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Solomun Announces +1 Guests for Pacha Ibiza, Including DJ Koze, Dixon, Richie Hawtin, Sven VĂ€th & Many More

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Solomun and Pacha Ibiza are teaming up again this summer for a potent residency that sees the German giant bring an impressive roster of guests to the club for his “Solomun +1” series.

The Diynamic Music head-honcho will start things off on May 22nd alongside Butch, and will continue through to October 9th when he will close things off with a solo open-to-close set. This summer’s long residency will be peppered with a list of impressive guests, including debuts by Richie Hawtin, Black Coffee and Damian Lazarus, and returns by the top-roster names such as Dixon, DJ Koze, Âme, Mano le Tough and Sven VĂ€th.

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With Diynamic turning 10 years old this year, it is no surprise that label-mates H.O.S.H. and Adriatique will both be joining Solomun at key points of the season. Other illustrious names set to play the prestigious room include the influential Pete Tong, Life & Death label head DJ Tennis, Rumors boss Guy Gerber and a penultimate night set by Joseph Capriati.

Full dates are below:

OPENING PARTY: May 22 – Solomun +Butch

May 29 – Solomun + Adam Port
June 5 – Solomun + Dubfire
June 12 – Solomun + H.O.S.H.
June 19 – Solomun + Andhim
June 26 – Solomun + Adriatique
July 3 – Solomun + DJ Koze
July 10 – Solomun + Dixon
July 17 – Solomun + Damian Lazarus
July 24 – Solomun + Pete Tong
July 31 – Solomun + DJ Tennis
August 7 – Solomun + Black Coffee
August 14 – Solomun + Guy Gerber
August 21 – Solomun + ANNA
August 28 – Solomun + Richie Hawtin
September 4 – Solomun + Âme
September 11 – Solomun + Mano le Tough
September 18 – Solomun + Michael Mayer
September 25 – Solomun + Sven VĂ€th
October 2 – Solomun + Joseph Capriati

CLOSING PARTY: October 9 – Solomun all night long

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Richie Hawtin (Sort Of) Revealed His New Mixer

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Richie Hawtin kicked things off for his Prototypes Tour last night at Sound Nightclub in Los Angeles. This tour has been anticipated by many, with a great deal of buzz revolving around the announcement of his new mixer. Well, the time has (sort of) come to reveal the mixer, but don’t get your hopes up.

Prior to the event, Hawtin took time with esteemed entertainment photographer, Michael Tullberg, to pose for a photoshoot with his new mixer. To my upmost disappointment, it reveals nothing, as it is essentially just Richie Hawtin holding the bottom of the mixer to face the camera. While tech gurus and music fans were probably eager to see what the legendary Hawtin had up his sleeve for this design, it’s safe to say that no one is salivating over a five by five black metal box with no knobs or fancy gizmos.

Alas, it’s a step forward in finally revealing the mixer that will (hopefully soon) be on display for the world to see.

For the complete gallery of photos from Michael Tullberg and Richie Hawtin, head over to the gallery at Getty Images.

[Photos Courtesy of Michael Tullberg/Getty Images]

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Richie Hawtin Presents: PROTOTYPES TOUR

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ENTER. and M_nus boss Richie Hawtin just announced a PROTOTYPES TOUR presented by PLAYdifferently, the new project he embarked on to develop and release state-of-the-art DJ equipment.

With the aim of testing the final prototypes of PLAYdifferently’s new mixer, the tour will start on Monday March 14th at Los Angeles’ Sound Nightclub before stops at SXSW in Austin, the smaller Panther Room within Output in New York, a Miami Music Week appearance and a show at Spybar Chicago alongside DJ Tennis before jetting off to Europe. There, he is set to test out the equipment in Paris, Tenax in Florence, Watergate in Berlin, fabric in London and Robert Johnson in Offenbach before a special showcase during Movement weekend in Detroit alongside heavyweights Joseph Capriati, Dubfire and Hito.

The final stop will take place at Awakenings in Amsterdam on Sunday June 26th where he will be accompanied by the likes of Maceo Plex, The Martinez Brothers, Chris Liebing, Hito and Fabio Florido.

Stay up to date with Hawtin on Facebook and Twitter for further information and ticket releases for each show.

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UshuaĂŻa Ibiza Opening Party to Feature Richie Hawtin, Guy Gerber, Maya Jane Coles and More

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As we inch our way through winter, Ibiza is gearing up for a new season and announcements of opening parties and residency line-ups are starting to flair up.

UshuaĂŻa Ibiza, the island’s biggest outdoor party venue, has announced an Opening Party lineup that veers away from the EDM-centric names it often houses throughout the season by focusing purely on a roster of underground stars. While ENTER.Ibiza is no more, the brand’s head-honcho Richie Hawtin will be headlining the celebrations, accompanied by a supporting stars of excellence. In alphabetical order, he is joined by Andrea Oliva, the mind behind the Ants Colony concept, Rumor’s Guy Gerber, ENTER.Sake’s Hito, Hot Since 82, La Familia’s Joris Voorn, Los Suruba and last but not least Maya Jane Coles.

The party doors will open at 12pm on Saturday May 28th, with tickets ranging between 40,00 € for early entry and 60,00 € for regular ticket.

Although no information has been provided, the event flyer not only bears Hawtin’s M_nus logo but also the label’s signature colors and style. It will be interesting to see how things shift on the island this year, after news came out that UshuaĂŻa Ibiza is purchasing the iconic Space Ibiza across the street, a move that coincided with Carl Cox’s announcement to not return to the club in 2017 and Hawtin’s decision to not continue ENTER.Ibiza altogether.

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Video Shows Richie Hawtin Introducing New DJ Gear to ENTER.Ibiza Guest DJs

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As we reported in January, Richie Hawtin partnered up with former Allen & Heath pioneer Andy Rigby-Jones to create Play Differently, a collaborative partnership that aims to expand the spectrum of DJ creativity through new technology and hardware.

At NAMM 2016 (in Annheim, California), Richie officially unveiled the project as a working collaboration of friends new and old, including a partnership with the Audiotonix group responsible for the innovation and distribution of such renowned audio brands as DiGiCo and the aforementioned Allen & Heath. The first prototype went into testing use as early as 2014, and we learned that it had since been made available through various stages of its project at select leading worldwide events, including Glastonbury in the UK and the ENTER.Ibiza party series that Richie spearheaded at Space.

Richie has now released a video promoting Play Differently and highlighting some of the key events of the past couple of years. Footage shows the M_nus boss introducing the still-to-be-unveiled product to the likes of Chris Liebing, Marcell Dettmann, Josh Wink, Tiga and DJ Tech Tool’s Ean Golden.

While unclear whether this is the case, the video includes clips of Dubfire, Recondite, Matador and Gaiser performing during the last few seasons of ENTER’s now ended residency in Ibiza, leading to the assumption that they tested out the prototype live at Space.

See the video below.

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Richie Hawtin Announces New Project with Allen & Heath and Audiotonix

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It’s been a busy 2016 for Richie Hawtin already, with DJ sets at BPM and Los Angeles, along with the news that ENTER will not return to Ibiza this summer. The technology aficionado continues to make headlines with the announcement of ‘Play Differently‘ – a collaborative partnership with Allen & Heath and Audiotonix.

The news was announced at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, with Hawtin stating that “the ethos of Play Differently is to create products that will magnify the individuality and expand the creativity of today’s generation of electronic music artists, producers and DJs . We hope to encourage and inspire creatives to PLAY differently.”

Play Differently has apparently been in development for two years, and with gear mogul Allen & Heath in the mix (no pun intended), Play Differently will certainly be one of the major talking points of NAMM. Stay up to date with more information as more is revealed regarding the vague, yet exciting concept from Richie Hawtin.

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Catch Richie Hawtin’s DJ Set at Amoeba Records

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rhmain-1030x539Richie Hawtin will pay Hollywood a visit with a DJ set and new release signing on January 22 at Amoeba Records right before heading downtown to Exchange LA for BBC Radio 1 live Essential Mix show alongside Pete Tong and Lee K.

In celebration of Plus 8 Records’ 25th anniversary, the recent release of From My Mind To Yours by the label’s co-founder Richie Hawtin reflects the ethos of Plus 8 and Richie Hawtin’s past aliases including Plastikman, FUSE, and Robotman in the form of new music.

The DJ set will take place at 7pm, check out the event info here.

Pete Tong and BBC Radio 1 Take Over Hollywood Rooftop on Jan 22nd

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BBC Radio 1’s dance music pioneer Pete Tong has announced plans to broadcast his 22nd of January show live and directly from a rooftop location in West Hollywood overlooking downtown Los Angeles.

The three-hour show, set to broadcast at 10pm-1am UK time and 2-5pm local time time, will see Pete take over the decks accompanied by top artists in dance music including Eric Prydz, Richie Hawtin, MK (with a special guest) and Claude vonStroke. The British legend will be joined by other names to be announced during his Radio 1 show a week from now on January 15th.

The afternoon rooftop session will be followed by the already announced “Essential Mix Live” show at Exchange LA later that night. Featuring Richie Hawtin, Pete Tong himself and rising star Lee K, the recordings from the night will form up an Essential Mix to be released on Pete’s show.

The Los Angeles broadcast will be the first of two in the United States, with Pete set to take over a Miami rooftop during Miami Music Week where he will be in the company of Annie Mac, Dannie Howard and additional guests yet to be announced.

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Pete Tong said: “I’m very excited about my show coming live from LA on Jan 22nd. Los Angeles has become a creative hub for electronic artists from all over the world during the past few years and California and Las Vegas a hot bed of ground breaking festivals and some of the world’s leading clubs. Bringing the show out of Hollywood and being able to reflect some of the exciting things going on is a great way to start the year.”

Keep up with news on Pete Tong’s LA show via Facebook or Twitter.

Richie Hawtin’s ENTER Leaves Ibiza

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This morning we were hit with the news that as of this season, Richie Hawtin’s ENTER is leaving Space Ibiza and the island. This means that Space, which has already seen Carl Cox announce its departure after the coming season, will most likely be hosting a new concept party on Thursdays as of summer 2016.

The real motives behind the decision are not entirely evident from Hawtin’s Facebook post where he announced the move, but speculation has it that it may be due to Space being bought out by the group that owns UshuaĂŻa across the street. Space Ibiza’s long-time owners and manager, in particular Pepe Rosello, had built strong ties of friendship with many of the club’s residents over the years and it’s unclear whether this has any bearing on the party moves for both ENTER and Cox’s Revolution.

Hawtin does clarify that ENTER is not ending, but rather the project “will continue to explore site specific events around the world based upon our core principles: Music. Sake. Technology. Experience.”

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Richie Hawtin’s Statement can be found on Facebook

Richie Hawtin Suddenly Drops New Album

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Earlier this week, Richie Hawtin admitted he was behind the recent mysterious white labels released on Plus 8 through Berlin’s Hard Wax record store.

He specified through an interview with Electronic Beats that the tracks in those EPs – produced under various aliases such as Plastikman, Childsplay and Robotman – were part of an LP in the making. Although we were expecting the latest EP in the series to come out on Friday, it has since turned out that we are being treated to the full LP release, entitled From My Mind To Yours.

Not incidentally, the album dropping on December 11th 2015 marks 25 years of Plus 8 and contains tracks he has produced under other monikers such F.U.S.E., 80xx and Circuit Breaker.

Update: Richie has released the album for free streaming. Enjoy!

Full Tracklist:

01. Richie Hawtin – No Way Back
02. Childsplay – Stretching
03. Robotman – Simple Simon
04. F.U.S.E. – Them
05. F.U.S.E. – Close
06. Plastikman – Purrkusiv
07. Plastikman – Gymnastiks
08. Circuit Breaker – Systematic
09. 80xx – Creepr
10. Plastikman – Akrobatix
11. Plastikman – Cirkus
12. 80xx – Creatur
13. 80xx – Grindr
14. Plastikamn vs. F.U.S.E. – EXpanded
15. R.H.X. – Xtension

[Source: RA]