DJ Profiles
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Trail Blazing
Talking hits, prank calls from Bruce Hornsby and taking careers to a “Higher” level with DJ/producer and EDC performer Just Blaze
June 19th, 2013
There are two kinds of Just Blaze fans: pre-“Higher” and post-“Higher.” The super producer’s monster out-of-nowhere collaboration with Light resident DJ Baauer cannonballed Justin Smith (a.k.a. Just Blaze) into the electronic music scene in January. He uploaded “Higher” to Soundcloud at 4:30 a.m. and within 48 hours he had more than 300,000 listens. Read more »
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Bingo Is Their Name
The Bingo Players’ Maarten Hoogstraten and Paul Bäumer cover the board with back-to-back gigs at Hakkasan and Wet Republic before returning for Electric Daisy Carnival
June 5th, 2013
Maarten Hoogstraten and Paul Bäumer first caught our attention two years ago when they released “Cry,” but their no-holds-bar set at this year’s Ultra Music Festival cemented this Dutch duo known as the Bingo Players as an act to watch. Read more »
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It’s a Krewl World
Trio Krewella to come ‘Alive’ in Vegas with a Light residency. Our writer Twitter-stalks them, then gets the details in person
May 29th, 2013
It was five years ago that Jahan Yousaf, her younger sister Yasmine and Kris Trindl (a.k.a. Rain Man) joined up to form the edgy electronic group Krewella. Since releasing their first EP Play Hard last June, Krewella has amassed quite a buzz. Along with Zedd, Madeon and Porter Robinson, they’ve been dubbed “prodigies to watch” by The New York Times, and a month ago were named Breakout Artist of the Year at the International Dance Music Awards during Miami Music Week. Vegas Seven caught up with the threesome at the Ultra Music Festival to discuss everything from cat licking to waking up pantless. Read more »
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A State of Armin
Van Buuren returns to make Memorial Day memories, new album in tow
May 22nd, 2013
Armin! Armin! Armin! As the world’s No. 1 DJ according to DJ Mag’s definitive poll, legions of fans adore Armin van Buuren’s music, his A State of Trance radio show and ASOT festivals around the globe. And they’ll be donning their best white attire for his gig at Marquee Nightclub on May 24 for Tao Group’s annual Memorial Day weekend white party, where anyone dressed in white enjoys an open bar from 10-11 p.m. Read more »
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The New Mr. Las Vegas
Tiësto takes up residency in Sin City
May 1st, 2013
Wayne Newton, Celine Dion and Elton John will simply have to make room: Tiësto is moving to the top of Vegas’ marquee. Quite possibly the most famous man in electronic dance music, the Dutch DJ/producer is slated for a whopping 40 dates, including May 3, 5, 18 and 24, at the recently opened Hakkasan and an additional 20 gigs at Wet Republic. Read more »
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Go Hardwell or Go Home
The Dutch DJ/producer is a tornado of activity, and he’s headed this way
April 17th, 2013
Robbert van de Corput certainly keeps busy. The 25-year-old Dutch spinster better known as Hardwell just headlined Ultra Music Festival in Miami, is in the midst of playing two weekends at Coachella, is launching his own sold-out “I AM Hardwell” festival in Amsterdam and is set to help open Hakkasan Las Vegas on April 19 and Wet Republic on April 20. Read more »
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Welcome to Juicy Beach
Robbie Rivera brings the Miami vibe to Las Vegas
April 16th, 2013
Everyone who’s anyone in Miami during the Winter Music Conference/Miami Music Week knows Robbie Rivera’s annual Juicy Beach is a must-see (and hear) event. And Las Vegas fans who’ve been waiting for the legendary party to find the perfect home in our city can finally get a taste when it launches April 20 at the Hard Rock Hotel’s pool complex. Read more »
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From Marseille to Marquee
French-import Keidy brings that je ne sais quoi
April 9th, 2013
His hands fly across the mixer and CDJs with an agile dynamic rarely seen in a house-music set. The DJ/producer simply known as Keidy has a heart that’s essentially been pounding at 128-beats-per-minute for a marathon weekend of gigs. Read more »
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Avicii Aiming for the Next Le7el
DJ is full steam ahead for summer
April 9th, 2013
The past year has been monumental for electronic dance music, and that’s thanks in no small part to Tim Bergling, who is better known as Avicii. His breakout hit “Le7els” helped mainstream the genre, and his latest banger “I Could Be The One” with Nicky Romero has reached No. 1 on the U.K. charts. Read more »
Paul Oakenfold is the New Ibiza
Catching up with the DJ/producer who helped change Las Vegas nightlife
April 2nd, 2013
Before everyone grabbed on to (and subsequently strangled the life out of) the “Las Vegas is the new Ibiza” tagline, Paul Oakenfold can be credited as one of the first in the scene to call it, circa 2008. His groundbreaking three-year Perfecto residency at Rain changed the game as we know it, including the electronic dance music that now commands the prime-time slot, instilling the idea of a costumed cast of performers hanging from the ceiling and even allowing the previously taboo glow sticks back into the club. Read more »
