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Dreaming of Diamonds with Jewel Kid
Jewel Kid was born in Malta and climbed on the music train way back when he was still illegal to enter clubs. Two decades in, this journey has fast tracked from Dj to Producer with a one way ticket to success.
6AM Deep (House/Techno) Thoughts: To-Do Lists
During my weekly one-on-one call with staff the other day, they told me how they currently views their tasks not as “To-do lists” but instead calls them “Next action steps”. A lightbulb hit when they mentioned that during our call. I think it’s important for all of us to have this perspective. Read more
Becoming a Successful DJ/Producer by Having a Good Attitude
Even if you love your passion and career, there are times when negative emotions surpass. You start feeling rejected, worthless, pissed off, or challenged while making a track or a remix by putting together a mix.
While itâs easy to fall into a slump based on one of the negative experiences, it can be just as easy to redirect your mind and, instead, focus on the â hopefully more â positive experiences. Read more
How the Easy Life Can Destroy You
There’s a post I saw this week that really struck me and it goes like this:
“Strangely, life gets harder when you try to make it easy.
Exercising might be hard, but never moving makes life harder.
Uncomfortable conversations are hard, but avoiding every conflict is harder.
Mastering your craft is hard, but not having no skills is harder.
Easy has a cost.”
For some reason, I couldn’t help but think about all of the times in my life when I opted for the easier way out, the path that avoids conflict, challenge, and hardship while only gearing myself to comfort and easy times.
As a high-school student, I cheated my entire way to get by, and that easiness brought me the hard reality that no university had offered me admission even though I applied to a lot of places. The easy path didn’t help me prepare for that moment when it counted.
Shadow Wulf and Bendtsen Debut Uplifting EP With Three Remixes
Bendtsen returns to Shadow Wulf with his latest EP, Energy. The EP contains two captivating original techno tracks, âEnergyâ and âImposterâ with Bendtsenâs signature âdialogue styleâ â part of the track that is unfinished like a phrase, and another that accompanies an âanswerâ. On the tack, Bendtsenâs question-and-answer methodology will incorporate lead sounds and driving bass arps underneath that will push everything forward.
6 Best Weed Strains for Music Creativity
Miss Mary Jane has a special place in our hearts and in our lungs for helping us get those creative juices flowing. With the ability to open up our mind to fresh ideas and give us new perspectives that we may have not have seen otherwise, marijuana has been the go-to little helper for channeling innovation and inspiring motivation for many artists over generations of music making. Read more
Electronic Music Community: The Philosophy of the Beehive NOT Just the Bee
The first principle we listed in the 10 Principles For The Electronic Music Industry is “Be Good, Do Good” and it is first for a reason: because without it, we wouldn’t be able to build, foster, and nurture our community.
Ahead of His New Album, Inigo Kennedy Talks About Label Rebirth
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.
Ask Yourself This Daily “What Are YOU Doing to Improve Our House + Techno Community”
What are you doing to improve your community? It’s easy to look over the fence at our neighbor’s yard, and criticize or feel jealous. It’s easy to look at others and pinpoint where they are doing wrong. “I would do it this way!” “Why isn’t he doing THIS instead?!” “Why aren’t they fixing this?!” “That lineup sucks, I would put together a better one!”
