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SONG OF THE DAY: Zedd ft Hayley Williams – “Stay the Night”

Building off the success of top 10 pop hit “Clarity,” German producer/DJ Zedd has released a deluxe edition of his debut album adding two remixes (Doors and Empire of the Sun) and two new female vocaled tracks similar in feel to the title song: “Push Play” with Miriam Bryan and the current single “Stay the Night” featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore.? The formula is executed perfectly – pretty piano intro with vocals slowly building in intensity to the big progressive/stadium fueled chorus.? The lyrics continue the pattern of troubled/doomed relationships with the change being the desperation of the female pining for a one night stand.? Now, that’s a modern take on feminism.? For club play, DJs will jump for Tiesto’s classic staccato trance take (which would probably mix perfectly with the recent rework of his own “Flight 643” by John Christian.)?? Then again, DJ’s in the know are probably still banging “Fall Into the Sky,” the sleeper track of the album sung by Ellie Goulding.

Image Courtesy of Interscope.

SONG OF THE DAY:? John Christian – “Flight 643”?

It must be a real honor to hear one of your classic embraced by the new generation.? Just as Mauro Picotto’s epic “Joyenergizer” was reworked earlier this year by Sander van Doorn, Tiesto’s classic “Flight 643” gets a big room update by fellow Dutchman John Christian.? If you go back and listen to the pounding original (or vocal version with Suzanne Palmer), that incessant hook instantly ingrains itself into your brain.? The new version starts a bit more subtly, dropping down before gradually teasing and bringing in that hook.? The energy builds from mellow stadium/progressive to banging big room.? I can already imagine the different vocal bootleg versions that are going to be playing every night during Amsterdam Dance Event next month.? Maybe we should start a betting pool to take odds on which ’90s instrumental club hit will be updated next?? One thing that is interesting to note,? the label for the release of Flight 643 is Musical Freedom, which Tiesto himself started back in 2010.

Image Courtesy of Spinnin/Musical Freedom.

INTERVIEW: Luciana (2013)

It?s hard not to have a crush on Luciana.??The British minx has sung with her unique chant style on so many of the biggest records of recent memory ? ?Yeah Yeah? (Bodyrox), ?I Like That? (Static Revenger and Richard Vission), ?We Own the Night? (Tiesto & Wolfgang Gartner), and ?Something For the Weekend? (Dave Aude).?In addition to working with all of these massive producers, she also writes for other artists, and if you listen closely you can even hear her influence on pop superstars.??I caught up with her at Promo Only Summer Sessions where her she literally rocked the House of Blues stage.??If she ever performs in your area, be sure to rush to front of the stage because you will definitely like that..

DJ Ron Slomowicz: Hey, how are you enjoying Atlantic City?
Luciana: I am really happy to be in Atlantic City. It was really nice coming from the airport because it started raining and it reminded me of London for those few minutes.

RS: Are you living in London or the US more now?
Luciana: I am in the process of getting my green card, so I am living in Los Angeles and I want to stay, I love the sun.

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