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EDC Las Vegas may be a long ago memory for some by now, but as we catch our breath waiting for our next big festival, watching past sets is the perfect way to spend your time. Chuckie has recently uploaded his full set from EDC Las Vegas on Youtube, which captures the craziness from the Circuit Grounds. Check it out:
FVDED In The Park has grown to 2 days this year with a new location at Holland Park in Surrey, B.C. It's set to start on Friday, July 3rd and will end on Saturday, July 4th, 2015 and will be an all ages event (19+ for VIP).
The newly expanded FVDED In The Park will feature 2 stages and has invited Deadmau5, Afrojack Flosstradamus, Pete Tong, Chuckie, and much more to perform.
Here's the full lineup list announced so far:
Tickets start at $125 for General Admission and $250 for VIP. Tickets start going on sale on March 23rd at 11:00 am. For more information, click below:
Spin published a very interesting piece on electronic dance music and its relationship with major record labels. It's a long article but it contains a lot of insight, especially from the perspective of the big label executives as well as some choice quotes from top artists like Chuckie. But what I found most interesting was what Craig Kallman, President and CEO of Atlantic Records and creator of Big Beat, had to say in this section:
"We're trying with Flux [Pavilion] right now to give us some stuff on the hip-hop side — Skrillex as well," says Kallman. "We just signed an artist, Alex Newell, who is on Glee. He's going to be coming from a really soulful house place. We're looking at everyone from Rudimental to new producers to be working on him. And Cash Cash is getting involved on the pop side for Atlantic."
So that explains the recent track collaboration with Chance The Rapper and Skillex which was unveiled at a recent takeover party in Brooklyn:
Is this track a one-off or will Skrillex be doing more hip-hop influenced tracks as Mr. Kallman has hinted in the above quote?
For those not aware of who Alex Newell is, he's a 21 year-old actor/singer on the popular hit show Glee. Here's a clip of him performing "Meadowlark" on the GMCLA's Voice Awards:
Could Alex Newell be the new face of big label EDM in 2014? Only time will tell.
It's going to be an interesting year as big labels start levering their influence into the wider electronic dance music market. EDM is quickly growing up to be a big business and everyone wants a piece of it.
To read the full article on Spin, click here.
Chuckie digs back to his musical past as he created a "Bubbling" track with a twist. According to Chuckie, "Bubbling" was a 1990s Holland thing where they played up-tempo dancehall tracks from 33-45 rpm. To pay homage to a style that he loved listening to back in the day, he has released "Poco Man Jam 2k14" as a free download:
I'm really digging this track and it's now my personal hope to see Diplo and Chuckie collaborate this year.
(VIA DA)
In part 1 of Thump's 72 hour ride with Dutch DJ/Producer Chuckie, we saw him hang out in Las Vegas and play in Calgary. In part 2, we'll see him playing at Celebrities Nightclub in Vanvouver and Cinema Nightclub in Toronto while he explains the origins and evolution of his Dirty Dutch sound, check it out:
