Armin van Buuren Releases New Single and Premieres Music Video for “Heading Up High” feat. Kensington

GRAMMY® nominated DJ and producer Armin van Buuren releases “Heading Up High” featuring Kensington, the new single from Van Buuren’s full-length studio album, Embrace (Armada Music). The single is out now, accompanied by a music video that is premiered worldwide on MTV for an exclusive 24-hour window.

“Heading Up High” is yet the most infectious cut from Embrace and it set the Netherlands on fire when it shot straight to A-rotation at Dutch FM radio. For “Heading Up High,” Van Buuren chose to work with the popular Dutch rock band Kensington in yet another example of Embrace’s musical openness with instrumentation and styles. Kensington’s latest studio album, Rivals (Universal), peaked at the #1 chart position in the Netherlands. The band consists of members: Eloi Youssef (vocals, guitar), Casper Starreveld (guitar, vocals), Jan Haker (bass) and Niles Vandenberg (drums). There is a magical space where electronic dance music meets monster rock ‘n roll and Van Buuren and Kensington were able to find that phenomenal place.

The music video for “Heading Up High” depicts a crowd of inmates trying to escape a dome-shaped prison by heading up high through the roof. Among this group of prisoners is Hardwell, trying to soar to freedom alongside his fellow convicts, guided by the inspiring lyrics, rock-solid sounds and sturdy beats of Van Buuren and Kensington. 

Said Armin van Buuren of Heading Up High, “I wanted to create a song that was just totally unexpected and I’d been drawn to the sound of Kensington for some time. We really vibed well together and I think my long-time dance music fans may be surprised by some elements of this song. It just really soars and I get a great reaction whenever I play it out! It’s got the feel of worlds coming together.”

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“Heading Up High” is vibrant and dynamic with all the rock ‘n roll charisma that Kensington brings. It’s got a power-ballad pull that grabs the listener while delivering inspirational lyrics. The Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs BOOSTEDKIDS Remix is all blistering attack and sonic aggression perfect for today’s EDM audiences. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike hold the title of DJ Mag’s “#1” in its “Top 100 DJs” poll and the duo give their all to five-time DJ Mag “#1” winner, Armin van Buuren, on their remix. To those remixes, add the Years Remix and the First State Remix – both with achingly melodic arrangements and emotional swells – and it’s no wonder American radio programmers are taking note. “Heading Up High” is sure to be a festival favorite for summer 2016.

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SAM FELDT RELEASES FIRST SINGLE OFF OF ‘BEEN A WHILE’ EP

Dutch prodigy Sam Feldt is back with another beautiful original 'Been A While'. It is difficult to classify into one specific genre because this new tune features light electric guitar plucks, whistle and trumpet samples, a deep house kick, and tropical elements. The melody aligns perfectly with the catchy vocals and will leave you singing along and feeling the good vibes. 'Been A While' continues Sam Feldt’s trail of mindblowing Deep House anthems. The track is part of an upcoming EP, which Sam is preparing to release in early March. Make sure you turn this song on when you’re in a place where you can dance otherwise you won’t be able to stop yourself.

Sam Feldt has been absolutely murdering the dance music scene for the last two years. He first stormed onto the scene with his remix of Fleetwood Mac’s 'Big Love' with De Hofnar in January 2014 and his debut on Spinnin’ Records came just a few months later remixing 'New Orleans' by Naxxos. He has done official remixes for Avicii, Icona Pop, Sander van Doorn, and Showtek. His latest original, 'Drive You Home' with The Him hit over a combined 1.5 million plays on YouTube and Soundcloud. To top all of the before mentioned success, Sam’s original track ‘Show Me Love’ reached gold status in the UK, Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands and even went platinum in Sweden. Mr. Feldt just finished a European tour with David Guetta and has performances coming up this spring at some of the most renowned festivals like Buku in New Orleans, UME in Texas, Coachella and Ultra Miami.  

'Been A While' is released today via Spinning’ Deep. https://pro.beatport.com/release/been-a-while/1692653

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Jacob Plant's "Reflections ft. Example" gets a three-part remix package Out now on Skint Records

British young gun (and easy on the eyes) Jacob Plant continues to dominate the future house space with “Reflections ft. Example.” 

His collaboration alongside the UK singer has already racked up 2 million+ Spotify streams to date, ranking #2 on the Upfront Club chart and #15 on Shazam’s UK Dance chart. The monstrous record has now received a three-part remix package that pushes “Reflections” across all corners of the dance floor.

LA-based duo JVST SAY YES turns the track into a funky bass-fueled groove, London-based tandem MANT concocts a chunky tech-house rendition and fellow Londoner Natives drenches Example’s syrupy vocals in pattering percussion work.

“Reflections” reasserts Plant’s position as a beat-making wunderkid. The producer responsible for Fly Eye Records' biggest non-Calvin Harris release ever (his collaboration with Tujamo titled “All Night” which reached #1 on Beatport’s electro house chart, #3 on the main chart and was the seventh most played song of 2015) has been championed by Pete Tong, Zane Lowe and Danny Howard for his unique brand of futuristic sound-sculpting. Since catching his first big break in 2013 when Calvin Harris released his propulsive single “Shakedown” via Fly Eye, Plant’s productions have catapulted across international airwaves and allowed him to perform in front of thousands at Lollapalooza, Reading & Leeds, HARD Day of the Dead, and even Wireless Festival where he rocked the stage and quite literally surfed the crowd.

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MAT ZO UNVEILS “SOUL FOOD”- THE FIRST SINGLE FROM HIS FORTHCOMING ALBUM “SELF ASSEMBLE”

Grammy nominated recording artist Mat Zo announces that his second album, "Self Assemble," will be released March 25th via his own label Mad Zoo.

"Self Assemble" is the follow up to Zo's Grammy nominated debut album "Damage Control", which peaked at no. 7 on the Billboard Dance charts and made the top spot on their Heatseeker Albums Chart. 

Drawing on everything from electro-funk and 70s disco through trance to 90s pop and dubstep, "Self Assemble" endlessly blurs boundaries to rhapsodic effect. Born from Zo's initial ambition to write a film soundtrack, the album is boldly cinematic in both scope and feel.

The first track to be released from "Self Assemble" is "Soul Food" which was premiered on Beats1 on Wednesday February 3rd by Zane Lowe.  Available to stream and download beginning February 4th, “Soul Food” is a nod to golden age greats such as Daft Punk and The Chemical Brothers, whose influence runs throughout the album. 

Hailing from an artistic family - his mother is a music teacher, father a world renowned painter (whose illustrious career includes painting a portrait for Diana, Princess of Wales), and sister an award winning Israeli folk-pop singer songwriter - 25 year old LA-based and London born ‎Mat Zo mastered the guitar, bass and drums by the age of 12. 

By the age of 16, Zo had released his first single, “Exodus”, on progressive house label a:LOUD Recordings. Remix commissions from some of dance music’s biggest names followed before Zo began releasing Drum & Bass productions under the pseudonym MRSA through Hospital Records. He then went on to cement himself as one of the leading artists in the electronic sphere through both the release of multiple original recordings via Anjunabeats and an ongoing string of remixes for everyone from Ellie Goulding to Empire of the Sun, as well as his collaboration with Porter Robinson on “Easy” which hit no. 1 on the Beatport Top 100 chart in 2012.

More recently, the studio Svengali and self-professed production nerd has been focused on his newly launched record label Mad Zoo, and performing live everywhere from ‎Madison Square Garden to major festivals like ‎Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra Music Festival, and Tomorrowland. All in addition to continuing his pursuit of a musical story regardless of genre or convention with perhaps his most ambitious work to date:

“More than anything I’ve done before, I wanted this album to tell a story… what I want is for people to listen to the album as a whole—and then feel like they’ve arrived somewhere new once it’s all done.”

Mat Zo's album ‎"Self Assemble"‎ will be released on April 1st via Mad Zoo Recordings, and can be pre-ordered here.

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Juno Award Nominated Autoerotique Reveals Latest Dim Mak Single “AUH”

On Tuesday Feb 2nd, The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) revealed the list of musicians up for Canada's most prominent music prize, The Juno Award. Autoerotique & Max Styler’s “Badman (Torro Torro Remix)” was nominated alongside standout records from A-Trak, Katranada, Diplo & Sleepy Tom, and Keys N Krates for the 2016 “Dance Recording of The Year” award. The track has dominated the dance floor and the web, amassing over 6.6 million Spotify streams and becoming the staple soundtrack to viral Internet videos. Its feature in prominent vlogger Evelina’s “How To Dress Like A Badass” tutorial has received 720K+ plays on YouTube and it has surpassed 20 million loops on Louis Giordano’s Vine.
 
On the heels of this exciting nomination, Autoerotique is thrilled to announce the first single from his forthcoming Kids Don’t Care EP, “AUH”. Dropping Feb 12th, 2016, the bass-house heater contains a flurry of military percussion and rising synths, with titular vocals from Leah Culver.
 
Doubling as A&R for DIM MAK, Autoerotique remains a crucial part of the label’s history. In 2009, he made his label debut with “Gladiator,” a track that was remixed by the legendary late DJ AM & Steve Aoki, AC Slater and Klever. Since then, he’s remained a permanent fixture on the Top 100 charts – his landmark track “Feedback” with Steve Aoki, Dimitri Vegas and Like Mikepeaking at #3 on Beatport’s Overall Top Ten tracks.
 
Auto’s 2015 was chock full of hits and big social media numbers. Upon releasing “LYAOF” on Kaskade’s Arkade label, the video of Instagram / Vine personality tranceprncess shuffling to the beat went viral and has racked up over 8 million views. He followed that up with the deep house cut “Count On You” on Armada Deep. The year ended with a one-two punch starting with a free download of “The Sound (ft. Major Lazer)”, which has racked up close to 1 million SoundCloud plays and earned the “certified house banger” title from This Song Is Sick, and the pumping single “I Get Up” on DIM MAK.

 
2016 is looking to be another strong year for Autoerotique. Hot off a Juno Award nomination, he is thrilled to roll out original music as well as exciting remixes and collaborations on Dim Mak.

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SANDER VAN DOORN UNLEASHES MONSTROUS NEW SINGLE 'CUBA LIBRE'

After recent dancefloor bombs from Daddy’s Groove & Mindshake and twoloud & Cranksters, Sander Van Doorn takes charge of his DOORN Records label with feisty new single Cuba Libre.

Sampling Alegria’s 2003 Spinnin’ Records classic of the same name, Cuba Libre fuses a rousing Latino vocal chant and infectious Cuban percussion with Doorn’s cutting-edge big room house sounds in typically impactful fashion. Techy percussion meets monotone synth stabs before the breakdown yields a beastly main riff and more from Cuba in the way of a sprightly trumpet melody.

It’s another succinct and powerful anthem from Sander van Doorn, stripping things back to straight-up elements that each have maximum effect– and with over 7 million plays on YouTube, SoundCloud and Spotify alone for his last two singles, this is sure to be another massive success for the Dutch stalwart. 

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Jay xero and Sean Glass unveil Tech-House “We’re All Friends” Out now on Win Music

Brooklyn based-producer Jay xero has teamed up with music industry veteran Sean Glass to produce a Tech-House groove called “We’re All Friends.”

“We’re All Friends’ picks up on the real spirit of house music­­ – inclusion,” Glass says. “House music is a color and gender blind community that simply seeks to connect.”

The track features hypnotic vocals from New York-based crooner Rocko Rochiee and signals successful production futures to come for xero and Glass.

y xero is a New York-based producer and classically-trained percussionist who taught himself to produce for his Grunge band in high school. He discovered his true passion while at Cornell University and transitioned into DJing and making dance music. Jay, now an established model as well, established a residency at G, a deep house party frequented by the underground fashion and music scene, and began to hone his own sound, sharing the stage with cole Moudaber, e Knocks nd more.

Sean Glass is a multi-hyphenate in the music industry. In addition to his career as a DJ/Producer, he founded his label n Music n 2013 with ke Dumont's Grammy-nominated "Need U 100%" which went #1 on iTunes. As a DJ, he’s played all over­­ the world with performances at C, Life is Beautiful, Governors Ball, Mysteryland, Hangout and Coachella here he also programmed a stage. His first two remixes as a producer, for bert Delong d ight Facilities, remiered in 2015 and both charted #1 on Hypem.

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