The long-awaited Guy Gerber/Diddy album is finally here and it's available for free download. They believe that "11 11" is aimed more at the "outliers and after-hours" rather than a coming together of electronic music and hip-hop. I think they did a pretty good job, what do you think? Give it a road test and see for yourself:
Last week, the one-day IMS Engage 2014 event took place in L.A, and the organizers have just uploaded the first conversation between underground artist Guy Gerber and Diddy on Youtube. I consider this conversation to be a must-watch video for all of those that are curious observers of the scene:
Guy Gerber recently just aired his 2 hour Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1 this past weekend and according to Guy himself, it was recorded in one take:
“it wasn’t an easy process, I tried planning the tracks in advance but it sounded too clean, so I just gathered some friends to my place and pressed record, we had some drinks, and most of it I recorded in one take.”
(Source: inthemix)
Guy Gerber was in Montreal last month for another edition of Piknic Electronik, a weekly summer event that showcases some of the biggest underground names over the course of a Sunday afternoon. Enjoy this 2 hour live set:
It's refreshing to hear someone respected by the underground defend North American fans. Guy Gerber speaks plainly and I like his style, read what he said as reported by the Huffington Post:
"Gerber also rejects some of the cliche tropes in today's electronic dance music world, like bashing American audiences. "The States are now some of the best parties in the world," Gerber said. "I played the Verboten stage in New York City on the Fourth of July, and it was one of the better parties that I have played in awhile. Everyone was smiling and very enthusiastic about the music. Toronto was great; Chicago, Wavefront -- so many people come to support this type of music. The best show was in Montreal at Piknic Elecktronik, where I played a four-hour set. It started raining, and literally no one moved. People just danced in the rain for four hours. It was beautiful."
He later remarked that the DJs that are now criticizing American audiences is because they're no longer part of the scene.
Read the entire article over at Huffington Post.
