Beatport: Louie Fresco on dedication: "There's no alternative where I'm doing something other than music" @ Musique Non Stop

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1. Louie Fresco on dedication: "There's no alternative where I'm doing something other than music"
2. Staff picks: Rick Wade, Björk, dBridge, Tessela, Truth, Tempelhof, Gigi Masin, Martin Dacar, and more
3. This week on Play: Win a pro set of Sennheiser headphones and a Go On Air release in Liam Wilson’s “Audio 5” remix contest
4. Daft Punk, Justice, and Bob Sinclar top Thump's French producers of all-time list
5. Gui Boratto reappears with "Abaporu"
6. XLR8R explores the current wave of house and techno sweeping LA

Louie Fresco on dedication: "There's no alternative where I'm doing something other than music" Posted: 16 Jul 2014 12:00 AM PDT Baja-born, Barcelona-based deep house hero Louie Fresco has been dedicated, diligently working hard, and perfecting his musical craft for years. Recently, the MEXA label honcho unveiled the fruits of all that blood, sweat, and studio tears — his Autophobia album on No. 19 featuring catchy standout singles like "White Sugar" and "So Good." Beatport News was fortunate enough to catch up with this hard-working DJ producer in the Catalan capital where we chatted about his early life in Mexicali, "remixing" Hot Creations' Lee Foss, his upcoming whirlwind tour, and so much more.

Staff picks: Rick Wade, Björk, dBridge, Tessela, Truth, Tempelhof, Gigi Masin, Martin Dacar, and more Posted: 15 Jul 2014 01:00 PM PDT Welcome to our latest July edition of On Rotation, our weekly staff recommendations in house, techno, drum & bass, indie dance, electronica, and more. Preview our hand-picked summer essentials now.

This week on Play: Win a pro set of Sennheiser headphones and a Go On Air release in Liam Wilson’s “Audio 5” remix contest Posted: 15 Jul 2014 09:30 AM PDT Play fanatics! This week, we've got UK-based trance luminary Liam Wilson who's established himself on the underground dance scene over the past few years as an electrifying young talent due to his impressive technical expertise. From his humble beginnings around the Manchester club community and mixing-it-up on the decks at notable nights like Goodgreef, Rong, and Fire It Up, he has grows in stature to showcase his unique blend of trance while performing alongside marquee DJ talent including Eddie Halliwell, Judge Jules, Giuseppe Ottaviani, John O'Callaghan, and Richard Durand, just to name a few. Now it's your turn to impress this up-and-coming trance artist on-the-rise. Ready to make your mark in our latest Play remix competition? Now's the perfect time to rework Liam Wilson's melodic trance glider "Audio 5" on Go On Air, his label that launched back in 2009 as a radio show platform and has become a leading force in the global trance scene.

Daft Punk, Justice, and Bob Sinclar top Thump's French producers of all-time list Posted: 15 Jul 2014 07:00 AM PDT Welcome to our action-packed Tuesday edition of the Morning Roundup. Today, we've got Thump's all-time list of top French producers including Daft Punk, Justice, and Bob Sinclar, German police raiding one of the biggest illegal pressing plants in the country, and quirky German house duo Pachanga Boys playing live in Paris. Right this way for our complete wrap-up.

Gui Boratto reappears with "Abaporu" Posted: 15 Jul 2014 06:00 AM PDT Influential Brazilian producer Gui Boratto has returned with his fourth album Abaporu that will be released this September on tastemaking Cologne-based dance label Kompakt. Since his 2007 debut LP Chromophobia, Boratto's always delivered his own distinct flavor to Kompakt's signature pop-techno sound. For its part, Abaporu explores the space "where European and indigenous influences would collide in the most exciting manner."

XLR8R explores the current wave of house and techno sweeping LA Posted: 15 Jul 2014 03:00 AM PDT Los Angeles is a sprawling metropolis stretching over 450 square miles across arid, sunny Southern California. It's myriad of electronic music micro-scenes throughout the City of Angels are as cosmopolitan as they are insular as evidenced by current popular collectives like the long-running Low End Theory nights, Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder crew, and many others. In a new feature-length story, XLR8R rounds-up the rising tide of house and techno that's sweeping LA at the moment—Silverlake to Santa Monica, The Valley to Venice—featuring standout current acts like DJ Dodger Stadium (shown above), Suzanne Kraft, Benedek, Delroy Edwards, SFV Acid, and tons more.