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‘I’m Meant for This!’
DJ/producer Girl Talk sprints through samples at downtown’s AfterGlow
October 4th, 2012
The inaugural GlowRun is nigh, and participants are feverishly crafting illuminated costumes for the Oct. 7 event downtown. As exciting as the fun run itself is, DJ/producer Girl Talk is stocking up on samples for AfterGlow. Before he headlines the afterparty in the Fremont East entertainment district, Girl Talk lets us in on his plan to keep the energy going following the 7-kilometer race. Read more »
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Hello Good Morning
Marathon DJ/producer Erick Morillo can—and often does—go all night
October 4th, 2012
With nearly two decades of hits, a successful 12th season of his famed Ibiza Subliminal Sessions and seven years on the Las Vegas scene, Colombian-American DJ Erick Morillo’s impact has stood the test of time. We got Morillo’s take on how his sound has evolved, the story behind his newly formed collaborative, Sympho Nympho, and just how crazy DJ life can be. Read more »
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Leaving Las Vegas
While other DJ/producers flock to town, Starkillers says goodbye
September 27th, 2012
But for Starkillers, a.k.a. Nick Terranova, whose résumé includes playing sold-out shows at the O2 arena in the U.K. and the Ministry of Sound World Tour in Korea, living in Las Vegas was actually hurting more than helping. So after four years in Sin City, he left. We asked Starkillers about his decision, the evolution of our local scene, and what he’s got in store studio-wise before he (temporarily) returns to Las Vegas to play the final Nectar Music Festival of the season Oct. 6 at the Hard Rock Hotel. Read more »
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Clearing the Air
Dave Fogg rolls back into XS
September 27th, 2012
Dave Fogg has the distinction of both witnessing the city’s progression as one of the top party destinations in the world and having played a part in shaping Sin City’s club-music scene since 1987. When XS debuted on New Year’s Eve in 2008, he was the venue’s opening music director, resident DJ and was programming an EDM format back then, setting the scene for what is now standard in nearly every nightclub in the city. Following a one-year stint at the Palms as the N9NE Group entertainment director and resident DJ, he returned to XS in 2011 to once again take his place alongside international headliners as resident DJ and program director. Read more »
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Freeze Frame
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom goes from DJ to Silicon Valley billionaire and back again
September 20th, 2012
Not gonna lie—when we heard Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom would be DJing at Rain Nightclub with Zen Freeman on Sept. 29, we raised our eyebrows. High. But then we talked with Systrom, and, for lack of better words, this guy knows his shit. He spent his teen days in Boston selling vinyl to the likes of Paul Oakenfold, Tiësto and Paul van Dyk. He later progressed to sneaking into clubs to hear superstar spinners, and even got to open for a few of them. We chatted with Systrom about his influences and, of course, Instagram. Read more »
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Dance or Die
Veteran DJ/producer Robbie Rivera gets real
September 20th, 2012
On a list of DJ/producers who deserve mad respect, Puerto Rico native Robbie Rivera would be in the Top 10 (he gets bonus points for being a nice guy, as well). We caught up with the Miami-based Rivera in advance of his next gig at XS on Sept. 28 for an uncensored chat about DJ polls, staying positive and tasty tracks. Read more »
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Borgore Ruined Dubstep
Or did he? The DJ/producer talks piracy, strippers and Miley Cyrus
September 20th, 2012
Jazz, metal and ultimately dubstep—Borgore can create it all, plus emcee up a filthy storm, put his face on ladies pasties and accomplish darn near anything else the unabashed Israeli DJ/producer feels like doing. Vegas Seven had an uncensored (and frequently amusing) conversation with the bass-music badass born Asaf Borger before his next Las Vegas gig at Marquee Nightclub’s BoomBox on Sept. 24. Read more »
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Purest of Intentions
Pioneering DJ/producer Jesse Saunders’ Pure House Music Festival brings the house back home
September 13th, 2012
Some of the biggest headliners on the Strip are billed as “house” DJs, yet play a combination of essentially Top 40 remixes with a 4/4 beat, or some other variations on the theme. Longtime house fans are up in arms in the Twittersphere over the direction the genre has taken, often debating: What is true house music? One of the genre’s recognized originators, Jesse Saunders, hopes to appease them—and to enlighten others—with the Pure House Music Festival on Sept. 29 at the Clark County Amphitheater. Read more »
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The Mixtape Maestro
Turntable master Mick Boogie returns to Hyde
September 13th, 2012
Cassette tapes have gone the way of the laser disc and the eight-track, but the concept of a “mixtape” is here to stay. Mick Boogie deftly cultivates that particular musical experience with each of the 35-plus free unique downloads on his website. We caught up with the mixtape maestro to chat about hip-hop, reworking Adele and collaborating with his idol, Jazzy Jeff, before he translates his musical stylings live during his Sept. 22 gig at Hyde in Bellagio. Read more »
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Tara’s World
How one she-jay defies the stereotype by keeping clothes on her body and her eye on the ball
September 6th, 2012
This could be Tara Brooks’ year. The gigs are only getting bigger and better, she’s shopping a few original productions to labels, and she’s just signed to be represented by S.K.A.M. Artists, one of the most recognized companies in the DJ scene. Vegas Seven got a glimpse into the world according to Tara in advance of her Sept. 9 set at Marquee Dayclub and Sept. 10 tag-team set with DJ Stellar in Marquee’s Boom Box Room. Read more »
