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Pangea (Maxi Meraki Extended Mix)
Mahmut Orhan & Nathan Nicholson
Ultra Records
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"It comes via a very hot remix from Maxi Meraki, a producer, DJ and remixer coming out of Belgium. He previously collaborated with the likes of Maz and Apache, and recently remixed RÜFÜS DU SOL's 'Music Is Better'. This week's ENT comes from the mighty Mahmut Orhan featuring Nathan Nicholson and Max Marichi's remix of 'Pangea'."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 33.00 here.
Contact
Label: Ultra Records 
Management: Thomas Alliet (Maxi Meraki) / Aziz First (Mahmut Orhan)
Publishing: Ultra Records 
Radio & Club: Michael Burns, Ultra Records
TV: Jennifer Bowder, Ultra Records
Online: Danny Ward, Ultra Records
03 Sep 2024
Business
  • Aslice is closing the company has announced. Launched by DVS1 in 2022, the company shared over $422,000 of earnings with more than 27,000 producers. As part of the closing process, "A Slice Of Fairness" report was collated. (RA)  
News and Features
  • 1,000 people attended an illegal rave on a farm in Euston, Suffolk, last weekend. (Mixmag) 
  • ADE Adds SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Tresor Berlin Reps to 2024 Program. (Billboard) 
  • In the US, ahead of the Presidential election, a partnership between Rave The Vote and Head Count, is encouraging fans to "show up and vote for values that are synonymous with our culture; peace, love, unity and respect." As part of a new initiative, a lineup’s worth of dance artists will help provide a free bundle of music to people who check their voter registration status. (Billboard) 
  • DJ Awards to return to Ibiza on 2 October at Club Chinois. Peggy Gou, Kerri Chandler, Calvin Harris and Swedish House Mafia among are the nominations. (Mixmag) 
Digital
  • NFT marketplace OpenSea revealed it has received a Wells notice from SEC, indicating the regulator may soon bring a lawsuit against the company. (TechCrunch)  
  • Virgin Music Group has partnered with Splash for a Sofi Tukker Roblox experience. (RotD)  
  • Apple Music now lets you easily transfer playlists to YouTube Music. (Verge)  
  • Turntable Labs has closed a $8.2m seed round before launching the social listening app Hangout later this year. It allows music fans, coworkers, and other communities to gather, DJ together, and interact in a gamified virtual setting. (Hypebot) 
  • Spotify claims Apple may again be in violation of European regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), over how Apple has discontinued the technology that allows Spotify users to control the volume on their connected devices. (TechCrunch) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Understanding creators to harness the monetisation opportunities. (Midia) 
Tech
  • Arturia’s KeyLab MK3 is a seriously impressive MIDI keyboard controller. (MusicTech) 
Beatport
  • Mura Masa is forging a new connection with the club. (Beatportal)
  • Meet the campus reps for Beatport's new student ambassador program (Beatportal)
  • Introducing: Demi Riquísimo (Beatportal)
  • Have you tried the playlist sidebar? (Beatport)
Clubs
  • A sign from iconic London club fabric has been donated to London Museum. (RA) 
  • Glasgow club The Shed to close after 26 years. (RA) 
  • Bicep, Four Tet, Honey Dijon and Rinse FM will curate nights at London's Drumsheds from September to December. (RA) 
  • Pendulum, Knife Party, Nero, Flux Pavilion and more announced for UKF Drumsheds event on 13 December. (EDM) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • RA.952 Two Shell (RA) 
  • Aya | Boiler Room: Singapore (BoilerRoom) 
  • THC in The Lab LDN (Mixmag) 
  • Kitty Amor sunrise Afro house set | Ballantine’s True Music x Mixmag (Mixmag) 
Artist and Music Features
  • The 15 best techno tracks of August 2024 (Magnetic) 
  • Selections: Gina Jeanz (DJMag) 
  • Breaking Through: Angel D'lite (RA) 
  • What SEO taught me about artist development and growing a sustainable career in music. (Magnetic) 
  • "The beautiful story starts again": 15 of the best images from Space Riccione's opening fiesta. (Mixmag) 
  • The Ultimate Queer Moodboard: Body Movements 2024 in Pictures (RA) 
  • 20 Years of Bootshaus, Cologne's unmatched dance music superclub. (DJMag) 
  • With Burning Man under way in Nevada, inside its network of more than 100 global events. (Billboard) 
  • The evolution of Ukraine's dance music scene, decade by decade. (Mixmag) 
  • On my radar: Jon Hopkins’s cultural highlights (Guardian) 
  • The Art of Production: Olof Dreijer (RA) 
  • Meet the electronic musicians collaborating with nature through bio-sonification. (DJMag) 
  • Jon Hopkins has scored films and worked with Coldplay, but his new album turns inwards. (FT) 
  • "I always find inspiration from my city." Anfisa Letyago talks about her love of Naples, moving from the underground to the mainstream and her new audiovisual show. (RA) 
  • Scottish artist TAAHLIAH speaks about wanting to be known as more than just a DJ, transforming her sound on debut album ‘Gramarye’, some unpredictable influences, and her future artistic ambitions. (Mixmag) 
  • A week ahead of the release of "Telos," his first album in nearly a decade, Zedd teamed up with 5 gum for the most intimate show of his illustrious career. (EDM) 
  • Kaskade discusses the winning formula for a great music festival. (EDM) 
  • For John Summit, the only real challenge is knowing when to slow down. (MusicTech) 
  • Honey Dijon: “I want people to feel like they stepped into another world” (DJMag) 
  • Kaytranada owns his influence. Once modern dance music’s best-kept secret, the Canadian DJ-producer is ready to go bigger. (Vulture) 
  • Alex Pall, a member of The Chainsmokers, expanded on his group's decision to cancel their recent US tour dates. (LinkedIn) 
  • As digital promotion becomes "a volume battle," fan pages are increasingly allowing artists and labels to flood the zone while keeping their own hands clean. (Billboard) 
Artist News
  • Amelie Lens and Charlotte de Witte have teased an upcoming collaboration. (DJMag) 
  • Angela Rayner, the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister, joined DJ Fisher behind the decks at Hï Ibiza. (DJMag) 
  • Cassius, Alan Braxe, Kittin, Jean-Michel Jarre, more set to perform at Paralympics closing ceremony. (DJMag) 
  • Daft Punk's LEGO doppelgängers are set to make a cameo in Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams' upcoming biopic. (EDM) 
  • Faithless have released a new single ‘I’m Not Alone (Rest Well Maxwell)’ in honour of the group's late frontman Maxi Jazz, who passed away in 2022. (Mixmag) 
  • A fundraiser has been launched to pay for the music clearances, archive footage and legal costs of a documentary about drum & bass MC Stevie Hyper D. (RA) 
  • An Ashley Beedle GoFundMe Campaign has been launched to help raise funds for the British house pioneer's ongoing care following major health complications that have left him in a wheelchair. (Mixmag) 
  • Danielle Moore, frontwoman of British electronic group Crazy P, has died at the age of 52. (BBC) 
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