I am not going to lie, the first time I heard "It Just Won't Do" by Tim Deluxe, I fell in love with Sam Obernik. Her voice was so quirky and unique that I just knew that she was going to be big in clubland for a long time. She's put out several incredible records with everyone from Linus Loves and Alex Gaudino to Paul Harris and Richard Dinsdale. We met up during Amsterdam Dance Event and had the most pleasant chat about her classic and upcoming releases.

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Darude took Winter Music Conference 2011 by storm with his performance with Randy Boyer at the enMass label event. This is not a surprise considering that he is the man behind "Sandstorm," arguably one of the biggest instrumental dance tracks of all time. With new music and projects on the way, we spoke with him during Amsterdam Dance Event about everything going on his musical life. t

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"Dancing Shoes" is the cutest song by Dev yet. It's not overblown with heavy dance beats, uber sexuality, or trendy production. Instead, the track downplays all of it's aspects into a compellingly mellow yet upbeat dance track focused on getting into your heart rather than your pants. While lyrically, the track seems bent on expressing Dev's fame, there's a quality to the bridge that begs you to think about how lonely fame can be as she sings, "Are you out there?" And the music video supports this, especially from the stand point of a performer who isn't tried and true, instead still finding their place. What begins as Dev getting ready for a show finds her sitting in the audience to watch an awkward chubby kid in a rainbow tutu attempt to dance in front of an audience of haters. At the pivotal moment, an audience member launches a fated banana peel onto the stage. When Dev rushes to catch the poor kid (slapping an old woman and knocking a girl's popcorn over on the way, and hey is that The Cataracs?), she joins him in his dance, giving him the confidence to continue, unfazed. And so it goes, if you connect with even one person, you're a success to someone.

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Do you like dream pop with a bit more energy? Are you enjoying the rise of Lana Del Rey? If so, you might want to check out the latest cd from Joakim, Nothing Gold.

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