DJ Profiles
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Gimme a Pea!
Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas kicks off Memorial Day weekend at the Palms
May 24th, 2012
Regardless of genre, Black Eyed Peas remixes are practically guaranteed on any Las Vegas DJ’s playlist. But like bandmates Will.i.am and Apl.de.ap, Taboo is trying his hand at mastering the ones and twos. With his new, regular residency at the Palms, the 36-year-old energetic rapper born Jaime Luis Gómez is branching out, not only as a DJ but as a solo artist. Taboo lets us in on what he calls “the Taboo Experience” before his next gig at Rain on May 25. Read more »
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Sky’s the Limit
LMFAO star Sky Blu pulls double duty at Pure and Wet Republic
May 24th, 2012
Emerging from the considerable shadow of RedFoo’s infamous ’fro, multitalented artist Sky Blu is stepping to the forefront as Las Vegas’ love for LMFAO continues to expand. Following the launch of his newest Las Vegas DJ residency at Wet Republic on May 20, he’ll be poolside again May 27, then keep it going at Pure that night for a double-dose of “Who Came to Party!?” Read more »
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The Underground Resident
New Marquee DJ Audrey Napoleon wants you to know she’s not some effing production puppet
May 17th, 2012
Ever seen a DJ make love to a mixer? Or darn near take out an innocent bystander with a hair flip? Catch one of Audrey Napoleon’s sets and it’s bound to happen. “I dance around like a fucking maniac, and you will get kicked!” Napoleon laughs. “You might as well take your chances standing behind a donkey.” When she lets the tunes take her over, the L.A.-based DJ/producer’s got more moves than a whole game of chess. She made that evident during her first successful gig at Marquee Dayclub, where she just launched a residency. Read more »
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The Luminary Ones
DJs, producers and vocalists Rebecca & Fiona break into the boys’ club
May 10th, 2012
Rebecca Scheja and Fiona Fitzpatrick are on the path to proving they’re more than just a pair of pretty faces and in-demand vocalists who’ve worked with Kaskade. They’re legit, passionate producers first, and earned support from Tiësto for their track “Bullets.” We chat with the duo working their way up the ranks in the boys’ club of electronic music before their next set at Marquee Dayclub on May 18. Read more »
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A Harem of Hits
Remix phenoms Sultan & Ned Shepard give Las Vegas a spin
May 3rd, 2012
Kaskade. Morgan Page. Nadia Ali. Madonna. The duo of Sultan & Ned Shepard might be unfamiliar to newbie clubbers by name, but their remixes of the biggest in the biz have been in heavy rotation in your favorite superstar DJs’ sets for years. Stepping into the Las Vegas spotlight with a residency at XS, Encore Beach Club and Surrender (next at EBC and XS on May 5), we get the deets on the Canada-based twosome. Read more »
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A Different Face
Nectar Music Festival Saturdays bring Felix Cartal to HRH’s Beachlife shores
May 3rd, 2012
Familiar names abound at clubs up and down the Strip … almost too familiar, with the same headliners bouncing between properties in a week. Thankfully, a fresh face will soon arrive on the scene in the form of Felix Cartal, coming to Las Vegas for Nectar Music Festival Saturdays at Hard Rock Hotel’s Beachlife pool complex. Before his May 12 debut (to be followed by his June 9 appearance at Electric Daisy Carnival), the 25-year-old Canadian let us inside the Cartal cartel. Read more »
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Trouble on the Double
Ready or not, the EC Twins get raw and real about kids, going bust and the strip club that made their dreams come true
April 26th, 2012
Sons of the Crown, Marc and Allister Blackham have helped cultivate the American house music scene. Their rise to fame is a true rags-to-riches story. The EC Twins gave Vegas Seven a truly no-holds-barred interview, discussing everything from their time living on Edinburgh’s streets to making it big in L.A. and landing their Tao Group residency. Check them out June 1 at Marquee, and May 25, June 5 and 7 at Tao Beach. Read more »
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In Full Bloom
Poised for his big break, Dirtybird’s Justin Martin previews his new album, Ghettos & Gardens, at Artisan Afterhours
April 26th, 2012
Debut album aside, Justin Martin is no newbie to the electronic music world. He’s been producing and DJing since the early 2000s and has released a long string of dance singles. In fact, his song “The Southern Draw,” was the inaugural release on Dirtybird. But the complete artist album, the thing that can catapult a DJ to the highest levels of the EDM world, has eluded him until 2010, when something clicked. Read more »
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DJ R3hab
Intimate conversation with one of the newest additions to Wynn’s turntablist stable
April 19th, 2012
Named this year’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year at Miami’s Winter Music Conference, Fadil El Ghoul is making quite a name for himself. The self-dubbed DJ R3hab is one of the major house-music artists signed to Wynn Resorts’ stable and has gained fame thanks to his distinctive sound. Read more »
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Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler!
New Orleans native Blake Jarrell works his way up the Las Vegas ranks
April 12th, 2012
Although his name might not be the biggest on the billboard yet, Blake Jarrell has found the right balance by spinning between the local opening DJs and the major headliners to ensure the party progresses properly, making him an artist to watch. Read more »
