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luuk van dijk

Dreams Becoming Reality With Luuk Van Dijk

Bringing life to Amsterdam’s nightlife scene is Holland DJ Luuk van Dijk, the international DJ that always brings his infectious take on spirited house music inside and outside the studio. Since culminating his craft for countless hours at the age of 15, attending the Herman Brood Academy to further his musical vision and skills, and having artistic parents that pushed him to follow his dreams, Luuk has continued to be relentless in all of his musical endeavors — as such, this relentless side of him has earned him the prospect of becomingĀ one of the most in-demand DJs in Holland.

After releasing on some of the world’s leading tech-house labels such as Hot Creations, Cuttin’ Headz, Solid Grooves Records, and Eastenderz with his forged basslines and tight grooves, as well as having key performances at Circoloco, Paradise, DGTL, Awakenings, Fabric London, E1 London, Elrow, STRAF_WERK, along with a BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, it’s no surprise that eventually Luuk would find himself on his next journey of launching his own label Dark Side of the Sun. After launching his label in 2020, the label has resulted in a series of superb releases by artists like Ben Sterling, Sidney Charles, Boris Werner, and even Luuk himself.

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EDE Guest Mix

6AM Guest Mix: Ede

Ede drops a trippy deep hour for this installment of 6AM’s Guest Mix series.

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6AM Guest Mix: Uncertain

Formely known as Boriqua Tribez, Uncertain has been a driving force in electronic music for over two years releasing music under a host of aliases across a number of respected labels. With recent appearances on Kneaded Pains, Suara, and Tronic amongst others, Uncertain now sets his sights on Radio Slave’s Rekids Special Projects, delivering five bone-crushing techno tracks for the label.

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NoNameLeft Releases New EP on 1605 Imprint

NoNameLeft are a Hungarian duo that have been simmering for a while with releases on the likes of Mark Reeve’s SubVision, The YellowHeads’ Reload and LampĆ©’s Alula Tunes, but it looks like they are starting to reach boiling point with a debut on UMEK’s 1605 that’s too hot to handle.

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Miss Monique Seismic Dance Event

Miss Monique’s ‘Seismic’ Playlist for Seismic Dance Event

Seismic Dance Event, the south’s premiere boutiqueĀ houseĀ andĀ technoĀ music festival, returns for its fifth anniversary at The Concourse Project in Austin, TX during the weekend of November 11-13. Read more

shiba san

Being Bold and True With Shiba San

There’s much more to Shiba San than what meets the ear at first listen. As a two-time International Dance Music Award-winning producer with over 15 #1 Beatport tracks, there’s a reason why DJ Mag France named Shiba San “Best of House”. Leaving behind a 15-year-long career in the French hip-hop scene, the Parisian producer became fascinated with the sounds of Chicago house and was inspired to create his own productions, infusing his hip-hop influence with the soul of house music.

His critically acclaimed record label, Basement Leak, is also home to some of the finest tech house tracks on the scene right now. Since the label’s inception in 2017, Basement Leak has taken over stages at renowned festivals and curated its own events at Art Basel, Miami Music Week, FriendShip, Groove Cruise, Sound Nightclub in Los Angeles, and Faust in Paris.

Staying quiet on the public front, Shiba San remains a curious enigma to his international fan base, allowing the music to do the talking for him. In between releases and time spent concocting in the studio, Shiba San remains a mainstay on the nightlife and festival circuit around the globe. There are no signs of slowing down for the Parisian producer.

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Microhouse Music Guide: History, Artists, and Songs

Microhouse. The minimal, clicky, poppy, fun, yet sometimes melancholic and dark subgenre of house music that has been around since the late 90s is on the chopping block today. We’ll dive into the wide spectrum of this sound and touch on the history, artists, and nuances surrounding it. From the organ stabs, chopped glitchy vocals, leads, techno repetitiveness, or erie string pads we got you covered at 6AM.

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Dive in with Dj Dove

Born in New York City and raised in Hoboken, New Jersey by Cuban parents, Barbarito Capote aka DJ Dove had devoted most of his career fine-tuning the sultry sounds heard throughout his eleven years as a producer. Over a career spanning multiple decades Dove has performed alongside such luminaries as DJ Disciple, Roger Sanchez, Bob Sinclar, Todd Terry, Robbie Rivera and has collaborated in the studio with many more.

DJ Dove’s most notable productions have included Inaya Day’s “I’m Touched and Unkind” with Milk ā€˜N’ Sugar, as well as “Nobody But You” featuring Ladylife, with a sound that rooted in classic house and US garage. More recently Dove has moved into tech house territory, releasing on labels like Circus and Wyldcard, and now lands on Unlearn with the two-track “Your Lovin My Lovin” / “Booty”.

DJ Dove blends classic house and US garage with upfront tech house on the latest EP of his storied career. 6AM gets in depth with DJ Dove on his career, EP, and studio methods.

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6AM Guest Mix: Ian Ludvig

Ian Ludvig brings a 60min grooving set just before his newest EP “Like A Drug” releases on Human By Default.

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Latin Heritage Month

Celebrating Latin Heritage Month With These US House + Techno Stars

From Sept 15th to October 15th the United States observes a time officially known as “Hispanic Heritage Month” also known as “Latin Heritage Month”. According to the official government website, the purpose of the month is to celebrate, “the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.” The website also states that, “The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September 18, respectively. Also, Columbus Day or DĆ­a de la Raza, which is October 12, falls within this 30 day period.”

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