Voting in the 2009 Sony inthemix50 is now underway; your opinion counts so be sure to cast your vote today. Let us them who rocks your world and you could win the seriously sexy major prize from Sony, worth over $5,000!
MDR-XB700 Headphones - these puppies come with king-sized ear cushions and a highly-sealed closed acoustic construction. It’s guaranteed auditory bliss!
DCRSR47 Handycam Video Camcorder - features a 60GB HDD so you can record up to 45 hours of video, and a 60X zoom to get you close to the action.
VAIO NW Series Notebook - with a 15.5” wide LCD screen, 16:9 aspect ratio, HDMI output and unique textured panels. What a machine!
NAS-S55HDE Hard-Drive Hifi System - making digital music storage simple without the need for a computer, store your tracks on the inbuilt 80GB hard drive.
NWZ - X Series Walkman MP3 Player - touch screen display, Digital Noise Cancelling, Wifi Connectivity, 32GB of space and 33 hour battery life.
Five runners-up will also score their very own pair of MDR-XB700 Headphones.
Winners announced on Wednesday August 19th, 2009. Click on the banner to vote.
Dash Berlin is the future.
Dash Berlin is a true deejay at heart with a profound passion for the comprehensive culture of dance music. He is often described as an invigorating and charismatic newcomer, with the unique ability to leave a long-lasting impression upon his audience well after the night is over. Dash is one of those rare individuals that seem to apprehend the unwritten laws of the nightclub by nature. He keeps his ever expanding, nocturnal following alert, ecstatic and craving for more, with remarkable precision and skill. One could easily mistake him for a superstar deejay, but the truth remains that Dash Berlin is viewing the world through the same eyes as his public. “It’s virtually impossible to make progress without the continuing support of the people”, he said, humbly.
Dash Berlin, was born as Jeff X. Sutorius, on November in 1979, in The Hague, the Netherlands. A family with wide musical tastes surrounded him and because of his late father, who was a distinguished drummer in a jazz band; Dash became acquainted with the typical marks of rhythmic music at a very young age. While still at high school, he became a devoted fan of electronic music, regularly enjoying mix tapes that his older sister brought home from the clubs she worked at as a professional dancer.
In his late teens, Dash Berlin started working at a record shop and became a dedicated vinyl collector with a fascination for melodic, synthesized house music, subsequently known as “Trance”. Inspired by pioneering figures such as; Sven Väth, Oliver Lieb and Sander Kleinenberg, he slowly but surely started to develop his own innovative style of mixing and producing. His hidden work ethic seemed not to be about producing more, but rather less and differently. It is this vision that still sets him apart in a crowded and highly competitive scene.
Propelled by his passion, he literally performed everywhere, from nine-hour gigs in shopping malls to the notorious illegal Dutch warehouse parties. During his set on the world famous Love Parade, Dash decided to incorporate the word “Berlin” behind his artist name. ”It’s a dedication to that metropolis and her engaging, urban landscape,” he said, “Where I have seen more then a million people dancing on the streets, in the in the spirit of an ever-evolving Europe”.
In early 2006, Dash teamed up with fellow producers and close friends, Molijn & Kalberg, who were regular customers at his record shop. “These guys are amazing visionaries and astonishing studio wizards, they are the foundation of my sound” Dash enthused, “I still learn from them every day”.
Together they are designing an ambitious and unprecedented new division in Trance, critically acclaimed as the “Dash Berlin Sound”. Futuristic, scintillating, but above all, moving and emotive music that relates to the universal dance floor experience, shared by innumerable music fans from multifarious cultures around the globe. Although a vigorous believer in political awareness, the message of Dash Berlin is simple; “It’s all about having a good time again,” he stated, “The art of celebrating life resonates inside of everyone”.
In 2007, none other than Armin van Buuren revealed his newfound discovery to the world and featured Dash Berlin’s debut record “Till The Sky Falls Down” on his legendary “Universal Religion” album. The track became one of the most memorable, global anthems that year and remains one of the cultivated blueprints of the new Trance renaissance. The mood-filled black & white music video that complimented the radio mix was shot in the heart of Berlin proper. The clip grew to be a genuine labour of love, using the latest in digital cinematography, and successfully avoided the typical clichés of modern day dance music videos.
In the beginning of 2009, under the mighty wings of Armada Music, plans emerged to expand the Dash Berlin universe with his personal, freshly inaugurated, imprint called “Aropa”. It represents an eclectic high-quality outlet for Dash Berlin’s avant-garde productions, collaborations, his highly anticipated forthcoming album, as well as a solid foundation for rising talent and established like-minded artists. “The Aropa hallmark holds a deeper connotation too”, Dash revealed, “As it stands for the axiom of sharing art, inspiration and creativity.”
Stay tuned for more; hence Dash Berlin is the future…
World Wide Trance Sounds mixed and compiled by Dash Berlin.
Out now on iTunes, Beatport etc. as continuous mix and separate tracks.
You were amazing at FRESH!!!! I loved every single second of it. OMG!!! My fave song with the sound of good bye!!!! I was so Happy!! Thanks for the greatest night! -Plur
The last time we spoke was at murder the dancefloor when your set got interrupted by the venue owners... It was a pleasure meeting you then, and it will great to see u again this saturday. I'm truely excited to see you and daniel kandi perform!