Archive for October, 2008

Shontelle remix contest on JamGlue

• http://www.jamglue.com/contests/shontelle

  

• Thursday, October 30th, 2008 | Posted in Remix Contests | No Comments »

T Pain remix contest for Jive Records

• http://www.jamglue.com/contests/tpain

  

• Thursday, October 30th, 2008 | Posted in Remix Contests | No Comments »

jack all the rage in dance music

• What was once considered a dance music sub-genre has become a staple production format for most popular styles of dance music. In late 2007, a certain progression of production style was infiltrating electro, house, progressive, breaks, trance and other styles of dance music - this foreign invader was none other than jack. So, you might ask - what is jack? Well, simply put, jack is when the primary beat of a dance music song is paired with another beat element that seems to throw the timing off for a split second - therefore, it ‘jacks‘. While dance music is normally constructed in fourths, a jack element is usually found in the thirds and/or sixteenths. The funky off-kilter timing method is not new to dance music and most-likely got its start in the timing methods used by hard bop jazz drummers in the 1960’s, then pushed into the frontiers of funk in the 1970’s.

  One thing is for certain - nothing jump-starts a dancefloor or spills a drink like a jacked out beat.

  Corporately created pop music always follows underground dance music trends, so be sure to listen for ‘jack’ beats showing up in the pop music of 2009! And when it does, you heard it here first at BitsofBeats.com!

• Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 | Posted in In the Studio, Special Features | No Comments »

what does wikipedia say about electronic dance music?

• Wikipedia has become the go-to spot when a handy dandy Merriam Webster is not available. So, what exactly does Wiki have to say about electronic dance music? Find out below…

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_dance_music

  

• Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 | Posted in Special Features | No Comments »

marinav remix contest @ acidplanet.com

• http://www.acidplanet.com/contests/Marinav/

  

• Saturday, October 25th, 2008 | Posted in Remix Contests | No Comments »

original song contest @ acidplanet.com

•  http://www.acidplanet.com/contests/halloween08/

  

• Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Remix Contests | No Comments »

lukecage remix contest @ acidplanet.com

• http://www.acidplanet.com/contests/lukecage/

  

• Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Remix Contests | No Comments »

Chemlab Remix Contest @ AcidPlanet.com

• http://www.acidplanet.com/contests/Chemlab/

  

• Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Remix Contests | No Comments »

BitsofBeats featured artist: Miss Kittin and her new album BatBox

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  Miss Kittin has some new graphics on the front page of her website that you don’t really want to stare at too long unless you are completely sober (mentally and physically) - although I have not heard the entire album, I can only assume that the visions of spiraling cat heads are a tell-all. Check out the official website as well as the other random links below…

  misskittin.com

  myspace.com/kittinmusic

  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Kittin

• Monday, October 20th, 2008 | Posted in Featured Artists | No Comments »

dorumalaia2.com has a ton of free drum samples

• http://www.dorumalaia2.com/

  

• Friday, October 17th, 2008 | Posted in Audio Online | No Comments »