ADVANCE WARNING: Neubeats pres. Zombie Nation (LIVE) @ Mist, Bangsar - KL (27/5/2010)

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Look closer! This is the equipment Zombie Nation uses for his live gig. Florian Senfter aka Splank! aka Zombie Nation has been rocking the dancefloor since 1999 and produced the massive track, Kernkraft 400. If you don't know the track, you should hang yourself. Get yo ass down to Mist Club (a day before Trance Nation pres. Andy Duguid) and party hard with the legendary Zombie Nation!




What?
Neubeats pres. Zombie Nation (LIVE)

Where?
Mist Club, Bangsar - Kuala Lumpur

When?
27th May 2010 (Thursday)

Who?
Zombie Nation (DE)
opening set by Foulworks & Bryan Burger
visuals by A Man Called Uncle

How?
Free Entry for Ladies before 11pm
RM50 // Men
RM40 // Ladies

Why?
The Legendary Sound of Terror is Coming to Town. Neubeats Live Presents Zombie Nation – the German techno and electro project from Munich based DJ and producer Florian Senfter (a.k.a. Splank!). The first Zombie Nation five track EP was released in the spring of 1999 on DJ Hell’s label, International DeeJay Gigolo Records. A remix of the song “Kernkraft 400” on this debut release landed in high chart-positions all over the world, including number 2 in the UK singles sales chart. Since 2001, Florian Senfter has released tracks on different labels under Zombie Nation and his other pseudonym John Starlight. In 2002 he started his own label, Dekathlon Records, where he released the second album “Absorber” in 2003.

In early 2005, the new sublabel UKW Records was launched with John Starlight’s John’s Addiction Part 1 followed by Paeng Paeng 12” by Zombie Nation. German techno legend Sven Väth realized the potential of that song at first glance and licensed it to his Cocoon Recordings imprint. The third album Black Toys which was released in 2006 on UKW Records Zombie Nation is a bass dominated soundscape from tech-hop to funk-laden house. In 2007 Zombie Nation collaborated with electroclash prince Tiga under the pseudonym ZZT on the recording “Lower State of Consciousness”.

ZOMBIE NATION is known today as an electronic music live act using musical hardware instruments on stage to create sounds and mixes. For the MIST gig, opening set by Bryan Burger and closing set by Foulworks. (The Star, 21 May 2010)

Expect this!



... and this!



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ADVANCE WARNING: Trance Nation pres. Andy Duguid @ Euphoria, Sunway (28/5/2010)

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Party to the contagious beats of rising spin maestro, DJ Andy Duguid! Look forward to numbers from his ‘Believe’ album and the latest single ‘Deja Voodoo’, with supporters including Ferry Corsten, Above & Beyond and Andy Moor. Malaysian clubbers, put your dancing shoes on and grace the dancefloor!




What?
Trance Nation pres. Andy Duguid

Where?
Euphoria by Ministry of Sound, Sunway

When?
28th May 2010, Friday

Who?
Andy Duguid

How?
Door sale:
RM60 per person, inclusive of one (1) selected house-pouring drink.

PRE-SALE:
RM50 per person, inclusive of one (1) selected house-pouring drink.
For booking & purchase, please visit http://bit.ly/gsmTN2

Why?
Globe-trotting DJ Andy Duguid has graced the decks of clubs aplenty since as long as he can remember and in 2006, his career in producing and DJing truly took off when the mighty Tiësto picked up his production “Hypocrisy”. Andy Duguid’s name was instantly catapulted amongst the almost impregnable forest of producers in the scene as we know it today as Hypocrisy landed the 5th spot in the Dutch Dance Charts.

Equipped with the support of the grand elite of DJ’s such as Paul van Dyk, Armin van Burren, and named as Tiësto’s “producer of the year” in DJ Mag, a superb accolade, there is much to anticipate from this young rising star.

Alongside his blistering and massive productions are other numerous exciting projects for games companies, including his remix of Alone in the Dark “Inferno” for Atari Games and recent remixes for Global Underground, Positiva, Anjuna, Vandit, Enhanced, Armada, Motion and Black Hole. With a global listener’s base of over one million people, hotly anticipate the appearance of DJ Andy Duguid for Trance Nation!



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ADVANCE WARNING: ELECTRO BALLROOM feat. OMP Entertainment @ Euphoria, Sunway (22/5/2010)

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The peeps behind great House events around KL (e.g. Gene Farris, Yousef, Claude Von Stroke) are coming out and play for a gig this weekend. So are you in or out? Let's put our dancing shoes on and grace the dancefloor!




What?
ELECTRO BALLROOM feat. OMP Entertainment

When?
22 May 2010 (Saturday)

Where?
Euphoria by Ministry of Sound, Sunway

Who?
DJ Hafidz
Shazan Z
Shahril Adnan

How?
Cover charges applied - RM50 + 1 house pours
Click here for guestlist

Why?
A sophisticated Saturday night party crowd that want the friendlier side of House. Anticipated anything from present day favourite - Electro, to the resurgent Jackin'House sound.

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AFTER PARTY: 12 Hours @ Kiara Indoor Arena (15/5/2010)

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I woke up on Saturday morning and told myself, "Fuck it, I'm gonna hit Pitbull's concert tonight." I don't care if my car was damaged or no friends to join me. I hit the road and straight to Kiara to get my ticket. I only had RM20 in my wallet, the open car park area charged me RM10. So there you go, I swiped my card and thought to myself, "This better be a kick-ass event!"



Then I met few friends and joined them. Cheers to that! I'm not alone after all.

We managed to enter the hall after almost half an hour of standing in the line. Normal procedures, can't blame the securities on that. Good job for dividing the muslims and non-muslims with different tags.

Roger Shah was the first headline after local's favorite DJ, Lapsap warming the floor during the sunset. Nevertheless, Roger Shah gave the right selections in complementing the mood whereby everyone was still wandering around before Pitbull hit the stage. I enjoyed Shah's set as he pull some of my favorites such as Sunlounger's White Sand and Heart of the Sun, a short interlude of Armin & Shah's Going Wrong, and Andain's Beautiful Things to wrap up his set. I've seen him played at Zouk two years ago and I love both sets.

We didn't wait too long for Pitbull though. It was packed and the band was already on stage ready to rock the crowd. As soon as they announced the next performance (Pitbull), everyone started to scream and lift up their mobile phones and cameras to record this historic moment but no shadow of the main man himself.


As soon as we hear the beat comes in, Pitbull showed himself and started to rock the stage in full suit. Oh you should see the faces of screaming fan girls... and some men. People were actually dancing to every songs he dropped! From Blanco to Hotel Room Service, the venue turned out to be a big hip-hop club!

His anthems made everyone sang out loud. Don't blame the radio cuz it is catchy and easily stick on my brain. Ok, I admit. I sang along too. *guilty*

Enough of Pitbull talk. He's good. A true performer indeed. It was a power-packed set with his chart-topping hits. No doubt on that. I enjoyed the show. I think a lot of people left the venue after his show. Maybe because they wanted to see Pitbull only.

Benny Benassi hit the decks serving the crowd with delicious electronic dish. Nothing much to talk about because I've seen him twice before this event. I think his set was a bit dull at first but it started to pick up the pace at the second half of the set which was dirtier and harder right after he dropped RHCP's Otherside remix.


Lisa Lashes came up after Benny Benassi with her hardest beat. I was wow-ed by her set. It was too hard and my heart was about to popped out! The bass was too loud, in my opinion but it was still good. One hour is not enough to her, she extended the night to 2.30am. A+ for her set. :)

In a nutshell, 12 Hours is totally worth the money I paid. Parking was not a hassle if you are an early bird. Sucks to those who got car-towed. Some kids were crying outside the venue who thought their cars were stolen.

I went back home with a good feeling.




















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AFTER PARTY: Twilight of Dance pres. Showtek World Tour 2010 @ KL LIve (13/3/2010)

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Twilight of Dance, a premium Hard Dance music platform established by Global Sound Masters Sdn Bhd has successfully reunited revelers across the nation to witness the World’s #1 multi-award winning Hard Dance Act, Showtek for the first time performing live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.



The night started off as early as 8.00PM with DJ Sugs (of Transient Vortex), whom recently was selected in the top 3 winning remix for M.C Asia’s Digital Music Competition. He pumped up the night by treating the early crowd with his cutting-edge sound of Electronica, Trance and Progressive and thus, putting them in a frenzy.

The dance floor was half packed as Malaysia’s finest Hard Dance act, Bass Agents got behind the decks pulling the crowd into their musical journey of harder beats and melody. Didjital and Ganjaguru, accompanied by MC Prinze firing up the music adrenalines and spirit, track after track with their psychedelic fusion of Tech-Trance and Hardstyle. It definitely shows their ability to shift the hard vibes to the crowd and lift them to thrilling heights.

The crowd was super- thrilled when Showtek came on stage. Loud roaring sounds from the revelers shook the room and without moments to spare, the Janssen brothers elevated the night with their assuring ‘award winning’ performance. Showtek whipped out all their dance floor bombs including “The Colour of the Harder Styles”, “FTS” and the award-winning track “Hold Us Back”. Highlight of the night was when Sjoerd get on the mic and the entire venue sang along to “Partylover” with him. Words are simply not enough to describe how excellent the night was.

With astound stage set up, stunning lightings, heart breaking laser shows, and excellent acts, ‘Twilight of Dance presents Showtek World Tour 2010’ did justice in putting forward the experience for the harder dance music sounds.

Twilight of Dance presents Showtek World Tour 2010 Live in Kuala Lumpur is proudly organized by Global Sound Masters. Twilight of Dance is committed to bring you world class premium acts and dance event experience from the harder dance music circuit around the globe. Be prepared for harder sounds and wicked beats, and to top it off an ultimate party experience not to be missed.




P/s: This is actually the press release drafted by me and finalized by the project director, Luq. :)

In my honest opinion, Showtek gig is one of a kind. I have never seen such enthusiastic fans screaming and singing throughout the set as if it was a concert. If you were there, you'd be surprised because these are the real hardcore fans! Nonetheless, Showtek knows how to live up the crowd without fail. Great showmanship, great track selection (which I believe 100 per cent from their own production) and great ambiance.

If you thought Hardstyle is dead, I'd say "NO, IT IS BACK!"

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ADVANCE WARNING: The Launch of Trance Nation featuring Andy Moor pres. Jaytech @ Euphoria, Sunway (7/5/2010)

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Come and celebrate the launch of Euphoria's brand new night, Trance Nation this May 7 featuring the Grammy-nominated and world's #15 DJ - Andy Moor. Andy has just came out with a brand new single called "She Moves" (labeled as Single of the Week by Armada) and y'all should check out this dope track! Andy's tracks are magic. What are you waiting for? Tickets are on sale now!!!




What?
The Launch of Trance Nation featuring Andy Moor pres. Jaytech

Where?
Euphoria by Ministry of Sound, Sunway

When?
7th May 2010 (Friday)

Who?
Andy Moor
opening set by Viona

How?
RM60 + 1 drink.

For pre-sale tickets (RM50), click here (http://bit.ly/gsmtrancenation-booking)

Why?
The long-awaited moment has arrived! Experience the ultimate in Trance as DJ Andy Moor fires up the dance floor at Ministry of Sound – EUPHORIA with non-stop blows of supersonic trance mixes. Having earned multiple awards for his records and chart-topping singles, there is much to anticipate as this dance music icon hits the town!

For more info, click here



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