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Top 10 House DJs
Out favorite DJs spinning and producing house music all around the world.
Top 10 Trance DJs
A list of the top trance DJs - our favorite trance discjockeys
Listening Booth - New Dance
Listening Booth - Hear samples of new dance music
Top 50 Club Chart - February 2009
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Lady Gaga Interview
Lady Gaga is the next rock/pop/electro superstar – or maybe she is the first. Mix one part Blondie with one part Madonna, swirl it in a bath of the Scissor Sisters and Junior Senior, throw in some glitch and sprinkle with glitter and you come close the recipe. Winter Music Conference was her launching pad and the industry took note of her. Working with Akon and Red One, the Lady Gaga has crafted a debut CD full of beats and melodies set for release later this summer.
Top 50 Club Chart - November 2009
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Top 50 Club Chart - March 2009
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Top Dance Songs of 2008
Top Dance Songs of 2008 - A list of the top dance songs of 2008 according to DJ Ron
Top 50 Club Chart - October 2009
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Top 50 Club Chart - August 2009
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Holiday and Christmas Music Wr
Are you ready to share the holidays with your loved ones but not sure which holiday music is right for you? Rather than relying on the old standards, why don't you mix it up a bit with electronic/dance versions of holiday music. We here at dancemusic.about.com have compiled the following wrapup of the different electronic holiday CDs that are in stores and online now!
Acid Pro 4.0
Acid Pro 4.0
Top 10 Progressive DJs
What is progressive? Like the way some people define obscenity, you know it when you hear it. Progressive refers more to structure than genre in the way the music builds up in layers leading often to epic tracks.
Lauren Lane - Pacha Pool Party
Lauren Lane spinning the Pacha Pool Party at the Royal Palms
Numark Omni Control Review
Numark Omni Control Review - Review of the Omni Control by Numark
Top 50 Club Chart - September 2009
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Top 10 Dance Artists
Top 10 Dance Artists
SSX3 Soundtrack
SSX3 Soundtrack
Ask the DJ - DJing with MP3s
Ask the DJ - DJing with MP3s
Top 10 - Eurodance Artists
Top 10 - Eurodance Artists
Top 10 Dance Divas
Top 10 Dance Divas
Vinyl vs CD vs MP3
DJing using different mediums - Vinyl, cd, mp3: figment of your imagination dance remixes club gigs cd mixer spacer gif
Vestax VCI-100 DJ Controller
A DJ, just like an artist, grows over time as they are exposed to new influences. Its taken a few months, but I am now ready to review the Vestax VCI-100 DJ MIDI Controller. You will notice how my experience with the Total Control has affected my review of the Vestax VCI-100.
Top 150 Club Chart - 2008 Year End
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Tiesto - 'Kaleidoscope'
Tiesto's Kaleidoscope - CD Review of Kaleidoscope by Tiesto
2009 Dance Grammy Nominees
2009 Dance Grammy Nominees and Winners
Numark Total Control
Numark Total Control - The Ultimate DJ Software Controller
Top 50 Club Chart - June 2009
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Numark iDJ2 iPod Mixing Consol
Prior to my purchasing Numark's IDJ2 iPod mixing console, I had been using Numark's Virtual DJ software program, utilizing the 20-day trial version but it also meant that I had to schlep my laptop to and from the place where I would be DJing, the Gnarly Vine wine bar, located 15 minutes from my apartment in downtown New Rochelle, New York. I chose the IDJ2 platform versus using "real" turntables, which I've never owned, or CD-based mixers, which I own but haven't used in years...
Dannii Minogue Interview
Dannii Minogue Interview
Daphne Rose - Through The Nigh
Daphne Rose - Through The Night
Tiesto - In Concert
DJ Tiesto is a man that needs no introduction from me; I am humbled simply by the thought that my opinion will be posted about the Greatest DJ in the World. Not only is it a review of the world's greatest DJ, it's a review of the world's greatest DJ concert. Tiesto has become the epitome of trance music over the last five years.
Armin van Buuren Interview
Interview with Armin van Buuren
Pictures at the Convention Center / Industry
Winter Music Conference 2002 Pictures at the Convention Center / Industry This year, WMC moved the panels
Denon DN-HC1000S - Serato Scratch Live USB Midi Sub-controller
Denon DN-HC1000S - Serato Scratch Live USB Midi Sub-controller - 2009 DJ Expo
Budweiser commercial
"Don't Hold Back" - The song in the Budweiser commercial
CD Reviews - New dance
New Dance Music - CD Reviews of New Dance Music Available For Sale and Download
The Paradiso Girls Rocking the DanceMusic.About.Com Button
The Paradiso Girls Photo - The Paradiso Girls at 2009 DJ Expo
The Discoball at the Cameo
The Discoball at the Cameo
Roger Sanchez Interview
Roger Sanchez is not only the DJ's DJ but the producer's producer. Constructing his entire new CD Come With Me from scratch, with outside assistance, he proves his skills as engineer, producer, programmer, and songwriter. Inspired by the dance Mecca island of Ibiza, the CD has already spawned several club anthems, with many more to come. To experience him as a DJ, check out his recently released mixed compilation Release Yourself 5, his frequent podcasts and radio shows.
Tiesto Interview
Tiesto - one name means so much. A unique vision of trance music that has conquered the world. Topping the DJ list for three years, playing the opening ceremonies of the Olympic games, and selling out stadiums; Tiesto live is an amazing experience. At the Mansion in Miami, Tiësto rocked the crowd for a non-stop set that has already become the stuff of legend. Magnetic visuals, creative performance artists and a stunning vocal performance by Jes completed the scene for a magical evening.
Owl City - Ocean Eyes
Owl City's Ocean Eyes - CD Review of Ocean Eyes by Owl City
Top 100 Club Chart - 2006 Year End
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Christmas Chill CDs
Christmas Chill CDs
Top Dutch DJs/Producers
Top Dutch DJs/Producers
2009 IDMAs - Winners Announced
2009 International Dance Music Awards at Winter Music Conference - Winners and Nominees - 24th Annual Winter Music Conference IDMAs
Joanna Krupa Rocking the DanceMusic.About.Com Button
Joanna Krupa Photo - Joanna Krupa at 2009 DJ Expo
Lady Gaga - 'The Fame'
Lady Gaga crept up on the modern music scene much like a stealthy predator, sure of its prey's inability to sense or to predict it. She let herself be seen a few times as an unassuming and docile beast, something to be comfortable around. She even let herself be heard, her calls and cries as far from threatening as possible.
Winter Music Conference 2010
Winter Music Conference 2010 - 25th Anniversary of Winter Music Conference
Traktor DJ Studio
As a singer/songwriter/dance artist just getting my feet wet in DJing, it's an interesting time to throw myself in the mix. Just as CDs were the new vinyl, mp3 files are establishing themselves as the new CD. I'll save the debate for another day, but it's safe to say that as a novice DJ, the thought of simply grabbing my laptop and external hard drive instead of cases and cases of CDs was very tempting.
Winter Music Conference 2004 - Madonna "Love Profusion" - Release Party
(corrections, additions, if you can help me fill in the blanks - please email me ) Madonna "Love Profusion"
Iyaz Rocking the DanceMusic.About.Com Button
Iyaz Photo - Iyaz at 2009 DJ Expo
Geico caveman commercial
My email box has been filling up with the question - What is that dance song in the Geico caveman commercial? The one that goes "and everywhere I go, there's always something to remind me of another place and time."
Essential Gay Pride Songs
Essential Dance Songs for Gay Pride
Candy J Interview
"Hateful Head Helen" by Sweet Pussy Pauline is one of the most-sampled records of all times and the comedic track is the standard to which all future bitch tracks are judged. Performed by Candice Jordan, aka Candy J, the club (and drag) classic led to a collaboration with the Candy Girls that spawned the pop hits "Fee Fi Fo Fum" and "Wham Bam." With her feisty personality and one-of-a-kind performances, Candy J is one of those special people that will always bring a smile to your face.
David Guetta Interview
Walking by the Cameo on Saturday night during WMC, it's easy to see that F*** Me I'm Famous was a major event of the week. Throngs of people were huddled for blocks on both sides of the street as the fire marshals controlled entry to the club where David Guetta rocked the decks. The response is typical of the warm reception David has received on his first US tour preparing for the Ultra release of "GuettaBlaster," buoyed by the singles "Love Don't Let Me Go," The World Is Mine," and "Stay."
Top 50 Club Chart - July 2009
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Top 50 Club Chart - March 2008
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Top 50 Club Chart - May 2009
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The Killers Slay Clubland
The Killers Slay Clubland With Remixes
Top 10 - 80s Artists
Artists from the eighties coming back and hitting the dancefloor with even more wonderful dance music
CHER: Back To The Dance Floor!
CHER: Back To The Dance Floor!
Armin van Buuren Interview
Interview with Armin van Buuren
Best of Chillout Hits
Various Artists - Best of Chillout Hits
Colton Ford Interview
From singer to porn star to singer, Colton Ford has blazed a unique path to the dance floor. His current single "Signed, Sealed, Delivered," a duet with Pepper Mashay, is huge in clubs across the country and a top 10 club record. Always embracing new ways to get his music out there, Naked Fame, a documentary film about the story of his recent dance single "Everything" is working the film festival circuit. Embodying the diversity that is dance music, Colton speaks about his journey.
Vestax TR-1 USB Midi Controller
Vestax TR-1 USB Midi Controller - 2009 DJ Expo
How To DJ Right: The Art An...
How To DJ Right: The Art And Science Of Playing Records
Top 50 Club Chart - April 2009
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Stanton Uberstand Laptop Stand
Stanton Uberstand Laptop Stand Review
Denon DN-S3700 Digital Media Turntable
Denon DN-S3700 Digital Media Turntable - 2009 DJ Expo
Billboard Dance Music Summit 2004 - Industry Mixer on TruTone Rooftop
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Torq Xponent Review
M-AUDIO Torq Xponent - Advanced DJ Performance/Production System Review
Interview with Rich Dekkard
Interview with Rich Dekkard by Dave "the Wave" Dresden
Amsterdam Dance Event 2005 - Button Pictures
It's amazing the response we got to our dancemusic.about.com buttons that we handed out during the Amsterdam
Winter Music Conference 2003 - WMC International Dance Music Awards
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Paul Van Dyk Interview
With a grammy nomination, a number one spot on DJ Magazine’s list of the Top Global DJs and the incredible Politics of Dancing 2 compilation, it’s been a great year for Paul Van Dyk. As a pioneer of electronic music, he breaks down genre and technological boundaries to entertain and unite the people of the world.
Top 170 Club Chart - 2004 Year End
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Calvin Harris Interview
Spawning two top 10 singles in the UK ("Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"), "I Created Disco" by Calvin Harris is probably my favorite party album of 2007. Put the CD into your player and every song will lift the vibe of any event. The title of the CD has little to do with its contents (a fusion of electro, 80s new wave and power pop) nor the ego of the artist (probably one of the nicest, most down to earth musicians out there).
Numark iCDMix3
Numark iCDMix3 – NAMM Summer Showcase 2009 Photos
Top 200 Club Chart - 2003 Year End
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Denon DN-HC5000 USB Hardware/Software DJ Controller for Serato Itch
Denon DN-HC5000 USB Hardware/Software DJ Controller for Serato Itch - 2009 DJ Expo
S.O.S. Band - Greatest Hits
S.O.S. Band - Greatest Hits
Top 100 Club Chart - Year End 2007
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Armin van Buuren
Armin van Buuren
Disco House
Disco House - What is Disco House
Ask the DJ - DJing with I-tune
Ask the DJ - DJing with I-tunes
Best Dance Rock CDs of 2008
Best Dance Rock CDs That You Should Be Listening To
Annie - Don't Stop
Annie's Don't Stop - CD Review of Don't Stop by Annie
Interview with Daft Punk
Interview with Daft Punk by Dave "the Wave" Dresden
Kristy Kay and Kim Sozzi
Kristy Kay and Kim Sozzi
Akai LPD8 and LPK25
Akai LPD8 and LPK25 – NAMM Summer Showcase 2009 Photos
Pioneer DJM-5000 Digital 4 Channel Mixer
Pioneer DJM-5000 Digital 4 Channel Mixer - 2009 DJ Expo
Livvi Franc Rocking the DanceMusic.About.Com Button
Livvi Franc Photo - Livvi Franc at 2009 DJ Expo
Schiller - I Feel You
Schiller featuring Heppner - I Feel You
Lady Gaga - "Just Dance"
Lady Gaga - Just Dance
Cabin Crew - Star to Fall
Cabin Crew - Star to Fall
Digital Download Sites
The music industry sees ITunes leading the way to a new model of pay-for-play for digital downloading. Now as odd as it might be that the music industry is relying on a computer maker for a business model, it seems to be working. While ITunes may be a great place for the general public to find their music, several sites are popping up that cater to dance music lovers.
Vestax VCM-100 USB Midi Audio
They say everything gets better with age, and DJing is no exception. I can remember the days of lugging around crates of records weighing 50 pounds each. Of course I was in better shape then. Nowadays, the older and wiser me carries an all-in-one system comprising of a laptop, a USB MIDI controller and a pair of headphones altogether weighing less than 10 pounds. Wonder how that's possible? Let me introduce you to the VCM-100 from Vestax.
Interview with Rich Dekkard
Interview with Rich Dekkard by Dave "the Wave" Dresden
Top 50 Club Chart - November 2008
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Armin Van Buuren rocking Cameo
Armin Van Buuren rocking Cameo
Vestax VFX-1 FX Midi Controller for Itch
Vestax VFX-1 FX Midi Controller for Itch - 2009 DJ Expo
ADE 2006 - Wrapup
Great Quotes from Amsterdam Dance Event 2006
Winter Music Conference 2003 - DanceStar Red Carpet
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2008 Wrapup - DJ Ron
The Best Dance Music of 2008 - DJ Ron's Picks for the best dance music of 2008
Winter Music Conference 2009
Winter Music Conference 2009
Lara McAllen/Angel City
As the voice of Angel City, Lara McAllen has been in the US to promote her Hot 100 hit "Love Me Right." This UK Top 10 piece of delicious eurodance pop samples Ready for the World's "Oh Sheila" and is making its way onto radio stations all over the United States.
Ultra Club Classics: 90s
Ultra Club Classics: 90s
Top 50 Club Chart - February 2006
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ATB - The DJ: In the Mix
ATB - The DJ: In the Mix
Livvi Franc - "Now I'm That Bi
Livvi Franc's Now Im That Bitch - Single Review of Now Im That Bitch by Livvi Franc
Backstreet - No longer 24 hour
Backstreet Atlanta has been open as a 24-hour dance club since 1975, but that era ended on January 1st, 2004, when the city began enforcing an ordinance that severely restricted requirements for private club licenses.
Top Hit Dance 1
Various Artists - Top Hit Dance 1
Steve Aoki Interview
The mixed CD "Pillowface and His Airplane Chronicles" will serve as an intro for many to the electro scene and the globetrotting DJ Steve Aoki. Those in the know have been following Steve and his record label Dim Mak with essential releases from Bloc Party, Klaxons, Rakes, and The Gossip. Steve Aoki has deftly mixed the greatest hits of electro (Datarock, Franz Ferdinand, Justice) with cheeky voiceovers (from Spank Rock, Mickey Avalon) for one of the most compelling mixed CDs of recent memory.
Delerium - Silence 2004
Delerium - Silence 2004
Ultrasone DJ1 Pro Headphones
Ultrasone DJ1 Pro Headphones - Review of Natural Surround Sound DJ1 Pro Headphones
Arkaos Grand VJ Software
Arkaos Grand VJ Software Preview - A First Look
Winter Music Conference 2005 - Button Pictures
It's amazing the response we got to our dancemusic.about.com buttons that we handed out during the Winter
Ben Watt Interview
Artist turned DJ - it almost sounds cliched, doesn't it? In the case of Ben Watt, the transition from Everything But the Girl to Buzzin' Fly is more of a logical artistic growth. The recent release of Buzzin' Fly Volume 3 is a testament to the music that Ben Watt continues to produces and find for the househeads of the world.
Virtual DJ 6 Software Review
Virtual DJ 6 Software Review - Review of Virtual DJ 6 Software
DJ Times International DJ Expo 2008 - Promo Only Party at the Showboat (House of Blues)
IThe Promo Only crew organized an insane party at the Showboat (in the House of Blues.)  Read more about
Sophie B Hawkins Interview
Working with the Berman Brothers and Junior Vasquez are just a few signs that Sophie B. Hawkins has opened her eyes to dance music. You may know her for the hit singles "Now I Lay Me Down" and "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover," but she is more than just a pop singer. Her love of instrumentation and personal songwriting may just create some of the most moving electronic music you will hear this year.[
Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music
Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music (Remixes)
Winter Music Conference 2005 - Random Pictures / Seen on the Street
Part of the fun on WMC is that you never know who or what you are going to see.  Superstar DJs passing
Billboard Dance Music Summit 2004 - Dance Music Hall of Fame
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Best DJ Mixed CDs of 2008
Best DJ Mixed CDs That You Should Be Listening To
Ultimate DJ Gear Producer Bag
Ultimate DJ Gear Producer Bag Review - UDG Producer Bag Review
Top 50 Club Chart - December 2008
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Winter Music Conference 2002 - Internation Dance Music Awards Ceremony
Winter Music Conference 2002 International Dance Music Awards - Level On Tuesday, March 26th, 2002 Winter
Electro
Electro - What is Electro House Music
Vestax VAI-80 USB Audio Interface
Vestax VAI-80 USB Audio Interface - 2009 DJ Expo
Lucas Prata - Never Be Alone
Lucas Prata - Never Be Alone
Kristinia Debarge Rocking the DanceMusic.About.Com Button
Kristinia Debarge Photo - Kristinia Debarge at 2009 DJ Expo
EKS XP5 Digital DJ Controller
EKS XP5 Digital DJ Controller - 2009 DJ Expo
Billboard Dance Music Summit 2003 Pictures - Industry Pictures
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Calvin Harris - Ready Weekend
Calvin Harris' Ready For the Weekend - CD Review of Ready for the Weekend by Calvin Harris
Denon DN-X1700 4 Channel Club Mixer With Dual Effects Processor
Denon DN-X1700 4 Channel Club Mixer With Dual Effects Processor - 2009 DJ Expo
America Olivo and Christian Campbell
America Olivo and Christian Campbell
Akai MPD32 Surface Review
Akai MPD32 MIDI/USB Software Control Surface Review
Tiesto - Adagio for Strings
Tiesto - Adagio for Strings
EKS Otus DJ Midi Controller
EKS Otus DJ Midi Controller - 2009 DJ Expo
Tina Cousins Interview
The singer of international club smashes Killing Time, Pray, and Forever, Tina Cousins also teamed with producer Sash! for the hits Mysterious Times and Just Around the Hill. More than five years after the release of her debut masterpiece, Tina is back singing about her "Wonderful Life" and what it's like to "Mastermind" a comeback.
Winter Music Conference 2004 - Button Pictures (Page 4)
It's amazing the response we got to our dancemusic.about.com buttons that we handed out during the Winter
Nadia Ali Rocking the DanceMusic.About.Com Button
Nadia Ali Photo - Nadia Ali at 2009 DJ Expo
Pulse 87 Brings Dance Music
Pulse 87 Brings Dance Music to New York Airwaves
Frankie Knuckles Interview
Godfather of House Frankie Knuckles doesn't really need an introduction. His nights spinning at The Warehouse in Chicago during the late 70s and early 80s is where the term "house music" came from. Recipient of the first Grammy for remixer of the year, he has worked on just about every important soulful vocalist in the past 20 years - Diana Ross, Patti Labelle, Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole, Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross, and Patti LaBelle just to name a few.
Top 50 Club Chart - March 2006
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Kristina Debarge
Kristina Debarge
Brazilian Girls - Brazilian Gi
Brazilian Girls - Brazilian Girls
Trentemoller Interview
With aggressive electro tracks like "Physical Fraction" and "Rykketid," Trentemoller established himself as the preeminent Danish electronic musician on the global dance music scene. His debut artist album, "The Last Resort," surprised many with its lush melodic instrumentals forming an almost soundtrack of ambience and dub. For a good introduction to his vast catalog of music, check out "The Trentemoller Chronicles," a 2CD set combining his rarest releases and biggest remixes (Royksopp, Moby).[p]

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