IMAGINE MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES VENUE

Festival to Include Over 5 Stages: Main Aquatic, Live, House, DnB, Silent Disco, Satellite Stages and More

“At the end of last year’s event, we knew it was time to say goodbye to Historic Fourth Ward Park and find a new home, which would provide us with the opportunity to give Imaginers with more than ever before. The impressive facility and welcoming staff at Atlanta Motor Speedway won our hearts. We are thrilled to call Atlanta Motor Speedway our new home and are confident our fans will feel the magic,” says Iris Presents founders Glenn and Madeleine Goodhand.

As one of the country’s last remaining independent festivals, Imagine is an all-encompassing, 360-degree sensory experience that blends music, circus troupes, performers, dancers, transformational village, art, workshops, classes and more. Imagine will continue its immersive aquatic fairytale with an abundance of performers, live acts, unique atmospheres, amusement rides, vendors and The Imaginarium’s variety of sacred teachings, ceremonies, and transformational workshops. 

With over five stages across the speedway in-field and camping including: the main aquatic stage, live stage, house stage, DnB stage, and silent disco, Imagine is poised to join the ranks of some of EDM’s biggest and best. Setting an impressive tone, Phase 01 of the Imagine lineup was announced in early April and included: Benny Benassi; Borgore; Dillon Francis; Excision; Nero; Showtek; Zeds Dead; 3LAU, 12th Planet; AK1200; Aphrodite; Bad Company {Reunion}; Beats Antique; Black Tiger Sex Machine; Bleep Bloop; The Bloody Beetroots (SBCR DJ set); Borgeous; Break Science; Buku; Caspa B2B Rusko; CAZZETTE; Champagne Drip; Corin Roddick of Purity Ring DJ set; Cosmic Gate; Delta Heavy; Dirtyphonics; Dirty South; Doctor P; Drumsound & Baseline Smith; EDX; Eoto; Funtcase B2B Cookie Monsta; G Jones; Grantheft; Herobust; Ill Gates vs KJ Sawka; Liquid Stranger; Lotus; Michel Minert & The Pretty Fantastics; Moon Hooch; Opiou; Ott & The All Seeing I; Pantyraid; Pendulum; Phutureprimitive; The Polish Ambassador; Space Jesus and Terravita. Additional artists will be announced in mid-June.

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Imagine Music Festival - performers

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People of Imagine EDM

Imagine Music Festival at night

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Tickets are available now starting at $169 for a 3-day pass. VIP passes, with front row pit access, elevated viewing area, VIP (no line) access, air conditioned chill lounge, bottle service, cocktail service, complimentary champagne toasts, private security, clean trailer bathrooms with running water and air conditioning, giveaways, meet and greets, and more are available starting at $299 for a 3-day pass. Camping passes are now available to purchase as an add-on to the festival tickets, with prices starting at $69. Four camping packages available including Car Camping, VIP Car Camping, RV Camping and VIP RV Camping.  Tickets are available online at www.imaginefestival.com. Imagine Music Festival is an 18 and over event.

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Max Styler Shines On “Show U How” Feat. KARRA

Young Dim Mak protégé Max Styler is on a fearless conquest across the genre spectrum. His latest, “Show U How,” debuts a future bass sound that’s stacked with trickling ear candy. While songstress KARRA coats the record with a standout melody, Styler splashes it with bouncing chord progressions and reverberating trap kicks.
 
“Show U How” is the producer’s latest in a persistent string of releases this spring. It follows official Dim Mak singles “Fly,” his collaboration with graves, and “Without U (feat. Gabriela Geneva),” the later recently featured on UZ’s 2016 WorldTour Promo Mix. His signature glossed-out trap sound has also manifested in two attention-grabbing free downloads – The Felmax collaboration “The First” and a remix of Baauer’s “Kung Fu (Feat. Pusha T & Future)”, which EDM.com highlighted as a “killer remix you should be bumping right now.”
 
Outside of the studio, Max has been touring nonstop. He blessed the stage at Dim Mak 20th Anniversary parties in both Miami and Atlanta, threw down at our Exchange LA takeover, and recently supported Steve Aoki in Reno, Mexico City, and at Harvard University.
 
Since inking with Dim Mak, Styler has been commissioned on official remixes for the likes of Steve Aoki, Borgore, Torro Torro, MAKJ, Lil Jon and more. His debut Aftershock EP initially put him on the map as one to look out for in 2015 – that prophecy reaching into this year as he lands major support from super-DJ’s like Zedd, David Guetta, DJ Snake, Diplo, and Laidback Luke.

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AFROJACK RELEASES THE FIRST EPISODE OF “BEHIND THE WALL” DOCU-SERIES

The ‘Behind The Wall’ documentary series follows Afrojack and his team of Wall Recordings artists to showcase their work, life and travels. In this first episode, the Wall family illustrates their focus on making their true fans happy, while having fun behind the scenes at the Miami Music Week. Afrojack’s reputation of being a mentor, creative visionaire and skillful producer are incredibly well documented in this uniquely edited introduction.

In the first episode you will get to follow Wall artists Ravitez and Oliver Rosa in their hometown and get a glimps of their everyday life, right before Afrojack takes you with him to Miami. Here you get to follow him from his Wall Recordings/Jacked Pool Party, where he introduces all of the Wall Artists to a straight to the Ultra main stage where he is joined on stage by Fais and Ravitez! The documentary is hosted by Afrojack’s longtime friend, MC Ambush. 

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Swanky Tunes Links With Far East Movement on “Entertain Us”

Far East Movement squads up with Swanky Tunes for the gargantuan electro house tune “Entertain Us.” Recently premiered by Billboard, the “dance floor magnet” sees the groups invading the airwaves with a surge of infectious club-bound energy, dark buzzing synths and crisp vocal commands opposite a gripping rollercoaster melody. In conjunction with the release, the LA troupe and Russian trio invite you to participate in a cyber-world fantasy via their official music video for “Entertain Us.” Observe from the perspective of each eccentric player as his ninja persona battles to its digital destruction. 

Drawing inspiration from their home base in LA’s Koreatown, Far East Movement (Kev Nish, Prohgress, and DJ Virman) have seamlessly intertwined pop, EDM and hip-hop into a unique pan-global sound that resonates with millions around the world. Their 2010 platinum-selling hit “Like A G6” from Free Wired was a viral sensation; becoming the first-ever Billboard Hot 100 #1 single by Asian-American artists. Dirty Bass, the follow-up album, spawned four singles that reached the Top 10 Pop Chart globally, including “Live My Life (feat Justin Bieber).” For a group that has collaborated with artists as diverse as Bruno Mars, Tyga, Soulja Boy, and Bingo Players, the partnership with Swanky Tunes comes naturally.
 
Hot off a brand new mix for Diplo & Friends on BBC Radio 1, Swanky Tunes (Vadim Shpak, Dmitry Burykin, Stanislav Zaytsev) continue to showcase innovative flair and rock ears, bodies and crowds around world. Recently shortlisted on DJ Mag’s coveted Top 100 DJs of 2015, the Russian trio has delivered a dozen Beatport Top 10 singles throughout their enviable career. Like FM, they are no strangers to collaborations -- Stadium grand slams like their single with Kaskade “No One Knows Who We Are (feat Lights)” and “Fire In Our Hearts” with C. Todd Nielson have reached as high as Beatport Progressive’s #3 and #4 spots respectively, while “Far From Home” was included on Armada’s Best of 2015 compilation, which hit #1 across Beatport’s Progressive, Electro and Trance charts. Last year the trio unloaded two monster singles on Dim Mak, “Skin & Bones” and “Wherever U Go,” with the later surpassing 3 Million Spotify streams.

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VASSY Exclusive with Raver Magazine Ultra Music Festival 2016

Singer, songwriter VASSY rocked out LIV Miami with Tiesto during the Ultra Music Festival 2016. Our friend and collaborator, Michael Beas with Raver Magazine, scored an exclusive interview with VASSY where they talked about "Secrets," new music and much more.

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UNTOLD Festival welcomes Top 5 DJ's of the World

EUROPE’s BEST MAJOR FESTIVAL IN 2015 WANTS TO OUTDO HIGH EXPECTATIONS AFTER IMPACTFUL DEBUT

This summer Transylvania will become one of Europe’s most coveted capitals of dance music. UNTOLD festival will bring over 150 internationally acclaimed artists to Cluj-Napoca in Romania. Among them are the current top 5 dj’s in the world MARTIN GARRIX, ARMIN VAN BUUREN, TIESTO, DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE and HARDWELL. The festival is keeping its promise to bring the world’s most renowned artists to Romania. UNTOLD 2016 will take place from the 4th until the 7th of August, tickets are on sale and 40,000 have already been sold from a total of 55.ooo 4 day passes. Alongside the five headliners, artists such as AFROJACK, FAITHLESS, PAROV STELAR,  SCOOTER, DUBFIRE, RUDIMENTAL (DJ SET), CHASE&STATUS (DJ SET), NERVO, W&W will take the stage.

The first edition of the UNTOLD festival was with a total of 240,000 visitors an enormous success, and has already been awarded with the title for “BEST MAJOR FESTIVAL” at the European Festival Awards 2015, in Groningen, Holland. Another major point of recognition was when The International Advertising Association Romania (IAA), the most important national representative of the marketing and communication industry, awarded the festival with the Brand of the Year title. For this year the festival wants to outdo the high expectations after their impactful debut in 2015.

Pay with Blood: An original “Pay with Blood” marketing campaign was initiated by the organizers for the first edition which turned out to have a very big and most of all positive impact on the community. In addition to generating awareness for the scarcity of blood donation in Romania, a total of 1,500 people donated blood, saving the lives of over 3100 people. In Romania, only 1,7% of the population donate blood, making Romania among the bottom three countries in Europe in terms of blood donation. The ‘Pay with Blood’ campaign was nominated in 5 categories in the competition issued by Golden Drum and won 2 Silver Drum prizes in the New, Innovative and Public Relations categories. Another award received for this campaign was from The European Awards for Creative Excellence, Gold in Media and Bronze in Public Relations.

UNTOLD line-up (alphabetical order) + MORE TO COME

Afrojack | Armin van Buuren |  Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike | Hardwell | Martin Garrix | Tiësto | Dannic | Fedde le Grand | Galantis | Lost Frequencies | NERVO | Tujamo | W&W

Faithless | Parov Stellar | Scooter | Alexandrina | Ella Eyre | James Arthur | Kwabs | Nahko & The Medicine for the People | Nneka | Silent Strike & Muse Quartet | Subcarpati | The Asteroids Galaxy Tour | Y Akoto

DOP | Dubfire Live: Hybrid | Eats Everything | Jamie Jones | John Digweed | Route 94 | Sasha | Seth Troxler | Sharam | The Martinez Brothers | Satoshi Tomiie | Crussen | FKJ | Golan | HVOB | Jan Blomqvist | LUM | Maribou State | Mark Farina | Marwan | Moods | Moses | Nopame | Parra for Cuva | Raumakustik | Session Victim | Stefan Biniak | Zwette

Borgore | Chase & Status (DJ set) | Dope DOD | Dub FX | Foreign Beggars | LTJ Bukem | Mazde | Netsky (DJ set) | Pendulum (DJ set & verse) | Rudimental (DJ set) | Argatu | Club des Belugas | Danaga | Gupul de Rezisenta | Jeru the Damaja | Macanache | Made from Scratch | Mr. Woodnote, Lil Rhys & Eva Lazarus | Nerub | Silent Disciple

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JOHN DIGWEED – “LIVE IN MONTREAL” SIX CD SET OUT NOW

Listen CDs 1-3  Listen CDs 4-6

With an unmatched caliber, style, and ability to construct mesmeric DJ sets, John Digweed has more than rightfully solidified his name into underground music’s illustrious hall of fame. Digweed’s ‘Live In’ compilations have reaffirmed and set the bench mark as to how a set should be performed, and now he proudly announces his latest release in this remarkable series recorded live from the iconic Stereo club in Montreal.

“I have had the pleasure of playing at Stereo for many years, throughout of all its DJ booth changes and refurbishments but the one thing that has always been a constant is the quality of the sound system and also the fact that they allow DJ’s to play marathon sets on a perfect set up” – John Digweed

Intricately captured over six CD’s, Live In Montreal showcases Digweed’s un-paralleled repertoire of dance music’s most thrilling releases fusing together elements of all subgenres from techno to deep house, a theme that runs so elegantly through his own Bedrock Records releases. It is without question that there is a fine art form to performing a marathon DJ set, a trait that few artists posses however John Digweed has truly perfected this ability. Head of programming at Stereo and established DJ himself Nadir Agha, better known as Ostrich perfectly describes this unforgettable performance in Montreal: “Masterful, meticulous and flawless are words to accurately describe John Digweed as a DJ. Much like a hypnotist uses his voice and a puppeteer manipulates his marionettes, Digweed had the room under a spell and dancing up a storm till the end.” 

Featuring a host of underground music’s most sought after names such as Pan-Pot, Damian Lazarus, and Guy J, Live In Montreal drives forward and builds upon the success of the previous release which was recorded at live at South Beach. Each compilation is a magnificent demonstration of how music lovers should embrace and experience a marathon DJ set. Drawing similarities with how a narrator delicately sets the tone for a novel whilst starting to pick up the pace as the story progresses,Digweed opens his set with an ambient collection of melodic cuts and transitions with the likes of Esteban Adame's ‘Rise and Shine’ and ‘Tame’ from Recondite.

“The vibe from the first few feet on the dance floor was electric so I knew this was going to be a very special night/morning. Starting off with beatless and ambient tracks I really wanted to set the mood for an extended set and as there was no rush and no cut off point, it created the perfect environment to build a musical curve and coax the crowd onto the dance floor” says John Digweed.

As the recording from this outstanding eleven-hour performance proceeds, Digweed carries the listeners out of the realms of ambience into a heavier and more driving techno arrangement highlighted by Tigerskin’s ‘Hippies’ and Drumcode boss Adam Beyer’s ‘What You Need’. Perfectly weaving together track after track throughout each of the CD’s, Live In Montreal marks and captures yet another momentous showcase of one of John Digweed’s finest performances to date.

“I hope you enjoy this CD which I think really captures a proper extended set from myself. I would like to thank all the staff at Stereo for their passion and vision for putting on the best quality nights but most of all to the crowd who really inspired me to play for so long on that great system” – John Digweed.

 “Live In Montreal” is out now through Bedrock Records.

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