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Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Now It's Gone
In Parallel
Method 808
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"It comes from In Parallel and a record we previewed on last week's show. George from the duo initially found the love for drum & bass after attending the Leeds festival for the first time. He spent the resulting years trying to match the talent of newfound drum & bass idols before moving into the world of garage. He was inspired by recent discoveries of artists such as Sammy Virji and nostalgic figures like Artful Dodger. Creating that feeling of nostalgia is what they have said In Parallel is all about and whilst acknowledging the past this still sounds really, really fresh. We love it, we think it's going to be huge." 
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 32.20 here.
Contact
Label: Tristan Parsons, Method 808
Management: Tristan Parsons, Method 808
Radio: Christian Nockall, Your Army
Club: William Brigham, Your Army
Online: Sam Arnold, Method 808
22 Oct 2024
News and Features
  • Doors Open, the not-for-profit jobs and opportunities platform, has rebranded and transitioned to a community interest company (CIC). (RA) 
  • Cindy Charles, Head of Music for Twitch, died in a traffic incident while in Amsterdam for ADE. (Variety)
  • Among the winners at AIM's 2024 Independent Music Awards were: Barry Can't Swim (Breakthrough); Joy Anonymous Remix - Ezra Collective, Sampa The Great - JOY (Life Goes On) (Remix); Pendulum (Live Performer) and Warp Records and Aphex Twin (Creative Campaign). (RotD) 
  • Martin Garrix has been crowned The World’s No. 1 DJ in this year’s DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs poll. (DJMag)
    Top dance genre DJs were: Armin van Buuren (Trance); Sara Landry (Hard); Fisher (House) & Charlotte de Witte (Techno). 
    Anyma was the highest new entry with Indira Paganotto the highest climber on the poll.
    Green Velvet was named Outstanding Contribution winner and Nooriyah was the Future Star winner.
Digital
  • Apple Music for Artists has a new marketing feature for artists, turning a set list from a show into a playlist to share and promote upcoming tour dates, let fans relive concerts, and connect with listeners. (Apple) 
  • SoundCloud reveals electronic music fans are the most engaged worldwide. (SoundCloud) 
  • TikTok expands #ElectronicMusic hub globally, celebrating the genre and its vibrant community. (RotD)  
Live
  • Ultra Music Festival celebrates its historic 25th anniversary with 25-part docuseries. (EDM) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • TikTok eats the music industry for breakfast. (MusicX - Maarten Walraven) 
  • Impala reacts to UMG's acquisition of [PIAS] - leaves huge hole in the independent sector, flags regulatory concerns as well as new opportunities. (RotD) 
Beatport
  • Are phone-free dance floors going mainstream? (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Jacques Greene (Beatportal)
  • Kelly Lee Owens: “Dreaming is a Beautiful, Constant Companion” (Beatportal)
Deals
  • Tomorrowland Music, the music division behind the festival Tomorrowland, has announced an exclusive global agreement with BMG to manage and administer the company's music publishing rights and co-sign new songwriters and producers. (RotD) 
  • The Circuit Group, launched last year to acquire stakes in song catalogues, has partnered with Kobalt on global publishing administration services. (MBW) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • Top 100 DJs Awards Show 2024 (DJMag)
  • RA.959 DITA (RA) 
  • AMÉMÉ in The Lab Amsterdam | live from One Tribe at Shelter (Mixmag) 
  • Green Velvet @ Drumsheds, London (DJMag) 
  • Afrojack @ Brooklyn Mirage (DJMag) 
  • Axwell | Tomorrowland Brasil 2024 (Tomorrowland) 
  • ANNA | Tomorrowland Brasil 2024 (Tomorrowland) 
  • Adriatique | Tomorrowland Brasil 2024 (Tomorrowland)  
  • Charlotte de Witte | Tomorrowland Brasil 2024 (Tomorrowland) 
  • Alok | Tomorrowland Brasil 2024 (Tomorrowland) 
Artist and Music Features
  • The best organic house of September (Magnetic)
  • 8 reasons why you need to go clubbing in Warsaw. (Mixmag) 
  • These were the 40 most-played songs at Pacha Ibiza this season. (Billboard) 
  • Why Mutek is the perfect festival for music producers with an audiovisual edge. (MusicTech) 
  • Sunburn: Why Asia’s biggest electronic dance music festival still doesn’t have a venue. (Independent) 
  • Fresh Kicks 215: Mera Bhai (DJMag) 
  • Selections: Bianca Scout (DJMag) 
  • The Sound Of: TREKKIE TRAX (DJMag) 
  • EX.735 Sangre Nueva (RA) 
  • Meet the emerging DJs playing ADE and DJ Mag’s 2024 CLUB Lab event (DJMag) 
  • La Fleur chats to 909originals following the release of her long-awaited debut album, ‘Väsen’. (909Originals) 
  • Jeff Mills: astral traveller (DJMag) 
  • The Blessed Madonna: 'Rave degenerates saved my life'. (BBC)  
  • The Blessed Madonna wants to be ‘a Little Shard of Glass’ in the industry’s foot. (Billboard) 
  • Utah Saints’ Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt chat to 909originals.  
  • Kelly Lee Owens on signing to Dirty Hit’s new dance imprint and euphoric new album ‘Dreamstate’. (Billboard) 
  • The Welsh techno-pop artist Kelly Lee Owens is the first signing to Dirty Hit’s new dance label, dh2. (RollingStone) 
Artist News
  • Rüfüs Du Sol announces global tour. (EDM) 
  • Utah Saints reissue their debut LP for National Album Day in the UK. (5Mag) 
  • Zedd, Alesso and countless others from the global music community are paying tribute to Liam Payne following the One Direction singer's tragic death. (EDM) 
  • 'The Spark', created by youth groups the Kabin Crew and Lisdoonvarna Crew, has been longlisted for two Grammy awards, Best Dance/Electronic Recording and Song of the Year. (Mixmag) 
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