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Premiere: Will Eastman Teams With DC’s Best and Brightest for “Hilo (Remixed)”

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To celebrate the one-year anniversary of his debut album, Hilo, Washington-based producer Will Eastman has teamed up with some of the standout producers based in the nation’s capital for Hilo (Remixed).

The release is a curated collection of remixes that spotlight some of the city’s most exciting and promising artists. Eastman—who is also a DJ and the owner/operator of DC’s world-renowned dance club U Street Music Hall—and eight of his hand-selected collaborators present this track-by-track remix of his lauded album, which also serves as a showcase of the emerging talent in DC’s dance music scene.

We have the honor of premiering one of the tracks from the fine selection of remixes, allowing Ghetto Ghetto Records founder and label head Julius Jetson to take the spotlight as he goes full-on bass house on “Million” featuring Ameer Dyson.

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Premiere: Listen to Julius Jetson’s Playa House Remix of Betty Moon’s “Life Is But A Dream”

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Betty Moon has dreamt up a new collection of songs ready for release in 2017. The second single from Betty Moon’s forthcoming album is “Life Is But A Dream”. The new collection of songs from the Toronto-born and Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter sees Moon diving into influences from electronic music, dance, pop and future house.

Moon will be releasing a series of singles from the album paired with music videos that take the viewer down the rabbit hole of her larger-than-life style, lyrics and sound. Put together as a concept album, Moon spent the last year carefully crafting songs that capture the story of her new life in Hollywood after relocation from Toronto.

For the remix, up-and-coming producer Julius Jetson adds an exciting Playa House spin to Betty’s latest Synthpop gem, which you can listen to exclusively below.

A true DC native, Julius Jetson has been deeply involved in the district’s music scene for half a decade, rapidly transitioning from an event planner to producer. His music is at the cutting edge of gangsta house, a new genre that combines the best of classic Chicago house music with the power of the gangsta rap/hip-hop sound to create music that is simultaneously deeply traditional and cutting edge. He was named as one of Complex’s magazine’s “Top 10 Producers To Watch This Year” and has received support from the entire span of dance music’s premier talent including The Chainsmokers, Justin Martin, Felix Cartel, Malaa, Danny Howard, SNBRN, Dr. Fresch, Hotel Garuda, Bijou, Gigamesh, and many others.

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Humble Beginnings: An Interview with Julius Jetson

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In February 2015 I took my first and only trip to Washington D.C. to visit a close friend. While there, he took me around to check out the city’s vibrant house and techno scene, including two visits to Flash nightclub.

On the first night at the intimate venue I had the pleasure of meeting Julian Ragland, a friend of his and one of the minds behind D.C.’s music community and promoters Nu Androids. It so happens that Nu Androids were hosting Dirtybird artist Kill Frenzy that night and the place was jam packed – an impressive feat for a Wednesday. I have since come to grow tremendous respect for Julian’s work in the D.C. electronic music scene as both an artist and event curator, constantly seeing him push the boundaries from both platforms. Although I never had the chance to see him play live (he produces and spins under the alias Julius Jetson), I have seen the tremendous success and support his productions and performances have received in the electronic music industry.

I recently had the chance to talk with Julian and discuss his past, present and future going forward as both an artist and at the helm of Nu Androids.

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