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Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
It'll All Be Over (DJ Koze Remix)
Gerry Read
Pampa Records
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"Time now to hit play on a brand new Essential New Tune, the final one for the month of April. It comes from the Pampa Records stable, run by the infamous DJ Koze who has provided a very special remix. This is Gerry Read's It'll All Be Over and it's this week's Essential New Tune."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 31:14 mins here.
Contact
Label: Pampa Records
Publishing: Copyright Control
Management, TV & Live: Marcus Fink, Pampa Records 
Radio, Club & Online: Adam Carter, Exclusive Promo
03 May 2019
Business
  • Kobalt reported that its gross collections grew by 30% to $494m in the fiscal year ending 30 June 2018. Revenues increased by 25.3% to $402m. AWAL revenue grew 50%. (RotD)
News and Features
  • Ultra Music Festival was plagued by shuttle issues on the first night, leaving thousands to walk home. (YourEdm) 
  • A new study published in the scientific journal Acta Tropica claims that the classic Skrillex track 'Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites' can actually protect you from mosquito bites. (Mixmag)
  • Shesaid.so has published its Alternative Power 100 Music List 2019.
  • IFPI Global Music Report. (RotD) Worldwide recorded music revenues rose 9.7% to $19.1bn (£14.6bn) in 2018. Streaming revenue rose by 34% year-on-year to $8.9bn, accounting for 47% of the total. The sale of physical formats fell by 10.1% to $4.7bn, 24.6% of the market. Download revenue declined 21.2% to $2.3bn, 7.7% of the market. Sync revenue was up by 5.2%, while performance rights revenue was up by 9.8% and now represents 14% of total recorded music revenues.
  • Red Bull Music Academy and Red Bull Radio will end in its current form in October. A statement read "Red Bull will be moving away from a strongly centralized approach, will gradually phase out the existing structure and will implement a new setup which empowers existing Red Bull country teams and utilizes local expertise. Red Bull will continue to explore new ways to support promising and cutting-edge artists wherever they may be". (RA) 
Digital
  • Spotify is testing a new subscription called Premium Duo that offers you two Premium subscriptions for the discounted price of €12.49 a month. (Verge)
  • SoundCloud is "adding even more handcrafted playlists, curated by some of the leading names in music" for Premier members.
  • Deezer appoints ex-BBC and Nothing Else Matters exec Nigel Harding as VP of Artist Marketing. (RotD)
Live
  • Solardo, Annie Mac, Sub Focus and more in for MADE Festival 2019. (DT) 
  • Gottwood 2019 adds Aurora Halal, Batu, and Shanti Celeste. (RA) 
  • Hungary's Sziget Festival confirms dance music line-up for 2019. (RA) 
  • German festival Nachtdigital is to come to an end this summer. (DJ Mag) 
  • Boardmasters 2019 has announced a huge DJ line-up featuring Claude Von Stroke, Derrick Carter, and Dennis Ferrer. (DT) 
  • Mark Fell, Courtesy, dBridge and Aurora Halal are among the artists booked for this year's Sheffield festival No Bounds. (RA) 
  • Annie Mac Presents Lost & Found has announced the line-up for its Beach Party in Malta. (Mixmag)
  • Nina Kraviz heads up Framework's Coachella afterparty program. (Mixmag) 
  • Solomun is taking his +1 party to EXIT Festival. (Mixmag) 
  • HAAi and Mala among new names confirmed for We Out Here festival. (Mixmag) 
  • Sónar Reykjavík 2019 cancelled as WOW Air goes bust. (RA) 
  • Ultra Music Festival confirms 2020 Miami event dates. (EDMTunes) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Don't kill live music: New South Wales is rallying against its puritanical government. (Mixmag) 
  • Manchester cooperative Partisan is ushering in a new era of socially conscious clubbing. (Mixmag) 
  • Is Apple Music the best streaming service for artists? (David Turner)
  • 13 marketing tactics used for targeting light casual listeners. (Amber Horsburgh)
  • Spotify’s Austin Daboh says playlists need more diversity. (MusicAlly)
  • KFC’s Ultra stunt was a nightmarish stroke of genius (DMNW) 
  • The KFC Fiasco: A dissection of the worst DJ set of all time. (Mixmag) 
Clubs
  • New 400-capacity club, La Cabane, is coming to Brussels and will specialise in house music. (RA) 
  • Leipzig club Institut fuer Zukunft turns five and announces compilation. (RA) 
  • London venue EartH launches listening bar-inspired series. (RA) 
  • London club Studio 338 has revealed the line-ups for its summer programme. (RA) 
  • elrow confirms special Ushuaïa Ibiza dates for 2019. (IbizaSpotlight) 
  • Calvin Harris to return to Pacha for a five-date run this summer. (IbizaSpotlight) 
Deals
  • Universal Music Publishing has signed a publishing deal with Dutch DJ/producer duo Magnificence. (RotD)
Streams & Podcasts
  • DT640 – Nathan Barato (DT)  
  • RA.670 Yu Su (RA) 
  • Torrentz.Eu | Boiler Room x Wixapol: Hard Dance Warsaw (Boiler Room) 
  • Samuel Kerridge | Boiler Room Belgrade: Drugstore (Boiler Room) 
  • Kornél Kovács in The Lab LDN (Mixmag)
  • ANNA in the Lab Miami (Mixmag) 
Artist and Music Features
  • Get to know: Riobamba (Mixmag) 
  • Renegade Riddims: Djinn & Mantra (DT) 
  • On Cue: Jubilee (DJ Mag)
  • Jan Blomqvist: How I play live (DJ Mag) 
  • Artist Tips: Alex Smoke (XLR8R) 
  • The 15 best techno tracks of March 2019 (Magnetic) 
  • April: Six artists you need to check out this month. (Mixmag) 
  • 7 must-hear mixes from March 2019 (Fact) 
  • The 10 most essential Miami bass tracks (Mixmag) 
  • Discover New York’s ’90s techno scene with 11-Track guide by Damon Wild. (ElectronicBeats) 
  • Judge Jules on what makes a classic dance track timeless. (Magnetic) 
  • The art of DJing: Jeff Mills (RA)
  • Chrissy: Bringing back the love (iDJ) 
  • MusExpo 2019: Diving into data, playlists & the importance of managers. (TMN)
  • Dance Dance Revolution: How gaming became electronic music's newest frontier. (DJ Mag) 
  • Jeremy Olander talks upcoming warm-weather debut at Vujaday. (DA) 
  • Saturday Night Session 016: Sunnery James and Ryan Marciano talk making it work as a musical duo and the meaning behind their ‘Sexy By Nature’ brand. (DA) 
  • Benny L is one of the most in-demand names in D&B right now. (DJ Mag) 
  • How Chvrches took their Marshmello collab Here With Me from an acoustic ballad to their first Hot 100 Hit. (Billboard) 
  • David Lee Roth and Armin van Buuren on why they remixed Jump. (Rolling Stone) 
  • A conversation with legends Armin van Buuren and Van Halen’s David Lee Roth. (DMNW)
  • Going Global: Holy Goof is building a worldwide movement from the ground up. (Mixmag) 
  • Marshmello, Armin van Buuren, Alesso and more full sets from Ultra 2019. [video] (Billboard) 
  • Nicky Romero talks DallasK/XYLØ collab Sometimes and going back to his roots with new music. [Video] (Billboard) 
  • Armin van Buuren talks about new music and giving up-and-coming talent a platform on his radio show. [Video] (Billboard) 
  • Don Diablo chats about his new collaboration with CID and recalls his first time at Ultra. [Video] (Billboard)  
  • The head of Atlantic's electronic/dance music label Big Beat, Gina Tucci, talks about signing artists who keep dancefloors full. (Billboard)
  • Billboard Dance 100 Artists of 2019: The complete list. (Billboard) 
  • Digital Dealmakers: 11 agents and curators launching viral dance music sensations. (Billboard) 
  • Billboard Dance Power Players 2019: The managers, live leaders and tastemakers shaping the genre. (Billboard)
  • Mental Health and Dance music: How 'Not enough has changed' since Avicii's death. (Billboard)
Artist News
  • Hundreds of people from all over the world raved in the streets for Keith Flint's funeral procession. (Mixmag) 
  • Ron Trent returns to Future Vision Records with Warm EP. (RA) 
  • Richie Hawtin will bring his audio-visual F.U.S.E. Dimensions exhibition to The Store X, 180 The Strand, this weekend. (Fact) 
  • House music vocalist Kim English has died. (Mixmag) 
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