Blog archives for February, 2012

Born in London in 1963, Paul Oakenfold began his DJ career at age 16. Since the mid-’80s was among the pioneers in spreading the house music in England and one of the top DJs of Ibiza’s club scene. In 1989, Oakenfold produced the album with Steve Osborne of the Happy Mondays Pills ‘N’ Thrills ‘N’ BELLYACHES and between ’90 and ’93 the two, who signed with the name Perfecto, enter the ranks of remixers more absolutely required, working among others with U2, Massive Attack, Arrested Development, Stone Roses, The Cure and New Order. (more…)

For anyone who loves music, especially techno music, trance, dance and want to start making his first steps into the fabulous world of DJ’s, this is one of the best programs that can be found on the net. Its interface is very simple, we just have to drag the songs, which have previously selected on either side of the program, having done that we only play one and hear the other by a headset for example by setting your BPM automatically, ie not have to go pay close attention to the drums because of software that already does by itself.

The sound quality obtained after the mixing is great, even if the session was worth it we bring it to CD, if we have recorder, of course and display the artwork just do not understand much about it. The program uses the MP3 music format, which is much more flexible, more bearable and above all easy to get DJ Software Download on the net.

Find advantages in this software can be easy handling, ease of installation and of course comment that does not need a powerful computer to become a full DJ. Another advantage that we mentioned earlier is the automatic adjustment of the “drums” helping us to get a professional-mixture. For all that, mainly to use the keyboard of real-time like we have the equipment and put a picture of the program with each of the references that we will explain that is, for it serves, and how to use. (more…)

Aqua is a group dance / pop Danish-Norwegian origin, consisting of: Rene Dif, Claus Norreen, Rasted Søren and Lene Nystrom. All group members were Danish except Lene vocalist, who was Norwegian.

Although the band recently formed in 1994 under the name “Joyspeed”, its history dates back to before as in 1989 when everyone was working independently, recorded a soundtrack for a Danish film.

At that time, Rene worked as a DJ at a club in Norway, while Søren and Claus were music producers. The three of them developed so well that the film musicalization decided to make another project together, this time form a band. Thus, embark on the search for a vocalist and found precisely in 1993. Rene heard Lene casually and was delighted with her voice, which is why he intends to be part of the banda “Joyspeed”.

The idea was that Lene banda take care of lead vocals, backing vocals and Rene of the rap genre improvisations while Claus and Søren produced in whole disk. A small Swedish record label signed them in 1994 and its first single “Itsy Bitsy” was released. The issue was a failure, and the group suffered a major disappointment after this event, so I canceled the contract with the label (though the company wanted to continue working with them for future releases). (more…)

The 54th Grammy Awards, awards which reward the best musical works of the last year had two exciting images. On the one hand, the six awards won by the British singer Adele and, secondly, the world’s musical tribute to Whitney Houston , the diva who died in Los Angeles.
Were awarded a total of 78 Grammy awards, 31 less than the usual, perhaps due to the crisis afflicting the sector. They were designed to recognize the work of the last twelve months.

The big winner of the event was, without doubt, Britain’s Adele , who bagged six awards, including best album for ” 21 “, best pop vocal album, best short form music video for” Rolling in the Deep “best song and best record with the song” Rolling in the Deep “and the award for Best Pop Performance for” Someone Like You “. (more…)

Born in Langa, Cape Town, in 1964. He studied the piano and at 14 he moved to Johannesburg to seek his fortune. They take part of one of the coolest bands of the time, Joy, then proceeds to sing with the Pope and the Big Dudes, coming straight to success and then releasing a solo single, “Weekend Special”, also liked to ‘abroad. We are in the eighties: Even after becoming a star, Brenda lives in the suburbs and Soweto has not forgotten his roots. (more…)

The Foo Fighters are formed in late 1994 by the union of the former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, now on guitar and vocals, Pat Smear and William Goldsmith, both already set in Sunny Day Real Estate. Their debut single, “This is a call”, released in the summer of 1995 and shows the excellent qualities of composition and sound-level instrument. Even better is the second single from FOO FIGHTERS, entitled “I’ll Stick Around” and, according to some, dedicated with a little ‘malice to the widow of Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love. (more…)

Jamesetta Hawkins was born January 25, 1938 in Los Angeles, fourteen year old African American mother, Dorothy Hawkins, and unknown father (the artist will be to convince Rudolf Walter Wanderone, Jr., a famous professional snooker player known by the nickname “Minnesota Fats “). Abandoned by Dorothy, who leads a crush and is not able to care for her daughter, spent a difficult childhood with adoptive families find some solace in singing at church. In 1950 he reunited with his mother in San Francisco and form a vocal trio, the Creolettes, thanks to which she was noticed by the famous musician, producer and talent scout Johnny Otis: he is to persuade her to change her name to Etta James and impact in 1955 first 45 laps, “Roll With Me, Henry”, a duet with Richard Berry (the individual encounters a problem of censorship for the title too “licentious”, becoming “Dance with Me, Henry” then “The wallflower” in the interpretation by Georgia Gibbs). (more…)

The group was founded in the late ’80s from the ashes of Sweet Children, the band from Rodeo, California, where Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals, guitar) and Mike Dirnt (bass and vocals) will make the bones from the earliest age. In 1989 the Lookout for the group’s first EP, 1000 HOURS, followed a year later by another EP, Slappy, and a first album, 39 smoothe. (more…)

Faith Evans was born June 10, 1973 and raised in Newark, New Jersey, where at the age of two years begins to sing in church. Singing in school musicals and – although it is a brilliant student – to drop out of college to start his musical career. First, writing and singing for various artists, like Hi-Five, Mary J. Blige, Pebbles, Al B. Sure!, Usher, Tony Thompson and Christopher Williams. In 1994, knows Sean “Puffy” Combs, who makes a deal for Bad Boy and the following year released his debut album, FAITH, which went platinum. (more…)

At fifteen he gets on stage with Steve Vai at eighteen with Carlos Santana. A clock with Michael Jackson. This is part of the already prestigious and rich curriculum Orianthi (nee Orianthi Panagaris), Australia’s wonderful guitar player of Greek origin, born in 1985. (more…)