music events

Superstar DJ Paul van Dyk plans to return to Central Park on August 17th & 18th – a record 5th consecutive year. Last year, over 10,000 fans from around the world descended upon New York to see van Dyk in this surreal environment.

In celebration of the anniversary, innovators Paul van Dyk and organizers Made Event will offer a special limited edition version of his upcoming artist album In Between (out August 14th on Mute Records). Fans who attend the Central Park concerts will have an opportunity to purchase combination special ticket packages, with the CD available for pickup only at Central Park.

From it’s inception in 2003 what began as a one time, late afternoon event has transformed into a 2-day concert extravaganza. Paul van Dyk’s incomparable DJ style ensures that no two concerts are ever the same due in part to his one-of-a-kind rig that has taken the art of DJing to an entirely new level.

Tickets for Paul van Dyk in Central Park are available for $40 dollars per ticket for the Friday, August 17th concert and $45 dollars per ticket for the Saturday, August 18th concert.

Stanton DJ this month kicks off Roc Raida’s 2007 Gong Battle series that will take the DJ battle to Miami, Baltimore, New York, and Los Angeles.

Hosted by Stanton and DJ Roc Raida, the Gong Battles offer DJs a chance to compete in an informal atmosphere with an emphasis on fun, entertainment, and true undiscovered skill. The competition is open to anyone.

Raida’s Gong Battle was inspired by the 70’s TV program, The Gong Show, which featured amateur performers placed before a panel of judges, who could gong a bad performer, preventing them from moving onto the next round. Roc Raida and Stanton’s Gong Battle offers aspiring DJs a similar opportunity.

In Gong Battle, spectators can gong a DJ they don’t think he or she deserves to move on to the next round. Eventually one winner will be crowned.

The 2007 Gong Battle series will kick off on Saturday, March 24th on South Beach at the Remix Hotel Miami, part of this year’s Winter Music Conference. Additional Battles will take place in Baltimore on April 5th at Sonar Night Club, in New York on April 12th at S.O.B. Night Club, and in Los Angeles on April 27th at the Scratch Academy. Admission is free for all events.

The RedGorilla Music Fest, being held in Austin, TX from March 14-17, 2007 is looking for independent artists, bands, and solo artists submissions.

Launched four years ago as the DreamScapers Artist Showcase, RedGorilla has grown each year under that name. This year, the event has a new name – RedGorilla Music Fest – and has also partnered with the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) to produce an event that promotes up-and-coming independent music in all genres and to help independent artists further their careers.

Approximately 150 artists will participate in shows in venues on 6th Street in Austin, Texas. It is an opportunity for artists to take advantage of all Austin has to offer in what is one of the most important music weeks of the year. It is the music industry’s premier destination for the year, and thousands of fans and music industry professionals descend upon Austin to network and check out new talent at the various music festivals around town.

RedGorilla Music Fest is now accepting artist submissions. RedGorilla showcases will take place from Wednesday, March 14, to Saturday, March 17, in clubs on 6th Street, right in the heart of all the action. The event continues to be a “No Badge Required” event.

It is/ free/ to attend and is open to the general public.

Propellerhead Software has announced The Producers Conference, to be held Saturday, November 18th, 2006 at the Recombinant Labs in San Francisco. Propellerhead Software have developed the conference to further the company’s mission, to bring artists closer to their musical ambitions and to bring artists and producers together who wish to get the most out of their productions using Reason.

Featuring N.W.A founding member, Arabian Prince and IDM sound design wizard and Propellerhead Reason guru, James Bernard, both artists will lead clinics on their creative approach using their tools of choice within Reason.

The all day event will also feature clinics on maximizing the NN-XT sampler, the Combinator, as well as creative workflow for producing patches, sounds, and refills. The Conference will also include a final session where selected tracks submitted by attendees will go through a class review for tips, tricks, enhancements, & suggestions.

Additional Conference Classes will also be taught by:

• Berkleemusic course author, instructor and prolific writer for Remix, Electronic Musician and others, Erik Hawkins.
• Propellerhead guru and author of Powertools for Reason, Kurt Kurasaki aka Peff.
• Propellerhead Product Specialist, Hayden Bursk.

As part of the conference offerings, Korg will provide a number of keyboard and drumpad MIDI controllers for use onsite, where their ease of use and tight integration with Reason will be highlighted. They’ll also be offering an on-site discount to conference attendees who wish to purchase one of these units.

The Recombinant Labs in San Francisco provides full sound, audio, video, and screens to showcase the sound and incredible potential of Reason based music solutions.

As an added value to our registered user base, The Producers Conference will be free for registered Reason users who provide proof of registration on the day of the event. For all other attendees, this all day interactive learning session is only $99/person. Additionally, all attendees will receive a free copy of the ASK Video Reason Tutorial DVD.

More information is available at the Propellerheads site.