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With massive amounts of hype surrounding the first operatic act in February, with headliner Axwell and support from Deniz Koyu and Thomas Gold, creator Justin Cohen sought to maintain the level of expectation steady for the middle chapter of Cosmic. With a recap video that may have smoothed out some of the kinks that actually existed, the bar was set high going into the last Thursday’s show.
With several improvements being made, including the addition of LED light screens behind the DJ booth, additional speakers for increased volume in the gigantic ballroom and a rare 3D laser installment suspended high above the stage, Cohen had clearly worked to respond to naysaying comments stemming from February’s shows asserting that Cosmic Opera just wasn’t as special as he had promised it to be.
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Cosmic Opera is back with their second installment, and the line up is as eclectic as it is awesome. Fedde Le Grand is headlining both nights, with big support from Funkagenda, Zedd, Felix Cartal, and 2 EO favorites: Matt Goldman and David Berrie who is playing under his progressive alias, dBerrie. Coming off the massive success of Act I, Act II aims to be a bigger production and hit harder. It is pretty clear that the line up reflects the new direction of Act II. Cosmic Opera founder Justin Cohen has gone on to say “As it would be for a true Italian opera, our first Act was an overture. It was the initial combination of opera, theater and EDM. In Act II we will continue to build the event series and go deeper to explore the possibilities of Cosmic Opera with Imbroglio.” Below you will find dBerrie’s remix of Gotye’s chart-topper: a song that Fedde Le Grand recently dropped at Ultra Music festival. You will 100% hear this track. Buy tickets for this momentous event HERE for Thursday and HERE for Friday.
Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know (dBerrie Remix)
Ken has been coming out strong, with his ‘Play Me‘ EP being released at the end of February and a solo Supercuts commercial. Ken’s headlining debut promises to be even more wild than the already out of control parties that regularly occur Saturday nights at Santos.
Watch out this week for an exclusive chance from EO to see Ken for free! Further entrance info will be available HERE on the Santos website.
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The lucky winner will get tickets to Thursday’s show which features headliner Fedde Le Grand along with Zedd, Funkagenda and dBerrie.
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If you’ve never witnessed Le Grand live, you must. A master of many production styles and DJ-extraordinaire (four CDJ’s,) he has been a favorite of the Pacha NYC-circuit. We checked him out back in December with Deniz Koyu and were blown away.
Adding him plus a supporting cast of heavyweights on the Cosmic Opera platform will be gigantic. Perhaps stronger than the Axwell show that haulted New York last month.
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Felix Cartal has just announced a 10 week U.S./Canada tour for the release of his forthcoming album, Different Faces. The tour brings him to several music festivals throughout the country, including Ultra, Sasquatch in Washington State, and Beyond Wonderland in Southern California. Also on the tour is a stop at Hammerstein Ballroom, where Axwell recently ripped it up for Cosmic Opera.
To promote the forthcoming album, Felix is launching a special online contest where fans can win a wild assortment of prizes, including “a dinner date with Felix himself, along with VIP access to one of the “Different Faces†tour dates; a custom, one-of-a-kind Felix Cartal cardigan complete with a hand-embroidered FELIX CARTAL patch; and a Different Faces singles prize pack featuring a custom FELIX CARTAL “Domo†doll (from his previous “Domo†single), a glow-in-the-dark “Don’t Turn On The Lights†poster and more.” Fans can enter by sharing the contest on Facebook or Twitter, or by purchasing the Different Faces pre-order. Full details on the contest can be found here.
“Black To White,†the latest single from Different Faces is out and available now. It’s house-pop music with disco sensibilities.Check it out below.
Felix Cartal – Black to White
Cosmic Opera came to New York City for two nights last week in the debut edition of the three-part series. Created with the idea of incorporating the theatrical nature of the opera into an electronic music concert, event organizer Justin Cohen sought to bring a new element to an experience that has become routine for many road-weary fans.
More reminiscent of David Guetta’s extravagant ‘F*ck Me I’m Famous’ show, which the superstar DJ regularly produces in Ibiza and recently brought to NYC, than an actual opera, Cosmic had the feeling of an adult circus in a space dripping with roving costumed performers and ribbon dancers dangling from the soaring ceilings of Hammerstein Ballroom.
Ahead of Friday’s show German producer and DJ Thomas Gold, who opened for headliner and Swedish House Mafia member Axwell, expressed his anticipation for the uniqueness of Cosmic Opera’s promised production. Gold also let on about a specially edited opening track made to match the melodic nature of the opera – which turned out to be a re-work of his already beautiful instrumental remix of Lady Gaga – Judas.
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The Berlin-based producer just recently released his much lauded track with Dirty South & Kate Elsworth ‘Eyes Wide Open‘ following the great success of ‘Alive.’ The two started out being pals but found their synergy in the studio to work well and they will be playing together in Miami – definitely expect new, cool tracks to come out of that collaboration. ‘Sing 2 Me,’ one of EO’s Most Anticipated Tracks for 2012, might even be a part of that roster. Don’t hesitate – hear what Thomas has to say below!
First off, you’re here in NYC for Cosmic Opera, are you excited?
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What has been your favorite gigs in NYC?
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Do you see a difference in the electronic music scene in the US versus Europe?
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Given that the scene is growing in the US, would you consider making it your home base?
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Americans know Germany as a hotbed of techno, did this genre inspire you?
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Tell us a little bit about your relationship with Dirty South, with whom you’ve now produced ‘Alive’ and ‘Eyes Wide Open’
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