Format:B 18th March @ Geisha

Sasha @ Good Vibes Perth

My first time seeing this amazing DJ behind the decks and could not have been more impressed. His track selection and mixing was spot on and really impressed all who saw him on the day. To see an extended Sasha set would be great to see and fingers crossed will one day see one of his 5 hour sets.

Here are a couple of videos I took on the day, enjoy :)

ROUGE - 25th Feb @ Geisha

Rouge is back 25th Feb with one of the best line ups in a long long time!

Nathan Francis

Jay Vicente

Chiari

Scott Blackman

Marko La Kucha

De|Mech

Milanov

Suric

VERY excited to announce Nathan Francis b2b Suric - this will be a huge B2B so make sure you head down to check it out.
2-3 Nathan Francis b2b Suric

Butch - No Worries

A little video taken Friday night at Geisha while Butch dropped possibly the most charted track of 2010 'No Worries'. The video isn't the best quality and I wish I have taken more but I was on the dance floor the entire set and forgot to whip the camera out, an amazing set by an amazing DJ/producer; ENJOY!

Prydz new live 3D set up

Eric Prydz will start touring his new 3D live show throughout Europe very shortly, here is a taste of what the visuals will look like. Pretty impressive, apart from the face we will never see it in Australia :( None the less great to see an amazing artist pushing the boundaries.

House Music Boat Party

BoomBox Old Skool Boat Parties bring you the 2nd Journey taking you back just a few Years for a night of House & Funky House delights... Supported By Funked Up...

With DJ's;

Sirius B

Chiari

Nathan Francis

Aaron Richards

Get Industry Tix from any of the DJ's for $35 or $39 + bf from 

www.moshtix.com.au

http://www.moshtix.com.au/

event.aspx?id=44498

Butch - 5 hr set this Friday night

Very excited to see this man in action on Friday night playing a 5 hr set at Geisha.

Anyone who misses this will be massively disappointed.

Beijing styles

Beijing was probably the last place i expected to to hear these type of sounds, in a country where every club plays top 40 music, there are few clubs which dare to be different 'The House' in Beijing played a mixture of techno, tech house and deep house till 8 in the morning. Here are a couple of videos i took on my iphone, i hope you in enjoy!! 

Enjoy :)

Here is a couple of tunes i've listening to a bit whilst here in China, the first is from one of my favourite labels Cecille records and its by Leon - Like this like that, the second is a John Beltran remix of The pulse! Enjoy :)

Marco Carola to release new album on Minus

Play It Loud! will be Carola's first full-length in eight years. It comes fully mixed by the man himself, and consists of 18 previously unreleased tracks. Chatting via email earlier this week, Carola gave us his own perspective on the record:

Earlier in your career, you did four albums over a pretty short period, but Play it Loud! is your first since 2003. Why did you stop making them for so long, and what made you do a new one now?

I think in a way, with the albums before, at the end of the day I wasn't really happy, you know? I don't think the concept was there—there were different tracks, different styles that I put together. And I didn't do something until now because I wasn't really ready to do it, to do something I really believed in. It's not easy when you do something like this, to put all your experience into an hour CD, it's really tough. Especially today with so much music around, to do something special, it's not easy. But I arrived at a point where I thought I could do it and be happy with what I did. It took me a couple of years—last year I started working on it and I wasn't ready. This year I tried again, and it did work.

For you, are techno and DJing inseparable art forms?

Yes, I'm a DJ, I was born as a DJ and my music is made to be played by a DJ. So it doesn't really make sense if you're not a DJ to listen to the single tracks. So that's why I wanted to make this a mixed version, because this is the way the tracks should be used. I was not born as a musician—I was born as a DJ, then I started making music. I can't really play an instrument or make "songs," you know? So what I produce is to be mixed. Some producers can leave the tracks on their own, without being mixed and it will still make sense. I would say people should do it when it comes to loopy tracks, that's the reason why they're doing music, to be played by a DJ. It's a DJ tool.

You said you called the album Play It Loud! because it sounds best on a big system. Would you ever make something that sounded good on cheap earbuds? Or maybe something to relax to?

Yes, it's kind of like an instruction for how to use the album. My music is basically groovy, and a really important thing in my tracks is the bassline—it won't really make sense otherwise. That's why I named it this way, it's the way I think you should listen to it. It has to be listened to on something with good bass!

It's the first time I wanted to do a "dance" album with my music—I didn't want to go far from what I'm already doing. I didn't want to do what many people do: when they make an album they say "let's do something different." But that was not my idea: I'm good at what I'm doing, if I do something different on the album, it wouldn't be as good as what I'm good at. 

What was the best party you played last year?

I always love playing at Amnesia in Ibiza—it's one of the only places where I get excited about playing a long time in advance. And I was very impressed by the Rhythmatic warehouse party I played in London in November.

What's next for you?

The new EP with remixes from Martin Buttrich is out at end of January, then the world tour for the album release begins. It starts at home in Naples at Orbeat, and then there's a lot of dates across Europe, including album launch parties at Watergate in Berlin and Fabric in London. There's also more dates in North and South America and Asia that will be announced soon.

Tracklist

01. Intro

02. The Jingle

03. Magic Tribe

04. Kimbo

05. Light House

06. Black Box

07. The Tool

08. Suspense

09. One Man Show

10. Freak On

11. Groove Catcher

12. Rolling

13. The Method

14. Equinox

15. Pop Up

16. Play It Loud!

17. Over Love

18. Question of Time

Minus will release Play It Loud! on February 7th, 2011.

*Taken from Resident Advisor

Pioneer reveals DDJ1-T1

It was only a matter of time before the 2 combined. Pioneer have teamed up with NI to present the first fully digital pioneer controller. The DDJ-T1 fully integrates with traktor, click the link below to learn more about it.

http://pioneerdj.com/index_f.html#/en/products/ddjt1

Sebastien Leger - Club Paradiso Perth

New Years Eve With Rouge @ Geisha

2011 was bought in with style!

Great night at Geisha, the drinks were flowing and quality sets were played by Darren, dmo, Scott Blackman, Carl Drake & Nathan Francis + Jay Vicente! 

New Years Day

Main Stage
2.00 - 3.30 Moe Steeze & Master Dash 

3.30 - 5.00 Zelimir

5.00 - 6.00 Mind Electric

6.00 - 8.00 Digitalism

8.00 - 10.00 Sebastien Leger

10.00 -Close Jus Haus?

In the cool room 

2.00 - 3.30 Frankie Button

3.30 - 5.00 Nathan Francis

5.00 - 6.30 Mel B 

6.30 - 8.00 Maxwell

8.00 - 9.30 TankTop Djs

9.30 - Close Pearly Whites

Steve Lawler @ Space closing party

DanceTrippin 141: Steve Lawler @ Space Closing from DanceTrippin.tv on Vimeo.

Matthias Tanzmann on a decade of underground house music

Interesting read, taken from Ibiza Voice - http://www.ibiza-voice.com/story/news/2894

New Years Eve @ Geisha

Well Strike3 Productions & Geisha Bar have your one stop destination for new years eve in northbridge.

On a night when most will try and gouge you with ridiculous ticket prices for nothing in return we want to give a little back and have one hell of a party doing it!

From 8.00 to 10.30 we have complimentary drinks and canapes with champagne specials and a few other treats and surprises throughout the evening.

The best residents from Rouge and Element come together to party hard with the best funky jackin' house beats to dance 2010 away into the very wee small hours of 2011

No Auld Lang Syne here just a sky of colour and a room of friends. Perfect!

Tickets available from the geisha shop online @http://www.geishabar.com.a

u/shop.asp

$55 (early bird special $45)

Open to the public from 11pm for $30

Or give Jay Vicente a call on 0424159556 or through FB!

-Thank You-

Massive THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to vote in the Perth Dance Music Awards.

Yesterday was a great day down at the Rosemount, which saw many people a little worse for wear from the night before. Lots of beers and laughs were had and it was great to catch up with everyone.

Tech house is a style of music I truly love and it was fantastic to be recognized for everything which has happened over the past year.

Thanks again for all your support, it means the world to me.

Congratz to all the other winners and noms.

Looking forward to an exciting year in 2011.

Traktor has landed

So traktor has finally arrived from NI and in a surprising turn of events so has my new macbook pro. I will busy playing with my new toys if any one needs me in the next few days.

The X1 and all the stands should arrive any day now, very excited! 

Lucid Dreaming podcast - El Dario

After playing with this guy b2b on Fri night it is pretty safe to say he is a master behind the decks, amazing tunes, flawless mixing and one hell of a nice guy. Have a listen and see why El dario is the name on everyones lips!!!

El Dario - Lucid Dreaming Exclusive Podcast Nov 2010 by Lucid Dreaming Records

Melbourne Electronic Music Masterclass

Fantastic night at the Melbourne EMM, the night started off with a chat between Tiesto & Grant Smilie, then Dirty South & Rudy opened up a few projects and talked everyone through the inner workings of their tracks and how they came about. Was amazing to see and hear how guys at this level approach their production. Below are a few photos taken on the night:

What's happening this weekend?

Rougé –noun:
From the Latin "Rubiacus", Meaning: "The Red Place." Often used to describe a debaucherous establishment or notorious party.
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It's the season to get bumpy with Strike3 Productions as we Present tp you THE ROUGÉ CHRISTMAS PARTY!

If you haven't checked out one yet, ROUGÉ is a night that doesn't cater to the mainstream and where the music speaks for itself. We're gonna take you on a journey through the many genre's that make our scene so special. This is something we've been putting together for a long time now and a night we're very passionate about. We are proud to present - ROUGÉ -

Featuring the bumpiest underground Tech, the smoothest Progressive, the grooviest Chicago House, the mind altering Techno and lets not forget The Deep, The Dutch & The Jackin House Straight from the USA & Europe, a night at ROUGÉ will excite the ears and have you coming back for more.

The ROUGÉ Djs are the best in the State, They're hand picked from all the different crews who bring you your music every weekend, and they're coming down to play their absolute favorite styles you wont hear elsewhere, we're in for a treat!

Who's Playing?Jean-Paul
Nathan Francis
Jay Vicente
Simón Agliati
El Dario
Scott Blackman
Sirius B
Suric
DASH

&

Featured DJ's - PERTH's BEST SUNDAY SESSION LINE UP for 2010/11:

►►♪♫♪ MICAH - (ITM WA #1 DJ | Japan 4 | Boomtick) ►►♪♫♪
Ask any punter in Perth who Micah is and chances are they were probably rockin’ out to one of his sets last weekend. Micah’s unabashed enthusiasm, energy and skills behind the decks have seen him become a Perth festival regular playing pretty much every festival that comes through Perth each year.Ambar resident sind 2002, RTRFM Full Frequency presenter, having played from Brisbane to Bristol, Sydney to London at clubs like Fabric, Chinese Laundry, Revolver and Kingpin and with releases and remixes on labels like Passenger, Bam Bam and Yes Yes Records is no wonder he's been awarded:
Voted #1 WA DJ in the ITM 50 for the past 4 years running
Voted #1 Breakbeat DJ in the PDMAs for the past 7 years running

►►♪♫♪ MIND ELECTRIC - (Vicious Recordings) ►►♪♫♪
It is safe to say that 2010 has been explosive so far for Mind Electric with his productions receiving massive international support and his DJ sets doing serious damage in clubs around Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia. His 'in demand' remixes have recently seen him pump out mixes for Gina Star, Ian Carey, Static Revenger & Luciana, Potbelleez with requests coming in from Chris Lake and Stonebridge. His most recent single "3am Eternal" received major support from the likes of Kaskade & TV Rock!

►►♪♫♪ Darren J - (WA ITM #3 DJ | Habitat) ►►♪♫♪
In the short span of two years, Darren has supported some of the world’s best DJs and producers including Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, James Zabiela, Laurent Garnier, Fergie, Stephan Bodzin, D Ramirez and Henry Saiz to name a few. Darren has blasted on to the scene playing all the major festivals in Perth and has won a handful of awards including Perth's Best new talent, Best Techno and Best Progressive DJ. 

►►♪♫♪ Stereo Hill - (Melbourne) ►►♪♫♪
Just a couple of guys making tunes and trying not kill each other along the way! No seriously Jake (AKA jMuss) and Simon (AKA Simón Agliati) are a duo doin it in Melb writing, remixing, editing, taking your mum out and also producing some of their own original tracks. With their release of "Things aren't always fair 2010 Remix" Under the Generation Label, 2010 is looking to be killer year!
● ‘dMo’ – (Strike3 | Mad Mo Productions)
● Kill Dyl (Ambar | Machine Events)
● Kastel – (Takeover Artists)
● Travis LeBrun - (Strike3)
● Nathan Francis (Strike3)
● Jay Vicente – (Strike3)
● Pascal - (France)

Luciano - Stereosonic Perth

SiriusB & Nathan Francis - Pillow Talk [PREVIEW]

A preview of a collaborated track with SiriusB

 SiriusB & Nathan Francis - Pillow Talk (Original Mix) [PREVIEW] by nathanfrancis
 SiriusB & Nathan Francis - Pillow Talk (Vocal Mix) [PREVIEW] by nathanfrancis 

Lucid Dreaming Boat Party

Kid Deep

El Dario + Marko La Kucha

Rohan Smith + Harry Webb

De|Mech + Katesy

Aarin F + Guests

Tickets are $110

2 boats. Capacity of 115 ppl max. One boat of 65 and the other of 50. 

What you get for your ticket:

The coolest Boat Party going around.

The Best House and Techno Dj's in Perth.

An unprecedented vibe and atmosphere.

Your whole journey's partying is sorted.

All Food Provided.

All Beverages Provided.

You can also BYO if you want. 

You van bring pool toys etc! 

WHAT: The Lucid Dreaming Boat Party

WHEN : 5 DEC 2010

EMBARK : 11 AM SARDINE JETTY FREO

DISEMBARK : 5 PM SARDINE JETTY FREO

Stereosonic Set Times + Map

Perth stereosonic set times.

To zoom in click the map :)

Deepchild Interview

Deepchild hails from Australia and is quite possibly our biggest techno export. 

Have a read of this recent interview found on Resident Advisor, to hear exactly how is is making his mark on the world stage, including a very interesting read on his time at Berghain.

http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1282

Sunday = Funday

Finally EXAMS ARE OVER!!! So no excuse not to party.
Another massive line up in store this weekend!!

Aaron Richards, Nathan Francis, Travis Lebrun, Simon Agliati, Jay Vicente, Darren J, Sirius B, Pascal, Dmo, Ogden and Chiari.

The last 2 have been HUGE so make sure you head down early, cheap pizza and pints all arvo.

Happy 2nd birthday Lokal

This Friday marks a significant milestone in the Perth music scene and calls for a huge party to go with it. 

Lokal is turning 2 and with it brings a huge birthday celebration to go with it, Brett Valentine, Balance, Richard Lee & Progress Inn will all be gracing the decks on the night. 

Lokal is a night which has given almost EVERY dj in Perth a chance to play their tunes and ranges in musical style from the furtherest extremes. Head down to Bar 138 and help celebrate with the boys this Friday night !!!

Ibiza La Video

Here are a collection of videos I took whilst in Ibiza, many more where taken however the sound quality has not turned out all that well due to the relentless bass not agreeing with my camera. 

Enjoy!!