ John Labatt Centre w/ Shinedown
April 8 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre w/ Shinedown
April 9 Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre w/ Shinedown
April 11 Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Centre w/ Shinedown
April 14 Hampton, VA @ Hampton Coliseum
April 16 Greenville, SC @ BI-LO Center
April 17 Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum Comple
April 19 Orlando, FL @ Amway Arena
April 21 Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena w/ Shinedown
April 23 St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
April 24 Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center w/ Shinedown
April 26 Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
May 5 Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena
May 7 Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome
May 8 Portland, OR @ Memorial Coliseum
May 10 Nampa, ID @ Idaho Center
May 14 Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena
May 15 Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
May 18 Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
May 19 Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
May 21 Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center
May 22 Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
May 24 Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
May 25 Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center
May 27 Fargo, ND @ Fargodome
May 29 Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
May 31 Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
June 1 Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
June 3 Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place

A Striking Match: Kid Koala Recruits Wolfmother for Latest Project

Emma Renda — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:20:08 +0000

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Turntables are becoming as much a part of a touring rock band these days as a guitar or the lead singer’s skinny blue jeans. But it’s still a novelty when someone actually knows how to use them.

Kid Koala is no rookie. After four solo albums all promoted with elaborate interactive tours, and opening slots for the likes of Radiohead, Bjork, RJD2, DJ Shadow and Beastie Boys (on their Hello Nasty tour, no less), the man knows his way around the booth.

By association, then, Kid Koala’s project called The Slew was a guaranteed success from the outset, despite the outlandish nature combining his fusion-jazz turntable leanings with a hard-rock rhythm section.

Making up The Slew is Wolfmother’s rhythm section (bassist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett), as well as Koala’s frequent collaborator Dynomite Dan (Dylan Frombach), under the studio direction of Mario Caldato Jr. (who produces the Beastie Boys).

Koala (nee Eric San) spent the last four years in touch with Grammy-winning Australian rockers Wolfmother after meeting them at a gig in Montreal. As the blueprint for The Slew began taking shape (originally planned as a score for an as yet unreleased film by some unnamed industry friends), San pitched the idea to the rhythm section and before he knew it, they were coordinating a North American tour in between what San called Wolfmother’s “planetary non-stop world tour.”

“There’s an insta-vibe,” San tells andPOP after the first two shows in Vancouver and Montreal. “You walk in and think, ‘Oh cool, something’s going to happen here.’ So far the response has been pretty raucous, in a good way. There was a mosh pit going last night [in Montreal] – the first one of my career.”

It’s a more organic tour than San is used to though, as his elaborate live shows have become something of his calling card. For example, The Short Attention Span Theatre in support of his 2003 release Some of My Best Friends are DJS featured three DJs on 8 turntables and included a bingo tournament at intermission. (Yes, there was an intermission.)

The most remarkable part of this tour though is simply the volume.

“This is way louder. I play loud when I DJ,” says San. “That energy of playing off someone else who is also playing – on record you can react to what’s on the record but the record can’t react to you. We’ve had to adjust, use special spring-loaded turntables that are shockproof to all the rocking out and jumping around that’s going on. It’s a way more visceral, physical show.”

Because the tour had to come together in such a hurry, there was no chance to campaign “100%,” Kid Koala and The Slew’s debut album. Instead, Ninja Tune posted a full steam of the album – which was available on their website until Nov. 1, setting the tracklist straight since illegal and incomplete links floated around online all summer. That’s not to say that hard copies disappeared once the tour ended – “100%” will be available in CD or double vinyl LP format Nov. 24.

“Even if I’m watching my favourite band in the universe, if they choose that night to play all new material, I feel like, ‘Aw man, I wish had heard some of these tunes before,’” says San. “This is just facilitating more fun for the audience. It’s the DJ side of me. It was that simple really, an easy decision to make as far as making it available.”

But San rarely stops there when it comes to his releases. His debut album, “Carpal Tunnel Syndrome,” included a video game and a graphic novel – both of which he produced – and he continues to raise the bar with each record. Once the Slew wraps up the last leg of their international tour in Beijing, San will return to his solo work to finish up “Space Cadet,” a graphic novel with an accompanying soundtrack.

Last winter, San hosted a series of concerts in Montreal called Drawing To, that he says influenced this latest record ambition – that and his recent fatherhood. Manning the turntables, San provided a blend of chilled out jams, in no way danceable in the traditional DJ sense, instead encouraging his audience to bring their work or knitting or a paper and pen.

“It was a pre-emptive test to see if the audience could handle a night that was down-tempo and mellow,” says San. “Space Cadet is a book about isolation. We’re trying to see if we can get people to wear headphones and transmit the turntables to their headphones. It’s communal but everyone has to be in their own head too, which I think is the only way to bring the theme of that thing into context in a live situation that would make sense. Its truest to how the records were made.”

Although having a baby daughter around the house somewhat explains the quieter atmosphere, San has always leaned toward soothing sounds, surviving on a self-professed diet of Billie Holiday and Thelonius Monk.

It sounds like The Slew would be a stark departure from the smooth crafting Kid Koala fans are used to, and although the sound even just on record is louder and more aggressive, there is still that element of the original cool to the music. The album is laden with familiar Wolfmother-as-Led-Zeppelin guitar riffs, sluggish backbeats and scratched out soul vocals, a combination that would otherwise be jarring were it not for San’s electronic mastery.

Despite it being a collaborative effort, there is a reason San’s tag is the first part of the project: Kid Koala and The Slew is just another one of his crazy ideas.

“I’m not an artist that sells enough records that I can even pay rent off record sales,” says San. “If they buy tickets, that’s one thing. But musically, I didn’t get into music to make big fat radio singles or giant dancefloor anthems. I made music that I wanted to hear, whether its commercially viable or not. With The Slew, we just wanted to make a record we wanted to hear that we hadn’t heard yet, or at least not quite this way.”

David Guetta – Super Cool Dude Behind Sexy Chick

Robert Ostfield — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:00:56 +0000

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The mastermind behind Sexy Chick and countless other hits, David Guetta is DJ royalty. And you would think with all his success he would have an ego. Truth is – not really! A very approachable guy and we are grateful to have been able to sit down with him.

DJ AM Found Dead in Apartment

andPOP Staff — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:03:37 +0000

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DJ AM, also known as Adam Goldstein, was found dead in his NYC apartment earlier today, according to TMZ. Early reports say that drug paraphernalia was found around his body when he was discovered. Last year, Goldstein and Travis Barker survived a plane crash that killed four others on board.

Once the news broke about his death, Shanna Moakler tweeted “My deepest condolences for DJ AM, you were a great artist and will be severely missed. My thoughts and Prayers to his family and friends.”

Story developing…

‘Scratch: The Ultimate DJ’ Slated For Release Summer 2009

Joelle Tomlinson — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:01:03 +0000

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A new hip-hop music game is set for release this upcoming summer. “Scratch: The Ultimate DJ” is an interactive video game in which the player is the DJ spinning the hip-hop tracks.

The setlist for the music game will include songs from Kanye West, Beastie Boys, The Black Eyed Peas, Eric B. and Rakim, Run DMN, Nelly, The Gorillaz and more, reports MTV News.

“Scratch: The Ultimate DJ” is slated for release this summer on “next-generation” consoles. The full press release, as posted on mtvnews.com, says that the game is an interactive experience for fans of hip-hop. It was developed by 7 Studios and features “60 original and licensed tracks from the most popular hip-hop and R&B artists”.

The press release also included the setlist, which includes:

 · Flashing Lights- Kanye West 
· Intergalactic- Beastie Boys
· Let’s Get it Started- The Black Eyed Peas
 ·Slacker- Tech N9ne
 ·Don’t Sweat the Technique – Eric B. and Rakim

Additional music from artists:

 · Run DMC · The Gorillaz
 · Nelly · Deltron 3030

It went on to say that, in addition to a heavy-hitting setlist, “Scratch: The Ultimate DJ” features distinctive urban environments, an array of customizable DJ personalities and a turntable style controller created by Numark, one of the leading manufacturers of DJ equipment. For more information on this innovative video game, visit the official website at www.scratchvideogame.com.

Stanton DJ Releases DaScratch DJ System

andPOP Staff — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:04:50 +0000

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Stanton DJ, a professional DJ-standard audio products designer and manufacturer, introduced Friday the DaScratch. The DaScratch is the company’s newest addition to the SC System controller line.

The Da Scratch features a USB-MIDI controller that features fast response, easy customization, and is small and portable. DaScratch also features Stanton’s new StanTouch technology, which allows DJs to use conventional performance motions and gestures on a touch-pad style surface. The StanTouch interface is responsive to scratching, scrubbing, and navigating through digital audio files. The device also has buttons, triggers and virtual faders that can control samples, pitch, effects, and cue and loop points.

DaScratch also features DaRouter software, which allows for customized support and control over must DJ, DAW, and audio applications. The software also allows for two-way user feedback by illuminating LEDs to indicate the status of button, triggers, virtual faders, and transport controls.

The DaScratch is compatible with Windows XP, Vista or Mac OSX, and features a USB connection. The devices is retailing for approximately $300.