Daft Punk's DJ booth setup at the Grammys was real

/

Photo from Jim Logiudice's Tumblr Page

Credit goes to DJ Tech Tools for finding out that Daft Punk's elaborate DJ booth set up at the Grammys performance last night wasn't just stagecraft. The equipment used was very real, as explained by DJ Tech Tools:

"Look closely at the knob layout – Daft Punk is up to their old tricks, building in what appear to be 14 Behringer BCR-2000s (a nearly 8-year-old product now) into their set."

This is pretty fantastic if you ask me. But why build such a massive undertaking for just one performance? The rumours of an impending Daft Punk tour are rife on the Internet and after seeing this custom DJ set up one can only surmise that it would make a lot of sense if Daft Punk took this rig on tour. We'll have to just wait and see.

To see more photos of the making of Daft Punk's setup, click here.

(Source: Jim Logiudice Tumblr, DJ Tech Tools, VIA YourEDM)

Here's what you need to know about the Grammys results

/

The Grammys have just finished and since this is an electronic dance music only site, here are all of the relevant results that matter to us:

Record of the year: "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk
Album of the year: "Random Access Memories" by Daft Punk
Best Pop duo/Group performance: "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers)
Best dance recording: "Clarity" by Zedd (ft. Foxes)
Best dance/Electronica album: "Random Access Memories" by Daft Punk
Best Engineered album, non-classical: "Random Access Memories" by Daft Punk
Best remixed recordings, non-classical: "Summertime Sadness" - by Lana Del Rey (Cedric Gervais Remix)
 

To see all of the results from the Grammys, click here.

Congratulations to all of the winners! But you know what really won the night? Pharrell's hat.

Al Walser and the Grammys

/

Tonight is the 55th edition of the Grammys but to the people in the EDM world this day will be remembered as the time when a single producer managed beyond all odds to secure a Grammy nomination in the same category as Skrillex, Avicii, Calvin Harris, and the Swedish House Mafia. His name is Al Walser, the Swiss-Born Liechtensteiner. 

To those that are still not in the know, years prior to his Grammy nod Al Walser wrote a book titled "Musicians Make It Big: An Insider Reveals the Secret Path to Break in Today's Music Industry" which should become a best seller as Al Walser proved that his methods have worked. Without a label and PR people backing him, Al Walser used his networking skills via the Grammy365 social media platform to secure a highly unlikely Grammy nomination. Are we to deride him for his effort? I don't think so. If you are an unsigned producer wouldn't you also try to do anything you can to make it in the notoriously difficult music business?

According to Rich Bengloff, the President of the American Association of Independent Music:

"We believe in fairness, access and a level playing field," Bengloff said. "And those other artists could have also worked the Grammy365 platform if they were so inclined, and I bet a lot of them did. ... We just like the fact that The Recording Academy is very inclusive and that they give independents the same access and treat them with the same respect as every other artist that's out there."

(Source: The Huffington Post)

Before we watch the Grammys tonight and witness Al Walser's likely 15 minutes of fame you should read out this excellent interview with the man himself on Fuse.tv and give props to a producer who surprised the monolithic music industry for one night.