thermite

ah i see, so no chance for me - im in and around Makati, Manila, and Ortigas

 

i don't get why someone doesn't finance this station.

89.1 has a "dance music" day (Saturdays) and other stations aren't strangers to the genre,

so a 24-hr trance, rave, dance, etc. station should be feasible.

 

right? :cool:

SAD TO SAY THAT DANCE MUSIC RADIO IS NOT FEASIBLE.

Try RUNNING A 25K WATTS STATION IN MANILA and COMPUTE HOW MUCH MERALCO WILL CHARGE.

AND MAYBE WE ARE LESS THAN 1 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IN METRO MANILA THAT LISTENS TO HOUSE OR ELECTRONIC MUSIC.

RADIO LIVES BECAUSE OF ADVERTISING. NO ONE CAN ARGUE WITH THAT.

ITS A SAD REALITY THAT WE LIVE IN A THIRD WORLD.

TRY GOING TO SHOPS WHICH SELLS ELECTRONIC MUSIC, NOTICE THE POOR SALES.AND A VERY STEEP PRICE OF AN IMPORTED CD.

WELL AT LEAST CLASS OR MAY TASTE TAYO COMPARE SA MASA...TAYO TAYO NG LOTTO PAG NANALO..ILL SET UP A STATION THAT PLAYS ELECTRONIC MUSIC....HEHEHEHE

Question to Dj's:

 

how did you guys start playing electronic? did you start learning from a synthesizer right away? or from a mixing program.

 

actually im in to METAL music fan, i play guitar and do some vocals. but after listening to some electronica, my music taste kinda evolved. im really in to rave acid and industrial.

 

im planning to learn how to do some electronic music. just started learning FL studio from a book. anyway, should i need to buy a synthesizer? what should i do first? advice anyone. thanks...

BACK IN THE 80´S...it was DJ DXT of Herbie Hancock inspired me to become a dj. If you´ve seen the video rock it or listened to that album..you would know i how felt during that time...

Underground Radio returns at a slightly different frequency. 108.0 MHz FM.

(used to be 107.9)

Really? Good For Them.

Anyways, im afraid a lot of stations will change format or something. No More Ads from Lucio Tan this time.

I miss Rt ANd Klite.....

I humbly disagree that house music is just a fad or "uso".

 

Like it or not, house music is a direct descendant of 70s disco. It was basically born in Chicago in the 80s and has evolved to several genres today.

 

In the 80s to the early 90s, 12" remixes were the thing to have for DJs and evident in dance floors whether it's Stargazer, Louie Y's, Zig Zag, St. Michael's, Rumors, Faces, Mars, Equinox, Euphoria and other "discos" and "dance clubs" at the time. While the start of house music began with remixing popular songs, the mid 80s saw house developing into its own genre and the late 80s to early 90s saw house music stand out on its own.

 

Several house sub-genres came out in the 80s such as acid house, ghetto house, electronica and "techno" and in the 90s, progressive house and chill out/ambient came out. At the start of the 21st century, new sub-genres were evolved, namely beach house and "bar groove"

 

Chicago, Detroit, New York, London and Ibiza were very important places for house music. These four spots greatly contributed and developed what house music is today.

 

House music has been there for over 20 years. Not many Pinoys know this. But if Pinoys were dancing in the 80s and 90s at the clubs, they just didn't know it was house music they were dancing to. They just called it "disco". And house music will remain and evolve because people will always go out to the club and dance.

 

Local DJs just have this nasty habit of hiding/not divulging titles of their music so that they "retain" exclusivity. That's a nasty practice. If a local DJ really wants exclusivity of a track, I suggest make his own music or sampled music, produce it and make CDs out of it, just like Tiesto, Kaskade and a whole lot of DJs around the world. In this day and age of the Internet, the imagined 'exclusivity' is no longer attainable. Knowledgeable DJs know where to get their stuff and know what will "click" on the dance floor, and when to stop playing a certain track due to age or overplayed or simply does not get the crowd jumping or climbing up ledges.

 

"A DJ is a cynic of all music but first, he is here to make you dance." - Bob Sinclar

 

As for me, as a former DJ and as a listener, even if I don't dance, I have always liked house music. It makes me tap my feet to the beat and lifts my spirits on any given day or night.

Yo Hitman, I just want to remind those wannabees not to k*ll the scene.

What I am trying to ask was, some people might view house music as a fad or trend, and i consider house music not a fad too,but not all house music lovers out there are hardcore. Believe it or not, grunge genre died but there are still underground grunge band in seattle.

The best way to keep it real , is to educate people regarding house music, and I salute you for that HITMAN.

Anyhows, this December 8, I will be at UNDERGROUNDLOGIC's party,

I am inviting any dj's out there to jam with me, pm me aight.

A difficult question for a difficult situation....

 

Unfortunately, while Pinoys may have the talent and skill and enthusiasm, the record companies here are still focusing on the masses. What sells most and what profits most is what they will sign up the talent for. "Banda-mania" is still going strong. And the audience for house/trance is still very small considering the entire market. Record companies do not feel that there is a market base that will generate enough profits to support and outpace the cost of producing (reocrding/mixing/mastering/engineering), manufacturing (CD pressing, printing, CD case) and marketing (promos/events/concerts if any) of a house/trance CD. This is why record companies are only willing to come up with a few CDs which feature house/trance on a compilation basis. Other CDs like HK and MOS are simply imported or pressed here as the production costs are eliminated. Only manufacturing and some marketing is done for the CD to make profits.

 

Since no record company is willing to tread on what to them is the road least taken, the Pinoy electronica artists do not have the wings to fly. Investment is needed to produce the CDs to market (and easy availability) can be done via websites like www.juno.co.uk or other dance CD sites.

 

Until a record company dares to invest on what is unknown territory, Pinoy electronica will remain very underground.

Just answer these basic questions:

1. Do you think people will buy your CD?

(why buy JAY -R when you can have USHER, why spent my money on the local electronica groups like DRIP or those TERNO records artists when I can download GROOVE ARMADA, ok? why would I buy ANTON RAMOS CD when I have been a fam DJ JOSE PADILLA? )

2. Do you think you are the true school Electronica Artists? baka next year hinde na uso ang House music at hinde ka na rin in. I remember my classmates before, when Grunge was BIG, they were really into it, now i see them listenning to EMO BANDS and this local group Cuese.

reality bites....

difficult?? sounds like fun.. i was thinking of organizing such a project with the jaycees (JCI), but im still pondering on what would be the most effective strategy to achieve that goal. i was hoping you could offer some suggestions since you've been in the scene a lot longer than i have perhaps. maybe not mainstream, but noticeable enough i guess.

Back in days in our small Iligan City,1998, we had some underground House(Techno Pala kasi hinde pa in ang house noon..har har har) Parties, what we did was , since we cant afford to rent a place and we might throw away some money if it wont click,we made a deal with this low profile not classy bar that in every ticket sold he gets 5 pesos, ticket's costed P50/ mura probinsyano kami at bisaya pa..anyways, we printed 1000 flyers, really fancy and sexy ones, we distributed them all to whom we thought might go, teen ages girls , yuppies , gays , rockers etc etc,,,,the bar's capacity was only 75 persons!!! 25% percent of 1000 is 250,,,,figure it out...

Then when the night came, it turn out 400 peeps!!..the place was packed, the airconditioner was cooking us, but the vibe was there....

One problem, we werent able to control the crowd....

sheyt, i miss those days!!!!

Hooking up with the jaycess is a nice idea, just dont tell them this culture will always be connected with exstacy since its the reality.

Miguel Migs is playing this sunday...afternoon pool party at Shangrila Edsa...12 noon til 10 pm only...good vibes, good music and hopefully awesome peeps....see you there guys.

SHEYTS..MIGUEL IS A HOUSE GOD...LETS CHECK THIS OUT..SINONG SPONSORS?

..uh, i didnt even know we had local electronica artists. what/where record stores can i buy their albums??

We have really good electronica artists here, the artist which I think that really made it was the DANCE/HIP HOP GROUP KULAY(much respect to BOOM Dayupay) they released an album way way back in the 90's, one track entitled "BURN" made it in UK's Dance Chart and if I not mistaken remixed by millionaire dj NORMAN COOK (slimboyfat). not really sure but we can ask HITMAN, he knows a lot of music stuff.

KULAY was even endorsing PEPSI Products too. Anyways, just like any artist they are gone(sad) because that was the time when the BAND SCENE dominated, and KULAY was more into URBAN GENRE. Not Radio Friendly.

I have checked the elecronicamanila.com site. And its ok.

I even downloaded "move it"...

remember this...anybody can make music, but only a few can make a hit.

I have been reading the posts here.

 

A DJ has several connotations. The ones on radio and the ones who mix at the club. But as Judge Jules would say, the DJ should make his own music so that the DJ has something unique or exclusive to offer the club goers. At the same time, his own music gives people something to identify and associate the DJ with. That is why it is important that the DJ makes his own music and plays them and hopes that the club goers go wild and rave over his sound.

 

And as Bob Sinclar would say, the DJ is a cynic of all music, but first, he is here to make you dance.

 

Quite unfortunately, most of the music industry here are pop based and radio oriented and will sell what the masses would buy. Although there are less noticeable labels or spin-off enterprises that carry Ministry of Sound and Hed Kandi CDs.

 

As for Mega Mixx, their prices were unreasonably very expensive. They sold records or CDs over and above the price in the US converted to Peso. But technology caught up with that store. The dawn of music downloads and CD burning probably did that store in. We can now download and burn a disc at way lesser price than Mega Mixx with good quality CD sound.

!ESTE VERDAD!

WITH THE ADVENT OF MIXERS WITH MIDI TRIGGERS, A DJ TO BE ON TOP SHOULD KEEP THE EXCLUSIVITY.

AT PAUL VAN DYKE'S EVENT, HE WAS USING LAPTOP, AND I BET HE DID SOME ON THE FLY TRACK REMIXES DURING HIS SET. AND HE JUST AQUIRED THE LATEST FROM ALLEN AND HEATH WITH MIDI TRIGGERS! WOW!

AND TIESTO'S, HE WAS USING CDJ'S 1000, AND WITH MY FRIEND TOLD ME IT WAS PRE MIXED!!!

NOW TIESTO IS NUMERO 3!!! AT DJ MAGS TOP 100 WWW.DJMAG.COM

MY POINT IS THESE DJ'S DOES NOT ONLY PRODUCED BUT DOING SOME EXCLUSIVE s@%t WITH THEIR SET...

YOU ARE RIGHT HITMAN...YOU ARE MAN..

BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL SCENE IS NOT TO BUY LOCAL CD'S.

JUST KIDDING...

MISMO!! i can't blame them if they wanna make money pero those big companies are killing unknow filipino talents. Well that's business talaga. That's why their making the dance scene mainstream na.

 

Yup I have the omar the animal tape. Nagustuhan ko yung "Let the bass kick"

 

John Robinson is really based sa japan, I heard him spin noon sa culture club before naging jologs ang culture club. Last time na narinig ko siya mag spin was at the fort about 2 years ago. Galing niya sa japanese techno, parang ken ishii

yep john robinson..he was a rapper too..during the francis m ..yes yes yo period. he had a rendition of a mike francis hit.

Wow, you had the omar the animal tape? can i have a copy? please...

Thanks for admitting that Anton should be credited for the spreading awareness of the genre by releasing an album locally. As far as I know no other local DJ has done this before.

My opinion...Anton Ramos is not really an artist, he is an entreprenuer, he owns MUSIC ONE( if im not mistaken)..but he should be credited.

The first dj who released a dance album that was really far out was DJ OMAR the Animal..yap.it was during the GERMAN RAVE TECHNO SCENE in early 90's. So if you really with the scene here in Pinas since day one, im sure you still have the tape, and I am still looking for it.

So local dj's are too many and too underground, why? because they cant afford to press an album. As a point of view of a Music Distributor like WARNER,BMG OR SONY GALAXY, why would I spend money or invest on a local DJ's mix when next thing you now no one will buy it, except me DJ THERMITES and DJ BIGBONER?

Those company would rather push the records of April Boy or Parokya coz they know they will make money out of it.

Why did MEGAMIXX Record Bar Closed shop?

But Anton Ramos, for the Love of House with all his money sold and promoted the music he loves, thats what's makes him an artist or shall I say to show off his friends that Listenning to House is cool.

By the way,one of the Best DJ that we had here in Pinas is John Robinson, now in TOKYO.

Hahaha! you must think that im a novice. Look buddy! i've been in the scene for ages and I do know my s@%t. I was not referring to his album and yes I know it was a "compilation CD"I was referring to his style. He usually copies sets from other DJ's and he doesn't have his own style. If you observe his sets (the once that he didn't copy) very mainstream and hindi siya house sets. He dosen't know when to pick up the pace or where to place the "Peak" of each set.

 

If you've been listening to electronica, house, trance, breakbeats, triphop, darkcore or whatever genre like i do, you'd recognize those details. Sure i'd give him credit for being a mainstream DJ but not a house DJ. If you know all this things then you wont tell me that I dont know house music.

 

If you dig anton's style then go ahead admire him, I wont question your taste in music because that's not P.L.U.R. Electronica is not just a genre, it's a lifestyle.

 

The style of anton ramos is WACK because it is WACK! if you dont agree with me then that's your opinion.

NICE OPINIONS YOU GUYS HAVE.HEHEHE

HEAR MY OPINION: ANTON IS WACK , AND I DONT CARE. PEOPLE DONT GIVE A DAMN IF HE IS WACK OR NOT, BUT WE CAN GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR KEEPING THE SCENE. ANY DJ'S CAN SPIN LIKE HIM , THAT SIMPLE. BUT IF YOU REALLY DIG DEEP, WE PINOY ELECTRONIC LOVERS ARE JUST LOVERS, ITS NOT OUR MUSIC AND NOT OUR CULTURE.

TO GIVE YOU AN ANALOGY.

WHY WOULD I BUY A REGINE VELASQUES CD WHEN WE CAN HAVE MARIAH CAREY?

WHY WOULD I BUY AN ANTON RAMOS CD WHEN THERE IS MINISTRY OF SOUND?

GO FIGURE . WHY?

I GUESS WE HAVE A TASTE WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THE MASSES.

HOPE WE WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP THE SCENE.

wow! meron pa lang mga electronic music lovers dito.

hey I live in Los Angeles California

i'm a house/trance/techno dj

do you guys think it would be a good idea for me to bring my records to the Philippines?

I have alot of house/trance/techno records (yes im a vinyl dj and will always be)

maybe I can do a broadcast of me mixing for all you electronic music lovers?

does turntables still exist in the Philippines? or is it all cds?

I havent been to the Philippines for YEARS! so I dont know any

Its sad to say that turntables died in this country...the electronic scene here is getting noticed, more peeps love house and big dj's like paul and tiesto came over.

All my life, I've been a vinyl enthusiast, the last time, I was at this small shop at makati cinena square, it has some classics but no electronic genre..And Megamixx closed down shop!

And I wish people who loves electronic music will appreciate what a vinyl is in the club culture. All you hear and read is that they have this new cd compilation, where you just can download over limewire. I dont blame them, its economic I guess.

Much respect to you "natakuzen" for keeping the vynil alive.

Message ok, if your coming home, I still have my turntables, maybe we can just jam for a night, no cd's.

wazzup ketchup!!

 

do you like vincent dafalong and his hit song "mga nunal"

 

nyahahahahhah

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ya vincent!!!!

I heard he is the first rapper here in da pinas..though twas wack...much respect to em...hehehehehe

it has to start somewhere..

hehehehe...

soo many good rappers!!!

Hope we all livin it up!!!

That is why hip hop is my all time genre...

peace flips!!!!

Aw. Can't find this track. Can somebody send me a copy?

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pm..me dude..i have a copy from our samplers..kaso not extended..pm me your email addd

bob sinclair - world hold on

chicane - stoned in love

 

astiiiig!

:thumbsupsmiley:

the ultimate partee na sa saturday!

any of u guyz goin?

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!mierda!

may training ako..di ako maka punta sa chicane!!!!....

im training at lotus hotel...for a work abroad...may fr ba kayo dito..hehehehehehe

everytime i hear this song i feel always cheated cause the intro is like a rip off from that bonnie bailey hit.

 

but i still prefer the older version with that New Order gal - Sister Bliss ... do you guys recall the THE OTHER TWO.

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yes the other two...parang its funny when you listen to them...they never fade young style..heehehehe..thats what i like with their style..

yo..im giving away that hey dj..the movie..

but i cant give you the its all gone movie..talagang make sense na movie...really cool..

after i watched it..i keep mixing more ..all the time..we only have to ears....

yah ... it was the closing track for the set from all saints.

 

i'll swap my van buuren dvd with dat hey dj movie.

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i changed my mind..im not selling hey dj the movie...ill send it too..nalang..hehehe

just pm me ur address..

oh yah pure sures..i used to play it on the radio..

good thing norman cook's didnt put or write

"NO GIRLBAND MUSIC ALOUD IN SET"A.K.A GROOVENATION

in his flyer..hehehehe

just pm me ur add dj bigs..ill send the hey dj..movie

DJ BIGS...I GEZ SO..THEY ARE HARDCORE HOUSE OR SOMETING...

IM SELLING STUFF TOO..

HEY DJ THE MOVIE

BEACH BOUTIQE BY FATBOY..(TAKE NOTE : HE PLAYED THE SONG FROM THAT MOVIE WITH DI CAPRIO...DJ'S ARE INNOVATIVE!!!)

TIESTO ..ANOTHER DAY IN THE OFFICE

MUCH RESPECT

i just checked the site of manila's groovenation by dj toti dalmacion..

it says there that "no progressive trance pls."!!!..

ang problema talaga ng pinoy crab mentality...

paano ko maappreciate ang music nila..i am more into trance heheheheehehehe

In Search of Sunrise 5 tour, Asia, 2006

I am currently on the plane flying back to Amsterdam after almost a whole month in Asia. I had never been on a tour like this so I didn't know what was waiting for me over there. Hereby, a summary of my experiences.

It started with an epic show at the Formula One race in Kuala Lumpur on March 18th. This was the biggest production ever for a dance event in Asia. The stage looked amazing and the party itself was super! Then in Japan I finally had a good show at a venue called Ageha. before this show I played 3 times in Japan but somehow my performances always tanked. This time everything was perfect: an energetic crowd and a great show!

Then, after WMC Miami I went on to Manila, which was great as well. The funniest thing of this show was my entrance to the DJ booth. I was waiting outside the venue on the street and could only hear the beat of the DJ playing before me. Then they opened the door and I walked right into the DJ booth and started playing. It's like going from 0 to 60 miles an hour in 5 seconds!

In Seoul people were completely crazy and 2 guys tried to run through the plasma screens!! That didn't really work well so they had to carry one person off the stage to the medical post. I heard later that the guy confused the plasma screens for a curtain so he thought he could run through it.

After that night I went on to Hong Kong which is a great city. We had a couple days off there so we had time for shopping. The DJ gig was in the smallest place I have played in years but the atmosphere was great: a very nice and intimate party.

We drove to China for a 5 day tour with our suitcases stuffed with sneakers and electronic gadgets. This tour through China was an experience. Every night the clubs where I played were rammed with 85 % Chinese and 15% European crowd. The atmosphere was amazing and my personal highlight was a visit to Beijing where we had a day off to look around the city. Check out the pictures under the gallery on my website. China is huge and it was interesting to see how fast this country is developing and catching up with the rest of the world.

Then I went on to Thailand for a great club gig right in the center of Bangkok. The crowd was amazing and the people in general in Bangkok are super friendly! I was lucky to be there during Thai New Year. The funniest thing is that people run around for three days getting each other soaking wet with baskets and waterguns full of ice water .This all for good luck. I think the whole world should do this ritual once a year, it's great, fun and very positive.

Then I played the opening of new club Ministry of Sound in Singapore. It's a huge and beautiful club, the best one I have seen in Asia so far! Then, I went on to Taiwan to play a 6000 people venue. The set up was kind of strange because I couldn't hear the music or the people in the room... I was that far from the crowd and that definitely influenced my set. The show was ok and the production was very nice but I felt that if I was closer to the crowd there would have been a better connection between me and them and the whole vibe would have been better that night.

Last but not least, I went to Indonesia, a country that used to be high on my wish list to play! So, first we went to Bali. We visited the elephant temple, Sugar Agung (a very famous local percussionist) and did lots of sight seeing, shopping (again) and sunbathing! In every shop, its manager came up to me and told me to take as much as me and my crew wanted...for free! Tourism in Bali got hit hard after the terrorist attacks. It is a shame because it's such a beautiful island and the people are so nice.

The gig at Double Six was great but there were hardly any Indonesians! It was a place packed with Europeans and Australians. Nothing wrong with that of course but I didn't expected that in Bali. Next day my show in Yogjakarta was cancelled due to heavy rain and thunderstorms. I was supposed to play on the beach in the open air and that was just impossible due to this weather. This was definitely the biggest disappointment of the tour.

Next day in the morning we flew to Jakarta for what would be the biggest show of the tour. Save the best for last, that's what my management must have thought! At the press conference there were already more then a hundred journalists and that night 28,000 people showed up for the show. All I can say is: WOUW!! What an amazing crowd that was! The production was great and the sound system was the best one of the Asian tour. This was definitely my personal favorite gig of the Asian tour but as you can read those were all very good experiences.

I haven't told you everything in total detail because then I can write a whole book just about this tour! But I hope you have an idea about what I experienced here in Asia.

I want to thank all the people who came to the shows, all the promoters and everybody else who helped to make this tour so successful. I hope we can do it again soon. I will never forget this tour in my life!!

Love,

Tiësto

OH..I GOT THE ARTICLE FOR DJ BIGS BLOGS!!!

HE IS DIFINITELY RIGHT...

THE RUPIAH FACTOR

If you swallow six ecstacy pills, you will have an overdose. So, could this mean that there is a safe dosage for a drug that’s declared to be illegal?

Reading the article “Tiesto Fan Dead” kinda shocked me. All I thought was that it was just due to a stampede, but I was wrong! What shocked me more was reading the attendance figures and not the e thing! An estimated of 28,000 people attended Tiesto’s gig in Indonesia? Yes 28,000 people! Whatta? Could this mean that a country that is politically and economically more unstable than us and well known as the biggest Islamic Republic (well, we all know most Muslim countries despise the cultures of the west) has a better Electronica scene than Las Islas Pilipinas?

His gig Manila was just held in small venue which I think has a capacity of only 3,000 or shall I say less than that. But it was a big event and a HISTORIC ONE if you will compare it to synonymous ones but of diffrent DJs!

This gave me another realization that the scene in Manila is really lagging compared to other countries especially among developed ones. But comparing with Indonesia makes me think that they really have a healthy scene there and that economics is not really a factor! "Ano ba ang lamang ng Indonesia sa atin.?" Do Muslim clerics recite their Allah praises in a very TRANCE-ish way? Could it be that it was “over-sponsored” that it affected the ticket price. Nahhhh .. I guess not.

Maybe we should just change our currency to Rupiah.

I got nothing against amateur DJs.  Everybody's gotta stat somewhere.  It's just that some of them try too hard in 89DMZ days.  The least 89DMZ could have done was invite professional DJs at certain times of the week and not get stuck with amateurs all the time.

 

But then again 89DMZ did not have the budget for guest pro DJs

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I AGREE WITH YOU WITH THAT POINT..HITMAN..I ALSO NOTICED THAT DURING THOSE TIMES ONLY LOCALS AND RADIO CELEBRITY DJ'S WERE GUESTED..I THINK THE INTERNATIONAL DJ'S WERE NOT IN THIER THOUGHTS..

WELL...ALSO THAT TIME..DANCE MUSIC WAS NOT REALLY THAT BIG....IT WAS ALL COMMERCIAL DANCE...

AND I GEZ THATS ONE OF THE REASON DJ JOHN ROBINSON LEFT THE COUNTRY..HEHEHEHEHEHE.....

AND I THINK ITS A GREAT IDEA TO INVITE INTERNATIONL PINCHADISCO SO OUR PEEPS WILL BE EDUCATED..,,,