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BLACK GIRL / WHITE GIRL Set to Release Slew of Bangers on 777 Squadron EP

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Netherlands-based BLACK GIRL / WHITE GIRL is a force of nature, squared. The pair combine their taste for raw and rousing music and channel influences from their respective Curacaoan and Israeli heritage to create tracks and sets that keep dancefloors mesmerized and on their toes. Following previous releases on SYMBOLISM, EI8HT, and Super Rhythm Trax, BLACK GIRL / WHITE GIRL is poised to end the year with a top-shelf party starter: 777 Squadron. Their forthcoming EP features a slew of four off-the-wall dancefloor bangers overflowing with original ideas and raw, jacking grit.

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Demand for Vinyl Surges but Factories Struggle to Keep Up

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The tables are turned for an old music favorite. Vinyl is back for old collectors and a new generation is hopping on board. New data shows a major surge in vinyl but manufacturers are having a tough time keeping up. In the first half of this year, vinyl sales have nearly doubled from the same period last year with seventeen million records sold generating four hundred sixty-seven million dollars more than double CD sales did. It’s the highest year ever for vinyl sales in the United States, and there’s about one billion dollars worth of business that can’t be achieved. Vinyl is so popular it’s getting hard for sellers to keep up.

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Top Six Podcasts for Music Producers

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If you’re a producer or general music enthusiast, podcasts are a great way to learn new information and get inspired. Here’s a list of six podcasts to help music producers make beats and keep the music going.

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What’s in Your Toolbox? Will Clarke’s 6 House & Techno Gems

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Artists will never come unprepared to a party. They always bring a toolbox packed with tracks that are truly dance floor destroyers. What’s in Your Toolbox features artists’ secret weapons, aka, the tracks they don’t leave out of their USB. Will Clarke, an instantly recognizable DJ with his unique style and one-of-a-kind beard, shares his Top 6 house and techno cuts. Clarke has released records on esteemed labels and owns his own label, All We Have Is Now. In 2020, he launched his own podcast called The Will Clarke Podcast featuring athletes, chefs, music industry figures, and fellow artists. Will shares some of his favorite tracks, including bangers from his new EP, Rock With Me on Trick. Catch him playing at this year’s Seismic Dance Event.

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Spotify Integrates Shopify To Allow Artist To Sell Directly To Fans

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Spotify and Shopify recently announced their venture allowing artists to sell directly on their artist profile page on Spotify. Shopify is already a widely used e-commerce platform for creators to sell directly to their customers/fan base. With the integration into Spotify, artists will be able to add another level of brand involvement with their followers. As of now, this feature will only be viewable to subscribers in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US.

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Listen to These Inspiring Podcasts to Encourage Creativity

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Speaking and listening are powerful acts. You can express yourself through speaking. This may be a liberating or cathartic experience. On the flip side, you can become attuned to yourself and the world around you through listening. Podcast episodes incorporate the best of both worlds. Whether you’re doing chores or making a long commute, podcasts are a great way to tune in, learn something new, and become inspired. Check out these inspiring podcasts that will awaken your inner creative spirit, nurture your curiosity, and help you believe in your own artistic and life endeavors.

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Alien Rain Delivers Acid Remix on ANNĒ’s Nude EP

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An extraterrestrial life-force has touched down to Earth, in none other than Berlin. His name is Alien Rain and he comes in peace. To show his goodwill, the German techno don has delivered a sonic treat on ANNĒ’s new Nude EP released by Out Of Place Records. Earthlings everywhere celebrate the remix for its uncompromising acid.

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10 Production Tips from Drumcode Artist Tiger Stripes

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Transform your tracks into dance floor destroyers. Swedish techno producer Tiger Stripes offers production tips and tricks in exchange with 6AM. These nuggets of wisdom provide insight as to how Tiger Stripes takes his sound to new heights, and how the producer achieves success in the electronic music industry. Tiger Stripes’ new EP Rocket marks his return on Drumcode in thrilling fashion. You can catch the producer’s forthcoming EP release here.

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Corvad Launches New Label with Hardcore Track “Take Me”

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Russian producer Corvad is ready for lift-off in three, two, one. Corvad’s new label and latest album aim to venture into areas unknown and explore new dimensions of sound. The changing, and often hectic, tide of the times influences his music. There is no question that the energy shifted in 2020: the pandemic changed everything.

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Israeli Duo Y do I Bring Together Trance, Minimal & Techno

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Hailed as one of the most exciting electronic acts to emerge out of Israel over the past decade, the burgeoning production duo Y do I is delivering yet another unique and emotive experience for their base of global listeners. Listen to the premiere of “I Know,” the title track for Y do I’s album I Know. 

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