"IT'S YOURS"...

THIS BRILLIANT TRACK CAN DEFINITELY SET THE MOOD - UPLIFTING House MUSIC & QUALITY Soulful VOCALS - Jon Cutler FEAT. Eric 'E-Man' Clark [& Jillian Rivera] "It’s Yours"..! RELEASED BACK IN 2001 & RE-ISSUED AGAIN IN 2008 - OVER 2 VOLUMES (Part 1) & (Part 2) - INCLUDING REMIXES BY THE LIKES OF: Joey Negro, Frankie Feliciano, Jay-J, Ian Pooley, Tiefschwarz, Bart B More, David Penn & DJ Fudge... NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF VIBE YOU’RE LOOKING FOR - Deep | Discofied | Soulful | Classic | Main-Room | (New Age) Electronic - IT’S YOURS :) ENJOY d(-_-)b

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpjiG8b4CPo

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

WITH THE SUMMER PARTY SEASON IN IBIZA COMING TO A CLOSE, ONE OF THE EVENTS TO STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK WERE THE ANNUAL DJ Awards - NOW IN THEIR 14TH YEAR RUNNING - KNOWN SOMEWHAT AS "THE EQUIVALENT OF" THE Grammys FOR DJs... THE EVENT WAS HELD THE OTHER DAY - TUESDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER - AT Pacha & HERE ARE THE OFFICIAL RESULTS FOR 2011:

* WINNER OF THE House AWARD: Axwell - OTHER NOMINEES: Bob Sinclar / David Guetta / Dirty South / Erick Morillo / Mark Knight / Sebastian Ingrosso / Steve Angello...

* WINNER OF THE Techno AWARD: Carl Cox - OTHER NOMINEES: Adam Beyer / Carl Craig / Josh Wink / Marco Carola / Richie Hawtin / Sven Vath / Umek...

* WINNER OF THE Trance AWARD: Armin Van Buuren - OTHER NOMINEES: Ferry Corsten / Gareth Emery / Markus Schulz / Paul Oakenfold / Paul van Dyk / Sander van Doorn / Tiesto...

* WINNER OF THE Electro House AWARD: Deadmau5 - OTHER NOMINEES: Afrojack / Benny Benassi / Calvin Harris / Chuckie / Eddie Halliwell / Fatboy Slim / Pete Tong...

* WINNER OF THE Tech House AWARD: Luciano - OTHER NOMINEES: Dubfire / Eric Prydz / James Zabiela / Joris Voorn / Layo & Bushwacka / Loco Dice / Steve Lawler...

* WINNER OF THE Eclectic House AWARD: 2manydjs - OTHER NOMINEES: Annie Mac / Boys Noize / Damian Lazarus / Guy Gerber / Seth Troxler / Steve Aoki / Trentemoeller...

* WINNER OF THE Deep House AWARD (2 Winners): Jamie Jones & Kerri Chandler - OTHER NOMINEES: Ben Watt / Charles Webster / Claude VonStroke / Francois Kevorkian / Jimpster / Kaskade...

* WINNER OF THE International DJ In Association With Pioneer DJ AWARD: Armin Van Buuren - OTHER NOMINEES: Carl Cox / David Guetta / Deadmau5 / Luciano / SHM (Swedish House Mafia) / Sven Vath / Tiesto...

* WINNER OF THE Newcomer AWARD: Maya Jane Coles - OTHER NOMINEES: Avicii / Dani Casarano / Guti / Jozif / Nina Kraviz / Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano / tINI...

* WINNER OF THE Downtempo AWARD: Nightmares on Wax - OTHER NOMINEES: Chris Coco / Giles Peterson / Jon sa Trinxa / Mr Doris / Mr Scruff / Rob da Bank...

* WINNER OF THE Urban AWARD: Cut Killer - OTHER NOMINEES: Benga / Chase & Status / DJ Skream / DJ Fresh / Joy Orbison / Scuba / Sub Focus...

SPECIAL AWARDS:

* IBIZA NIGHT: Carl Cox "10 YEARS OF REVOLUTION" @ Space...

* IBIZA DJ: Mar-T...
* PRODUCER: David Guetta...
* REMIXER: Afrojack...
* MEDIA: TillLate...
* TRACK OF THE SEASON (2 Winners): Azari & III "Hungry For The Power" (Jamie Jones Ridge Street remix) & Jamie Woon “Lady Luck” (Luciano remix)...
* OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT: Pete Tong...
* INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL: Electric Daisy Carnival...

* DANCE NATION OF THE YEAR: U.S.A. - David Morales...

* CUTTING EDGE (DJ Technology): Traktor 2
* LIVE PERFORMANCE: The Madness @ Ibiza Rocks

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL NOMINEES & WINNERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES - FEEL FREE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - PEACE & MUSIC-BEATS d(-_-)b

"OPEN UP YOUR EYES"...

A GREAT Disco-INFLUENCED CLUB HIT, DELIVERING HAPPY VIBES & GOOD TIMES - Johnick "Open Up Your Eyes" - RELEASED BACK IN 1998, AS A 2-TRACK SINGLE ON DOUBLE-SIDED 12" VINYL - FEATURED 1 YEAR EARLIER, ON Johnick's BRILLIANT DEBUT ALBUM "Non Stop" (1997), WHICH BECAME AVAILABLE AGAIN LAST MONTH, AS A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD THROUGH BeatPort & TraxSource - LOTS OF PLEASANT MEMORIES WITH THIS 1 & A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY COLLECTION..! PEACE & MUSIC-BEATS d(-_-)b

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJPDGk3T5GU

"LA MUSICA [THE TRUMPETER]"...

POSTED ABOUT THIS VERY FUNKY & QUITE ADDICTIVE TUNE LAST WEEK & HERE'S THE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO TO THE NEW VOCAL VERSION, WHICH WAS RELEASED JUST YESTERDAY ON Defected - AVAILABLE THROUGH TraxSource & iTunes - Ray Foxx FEAT. Lovelle "La Musica [The Trumpeter]", A RE-WORK TO Ray Foxx's EARLIER INSTRUMENTAL RELEASE "The Trumpeter"... BY FAR 1 OF THE BIGGEST DANCE TRACKS SHOWCASED IN IBIZA THIS YEAR & MOST PROBABLY A MAINSTREAM CLUB ANTHEM IN THE MAKING - FOR THE UPCOMING SUMMER SEASON Down Under - ENJOY d(-_-)b

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjAT4stJQnU

"DANCIN"...

HERE'S A FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIAL - & Hip-House FAVOURITE - BY THE VERY COOL MonaLisa, TO START OFF YOUR WEEKEND & GET THOSE FEET "Dancin" :) RELEASED BACK IN 2006, ON THE Body Music IMPRINT, RUN BY ONE OF Chi-Town's FINEST House Music ARTISTS (DJ/Producer/Singer/Songwriter) Ron Carroll; PRODUCED BY Carroll HIMSELF & REMIXED BY Jose 'Choco G-Dubs' Reynoso FROM THE 1200 Warriors - BIG UPS - ENJOY, PEACE & MUSIC-BEATS d(-_-)b

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n0JGxgD2Ws

"BE YOUR FREAK"...

REALLY FEELING THIS ONE AT THE MOMENT..! IT'S EDGY, IT'S SOULFUL, IT'S NASTY - IN A GOOD WAY :P - IT'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN 2 LEGENDARY House ARTISTS - A SUPERB DJ/Music-Producer & A BRILLIANT Soul/House Singer/Songwriter/Producer - GET IN THE STUDIO TO COOK UP SOME NEW BEATS... Kenny Dope FEAT. Josh Milan "Be Your Freak" (Kenny Dope O'Gutta mix) - RELEASED 22/08/2011 ON Kenny Gonzalez' DopeWax IMPRINT & AVAILABLE THROUGH TraxSource - SMOKIN' HOT..! ENJOY, PEACE & MUSIC-BEATS d(-_-)b

BROOKLYN BABY, BABY..!

INSPIRED BY HIS RECENT TRIP TO THE States & PARTICULARLY THE Big Apple - Melbourne's VERY OWN BIG POPPA :P DJ/Musician/Producer/Songwriter - Marcus Knight, CAPTURES SOME OF THAT Brooklyn BOROUGH FLAVA & COMES OUTTA THE LAB DELIVERING A FRESH NEW SOUND IN HIS BRAND NEW DANCE-FLOOR WEAPON..! Funky House, INFLUENCED BY Nu-Disco, WITH ROOTS IN OL' SKOOL Hip Hop - Marcus Knight "Notoriously Brooklyn" - AVAILABLE THROUGH BeatPort & READY FOR THE MAIN-ROOM d(-_-)b

"SOUL POWER" - SAN FRAN REPRESENT..!

Elz and Elise "Soul Power" Remixes - CURRENTLY ON PROMO, AVAILABLE THROUGH TraxSource & DUE FOR RELEASE 10/10/2011 ON David Harness & Chris Lum's MUSIC LABEL Harlum Muziq... IF YOU'RE INTO GROOVY Soulful House MELODIES & DIVINE VOCALS - LIKE India & Bucie - CHECK OUT THE VERY TALENTED YOUNG San Fran DUO OF DJ Elz & VOCALIST Elise ACCOMPANIED BY A BRILLIANT ROSTER OF PRODUCERS ON REMIXING DUTIES..! MY PICK GOES TO THE MKTL Club Mix BY Kevin Masterkev & Tony Loreto - ENJOY d(-_-)b

RAY FOXX... IN THE HOUSE..!

HAILED AS 1 OF THE HOTTEST DANCE TRACKS TO COME OUT OF IBIZA THIS SUMMER - WITH FUNKY House RHYTHMS, Latin-INSPIRED PIANO MELODIES, GROOVY SAX RIFFS & EVEN ELEMENTS OF Dubstep - RELEASED INITIALLY AS “The Trumpeter” BY Ray Foxx - EARLY IN JUNE ON Defected & SHORTLY THEREAFTER WITH REMIXES BY Chocolate Puma & Guti - NOW DUE TO BE RE-RELEASED AS “La Musica [The Trumpeter]” FEAT. Lovelle’s SULTRY & MESMERISING VOCALS, CHECK IT OUT..! d(-_-)b

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c1ahTB7UsY

WELCOME TO THE "SUNSHINE HOTEL"...

HERE COMES THE WEEKEND :) SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME UPLIFTING MELODIES & A REASON TO GET THE PARTY STARTED, YOU SIMPLY CAN'T GO WRONG WITH MR. "PURE PURPLE" IN THE House, DOING HIS THING & CREATING A BIT OF MAGIC :P DJ/PRODUCER/House MASTER Jamie Lewis FEAT. - SUPERB VOCALIST - Cynthia Manley "Sunshine Hotel" - BEEN DROPPING THIS FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS & LOVING IT - ENJOY, PEACE & MUSIC-BEATS d(-_-)b

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R23D3xDs0EQ

"MOST PRECIOUS LOVE"...

TIME TO FEEL & SPREAD THE LOVE PEEPS..! Blaze pres. UDA feat. - INTERNATIONAL House DIVA - Barbara Tucker - WHO'LL BE PERFORMING LIVE @ Strut (MELBOURNE) THIS SATURDAY NIGHT - "Most Precious Love" (DF Future 3000 mix) - BY PROLIFIC MUSIC PRODUCER/REMIXER & SUPERSTAR DJ Dennis Ferrer... ONE OF THE BIGGEST House MUSIC ANTHEMS IN RECENT YEARS, RECEIVING WIDESPREAD MAINSTREAM SUPPORT - & AN INCREDIBLE COLLABO OF ARTISTS AT THAT - BIG UPS..! ENJOY - PEACE & MUSIC-BEATS d(-_-)b

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk7fvS5X1Vw

R&B MEETS HOUSE...

IN 1995, R&B's FINEST - (Soul/R&B/New Jack Swing) SUPER-GROUP - Jodeci* RELEASED THE CERTIFIED GOLD STATUS LEAD-SINGLE FROM WHAT WENT ON TO BECOME THEIR PLATINUM SELLING 3RD STUDIO ALBUM..! HERE'S THE CLUB-FRIENDLY DANCE VERSION - BY House MUSIC HIT-MAKER (PRODUCER/REMIXER) Marc Kinchen - Jodeci "Freek'n You" (MK Dub)... THIS ONE'S FOR ALL THE LADIES ;) - OUTSTANDING - PEACE & MUSIC-BEATS d(-_-)b

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

15 WORDS OF WISDOM...

"Not everyone understands House Music. It's a spiritual thing, a body thing, a soul thing." - HAPPY B'DAY Mr. Eddie Amador :) - 15 WORDS OF WISDOM BY THE ONE & ONLY Eddie Amador, FEATURED ON HIS 1998 WORLDWIDE CLUB-HIT "House Music" - SAMPLING THE 1982 "Together Forever" RELEASE BY Exodus, WHICH WAS LATER RE-WORKED & RE-RELEASED, AS "Forever Together" IN 1989 BY NONE OTHER THAN Raven Maize AKA Dave Lee AKA Joey Negro - ENJOY d(-_-)b

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WpERMtL-AY

JUST WHAT WE/YOU NEED TO GET THE WEEK GOING...

A BRILLIANT Soulful JAM BY A VERY TALENTED R&B/Neo-Soul ARTIST - ONE OF MY FAVOURITES IN THE CIRCUIT - WHO RECENTLY PERFORMED IN AUSTRALIA FOR THE 1ST TIME, SUPPORTING THE SENSATIONAL Brian McKnight... Dwele "Money Don't Mean A Thing" - SUPERB REMIX BY Atjazz - AVAILABLE THROUGH BamaLoveSoul, ALONG WITH A SELECTION OF UNRELEASED Dwele TRACKS... TITLE SAYS IT ALL..! d(-_-)b

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

WE CAME HERE TO PARTY...

ONCE AGAIN IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME FOR THE WEEKEND TO TAKE OVER & HERE'S A LITTLE SOMETHING TO SET THE PARTY MOOD... RELEASED ALMOST A YEAR AGO ON Life and Death - AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR DOWNLOAD PURCHASE THROUGH BeatPort - & SUPPORTED BY MANY REPUTABLE DJs AROUND THE GLOBE, INCLUDING THE INSPIRING Loco Dice - WHO ROCKED The Likes Of You PARTY @ BILLBOARD (The Venue), HERE IN MELBOURNE EARLIER IN THE YEAR - BEEN DROPPING THIS TUNE VERY FREQUENTLY INDEED..! THE ORIGINAL IS SIMPLY BRILLIANT - CHECK OUT THE MUSIC VIDEO..! THE REMIX BY Tale Of Us SENDS THE DANCE-FLOOR INTO OVERDRIVE - HERE'S THE AUDIO FOOTAGE FROM A CLIP ON YouTube..! Thugfucker "Disco Gnome" - SAMPLING THE VERY FAMOUS CHORUS FROM HIP-HOP SUPERSTARS Naughty By Nature & THEIR 1999 HIT-SINGLE "Holiday" - PEACE & MUSIC-BEATS, ENJOY..! d(-_-)b

SOME REAL FUNKY STUFF...

HE AIN'T Sir Mix-a-Lot, HE'S Mr. Nice Guy :P & IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME REAL FUNKY STUFF - I MEAN TONS OF GROOVE NO JOKE - THIS IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL..! "Wuz Up Wit Them Big Booty Girls", THE HOT NEW JAM BY MIAMI NATIVE DJ/PRODUCER & LABEL OWNER Jesse Perez - WHO MOST DEFINITELY KNOWS HOW TO BLEND OL' SKOOL Hip-Hop ELEMENTS WITH House MUSIC TO PERFECTION & CREATING HIS VERY OWN UNIQUE STYLE OF DANCE MUSIC... CHECK OUT HIS FAN-PAGE (Jesse Perez), BETTER YET DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR & CHECK OUT HIS VERY IMPRESSIVE LIST OF TRACKS ON BeatPort - BIG UPS - PEACE & MUSIC-BEATS..! d(-_-)b

"WHAT THEY SAY"...

WHO CARES "What They Say"..? :P HANDS DOWN MY #1 PICK FOR Deep House CUT OF THE YEAR - SO FAR - WITH A TWIST OF Tech..! COURTESY OF THE PHENOMENAL YOUNG DJ/PRODUCER Maya Jane Coles - WHO TOPPED THE CHARTS ON MANY LEGAL DOWNLOAD SITES WITH HER ORIGINAL RELEASE, BECOMING A 2010 STANDOUT - REMIXED BY THE SENSATIONAL Dyed Soundorom... OUT ON Real Tone Records & AVAILABLE THROUGH TraxSource - PEACE & MUSIC-BEATS - ENJOY d(-_-)b

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShMAgi_d77w

AN EPIC MAINSTREAM HIT..!

REWIND BACK TO 2002... FUNKY SUMMER GROOVE, HAPPY VIBES & PLENTY OF COLOUR :P Dylan Burns, 1 HALF OF FORMER ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC DUO Bodyrockers & Stretch Silvester OF GLOBALLY RENOWNED, LONDON BASED DJ/PRODUCTION TEAM Stretch & Vern - GOING STRONG FOR OVER 15 YEARS IN THE SCENE - JOIN FORCES TO CREATE Coloursound... THE END RESULT - "fly with me" - AN EPIC MAINSTREAM HIT d(-_-)b

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTTDylph368

OUTSTANDING..!

"Balearica Unplugged" - OUT SOON ON Hed Kandi - SHOWCASING The Lovely Laura & HER BEAUTIFUL VOCALS ACCOMPANIED BY Tyrrell's EXCEPTIONAL GUITAR PLAYING SKILLS... OUTSTANDING..! CHECK IT OUT - PEACE & MUSIC-BEATS d(-_-)b

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccHCU-Wq80s

"PARTY HARD"..!

THE WEEKEND HAS ALMOST LANDED - GOING TO BE A FINE & SUNNY ONE TOO :) - & HERE'S SOMETHING TO GET YOU ALL IN THE MOOD - TIME TO "Party Hard" - COURTESY OF THE VERY FUNKY, DISTINCTIVE & UBER COOL SOUNDS OF Donae'o - PEACE & MUSIC-BEATS - ENJOY..! d(-_-)b

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

CHI-TOWN BABY..!

"God Made Me Phunky"... ORIGINALLY RELEASED BACK IN 1994 - 17 YEARS AGO - BY The MD X-Spress AKA CHICAGO ALL-STAR House MUSIC-MAKER (DJ/Producer) Mike Dunn - & TO THIS DAY, STILL THE 1ST TRACK THAT COMES TO MIND WHEN I'M ASKED TO PLAY SOMETHING FUNKY - CHI-TOWN BABY - MUCH R.E.S.P.E.C.T - BIG UPS - PEACE & MUSIC-BEATS..! d(-_-)b

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vCRVdH4lRc