David Morales [Audio]: Not Just A Robot!
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The word legend gets thrown around all too easily these days, but like him or not, it is difficult to deny the impact that David Morales has had on house music over the past two decades. From the early days at seminal NY house clubs The Loft and Paradise Garage, to his current residency at Stereo in Montreal, the Grammy Award winner has continued to develop his sound and live sets to stay ahead of the pack. Morales’ most famous joint Needin’ U celebrated it’s tenth birthday this year, the record that catapulted him in to the limelight and was responsible for the explosion of the remix and the mashup, dusting off and sprucing up old tracks for new generations of clubbers. Morales has a musical ear to put many of his peers to shame… Read more
Sweet Cherry Music’s final release for 2008 is a collaboration between Vancouver-based producers Jeff Daniels and AndreWz.
Artist: Arno Cost
Eric Prydz has canceled his seven-date tour of Australia and New Zealand, set to begin on New Years Eve, due to his fear of flying.![Eric Prydz [Audio]: The Leviathan Lands - Part 1](http://www.funkyhousemusic.com/wp-content/v1/news_images/Prydz_Eric.jpg "Eric Prydz [Audio]: The Leviathan Lands - Part 1")
Anyone who’s has witnessed the hysteria his tracks have created on the dancefloor over the past few years will understand the special connection that Prydz has with what works on the dancefloor. ‘When I make music, most of the time I try and picture myself being in a club on a dancefloor somewhere,’ he told ITM. ‘And I make the music for dancefloors. When you listen to it at home, or on your iPod, it won’t have the same effect as when you hear it on a big soundsystem in a club’ I know what I want to hear on a dancefloor, and that’s what I’m trying to accomplish when I make my tracks. And a lot of other people agree with me I think: 
As the year finally comes to a close, it’s time for one more Beatportal Best Of. 2008 was an extremely innovative year for production tools, so the annual Top 10 of Tech focuses not only on the ‘best,’ but just as important, the most groundbreaking products.
‘Hatiras Presents’ is the weekly radio show presented by Hatiras. Each episode features a new 60 minute mix from many of the planet’s finest DJs. Feel free to download the show here every week. And don’t forget – support the music by purchasing downloads from Beatport, Juno, etc.
If you had the unfortunate event of being stuck in a coma for the last 12 months, then I’m afraid you’ve missed rather a lot. There were festivals and incarcerated DJs, apocalyptic storms and behind-the-decks fights, amazing records and glorious club moments. Legendary venues closed their doors forever and new ones brought technological genius to the dancefloor. Clubbers protested, and we all debated passionately about the ever-evolving beast of electronic music. Curious isn’t it, how addictive DJing can be? How strange it is to feel music through giant speakers; to have enlightened club moments with perfect strangers and to feel connected through music… 
One of the most requested class topics to date involves something producers affectionately refer to as ‘The Whoosh.’ That’s just a fun, onomatopoetic way to refer to those transitional sounds that are reminiscent of wind, waves and other assorted natural (and unnatural) rises and falls. In honor of the wintry season that’s upon us, our holiday lesson in production techniques will focus on creating the sound of ‘The Whoosh’.
Danny Howells turns the party out in an eclectic mix for the RA podcast.Take one listen and you’ll realize immediately why it’s so fitting that Danny Howells first “Totally Funked” party was held in celebration of Prince’s birthday. While the DJ/producer may often be lumped in with the progressive house scene, his love of pop music is undeniable.
