‘Burning Rave’ has an infectious rhythm that will bring excitement and adrenaline to any dance floor as well as catchy hooks to keep the crowd engaged. When trying new things–whether it’s driving go-karts or basslines–MAKJ proves there is not much he can’t do. The American producer had this to say about the record:

“I’m excited to begin my journey with Confession as I move into a new dynamic club sound, while keeping the notable MAKJ flare alive”

MAKJ–real name Mackenzie Johnson–grew up on the central coast of California and moved to China as a teenager to pursue his childhood passion for go-karts, eventually leading him to race professionally for an 18-month spell. He discovered a love for DJing post-races when he and his teammates would visit the Macao nightclubs–after that, the rest is history. MAKJ has now built himself a modest following as a DJ and producer in SoCo California and has played some of the most prestigious music festivals in the world. His passion for performing and pushing his own limits only leaves the rest of us to wonder, what is next for MAKJ?

Make sure to check out ‘Burning Rave’ below!

MAKJ – Burning Rave

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The Rise of Pollen

Originating from ‘peer-to-peer marketing’ companies, Pollen specialized in creating and selling premium travel packages and experiences for shows, festivals and other curated events in collaboration with various partners.

Despite having raised $150 million in new investment earlier in the year, the Pollen parent company fell into administration last August. The administrator’s report revealed that the business owed £4.5 million to recruiters and management consultants, £150,000 to a private jet charter firm, and more than £78.6 million in total.

Allegations Against Pollen

According to the BBC, the new documentary has uncovered a report by former Pollen staff which sheds light on the unauthorised transactions worth $3.2 million that Pollen took from customers before it entered administration. The transactions were made by charging extra amounts to customers who had set up monthly payment plans for tickets to Pollen-managed events and experiences. The report suggests that a Pollen employee wrote a piece of code that was responsible for taking double or triple payments from customers, which was tested on 20 May 2022 and then triggered on 21 May 2022 without the customers’ authorisation.

Pollen representatives have claimed that the code was implemented to fix a bug on the company’s platform and that the overcharge was made by mistake “due to an error made by a single employee who took responsibility at the time”. However, the documentary has revealed an internal message sent by a senior Pollen team member to only three colleagues in the company two days after the incident in May, which suggests that the employee changed the code in order to alter customers’ payment plans and take payment for a single event. The employee says that by mistake, they altered the payment plans for multiple events at once, taking payments worth $3.2 million.

Pollen claims that no person or company benefited from the mistake and that all affected customers, except those who chose to accept a $100 voucher, were refunded within fourteen days. However, the documentary claims that of the 18,000 customers contacted by the BBC, only ten said they had been partially or fully refunded.

Financial Challenges

Elsewhere in the documentary, it is claimed that as Pollen dealt with mounting financial challenges, it sent some suppliers ‘proof of payment’ screenshots from its online banking portal to reassure them that outstanding payments were on their way, when those payments had not actually gone through.

One former employee was quoted in the documentary as saying: “In order to get a vendor to do what was needed to be done, Pollen was communicating that a wire had been sent and a screenshot would be sent to the vendor”.

The allegations against Pollen raise concerns about the transparency and accountability of the events and ticketing industry. The documentary highlights the need for greater scrutiny and regulation of companies operating in this space to protect customers and suppliers alike.

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On June 16, ‘Live Without You’ continues with a unique remix from David Guetta himself, the co-star of the original banger alongside SHOUSE. The David Guetta Remix twists the original hook into a post-future rave anthem that can scale to the biggest arena or darkest warehouse. Furthermore, this remix from Guetta marks a creative transition for the multidimensional artist who is always open to having diverse beats blend in vibrantly with his innovative music.

‘Live Without Love’ represents another fantastic alliance between SHOUSE and David Guetta

The last time SHOUSE and David Guetta teamed up, they brought out a dance-floor anthem in the form of ‘Love Tonight (David Guetta Remix)’. In fact, to this day, the track continues to be a mainstay in DJ sets & radio around the world. As of this writing, Guetta’s remix of ‘Love Tonight’ has over 335 million streams on Spotify.

Currently, SHOUSE and David Guetta will surely be optimistic when they see that ‘Live Without Love’ will potentially become another Summer dance smash, especially since it also features SHOUSE’s unique Melbourne-based choir. Just like the original joint hit single, the remixes of ‘Live Without Love‘ celebrate grand vocals and joyful, uplifting moments from a group of world-class artists who have outstanding reputations of producing top bangers that reach various music venues on all corners of the globe. Stream David Guetta’s remix of his and SHOUSE’s joint hit single, ‘Live Without Love’, now on Spotify or click the “Play” button on the embedded link above.

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Obviously, the popularity of streaming platforms considerably slowed down the use of these websites in the past years. However, the report indicates that the music business will continue to have to deal with the problem. Streaming fraud, or fake streams, is one of the issues that the industry faces these days. This music piracy scheme is a way for aspiring acts to inflate their numbers, and thus their commercial potential, or as an avenue for grifters to steer money into their pockets by running up plays of white noise or rain sounds.

For 2022, the MUSO report detected more than 950,000 illegal downloads of David Bowie‘s music, almost as much as Justin Bieber‘s which sits at over 1 million, with more than 40% coming from the United States. Speaking of the U.S., the country accounts for 7% of all piracy traffic picked up by the report, third only behind Iran (15.05%) and India (10.29%). Interestingly, other major music markets like the United Kingdom and Germany are below the 2% mark. More than half of all the piracy in the U.S. takes place via stream-ripping, which relies on programs to get around YouTube’s copyright protection and convert audio into MP3s.

Overall, music piracy has fallen by more than half since 2017, according to MUSO. However, the company predicts another small rise in 2023.

Stay tuned for more news!

H/T : Billboard

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This melodic love song features Alison Wonderland’s vocals chanting: “Never thought I’d see the day that I’d walked away / Now I’m alone / And I wonder if I’ll ever feel the same / Find it harder to believe that you care for me / We got nowhere to go, we can’t make it right / I, I can’t picture me without you.” Around her beautiful vocals, the three sets of producers build a web of textured electronic layers for a captivating result.

“We are so excited ‘Picture’ is finally here. We have been working on this song since fall 2019 and we could not be happier with the final version. Massive shout out to Alison Wonderland and Said The Sky for being two of the kindest and most talented humans we have ever worked with.”

-SLANDER

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It will feature the largest go-kart race track and open-air laser tag course on the high seas, a 10,000-square-foot VR interactive gaming pavilion, escape rooms, a fitness center, and more. The accommodations are absolutely next level, starting from studio staterooms for singles all the way up to the haven suite complex with butler service. There are a massive 40 bars and restaurants on this ship too!

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Great Stirrup Cay is Norwegian Cruise Line’s 268-acre private island in the Bahamas. Its white sandy beaches and pristine blue waters make it one of the most idyllic settings in the world. Add to this $25 million worth of facilities and amenities such as zip lines, stingray encounters, cabanas, and beach clubs. There is a long list of excursion possibilities as well.

Program announcements are still to come, but when all is said and done over 80 internationally acclaimed DJs and producers will have taken the decks for 96 straight hours of partying on 9 stages onboard the ship. There will also be many pool and beach parties on Great Stirrup Cay.

The public sale begins December 7th at 3PM ET! You can find the waitlist for 2023 here!

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Since opening its doors, Printworks has provided a home to some of the most prestigious club brands in the world – and this finalé season welcomes back a solid selection of those including the always fabulous La Discothéque, featuring Derrick Carter, Jayda G, Erol Alkan, Mix-Stress, and of course – plenty of glitter and glam for the final session at Printworks. Belfast born AVA Festival will once again take over the impressive space with a weighty line-up boasting Max Cooper, Mall Grab, Courtesy, and more – plus homegrown Irish talent and an industry conference (details TBA.) Enzo Siragusa’s long-standing FUSE brand returns, plus globally revered crews including classic house label Defected, Glitterbox, ANTS, Sulta Selects and more.

“We’re excited to bring you the final season at Printworks. Over the past six years we’ve welcomed millions of guests along with some incredible artists, partners, labels and collectives through our doors. For the final season, we’re looking forward to welcome back guests and partners who have been with us throughout Printworks’ journey, along with some new parties and breakout brands. 

The team have gone above and beyond in terms of programming, production and creativity for the final season to celebrate the history of Printworks for the last time in its current guise.”

—  Matthew Johnson, Director of Entertainment

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Different stages. Unique vibes. Electronic Music. Hip Hop. Rock Music. Lyrics in all languages and overall good vibes are just some traits of Primavera Sound and its lineup. Throughout the experience known as Primavera de la Ciutat, both Barcelona and Madrid, Spain’s biggest cities will share a connection in which music is the main conductor. The Parc del Fòrum, from June 1-3, and the Ciudad del Rock in Arganda del Rey, from June 8-10, will host the main days of Primavera Sound 2023 in two cities that will also mirror each other on two consecutive weekends.

Primavera Sound Releases Stacked Lineup

About the variety of their lineup, the acclaimed festival declared:

“This plurality, this diversity that is so Primavera Sound, also extends to the strictly musical side and offers impossible combinations wherever you look. It lies in the hands of big names, long-awaited comebacks, brand-new revelations, and living legends. Yesterday, today and tomorrow converge in a line-up that at first glance brings back the brilliance of hip-hop supernova Kendrick Lamar, Blur’s chest of Brit anthems, Rosalía on her homecoming as a global phenomenon, the pop versatility of Halsey, the fascinating mystery of every encounter with FKA twigs, Skrillex and his blender of beats for the club, the captivating St. Vincent, the resurrection of The Moldy Peaches, the undeniable hitmaking skill of Calvin Harris, and Le Tigre’s return to the fray. Also, of course, Depeche Mode: the first confirmed for Primavera Sound Barcelona and Madrid will arrive at the festival in their stage comeback after five years.“

So, will you be joining us at 2023’s Primavera Sound Edition?

Let us know how you feel about the lineup!

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For 2023 attendees can look forward to performances from the legendary Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia and Tiësto. In addition to those big acts, Camelphat, Carl Cox, Fatboy Slim, Gorgon City and Nina Kraviz are all coming along.

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Creamfields South 2023 is taking place on May 26-28, 2023, Bank Holiday Weekend in Hylands Park, Chelmsford, UK. With North already being sold out, South is a no-brainer. Tickets and layaway plans are available now – grab them here.

To learn more about Creamfields South 2023, check them out on Facebook.

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Making an emphatic label debut, German producer Martin Waslewski kick-starts the playlist with his heavy-hitting track ‘Nrgy‘. Expertly crafted to raise energy levels on the dancefloor, Martin builds tension with brooding basslines, striking synths, and commanding vocals. Martin continues to explore the meeting points between house and melodic techno, with an affinity for deep grooves.

Following his mammoth label debut, Mirage, Adam Sellouk returns to the imprint with ‘Restless‘ alongside Eli & Dani. Showcasing their magnetic chemistry, the track enters an expansive dimension with progressive trance elements and Luke Coulson’s soaring vocals. The singer is pretty familiar with Sellouk, having worked with him before on the track ‘Falling‘.

With ‘New Eden‘, Brazilian duo RIKO & GUGGA take listeners on a cinematic, trance-driven sonic journey to bring the compilation to a close. The two artists joined forces in the middle of the pandemic, and have not looked back since. Already, they have signed their tracks to the likes of Purified, Siona, and Colorize, just to name a few, and gained support from the likes of Ferry Corsten, Miss Monique, Nora En Pure, and Cosmic Gate.

You can stream Purified Fragments XI below and on all streaming platforms.

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