America’s most up-to-the-moment news and information for Professional DJ’s and Clubbers April 9, 2009
THE DIRT
(Music Business & Industry News)
sponsored by Ableton
Beastie Boys DJ: "Scratch" Will Be Bigger Than "Guitar Hero"
The music rhythm game genre is about to expand into hip-hop. Genius Products and developer Seven Studios have been working with legendary music producer Quincy Jones III to create "Scratch: The Ultimate DJ." (MTV)
multiplayerblog.mtv.com

How Will The Cloud Change the Way We Think About Music Ownership?
One of the highlights of last week’s SXSW show, aside from seeing the Austin Crew again (hi, guys!), was when I spent some time talking to a few of the guys from Rhapsody, just like I did last year. The conversation touched a number of topics, but the one I found most interesting was the changing notion of music ownership. (Crunch Gear)
crunchgear.com



Nettwerk’s Terry McBride Shares Insight On the Future of Digital Music
After complete demolition and renovation of the old-minded business model in 2002, McBride pioneered Nettwerk into the digital age and beyond, utilizing crowd-sourcing and putting the fans in control, even allowing them to remix entire albums before they are released. (Ariel Publicity)
arielpublicity.com



NOTORIOUS & NEWSWORTHY
(DJs & DJ Culture in the news)
sponsored by GCI Technologies
Steve Angello Humiliates Paris Hilton, DJs Worldwide Rejoice
The princess of bottle service culture herself, Ms. famous-for-no-particular-reason, Miss Paris Hilton, was publicly humiliated by Swedish house mafia man Steve Angello in move that will leave DJs around the world cheering his name till the end of time. (Beatportal)
beatportal.com

Detroit's Movement 2009 Festival Lineup Expands
Glitch Mob, Anthony Rother, Benga and Marc "MK" Kinchen are among the more than two dozen more performers named for Movement 2009, the annual electronic music festival that takes place each Memorial Day weekend in Detroit. (Billboard)
billboard.com



Killer App: Put A Donk On It
Remix your favorite song into a bangin' hard dance anthem.(DonkDJ.com)
donkdj.com



EYES ON THE DJ
(DJs Throwing Down on Video)
sponsored by Movement 2009: Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival

Watch DMC Champs Craze and Klever Battle on Traktor Scratch Duo (video)
Two top DJs going toe-to-toe in a Duo duel… to the death. Actually, we’re pretty sure they both survived.
youtube.com

See DJ Supreme Get Acrobatic at One of Roc Raida's Gong Battles (video)
OK, so the audio quality ain’t up to scratch, but it’s worth watching DJ Supreme act like Spiderman.
youtube.com



All Hands on Steve Aoki's Butt (video)
Further proof that some DJs are indeed rock stars
youtube.com



HOT & FRESH
(Tasty Tunes of All Genres)
sponsored by Promo Only
Roger Sanchez (House - Stealth, New York, USA)
residentadvisor.net

Silicone Soul (Tech House, Techno - Soma, Darkroom Dubs, Glasgow, UK)
residentadvisor.net

Tiga (Indie Dance, Electro House - Turbo, Montreal, CAN)
residentadvisor.net

College Music Journal – Hip-Hop Chart (Hip-Hop)
cmj.com




Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart (Mainstream)
billboard.com

MyPromoPool.com – Progressive House Chart (Progressive House)
progressivehouse.com

ReggaetonOnline.net – Top 20 (Reggaeton)
reggaetonline.net



TECH FOCUS
(DJ Gear & New Technology)
sponsored by Midwest Pro Sound & Lighting
Boom! iPhone DJ Apps Ahoy
My skepticism about iPhones as real music making block rocking tunes spinning devices has just taken a huge knock with the announcement of Apple's iPhone 3.0 beta today. Why? One simple fact: Apple is now allowing access to iTunes tracks, something that they just didn't allow before. (Skratchworx)
skratchworx.com

20 Fantastic Ways To Find New Music That You Like
OK, everybody knows that Last.fm & Pandora are great services, but there are a lot of other tools that can help us to find new cool music. Some of them just expose daily musical goodies, others make recommendations based on your very own preferences, and others take the web interactivity ever further. Explore the best 20 ways to discover new music in a web 2.0 world. (Inspired Magazine)
inspiredm.com

Video: Is That Three Rolands In Your Pocket…
Being a jaded grumpy old man, there's not much that stops me dead in my tracks and leaves me giggling like a schoolboy, especially given my feelings about the iPhone as a viable music maker. (Skratchworx)
skratchworx.com


ART & COMMERCE
(Marketing & Business Tips for All DJs)
sponsored by zipDJ
Create A Business Plan
Just because the career about which you dream happens to be in entertainment, this does not imply in any way, shape, or form that basic principles of business do not apply. It’s called the music business, and it requires a serious commitment to both—the music and the business.(Hypebot)
hypebot.com

DJ TIMES NEWS

America's Best DJ Top 100 Announced, Pioneer-Sponsored Tour to Follow
DJ Times has launched its new America's Best DJ site, which today announced this year's Top 100 US-based DJs. The site will host the 4th annual online vote for the magazine's America's Best DJ promotion, which will include a Spring/Summer tour-once again presented by Pioneer Pro DJ. Online voting commences on May 1 and will run through August 13. Stay tuned for tour updates and prize package offerings.
americasbestdj.net

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