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Saturday, October 05, 2013

18+/21+ P3E, Arctic & VOLUME Presents: Hard Sessions 001:TECHNOBOY

Phase 3 Events, Arctic Productions & Volume Nightclub are teaming up to bring you one of the biggest names in HARDSTYLE, the man credited as the inventor, & pioneer of the genre. the one and only....

Hard Sessions :001
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When you randomly ask some Technoboy fans to describe their idol in one sentence, you can be sure the line “he is the King of hardstyle” will be spoken. That’s quite something, being compared to one of the biggest legends in the music industry. But the ones that have heard and seen Technoboy perform during the ten years of his still-going-on-strong career will understand why. Maybe his clothing style is less extreme than how we know the King of rock ‘n’ roll; it’s also flamboyant, trendy and something that goes hand in hand with his personality. His enormous collection of Nikes in all shapes and colors will most probably contain some blue and suede ones. And although the hip shakes of Elvis will never be beaten, when the Italian hardstyle DJ is performing he doesn’t stop moving behind his DJ-booth. But the most important similarity is that both icons ARE their music. When you say hardstyle, you say Technoboy.

The story of Technoboy starts in Bologna, Italy in the second half of the 80’s, when a hard-working schoolboy named Cristiano Giusberti stepped into a local discotheque for the first time. What was nothing more to his peers than a night out without having to bother about books and teachers, appeared to be a life-changing event for Cristiano. It was like every fiber of his body soaked up the music and he knew after that night what his destiny was: to be that guy on the podium, making people feel the same as he just experienced. Some years, much practicing and a lot of money spent on dance records later, Cristiano became that guy.

In 1992 Cristiano’s musical career started. As DJ Gius he was offered a residency in an Italian club and in the following years many other clubs, like Pachito Club, Elixer Vitae, Escape, Station and East Side were added to his curriculum. In 1992 Giusberti also started working as an A&R manager for 'Route 66 Music Market for DJ's' and four years later also for ‘Arsenic Sound’. That’s where a new chapter in Cristiano’s life emerged: next to playing music, he started producing it. Again, his musical talents didn’t stay unnoticed: in 1999 he achieved worldwide fame with his DJ Gius remix of the track ‘Kernkraft 400’ by the German techno/electro project Zombie Nation. It was an important year for Giusberti: he also joined ‘Alternative Sound Planet’, that is part of one of the biggest record companies in the world: The SAIFAM Group. After finishing two tracks for the ‘Titanic’ label in October, Cristiano needed a cool and catchy alias for his production work. In Italy, ‘techno’ was a generic name for the different styles in dance music. It sounded good together with ‘boy’: Technoboy was born.

Technoboy gave a name and face to a musical style that took the dance scene by storm. Hard, energetic and banging dance music, but always supplied with a touch of Italian class and style: there couldn’t be a better name for it than hardstyle. In 2001, after almost a decade of performing as DJ Gius, Cristiano stepped into a plane to Holland, the dance capital of the world, where he played his first gig as DJ Technoboy. He injected his beats into the crowd and within a couple of years, the whole country was infected by the Italian hardstyle virus. And not only Holland: Technoboy made people in countries like Germany, France, Italy, South-Africa and Australia shake their hips, stomp their feet and clap their hands. He was a headliner at every major hardstyle event on the globe: famous Dutch parties like Mystery Land, (45,000 visitors), Hard Bass (12,000 visitors), Decibel Outdoor (20,000 visitors), Qlimax (25,000 visitors), Defqon.1 Festival (30,000 visitors) and Sensation Black (40.000) and parties like Tomorrowland (Belgium), Sonic (Switzerland), Planetlove (Ireland) and Airbeat One (Germany) are on his résumé. In 2009, X-Qlusive Technoboy was added to this list and this night, where everything revolved around Cristiano Giusberti and his music, was a crown on his career and a night he and his fans will never forget.

With more labels than any other hardstyle artist under his belt (Dance Pollution, Red Alert, Titanic Records, Bonzai Italy, Green Force and BLQ), Cristiano released an uncountable amount of tracks under more than 30 different aliases, such as Pacific Link, The Hose, Giada, The KGB's, Citizen, TNT, Hardstyle Masterz, Tuneboy, 2 Best Enemies and, of course, Technoboy. He did remixes for the biggest names in the hardstyle scene, mixed CD’s and has a discography that one easily could fill a book with.

Technoboy, the King of hardstyle: the comparison may be clear. And the good news is that Cristiano didn’t intend to leave the building yet: his main goal for the future is to spread his hardstyle-word all over the planet and share his unconditional love for his music with as many people as possible!

more info soon to come.

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What Does The Government Shutdown Mean For NASA?

The MAVEN missions ‘Going to Mars’ campaign invites the public to submit names and poems which will be included on a special DVD. The DVD will be adhered to the MAVEN spacecraft and launched to Mars on Nov. 18, 2013. Credit: NASA/GSFC
The MAVEN Mars mission launch is among those activities that could be affected by the U.S. federal government shutdown. Credit: NASA/GSFC
A forthcoming NASA launch to Mars could be in danger of losing its launch window should a shutdown in the United States federal government that began today (Oct. 1) continue for a while. That’s just one of the ways in which NASA is affected amid a lapse of funding that is affecting all government agencies and an untold number of government contractors.

Around 97% of NASA’s 18,000 employees are off the job. Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus and other social media accounts are going dark. NASA’s website is being pulled offline. NASA Television has also ceased broadcasting.
Beyond the agency’s public face, activities ranging from certain commercial crew payouts, to conference attendance, to scientific work will cease. Awards and scholarship approvals will be delayed.
“NASA will shut down almost entirely,” said President Barack Obama in a speech late Monday (Sept. 30).
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In addition to the agency’s public relations activities, NASA is planning to launch the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft to Mars in November to examine the Red Planet’s atmosphere. There are all sorts of questions vexing scientists concerning that planet, with one of the most prominent ones being why the atmosphere thinned over the years.
Media reports indicate that if the shutdown is lengthy, MAVEN could miss the launch window and have to try again in 2016.
“A shutdown could delay the pre-launch processing currently under way with a possible impact to the scheduled Nov. 18 launch date,” Dwayne Brown, a NASA senior public affairs officer at NASA, told The Planetary Society in a story published yesterday (Sept. 30). The launch window extends for several weeks beyond that time, however.
The 3% of NASA employees who are deemed essential will work without pay until the situation is resolved. These are some of the things that will continue:
The International Space Station.  Credit: NASA
The International Space Station. Credit: NASA
  • International Space Station monitoring will be maintained, but with the bare minimum of ground crew. (NASA will cease regular updates of the astronauts’ activities during the furlough, although we presume if something urgent happened there would be an update.)
  • Robotic missions that are already in operation — think the Cassini spacecraft circling Saturn, or the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) winging its way to the moon — will have small crews making sure that they are functioning properly. No scientific analysis will be conducted, though.
  • Certain other programs will continue if a shutdown would be detrimental to their performance. Space News reports that the much-delayed James Webb Space Telescope will be among them, as some of its instruments are undergoing cryogenic vacuum testing at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
  • Update, 1:09 p.m. EDT: Several missions run out of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Applied Physics Laboratory are running as usual for at least the next week because these facilities are running under contracted money from NASA and still have funds in the bank. According to the Planetary Society’s Emily Lakdawalla: “At JPL, that includes: Curiosity; Opportunity; Odyssey; Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter; Cassini; Dawn; Juno; Spitzer; the Voyagers; and WISE, among many others. At APL, that includes MESSENGER and New Horizons. It also includes the Deep Space Network.”
  • Additional Update, 2:09 p.m. EDT: The HiRISE twitter account just replied to inquiries from several space journalists that they will be “open for business” as usual, which is great news since the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter made an audacious attempt to take images of Comet ISON during the comet’s closest approach to Mars today. We’ll provide any news and updates on images as they become available, but the HiRISE team said getting the images back to Earth and processing them may take a day or two.
  • Many observers noted that NASA is marking its 55th anniversary today by shutting down its activities. There’s no word yet on when the deadlock in Congress will be resolved. The last two shutdowns in 1995 and 1996 (which began in the middle of the STS-74 shuttle mission to Mir) lasted several weeks.
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    Tom Clancy dies at age 66

    Tom Clancy Clancy died on Tuesday in Baltimore, Maryland.
    Best-selling US author Tom Clancy has died at the age of 66, his publisher Penguin has confirmed.
    Clancy wrote a string of best-selling spy and military thrillers. His 17th novel, Command Authority, is due out in December.
    Several of his books featuring CIA analyst Jack Ryan have been adapted into successful Hollywood films.
    The former insurance broker died in a Baltimore hospital near his Maryland home, according to reports.
    Clancy, who died on Tuesday, was remembered as "a master of his craft" by Tom Weldon, chief executive of Penguin Random House UK.
    "Tom Clancy changed readers' expectations of what a thriller could do," he said. "He will be greatly missed by millions of fans in the UK and around the world."
    'Real gentleman' Written in his spare time, The Hunt for Red October (1984) was Clancy's first published novel and sold more than five million copies.
    President Ronald Reagan helped to fuel the success of the book when he called it a "perfect yarn".
    Archive: Tom Clancy talks about his prophetic '9/11' plot
    The novel was made into a film in 1990, starring Alec Baldwin as Ryan and Sir Sean Connery as Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius.
    Baldwin paid tribute to "the great writer Tom Clancy" on Twitter, remembering him as "a real gentleman of the old school".
    Harrison Ford went on to play Ryan in film versions of Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger, while Ben Affleck played him in 2002 release The Sum of All Fears.
    Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, a new film to feature the character directed by Sir Kenneth Branagh, is set for release this December.
    Clancy usually wrote a book a year, making him one of the wealthiest authors in the world.
    In 2002 he was ranked at 10 in Forbes magazine's Celebrity 100 list with estimated earnings of $47.8m (£33m).
    As well as a successful writer, Clancy also became closely associated with the world of video gaming.

    TOM CLANCY IN BRIEF

    • The Hunt for Red October was Clancy's first published book, launching his career as a successful writer in 1984
    • Red October spawned a Hollywood film as well as a naval war game
    • In all he wrote and co-wrote 20 books, including 17 New York Times number one best-sellers
    • In 1993 he joined a group of investors to buy the Baltimore Orioles baseball team
    • Clancy wrote about commercial airliners being used as missiles several years before the attacks in the US on 11 September 2001
    • The French video game manufacturer Ubisoft purchased the use of Clancy's name for an undisclosed sum in 2008
    • Clancy's final novel, Command Authority, is due to be published in December 2013
    In the 1990s he founded Red Storm Entertainment, later bought by Ubisoft, which developed games based on Clancy's ideas.
    Blockbuster video game titles bearing his name included Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six.
    "Tom Clancy was an extraordinary author with a gift for creating detailed, engrossing fictional stories that captivated audiences around the world," said Ubisoft on its Facebook page.
    "We are humbled by the opportunity to carry on part of his legacy through our properties that bear his name."
    British author Barbara Taylor-Bradford also paid tribute to Clancy on her website.
    "I'm stunned to learn of the sudden passing of [a] legendary novelist," she wrote. "A remarkable talent whose books and movie adaptations held me captive for many enjoyable hours."
    Clancy was known for his technically detailed espionage and military science storylines. One, written in 1994, told of a crazed Japan Airlines pilot who flies into the Capitol building in Washington.
    In a 2003 interview, CNN presenter Wolf Blitzer suggested his precise accounts of the US military techniques were giving away secrets to terrorists.
    "I never got any fan mail from Osama bin Laden, and I don't really know how many books I sold in Afghanistan," the author replied.
    "You have to talk to the marketing people about that. But I'm not really concerned about it."
    "He was ahead of the news curve and sometimes frighteningly prescient," said Ivan Held, president of Penguin imprint G P Putnam's Sons.
    "To publish a Tom Clancy book was a thrill every time."

    Friday, October 04, 2013

    Fedde Le Grand Rocks Amsterdam - beamed live around the world!

    One of the true highlights of ADE week, Fedde Le Grand’s annual road-block event is back for 2013, boasting a stellar line-up of established and upcoming talent and this year, for the first time ever, linking up with the might of global broadcaster MTV.


    MTV Presents: Fedde Le Grand Rocks Amsterdam, at Escape Venue on October 18th in the heart of the Dutch capital, will see the international house titan back on home ground, delivering fans who flock from the four corners of the planet a jaw-dropping showcase in immense beats and earth-shattering electro lines.


    Teaming up with Fedde on the night will be a host of musical stars, including Dutch rock stars DI-RECT, who have something particularly special lined up for the night. With 15 years behind them, a new album set for release in 2014 and hits including ‘Times Are Changing’, ‘This Is Who We Are’ and ‘Young Ones’, DI-RECT will prove instantly recognizable to Fedde’s home crowd, as will Fedde’s wing man MC Gee who, alongside host Kubik LeFunk – the voice of ‘Rockin’ N’ Rollin’ – will be on hand to introduce the likes of F-Man, ‘Lion’ collaborator Michael Calfan who jets in from Paris for the occasion, rising stars and Fedde-favourites Roul and Doors and London’s Tim Cullen (MOS) for a night that, with Fedde’s track record and reputation, is guaranteed to supersede expectations.


    For those that can’t make it to Amsterdam or indeed through the doors of Escape, fear not. Streaming live on both UPC and YouTube, the event will also be broadcast across a network of radio stations around the world, including Brazil, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Belgium, Greece and the Ukraine, with more to be added over the remaining weeks.


    Tickets for MTV Presents: Fedde Le Grand Rocks Amsterdam are available now at (LINK). For more information, visit  






    NEW UDG Partners for Czech, Slovak Republic & Japan

    DISK Multimedia s.r.o & High Resolution Co. Ltd appointed New UDG Gear Distribution partners for Czech, Slovak Republic & Japan respectively.
    UDG Gear proudly presents 2 new distributors to represent UDG Gear in Czech, Slovak Republic & Japan. Being a manufacturer of high-quality, specialist travel gear for DJ and Producers and renowned for our huge range of custom-sized bags, trolleys, MIDI controller cases and accessories, we are confident with the forging of these partnerships, our presence & availability in these emerging markets will be further extended. Endorsees who have trusted UDG GEAR include Tiesto, Carl Cox, Armin van Buuren, Nicky Romero and Fatboy Slim;
    DISK Multimedia is a well-established company with over 15 years of operation & is amongst the largest suppliers in the field of image and sound in Czech & Slovak Republic. DISK Multimedia team of experienced professionals are experts in the design and implementation of complex multimedia systems. The experienced & accredited teams of professional have rich technical expertise in offering excellent product support. Other important brands in their portfolio include Ableton, Akai Professional, KRK, Native Instruments, Numark & Røde.
    DISK Multiomedia sro. (Czech & Slovak Republic): http://www.disk.cz
    Tokyo based High Resolution Co Ltd will be reintroducing UDG GEAR into the Japanese market with greater penetration & reach. The Company has more than 10 years of experience as a distributor of exclusive Producer & DJ equipment in the Japanese audio market having successfully marketed brands like Ableton, Allen & Heath, Focusrite & Novation. “We are confident that with the new partnership, the visibility, presence & availability of our range of merchandise in the Japanese market will be improved” commented UDG founder and CEO Michael Schmeitz.
    Website High Resolution (Japan): http://www.h-resolution.com

    Amsterdam Dance Event completes festival line-up


    With less than three weeks to go, the preparations are in full swing for the eighteenth edition of the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world's biggest club festival, and leading conference for electronic music. Today the organization has finalized the already impressive festival line-up with the addition of new names. The five-day ADE Festival, which takes place from 16 to 20 October, includes a record number of national and international artists preforming, no less than 2000 artists taking part in 300 events in 80 locations throughout the city of Amsterdam.

    The biggest club festival in the world
    Calvin Harris (GB), Carl Cox (GB), Culoe De Song (ZA), Danny Tenaglia (US), Jackson and his Computer Band (FR), Martyn (NL), Nina Kraviz (RU), Seth Troxler (US), Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano (NL), The Martinez Brothers (US), Tiësto (NL), Tom Trago (NL) and many others added to program

    In the past three years the ADE Festival has almost doubled in size. This year’s program covers a record number of 80 locations across the city. From traditional venues like Melkweg, Paradiso, Trouw, Escape and Studio 80, to major locations such as the Concertgebouw, the Westergasfabriek, the Convention Factory, Heineken Music Hall, Ziggodome and the RAI Centre, the ADE Festival is truly the biggest club festival in world.

    From emerging talent to the absolute world top

    An expected 300,000 dance music lovers from around the world will get the chance to spoil themselves with an overwhelming array of national and international artists. For five days, they can choose from over 300 different events where almost every music genre is represented .

    The organization is very proud to announce the last selection of artist to perform at the festival:

    Adam Beyer (SE), Afrojack (NL), Agoria (FR), Alesso (SE), Alle Farben (DE), Âme (DE), Andhim (DE), Andy C (GB, Armin van Buuren (NL), Awanto 3 (NL), Bakermat (NL), Ben Klock (DE), Ben UFO (GB), Bicep (GB), Black Coffee (ZA), BoeBoe (NL), Calvin Harris (GB), Carl Cox (GB), Carl Craig (US), Chris Liebing (DE), Christian Smith (SE), Chuckie (NL), Cristian Varela (ES), Culoe De Song (ZA), Danny Daze (US), Danny Tenaglia (US), DARKSIDE (US), Dave Clarke (GB), David August (DE), David Guetta (FR), Dennis Ferrer (US), Dixon (DE), DJ Koze (DE), DJ Shadow (US), Dosem (ES), Dubfire (US), Fedde Le Grand (NL), Ferry Corsten (NL), Florian Meindl (DE), Goldfish (ZA), Greg Wilson (GB), Gui Boratto (BR), Guy Gerber (IL), Guy J (IL), Henrik Schwarz (DE), Hernan Cattaneo (AR), Hobo (CA), ISIS (NL), Jackmaster (GB), Jackson and his Computer Band (FR), Jamie Jones (GB), Job Jobse (NL), John Digweed (GB), Joost van Bellen (NL), Joran van Pol (NL), Joris Voorn (NL), Joseph Capriati (IT), Joy Orbison (GB), Julio Bashmore (GB), Kaiserdisco (DE), Karenn (GB), Kollektiv Turmstrasse (DE), Kölsch (DK), Kraak & Smaak (NL), Laurent Garnier (FR), Len Faki (DE), Loco Dice (DE), M.A.N.D.Y. (DE), Maceo Plex (US), Magda (PL), Mano Le Tough (DE), Marcel Fengler (DE), Martin Buttrich (DE), Martin Garrix (NL), Martyn (NL), Mathew Jonson (CA), Maya Jane Coles (GB), Michael Mayer (DE), Midland (GB), Moderat (DE), Moguai (DE), Moodymann (AR), Motor City Drum Ensemble (DE), Nic Fanciulli (GB), Nina Kraviz (RU), Oliver Huntemann (DE), Pachanga Boys (DE), Paco Osuna (ES), Patrice Bäumel (NL, Paul Oakenfold (GB), Pete Tong (GB), Quintino (NL), Ricardo Villalobos (CL), Richie Hawtin (CA), San Proper (NL), Sander Kleinenberg (NL), Sander van Doorn (NL), Seth Troxler (US), Shermanology (NL), Sidney Samson (NL), Solomun (DE), Soul Clap (US), Speedy J (NL), Stefano Noferini (IT), Stephan Bodzin (DE), Steve Angello (SE), Steve Bug (DE), Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano (NL), Tale Of Us (IT), The Darkraver (NL), The Martinez Brothers (US), The Partysquad (NL), Tiësto (NL), Tiga (CA), Todd Terje (NO), Tom Trago (NL), Vato Gonzalez (NL), Wolf + Lamb (US), Yellow Claw (NL) and many others.

    The full program can be found at www.a-d-e.nl

    Steve Aoki: "I am not a Real Dj and my Dj career is an absurd joke"

    Fans of " DJ " Steve Aoki are in a state of shock when he learned that Mr. Aoki is actually a performance artist who has participated in a finely orchestrated masterpiece and prolonged performance has encapsulated all aspects of his life. The news comes after it emerged that Mr. Aoki has been awarded a Special Prize of the American Council for the Performing Arts ( ACPA ) for the project that has taken almost the entire adult life of Mr. Aoki .Speaking for the first time about the revelations , Mr. Aoki , receiving his award from Professional selfish , Kanye West , tried to explain the motivation behind the project." I wanted to explore the fickle nature of popular music trends by designing a public figure and the scenario that would push the boundaries of ridiculous behavior at one end and still do to get away with it . "
    " For me it's about trying to be as absurd and ridiculous as possible without any of the attendees to be aware , or be deliberately ignored, the sheer absurdity of what they are witnessing. The explosion EDM for me was the perfect vehicle to explore that idea because it seemed that the audience was able to accept without thinking coarser tricks and personalities , "said Aoki ." The show and my life as " DJ " Steve Aoki has evolved over the years," he said. "I had to live every moment as this guy without breaking character. This has always been the hardest part , seeing this clown make and not be able to say 'Hey guys, it's not real " ."I kept adding more and more unnecessary vulgarity in the show , flashing lights, topless entertainment , fool , Indian headdresses , trampolines . I kept thinking that at any time people realize that this was not dance music, but it was an absurd pantomime and the game would be up. But no one has ever suspected . "" Even when I started throwing cake at the hearing, which is intended as a not so subtle reference to the circus that had become my show , the audience just lapped up. Nobody thinks to themselves " oh , look, he began to throw pies in the face of people like a damn clown, surely this can not be the legitimate dance music ? " .ACPA spokesman , Arnold Trumball , described his admiration for the draft Aoki , " is a tour - de-force performance in the method . He has been living as consciously stupid DJ for the past 15 years without breaking character. imagine living every moment as DJ Steve Aoki character? Producing fucking track after track . Attend concert after concert? "Questioned Trumball . " Not being able to keep their hands up to even his closest friends and admit my career as a DJ is an absurd joke ." This is true dedication to their art. "

    Thursday, October 03, 2013

    WALL STREET WHITE PAPER VALUES EDM INDUSTRY AT $20.0 BILLION

    Electronic Dance Music (EDM): The Digital Pangaea, the first annual Massive White Paper written by Wall Street veteran John Langdon and his company Massive Advisors, LLC shows the current reach, influence and true value of the global EDM Industry. It's an econometric market study of the global electronic dance music market and culture. Despite its growing popularity, studies on the macroeconomic impact of EDM are rare. Much less an all encompassing report that combines public and proprietary data to show the true figures of the industry.

    The findings of the Massive White Paper show the EDM industry still is often completely ignored or misunderstood by governments and businesses worldwide -- from traditional music distributors, to apparel brands, to acoustics manufacturers.

    The EDM market is a $15.0 to $20.0 billion global industry, with the major players in the global festival market achieving $4.5 billion in sales for 2012. Digital music revenues grew an impressive 9.8% in 2012. This compares to a 17% increase in festival attendees at five top

    global festivals and an increase of 33% in the total number of festivals thrown yearly worldwide. The attendance at 20 top global festivals evaluated by Massive Advisors, LLC increased from 1.9 million in 2009 to an estimated 3.4+ million for 2013.

    John Langdon and representatives of Massive Advisors will serve as panelists at the Amsterdam Dance Event Radio Forum speaking alongside the world's number one DJ Armin Van Buuren (Amsterdam, October 16 – 20). They will discuss the state of the dance music industry, DJing, producing, and technology and the future of dance music.

    John Langdon has over 23 years of middle-market private equity experience on Wall Street, and most recently was Managing Director of the $2.8 billion private equity fund Platinum Equity, as co-head of PLMM, Platinum Equity's lower middle market investment group.

    Please find the full Chairman's Letter to the comprehensive Massive White Paper at

    www.massiveadvisors.com

    ALESSO Announces November North American Tour

    ALESSO—real-name Alessandro Lindblad, a Stockholm native of Italian ancestry and Sweden's hottest new export--has announced his first full North American Tour.  After selling out the famous Brixton Academy in London and teasing the internet with CCTV footage, an Uprising will be coming across the Atlantic this November.  Pre-sale tickets will be available this Wednesday, September 18 starting at 10 am at www.alessoworld.com/wanttickets.com with general on sale starting this Friday, September 20 at 10 am via www.alessoworld.com
    Launching November 2 with his residency show at LIGHT at Mandalay Bay in Los Vegas, ALESSO’s tour covers most major North American cities with stops at such landmark venues as Sound Academy in Toronto, The Shrine in Los Angeles, The Park at Petco Park in San Diego and Aragon Ballroom in Chicago.  There is alsoa major New Years Eve show at Pier 94 in New York City.
    The producer, who just wrapped filming a video in Los Angeles with Calvin Harris and Theo Hurts for their new and as yet unreleased song, “Under Control,” explained what the tour was about:
    ''I have only been DJ'ing in front of crowds for just over two years.  My fifth show was main stage EDC in Vegas and now I am playing huge venues and writing with legends like Calvin Harris and Ryan Tedder. Throughout the tour I will be giving away and premiering music that maps my two year journey, which has been the best two years of my life, thanks to all of you.
    At the same time while I have travelled all around the world I have watched the scene I enjoy so much see the same rise. I have seen crowds from Asia to India to all across Europe and America as well as in my home country of Sweden, grow so fast it’s incredible. I never fully understand how the music travels so fast to every corner of the globe so when I land crowds are singing my brand new music right back at me…there is no feeling like that in the world….and it inspires me all the time.
    I felt like this huge explosion was as amazing for everyone else as it was for my own personal journey, like we were all in this together, taking to the dance floor, hands in the air, like it was an Uprising. Electronic music has re-written the rules on how we all go out, and every time I look a crowd in the eye I feel part of something.  I feel like we grew up together while the world watches! And so Uprising will take to the streets in November, I hope you will join me, and I will announce more dates as soon as I can for the rest of the world''
    ALESSO has had a massive year with main stage shows at Ultra, Summerburst Sweden, Electric Zoo NYC (listen here: http://smarturl.it/AlessoEZoo), Creamfields, Dance Valley Holland, Tomorrowlands, Radio 1 Ibiza and Departures Ibiza, supporting Swedish House Mafia on One Last Tour  and residency at The Light Vegas.  Next he will appear at Tomorroworld at the end of September in Atlanta and the Stereosonic Festival in Australia in November.
    From his debut single “Nillionaire” and breaking through with the dark and energized “Raise Your Head,” ALESSO has had successive Beatport chart toppers via Refune Records label of Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia who signed the artist to his label and management company two years ago. His discography is one to be desired, with “Calling” alongside Sebastian Ingrosso, “Years” ft Matthew Koma, the 2013 summer anthem “If I Lose Myself,” a One Republic remix to his latest collaboration with Calvin Harris featuring  Theo Hurts, “Under Control.”  Expect all these tracks and new material on the tour and ways to download them via his website.
    ALESSO’s North American Uprising dates are as follows:
    DATE CITY VENUE
    Sat 11/2 Las Vegas, NV Light
    Fri 11/8 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
    Sat 11/9 Montreal QC New City Gas
    Sun 11/10 Vancouver, BC PNE
    Wed  11/13 Las Vegas NV Light
    Thu 11/14 Seattle, WA Showbox at Sodo
    Fri 11/15 San Diego, CA Petco Parking Lot of Baseball Stadium
    Sat 11/16 Las Vegas, NV Light
    Wed 11/20 Boston, MA House of Blues
    Thu 11/21 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
    Fri 11/22 Los Angeles, CA Shrine
    Sat 11/23 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
    Sat 12/28 Washington, DC Echostage
    Tue 12/31 New York, NY Pier 94

    Steve Aoki admits using pirated softwares

    Several weeks ago jumped the controversy. In the video presentation of the collaboration between Linkin Park and Steve Aoki, an image of the American betrayed laptop using pirated software belonging to a famous pirate website.

    Steve Aoki letter to his personal blog:
    "It has come to my attention that some of my followers have done with a screen capture pirated software in the Youtube video I did with Linkin Park. To clarify, I have registered the software properly, Sylenth, for more than four years in the computer in my study. Herewith the receipt and a screenshot of the connector, recorded by my trusty assistant Jacob Lee. This is the computer I use in all my productions, including 'a Light That Never Comes with Linkin Park.


    But to be honest to the truth this screenshot belongs to my laptop (with which ground punch). Use five or six of them a year, often bought on the way. After my latest purchase, I asked my team if he could help me to install my software team and apparently Jacob asked the authorization code and installed a pirated version.

    So I apologize to all the good people of Lennar Digital and I have to thank my fans that reported the error, which has now been rectified. "
    World-renowned Italian producer and DJ Benny Benassi is releasing a brand new “Basic Edit” of his latest single “Dance The Pain Away” featuring multi Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter John Legend 6th October via Ultra Music. The new edit has warranted a remixed version of the original “Dance The Pain Away” video (featuring both Benny Benassi and John Legend) and can be viewed on YouTube
     
    Co-produced with his production partner and cousin Alle Benassi, “Dance The Pain Away” is a bona fide summer anthem that will ignite the crowds this festival season. The duo unveiled the original version of “Dance The Pain Away” to the world at this year’s Coachella (Saturday, April 13) when Legend made a special surprise appearance during Benny's stellar performance at the Sahara Tent. Featured by CNN, the Los Angeles Times, Fuse and USA Today, who highlighted the performance as one of Saturday’s best surprises, the set was one of the most memorable moments at Coachella 2013. 
     
    To accompany the single, Benny also unleashed special remixed versions of the track from some of the world’s top producers in electronic music today, including Daddy's Groove, Alex Guadino and Jason Rooney, Dyro, Jimmy Carris,Tom Swoon and DEVolution, as well as a special mashup from Gaudino and Benassi himself. You can pre-order the single package on iTunes here: http://bit.ly/19aaZJK.
     
    The official music video was directed by Cameron Duddy. The video brings the song to life as it takes fans on a scenic drive along the famed Pacific Coastal Highway in Los Angeles with Benny Benassi behind the wheel of a classic Porsche 550 Spyder. Featuring John Legend and Benny Benassi, the video grips the gut of the track and captures the essence of searching for escape.
     
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syxZ_vUKDFU&feature=player_embedded
     

    Armin van Buuren wins 5 years in a row at DJ Awards

    Amsterdam, September 30th 2013 – Last night, at the DJ Awards show in Ibiza’s famous club Pacha, Armin van Buuren was awarded for ‘Best International DJ’ and ‘Best Trance DJ’. It is the fifth year in a row that the Dutch DJ returns home with the prestigious award for ‘Best Trance DJ’, and third year for ‘Best International DJ’ – as voted by ten-thousands of EDM lovers from all across the globe.
    ‘Best International DJ’ & ‘Best Trance DJ’

    The DJ Awards is a non-profit organisation, created to recognise and celebrate the talents of the greatest DJ’s since 1998. The annual award show is a highlight of the summer season, held in Ibiza, the dance music capital during the summer months.

    Armin is currently preparing for his Armin Only – Intense world-tour that kicks off in November, as well as the A State of Trance 650 world-tour of early 2014. Armin just released 'Beautiful life' the second single of his album 'Intense'. 

    Monday, September 30, 2013

    ‘Major EDM venue’ Q nightclub prepares for first dance on Broadway

    Your tour guide: Scott Smith (Image: CHS)
    As Capitol Hill nightclub Q wraps up construction in preparation for its debut on the dance floor next week, it’s pretty clear the partners behind the project Scott Smith and Andy Rampl have one aspect of the business down pat: hype.
    Last week, Smith began leading a series of tours including media, neighbors and curious parties from neighborhood businesses through Q’s construction zone to show off the new space and help stoke the fires of excitement as the new electronic music-focused dance club is readied for its first weekend of business.
    The converted auto garage on Broadway just off Pike (during one of our first visits, a potential customer drove into the space and asked for an estimate) is being transformed into a 12,000 square foot dance, bar and lounge space designed by project architects Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.  20-foot ceilings rise above. Walls will be lit with digital color washes and the club can be sectioned off to a 5,000 square-foot venue by sleek aluminum curtains on slower weeknights. A duo of DJ booths and a major investment in bleeding edge equipment round out the spend.
    BEFORE: A 2011 visit to the space (Image: CHS)
    AFTER: The view from the floor DJ booth (Image: CHS)
    Powerful power (Image: Q)
    Q’s investment in electronic dance music will be pushed forward by Seattle DJ Kevin Kauer. DJ Nark as he is known was hired this summer to be the creative director at the club. Ken Batali and Ryan Schmitt are in charge of the food and drink end of things and are working out partnerships with local caterers for happy hour action as well as hoping to connect with a few nearby restaurants. By the way, if you’d like to work at Q, they’re hiring.
    DJ nights and the works are still being sorted out as are cover charges, we’re told. The construction budget for the project is listed at a modest $500,000. We suspect Smith and Rampl are shelling out a touch more beyond the buildout — though Smith told CHS that his contractors at Dovetail (a CHS advertiser) came up with a lot of solutions that saved him money along the way.
    Putting the finishing touches on Q’s bar (Image: CHS)
    We originally told you about the first plans for Q back in summer 2010. At that point, the club was planned for a subterranean space beneath 12th Ave at Pike. “It’s going to be big,” Smith told us way back then. “We have a lot of space. But I’ve done this before in New York. It’s not going to be for everybody but it’s going to be done right.”
    Back in Chelsea, Smith says he was a part of the creation of XL, a gay club that came and went and came again. XL’s gloss is now history. Here’s what Seattle’s media had to say about their Q tours:
    • The Stranger: “As you enter Q, you walk down a long corridor before countenancing the 1300 square foot main dance floor, which has an odd, curvaceous shape to it. There will be elevated spots on which to shake moneymakers, and the Funktion One sound system, fitted with huge bass bins, promises to make said shaking easy to do. There are two DJ booths, both of which are inaccessible to trainspotters. SJ Lighting—which has illuminated huge dance fests like Ultra and Electric Daisy Carnival—will be responsible for the lighting. One odd fact about this system is it can be controlled and/or troubleshooted (troubleshot?) remotely by smartphone.”
    • Seattle Gay News: “Smith and Schmitt have not been nauseating in their posturing, have not been publicly venomous to already existing LGBTQ-owned and operated businesses on the Hill, and have really put a lot of work into Q. Isn’t it amazing how a business owner and manager can actually accomplish something when they aren’t worried about everyone else? “
    • Seattle Times: “About the size of a roller rink and with speakers lacing the ceiling the whole way back, the almost-finished Q Nightclubl looks to be a massive addition to Seattle’s music life at night.”
    • Seattle Met: “At 12,000 square feet and with a capacity of 700, Q is expansive, to say the least.”
    A design rendering from the planning days at Q (Image: Q)
    Q hits the dance floor as Capitol Hill’s other new nightclub venue is working to find its rhythm on E Olive Way. The Social debuted in May but has already seen some big changes. Smith said he’s pulling for his rookie counterpart. “A high tide raises all boats,” he said.
    Meanwhile, some of the Hill’s veteran dance venues have also faced challenges in recent times and mostly overcome them. CHS reported on the challenges faced by Neighbors as the City of Seattle required a series of upgrades to allow the club to continue at full capacity.
    Q will hit the ground at several beats per minute. Following its planned September 8th opening — VIPs party the night before, by the way — Q is jumping into things with both feet with plans to be part of the 2012 Decibel Festival at the end of the month.

    "Flying Space Monster" - Outlander


    I was blown away when I heard Outlander unleash this on Tomorrowland's Q-Dance stage, and after a quick look through the internet it seems the Belgian producer has been dropping this one hard all summer long. With a buzzing refrain that keeps coming back to tease the listener into the tumultous kick, "Flying Space Monster" is the soundtrack to any monster-fighting hardstyle hero's shuffling routine. Blast this one until the full mix is released next month!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHOh8_SM3xs

    Sunday, September 29, 2013

    How to Grow Your Fan Base 600% Faster For Free

    “How can we grow our fan base faster?”
    This is one of the most common questions we get at ReverbNation.  It’s also one of the easiest ones to answer — although I usually pause for effect before answering.
    Try giving away free downloads of one of your songs in exchange for the fan’s email address and permission to contact them.
    We’ve observed tens of thousands of Artists using this technique (and helped many of them do it with our tools), and the results are quite stunning.  In 2008, we studied two similar groups of artists – one group was using the technique and one group was not.  The group using this method was growing their fan relationships an average of 600% faster than those who were not.We will use "Scotty And The Reverbs" as Our example.
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    Many Artists struggle with the thought of giving away a good song without getting money in return.  It’s totally understandable.  A song is an extremely personal product for most musicians, requiring great effort and emotional investment to give it life.  The thought of giving it away can be just, well, heart-wrenching.  But ask yourself a question – would you rather trade your song for a dollar, or for the start of a RELATIONSHIP with a fan?
    Consider the fact that the average fan will remain on your mailing list for over 3 years.
    In that time you might release 3 albums, play over 100 shows, and offer up dozens of music and merch items for sale.  If that fan buys just 1 ticket, 1 album, or 1 t-shirt in that time, it was a good deal for you.  If they share your music with 5 friends or drag 5 people to your show, it was a great deal.  And imagine how many opportunities they will have to share your music with friends when they remain on your mailing list for 3 years.  If you send out just 2 emails per month, they will receive 72 communications from you.
    Now, I’m not trying to suggest that simply getting people onto your mailing list will equal success.  You will still be responsible for creating a compelling product and for treating your fans right.  But, if $1 is the cost for starting a relationship with a fan, I urge all Artists to at least try it out. I suspect you’ll be pleasantly surprised at the outcome.
    As you might have guessed, ReverbNation offers you a great tool for growing your fanbase in this way.  It’s called the Fan Exclusive song.  When you upload or edit one of your songs on ReverbNation you can choose the “fan exclusive” option.   Doing so will automatically kick into gear a mechanism where we will begin to help you trade this song for email addresses.  Your ReverbNation page, your widgets,  and your MyBand app on Facebook (powered by ReverbNation) will all display your song for play as usual. But when a fan plays the song, they will be automatically be prompted to join your mailing list in order to get the download. Read about all of the tools after the jump.

    In addition, we offer up a specific widget for trading your song for an email that can be placed on your social sites, your homepage, or blog.  It’s called the Fan Exclusive widget, and it’s in your ReverbNation widgets palette as soon as you make one of your songs a Fan Exclusive.

    Setup:

    In order to set up the Fan Exclusive feature, start by uploading a song to your ReverbNation account (Control Room >> Profile Tab >> Songs and Videos >> Upload Song), or click ‘edit’ next to an existing song.  You will be presented immediately with a dialog box. Choose one of the two Fan Exclusive options, depending on whether or not you want to make it stream only, or make the full download available as well:
    Song Upload Box

    Promotion:

    Now that your song has been properly set up, you will need to know how to best promote it to existing fans.   You have lots of options, from embedding widgets or banners, to embedding links or sending out links via email to fans.
    1.  Embed a Tunewidget
    The Tunewidget is one of two widgets that support the fan exclusive feature. With Tunewidget, the user never leaves the page they’re on (MySpace page, blog, homepage, etc) until after they have provided their contact information. When the Fan goes to play the song, they’re presented with the 30-second sample and told that the song is a Fan Exclusive:
      Fan Exclusive Prompt
      After the fan enters their information, we verify the email and unlock the stream or download for them:
      Information from Fan

      2.  Embed a Fan Exclusive Widget
      This widget is designed specifically to give away fan exclusive downloads.  It doesn’t play music at all, but it does collect emails very efficiently.  It is also considerably smaller than the Tunewidget and designed to fit nicely into the smaller columns of blogs.
      Before clicking:
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      After clicking:
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      3. Using Links
      Sometimes you need a link instead of an embeddable widget. Perhaps you want to put the link in a blog post, on a Facebook page, or send it via e-mail or on Twitter — places that aren’t great for Flash-based widgets. Links are easy to grab by going to the My Links section of your control room (Control Room >> My Profile >> My Links).  Here you will find a link for the TuneWidget and for the Fan Exclusive widget.  Each link will pop up a page that not only delivers the widget, but allow the fan to easily post it to their own pages and help drive new fans to your mailing list.Example of a direct link for the Tunewidget: http://www.reverbnation.com/controller/widget_code/tune_widget_popup/artist_149
      4.  Using Banners
      When you elect to make a song a Fan Exclusive, ReverbNation will automatically generate a web-ready banner that you can place immediately on all of your other web pages. It looks like this
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      So, what are you waiting for?  Go get those fans!
    Widgets are easy to use if you know how to copy and paste a chunk of HTML code into your website or social media profiles.
    If not, it’s easy to figure out.
    The thing you do NOT want to do is place too many widgets across the web.
    Reverb’s analytics are very smart and if you have 100 widgets scattered across many sites but are receiving no plays, no new fans, or no e-mail list signups your Equity and Rank will begin dropping…drastically.
    If you create an account but never do anything with it, your stats will be flat-lining at 0.

    Maintain your presence on Myspace and Facebook

    If you are taking full advantage of Social Media, you have probably figured out you need to have a presence on all the major social networks (Twitter, Myspace, YouTube, Facebook).  It is also important to have a presence on smaller sites as well as actively trying to get your music featured by music bloggers.
    ReverbNation allows you to connect your Facebook Page and Myspace profile with your RN account.
    When computing your Band Equity and Chart Ranking, Reverb’s algorithms include your Facebook Likes and Myspace Fans.
    With that said, it is important you spend at least 30 minutes a few times each week building your networks on those sites as well.
    Obviously the more time you spend engaging with your Social Media presence, the better results you will see.
    As a side note, there is an excellent Facebook App that provides a beautiful landing page.

    Bonus Tips

    You also need to keep in mind that Labels, Venues, and Management companies are creating profiles on ReverbNation as part of their Social Media marketing strategies.
    This is important because it gives you direct access to Venues and other Music Industry contacts.
    Imagine booking a small tour within 200 miles of your hometown without having to leave your bedroom or office.
    It’s amazing what you can do with some contact information, a few e-mails, and a couple of phone calls.
    Before closing this article, I want to mention that Reverb also offers excellent e-mail management, website building, and digital distribution services for very affordable prices. You can even create your own store which includes the ability to design and sell merchandise to your fans.
    Consider ReverbNation your all encompassing control panel to building your Internet Presence, marketing your music, and building a successful and independent music career.
    Until next time, may the force be with you.
    Peace!

    Read more at http://www.midtnmusic.com/3-ways-to-increase-your-chart-rank-on-reverbnation/#sRw5AEDe3wDoi0At.99
    Widgets are easy to use if you know how to copy and paste a chunk of HTML code into your website or social media profiles.
    If not, it’s easy to figure out.
    The thing you do NOT want to do is place too many widgets across the web.
    Reverb’s analytics are very smart and if you have 100 widgets scattered across many sites but are receiving no plays, no new fans, or no e-mail list signups your Equity and Rank will begin dropping…drastically.
    If you create an account but never do anything with it, your stats will be flat-lining at 0.

    Maintain your presence on Myspace and Facebook

    If you are taking full advantage of Social Media, you have probably figured out you need to have a presence on all the major social networks (Twitter, Myspace, YouTube, Facebook).  It is also important to have a presence on smaller sites as well as actively trying to get your music featured by music bloggers.
    ReverbNation allows you to connect your Facebook Page and Myspace profile with your RN account.
    When computing your Band Equity and Chart Ranking, Reverb’s algorithms include your Facebook Likes and Myspace Fans.
    With that said, it is important you spend at least 30 minutes a few times each week building your networks on those sites as well.
    Obviously the more time you spend engaging with your Social Media presence, the better results you will see.
    As a side note, there is an excellent Facebook App that provides a beautiful landing page.

    Bonus Tips

    You also need to keep in mind that Labels, Venues, and Management companies are creating profiles on ReverbNation as part of their Social Media marketing strategies.
    This is important because it gives you direct access to Venues and other Music Industry contacts.
    Imagine booking a small tour within 200 miles of your hometown without having to leave your bedroom or office.
    It’s amazing what you can do with some contact information, a few e-mails, and a couple of phone calls.
    Before closing this article, I want to mention that Reverb also offers excellent e-mail management, website building, and digital distribution services for very affordable prices. You can even create your own store which includes the ability to design and sell merchandise to your fans.
    Consider ReverbNation your all encompassing control panel to building your Internet Presence, marketing your music, and building a successful and independent music career.
    Until next time, may the force be with you.
    Peace!

    Read more at http://www.midtnmusic.com/3-ways-to-increase-your-chart-rank-on-reverbnation/#sRw5AEDe3wDoi0At.99
    Widgets are easy to use if you know how to copy and paste a chunk of HTML code into your website or social media profiles.
    If not, it’s easy to figure out.
    The thing you do NOT want to do is place too many widgets across the web.
    Reverb’s analytics are very smart and if you have 100 widgets scattered across many sites but are receiving no plays, no new fans, or no e-mail list signups your Equity and Rank will begin dropping…drastically.
    If you create an account but never do anything with it, your stats will be flat-lining at 0.

    Maintain your presence on Myspace and Facebook

    If you are taking full advantage of Social Media, you have probably figured out you need to have a presence on all the major social networks (Twitter, Myspace, YouTube, Facebook).  It is also important to have a presence on smaller sites as well as actively trying to get your music featured by music bloggers.
    ReverbNation allows you to connect your Facebook Page and Myspace profile with your RN account.
    When computing your Band Equity and Chart Ranking, Reverb’s algorithms include your Facebook Likes and Myspace Fans.
    With that said, it is important you spend at least 30 minutes a few times each week building your networks on those sites as well.
    Obviously the more time you spend engaging with your Social Media presence, the better results you will see.
    As a side note, there is an excellent Facebook App that provides a beautiful landing page.

    Bonus Tips

    You also need to keep in mind that Labels, Venues, and Management companies are creating profiles on ReverbNation as part of their Social Media marketing strategies.
    This is important because it gives you direct access to Venues and other Music Industry contacts.
    Imagine booking a small tour within 200 miles of your hometown without having to leave your bedroom or office.
    It’s amazing what you can do with some contact information, a few e-mails, and a couple of phone calls.
    Before closing this article, I want to mention that Reverb also offers excellent e-mail management, website building, and digital distribution services for very affordable prices. You can even create your own store which includes the ability to design and sell merchandise to your fans.
    Consider ReverbNation your all encompassing control panel to building your Internet Presence, marketing your music, and building a successful and independent music career.
    Until next time, may the force be with you.
    Peace!

    Read more at http://www.midtnmusic.com/3-ways-to-increase-your-chart-rank-on-reverbnation/#sRw5AEDe3wDoi0At.99

    Edward Snowden Nominated for Prestigious EU Humans Rights Award

    Image Credit / MGN Online
    Image Credit / MGN Online
    Paul Lawrance,
    Eyes Open Report.
    The European Parliament announced last week that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is one of seven nominees for the 2013 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
    Snowden was nominated on behalf of the Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL parties. [1]
    “Edward Snowden has risked his freedom to help us protect ours and he deserves to be honored for shedding light on the systematic infringements of civil liberties by US and European secret services,” says the Greens/EFA in a statement.
    “Instead of being given asylum in the EU, he has been abandoned by cowardly European governments. We hope our nomination will receive wide support in the European Parliament and that this can serve as a symbol of rejection of this gross, massive and illegal intrusion into the privacy of citizens worldwide”, the Greens added.
    In the past the Sakharov Prize was been awarded to former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela, Soviet dissident author Anatoly Marchenko and political activist Oswaldo Payá.
    Journalist Glenn Greenwald, who is responsible for reporting on a large portion of the leaked documents provided by Edward Snowden, highlighted the whistleblower’s nomination in a tweet last Tuesday.
    The winner of the award will be chosen next month and will receive a 50,000 euro ($65,000) award.[2]
    Notes:
    [1] http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20130916IPR20013/html/2013-Sakharov-Prize-for-Freedom-of-Thought-seven-nominations [2013 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought - seven nominations]
    [2] http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57603219/edward-snowden-malala-yousafzai-among-candidates-for-european-unions-top-human-rights-prize/ [Edward Snowden, Malala Yousafzai among candidates for European Union's top human rights prize AP]
    Credits:
    Paul Lawrance writes for Eyes Open Report where this first appeared.

    Congress Moves To Outlaw Alternative Media

    censorship

    It is a well-known fact that Senator Dianne Feinstein wants your guns and now she wants control over your words. Feinstein believes that a proposed media shield law should be applied only to who she refers to as “real reporters.” Feinstein chastises other reporters as “basement-dwelling, pajama-clad bloggers with no professional credentials”(By: Dave Hodges)




    At issue is that the government could soon decide who is a journalist and who is not. Feinstein introduced an amendment that defines a “covered journalist” as someone who gathers and reports news for “an entity or service that disseminates news and information.” The definition includes freelancers, part-timers and student journalists, and it permits a judge to go further and extend the protections to any “legitimate news-gathering activities.” In the definition introduced in Feinstein’s amendment, somebody writing for a small town paper with a circulation of 30 would receive First Amendment protections, but Steve Quayle, John Stadtmiller, Jeff Rense, Alex Jones, Michael Edwards, George Noory and Matt Drudge would not be considered journalists; and, therefore, the First Amendment would not apply to the group of aforementioned newsmen. But Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper, who according former CNN award-winning journalist, Amber Lyon, stated that the CIA bribes reporters at CNN to cover some stories while not covering others, presumably would.
    Feinstein’s Amendment includes the following verbiage which goes after nearly anyone who does not work in the corporate-controlled media in which she states that one is only a real journalist if they have worked for “an entity or service that disseminates news or information by means of newspaper; nonfiction book; wire service; news agency; news website, mobile application or other new information service…news program; magazine or other periodical…or through television or radio broadcast…” These people would have to have the “primary intent to investigate events and procure material in order to disseminate to the public news or information.” Opinion journalists are probably not be covered
    The mainstream media is not the friend of people seeking the truth. The media is largely controlled by six corporations representing the same people and corporations which are trying to install the New World Order.
    I have been a direct victim of these globalist lunatics and this is the story on why, I, a person who had no training as a journalist, subsequently decided to take matters into my own hands and try and make a difference through the use of the pen and the microphone.
    Professionally, I teach graduate students how to perform research on their capstone projects as they complete their graduate studies. I also teach psychology and sociology courses. I am a recently retired college basketball coach. I had no training nor any desire to ever become a journalist. I have to confess that my activism was forced upon me by the likes of John McCain and his globalist psychopaths.
    Nine years ago, I moved to my wonderful country home, 30 miles north of Phoenix, in order to escape the blight of urban living. Shortly after moving into my dream home, the State of Arizona, the corrupt federal government and John McCain, led a coordinated effort to force my community to forfeit our land without compensation. We had a lot of powerful people lined up against us in the media and in business as well as in politics.
    My 300 neighbors, living peacefully on 1-2 acre homes surprisingly chose me to be the spokesperson of group in leading the fight to restore our lost property rights. Initially, the globalists and their mindless servants said that we were in the way of Luke Air Force Base over-flights and we should have never been permitted to move where we did. The globalists were going to use the force of law to move us. But wait, Luke AFB is 30 miles from our community and they had to fly over a quarter of a million people to reach us. Our builder received approval from all entities, including Luke AFB, before building our homes. So, we knew that the globalist excuses which were designed to force us off of our land were a lie. These unsavory people wanted us gone from the land in order to secure our precious resources for which they needed to support their globalist expansion plans.
    When the globalists are busy stealing from people, organizations and nations, there are the reasons they use to justify their heinous acts, and then there are the real reasons why they engage in their never-ending, felonious assaults upon humanity. What our community leadership soon discovered was that 7 miles to the west of us, a planned North American Union Corridor (i.e. CANAMEX toll road Highway) controlled by Spain’s King Juan Carlos will someday sweep through my area. Seven miles to the east, these globalists were also planning to build a huge infrastructure support system for the CANAMEX Highway system. Not so coincidentally, my community sits on the state’s largest underground water aquifer in the Southwest. Subsequently, the John McCain-led globalists wanted us off of our land so that they could have access to our rich water resources in support of these globalist projects. Instead of enforcing eminent domain procedures upon the properties of our community, in which the globalist forces would have had to pay fair compensation under the 5th Amendment, the globalists decided to do what they do so well: steal what they wanted.
    In violation of our due process rights, and without so much as any public notice being issued, the State of Arizona began to secretly consider and pass legislation which would ultimately force most of my community off of our land without compensation. All in the name of pleasing the international banksters, the state passed some very draconian laws which forbade us from repairing our homes after storm damage. We were forbidden to build pools, fences, detached garages, patios, perform roof repairs, nor could we build a barbecue pit. Most disturbingly, we were not able to rebuild in case of a fire. Oh yes, we would still have to pay our mortgage payments for a house that no longer existed, but we could not rebuild. This also made us ineligible for insurance reimbursement in the event of a catastrophe. In short, we could build NOTHING, and our homes, over time, became worthless. In 2006, we could not have given our homes away. Interestingly, our drop in property values never saw a corresponding drop in property taxes which presumably was based upon the assessed value.
    I spoke to lawyers far and wide with the hope that they would take our case as I was, at that time, still deluded that our court system still stood for justice. I received a real education when no lawyer would touch our case because they were all afraid of the powerful and corrupt globalist, John McCain. Much of the local media lined up against us calling us unpatriotic and that my community was a ”threat to national security.” In fact, the editorial head of the communist-run Arizona Republic newspaper, Venita Hawthorne James, even told us that “for the greater good, we should just get off our land” (without compensation). My community lived through some very dark days and it seemed that the globalists were everywhere and were controlling everyone. Collectively, we lost a lot of sleep during this time.
    After many lost battles and many frustrations, I was able to pull the right strings in the Libertarian Party and they subsequently convinced the attorneys at the Goldwater Institute to step in — and they stopped the government from forcing us off our land without even needing to file a law suit. Like so many globalists, when you shine the light of day upon their criminal actions, they quickly run for cover. In short, we won, and we won against all odds. This was a true case of David defeating the globalist Goliath.
    In the process of fighting for my community, I appeared on many local and national talk shows. At some point, I attracted the attention of the late Pete Peterson who owned KBSZ radio in Wickenburg, AZ., and he offered me my own show. At first, I turned him down because I did not think I possessed the skills to host my own show. After appearing on his show for the third time, Pete announced on the air, that I was starting my own show the following Sunday. That same week, Ernie Hancock, owner of the Freedoms Phoenix website, offered me an editor and columnist position with his site. After Pete sold his station, John Stadtmiller of The Republic Broadcasting Network, offered me a slot on his great network and this is where I am fortunate to broadcasting from today.
    When I look back at my life, there was nothing that would suggest that I would ever become a talk show host and I never thought I would become a writer that is read by any more than just a scant few people. My subsequent message to all of you potential warriors in the liberty movement, is that you don’t have to be extraordinary in skill, but most of all you have to possess a true sense of justice and a courageous spirit and believe wholeheartedly in what you are doing.
    Ten years ago, I was unaware of the extent of the globalist de-industrialization and depopulation plans for humanity. Today, I know that humanity is in for the fight for its collective lives. I have come to realize that I am having a small impact on waking up and mobilizing some people to action. However, mankind needs all of you who are reading these words to carry the torch of liberty. And for goodness sakes, do not tell me that you cannot do it. If I can do this, anyone can. For it is only when all of us rise up together to say “no more” to the globalists, will humanity preserve its future.
    Please take the first step and use your God-given talent to increase your sphere of influence. This country needs a 100 million Paul Reveres to rise up and warn the rest of our slumbering countrymen about the treacherous roads which lie ahead as we fight for our freedom and ultimately our survival. Do not wait, like I did, until you have a crisis which forces you into the fight. At some point in history, all of us will be called to fight anyway. You might as well make it a fight of your own choosing. DO IT NOW!!
    If your heart is in the right place, divine circumstances will show you a way that you can use your talents in order to further the cause of liberty. When that moment arrives, as it is for so many other like-minded Americans, you will soon realize that you are where you are in relationship to our fight, not because of your talent and an omnipresent need to satisfy your ego’s need for attention, but you will come to realize that you have been placed in this position by powerful spiritual forces and ultimately circumstances beyond your control. As a result, you will develop a self-awareness that you are part of a special mission for which your creator has chosen for you to perform.
    As we witness the rising tide of our liberty movement which has already begun, I cannot wait for the day when our efforts culminate in a counter-critical tsunami which will sweep across the planet and will result in the taking back of our rightful heritage from those who have temporarily absconded with our fortunes, our freedoms and the collective future of humanity. You can start by simply convincing one person per day that their life depends on their participation. This movement does not have to totally consume your life. However, it does require a regular time investment. Please do it now, because evil never takes a holiday, and mankind already has its back up against the wall. Ultimately, your life, and the lives of your loved ones depends upon your participation.
    Credits:
    Dave is an award winning psychology, statistics and research professor, a college basketball coach, a mental health counselor, a political activist and writer who has published dozens of editorials and articles in several publications such as Freedoms Phoenix, News With Views and The Arizona Republic.

    The Common Sense Show features a wide variety of important topics that range from the loss of constitutional liberties, to the subsequent implementation of a police state under world governance, to exploring the limits of human potential. The primary purpose of The Common Sense Show is to provide Americans with the tools necessary to reclaim both our individual and national sovereignty.