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NYE Exclusive: Eric Prydz Interview2 giorni fa
 
Eric, how are you today?

I’m feeling fantastic. I’m having a short break in Stockholm after a busy period in the studio.

How would you describe your 2009? What have been the highlights for you?

Apart from all the amazing shows, the highlight for me has been the beta launch of my new website - www.ericprydz.tv - I’ve been wanting to have a platform to interact with the fans for a long time so its great to finally get there and am looking forward to watching it grow over the coming months… Also moving to my new studio – it’s great.

What has been the strangest thing to happen to you on tour this year?

That’s an easy one! Getting shot by a ribbon cannon at Privilege and then passing out on stage – I was walking like a 90 year old man for a month after!

Are you looking forward to NYE and the O2 Arena?

Yes!

Who else are you looking forward to checking on the line-up?

Well it’s a great line up, but I haven’t seen Justice play for a while, so I’m very interested to see what they are going to do.

What’s been the best New Years Eve experience you’ve ever had?

Well I have played some incredible shows, but it was probably the last time I spent NYE with friends and family.

If you could pick one track to play at midnight that summed up the whole of 2009 for you, what would it be and why?

I think it would be my Cirez D ‘On/Off’ its the perfect party track, and was so well received this year – it would be a fitting way end the year and bring in a new one.

Finally, what would you need to make your New Years Eve go out with a bang?

A ribbon cannon and a bottle of vodka.

Find out more about NYE at: http://www.ministryofsound.com/NYE/I...
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Get Your Skates On!8 giorni fa
 
There’s nothing boring or rubbish about ice skating, is there? Well, that is unless you are a music fan. I mean, have you heard some of the music they pump out at these places? Whitney? Mariah? N-Dubz?! Painful.

But we share your pain here at Ministry of Sound, which is why we’ve teamed up with Somerset house to provide you with an evening of ice-based entertainment without a Schofield in sight! Ministry of Sound’s very own Saturday Sessions takes over Somerset House on Saturday 21st November for the first of their DJ Nights on ice!

The charity-based venue will play host to the Saturday Sessions residents, We’re Not Cool! and The Cosmonauts who will be spinning out house and disco to a rink full of ice skaters. For your information, this is what ice skating looks like...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfjcA...

First sessions kick off at 8pm and run through till 11pm. Tickets are available online from Ticketmaster. Tickets cost £15 and sessions run an hour long.

Click here to get tickets! http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/promo/...
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He's Got A Pineapple On His Head!8 giorni fa
 
Just in case you didn’t notice, don’t live in the UK or have been living under a rock, this country is currently in the grips of a strange phenomenon known as ‘Jedmania’.

Irish twins John & Edward Grimes have been wowing the X-Factor judges and people up and down the country with some pretty spectacular renditions of classic hits such as ‘Rock DJ’ and ‘Ghostbusters’, which we’ve included below for your audio-visual delectation below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTkyW...

It seems, that, despite of (or because of) their total lack of singing talent, the nation has taken them to their hearts, including our very own Ministry of Sound NYE headliner Calvin Harris, who managed to breach security and run on stage wearing, of all things, a Pineapple on his head.Check this out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIFZc...

According to The Sun, ‘The hitmaker, 25, bounded on unchallenged during John and Edward's spectacular rendition of Queen's Under Pressure, holding the leaf-laden fruit to mimic the twin singers' famous quiffs. He slapped his bum and tried to join in their performance before he was escorted off by security guards. ‘

While X-Factor bosses were not impressed with the Scottish stars performance, we here at Ministry of Sound would like to congratulate Calvin on all of his fruit-based (and music-based) endeavours, and we’re sure that he’s got something slightly bigger and better than a fruit cocktail planned for NYE at the o2 Arena.

Tickets to Ministry of Sound NYE are available to buy now.
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Sasha To Headline New Year's Day At Ministry of Sound!8 giorni fa
 
And you thought the fun stopped when Ministry of Sound NYE kicked out? Well think again.
If you fancy carrying on the party into the next day, or you’re having a quiet one and fancy venturing out for the first Friday night of the year, we’ve put together the mother of all line ups for you!

New Year’s Day brings electronic music pioneer Sasha to the club! Notorious for his deep and infectious beats, he’s going to get 2010 started with a dose of nocturnal house music. Joining him, The Cosmonauts go disco, with their futuristic beats taking control of the box.

In the bar section, we’ve got a triple whammy of Global Underground goodness, with the Nu Breed taking over! Sultan, Jim Rivers and Anil Chawla tearing up the bar with their deep, tribal and techy sounds.

This is going to be a roadblock event, so make sure you get your tickets now!

Ministry of Sound New Year’s Day 01.01.10

23:00 – 07:00

Box:
Sasha
The Cosmonauts

Bar (Nu-Breed):
Sultan
Jim Rivers
Anil Chawla

Tickets: £20 from Ministry of Sound (http://www.ministryofsound.com/club/..., £6 after 4am

Nearest tube: Elephant & Castle

Ministry of Sound
103 Gaunt Street
London
SE1 6DP
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NYE Exclusive: Calvin Harris Mix9 giorni fa
 
Listen to it at: http://www.ministryofsound.com/NYE/N...
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NYE Exclusive: Plump DJs Interview9 giorni fa
 
Hi Plumps, how are you today?

Great, excited about NYE and busy starting our new record label Grand Hotel Records. You can go to www.grandhotelrecords.com and for a limited period download a free hi quality version of our previously unreleased live show classic 'Be Good' - Wowzers!

How would you describe your 2009? !

The year has all come together well with our Global Underground mix getting big support, and our successful first time touring of the USA and Canada and launching our own label.

What have been the highlights for you?

Performing at Coachella festival in Palm Springs, Womb in Tokyo, Matter and Fabric and launching our own label!

What has been the strangest thing to happen to you on tour this year?

We have survived which is always a massive surprise for us!

Are you looking forward to NYE and the O2 Arena? !

Gonna be great to be a part of such a huge event at the end of such a troublesome decade, it’s time to let go and have a party like no other. The atmosphere at the o2 is gonna be amazing with so many people and such a massive line up!

Who else are you looking forward to checking on the lineup?!

Dave Spoon and Deadmau5, who we have both just had the pleasure of remixing!

What’s been the best New Years Eve experience you’ve ever had?

Probably when I was 3 years old ..my nan gave me my first ever chocolate bar to eat. She was bored staying in looking after me on NYE, the experience changed my world forever. I will never forget it. It was a Wispa if my memory serves me correctly, or it could have been a Curly Wurly, they where both much bigger then than they are now.

If you could pick one track to play at midnight that summed up the whole of 2009 for you, what would it be and why?

Impossible Question!

Following on from that – what are your top five tracks of the year?

Check our set on NYE!

Finally, what five items would you need to make your New Years Eve go out with a bang

Justice, Deadmau5, Dave Spoon and Calvin Harris.
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NYE Exclusive: Plump DJs Competition9 giorni fa
 
Plump DJs Global Underground Competition!

We've bagged 3 copies of the brand new Plump DJs mix album, courtesy of the lovely guys at Global Underground.

A supreme selection, spread over 2 mixes which features exclusive tracks and remixes from Tiga, Fake Blood, Dave Spoon, DJ Zinc, Hyper, Stanton Warriors, Boys Noize, Drumattic Twins plus Violent Kids (Cheaper Thrills), Bass Weazal , Alex Metric, Filthy Rich, Kid Blue and Edge One plus many more.

To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic new CD all you need to do is answer this easy question..

What part of London is the O2 Arena located?

a) North Greenwich
b) Croydon
c) Harrow

Email answers to blog@ministryofsound.com before Friday 27th November with Global Underground Competition in the subject line to be in with a chance of winning.

Best of Luck!
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NYE Exclusive: Facebook Application9 giorni fa
 
We have literally pulled out all the stops and put together the ultimate NYE competition for our Facebook application.

Get involved here: http://apps.facebook.com/clubcomp/

The competition is in two stages.

Stage One:

Enter the video competition, by telling us what colour is the keyboard Calvin is playing in the video.. The winner will be chosen at random and will win a pair of tickets to the New Years Eve bash at the O2.

Stage Two:

Choose to become a promoter, invite all of your buddies, mates, colleagues to enter the competition, by sending them your url link.

The promoter who has the most people enter the competition by the closing date wins all of this:


* A pair of tickets to the main event at the O2 on New Years Eve.
* Hotel accommodation for the night.
* £500 asos.com gift voucher.
* A pair of VIP tickets to see Sasha on New Years Day at Ministry of Sound.
* Free entry to Ministry of Sound for life.
* Signed Calvin Harris CDs
* Signed DeadMau5 CDs, T-Shirt and limited edition Deadmau5 i-pod speakers.
* Signed Dave Spoon Toolroom Knights CD.
* Huge handful of Global Underground CDs.
* A Year’s free Membership to our new Ministry Members package.
* A Place on the Ministry of Sound DJ Academy.
* As many Ministry of Sound CDs and T-shirts we can get our hands on!

Click here to get involved!! http://apps.facebook.com/clubcomp/

Click here for terms and conditions: http://www.ministryofsound.com/Club/...
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NYE Exclusive: Deadmau5 Interview9 giorni fa
 
Hi Deadmau5, how are you today?

I'm in Bournemouth, its raining but I am looking forward to my show at the Opera House then a crazy weekend at ADE and I Love Techno

How would you describe your 2009? What have been the highlights for you?

There have been many highlights of 2009, from last weeks show at roundhouse in London, to Glastonbury, Creamfields, Essential Mix Live in Ibiza was crazy, there are so many to name, its been a bonkers year! I would like to thank everybody that has come and seen me perform and all the support from all of my fans that I lok forwrad to seeing in NYE

Have you had the time to develop any more gadgets and gizmos for your production and performances this year?

We are hoping to have a new stage show for next year wrapped up pretty soon. Also the new LED head is still in production and we hope to have it ready for the road soon! I can't say to much more about it!

Are you looking forward to NYE and the O2 Arena?

I think this could go down as one of the most stupidest question ever!! OF COURSE I AM!!!!

Who else are you looking forward to checking on the lineup?

My good friend Calvin Harris and of course the rest of the big line up!

If you could pick one track to play at midnight that summed up the whole of 2009 for you, what would it be and why?

I think it would have to be I Remember because of the lyric but also because its become such a big record, it has done so much for me in 2009 in the UK

Following on from that – what are your top five tracks of the year?

Due to me not being a DJ and playing live my own music i really can't answer this question unless I put all my own records but that would look crap

Finally, what five items would you need to make your New Years Eve go out with a bang?

Corona, Champagne, some cool Pyrotechnics, Good Friends and of course some chimes!!!
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NYE Exclusive: Dave Spoon Mix9 giorni fa
 
Listen to it at: http://www.ministryofsound.com/NYE/N...
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