Exclusive, Progressive House | Marcus Santoro – Emporium [FNT Premier]
Posted by Mel on February 28, 2013
The day I came across 17 year old Marcus Santoro was a special one. I remember it dearly. It was the last day of fall semester before finals. I was sitting at a table, waiting for my friends, when a girl from class came up to me with a twinkle in her eye, a smile on her face, and asked me something. “Do you wanna study together? I live on campus so we can go there if you want. It’ll be fun!” she said. “No, not really” I replied. She then scurried away, seemingly angry for some reason. It was at that moment I realized that I had made a huge mistake. I forgot to bring a lunch. After buying some food I went back to the table, popped open my laptop, and started browsing Soundcloud. That’s when I found his awesome bootlegs of Project 46’s “Feel The Fire” and Chris Reece’s “Life Is Amazing”. He didn’t completely change the songs, but the things he did change were quite good. His drops were some of the best I had heard in a while. I was also surprised at how clean his mixes were for such a young and seemingly inexperienced producer.
He’s had this track locked away for some time now and has allowed me to give its debut. “Emporium” is the quintessential big room track. Displaying mellow breaks, energetic builds, and powerful drops. Having recently been signed to the prestigous Neon Records, the future is looking bright for this young Australian.
Free Download: Marcus Santoro – Emporium
Albums | Jetpack Jones – Afterburners 3: The Brink (Mixtape)
Posted by J_Salzer on February 18, 2013
My favorite and your’s, Jetpack Jones, hits us with ANOTHER free mixtape. Jetpack is one of my favorite rappers out right now, because his music puts you in a different mindset than most of the stuff you hear on Worldstar or something. Don’t get me wrong, I like gangster rap as much as the next blogger, but sometimes I need a change of pace. Jetpack Jones is that change of pace. His latest mixtape features terrific bars from the Lakewood native, paired with beats fitting his creative rapping style. The tape is hosted by DJ Charisma, so you know it’s good. Download below and support Jetpack on Twitter and Facebook.
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.
Events | EDC New York Venue & Dates Announced
Posted by Middy on January 31, 2013
On the road to Insomniac’s flagship event, EDC Las Vegas, Electric Daisy Carnival will return to New York for its second year, but this time with a change of scenery. EDC New York will move from Metlife Stadium at the Meadowlands to Citi Field, where people suffer through Mets games. It will take place Friday May 17 and Saturday May 18th, a departure from the 3 day format from last year and what is usually seen with EDC. Not sure why there was the change, but it is pretty disappointing seeing as Friday will probably start late and both dates will almost surely end at 11pm, so you really only have 1.5 days. Insomniac knows what it is doing, but the parking lot at Citi Field is not as big as it is at Metlife Stadium, so it will be interesting to see the layout of the stages. Tickets go on sale February 8th at 12pm EST and will be $159 for GA two day passes and $299 VIP two day passes. More info at the EDC website.
Dubstep | Brass Knuckles – Bad Habits (DotEXE Remix)
Posted by Juicebox on January 2, 2013
For those of you who aren’t familiar with DotDotEXE, it’s about time you change that. After releasing an incredible remix of Zedd’s “Spectrum” we’ve had this guy on our radar and after coming across his latest remix, we’re damn glad we’ve been following him. The remix below is huge, there’s really no other way to put it. Listen to the original here and you’ll really appreciate what DotEXE did with this one. Like him on Facebook and don’t sleep on this one.
Download here or purchase on Beatport below.
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Electro-House | Henrix – Rock & Rave
Posted by Middy on December 30, 2012
Henrix, like many other DJs is feeling generous during the holiday season and has decided to give away a brand new original to cap off a totally transformative year that saw a total name and brand change, now is entering 2013 under the moniker Henrix — one of the fastest rising American house producers with his track “Hit It” coming out soon on Size Records and another with Jakob Leidholm & Zashanell “Close Your Eyes”. “Rock & Rave” continues the same trend of quick alternating percussion we see in other Henrix tracks, but with a rolling acid bass line and a slow, ominous interlude that makes this one stand out.
Free Download: Henrix – Rock & Rave
Electro-House | Kaskade & Swanky Tunes ft. Lights – No One Knows Who We Are
Posted by Middy on December 24, 2012
With Kaskade on the shelf from touring after his incredibly arduous and long Freaks of Nature tour this summer, we can expect more productions to be released from him soon, and this collab with Swanky Tunes and Lights is the first to see the light of day. This is one of those either you love it or you hate it songs because it is a strong change from what we have come to love with Kaskade. That does not mean change is a bad thing, but the grinding electro house that Swanky Tunes brings to the table in this track is a strong departure from what we are used to hearing from Ryan Raddon with his uplifting and emotional songs. Personally, I am not that big a fan of it and would love to see some remixes of it, especially with the vocals from Lights, but I can see how others would like this.
Beatport: Kaskade & Swanky Tunes ft. Lights – No One Knows Who We Are