Deadmau5 has snagged a Las Vegas residency with the Wynn, which will include dates at both XS and Encore Beach Club. He will kick off the residency January second at XS, and it is said that he will appear at the hotel monthly for the duration of 2012. To mark the engagement, Deadmau5 made a video trying out various positions at the Wynn until he finds his calling at XS. WATCH DEADMAU5′S VIDEO FOR THE WYNN
Justice recently sat down with Spinner.com for an exclusive interview on their new album, ‘Audio, Video, Disco.’ Among other things, they describe the meaning behind the title, saying “‘Audio, Video, Disco’ means ‘I hear, I see, I learn’ in Latin, so this is a title we thought was really fitting the record because it looks like modern words but with an ancient meaning.” WATCH JUSTICE’S INTERVIEW WITH SPINNER.COM
New new pieces of proposed legislation threaten the way we share online media – not just pirated music, but anyone who shares…and that includes sites that post audio and video. Both the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act would allow the government to block and blacklist sites for posting purported illegal material, without taking court action first. While the Motion Picture Association of America and the American Federation of Musicians are in favor, eBay, Facebook, Twitter, AOL, Google and others are in opposition. To learn more, read The New York Times’ Op Ed piece. SIGN TUMBLR’S ONLINE PETITION AGAINST BOTH ACTS
STHoldings, which represents over 200 independent dance music labels from Creative Source and Dub Police, is pulling almost all content from pay to stream services Spotify, Simfy, Rdio and Napster. The company states, ”Despite these services offering promotion to many millions of music listeners we have concerns that these services cannibalise the revenues of more traditional digital services.” READ MORE AT THE INQUIRER
Producers, this one’s for you. Loopmasters has decided to make a portion of its new DJ Mix Tools collection available as a free download for a limited time. By portion, they mean 500MB worth of drums, leads, percussion and more in categories ranging from “Swedish House” to “Groove Tech”. To get the free offer, you do have to register for their mailing list, but hey, it’s a tiny price to pay. CHECK OUT THE LOOPMASTER PACKS AND GET THE FREE CONTENT HERE