Markus Hits YouTube To Talk About His New Artist Album   06.06.2010

With ‘Do You Dream?’ on final approach (full CD release landing June 15th) Markus has gone back into the Coldharbour studio to relive its recording and film a playback of the album for his fans. Over the course of 30 minutes he guides you through his 3rd long-player, giving you the very first opportunity to hear much of the music from it. From ‘Alphastate’ to ‘Goodbye’, the album has many stories, themes and anecdotes, and via the Armada Music YouTube channel he’s going to tell you all about them. Hear him talk about how ‘Rain’ came to get its name, relate how he feels remaking ‘Perception’ ended up being destiny, how a late night impromptu recording session uncovered a new vocal talent in Angelique Bergere and much, much more. The Do You Dream? Video Album Preview is online now at www.youtube.com/armadamusic

Cliff Delivers Sunrise’s ‘Massive’ Festival Anthem  04.06.2010

No longer the new boy on the summer festival circuit, Sunrise is now every inch the heavy-hitting international event. On the 23rd of July, in the beautiful seaside surround of Kolobrzeg in Poland, it will once again prove its mettle when it fields an all-star DJ line-up - one that’ll include Markus Schulz, Joris Voorn, Gareth Emery, Dirty South & Funkagenda. Every festival needs an anthem and Sunrise's official one for 2010 will come in the form of ‘Massive’, created, recorded, tweaked, torqued and yes, P.I.M.P.d by our own Mr Coenraad! The single itself is out on the 5th of July, but you know we wouldn’t make you wait that long. You can find out just how massive ‘Massive’ really is by double-clicking here and checking the preview on You Tube. The event itself will naturally also be resolutely rocked hard by Cliff – he very much hopes to see you there (preferably right down the front, going proper ‘balistique’)!

A is For Amnesia, Z Is For Zurich -
Sied's A to Z Of Summer! 01.06.2010

Wherever you are this summer, chances are you’re going to be within reasonably easy reach of a Sied van Riel ‘Dexperience’! Alongside Ferry Corsten, he’ll be keeping the Dutch DJ quota up at Cream Ibiza this summer. On a personal mission to rip the roof back off Amnesia (taking it back to its classic pre-93 architectural configuration!), he’ll be there for several main-room sessions dotted throughout the summer calendar! There is also the not inconsiderable matter of the official Street Parade Afterparty and a line-up that is T.D.F.: Tiesto, Guetta, Tocadisco, DJ Antoine, Van Riel… and Vats it! If that sounds good you’ll want to make sure that you’re in and around Zurich on the 10th of August. Aside from that there’s Slovakia & Sheffield, Tunisia & Turkey and the Ministry and Melbourne to look forward to – all before summer’s ‘ends. People… get ready!

Bobina Set To Release Russia Goes Clubbing 2010   29.04.2010

A year is a long time in dance music… It is though all that was needed for Dmitry ‘Bobina’ Almazov’s radio show Russia Goes Clubbing to become a Federation-wide phenomenon.

RGC is now broadcast every week across the titan DFM network, which is made up of over 50 station affiliates covering every major city in Russia. It can now be heard each week from Vladivostok to Moscow, from Omsk to Orel and from the Baltic Sea to the Arctic Ocean. Becoming the Federation’s most influential dance radio show, Russia Goes Clubbing is also now well on its way to becoming one of its most recognised dance brands.

Russia Goes Clubbing 2010 is the 4th instalment of Bobina’s broadcast companion compilation and again brings the very cream of the tracks, both current and forthcoming from the airwaves to the album.

Leon Bolier: Streamlined - The Record Label   29.04.2010

In 2009 there was Streamlined the compilation album, the fortnightly Streamlined Radio show and first Streamlined club events. And now in 2010 Leon Bolier takes the next progression step with his electronic dance baby… and launches Streamlined: The Label.

Soon to become part of the Spinnin’ Records label consortium, Leon’s new imprint will joined the esteemed likes of RESET, Liquid, DOORN & Oxygen in the search to track down, and then release the best electronic dance music out there.

To give Streamlined the very strongest of lift-offs, Leon has a couple of aces tucked up his sleeve. Firstly he has drafted in sometimes sound-partner-in-crime Sied van Riel and together they’ve produced the label’s debut , the thermostellar floorbomb ‘Dark Star’. A tribute to a 1001 science fiction movies (or maybe that should be 2001!), the track will form the tip of the spear for Streamlined’s label operations.

Coast To Coast: Roger Rocks The US of A!  28.04.2010

7 cities visited, 7 of their very biggest clubs duly smashed; Roger has just returned from his block-rock, tour of the US & Canada. First stop was a West Coast touch-down to play Arena in LA, he then hopped over to Denver to spin The Church, before heading up northwards, to Toronto & Vancouver to whip things up at Guvernment & Gorgomish. After a couple of days R&R he shot over to Sin City central, Las Vegas to play Perfecto’s night at Rain @ The Palms. Then on the 1st weekend in April, it was the big finisher: ASOT450 at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC and Vision in Chicago. At the former he dropped in to Armin’s makeshift studio and did a pretty substantial (considering ever!) radio/video interview with Mr ASOT, himself. You can check it out by clicking right here.

Schulz Mixes The Gallery 15 CD for DJ Mag  10.04.2010

It has become one of the most iconic clubbing brands worldwide, and this month, The Gallery celebrates its 15th birthday. To mark the occasion, the UK edition of April’s DJ Magazine includes a special interview with Gallery resident Markus Schulz, and he was also given the privilege of mixing the special 15 year cover CD. His mix features the tunes that resonate most fondly with The Gallery faithful, including those now championed anthems from his residency nights at London’s Ministry of Sound. The magazine is available to buy online via Juno Records.

DJ Mag's Solarstone Interview  09.03.2010

In their WMC issue this month, DJ Magazine caught up with Rich for a chat about all the current happenings… Solar-side! Of particular interest to the normally ‘trance-shy’ monthly? Well - naturally enough - the world’s first social network record label, solarSwarm, with Rich giving some previously unknown insights into its inner workings. Electronic Architecture Pt 2 (world exclusive scoop for them there!) was also high on the agenda as were Rich’s thoughts on the trance enduring popularity – “a lot of what is called trance music these days is just bloody pop music” being one sample quote! You can read DJ Mag’s interview with Rich by clicking here.

Exclusive Premiere of Markus Schulz's “Dark Heart Waiting” on Global DJ Broadcast!  08.03.2010

The monthly Global DJ Broadcast World Tour episodes are always special and hugely anticipated in their own right. However, the recent San Francisco edition took on added significance, as it was the first opportunity for fans across the world to hear Markus Schulz’s brand new single, featuring the vocals of Khaz, entitled “Dark Heart Waiting”. Reactions to the track have been incredible, and more information on Dark Heart Waiting will be revealed very soon, with a release set for mid-April.

The New Leon Bolier Single & The New Website  15.02.2010

Shimamoto – the first single to be taken from Leon’s sophomore artist album - is available now. Combining majestic melodics with some high-pressure atmospherics, it has found its way into many an A-list spinner’s CD wallet over the last few weeks - Messers Van Buuren, Corsten and Jules included. As with most every one of LB’s tracks, it comes with a highly-enigmatic, curiosity-inducing title. Initially hesitant to clue us in to it origins, we left Leon to sweat under the lights for a couple of hours to think things over. On our return he confessed that ‘Shimamoto’ was a reference to the mysterious main character in Haruki Murakami’s book South Of The Border, West Of The Sun’… Now we know… now we may sleep again!

Fresh From Cliff Coenraad's ‘Bakery’   13.02.2010

Nicknamed “The Bakery” solely because so much tasty gear leaves out of its front door, Cliff’s studio has been working at warp speed since the start of the year. Under his Southside Spinners pseudonym, Marco V’s career sign-in ‘Luvstruck’ has been ‘Repimped’ to within an inch of its life and released onto an unsuspecting trance population. The result: Floorgasm! C.C. has also been up on it, working on his new track for High Contrast – no name yet, but it’s got ‘Big Room Feeling’ stamped on its arm.

IDMA News From The Stark Profiles Camp  27.01.2010

Hot 411 from over the pond... With less than two months left to go before the 25th annual WMC, the nominations for the 2010 IDMAs have been announced. Markus Schulz has pulled in a impressive 5 noms, including nods in the Best American DJ, Best Global DJ & Best Radio Show categories. Solarstone has also scored a first IDMA nomination for his furturistic, ground-breaking music vs. art compilation, Electronic Architecture. Voting has just opened and ends on the 25th of Feb. The Awards themselves take place on Nikki Beach during WMC week. Get yer votes in people!

'B' is for Bobina, 'C' is for Clooney 23.01.2010

Russia's first dance Super-Tsar found himself in some fairly illustrious magazine company last week. With George taking the Cover Star feature (quite right too!), it was Bobina being interviewed for BMI's Voyager magazine as their Rising Star . The airline, which has seen a large upsurge in business travelling their UK to Moscow routes decided it was time to talk to Russia's No.1 DJ about his rise to EDM prominence, Mocква and Russian club culture in general.

Markus Schulz & Stark Profiles PR  01.01.2010

Happy New Decade y’all! We’re kicking off 2010 in the finest way imaginable, welcoming through the doors of Stark Profiles for his 24-7 PR none other than Markus Schulz! One of the 10 biggest DJs on the planet, we’ll be putting our not inconsiderable energies into making sure that news of everything he does this year - and there’s going to be quite a bit - reaches the farthest corners of the globe. Also joining us, a man never found wanting in the ‘music to publicize’ department, Mr Roger Shah. Arguably the most prolific major league trance producer on the planet, we’re looking forward to banging the drum hard about his happenings  throughout the course of the year. No silent running, people. Stark, Out.

Leon Bolier ‘NSFW’ Incl. Push Remix Released  23.12.2009

As sensationally revealed in last month’s info-update, ‘NSFW’ stands for ‘Not Suitable For Work’ and not ‘North South Freekin’ West’ (as sections the geographical community had theorized). Leon’s last floor-typh1oo9n comes fully enabled with a floor-grafting Original and molten-hot Push remix. If you’re reading this and think it could be your Christmas gift coup de grace for you’re nearest and/or dearest’s mp3 collection, well, we believe you might be right! To pop it in their digital stocking, simply click this link.

Sied… Trance Energy… The Big Return!  22.12.2009

Utrecht. What do we know? Well Wikipedia tells us it’s a small town in the foothills of the Balele Mountains in the North Western corner of KwaZula-Natal in, um, er, hang on a minute… South Africa??! Looking at it, we might have clicked the wrong link. Let’s stick with the two ‘definites: it’s in Holland and it's the home of Trance Energy! On the 3rd of April, in the year of our creator, 2010, Sied van Riel will make his return to the ruddy biggest event in da whole of trance-dom! Alongside the likes of Marco V, Cosmic Gate, Richard Durand, Jochem Miller, Andy Moor & Cliff Coenraad, he’ll be bringing the High Contrast vs. In Charge stage to clubbing gridlock. Tickets have just gone on sale, you’re under starters order… GO GET ‘EM!

Bobina’s ‘Again’ – The Special Edition Released On Maelstrom UK  13.12.2009

Marking yet another major step forward for Russian music, Bobina has become the first ever electronic artist to achieve an album release in the UK (though you could actually classify that as TWO album releases!). Following another stellar showing in DJ Magazine’s Top 100 – one that saw him leap into the world’s Top 20 (to the No.16 position) – Maelstrom Records are releasing a Special Edition of Bobina’s 2008 artist album ‘Again’ and the 2009 remix edition ‘Again Remixed’. You can now get all the original tracks - including the singles ‘Time & Tide’, ‘Invisible Touch’, ‘Slow’ & ‘Lighthouse’ - along with their remix compadres (taken from the studio desks of Ferry Corsten, Gareth Emery, Sean Tyas& First State amongst others) in one blockbuster compendium.

The Intuition Winter Festival: 5 Years of Intuition!  01.12.2009

Westerunie... It’s a club that’s barely contained the sell-out crowds that thronged in for Menno Solo last year November. On Saturday the 13th of March Menno will once again throw open the doors to one of his favourite Amsterdam venues and usher in the masses for the 2010 edition of the Intuition Winter Festival. It’ll be a ‘double event’ too - one that'll be celebrating the 5th marvelous, magical, fantastical (steady on!) year of Intuition Recordings. DJs on the night? Well there will be a few! Flying in from the hotlands of Egypt are Aly & Fila, and from the somewhat chiller climes 'Swedish Beatball' Marcus Schössöw & fellow countryman Airbase. You can also prepare yourself for some Belgian-flavoured audio-shocks from Jonas Steur and naturally a good deck-thrashing session from the incomparable host, Mr De Jong. So, when it arrives, get that shiny new 2010 leather diary out (the one your well-meaning Auntie gave you for Christmas) and make it the first date you put in there. Standby one, standby all!

Say ‘YES’ To W&W @ Trance Energy 2010!  23.11.2009

Trance Energy… Nowadays we reckon it pretty much qualifies April’s reason to exist! This year Trance.nu are hosting the Future Stage at the event and they’ve drawn up a short list of 20 acts they’d like to see play it. Who makes the final 7… well that’s down to you, dear reader! W&W are on that list and the big ‘vote-on’ has just started via the site. We’d love you to send our boys to downtown Utrecht and here’s how you can say: ‘YES to W&W at Trance Energy 2010!’ Step 1: hit the site. If you don’t already have an account, take Step 2: and set one up (it’s a doddle!). Step 3: poll a vote for them. If they play, they promise you a ballistic, bombastic performance, the likes of which you’ve never seen! Nice.

Roger Shah – Into 2010  15.11.2009

2009? In Roger’s mind it was really just a warm-up for 2010! Into the New Year you can expect to hear all the Balearically-minded music you’ve loved this year… only more of it! The official follow up to last year’s ASOT Tune of the Year will be hitting the promo trail very shortly. Entitled ‘Found’ and featuring again Zara on vocals, the new Sunlounger single is the promise of big things indeed. The single will quickly be followed by the long-anticipated new Sunlounger album in March. The third installment from Roger’s best known pseudonym, it will of course be packed with the very finest sun ‘n’ sand inspired music. Then into summer it’ll be another trilogy completion, this time for Roger’s ‘Magic Island – Music For Balearic People Vol 3’ compilation. Bringing up the tail end of this 3 album odyssey (that number again!) will be the new Roger Shah artist album in October. Frankly just writing about it leaves us breathless. Spare a thought for Roger. He’s got to record it all!