This past Sunday, I had the incredible opportunity to attend New York City’s 2013 New Music Seminar‘s Opening Night at Webster Hall, and it was QUITE the event!  The night was filled with great people, networking opportunities, and of course – amazing music!  With performers like 2AM Club, Air Traffic Controller, The Soul Rebels, Catey Shaw, and more, attendees were treated to a night of some of the best up and comers in the industry. I was personally incredibly impressed with 2AM Club, who got the entire crowd up and dancing within a matter of seconds with their perky beats and contagious personalities, and Catey Shaw, who did a captivating cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love.” It’s hard to do Zeppelin right, but by God, Catey…Robert Plant would be proud.

Along with the main stage performances, guests were able to see the legendary stage performance coach Tom Jackson, who has worked with the likes of Taylor Swift and The Band Perry, work his magic on the already-talented Brooklyn native Krissy Krissy down in the venues studio space.  He passionately preached:

“People buy moments, not songs. Your job is to create a moment, and the first step is to create a vision for your performance.”

I couldn’t have said it better myself.  Overall, the New Music Seminar was a treasure trove of hidden gems in the industry, and a fantastic opportunity to connect with countless people who are as passionate about music as can be, and I will absolutely be going back for many years to come!

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It’s rumored that Dutch producers have some kind of unique intuition when it comes to house and electronic dance music. It seems since the mid-late 00’s, the Netherlands have been had an overbearing grip on the EDM world with countless established veteran and newcomer DJs with several chart-topping hits. One of the few very popular household names that EVERYONE knows by now is none other than Afrojack. Since initial and commercial success, Afrojack started his own label that has taken his last name, Wall Recordings. “If you build it, they will come,” and by this overused quote, Afrojack new that if he built his music beacon, young Dutch talent would inevitably come. And this week we explore D-Wayne.

D-Wayne is yet another Dutch producer, oozing with potential. Some of his earlier singles were released on Spinnin’ Records, Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Records, and of course, Wall Recordings. Afrojack has had his eye on D-Wayne from the beginning and it seems this was a great business and creative call. This week, D-Wayne released his new single “AMMO” with Wall. “AMMO” promises to do very well on any electronic music charts, and will most likely be played on every DJ’s live sets. To put it simply, it’s a massive release. D-Wayne samples some familiar hype vocals that Afrojack (among other) has used in their own hits. The overall feel is like blending an old Dutch styling with today’s commercial structure. Today’s EDM culture yearns for songs like this. I normally try to stay away from the commercial sound, but the assumingly obvious influences behind “AMMO” make me nostalgic.

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Austin’s annual SXSW has just announced a ton more bands to their already massive lineup. Bands added include Vampire Weekend, Icona Pop, Eddi Front, Merchandise, Sepalcure, Local Natives, Bleached, Waxahatchee, the Thermals, Bleeding Rainbow, Maria Minerva, Eagles of Death Metal, Frightened Rabbit, Camera Obscura, Black Lips, Tegan and Sara, Baauer, Stagnant Pools, Mr MFN eXquire, ST 2 Lettaz, and more. You can check out the full list here.

South by Southwest will be held from March 8-17, and the music portion will take place from March 12-17

Stay tuned for more SXSW announcements!

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