If somehow you haven’t yet heard about Australian prodigy Walden, here is your chance to become fully acquainted with the young producer. At the ripe old age of 14 he started to become serious about electronic music production and not long after that his music was discovered by NYC based Big Beat Records. His ultra catchy tune ‘Brightness‘ was featured by Pete Tong during his Essential Selection in January and ever since then Walden has been on the rise. With a knack for creating progressive gems that inspire great support, read below about what Walden has been working on and what’s in store for his fans.
Tell us, did you grow up always knowing you wanted to produce? What made you want to start?
No actually, I grew up always thinking that I’d be a banker. Music production, for the first few years at least, was always a hobby for me – it only started getting serious for me when I was around 14, which was about the time when I began piano lessons, to learn how chords and scales worked.
Is there a song that you can say – this made me love electronic music?
Put Your Hands Up – Fedde Le Grand… I had heard of a couple of other house tracks before, but this was the one that turned me around from Happy Hardcore into the lovely genre of house!
How was your music discovered?
Well my music was discovered around 2-3 years ago. Around then, I had created a music profile on Reverbnation.com. Two weeks later, one of the interns from Atlantic emailed me, telling me that they were very interested in my music and would like to get in contact. Since then, I have been working with Big Beat Records (sub-label of Atlantic) and also Neon Records here in Australia.
Hands up people, get with the show! That’s what Mitch Crown implores Hardwell fans to do in this very cool vocal video version of ‘Call Me A Spaceman.’ Sometimes vocal edits of tracks can be cheesy, but this reboot is actually quite compelling and has a dance floor vibe to it. Do you smell crossover hit?
The music video is a mash of 3D animation along with the ‘Spaceman’ from the original artwork released with the track. Spliced in with the animation is live footage from Hardwell’s uplifting shows. Let’s hope for a release of the vocal version soon? Thanks!
The Electric Daisy Carnival is finally upon us and about to take NYC by storm. In this extra special bonus sized weekend playlist we highlight several of the artists and tracks that will be the foundation of the festivals sound.
Pop on a pair of rave shades and crank up the volume…this is going to be one hell of a weekend!
1) Martin Solveig – The Night Out (Madeon Remix)
2) Porter Robinson – Language
3) Jochen Miller – Zodiac
4) Miike Snow – Devil’s Work (Dirty South Remix)
5) Markus Schulz & Denis Shepard – Go!
6) Afrojack & Shermanology – Can’t Stop Me
7) Funkagenda, Adam K – Drift
8) Cosmic Gate – Over the Rainbow
9) Markus Schulz & Jochen Miller – Rotunda
10) Ben Gold, Tritonal – Apex
11) Mark Knight, Tiesto, Dino – Beautiful World (Michael Woods Remix)
12) Nari & Milani – Atom
13) Sebastian Ingrosso, Alesso – Calling (Lose My Mind)
14) Hard Rock Sofa, Swanky Tunes – Apogee
15) Rank 1 & Jochen Miller – Wild & Perfect Day
16) Emma Hewitt – Colours (Armin van Buuren Remix)
17) Gareth Emery – Tokyo
18) Fedde Le Grand – Back & Forth
19) Phonat – Set Me Free (Avicii Remix)
20) John O’Callaghan – Find Yourself
21) Quintino – We Gonna Rock
22) Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano – Lethal Industry
Never thought you’d see the day that the name Bieber would grace the pages of EO? Well then pigs are flying and hell is frozen over, because here it is! Everyone’s favorite zany Swedes Dada Life have taken taken the sausage fattener and beefed up Justin Bieber’s pop hit ‘Boyfriend.’
We are no longer surprised by the brilliance coming from the Dada factory, everything they touch turns to slimey, meaty gold in the best way. Even Bieber’s teen friendly sugar coated candy beats come out the end of the fattener encased in Dada magic. They can do no evil.
While everyone seems to be copying the Nicky Romero ‘Toulouse‘ sound (including Romero,) Gartner looks to be sticking to a much stricter electro sound. Not the glitchy, fidget sound that got him popular, but a Deadmau5-inspired electro hybrid.
Kind of hard to explain. It’s just not ‘Toulouse!’
It seems like the wait has been eternal for AN21 & Max Vangeli’s debut album ‘People Of The Night’ but finally some previews and records are leaking for our listening pleasure. Zane Lowe just played their track versus Steve Angello ‘H8RS’ which the radio jocked named the hottest record in the world, and Pete Tong also put it on his Essential Selection last week. ‘H8RS’ is set to be the first single release off the forthcoming (date is not yet set) album and it’s a dirty one.
It’s heartening to see both parties and artists ripen like a fine aging wine, finding their footing and gaining the recognition that they deserve. That is exactly what is happening for NYC producer David Berrie, creating music under the progressive moniker of dBerrie, and the recurring Electric Beach event, held at Santos Party House, which dBerrie headlined this past Saturday.
dBerrie has been a production wiz for several years now, but 2012 has been his long over-due thrust into the spotlight. Undoubtedly, his remix of Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know‘ has put him on the radars of many of today’s best DJ’s. It has gathered support from Fedde Le Grand, Deniz Koyu, Swanky Tunes and many more. Last time he graced Electric Beach he premiered it. Since then it’s been all hugs and handshakes. Returning this past Saturday, he gave New York City a lot to smile about.
dBerrie – Future Bot vs. Kaskade – Angel On My Shoulder (Acapella)
‘Wild Child’ is their first release and it’s beautiful. With a touch of Yelle and Tepr, they have brought back the French electro-pop sound that, at times, can be so hard to find on the market.
Available for free download (yay,) don’t listen below (well, listen below,) listen on their Hype Machine page. ‘Wild Child’ just landed on the popular charts. Be sure to heart it.
Have you gotten to the point where you wish that you could groove without the crippling fear that that 14 year old with a fake id, American Apparel gift card and daddy issues wouldn’t
whack you in the face with a glow stick? Or that lame lacrosse player who lived down the hall freshman year wasn’t going to invite you to his table?
Have no fear…HEAT is here to usher in the next wave of electronic music – bringing a eclectic mix of electronic, nu-disco, and house beats to the cool kids of New York. Event details are here, but the dance party starts at 11 PM, Wednesday, May 16 at Lilium (201 Park Avenue South), the new lounge under the W in Union Square.
The Wilkes Agency and Gage Cass are partnering to bring Luka Son of Wolf, supported by weekly special guest to Lilium every Wednesday – where the music will always be fresh.
It’s not everyday you come across collaborations spanning three countries.
But that’s exactly what NYC/Rome duo Jus Jack & Oza did on forthcoming single “We Are,” teaming up with Australian production team, Aeone to create what may well become one of this summer’s top anthems. Featuring a catchy perpetual-youth-oriented chorus tailor-made for festival crowds and lightweight electro synths over pleasant house chords, the track is a progressive feel-good number that builds to Kaskadesque heights.
Jus Jack & Oza have released a preview of the track, which will soon be released on Moda Records. Check it out today before it finds you at your next festival.
Hopefully by now everyone has heard Deadmau5′s newest track ‘The Veldt‘ which after being released on Sunday, has already spawned at remixes and reworks, including this lovely Project 46 reboot. Although the Tommy Trash remix has been in rotation on the live circuit, the full length public debut came yesterday via Pete Tong’s BBC 1 Radio Essential selection show. As has become status quo, no word on official release beyond the intonement of ‘soon’ on Tommy’s YouTube page!
This is not your typical house music video, replete with the standard hot girls and vague raging themes. Dances With White Girls takes his video for ‘It’s About The House’ down a distinctly (NSFW) hipster party path. Directed by noted nightlife photographer Bronques, the video aligns with his general thematic trend of portraying parties from last night that you weren’t (and never will be) invited to.
Trust a New Yorker to take the artistry of house music to a new level. In addition, DWWG, real name Frog, is highly entertaining on Twitter so it’s recommended that you follow him stat.
