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In Interview: Anakim Discusses the Los Angeles Scene That Bred Him

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In a scene that sees thousands of new artists emerge each year, it’s difficult for anyone to truly stand out. Fortunately, that is not the problem for Anakim, a Los Angeles based producer who is making a large impact in the dance music community. Anakim’s dedication to innovative production methods has led him to release his music on some of dance music’s biggest labels including mau5trap, EIN2, Dear Deer, and most recently, Desert Hearts Black, as well as a debut on our Global Vibe Radio mix series for episode 125 back in April 2018.

Anakim began building his unique sound at the renowned Icon Collective Music Production School. After graduating, he continued to polish and perfect his production methods which have led him to unprecedented success, including a coveted booking at Coachella’s Yuma Tent in 2018. Most recently, Anakim was named as one of Billboard Dance’s Emerging artists for 2020.

Kicking off the decade with his Billboard recognition and his newly released ‘Poseidon’s Revenge’ EP on Desert Hearts Black, which you can find on Beatport, Anakim is showing no signs of stopping anytime soon. We examine his budding career in our chat with him around the release, diving into his unique experience coming up in such a bustling music scene and his path to success on a more global scale.

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BL__K NOISE

The BL__K NOISE 2020 Showcase in Los Angeles to Feature 9 Live Audio/Visual Artists

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For noise and techno fans NAMM weekend means more than just a conference and tradeshow. The yearly appointment at the Anaheim Convention Center is also the perfect occasion for Los Angeles-based record label BL__K NOISE to throw its yearly showcase, featuring live audio-visual electronic performances of the highest caliber.

The format of the BL__K NOISE events has morphed over the years, and in 2020 it is seeing more changes still. While all the artists on the lineup will still be performing Live sets, the earlier portion of the event will focus more on noise and experimental artists before more techno-focused performances later on as the event progresses.

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6AM Guest Mix: Secus (Live at WORK pres. Modularz Halloween Night)

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On October 31st 2019 Ascetic Limited Co-Founder Secus, a greater Los Angeles producer/DJ and Live act also known as 1/2 of Motionen, joined us for our specially curated WORK presents Modularz Halloween Night with Developer at the helm.

Enjoy the recording of his set, a signature Secus performance characterized by deep, atmospheric and hypnotic soundscapes. Secus’ performance came before a four-hour set from Modularz boss Developer.

WORK is an event collaboration between 6AM Group and Synthetik Minds.

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Ilario Alicante Readies for Dec 8th LA Debut and North American Tour

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Los Angeles isn’t stranger to day-into-night techno events and this coming Sunday, December 8th, it will be the turn of Ilario Alicante to headline a ten-hour warehouse event in the city’s underground.

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Playlist: Wheats Shares 6 United States Inspired Tracks

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Led by its founder, DJ, and GRAMMY-nominated producer Mark Knight, Toolroom Stateside continues its club takeovers this November. After a summer that saw the authoritative dance music label make its triumphant return to Ibiza for seventeen successful weeks at Eden Ibiza, Toolroom heads back to the west coast at Exchange LA, celebrating its 9th anniversary, on Saturday, November 23. With earlier tour stops including sold-out New York and San Francisco takeovers, label head Mark Knight returns for his first LA appearance in nearly a year with Toolroom’s latest rising stars, as both DJ Mag favorites Leftwing : Kody and tastemaker Danny Howard join Mixmag’s “New Artist To Watch” Wheats to round up the lineup. A driving force of the underground sound, attendees can expect to hear its trademark sound on the road.

With an illustrious career spanning nearly two decades, Mark Knight is one of dance music’s most respected and accomplished artists. As one of Beatport’s highest selling artists overall and a fixture on the international club and festival circuit with appearances at The BPM Festival, Tomorrowland, Ultra Music Festival, and much more, the Toolroom label head has been a guiding light in dance music. A heavyweight favorite amongst US dance music fans, Mark Knight brings UK duo Leftwing : Kody, whose track “I Feel It” became one of the summer’s biggest house records, and new rising talent Wheats. Newly relaunching his imprint Nothing Else Matters, and joining up for the LA stop of Toolroom Stateside, DJ/producer Danny Howard has been an influential figure on the BBC Radio 1 airwaves since 2011 and continues to be a highly regarded selector as a new addition to the station’s Friday night lineup alongside Annie Mac and Pete Tong.

Recently celebrating the 500th episode of Toolroom Radio and its fifteen-year anniversary with a world tour in 2018, Toolroom has continued its dominance well into 2019. Boasting the title of Beatport’s ‘highest selling label of 2018,’ the label continues to be an influential outlet in dance music with recent releases including Kevin Knapp and Hannnah Wants chart-topping collaboration “Call Me,” Wheats’ “By Myself” and Mark Knight’s newest edit for C.O.T’s “Let It Go.” With 2019 shaping up to be another landmark year, Toolroom continues to push its roster of leading dance music producers with names including Jack Back, Eli Brown, Friend Within, Illyus & Barrientos and much more.

Bringing an authentic dance music experience to Exchange for its 9th anniversary celebrations, attendees of the Los Angeles stop can look forward to hearing the current sound from one of the world’s leading house and tech-house labels.

Ahead of the show, we asked Wheats to share six United States-inspired tracks with our readers

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Secret Project 2019 to Feature Four Tet, Modeselektor, Honey Dijon, Dixon, Nina Kraviz b2b Helena Hauff

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On October 12-13, Secret Project will return to Downtown Los Angeles for the sophomore edition of its cutting-edge music experience. Nestled within the creative hotbed of Chinatown’s Naud Street, the event will once again offer globally leading soundscapes set within one of the country’s most unique urban locales.

Secret Project paired Los Angeles’ tastemaking electronic music scene with some of the world’s best selectors in 2018, uniting a global community and creating a forum to showcase avant-garde and esoteric strains of electronic music in the heart of LA. It was the first event of its kind in the city, and those who attended enjoyed something unique in Los Angeles.

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DJ Tennis and Acid Pauli Took Over Los Angeles’ Chinatown for Open-To-Close SoirĂ©e (Photo Album)

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This past Saturday night Los Angeles promoters Future Primitive took over Gin Ling Way once more, bringing DJ Tennis back for a special all-night-long soirée alongside Acid Pauli.

The sold-out show delivered and then some, the event a real vibe from beginning to end. Figureheads of left field house and electronica, DJ Tennis and Acid Pauli, went back-to-back from open to close for the day-into-night party which ended at midnight, taking revelers on psychedelic journeys, carefully moulded to their respective time and place. The genre palette, as expected, was broad, but carefully curated, pushing the musical envelope in a seamless blending of avant-garde electro, soulful house grooves, and driving tech.

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In Interview with Lauren Lane

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Lauren Lane had music in her life’s cards. Coming from a family with an ear for good music and having a background filled with classical training and various types of dance, the East Coast native realized her biggest passion of DJing one fateful summer in Ibiza. The music bug became incurable from that first summer on the island, and it wouldn’t take long before Lauren had quit all of her other jobs to focus on cultivating her skills behind the decks and building her name out within the New York underground.

Now, Lauren is a standout American export when it comes to house and techno, regularly booked to play alongside Guy Gerber for his Rumors parties, festivals like BPM, and more. April saw her take Coachella’s fabled Yuma tent alongside Hot Since 82 and Nic Fanciulli for a landmark closing set.

Tomorrow, Saturday June 1st, she’ll be making her way back to her current home base of LA following a long stretch touring for Jamie Jones’ Paradise in the Park. The iconic series will be breaking ground in the city center at Grand Park, where Lane will be joining Latmun for a special edition b2b.

A regular at the party who’s pointed out Jamie Jones as one of the first to help kick off her start on the DJ circuit, we sat the burgeoning talent down to discuss her prized memories with the party, what’s next for her eyewear line, label plans, and more.

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DJ Tennis & Acid Pauli Take Over LA’s Chinatown for Open-To-Close Showing on June 22nd

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Figureheads of left field house and electronica, DJ Tennis and Acid Pauli, will return to Los Angeles on June 22 for a day into night sermon at Chinatown’s historic Gin Ling Way. The block party will be hosted by one of the leaders of the LA techno and house scene Future Primitive, who also celebrate their first birthday in June.

DJ Tennis is a name as ingrained into the modern foundation of house and techno as it is its future. Known as the head of the renowned Life and Death imprint and co-founder of Art Basel Miami’s iconic Rakastella event, Tennis has spent years refining both the musical direction and industry backbone of contemporary electronic music, emerging from Italy’s punk and rock scene with a singular spin on dance music. His performances offer a showcase of his diverse musical background, pushing the musical envelope in a seamless blending of avant-garde electro, soulful house grooves, and driving tech.

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