månadsarkiv: maj 2013

Podcast: #Podgressive EP042

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Podgressive is back again with another episode! I have stucked back into some electro lately and will try to implement it on my set together with some progressive trance, so called trouse and trance.
I have also invited Fredrik Grass, the founder of Kollektivet and my friend Julle from bejbi.se. Julle will start up this show with some progressive house building up “pryda style”. Fredrik will be taking over with his kind of melodic techno sound. To support Fredrik a little bit, make sure to see him at the Kollektivet parties and Dans Dakar 1/6.

So, start up your weekend with #Podgressive EP042 and make sure to share this to your friends! Get the podcast here!

Pictures: MondayBar Black Fusion

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MondayBar rented the whole Kolingsborg and held their Black Fusion during the Swedish national holiday Walpurgis Night. With a black lineup consisting of Donkeyrollers, Jowan, Omegatypez, Zany, Freddz, Eye-Son, Lovebite & Lysmasken, Steve Sundheden, Jace and Seaman.

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News: Monday Bar Black & White Sundeck takeouts

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Kollektivet Sthlm is honored to host the Mondaybar Black & White cruise Future Lounge floor, A concept based on participants who managed to qualify among 52 other DJ:s.
After 54 hours listening & reviewing and 14 chosen, my head and ears are a bit sore.

History
But let’s go back in time for a while, to the beginning of March 2013.
Kollektivet Sthlm had just got the news that they will host two floors at the upcoming Monday Bar Black & White Cruise and also host the contest where bedroom dj’s get the chance to play an hour at the legendary Sundeck-floor.

In total, Kollektivet Sthlm (where I, Patric, is a part of the jury) got 50 mixes sent to them, as they are the jury.
These 50 mixes were in all different genres, from Uplifting trance and UK Hardcore, to Top 40.

genresflmixesThe different genres represented by the 50 mixes that were sent to the Jury

A fair fight
To make this a fair contest, Kollektivet Sthlm made one member of the jury as a receiver of the mixes.
He was the only one knowing who made the mixes until the jury had settled the lineup and got it confirmed by Monday Bar. First after that the jury got to knew who made the mixes who won the honorable spots.
After a few weeks of listening to every mix and rated them, the jury had a meeting where they decided on which dj’s who would go through the first pick outs. After a lot of discussions, the jury had picked out 25 participants to go through to the next round.

jurydutyThe Jury, from left: Tatsumi Suzuki, Steve Sundheden, Kambiz, Jay van Kay, Amar and me (behind the camera) had some serious discussions over the mixes.

 

votingThe Jury’s vote is either a 1 or 0, depending on if it makes it through or not.

 

To make the selection process easier, the jury was informed on which mixes were made on CDJ’s or software, who had played on CDJ’s before and which ones who wanted to use controllers like the Traktor x2 or similar for their gigs.
Naturally, neither the DJ or the crowd wants to see a DJ who can’t use the gear that is provided, that is why the jury had to sort these dj’s out.

For the next round, we picked out the 14 who got a spot, and 3-4 backups if someone of the ones the jury had picked out would say no for some reason.
At this point, the jury still had no idea of who were behind the number of the mix.

After we confirmed every DJ, and replaced the ones that couldn’t play, the lineup consists of eleven different genres, with 16 DJs that will give us 14 sets.

genresflmixesfinalThis is the final representation of the Future Lounge mixes throughout all genres that were represented.

It was at this point the jury got to know who the dj’s behind the numbers were.
We were surprised to see how many of the dj’s that we had heard before, and how many that were all new to us. Almost half of the 14 selected are dj’s at least us at Kollektivet never have heard before.
The jury also picked out, without knowing it, the only two woman that had sent in their mixes, to the final round.

The winners
We are proud to present the final names, here they are (in alphabetical order):
Amin, Berserk Brothers, C.O.J.H, Denise Cavalli, Douchebag, Inchi, JP Bates, Marcus & Stoffe, Progma, Rich Insane, Selma S, Spånberg, Syntse and Tim.Win.

I would like to send a huge thanks to all dj’s who applicated to this.

– Patric

Pictures: Sanctuary

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Art of Sound and Tillsammans held a trancier party at Arena in Stockholm. Lineup: Ummet Ozcan, Jonas Hörnblad, JP Bates, Steve Sundheden, Gaudium, Tegma, Bakke and Mama Gaia

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News: #Podgressive EP042 – Behind The Scenes

Tja tja bloggeeen!

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It’s fantastic, the summer is finally here and I’m kinda busy enjoying it and all the fantastic parties that usually comes with it!

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Finally, our project Kollektivet has had it’s first event, a cozy open-air party that we had on the fields of Årsta, Stockholm. As I mentioned, Kollektivet will be hosting the Monday Bar – Black & White Cruise 2013 Future Lounge floor and we have been collecting dj-sets from people and taking out a lineup of 20 Djs. I have also made the new website kollektivetsthlm.se so, May has been really busy month!

Coming up is also the birthdaybash for Jay Van Kay and JP Bates at Arena, Globen, Stockholm this Saturday. Make sure to attend HERE.

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5-7 June, from Stockholm to Riga, Latvia and back again is the legen…dary Monday Bar – Black & White Cruise 2013. I will be playing from 16.30 – 17.30 on the second day on the roof of the boat at the port of Riga. There is actually a funny story from those gigs. A couple years ago while Monday Bar visited Riga and the atmosphere were perfect the president of Latvia made a call to the boat and asked them to lower the volume.. Oookay, that’s epic!!

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Kollektivet will have it’s second outdoor-party on the 15th with a afterparty at Fabriken where we will be haveing one night once a month during this summer together with our open-air events. We will also have the midsummer party out door so, make sure to visit us during June! And while I’m at it, please register membership at kollektivetsthlm.se to get a chanse to join our members only parties in the future.

#Podgressive EP042

Podgressive has invited the founder of Kollektivet, Fredrik Grass and Julle from bejbi.se. I have decided to try some of the electro tunes that has been up lately and then again my house and uplifting stuff. Podgressive EP042 will be released on the 24th May at podgressive.com.

TOP10 – May 2013

Here we go again! MyMonthMayTwoThousandThirteen!

  1. 1. Axwell, you did it again!! My summer tune 2013

  2. Tomcraft – Like A Roller (Club Mix)
  3. Renato Cohen – Pontape 2013 Remake
  4. Ashley Wallbridge – Yin-Yang
  5. Paul Oakenfold – Southern Sun (Moe Aly Remix)
  6. Heatbeat – #Boom (Original Mix)
  7. Case, Point – Razor (Original Mix)
  8. Billy The Kit & Sain Liz – Raveheart (Original Mix)
  9. Zeds Dead, Omar Linx – Cowboy (Torro Torro, Remix)
  10. Ashley Wallbridge feat. Elleah – Keep The Fire (Sean Tyas Remix)

Aftermovie: Hard Friday

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A month ago bejbi.se attended Hard Friday in Stockholm in order to get some video footage when the legend ”Chosen Few” played there, and to make an aftermovie.
This is the result:

Editing: Eye-son & Lasak
Photographer: Patric / bejbi.se
Dj’s: Erik Ekstam, Albin, Eye-son and Chosen Few.