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Top 10 House DJs
Out favorite DJs spinning and producing house music all around the world.
Top Dance Songs of 2008
Top Dance Songs of 2008 - A list of the top dance songs of 2008 according to DJ Ron
Listening Booth - New Dance
Listening Booth - Hear samples of new dance music
Top 10 Trance DJs
A list of the top trance DJs - our favorite trance discjockeys
Latoya Jackson - Free the Worl
Latoya Jackson - Free the World
Don Diablo and Dewight Barkley
About.com writer Dewight Barkley attempts to pull off that sexy trademark Don Diablo whiplash smile at the A/X Music Lounge presented by Sirius Satellite Radio at the Raleigh Hotel, Friday, March 27th, 2009
Top 50 Club Chart - July 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 - February 2009
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Top 50 Club Chart - March 2009
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Top 50 Club Chart - June 2009
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Acid Pro 4.0
Acid Pro 4.0
Daphne Rose - Through The Nigh
Daphne Rose - Through The Night
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.
Winter Music Conference 2008- Button Pictures (Page 1)
It's amazing the response we got to our dancemusic.about.com buttons that we handed out during the Winter
Top 10 Dance Artists
Top 10 Dance Artists
Top 10 - Eurodance Artists
Top 10 - Eurodance Artists
Top 10 Dance Divas
Top 10 Dance Divas
Numark Omni Control Review
Numark Omni Control Review - Review of the Omni Control by Numark
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.
2009 Dance Grammy Nominees
2009 Dance Grammy Nominees and Winners
Budweiser commercial
"Don't Hold Back" - The song in the Budweiser commercial
Top 150 Club Chart - 2008 Year End
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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.
SSX3 Soundtrack
SSX3 Soundtrack
Top 50 Club Chart - May 2009
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CD Reviews - New dance
New Dance Music - CD Reviews of New Dance Music Available For Sale and Download
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."
CHER: Back To The Dance Floor!
CHER: Back To The Dance Floor!
Ask the DJ - DJing with MP3s
Ask the DJ - DJing with MP3s
Best DJ Mixed CDs of 2008
Best DJ Mixed CDs That You Should Be Listening To
Top 100 Club Chart - Year End 2007
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Numark Total Control
Numark Total Control - The Ultimate DJ Software Controller
Essential Gay Pride Songs
Essential Dance Songs for Gay Pride
2009 IDMAs - Winners Announced
2009 International Dance Music Awards at Winter Music Conference - Winners and Nominees - 24th Annual Winter Music Conference IDMAs
Top Dutch DJs/Producers
Top Dutch DJs/Producers
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.
Lady Gaga - "Just Dance"
Lady Gaga - Just Dance
2008 Wrapup - DJ Ron
The Best Dance Music of 2008 - DJ Ron's Picks for the best dance music of 2008
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.
Top 100 Club Chart - 2006 Year End
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Top 50 Club Chart - March 2008
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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.
Best of Chillout Hits
Various Artists - Best of Chillout Hits
Top 10 - 80s Artists
Artists from the eighties coming back and hitting the dancefloor with even more wonderful dance music
Vinyl vs CD vs MP3
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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.
Pictures at the Convention Center / Industry
Winter Music Conference 2002 Pictures at the Convention Center / Industry This year, WMC moved the panels
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...
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.
Porno - Music Power
Porno - Music Power
Top 200 Club Chart - 2003 Year End
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Lauren Lane - Pacha Pool Party
Lauren Lane spinning the Pacha Pool Party at the Royal Palms
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
Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music
Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music (Remixes)
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.
Disco House
Disco House - What is Disco House
Dannii Minogue Interview
Dannii Minogue Interview
The Killers Slay Clubland
The Killers Slay Clubland With Remixes
Madonna's Sticky&Sweet Mashups
Madonna's "Sticky and Sweet" Mashups - List of the songs mashed up together on Madonna's "Sticky and Sweet" tour
VnV Nation Interview
Since 1990, VNV (Victory not Vengeance) Nation have been forerunners in defining the sound of EBM. From their pounding dance floor tracks to their melodic ballads, Irish-born Ronan Harris (vocals, programming, and keyboards) and English-born Mark Jackson (drums) have never failed to entrance fans with their electronic styling. The release of Matter and Form marks the fifth LP for this energetic duo and is receiving enormous positive praise worldwide.
Kristy Kay and Kim Sozzi
Kristy Kay and Kim Sozzi
Winter Music Conference 2003 - WMC International Dance Music Awards
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Armin van Buuren Interview
Interview with Armin van Buuren
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.
Jason Nevins featuring Holl...
Jason Nevins featuring Holly - I'm in Heaven
Top Hit Dance 1
Various Artists - Top Hit Dance 1
Top 50 Club Chart - April 2009
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Mick Hucknall / Simply Red
Not many bands can claim that they have lasted for nearly 20 years, making music both creative and relevant. Always embracing dance music to enhance their innate r&b/soul flavor, Simply Red continue to produce wonderful music that spans all genres.[
Armin van Buuren Interview
Interview with Armin van Buuren
Stanton Uberstand Laptop Stand
Stanton Uberstand Laptop Stand Review
Cascada Interview
Proving that dance music sounds good on the radio, "Everytime We Touch" exploded onto radio all over the United States. With over 2.5 million plays, the buzz on the europop confection started on Myspace, where more than 150,000 friends spread the music of Cascada. Although singer Natalie might be a newcomer, you will surely know the producer Yanou from his work with DJ Sammy - remember the international smash "Heaven?"
Top 50 Club Chart - May 2008
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Groovefest 2005 - Button Pictures
Button pictures from Groovefest 2005 in Atlanta! Darude Yvonne (Narcotic Thrust) J-Luv Aerial 2012 DHT
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.
DJ Magazine 2008 List
DJ Magazine released their 2008 list of the top 100 DJs. With over 200,000 votes cast, Armin van Buuren tops the list for a second time - matching the achievement of Paul Van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold and Carl Cox. Will Armin be able to hold for a third year to match Tiesto?
Bimbo Jones Interview
One such opportunity led to me swapping words with the wonderful members of the band Bimbo Jones. Marc JB and Lee Dagger make up the remixing team that has brought us countless #1 club and radio hits across continents. Katherine Ellis, a vocalist of supreme talent, rounds out the performing group, winning over Europe with their funky track "Harlem 1 Stop" and stomping through American clubs with the disco-fantastic "And I Try."
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.
Winter Music Conference 2002 - Internation Dance Music Awards Ceremony
Winter Music Conference 2002 International Dance Music Awards - Level On Tuesday, March 26th, 2002 Winter
Winter Music Conference 2003 - DanceStar Red Carpet
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Torq Xponent Review
M-AUDIO Torq Xponent - Advanced DJ Performance/Production System Review
Best Dance Rock CDs of 2008
Best Dance Rock CDs That You Should Be Listening To
Judge Jules Interview
Judge Jules Interview
Lasgo - Surrender
Lasgo - Surrender
ADE 2006 - Wrapup
Great Quotes from Amsterdam Dance Event 2006
How To DJ Right: The Art An...
How To DJ Right: The Art And Science Of Playing Records
Delerium - Silence 2004
Delerium - Silence 2004
Paul van Dyk and Deadmau5
Paul van Dyk interviews Deadmau5 on the air during his live Vonyc Sessions broadcast at the A/X Music Lounge presented by Sirius Satellite Radio at the Raleigh Hotel, Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Valentine's Day Songs
Top 10 Valentine's Day Dance Songs
Armin Van Buuren rocking Cameo
Armin Van Buuren rocking Cameo
Billboard Dance Music Summit 2003 Pictures - Industry Pictures
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The Discoball at the Cameo
The Discoball at the Cameo
Top 50 Club Chart - July 2008
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Ask the DJ - DJing with I-tune
Ask the DJ - DJing with I-tunes
Basement Jaxx - Good Luck
Basement Jaxx Featuring Lisa Kekaula - Good Luck
Top 50 Club Chart - December 2008
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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]
Top 170 Club Chart - 2004 Year End
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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."
Talk to a DJ
a humorous yet serious method to talk to a discjockey while he is spinning
Ultimate DJ Gear Producer Bag
Ultimate DJ Gear Producer Bag Review - UDG Producer Bag Review
Markus Schulz Interview
Global DJ is an appropriate title for Markus Schulz. Currently touring the US, his summer Armada residency at Amnesia in Ibiza will be the homebase for his Global DJ Broadcast radio show. With a new mixed CD compilation due in September, this is going to be quite a busy summer for Markus.
Pulse 87 Brings Dance Music
Pulse 87 Brings Dance Music to New York Airwaves
Top Remixes of 2008
Top Remixes of 2008 - According to Jason Shawhan
Armin van Buuren
Armin van Buuren
Top 50 Club Chart - August 2008
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Schiller - I Feel You
Schiller featuring Heppner - I Feel You
Bob Sinclar
Bob Sinclar during his on-air interview for Paul van Dyk's live Vonyc Sessions broadcast at the A/X Music Lounge presented by Sirius Satellite Radio at the Raleigh Hotel, Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Ultimate Club Hits
Various Artists - Ultimate Club Hits
Goldfish - Perceptions Pacha
Goldfish - Perceptions of Pacha
Prodigy - Spitfire
Prodigy - Spitfire
Rudenko - "Everybody"
After his massive radio hit, "Summerfish,, (Leonid) Rudenko returns with "Everybody." Ministry of Sound America brings this fantastic song to the US market, but to what reception? In a post "Let Me Think About It" dance world, it really is possible to tackle the American club with an infectious and energetic track. There is a whole world of dance music outside of the American Standard (circuit), and maybe Ms. Corr blazed the trail to liven up the club.
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).
Go-go girls at Global Underground
One of the amazing go-go girls that kept the crowd going at the Global Underground event at Mynt Lounge.
DHT - Listen to Your Heart
DHT - Listen to Your Heart
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.
Jody Watley Interview
Listening to Jody Watley's last album Midnight Lounge, it was a refreshing change to see one of clubland's true visionaries release a mature-sounding and fully-realized album. Previews of her new charming new album "The Makeover," where she reinterprets some of her favorite songs, are just as refreshing. In this era when karaoke covers seem to dominate dance clubs and radio, leave it to the legendary Jody Watley to show us how to do it right.
Paul Van Dyk - Vonyc
Paul van Dyk hard at work during his live Vonyc Sessions broadcast at the A/X Music Lounge presented by Sirius Satellite Radio at the Raleigh Hotel, Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Electro
Electro - What is Electro House Music
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.
Narcotic Thrust - I Like It
Narcotic Thrust - I Like It
Various Artists - Radikal T...
Radikal Top 40 Greatest Hits
Tiesto - Adagio for Strings
Tiesto - Adagio for Strings
Interview with ATB
Interview with ATB
Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha
Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha (Remixes) CD Giveaway
History of Hard House
History of Hard House
Interview with Daft Punk
Interview with Daft Punk by Dave "the Wave" Dresden
The Prodigy - 'Invaders Must D
The Prodigy's Invaders Must Die - CD Review of Invaders Must Die by The Prodigy
Deborah Jordan
Tis the season for the U.K. female soul singer, and it's no surprise that these European cousins to Jill Scott and Erykah Badu add a distinctive twist to vocalising the deeply heartfelt music that is soul. Up and coming among the ranks is London’s Deborah Jordan, a flutist by training who discovered jazz while in university, teamed up with contemporary composer Robert Mitchell and now fronts Dego MacFarlane and Kaidi Tatham’s latest project, Silhouette Brown.
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.
House Music
House Music - What is House Music
Trance Music
Trance Music - What is Trance Music
Cut Up Boys - Mash Up Mix 2008
The Cut Up Boys - The Mash Up Mix 2008
Latin Project - Nueva Musica
Latin Project - Nueva Musica
Top 50 Club Chart - February 2008
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Sonique-Can't Make Up My Mind
Sonique - Can't Make Up My Mind
Milk Sugar - Let the Sunsh...
Milk & Sugar - Let the Sunshine In
Janet Jackson - So Excited
Janet Jackson featuring - So Excited (Remixes)
Lady Sovereign - 'Jigsaw'
Lady Sovereign's Jigsaw - CD Review of Jigsaw by Lady Sovereign
DJ Rap
DJ Rap performs at the Ministry of Sound "God Save The Queen" event at Aero Bar, Thursday, March 26th, 2009.
Benny Benassi
Benny Benassi poses with a button at the Remix Hotel event at the National Hotel, Friday, March 27th, 2009
WMC 2000 - Radikal / Kontor Party at the Albion Hotel
Winter Music Conference 2000 Radikal / Kontor Party at the Albion Hotel A party that proved that great
Ultimate DJ Gear Slingbag 258
As the digital revolution takes a firm hold on the music industry, it has become ever more apparent that the reputation of any DJ worth his salt is more than just "two turntables and a microphone." Today's successful DJ is an organized, portable and image-conscious entertainment package, and nothing defines "professional" better than something that brings all of those defining qualities together in perfect harmony.
Numark NuVJ - Video Mixing
Numark NuVJ - Video Mixing Console and Performance Tool
Ask the DJ - Finding Music
Ask the DJ - Finding Music
Pendulum Interview
Translating electronic music to a live stage performance is quite a challenge. With their new CD In Silico, Pendulum have fused drum & bass with their punk and metal background to create music that works as well in a stadium show as it does on the dancefloor. With the insane energy of their live performances, Pendulum have been dubbed by many as The Prodigy of the new millennium bringing together the rock crowd and the club crowd.
Karl Hyde Underworld
Dance artists rarely make it past one album, much less to a greatest hits album. Underworld is not a typical dance artist and Anthology 1992-2002 is not a greatest hits album, but rather a collection of songs that document ten years of music from white labels to major soundtracks by one of the most important electronic music artists. Karl Hyde spoke to us about the progression of Underworld through their unique live shows and creative visions that keep us all jumping on the dancefloor.
Sea to Sun Party
Sea to Sun Party at South Seas Hotel
Numark TTi USB Review
Numark TTi USB Review - USB Turntable with Pitch Control & Universal Dock
Bad Boy Bill- "Falling Anthem"
Bad Boy Bill featuring Alyssa Palmer's Falling Anthem - Single Review of Falling Anthem by Bad Boy Bill featuring Alyssa Palmer

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