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Loveparade San Francisco Announces 'Love Week' Events - Paul van Dyk, Carl Cox, Lee Burridge, The Crystal Method... Headlining DJs Paul van Dyk, Carl Cox, Lee Burridge & The Crystal Method. The landmark electronic music event Loveparade San Francisco taking place Saturday, September 24th is announcing a full ‘LOVE WEEK’ of festivities to bookmark the main event with the City of San Francisco providing the perfect backdrop as the original home of the Summer of Love. This year’s Loveparade DJ line-up brings together over 150+ DJs from all over the global dance music community with Paul van Dyk, Carl Cox, Lee Burridge, Ferry Corsten, Crystal Method, Bad Boy Bill, Lee Coombs, DJ Dan, Hyper, Goldie and many more confirmed. Over the years, Paul van Dyk has been a leading force in the Loveparade Berlin and exclaims about this year’s event, "I was very excited when I heard that the Loveparade will take place in North America. I am sure that the positive and peaceful vibe of this event will be an extra feature in the amazing cultural life of San Francisco and is going to become an annual highlight!" Here some other artists have expressed their enthusiasm for the Loveparade: "This will be my first Love parade in San Francisco and I can't wait, I have heard such amazing things about it, and now I am getting a chance to actually do it. San Francisco is one of my favorite places in the world with its heritage in music and the people there have such a great attitude to life." -CARL COX “We’ve been wanting to do the Love Parade for years, and San Francisco has always been one of our favorite city’s to visit. Needless to say, we’re gonna have a great time.†Ken Jordan – THE CRYSTAL METHOD “I heard how amazing it was last year and so obviously I am completely overly excited at the prospect of getting to play this year’s Loveparade in San Francisco, which if ever there was a city where a Loveparade should be held it’s San Francisco!" -LEE BURRIDGE Loveparade San Francisco Parade Route The Loveparade on Saturday, September 24, 2005 will start on 2nd St & Market Street, marching west on Market Street, San Francisco’s biggest thoroughfare heading towards the Civic Center Plaza for the main festival event. Floats will begin lining up at 11:00AM and start the parade at 1:00PM with the last float arriving at the festival grounds around 3:30pm with the festival continuing until 9:00PM. LOVE WEEK WEDNESDAY - The Official Opening Kick-Off Event (September 21) This event kicks-off LOVE WEEK in style with dinner & drinks for the Loveparade SF delegation and key organizers at the fabulous Supperclub (657 Harrison Street) from 7PM -1AM. Late Night Sneaky and other special guests. This will be an intimate night and is open to the general public. RSVP ($60 pp) available at www.supperclub.com. FRIDAY - The Official Pre Party (September 23) SEISMIC Presents BEFORE The Love at Club Mighty (119 Utah Street) from 9PM-5AM. This will be an indoor/outdoor event with The SPACE COWBOYS UNIMOG rocking the block outside with a preview of Loveparade floats on display right outside the club. Special guests include Soul of Man (Fingerlickin') Friendly (Fat!) and Stereo 8 (Fingerlickin') for a full on breaks & house music party. More info & advance tix available at www.seismicsf.org SATURDAY - The Official After Party (September 24) After the festival ends at 9PM...that's when the LOVE CONTINUES... at the conveniently located Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, less than 100 feet away from the festival grounds with 3 Massive Stages and over 20 of the world's premier electronic dance acts including Carl Cox, Ferry Corsten, Bad Boy Bill, Dj Dan, Markus Schulz. SUNDAY - The Official After-After Party (September 25) Following the festivities on Saturday, the love continues as Tech-Tonic presents "Super Hero Sunday" at the legendary Sundays at The End-Up (401 6th St. @ Harrison) from 6AM – 5PM at this indoor/outdoor venue. Special guest DJ s include UK Fabric hero Terry Francis, Jamie Andserson (NRK), Fred Everything (20/20) and Justin Long. Come dressed as your favorite super-hero for discount admission More info at www.theendup.com *There are a host of “un-official†Loveparade events constituting the full Love Week experience (Thursday – Sunday). Please check the ‘LOVE WEEK’ section of the website www.loveparadesf.org/afterparty.php for additional details. REMIX Magazine announces The Loveparade Remix Lounge Pyramind, NARAS, Remix Magazine and partners present two evenings of technology master classes, workshops, panels and clinics about music production and performance for electronic- and urban-music producers, engineers, musicians, fans and DJs. On Thursday and Friday, September 22 & 23, 2005, 2-8 PM daily, The Loveparade Remix Lounge offers exposure to and training on the hottest products available for the production and performance markets. The Loveparade Remix Lounge will be hosted at Pyramind. Located at 848 Folsom St, Pyramind is a media and music production school offering hands on training in today's recording studio environment. Driven by a philosophy of creativity meeting technology, students get hands on training interacting with industry professionals in both the recording studio and classroom. To Register and get more details, go to www.remixmag.com andwww.pyramind.com. New Loveparade San Francisco Website For more detailed information on Loveparade, including official and non-official events, DJs, floats, sponsors, and partners, as well as travel details, please visit our newly, redesigned website launched this week at www.loveparadesf.org . New Headline Shirts Merchandise Headline Shirts the exclusive merchandising partner for Loveparade SF is creating an additional line of two newly designed t-shirts, hats and wristbands for Loveparade participants. All products are made sweatshop-free and eco-friendly. www.headlineshirts.net/lpsf/contents/ Loveparade Floats The Loveparade San Francisco Float Team would like to thank all the applicants for the 2005 event year. We had over 60+ applicants and would like to offer congratulations to the participating Float Organizations: Anon Salon/Shadow Lounge/Dustfish/Opus Sound, Anu/Electrocelt, Bay Area Breaks Brigade, Bay Area Drum’n’Bass, Bayraves,com/TheBounce FM/Wild 94.9 House Nation, Beatbox Events, Club Six, Connekt, Dusto Music Convertor, INGrooves/Supper Club, Geographix/Jade Recordings, LA Drum’n’Bass, Opel & Qool, Om Records, PAM DJs, Papas & Beer Ensenada Mexico/AC&S Records, Pink Mammoth/Lo-Rise/Beatport, Pure Future, Purgatory Cruiser, Sound of Mind/SF Station/Ultimate DJ Gear, Space Cowboys, Spundae, Skills & Beatport, Stompy/Good Family Recordings, Tantra, Thump Radio/XM-The Move, Thursday Night Productions and Vibrant. About Loveparade Founded in Berlin, Germany in 1989, the Loveparade grew to over 1.3 million attendees by 2003, with San Francisco, Mexico City, Santiago de Chile, and Tel Aviv now playing host to international parades. Loveparade San Francisco is a San Francisco-based 501(c3) nonprofit. www.loveparadesf.org

The world's largest electronic music festival triumphantly returns to San Francisco on Saturday, September 24, 2005. Mark your calendars now for what promises to be one of the pre-eminent electronic music events in the world and a landmark event for the United States. A full "LOVE WEEK" of festivities is planned, beginning Friday, September 23rd and running through Sunday, September 25th, with the main event — the Loveparade —on Saturday, September 24th. This year's parade promises to be even bigger and better, with an expected 75,000 attendees marching up San Francisco's Market Street to Loveparade's new festival location at the Civic Center. Unlike any parade the City has seen, the Loveparade is a "no spectators" event, with revelers encouraged to dress outrageously and dance alongside floats for the entire length of the route. Founded in Berlin in 1989, the event has grown to over 1.5 million attendees by 2000, with Mexico City, Santiago de Chile, and Tel Aviv all playing host to international Loveparades. The inaugural Loveparade San Francisco 2004 was an extraordinary event, with over 37,000 revelers from all over California, across the US, and as far away as Europe, Australia and Asia attending the City's biggest new event. 30 Floats carried over 220 DJs spinning house, techno, trance, new school breaks, drum and bass, jungle, and underground hip hop—including some of the most renowned names in the industry. This year is already shaping up to host one of the most exciting lineups in U.S. history with many globe-trotting DJs being confirmed to be a part of this memorable event. The full-lineup will be announced shortly. Loveparade San Francisco has also partnered with Headline Shirts as their exclusive merchandising partner. Headline Shirts will be supplying DJs and attendees with official Loveparade San Francisco apparel to include t-shirts and accessories. There is a limited edition, pre-event shirt -- now available online at www.loveparadesf.org. For the first design, Loveparade San Francisco 2005 is paying homage to the iconic Highway 101. The design sports a road yellow ink design on an asphalt colored shirt. New designs, as well as a full range of apparel will be made available throughout the summer. All Loveparade San Francisco apparel is designed and produced locally and made to the same high standards as the rest of the Headline Shirts product line. That means sweatshop-free design, stitching, printing and vintage washing and only eco-friendly water-based inks on super-soft, tag-less shirts. In its first year, Loveparade San Francisco 2004 was named Best New Music Festival by the San Francisco Weekly in its 10th anniversary "Best of San Francisco 2005" edition, voted runner-up for Best 2004 International One-Off Event by URB Magazine and its readers, and was nominated for Best 2004 Dance Event at the Winter Music Conference's 2005 International Dance Awards, held in Miami, Florida this past March. For more information on Loveparade, including official events, sponsors, and partners, as well as travel and festival details, please visit our website at http://www.loveparadesf.org. Additional festival details and exciting pre-and-post parties & events to be announced. The weekend of September 24th & 25th is a very busy weekend in San Francisco, so please make your travel plans now, some hotels are already completely full. Please BOOK NOW! You can refer to our travel partners page for special Love Parade rates: http://www.loveparadesf.org/travel_deals.php Founded in Berlin, Germany in 1989, the Loveparade grew to over 1.5 million attendees by 2000, with San Francisco, Mexico City, Santiago de Chile, and Tel Aviv now playing host to international parades. Loveparade San Francisco is a San Francisco-based 501(c3) nonprofit. http://www.loveparadesf.org

Australian Melbourne based EQ’s Balance compilation series has highlighted the DJing careers of many today’s greatest DJs, both veteran scenesters (Anthony Pappa, Chris Fortier) and new talent (James Holden). The series has earned worldwide recognition for the clubbing cognoscenti and the EQ label is now poised to jumpstart a new offshoot series to Balance titled Electric to capture the exciting new sounds of upcoming talent making their way through the DJ ranks. The Electric series aims to continue the label’s commitment to cutting edge & quality underground music focusing more on the future stars & some of the best up and coming talent around. The first release Electric_01 mixed by Gavin Keitel, a veteran DJ from Melbourne has an envious tracklisting and mixing that’sâ€hot-wired with electro and tech-house components.†This genre crossing mix spans house, electro & techno and features tracks and remixes from Tiefschwarz, DJ T, Superpitcher & the massive “Elektrofant†by Hugg & Pepp fused into an electro-tinged German minimal house sound. On this benchmark series, Gavin is preoccupied with the flow of emotion and energy in each record, and in perfecting the craft of controlling the relationship between those records for the benefit of the listener. As a masterful DJ, Gavin believes "if you've got a cutting edge record that you want to use to take a club to the next level, but you get the timing wrong, you've wasted the moment. My approach to key mixing and knowing my records inside out means that I never miss that opportunity." This album nails down all those “right†moments and unearths the techier side of the dancefloor with edgy electro sounds and defining uplifting elements, broken up with twisted sounds. The impeccable programming on this album contains the new timeless classics showcasing the current underground sounds making their memorable mark on dancefloors right now. Electric_01 starts off on a deep groovy step with Inaqui Marin ‘Six’ into a Tiefschwarz remix of Osulande “Pride†that can be heard in the early mornings of a grinding dancefloor that draws you further into the mix. Another remix hero, Tiga struts his prowness on Drama Society ‘Crying Hero,’ a staple in Gavin’s sets for the last year. Techno artist Robert Babicz “Mover†is an amazing dirty heaver that leads into the subtle build of Einmusick “Jittery Heritage.†The mood shifts into the memorable Hugg & Pepp “Snabeln†with jarring rave-like strings, dirty electro grooves and uplifting melody that emerge and grab you. The deep techno of Double X “City Lights†brings an intelligent melodic feel to it with just enough warmth sans the saccharine. Dirt Crew have been doing big things for a while now, and their mix of Sasse “Soul Sounds†shows their sinister side. It just throbs along nicely then those wild stabs just seem to come out of nowhere with its unique sound that might even overwhelm some but will lead the willing into the next stage of the mix. After so many cross over successes on his own Get Physical label, DJ T. takes a different path with the first release of his Boogie Playground LP. “Rising†is a deep, hypnotic killer that grows in intensity from start to finish and takes you into the epic master piece Dirk Leyers “New Serious One.†The Broker/Dealer “Boots & Pants†has long been a Michael Mayer staple and here it gets some of the recognition it highly deserves. The last track rounds up the sum of the experience with the finale Superpitcher “Happiness†a melodic, uplifting, timeless tune that encompasses all the emotions that have gotten the mix to this point. From day one, Gavin knew that the original LP version would be just the right touch of class. A record that will remain in his box forever, simply beautiful. With Gavin Keitel’s foray into the global dance music consciousness, the new Electric series is sure to follow the success of the much lauded Balance series. Gavin Keitel - ‘ELECTRIC 01’ August 23 - EQ For fans of Danny Howells, John Digweed, Damian Lazarus “Gavin Keitel [gives] this series the kick start it needed with an emotive and cutting edge mix that will surprise many of you, and leave some of the big name mixes that are out now looking quite ordinary.†– RESIDENTADVISOR.NET "[Gavin Keitel] one of Melbourne’s quiet achievers, has a great ear for emotion while knowing what will work a dancefloor." – CANBERRA TIMEST "The post-apocalyptic cool of Sasse's 'Soul Sounds' or the melancholic beauty of Superpitcher's 'Happiness' is testament to this guys' abilities and passion for his art. This kicks off a new compilation that wants for us to keep an eye on things as they develop, and is bound to get Gavin work in whatever city he finds himself. " –WAX PAPERT Gavin Keitel U.S. Tour Dates TBA. www.gavinkeitel.com www.stomp.com.au www.studiodistribution.com - Buy it now!

Friday July 29th Mighty Presents: D:FUSE Set to record "PEOPLE 3" Live in San Francisco Opening set by DJ ROUZBEH (back2basics-sf.com / San Francisco) With DEEP END DJ'S: DJ SHOOEY AJ MEDINA . CLARK HAMON . LAYNE LOOMIS @ Mighty 119 Utah St. at 15th St. San Francisco, CA Event Info: http://www.mollyguard.com/event/18559512

DAMIAN LAZARUS Bugged Out presents ‘Suck My Deck’ Label: Resist US Release Date: July 12, 2005 File Under: Electro/Techno/House www.studiodistribution.com - Album info & Tracklisting - BUY IT NOW! The Bugged Out DJ series SUCK MY DECK returns with the boss of the increasingly prolific Crosstown Rebels imprint and purveyor of the critically acclaimed Rebel Futurism compilations, DAMIAN LAZARUS. Damian’s SUCK MY DECK selection is a top-notch mix by this all round hedonist,“dance floor DJ extraordinaire and keeper of the funk.†There are some album exclusives (Freaks “Tweekers†and Border Community wonder boy James Holden’s track “Lumpâ€). There are some forthcoming treats from Crosstown Rebels (Pier Bucci / Matt Tollfrey & Craig Sylvester). There are some huge dancefloor moments with Trentemoller, Issakidis, and the massive Superpitcher remix of M83. And there are some real surprises including Ricardo Villalobos’ criminally overlooked mix of Thomas Dolby and even the The Stranglers. While Damian brings his party aesthetic across the globe this summer, this soundtrack will be one of the summer’s essential electronic must-haves. Damian Lazarus is quickly emerging as one of the most exciting DJ’s on the scene today with a sound that’s all about forward thinking electronic music and the more twisted hours of the morning. His faultless musical selection has picked up props around the world and most recently, Damian’s afterhours DJing sessions at the Winter Music Conference were one of this year’s highlights. He constantly delivers a fresh and unique sound best described as dirty & deep, electro house - a rebel sound designed for lovers of late night madness, future dance floor classics and cutting edge new ideas. Elsewhere, his DJing antics have taken him to such respected spaces as Bugged Out! in London, Zouk in Singapore, Rex in Paris, Circo Loco at DC-10 in Ibiza, plus DJing tours to Australia, Mexico, the United States, and a host of other dirty & sweaty underground parties around the world. Bugged Out began as a weekly party in Manchester in 1994 and grew to be a seminal, international clubbing tour de force throughout the UK and beyond. Once referred to as “the UK's primo alternative dance extravaganza†by The FACE, Bugged Out have consistently been at the forefront of the underground dance movement. Forever championing what is cutting-edge and exciting, they have played a big part in jumpstarting the careers of Tiga, Miss Kittin, Felix Da Housecat, Ivan Smagghe and many others on the UK scene. In 2000, Bugged Out Recordings was launched to reflect the sound of the club and also a series of compilations: ‘Bugged Out with Felix Da Housecat and Justin Robertson’ (2000 Virgin), ‘Viva Bugged Out by Jon Carter’ (2002 Virgin), ‘A Bugged Out Mix by Felix Da Housecat’ (2003 React), ‘A Bugged Out Mix by Erol Alkan’ (2005 Resist), the inaugural ‘Suck My Deck by Ivan Smagghe’ (2004 React) and now their latest ‘Suck My Deck by Damian Lazarus’ (July 2005 Resist). Damian Lazarus is giving less commercial music a big kick in the ass, and debauched dancefloors the world over are eating it up. – BPM Magazine Damian Lazarus is keeping the off-kilter party-hard spirit of his sadly defunct City Rockers label alive…All sorts of funky basslines and electro glitches collide in this unashamedly groove tech-house mashup, making [Rebel Futurism 2] one dirty, sweaty, eardrum-popping compilation that doesn’t let up until minute 72. – XLR8R Damian Lazarus, dance floor DJ extraordinaire and keeper of the funk. - CITYBEAT Lazarus works best under the auspices of bringing underground beats to the masses. For anyone with an inkling of curiosity for what’s been going on in the world’s better dance clubs, Rebel Futurism is a one-stop primer on recent dance history. - EXCLAIM British DJ and producer Damian Lazarus purveys dance-floor futurism through his imprint Crosstown Rebels. The sound is at once familiar -- think Rephlex-style Luke Vibert mixed with a bit of industrial techno -- and eerie: the records he spins are hard-hitting enough to rock any nightclub yet sleek and sensuous enough to entice listeners with discrete sensibilities. Many are bemoaning a dearth of innovative artists at this year's WMC, but if you can catch this rebel futurist DJ'ing, you're likely to get all the edginess you can handle. –MIAMI NEW TIMES DAMIAN LAZARUS INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES 16 JUL Ten Days Off, Ghent, BELG 23 JUL Lovebox Festival, London, UK 30 JUL Arene de Nime festival, FR 01 AUG Circoloco, DC10, Ibiza, ES 06 AUG Freezer, Benicassim, Valencia, ES 09 AUG Rebels @ Electrosplash, Valencia, ES 12 AUG Empire, Middlesborough, UK 20 AUG Rebels @ Watergate, Berlin, GER 03 SEP Clorofillia, Bari, IT 22 SEP Haoman 17, Tel Aviv, IL 30 SEP Kiosk, Lille,FR www.resist-music.co.uk www.crosstownrebels.com

Saturday, July 23 INFUSION (Live) & Rabbit in the Moon Avalon Hollywood 1735 N. Vine Street 323.462.8990 Doors open at 9:30pm $25, 21+ Infusion returns to the U.S. after a rousing main stage amphitheater performance at Ultra Festival during Winter Music Conference and a host of international festival tour dates this summer. Infusion is now poised to preview songs from the album on this U.S. summer tour with the long-anticipated U.S. release of SIX FEET ABOVE YESTERDAY in late summer 2005 on Thrive Records (SONY Red). Their new artist album SIX FEET ABOVE YESTERDAY , already voted “Best 50 Albums of 2005†in Rolling Stone Australia has just been released in the UK on the revered, resurrected dance music label Deconstruction. The album was initially scouted by Mike Pickering of M People (now head of A&R at SONY BMG) to re-launch the defunct label once home to M People, Kylie Minogue, Sasha and Robert Miles. In other news, Infusion have recently remixed one of their heroes THE CURE. As longtime fans, the band is ecstatic that the remix has been approved by Robert Smith. The track “The Walk†was originally on The Cure album 'Japanese Whispers' and released as a single in 1983. The Infusion remix will be part of the 'Future Retro' compilation out on September 23rd on Rhino Records/Warner Music (USA) featuring remixes of New Order, Echo & The Bunnymen, Morrissey and Devo by today’s hottest electronic artists like Infusion, Scissor Sisters, Crystal Method, Richard X, and Swayzak etc. Infusion's remix skills are obviously highly prized - they've also been busy working on a remix for UK act El Presidente, who are currently on tour with Oasis. The band’s own vinyl imprint came under scrutiny from the unhappy instant camera people and have subsequently changed their name to Music For Vinyl. Infusion’s album/singles on vinyl will be made available here. The next release will be “Natural†with exciting remixes TBC. Other prominent Infusion festival dates this summer include the Exit Festival (Serbia) with Underworld, Wireless Festival (Hyde Park London), Avrika (Sweden) and Dance Valley (Amsterdam). INFUSION are Jamie Stevens, Frank Xavier & Manuel Sharrad. “Lyrically smart, the crux of Infusion’s success and cause for their growing following lies in their spontaneous and impassioned live sets, taking crowds at Fabric, Renaissance and beyond by storm.†-URB ‘The Next 100’ “Infusion’s success comes no stranger to dance music than that of Underworld, Hybrid, or even Moby… Infusion are undeniably a driving force in dance music.†–BPM Magazine “With an acclaimed live show, talk of their being ‘the next Underworld’ and a cult following already...†–I-DJ INFUSION SUMMER 2005 TOUR DATES 22 July CHICAGO @ Sound-Bar www.sound-bar.com 23 July LOS ANGELES @ Avalon www.avalonhollywood.com 24 July MEXICO, CD Juarez 28 July NEW YORK @ Rothko 29 July WASHINGTON DC @ Nation www.buzzlife.com 30 July TORONTO @ Guvernment www.theguvernment.com 31 July ORLANDO, FL @ House of Blues www.hob.com 06 August THE NETHERLANDS @ Amsterdam Dance Valley www.dancevalley.nl 24 August BRIGHTON, UK @ Supercharged @ Audio 27 August LIVERPOOL, UK @ Creamfields Festival www.cream.co.uk/creamfields/ www.infusion.net.au

James Zabiela Renaissance Presents Utilities Saturday, 16th July LOS ANGELES @ Avalon Hollywood Buy tickets now! Clubplanet.com James Zabiela Interview JAMES ZABIELA’s Renaissance Presents Utilities album release tour will feature his distinct musical style with Acid House, Breaks & Techno with a dose of melodic elements, all infused with futuristic sci-fi elements thrown in the mix. James’ technical agility on 3 CDJ decks, samplers and EFX units is at the heart of his DJing and has helped propel him onto the worldwide DJ circuit with much aplomb. Sasha protégé JAMES ZABIELA (pronunciation: zah-bEE-la) continues to prove he is at the forefront of modern DJing with this eagerly anticipated follow-up to ALiVE, devoting one disc to the much publicized Ableton technology, mixed entirely off computer; whilst he goes totally live on the second, using 3 CD decks, samplers and EFX units. What results is a techy, bleepy and funky rendition of computerized soul. A debate is raging within the world of dance music – what is the future of DJing? Three partisan camps have emerged: vinyl, CD and totally digital, using computer technology. In short, the modern DJ has more options as to how to mix than ever before. Quite remarkable when you consider but 5 short years ago, 3 decks were considered a novelty. Along the way there have been defining moments in this development; an outstanding example was 2004’s ALiVE, album (Renaissance/System Recordings) by James Zabiela, the compilation being the first to truly highlight just what can be done using 3 Pioneer CDJ 1000s (the CD equivalent of a turntable) and an EFX unit. It even came with a short CD-Rom film demonstrating the totally live trickery that was employed. A year on and James Zabiela once again joins forces with Renaissance for the follow-up. Given his well-documented love and support of the CDJs, you’d think that a further homage to the joys of CD mixology would be in order, but in part you’d be wrong. James explains, “Since ALiVE, there has been a huge leap in computer software. Things are continuing to move forward at a rapid speed. I therefore felt it was really important I made of use of all these technologies – or UTILITIES (hence the name) – available.†Aware of the long-running debate over formats, James hit upon his own unique idea to separate the technologies and let people draw their own conclusions. UTILITIES two discs therefore come as disc 1 - ‘Computed’ and disc 2 - ‘Recorded’. As the names suggest, one uses the much publicized Ableton technology and has been programmed entirely on computer, whilst the other makes a welcome return to last year’s format of CDJs, samplers and an EFX unit recorded live. “With this format on the album I’ve employed all the UTILITIES as I wanted to,†elaborates James, “But it has also allowed me to lay down what is essentially a musical debate. For the first time on one album, by comparing both discs, people can draw their own conclusions as to what system they prefer.†But let’s not forget that beyond the mixing techniques James distinct musical style remains at the heart of the album. The album showcases James’ growing ability to bridge the experimental and club worlds, and it embodies a sound that presents a dancefloor take on techy and minimal progressive house, with just enough breaks to keep the funk oozing in and futuristic sci-fi elements that may just induce its own robophobia. In a further move to distinguish the follow-up, he also chose UTILITIES to be the platform to showcase his very first foray into the world of original production. The result is two incredible cuts – ‘Robophobia’ and ‘EyeAMComputer’ which are currently causing mayhem on dancefloors round the world and are available on the The Utilities EP [sINGLE] out now. Beyond his own productions James draws on a host of current talent, including the previously unavailable Kriece remix of Aphex Twin’s seminal ‘Windowlicker’ and tracks and remixes from Infusion, Buick Project, Trentemoller, Lee Coombs, Hisham Samawi & Dennis Rodgers, Montero and many more. James Zabiela The Utilities EP [sINGLE] out now on 1xCD: 1. Robophobia James Zabiela 2. EyeAMComputer James Zabiela 3. Skanksuary James Zabiela 4. Sounds and samples James Zabiela www.jameszabiela.co.uk 'UTILITIES' Tracklisting - Buy it Now!

James Zabiela Renaissance Presents Utilities US: Thrive Records – June 28th - www.thrivemusic.com JAMES ZABIELA’s Renaissance Presents Utilities album release tour will feature his distinct musical style with Acid House, Breaks & Techno with a dose of melodic elements, all infused with futuristic sci-fi elements thrown in the mix. James’ technical agility on 3 CDJ decks, samplers and EFX units is at the heart of his DJing and has helped propel him onto the worldwide DJ circuit with much aplomb. Friday, 1st July – WASHINGTON DC @ Nation - Buy tickets now! Sasha protégé JAMES ZABIELA (pronunciation: zah-bEE-la) continues to prove he is at the forefront of modern DJing with this eagerly anticipated follow-up to ALiVE, devoting one disc to the much publicized Ableton technology, mixed entirely off computer; whilst he goes totally live on the second, using 3 CD decks, samplers and EFX units. What results is a techy, bleepy and funky rendition of computerized soul. A debate is raging within the world of dance music – what is the future of DJing? Three partisan camps have emerged: vinyl, CD and totally digital, using computer technology. In short, the modern DJ has more options as to how to mix than ever before. Quite remarkable when you consider but 5 short years ago, 3 decks were considered a novelty. Along the way there have been defining moments in this development; an outstanding example was 2004’s ALiVE, album (Renaissance/System Recordings) by James Zabiela, the compilation being the first to truly highlight just what can be done using 3 Pioneer CDJ 1000s (the CD equivalent of a turntable) and an EFX unit. It even came with a short CD-Rom film demonstrating the totally live trickery that was employed. A year on and James Zabiela once again joins forces with Renaissance for the follow-up. Given his well-documented love and support of the CDJs, you’d think that a further homage to the joys of CD mixology would be in order, but in part you’d be wrong. James explains, “Since ALiVE, there has been a huge leap in computer software. Things are continuing to move forward at a rapid speed. I therefore felt it was really important I made of use of all these technologies – or UTILITIES (hence the name) – available.†Aware of the long-running debate over formats, James hit upon his own unique idea to separate the technologies and let people draw their own conclusions. UTILITIES two discs therefore come as disc 1 - ‘Computed’ and disc 2 - ‘Recorded’. As the names suggest, one uses the much publicized Ableton technology and has been programmed entirely on computer, whilst the other makes a welcome return to last year’s format of CDJs, samplers and an EFX unit recorded live. “With this format on the album I’ve employed all the UTILITIES as I wanted to,†elaborates James, “But it has also allowed me to lay down what is essentially a musical debate. For the first time on one album, by comparing both discs, people can draw their own conclusions as to what system they prefer.†But let’s not forget that beyond the mixing techniques James distinct musical style remains at the heart of the album. The album showcases James’ growing ability to bridge the experimental and club worlds, and it embodies a sound that presents a dancefloor take on techy and minimal progressive house, with just enough breaks to keep the funk oozing in and futuristic sci-fi elements that may just induce its own robophobia. In a further move to distinguish the follow-up, he also chose UTILITIES to be the platform to showcase his very first foray into the world of original production. The result is two incredible cuts – ‘Robophobia’ and ‘EyeAMComputer’ which are currently causing mayhem on dancefloors round the world and are available on the The Utilities EP [sINGLE] out now. Beyond his own productions James draws on a host of current talent, including the previously unavailable Kriece remix of Aphex Twin’s seminal ‘Windowlicker’ and tracks and remixes from Infusion, Buick Project, Trentemoller, Lee Coombs, Hisham Samawi & Dennis Rodgers, Montero and many more. Get tuned in to JAMES ZABIELA's exclusive AOL Music pre-release listening party for his new Renaissance presents UTILITIES album out June 28th on Renaissance/Thrive. Listen here at the AOL Music - Dance Homepage James Zabiela : Experimental Electronic Guru James Zabiela The Utilities EP [sINGLE] out now on 1xCD: 1. Robophobia James Zabiela 2. EyeAMComputer James Zabiela 3. Skanksuary James Zabiela 4. Sounds and samples James Zabiela www.jameszabiela.co.uk Renaissance presents 'UTILITIES' Tracklisting - Buy it Now!

The Loft Party Revisited - Danny Howells Returns To NYC - April 29th @ Spirit DANNY HOWELLS' long awaited return to NYC! We've followed Danny since his early days in NYC as a Twilo resident (2000-2001) and then when he moved to the club at 6 Hubert Street called Vinyl before its final incarnation as Arc. Yet at the risk of sounding hopelessly nostalgic, the one night we still talk about is the infamous Danny Howells Loft Party (May, 19, 2001). Take the setting into consideration: Twilo had just been shut down by the city and we all didn't quite know the finality of it yet. I'm sure we were all hoping it would re-open. Then a cryptic email floated around inviting us all to some unknown Loft in Soho... Read on...www.rhythmism.com/features/?id=66

JOHN DIGWEED is proud to introduce the first artist album ever on the revered dance music label Bedrock Records - Pole Folder ZERO GOLD. This album has been a long time in the coming and after two years in the studio, the wait is finally over. Pole Folder ZERO GOLD straddles the line between a cinematic soundscape and the heady exploration of the sonic atmosphere. The melancholic lyrics are sung beautifully throughout by guest vocalists Kirsty Hawkshaw (who is well-known for her previous work with BT, Hybrid & Orbital), Shelley Harland (Junkie XL, Ferry Corsten) and Belgian songstress Sandra Ferretti. "Pole Folder is one of the most consistent and talented producers I've heard over the years. As far as the first ever artist album on Bedrock goes, he was the natural choice as there's been a link since we signed "Apollo Vibes" after opening my Global Underground: Los Angeles album with it, right through "Dust" on MMII to the outstanding production you’ll hear here. This album is a really broad soundscape of music with feeling; downbeat building records, driving, urgent breaking tracks and mind blowing cinematic scale and production…all with a thread running through it. He's a genuine talent with a passion and a vision behind everything he does. Zero Gold is a brilliant reflection of that talent.†-JOHN DIGWEED POLE FOLDER is a true musician, having played the trumpet and guitar since the age of 5, before learning the art of composition and performing in a symphony orchestra. After playing in rock bands, writing songs & touring in his native Belgium, Pole Folder discovered electronic dance music and the sounds of John Digweed & Sasha. His first release "Apollo Vibe" debuted on Bedrock Records in 2001. It was a track conceived around space echoes and a strange collaboration of sounds which was immediately included on John Digweed’s Global Underground 019 : Los Angeles. Since then Pole Folder has followed up with "Enter the Rhythm," "Waxxx," and "Dust" subsequently included on John’s MMII album ZERO GOLD is not simply a dance album. It is a carefully crafted work, grounded in timeless musical concepts, stellar production and genuinely felt artistic presence. It acknowledges its influences (Massive Attack, Pink Floyd) without parodying them and is ultimately an expression of the artist’s endeavor played out through the use of modern technologies and musical techniques. Over the last six years BEDROCK RECORDS has notched up over 50 quality releases and the label has quickly become one of the most influential on the house and breaks scenes. It has successfully established itself far beyond a single genre, its significance felt throughout the dance music industry and its independent status allowing huge artistic freedom and attachment to what remains an underground vibe. "ZERO GOLD is an album that goes beyond the world of dance music, and puts Pole Folder amongst the elite few who are able to transcend that boundary with ease. An album with depth and direction, as we are presented with what is hopefully the first masterpiece of man.†–PROGRESSIVE-SOUNDS.com "ZERO GOLD is a stunning LP full of downbeat vocal delights, spacious atmospherics and melodic gems with an overall cinematic sound. In short, [a] simply breathtaking album that seems to get even better with each play.†–I-DJ Magazine “ZERO GOLD is a stunner! The instrumentation and vocals are a perfect complement to one another, and the production is outstanding. Zero Gold is an enthralling work of the finest quality dance music.†-SPILL Magazine MEET THE ARTIST POLE FOLDER (Windows Media Player Documentary 7:02 minutes) www.bedrock.uk.net www.polefolder.com

Friday, April 22nd SASHA & STEVE PORTER @ Element 332 Fifth Ave. N, SEATTLE 9:00 PM - 3:00 AM $22/$27 www.elementseattle.com Saturday, April 23 SASHA/STEVE PORTER @ Avalon Hollywood 1735 Vine Street, LOS ANGELES $35.00 advance Fundacion is presented by Avalon Hollywood, GIANT and Liquified. In Line for the Crown: Interview with Steve Porter Everybody knows Sasha and his greatness. Especially Avalon Hollywood, where they secured the one-named legend for a monthly residency this year. With legions of fans and millions in sales, Sasha could easily sell out for a cushy career in the world of pop-DJing. Instead he keeps to his house roots, committing to pushing the genre forward and bringing in a few worth up-and-comers along the way. One such up-and-comer, Steve Porter, probably doesn't need help from the reigning statesman of house, but it never hurts to have friends in high places. He opens for Sasha on April 23rd at Avalon. When caught up with Porter this past winter, we dished about being on Sasha's speed dial, apple pie, and those dirty little secrets all DJs have. STEVE PORTER: My mom baked the pie. ZEL McCARTHY: That's what I read. My question is… is this because you're a big mama's boy? S: Well, I would say mama's boy, hopefully in the most mature form of the term. My mom is a college professor and my dad was a scientist so I grew up in a house that was very much on a collision course with higher education. My mother gave me the grace to explore my creative endeavors in the home after high school that eventually led to some sort of high school which led to some sort of job for me. I started doing freelance gigs for weddings and bar mitzvahs. Z: Were you spinning “Rhythm of the Night†and “Rhythm is a Dancer?†S: Of course! It's so disturbing that I actually have those in my record bag right to this day. I carry around all my Dance Mix USA CDs, just because at after parties when things are supposed to get really serious I try to really break it down and destroy anything that's serious. So I'll start playing La Bouche, whatever it takes, either just to make people go home or make people dance. Z: I remember at a bar mitzvah once after playing Whitney Houston this DJ said, in all seriousness, “ah, Whitney, you send us.†It was the first time I realized that the DJ is not automatically cool. S: Totally! It's also extremely nerve-wracking to have the entire family looking at you to make sure you're playing “The Chicken Dance†at the right time. Z: So then after all that… S: Eventually I started delivering pizza and working in a local record shop dedicated to underground dance music in Amherst, Mass. I got a job there working, basically for free just for discounted records. That's kind of when I honed in on a specific artistic direction. It's still kind of an unspecific direction but I'm just weeding my way through. Z: Did you then get into the Boston scene? S: There was a scene in Boston [in 1998-1999], but it was a little bit more uptight, a little bit more elitist. There weren't a whole lot of producers in Boston that I knew, besides Armand van Helden who has since moved from Boston. You have a lot of DJs fighting for timeslots and competing over their so-called integrity, and how long they've been in the scene for. The only way I could get into Boston was just working hard and producing music, and showing that I was dedicated to a higher standard of dance music. I'm not a competitive guy anyways. I'm the kind of person that has to compete with myself. So I worked hard enough to get my mixtapes and resume together and then started flowing it into Boston via the cracks in the sidewalk. I got a residency at this place called Rise in Boston that I still play at every month. It's a great afterhours club – it's the only afterhours club in Boston. Every month I go up there from New York. It's a testament to the owners of Rise… I mean, at the time I was just a young dork with tons of records. The first night I ever played was a gay pride weekend. I played the Saturday of the gay pride weekend in Boston for seven hours. Z: So that's really when you broke out the “Everybody Dance Now?†S: Well, I only had the trancier stuff at the time, and I don't know if they were expecting it or not but I just pulled through. I wish I had a recording of the night. It was one of those career-defining moments for me because I had never played a set that long. Two hours was really long for me then. That was my first real big break in Boston. Z: Ok, now part of the reason I brought us this pie is because of the album cover, but also because there is so much food on this album. You have song titles like “Fluffer Nutter†and “Beat N Potatoes.†They're comfort foods in a way, especially “Vodka Cranberries.†S: I think that food is very analogous to dance music. It's edible, it's appetizing; it's stuff you can do while you're doing other things. It's easy to relate to. It's bite-size. You can wrap it up into a hamburger bun. And also just to have some sort of word association with some kind of comical flair. Z: The whole album sounds very cohesive. Hearing a lot of dance records, I can say they don't always feel that way. The tracks flow, but it's not a megamix or anything. S: I appreciate that. If there's any thought to the Homegrown project it's to make things have that continuity. Well, what I should say is on the next project I'm working with a few more colors with a little more contrast. I look at Homegrown as a rainbow of pastels, and I think I'm looking for more of a true rainbow, to be more of an absolute replication of what I play as a DJ. Homegrown is a representation of what I played, maybe, two years ago. In the process of two years you change as a DJ, which influences your production sound, and vice-versa. I'm just looking to diversify but not derail the train. Z: As a DJ do you have any particular records of other people's that you're digging right now? S: I'm really digging everything by this producer called Rex the Dog. He's been doing a series of remixes and original tracks that are kind of new school electro-trance. It's got retro elements but it's got a really techno, 2005-type sound. It's a really cool fusion. Also, I'm into Tief Schwartz, a German producer. Z: When you went to record the album, what was your intention? S: Essentially to kill two birds with one stone. I had not put out a DJ-mixed compilation either. I had a few offers to do them in the past, and they weren't the right offers. And if there's anything an artist has to maintain, it's their integrity. So, call me selfish or call me smart, but I wanted to hold off. And eventually I think my production came around to the point where I felt like I could start producing my own mixed albums. So this is the direction I'm going forward with right now. As far as putting Homegrown together, it's sort of an arbitrary process. I knew were I wanted certain tracks to be in the mix, but ultimately it came down to finishing a group of tracks, filtering through those, and mixing them together to be whatever you thought the best mix of them would be. I look at this as the beginning steps of my artistic vision. I'm going to look back at it and say “ooh that was me way back then. I've come a long way.†It's the first bookmark, and the first chapter of me making albums. Z: When you were making it, modesty aside, did you expect the kind of positive reception it's getting? S: Not really, because I have such a weak ego in the first place. And I had kind of a selfish approach in the first place. I didn't really care what other people were telling me to do. There's no vocal on the album, and I didn't really care because I look at dance music as modern classical music. I view DJ producers in this era as the Mozarts and Beethovens of our time. I don't see the reason for me to put Britney Spears' mug on my cover. That's exactly what music doesn't need right now. Well, I shouldn't say so absolute, but in doing my part, I decided to tip the dominoes over in the direction of a more instrumental realm. I look at it as a more classical artform. Z: Did you know that at the bottom of this hotel is Justin Timberlake's restaurant? S: Is it? Is this the only one? Z: Yeah. He owns it, but I don't think he ever comes to it. S: Maybe he's embarrassed. Like, “hey you wanna go to my restaurant at the Hyatt?†Z: Well, there's music and then there's pop culture. S: Exactly! And they mix. I think you just broke it down perfectly. For me, it was more of a sincere goal just to put out some music that people could go on a road trip with. They could drive through Oklahoma with the album on. Or they could do some dishes, or pre-party, or they could go on a jog. Music for experiences, music for life. Z: When you do tours and live shows, how do you find that the tracks or the album itself change? S: Well, the more you road-test things the more you get a better idea of how things work. Last week, for instance, I finished a remix on Wednesday, went up to Edmonton on Thursday, played with Sasha up there, road-tested it, it sounded great, and I'm ready to stand behind it. But there are other situations where I finish something and I feel very confident in it, but then you play it and it just doesn't have the right chemistry or how you envisioned people to react to it isn't exactly how they react to it. Z: You mentioned Sasha… how did you first end-up meeting him? S: I met him through the avenue of being at the same booking agency as he was. I think it was really when I first starting touring with him when his Airdrawndagger CD came out, but about a year before that was when I first really hung out with him. In Boston, he came through with John Digweed and I had a chance to meet him. I didn't have much to say. I just had a few tracks on a CD-R and just “Sasha†[mimcs a nervous genuflection]. Eventually, I think my balls dropped, and I could at least formulate a few sentences. He moved to New York recently, so we're in pretty close touch, and we're good friends now. I think he respects the fact that I'm trying my best to do my own thing. Z: And it's something he can probably relate to. S: Yeah, he can. We're similar in a lot of ways in that we're both kind of grown-up kids, or both kids in adult…or …. Z: Are you saying “not a boy, not yet a man?†S: Or something like that. I mean, even when I'm elderly somebody's going to be pushing me around in a wheelchair with an X-Box controller in my hand. Or I'll be using a straw to mix on the turntables. Z: I think if you could do that now, it would be a whole new side act for you. What are you looking forward to about your couple of days in Miami for the Winter Music Conference? S: It's going to be a fun year, not running around so much. On Friday night we'll be at State. It's a showcase of some talent from New England. We're looking forward to it. We just want a great vibe there, hopefully there will be a good turnout. Z: That sounds appropriately “homegrown†of you, as your album cover would imply. S: Well, I enjoyed the apple pie you brought. That's the first time anyone has done that and I bet it'll be the only time. Z: Well, hopefully not the only time. I mean, your album cover says to me “Steve Porter likes apple pie.†Did your mom actually bake the disco ball in it? S: This is the disco ball that I used to bring around to weddings and high school dances. It's really funny now that I think about it, that I sacrificed it. I told my mom I needed her to bake her best and biggest pie ever. So I came home, and I took the disco ball and kept shaving it and shaving it down to about a third of the dome, then strategically cut open the pie, gutted the apples… Z: Did you eat the apples? S: Oh, I ate all the apples! It wasn't a complete sacrifice. The whole thing was done in the course of an afternoon and then we took it around to a cornfield, a farm tractor. We took shots of it in weird places. The guy doing the visuals during the Porterhouse party is going to be using those visuals for the party. Z: Is your mom proud? S: Oh she loves it! For any orders you can call Mrs. Porter. © 2005 Groove Tickets. All Rights Reserved.

no dress code per say but you should look nice, not like a 19 year old candy raver. it's really not that kind of place. sneakers are ok.

Online Auction & Exclusive ‘Involved presents Sasha’ DJ set on Proton Radio on Friday, April 8th at 3PM & 8PM EST The success of last month’s INVOLVED Orlando benefit featuring SASHA has planted the seed for our continued charitable activities. The first Orlando benefit featured Sasha, who waived his usual Friday night DJ fee, headlining a two-tiered evening with a live auction and 100% of the evening’s proceeds, over $10,000 USD going to UNICEF for the children devastated by the Tsunami. On Friday, April 8th at 3PM EST, INVOLVED will launch an online auction & raffle on eBay on www.involvedevents.com/auction, The auction will commence at 3pm EST with the “Involved Presents Sasha†exclusive broadcast on Proton Radio (www.protonradio.com) recorded live from the Orlando Benefit. The auction will be held online for duration of 10 days. There will also be a special re-broadcast of “Involved Presents Sasha†on the PLEXI Sessions show on Proton Radio 8pm EST the same night. For the online auction & raffle, we have reached out to the global dance music community including labels, distributors, music magazines, DJs, agencies, online retailers, equipment manufacturers, digital download sites, promoters & clubs and have been overwhelmed by the positive response from the world’s leading dance music companies. As a result of their generous donations, we will be auctioning off one-of-a-kind collectibles & DJ memorabilia, exclusive music, gear and more. Some of the highlighted items available for auction include: -Allen & Heath Xone:92 mixer – new, autographed & only used once by Sasha at the Orlando benefit. -Sasha’s original tour record boxes that have traveled around the world. -Bedrock original metal plate used for the 50th anniversary vinyl pressing featuring the Bedrock logo, autographed by John Digweed & the designer. -Global Underground 200+ ‘Involver’ albums (limited & special edition), vinyl & white briefs as worn by Steve Lawler (!). -Access to Sasha’s personal onstage VIP area at his Fundacíon residencies at Crobar NYC & Avalon LA. -EDMDigital.com – gift certificates for a total of $1000.00 in downloads. During the live auction portion of the Orlando benefit, Renaissance UK generously donated a VIP trip for two to New York City, including travel & accommodations at the fashionable Maritime Hotel & VIP club entry for the launch of their Renaissance NYC club residency. Renaissance brings their unique brand of UK clubbing to NYC with the RENAISSANCE Presents DAVE SEAMAN & LUKE CHABLE The Therapy Sessions Volume 2 CD Release Party to be held on Sunday, April 10th @ Cielo (18 Little West 12th Street). Cheers to the $2,000 USD winning bid! We’d like to thank all those companies for getting INVOLVED. A big, heartfelt thanks for your time and generous donations - Global Underground, Renaissance, Allen & Heath, Balance Promote Group, Bedrock, BPM Magazine, Baroque, Chaotica, Choo Choo, Critical Rhythm Label Group, Cuba, DJ Mag, EA Sports, Earth Program, EDM Digital, Excession, Distinctive, Fabric, Fade Records, Four:Twenty, Godskitchen, Harlem, Hope, I-DJ Magazine, LMR, Looq Records, Magnetik, Marine Parade, Moist Music, New York Love, Plastic Fantastic, Red Light Management, Remix Magazine, Silver Planet, System Recordings, The Collective Agency, Thrive Music and more TBA on our sponsors page here - www.involvedevents.com/sponsors. Tune in to www.protonradio.com - 3PM & 8PM EST on Friday, April 8th and GET INVOLVED! www.involvedevents.com www.protonradio.com www.djsasha.com www.plexipr.com

no guestlist, but there's contest for free admision on w w w . r h y t h m i s m . c o m

Renaissance presents Dave Seaman & Australian newcomer Luke Chable in his US debut! Join us in LA for a special Wednesday night @ The Mayan in LA. Both Dave & Luke are currently on tour in support of their new 2 disc compilation on Renaissance - The Therapy Sessions Volume 2. RENAISSANCE Presents DAVE SEAMAN & LUKE CHABLE The Therapy Sessions Volume 2 CD Release Party LOS ANGELES WEDNESDAY, April 6th - 9:00pm @ The Mayan 1038 S. Hill st Presented by Liquified Presale $15.00 w w w . g r o o v e t i c k e t s . c o m RENAISSANCE & DAVE SEAMAN return with another installment of The Therapy Sessions. This year budding Australian DJ/producer LUKE CHABLE handles the guest disc honors with a tough, breaks-fuelled extravaganza that draws heavily on his fellow Melbourne compatriots, alongside some of his own acclaimed tracks and remixes. Dave’s disc takes him in a new distinct new musical direction. Taking cue from his Group Therapy moniker – featured here with an exclusive reprise and remix of new wave stars Tears For Fears ‘Closest Thing to Heaven’ – Dave drops a fresh-faced blend of electro-tinged funk with rock elements that will take your breath away. RENAISSANCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES 30 March VICTORIA, CANADA @ Deep (Dave only) 31 March VANCOUVER, CANADA @ Atlantis (Dave only) 1 April SEATTLE @ Element (Dave only) 2 April PORTLAND @ Level (Dave only) 6 April LOS ANGELES @ The Mayan (Dave & Luke) 8 April SAN FRANCISCO @ Ruby Sky (Dave &Luke) 9 April ATLANTA @ Eleven 50 (Dave & Luke) 10 April NEW YORK @ Cielo – Renaissance Residency (Dave & Luke) 15 April CHICAGO @ Sound Bar (Dave & Luke) 16 April TORONTO @ Koolhaus (Dave & Luke) DAVE SEAMAN has been one of the world’s leading DJs for the past decade. Be it landmark residencies at Shelleys, remixing some of the biggest and best names in music - Kylie, Sting, Placebo or Billy Ray Martin are just the tip of the iceberg, or cranking out his own material under the guises of Brothers in Rhythm, Dave Seaman or Audio Therapy. Dave Seaman is one of the most prolific men in dance. More recently he has been using his landed status to break new talent via his own compilation series, ‘Therapy Sessions’, a unique concept in which Dave goes disc to disc with the best emerging talent the world has to offer. Phil K took up the tandem reigns for the first volume, while Volume 2 highlights the talented Luke Chable. As if that weren’t enough, his Therapy umbrella extends further still to incorporate an esteemed repertoire label. JunkieXL, Habersham, Stel & Goodnewz and the inimitable Infusion have all been featured to critical acclaim under Dave’s watchful A&R. Despite this prolific life-style beyonthe decks, Dave is never too far from a dance floor where he is most at home, testing material for the label and dropping bombs in his own inimitable style. Since the widely acknowledged promise of ‘Accelerator’, his prodigious debut release at the age of 19, LUKE CHABLE has remained true, landing some of the finest moments in the progressive / breaks genre. His discography reads with recognition, tracks you can actually recall without having to get your resident DJ to hum to you. The most notable recent example, ‘Ride’, co-penned with Bonicci, is about to be re-released on Alternative Route with a heavily supported King Unique remix. First time round it garnered the ‘Essential New Tune’ from Pete Tong and was picked up for Sander Kleinenberg’s ‘Everybody’ compilation also on Renaissance. Other recent tracks of distinction include LoStep - ‘Burma’, his Global Underground signed project with Phil K, which Sasha re-worked for his ‘Involver’ album, and Nubreed’s ‘One Day’, featuring the combined talents of all three Melbournites. Beyond his immediate peer group, Luke has also collaborated with James Holden, PQM, Cass and Austin Leeds; released on Yoshitoshi, Bedrock and Positiva and remixed Bjork, Crystal Method, Gus Gus and Sasha. The mutual appreciation with Sasha extends further still from early 2004 when Sasha delivered a 30-minute radio mix almost entirely comprised of Chable remix and productions, verbally justifying his tracklist by way of a compliment to the quality of Luke’s recent work - high praise indeed. Little wonder his DJing is now in such demand, a trend that looks set to continue with a worldwide tour over the coming months. All this and only 25 years old, Luke Chable is one of the most exciting new DJs on the planet. Jump inside and find out why. www.renaissanceuk.com www.djdaveseaman.com www.therapymusic.co.uk

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ULTRA Music Festival INFUSION set-time 4pm - 5pm @ Soundstage Don't forget to catch Lee Burridge too 3pm - 4pm @ Soundstage *Please confirm set times when you get there though bc the schedule may change.

YES, there will be printed schedules and a map of the festival with all the stages & tents - make sure you ask for when when you come in. Last year they ran out towards the end! See you at INFUSION!

They come from a land down under and it’s about high time you checked out INFUSION! In its annual Rock & Roll Yearbook issue, Rolling Stone Australia included Infusion’s major label debut Six Feet Above Yesterday among its Best 50 Albums of 2004. Their ARIA award winning hit single ‘Girls Can Be Cruel’ was just featured on FOX’s popular teen drama The OC – a show known for breaking new bands and they are featured in URB Magazine’s upcoming NEXT 100 artists to watch issue - set to hit streets during Winter Music Conference 2005. For the uninitiated, Infusion’s electronic landscape sounds incredibly at home when played alongside the music of Hybrid, New Order and David Bowie. Indeed, it’s electro, it’s rock. It very much represents the here and now. –Michael Paoletta, BILLBOARD Top 10 Reasons to See Infusion (Live) 1. "Australia's best live act" -Sydney Herald 2. “Like nothing else in dance music at the moment†-M8 3. "Rock music attitude" -Pete Tong, MixMag 4. The next big thing in dance music†–CMJ 5. “Imagine New Order on holiday with the Chemical Brothers.†- Boston Metro 6. “one of the most celebrated live electronic acts in the world.†-Remix 7. “Next 100†artists to watch –URB (WMC 2005) 8. “Performances that explode with energy, the band is rewriting public perception of how dance music can translate to a live format.†–Weekly Dig 9. “Underworld to the tenth power†–Raves.com 10. “Infusion redefines dance music. No vinyl twiddling impresarios, Infusion gives a real-time, real-life bona fide band-type performance.†- Boston Herald The newly revived Deconstruction SONY / BMG label in the UK is resurfacing with the first single 'Girls Can Be Cruel' on April 11th. It is in essence a re-release of their big club hit from last year with new remixes by King Unique, Dylan Rhymes, and Alex Dolby making the rounds on the dancefloor. Across the pond, INFUSION have been signed to Anglo Management (Fatboy Slim, Stereo MCs) for European management. INFUSION are Jamie Stevens, Frank Xavier & Manuel Sharrad. WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE 2005 Tuesday, March 22 @ SPIN INFUSION (live) - Set time 12:00am with Hernan Cattaneo, Bill Patrick Presented by ResidentAdvisor.net @ SPIN (1439 Washington Avenue) Advance tickets available here! (Free with Club Space 5 day pass) Wednesday, March 23 @ crobar Miami INFUSION (live) - Set time 11:45pm With Junkie XL, DJ Rap, Gabriel & Dresden & Desyn Masiello @ CROBAR (1445 Washington Ave) www.crobar.com Advance tickets available here! Saturday, March 26th @ Ultra Music Festival INFUSION (live) – set time TBA Ultra Music Festival @ Bayfront, Downtown Miami www.ultramusicfestival.us www.infusion.net.au www.plexipr.com

I love Leeeee. It's totally worth it since he's playing the entire time. Too bad you're not here in NYC. We have Lee playing at the Canal Room on Thursday night - St Patricks Day - a very funny flyer:

the best line-up in the smallest space ever! * sigh * legal capacity is probably 200 at best. factor in advance tickets sales, bottle service and industry peeps and you'll inevitably have people clamoring at the door. good luck getting in. even if you have tickets, you'd better get there early. once they are at capacity - they're done.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STEVE LAWLER : LIGHTS OUT MIAMI 2005 STEVE LAWLER’S LEGENDARY “LIGHTS OUT†EXPERIENCE STORMS BACK INTO MIAMI, MARKED AS ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED EVENTS OF THE ANNUAL WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE WEEK FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR. MIAMI – Prepare yourself as “Steve Lawler : Lights Out Miami 2005†invades the Winter Music Conference. The event is taking place on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2005 at State Nightclub : 320 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. Lights Out Miami 2005 is the signature event of renowned DJ/Producer Steve Lawler, famed worldwide for his massive “dirty and twisted†productions and compelling DJ shows. Lights Out Miami is making its return, undisputedly as one of the best events of the 2004 Conference with a sell-out show that kept a capacity crowd ecstatic beyond Lawler’s last record. The experience returns in 2005 with an even more impacting and thrilling spectacle, maintaining the integrity of its identity: obscure, hedonistic and decadent. The elements are set for a fully intoxicating ambience, full of raw energy and setting the stage for the grand return of Lights Out Miami]. The event will feature mind-bending visual and special effects manipulated live by video artists, exotic performers in costume, a ‘state of the art’ light show and a mighty EAW Avalon sound system specially tuned to precision for this event. Lights Out Miami is Steve Lawler’s * exclusive * Winter Music Conference performance. It’s an experience set to make your pulse race and your body quiver, it’s the single event of the conference you will not want to miss! “Lights Out Miami is the most important gig out of the year for me. It’s the one I spend months preparing for, carefully sorting and selecting music, editing and revamping cuts in the studio. Quite a lot goes into this night.†- Steve Lawler “It’s indescribable, this event, the vibe in the air last year was so intense. The energy was something out of this world and the crowd responded amazingly to it all. Steve brings it like no other, he is a living legend.†- Diego Martinelli, Lights Out Miami (Event Producer & Promoter) The most important facet of this grand occasion is, of course, house music: STEVE LAWLER : 5 HOUR SET – WMC Exclusive CLIVE HENRY, Peace Division, 3 Hour Opening Set. JUAN MEJIA,“Pimped Up†Set Upstairs in the Lounge Lights Out Miami is an event open to the general public. It is being held Wednesday March 23rd at State Nightclub : 320 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. Doors open at 9PM. A limited amount of presale tickets are available at: Grooveman Music (1543 Washington Ave. Miami Beach 305.535.6257) or www . g r o o v e t i c k e t s . com. EARLY ARRIVAL IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED. STEVE LAWLER is revered by house music fanatics around the world as one of the most intense and insightful DJ/producers in the genre. His DJ sets have proven to be irresistible to fans all over the world from London, to Miami, to Tokyo, to his summer home of Ibiza. He has been hailed as “A pioneer of twisted house†and “a true rock-star of house music†for constantly pushing the envelope and not being afraid to reach for the extremes in dance music. If the first quarter of 2005 is any indication, Lawler won’t be soon losing any tempo in his career rhythm. His original productions have garnered the dance music world’s attention, and his latest works: “Souls On Ice†(which he co-produced with King Unique) and “My Sound†will make their official debuts during the Miami Conference Week. Lawler has also completed two scorching remix productions: one for the Funky Green Dogs’ classic: “Reach For Me†and another of the everlasting Donna Summer vocal favorite: “I Feel Love.†For more information on Steve Lawler visit his official website at: WWW.DJSTEVELAWLER.COM