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Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
What’s Going On?
Denney Vs Mekon
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And the record joining this very elite club is a secret weapon from my club sets over the last couple of months. It's a new track from Denney with a large slice of Mekon, it's What’s Going On?
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 34:40 mins here.
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02 Jun 2017
Business
  • SoundCloud's Chief Content Officer, Stephen Bryan, a key player in its shift from user-generated audio platform to full-service music streaming service, is leaving the company later this summer. (Billboard)
News and Features
  • Sponsored post: If you're looking for a boat trip in Ibiza this summer, Mixmag recommends Boatsibiza.com The Ultimate in boat hire and yacht rental on the island
  • California Senate has passed a bill allowing last call hours to extend to 4am. (Mixmag)
  • The Association for Electronic Music (AFEM) has announced the first phase of its artist ambassadors initiative, which now includes Nile Rodgers, Louie Vega, Carl Craig, Jean Michel Jarre, Anja Schneider, Armin Van Buuren, Black Coffee, B-Traits, Nicole Moudaber, Paul Van Dyk, Pete Tong and Seth Troxler. (Billboard)
  • IMS College Malta has announced its first round of speakers including Sven Väth, Uner, Agoria, Mia Amare and representatives from Beatport, CR2, Toolroom Academy and more. (IMS)
  • Drum 'n' bass producer Marcus Intalex, AKA Trevino, has died, cause of death currently unknown. (Billboard)
  • Amsterdam-based secondary ticket marketplace TicketSwap, which caps the price of resold tickets at 20% above face value, has won the backing of some of the Netherlands’ biggest electronic dance music festivals and promoters. (IQ)
Digital
  • SoundCloud is now available on Xbox One. (Verge)
  • A peek inside Soundcloud’s Berlin office – where employees of Sweden’s coolest tech company enjoy gourmet lunches and wind down with DJ-sessions. (BI)
  • Korg has released a free version of Gadget studio for Mac. (DJMag)
Live
  • Kaytranada, Ricardo Villalobos and Bicep announced for Lovebox After Dark. (Fact)
  • Your Paradise in Fiji returns in 2017 with Catz 'n Dogz, Mija, Justin Martin. (Mixmag)
  • Iceland’s Secret Solstice has announces the likes of BAYA, Artwork, Dusky and more to perform this June. (Mixmag)
  • Sonus Festival completes 2017 bill with Âme, Magda, Raresh. (RA)
  • The BPM Festival confirms first acts including Richie Hawtin, Jamie Jones, Heidi and Seth Troxler for its debut Portuguese edition. (RA)
  • Ultra Japan 2017 phase one line-up announced featuring the likes of Alesso, The Chainsmokers, Hardwell, Kygo, Steve Angello and more. (Billboard)
  • Einstürzende Neubauten, Jlin and DJ Sprinkles announced for Unsound Festival. (Fact)
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Would we all enjoy nightlife more if we took it slightly less seriously? (Thump)
  • Dispelling the myths around pressing plant delays with a leading UK vinyl distributor. (StampTheWax)
  • Pete Tong on 10 years of the International Music Summit and why the US dance market has peaked. (Billboard)
  • IMS Ibiza: Day 4 with Dixon and The Martinez Brothers. (IbizaSpotlight)
  • IMS 2017: Examining the state of the dance music nation. (MusicWeek)
  • IMS certifies that the world of electronic music is sexist. (Elmundo)
  • 10 takeaways from the International Music Summit 2017. (DigitalDJ)
  • The Top 10 of IMS Ibiza 2017. (DT)
Clubs
  • Guy Gerber, Black Coffee, Seth Troxler booked for new Mykonos club VOID. (RA)
  • XOYO in London locks in 13-week Erol Alkan residency. (Mixmag)
  • Cape Town’s ERA nightclub is closing. (Pulse)
  • Rome's Rashomon club to close after this weekend. (RA)
  • Amsterdam's Concertgebouw evacuated during Dixon and Job Jobse show due to crumbling ceiling. (RA)
  • Groningen's Paradigm nightclub closing and relocating. (RA)
  • Yann Pissenem, founder, co-owner and artistic director at Ushuaia: "Hï Ibiza is a great bet and at the same time a great responsibility" (DiariodeIbiza)
  • Hï Ibiza lays down the gauntlet. (IbizaSpotlight)
  • 20 photos from Hï Ibiza’s spectacular opening party. (Mixmag)
  • A New Legacy: Hï Ibiza opening proves the superclub isn't messing around. (Mixmag)
Artist and Music Features
  • Six disco releases you need to hear this month. (Mixmag)
  • Eight electro releases you need to hear this month. (Mixmag)
  • The ultimate Ibiza 2017 guide. (Mixmag)
  • Ibiza 2017 preview. (RA)
  • Harangue the DJ: Honey Soundsystem (Guardian Guide)
  • Six questions with... Melissa McKinlay of Defected Records. (MusicWeek)
  • In conversation with…Charlotte De Witte. (DT)
  • From Being Boiled to I Feel Love: Gary Numan’s top electro tracks. (Guardian)
  • Suzanne Ciani runs through her favourite records for The Quietus
  • Label of the month: Mannequin Records. (RA)
  • Obituary: Robert Miles - musician and DJ renowned for the elegiac track Children. (Times)
  • Josh Hall checks in with one of electronic music's most consistently innovative duos, Emptyset. (RA)
  • Montreal-via-London producer Deadboy on the ten records he was listening to while making Earth Body. (Thump)
  • Circoloco resident Davide Squillace on new Balearic ventures with Hï Ibiza and Labyrinth at Pacha. (IbizaSpotlight)
  • Sample Hunting: We traced the surprisingly dark origins of Weiss’s biggest hooks. (Pulse)
  • Marco Shuttle talks us through the key elements of his studio. (XLR8R)
  • N.M.O make military space music and you'll want to listen to it right now. (Thump)
  • Get to know Mollie Collins, the breakthrough drum 'n' bass sensation. (Mixmag)
  • Between Two Coasts: Underground club music is thriving in America's heartland. (Mixmag)
  • Sunset Music Festival collaborators Disco Donnie & John Santoro preview 2017 festival. (Billboard)
  • Gareth Emery on the strength of the City of Manchester after tragedy. (Billboard)
  • Meet Black Coffee – Drake's latest collaborator and host of Ibiza's hottest party. (IbiTimes)
  • Five Key tracks: Marcus Intalex/Trevino. (Pulse)
  • A tribute to Marcus Intalex. (UKF)
  • Marcus Intalex - A true master of his form. (Fabric)
  • Master Craftsman: remembering Marcus Intalex and his exploratory D’n’B. (Mixmag)
Artist News
  • Todd Terje teases second album with new single, Maskindans. (RA)
  • Luciano collaborates with David Morales on new EP, Esperanza. (RA)
  • Red Ember Records revives Deepsounds series after 16-year hiatus. (RA)
  • Optimo launch So Low label with Happy Meals album, Full Ashram Devotional Ceremony Volumes IV-VI. (RA)
  • Pinch drops new single on Cold Recordings. (Mixmag)
  • Sub Club residents Harri & Domenic celebrate 30 years with XXX Tour. (RA)
  • KiNK remixes Radio Slave's Children Of The E. (RA)
  • Erased Tapes announces 10th anniversary show at Southbank Centre, London. (Mixmag)
  • Alex & Digby announce debut album, For My Process. (RA)
  • Bok Bok announces Salvage 2017 EP, listen to Island Hopping. (Fact)
  • DJ Snake returns to social media saying: 'it's okay to take a break from everything’. (Billboard)
  • Take a look at Eric Prydz's epic 5.0 holograms. (Mixmag)
  • Aphex Twin to stream Field Day set live on NTS. (RA)
Live
  • Axwell & Ingrosso - Victoria Park, London (Standard - 3* Rick Pearson)
  • Movement Festival 2017 - Detroit (Billboard, Fact)
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