Nick Douwma, better known as Sub Focus, has been producing drum & bass in London since 2003.  It wasn’t until a year ago that he released his self-titled, full-length debut album.   I mean, I know this came out over 9 months, ago, but damnit is it good.   His production is suuuper progressive, with hints of [...]

Kamp!, out of Poland, are a fresh new electro pop group that’s sure to make their presence known in the scene.  I like these two singles a lot, and not only because I’m an avid supporter of making words plural for no reason.  I don’t know a ton about them yet, but if their most [...]

I’m a sucker for beautiful music.  Case and point: Sharaya Mikael.  When her delightfully tranquil voice meets with the clean, yet tactful melodies of her band, it seems to consistently pull me in and instill this general sense of serenity.  I love that; when a group can immediately transport you to a completely different place [...]

Magic Punches, out of Portland Oregon, just came out swinging with their new indie pop/rock EP, Brightly Colored Tapes.  This being their first mastered work together, you’d think there’d be some obvious flaws but it literally sounds like they’ve been recording together for years.   The group consists of Lee Barbara on vocals, guitar, [...]

I’m a little late on this one, but it’s never too late for one of Welcome Hohme’s favorites, NSR.   If you’ve been in any club within the last 6 months, I’m sure you’ve heard Lloyd Banks track; Beamer, Benz, or Bentley.  Well, as on-point as we’ve come to expect from NSR these days, [...]

Matthew Michael, also known as Audio Oddity’s been playing music in Southern Oregon for years now and he’s just starting to put some of his produced/sound engineered work out.  Well, I’ll tell you what, he really stepped his game up for Amp Live’s Turn It Up remix contest.  He’s due to release his first full-length [...]

Crunk In Public, out of my home city, Ashland, OR, are a new Retrostep mashup side-project of producer/DJs, Bassobese and RaSouL.  I can’t stop listening to these two bangers I chose to share by them; one of Sublime’s classic, Summertime vs. Vaski, also Flo Rida’s Right Round vs. Sharps.  I think a lot of dubstep [...]

Recently I was lucky enough to be introduced by a friend to one of the members of Zambri, an up-and-coming Manhattan based group fronted by sisters, Jessica and Cristi Jo Zambri.  After a few listens through of their new EP, Bang For Changes, I was addicted to their dark yet delightful sound.  They’re getting great [...]

One of the artists I’ve had the pleasure to see rise from zero to hero is Donnis. As consistent as ever, he’s back with his new mixtape, Fashionably Late. You can literally see how quickly he’s risen solely on the long list of familiar names featured within the new mixtape. Hosted by [...]

And Found, my most recent mix to date, was downloaded over 2000x in it’s first week after release.  The mix also qualified for the Pioneer DJ Network Competition on LetsMix.com.  I managed to pack 75 artist into 77 minutes of, once again, the newest and best in House, Electro, Disco, Trance, and of course some [...]

Welcome Hohme’s favorite anti-hero’s back letting me exclusively leak two new tracks from his upcoming EP High Tops & Hand Rolls. We all got a look at his track, Spliff, a few months back and fast forward to now, it’s one of my top read posts yet on the site. These two new [...]

Amanda Jenssen’s track, Do You Love Me, has been one of my favorite songs since I found it back in when I was traveling in Nepal in spring 2008.  Even to this day I’m surprised how few people know who she is.  I play it nearly every set I DJ and almost every time someone [...]

Every once in a while you find a song that parallels you’re life so close that it blows you away…I had just moved to Brooklyn when I was recommended this song and needless to say, my emotional reaction to hearing this song the first time was quite strong.  This song just screams closure…the lyrics spoke [...]

I’m not sure if it’s Theophilus himself or his management, or whatever….but whoever’s behind this guy is smart.  If you want a clear look into a near perfect model of what marketing should be in the current music industry, look no further than him.  He dominates the blogs, he collaborates with the best producers and [...]

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Laura Jansen’s a Dutch musician based in Los Angeles who first established herself when she became a regular at the Hotel Cafe, and esteemed LA music venue.  Now, she’s quite famous out in the Netherlands.  She’s toured with two other artists I’ve written about previously, William Fitzsimmons and Joshua Radin and her music, as expected, [...]

eRNEST&AMz are an up and coming French and American electro/hip-hop collaboration sure to make their mark on the scene relatively soon.  The group’s made up of Ernest Saint Laurent, a producer/multi-instrumentalist out of Paris, and Amz, a vocalist/DJ/producer out of NY.  Their new remix of Miike Snow’s Sylvia is a banger….check it out along with [...]

It’s always great to find out an artist you really want to see is playing the day you find out about it….and even more if you can make it.  That’s what happened a couple week back at the White Rabbit on Houston.  I’d been hearing a lot about this new genre coming up down in [...]

This dude is the real deal.  He’s produced like 5 of my favorite tracks of 2010 thus far.  If you haven’t heard of him yet, get familiar…..he’s young, talented, and on the serious come-up.  I dropped one of his newest tracks, Prick Stick, at Norwood last Saturday and the place went nuts…the same happened at [...]

Damnit I love this remix so much….and not just because his name rhymes with mine.  You may remember it from my most recent mix, Going Internal.  Moam’s take on Example’s Watch the Sun Come Up is a banger, not only because of it’s full sound and gratifying ups & downs but because every time I [...]