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SONG OF THE DAY: Kill Paris ft Marty Rod and Alma – “Falling in Love”

What do you get when you mix glitch and R&B pop? “Falling in Love,” the new single from Kill Paris (aka Corey Baker), seamlessly mashes ’90s-era R&B/pop with subtle glitchy beats. Imagine your favorite old school Brian McKnight or Next love song with a glitchy bassline for an idea.?? Elevating this song from the majority of EDM productions is the radio-quality songwriting and high-quality vocal production. Rather than sounding like an electronic artist trying to make a pop song, it sounds more like a quality pop producer introducing glitch and electro elements into their songs.? The fact that this is on Skrillex’s label OWSLA is kind of mind-blowing as well, since it shows he has an ear for pop and not just club bangers.

Image Courtesy of OWSLA.

INTERVIEW: The M Machine (2013)

San Francisco-based EDM group The M Machine gained major attention when Skrillex released their debut EP “Promise Me a Rose Garden”/”Glow” on his OWSLA label.? The trio of Andy Coenen, Eric Luttrell, and Ben Swardlick were inspired by the classic movie Metropolis for their follow up EPs and their name.? Their remixes of Arty, Passion Pit, and Madeon gained a lot of attention as well.? The artistic trio are really involved with the full aesthetic experience of their music – focusing on creating a live audio and visual show as they tour.? We caught up with them in Nashville when they were touring with Markus Schulz on the Scream Bus Tour.

DJ Ron Slomowicz: How is the bus tour going?
Ben: We are in a new city every day, it?s great and we are very happy. Markus is awesome and his crowds are really intense which is great for us. Andy just programmed a big video show and we get to use his giant LED screen, so the timing is perfect.
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SONG OF THE DAY: Katia Nicole – “The Girl Can’t Help It”

After Alex Clare and the infamous Weetabix commercial, it was only a matter of time for dubstep to meet bubble gum pop.? Enter the scene, Miss Katia Nicole.? The adorable 15 year-old Miami-born lass made her debut at Winter Music Conference, performing “The Girl Can’t Help It” at Mova flanked by a troupe of five dancers. Not that she needed the backup as she sang the full lead vocal live and impressively well, especially since she was doing choreography the whole time.? Cowritten by Katia and coproduced by Akon, the song itself is darkly pretty yet age-appropriate at the same time.?? There is a slight freestyle feel to the vocal phrasing, which is not a surprise considering her admiration of Lil’ Suzy.? The production is by-the-numbers dubstep in the chorus, and while it may seem a bit Skrillex circa 2010, considering the target is the teen market, that is not necessarily a bad thing.? This song screams Radio Disney and is a great entry for preteens into the EDM world.???? The video is quite precious as well, though one word of caution to young Katia, be careful of the guy as you might be having a Hailey Rowe moment.

Image Courtesy of Parimore Music.