DJ-Set, Exclusive, Featured, House | FNT Presents – Something Big with The Stafford Brothers & Krewella
Posted by Juicebox on February 2, 2013
We’re beyond excited to announce we’re sponsoring The Stafford Brothers weekly “Something Big” radio show. Each week, Australia’s number one DJ duo give an exclusive ‘in studio’ experience with the producers of the biggest records dominating dance-floors all over the globe. As if we weren’t already pumped, their guest this week happened to be one of our FNT family favorites, none other than Krewella. If you’re not familiar with The Stafford Brothers, I suggest you change that immediately…not only are they taking Australia by storm, but they are officially the first electronic artist to get signed to Cash Money Records. To top it all off, their most recent single features Lil Wayne & Christina Milian which you can check out here. Listen below to catch some new exclusives and hear from the hottest group in electronic music, Krewella. Click past the break for the tracklist.
Exclusive, Moombahton, Videos | The R.O.A.R. – Touchdown [Video + EP]
Posted by Spice on February 1, 2013
NYC-based producer the R.O.A.R. stands at the intersection of rock and moombahton — and it’s a combination that works better than you think. His newest track, “The Touchdown,” melds the wobbly funk of moombahton with some hard-edged vocals and driving drum kicks for a result that’s high energy and sure to get you moving. The full package is out now on Beatport and features remixes that range from trill and trap’t out to groovy and latin-infused (see: Mr. Vega of Sazon Booya’s take). And sure to check out the above video — the visuals match the vibe of the song perfectly.
Beatport: The R.O.A.R. – Touchdown EP
Electro-House, Exclusive, Featured, Preview | Dido – No Freedom (Benny Benassi Remix)
Posted by Mach on January 31, 2013
For those who didn’t know, the legendary Dido is releasing a new album, “Girl That Got Away” March 4th. Featured on the deluxe version of the album is this sick Electro-House remix from Benny Benassi that we have been given the opportunity to premiere to our fans today. I think my favorite thing about this remix is you can see how Benny has successfully adapted his style to the styles that are becoming more and more popular. Benny and Dido have been members of the music world for a long time and the fact that they can come through with great tracks still is incredible.
Electro-House, Exclusive, Featured | KillSonik – Slaughterhouse (Gemini Remix)
Posted by Mach on January 30, 2013
When people hear or see Gemini’s name they geek out, including myself. After hearing about KillSonik’s remix of Gemini’s “Robots,” I wondered if Gemini also remixed something of KillSonik’s. Well, MTA Records has been kind enough to let us premiere that remix. “Slaughterhouse” was already an incredible orignal from KillSonik, and usually I hate having to listen to a remix of something that is great on its own. This may be in fact the greatest Electro-House track Gemini has ever created. I have never heard Gemini drop in lasers and guitar rifts the way he has on this insane remix. If there is anything to pull from this, it’s that it is time to rage.
Electro-House, Exclusive, Featured | Simon Shout – SLASH (FNT Exclusive)
Posted by Middy on January 11, 2013
A little quiet over the past few months, German producer / Dj Simon Shout has been busy working in the lab on an EP of original tracks and has allowed us to exclusively unveil the first of his recent works to the public. As a follow up to his previous single we had here “Optimus“, Simon Shout provides us with a peak time electro house track with jarring drop of a thumping bass line, growling electro chords and a big room interlude with layers drawing on sounds from Wolfgang Gartner and other electro heavyweights. We are excited to see what he has in store with his new EP and the rest of 2013 because if “Slash” is any indication, we should be in for a treat.
Free Download: Simon Shout – SLASH
Exclusive, Featured, Interviews | Dzeko & Torres Talk Food, Beginnings, Dance Music in Canada & more in an Interview with FNT
Posted by Middy on December 29, 2012
Canadian duo, Julian Dzeko & Luis Torres, better known as Dzeko & Torres have come a very long way since their single “Confronted” was released on Chuckie’s Dirty Dutch Digital Vol. 4 just a year and a half ago. The long time friends quickly found that working with each other would be the ideal working situation and from there it was only a matter of time before it took off. They were able to grow their profile with free remixes of Monsters and Men “King and Lionheart” and Animal Kingdom “Strange Attractor” that promptly spread like wildfire. They had a track signed to Michael Woods’ Diffused Records, a remix of Trey Songz “Heart Attack” on Atlantic Records, their collab with ANSOL, “Yeah” on Mixmash, and their most recent release, their “Hey EP” on Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak imprint.
However, their biggest success was with their remix of Chuckie’s “Who Is Ready To Jump” that even as they said half jokingly “literally I think Afrojack’s mom dropped it”. They were able to get gigs on both sides of the Atlantic, expanding their growing influence outside of the confines of Toronto into London, Miami and elsewhere. Having just signed to AM Only and with consistent support from some of the biggest names in the game like Tiesto, Steve Aoki, Chuckie and others, the sky is the limit for these guys. Start the interview below and check out the rest after the jump as we discuss advise they were given from another DJ, future plans and their love for food. I was talking to both of them at the same time, but it is mainly Luis Torres who was communicating during the interview.
FNT: When did you guys decide that you wanted to work together and make this official?
D&T: It actually started pretty soon after we met. We used to promote and frequent all ages club events in Toronto and we both had a love for house music (i guess people call it EDM now) and then i remember Julian went to a Tiesto show and pretty much as soon as he got home, he was convincing his parents to help him buy some CDJs. I had already been fooling around in FL Studio for a year or 2 and so we decided to start working with eachother and learn off eachother. Took about 2 years of goofing around for us to finally take it seriously though.
FNT: When, if at all did it hit you that doing this could really work?
D&T: I think originally we were just having fun, just doing it because we truly enjoyed it. I never really felt like my goofing around in FL would ever take me anywhere and im sure that Julian didnt think that buying CDJs would get him anywhere either. It took a while, but i think the breakthough point for us was when we started talking to Chuckie and he gave us a release on Dirty Dutch, which at the time was one of our favourite labels and we felt like it was massive for us.
Exclusive, Featured, Progressive House | The Dawn of Fearless Hearts (Stereoshock Official Edit) [FNT Premier]
Posted by Middy on December 9, 2012
We are teaming up with Stereoshock to give you his latest edit as part of the second installment of his EDM cares campaign to help raise awareness and funds for important causes. In tune with the holiday spirit, he has partnered with Toys for Tots to raise awareness and funds for this great endeavor. This edit flawlessly meshes Hardwell’s edit of Michael Brun’s “Dawn” and Mr Fluff’s “Fearless Hearts”, picking a piece of a bass line here, a melody here and composing what sounds like one whole song and done with such ease that you hardly notice and any transitions. Click on the link to see how you can help these kids out and in the process unlock the download for this track.
UPDATE: The download has now been unlocked (see screenshot below). Thanks to everyone who shared and donated!
Free Download: The Dawn of Fearless Hearts (Stereoshock Official Edit) [FNT Premier]