Posts

First Warehouse Party

Balancing WORK & RAVE: Nightlife Realities

/in , , /by

Working to attend raves, festivals, and concerts has become the norm in today’s society. From people taking up volunteer shifts at festivals to gain access as well as picking up second shifts or working longer hours to earn extra income to pay for expenses related to partying and going to raves. The duality of lifestyles we live between our work life and rave life can often interfere with one another if things are not balanced out. If electronic music culture is within your heart and soul, then over-working especially on something you’re not passionate about is a sure way to burn you out- if you don’t balance it with what you enjoy most.  The need to make a living and thrive in one’s career is equally as important as letting loose on the dancefloor for hours to alleviate the everyday stress, but when does all this become too much?

Read more

Inigo Kennedy Label

Ahead of His New Album, Inigo Kennedy Talks About Label Rebirth

/in /by

Pioneering techno producer and DJ Inigo Kennedy and his upcoming album mark the rebirth of his label: Asymmetric Records. Eyes Closed In The Sun is a 10-track body of work that’ll drop on September 3. Kennedy is well known for always bringing technical and creative originality and skill to his work. Ahead of his album drop, he chatted about its inspiration and why music is what feelings sound like. Catch an exclusive track premiere of Eyes Closed in the Sun below.

Read more

Jonny Maven Music Deliberate

Intention is Everything, Jonny Maven & His Music Are Deliberate

/in , /by

Setting goals help you focus but without intention, there is no direction. You can be moving but are you moving forward or making progress? ArtistMap member Jonny Maven shares why he’s deliberate in everything he does when it comes to music and why building community is essential to growing as an artist. 

Read more

Artist_1_secus

The Daily Grind, Secus Works Well Under Pressure

/in , /by

Matt Salamone, or better known as Secus, knows a thing or two about discipline. Balancing not only his musical career but a “9 to 5” job, Secus creates a tight structure for his daily workflow. He also shares a few personal lessons he’s learned over the last 15 plus years since he first started his artist journey. Read more

Premiere & Interview: Finding Balance With Progressive Maestro Hernan Cattaneo

/in , , , , /by

Balance Music have always been on the pulse of cutting-edge music, from their original series with James Holden and Phil K to the incredibly unique talents of Henry Saiz, James Zabiela, and Max Cooper.

Balance presents Sunsetstrip is the next plateau of concept mixes, curated by Argentina’s Progressive House maestro Hernan Cattaneo. Featuring 33 tracks by established, and new producers, such as DAVI, Khen, Brian Cid, Navar, CID Inc., and more, plus a host of exclusive original collaborations, where we transverse multiple genres, and tempos, all under the steady hands by one of the most highly regarded DJ in the industry today.

As we premiere one Hernan’s collaboration tracks with Soundexile featured on the compilation, we also sat down with the man-of-the-moment to talk about his relationship with Balance Music, the state of Argentina’s progressive house scene, his thoughts on marathon sets and more.

Enjoy the premiere and our exclusive interview with Hernan Cattaneo below!

Read more

How To Balance A Day Job And A DJ/Producer Career

/in /by

 

The clock strikes 5 and everyone’s heading out for a good rest. Everyone but you! Well, you have to gather what’s left of your energy and get ready to go back to work for the rest of the night.

Nowadays, having multiple jobs is not unusual. Whether it’s for financial aid, gathering more experience, or working for the sake of doing what you love — spending most of your hours per day working can crack you up and trigger breakdowns.

Look at it this way: a nine-to-five job is already stressful enough so how much more energy does it take if you add DJing and music producing to the list? It can sometimes almost seem impossible to maintain your sanity. So how do you balance a day job and a DJ/production career?

We spoke to artists who have juggled day jobs and their music career when starting up and compiled a series of tips to bear in mind if you’re doing the same:

Read more