Watch Blasterjaxx's live set from Ultra

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Ultra Music Festival kicked off its 3 days of non-stop music with none other than Blasterjaxx on Friday afternoon. With a brand new stage and new music to showcase, Blasterjaxx took full advantage of the opportunity. Now that Thom is officially the live face of Blasterjaxx, both Idir and Thom have recently launched their own label called Maxximize Records. Expect a lot of new music to come from these two as Blasterjaxx are looking to make a splash in 2016. 

Ultra Music Festival to be broadcast on Twitch this year

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Twitch made a huge move into the EDM world today being named the video streaming platform of choice for the Ultra Music Festival (UMF). The Ultra Music Festival will take place in Miami and is set to start this weekend (March 27th - 29th). Historically Ultra has gained the loyalty of millions of online viewers to their UMF stream each year and it's fair to expect the same kind numbers this year. 

I am a big fan of the Twitch network because of its gamer friendly platform that allowed a whole industry of streamers to make a living out of playing video games. The Twitch community is generally very tight knit with their own culture of emoticons. Newer visitors not used to the experience will find itbewildering at first, but don't worry because it's easy to pick up. 

Twitch recently made moves to branch out of the e-sports world into music with their recently installed Beta Music Service category that allows labels like Monstercat to create a music channel that thousands of fans listen to at any given time. 

The move to bring UMF to Twitch is a big move for both parties and it's going to be very interesting to see how music EDM fans and gamers will interact in the live chat. So get your kappa's ready as the EDM world is about invade Twitch - I can't wait!

The action starts on March 27th, click below to subscribe to the channel ASAP: 

http://www.twitch.tv/ultra

 

Is Deep Dish reuniting for a special set at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami?

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Deep Dish, a former supergroup composed of Dubfire and Sharam, are likely to make a comeback sometime this year. The group was disbanded in 2006, which has led to successful individual careers for each artist. But today on deepdish.com, a mysterious countdown appeared which according to inthemix, counts down perfectly to March 28th, which just happens to be the first day of the Ultra Music Festival in Miami. This news should create a buzz among the old time fans and the current underground as the possibility of the return of one of the most iconic duo's in electronic dance music history is exciting. There remains a lot of questions though: will their appearance at UMF be a one time show or are they reuniting for good? Will Deep Dish take this reunion back to the studio and make some music? We'll have to wait and see.