Tempted yet? Hold on, we can help. For a chance to win 2 x 2 tickets to the festival plus 8 vinyl records from the Concrete label email joe+weatherfestival@mixcloud.com with the subject line ‘Weather Festival WIN’ and tell us why we should give them to you. Feel free to let your French go wild!

Latest Weather Festival’s Cloudcasts on Mixcloud

The crew chose 3 very special places to illustrate the Weather Festival in which 4 huge parties will take place during the three days. Eight official events in total will take place during the festival and the other places.

1. “Palais des Congrès de Montreuil”

The highlight of Weather Festival is a unique gathering, something never seen in Paris and surroundings. Over 13 000 people are expected at the Palais des Congrès of Montreuil (right outside Paris – metro access) to celebrate for 18 hours non-stop on two floors artists such as Marcel Dettman, Chris Liebing, Len Faki, Robert Hood, Nina Kraviz, Margaret Dygas…

Particular attention will be paid to design and decoration, installations or mapping, Vj’ing and lights will combine around a unique scenography thought for the occasion. For this event, more than 70 tons of technical equipment and over 300 speakers will be necessary to equip, inspire and transform this industrial palace into an electro cathedral.

 2. Concrete

Friday 17th and Sunday 19th, Weather Festival is welcoming you in a very special place in the heart of Paris on the Quaker. Board aboard the European largest barge for two amazing musicals sessions on two floor !

3. SIRA

SIRA is a former printing house that became a huge 4000 m2 phalanx in Asnières sur Seine (Paris suburb). Since the end of 2011, it has hosted numerous artists from different backgrounds and offers 2 floors of work, creation, performance and life space. Its warehouse style makes it an atypical place which indoor and outdoor spaces come to life to the rhythm of day and night. “

Group stages

“From over 600 DJs submitting a 30 min mix, my mix secured me a place in North England’s top 10 and the heat was held at Joshua Brooks, Manchester. 10 DJs played that night in an intense 15-minute mix off; I played my set 2nd and got an amazing reaction from the crowd. The winner was announced 3rd and 2nd and then my name was called out.”

After winning the heat in Manchester Andy flew to Ministry of Sound in London to take on 5 of the top DJs from each region in the UK for a place in the Grand Final in Stockholm, Sweden. He impressed judges with his technical ability and energy behind decks to win the final: “I’m very open minded about dance playing anything from House, Tech House, Progressive, Techno and Trance. I guess my versatility as a DJ came through, but ultimately, it’s the connection you make with crowed is what makes a great DJ and once you master that it’s a whole new level.”

Since winning

“ I’ve just been made one of the new residents at the Mighty Lush, Portrush, which is one the biggest clubs in the UK. I played alongside Above & Beyond on the 6th of April at Lush and will be warming up for Dash Berlin on the 25th May. I’ve played throughout different clubs in Northern Ireland and Ibiza is looking good for this year too, with dates at Bora Bora. I also have other gigs with Ministry of Sound for later in the year…Before the competition I was asking promoters to play in clubs now they are asking me!”

Tips

“Movida Corona provided me with an opportunity to show off my talent as a DJ and I have thrived on it. I have met DJs from all over the UK and Europe and would class them now as friends; we all still keep in touch. I would recommend every DJ enter the Movida Corona, what’s the worst that could happen? If anything, you will gain experience and that all helps to becoming a better DJ.”

 Well done to Andy! Here with his winning mix from last year.

Movida Corona International DJ Contest by Andy Condie on Mixcloud

Reckon you’ve got what it takes to become the next Movida Corona DJ champion? Don’t forget to enter this year’s competition here: http://bit.ly/YEg3U8

OptiSonic is an uplifting immersive multisensory playground featuring spectacular lighting, sound and visuals.

The submission phase is now open for 10 days to play the OptiSonic party, part of the Art of the Moment multimedia Festival taking place in London in May.

We’re looking for one fresh, outstanding set showcasing plenty of personal style and a creative approach to electronica and experimental sounds.

The winner will be chosen to perform a one hour set alongside Ninja Tune and other juicy UK-based artists on 11th May.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark and to meet other live VJs producers and DJs.

How to enter:

>Submit a thirty-minute mix

>Entrants must be 18 years of age or older and reside in the United Kingdom

>Title the mix OptiSonic and add an accurate tracklist

>Tag it with OptiSonic. If you fail to tag it correctly, your entry may be missed

>Include the competition cover-art, provided here

>We’re not going to judge it on the amount of hits it gets only. We’re going to judge it by style, originality and our honest personal opinion.

OptiSonic is the Art of the Moment festival Saturday night after party. Ninja Tune’s Matt Black, Mr Faff, Evil Zed, Alphabets Heaven, Fabrizio D’Amico, the London VJ Group and more juicy DJs and VJs on the current UK scene will make live A/V shows and offer up creative approaches to electronica, glitch and dub.

Just like last year’s event, this year’s link up was a great opportunity for UK DJs to network, put faces to names, discuss their local scenes, and other topics. Check out what went down.

DJing will always to a great passion of mine so to have it as my full time job is pretty awesome. I am touring, making music and enjoying my life of music based here in Ibiza.

I have been playing for 20 years now and at the moment I am more excited about DJing than I was when I started. The music is great, the vibe fresh, and there is a barrage of innovative technology that allows me to get much more creative with my mixing. Electronic music is the headlining act on the world stage  and I’m happy to be involved!

Our MAINroom Ibiza party was launched at Pacha Ibiza in 2011 and now tours internationally. Our agency which formed early this year promotes the best Ibiza talent and a few hot new producers with party dates around Ibiza and beyond. MAINroom music will be launched at the beginning of the summer and will feature music from myself and our MAINroom agency DJ’s. Things are looking hot for 2013! Its a very rewarding time for me and the MAINroom team.

Latest Sarah Main’s Cloudcasts on Mixcloud

Record Store Day is something worth celebrating. It all started when 700 independent stores in 2007 in the U.S. came together to share their cultural significance, the U.K. followed suit the following year and the event has grown ever since. Special vinyl and CD releases are offered exclusively on the day from a wide variety of record labels, while one-off performances and other festivities are happening across the country’s finest record stores today. We’ve compiled a list of relevant Cloudcasts to get you in the mood, but make sure you get out there and support your favourite local record store too!

Music writer for God Is In The TV, The Needle Magazine and his own blog, the mighty Mr Scott has complied a mixtape featuring some of the finest Record Store Day releases this year.

Record Store Day 2013 Preview Mix by Mrscottcompilations on Mixcloud

The mysterious DJHighPrrr’s debut Cloudcast is “is intended to encourage you to go to your local record store (and other shops if you can) more than one day per year’. That’s good enough for us.

The ‘Record Store Day’ MixCD for April 20th, 2013 by Djhighprrr on Mixcloud

Of course it’s not just in the U.K. and U.S. that Record Store Day is celebrated, Diggin in the Crates from Germany have put together a fine show. Caballo introduces an interview with RSD Germany coordinator Jan Kopke, while Frahm shines the spotlight on vinyl imprint Andre Michelle Records and the music is dedicated to the day’s limited editions.

Sendung 26 – Record Store Day (RSD) by Diggininthecrates on Mixcloud

Dresden’s Uncanny Valley label have uploaded an old mix they made for Record Store Day in 2011, featuring an in-store gig at Berlin’s OYE Records, a chat with the shop’s head honcho Markus Linder and exclusive music from labels like Retreat, Kann and Clapz II Dogz.

UV Funk 001: Record Store Day Special by Uncanny Valley on Mixcloud

Meanwhile, Italy’s Championship Vinyl marks the day with a show full of its usual brand of alternative rock on Versus Radio.

Championship Vinyl – Puntata 15 – 15/04/2013 by Championship Vinyl on Mixcloud

It’s not just the independent’s supporting RSD though, with the esteemed Guardian Music Weekly podcast dedicating their Singles Club feature to the exclusive tracks made available on Saturday.

Music Weekly podcast: Coachella festival and Houndmouth by Guardian Music Weekly on Mixcloud

While the weather may not be cooperating, us here at Mixcloud towers are adamant that Spring has sprung. So much so, that we’ve compiled a playlist to soundtrack an April day of rejuvenation, re-invigoration and revitalisation. Here’s a Cloudcast for every hour of the day:

Mixcloud Spring Playlist 2013 on Mixcloud

8am: up an at em’ with a fresh blast of news from the Beeb

BBC World Update: 10 Apr 13 Dan Damon from Korean Border

9am: some Spring funk’n’soul to get you out of bed, courtesy of the Qdup Foundation and Fort Knox Recordings

Fort Knox: Qdup presents Spring Selection Mix 2013

10am: time for a morning workout, sound-tracked by fitmix’s full on cheesy-gym-house Ready, Set, Sweat! Vol. 8

fitmix.fm: fitmix.fm – Ready, Set, Sweat! Vol. 8

11am: you’ve earned an hour off, so lose yourself in Beethoven’s Third Symphony

Classical Masterpieces: Beethoven’s Symphony Nr.3, the “Eroica”

12pm: lunchtime is here, so let The Splendid Table team inspire you with a range of culinary delights

The Splendid Table 506: Seasonal Seafood

1pm: into the afternoon with some Spring cleaning. Ease yourself into the chores with Pixel Grease’s early jazz and swing mix

Pixel Grease: Spring Cleaning Crackle & Hiss Vol.2

2pm: then fuel your elbow grease with Kozmo’s heavy-hitting drum’n’bass selections

Kozmo: Spring Cleaning

3pm: and relax… vicariously get back to nature with the Nature Podcast

Nature Podcast: 04 April 2013

4pm: expand your mind with an hour of Alec Baldwin chatting to Thom Yorke

Here’s the Thing: Thom Yorke

5pm: rather than sticking on the telly, why not listen to NPR welcome the sixth season of Mad Men

NPR Fresh Air: This Spring, Rejoice At Rebirth Of ‘Mad Men’

6pm: assuming there hasn’t been a miraculous meteorological change, you’ll be needing some tropical flavas; let Mixtape Riot head honcho Charlie B Wilder take you on a trip

Brooklyn Radio: Mixtape Riot #008

7pm: from Hawaii to Tallinn now, with Oh So Retro’s Spring mixtape of what DJ Madis Aija has been playing in the Estonian boutique

Oh So Retro: Spring 2013 by DJ Madis Aija

8pm: last, but definitely not least, Mixcloud co-founder Nico Perez presents a mix for the night-times

Nico ‘Rez’ Perez: Mystics and Moonlight

Mixcloud was on the lookout for the top 30 Cloudcasters under the age of 30. Whether a bedroom DJ or a young superstar, there’s lots of content coming from people with bags of talent who are new to the business.

The list is eclectic and we’re proud of it. It’s full of Billboard names alongside lesser popular Cloudcasters, your favorite radio presenters as well as niche music curators. What all these people have in common is top-notch audio content with which they made a name for themselves before hitting 30.

Proud to present Mixcloud Top 30 Under 30:

   1. UKF Music

•      - Featured in Dubestep / Bass
•      - 19,137 Followers
•      - 40 Cloudcasts

Originally launched by Luke Hood in 2009 to showcase the best bass music, it is now recognised worldwide as the place to find the biggest sounds before they get too big.

 2. Soulection

•  - Featured in Dubstep / Bass
•  - 15,754 Followers
•  - 144 Cloudcasts

Soulection is Joe Kay, he is 23 years old & also runs a record label. His radio show is broadcasted LIVE every Saturday from 10 am – 1 pm (PDT) via http://kbeach.org.

 3. DJ Ellie

•  - Featured in EDM
•  - 11,529 Followers
•  - 24 Cloudcasts

DJ Ellie is a new sensation coming from Taiwan. Her choice of tunes seems to be very popular with the Taiwanese scene, her Cloudcasts often going beyond 10,000 listens.

 4. Adam Kvasnica

•  - Featured in Jazz
•  - 9,315 Followers
•  - 48 Cloudcasts

Adam is a 22 year-old Law student as well as a program director of  his local radio station in Slovakia (LIVE STREAM). His specialty  are mixes spinning Jazz, Trip-Hop, Cassical, Soul, Funk and Hip Hop.

5. The Find Mag 

•  - Featured in Hip Hop
•  - 5,600 Followers
•  - 142 Cloudcasts

The Find Magazine is a global collective of music lovers dedicated to promoting the diffusion of hip hop with jazz, funk, soul, and related styles of music.

6. Janice Chen 

• - Featured in EDM
•  - 5290 Followers
•  - 16 Cloudcasts

DJ Janice is the youngest female DJ in Taiwan, at only 19. She started her DJing career in 2012 and, as per her bio, ‘Janice has her own kind of unique thinking on her mixes which almost always turns out to be a surprise and makes the audience go crazy’.

7. Orsii

•  - Featured in Funk/ Soul
•  - 4616 Followers
•  - 56 Cloudcasts

Orsii hosts a monthly radio show called “Little Miss Sunshiine” on Laid Back and co-hosts a show with Jazzman Records on NTS radio. Her mixes is grrooovy.

8. JPC Rapper

•  - Featured in Hip Hop
•  - 3264 Followers
•  - 11 Cloudcasts

At only 18, JPC Rapper is a prolific Hip Hop artist in his native Santa Cruz, Bolivia. He started writing music at the age of 12 and has been keeping it up ever since. He loves rhyming, improvising and making music that is inspiring to others.

9. The Jazz Kid

•  - Featured in Jazz
•  - 3151 Followers
•  - 32 Cloudcasts
•  Lander Lenaerts, aka The Jazz Kid, has a blog about jazz and rare groove music with a themed vinyl chart every month. His picks are Jazz/Funk/Rare Groove/Latin from the 50s, 60s & 70s.

10. Avicii

•  - Featured in EDM
•  - 2717 Followers
•  - 10 Cloudcasts

Tim Bergling (born 8 September 1989) is a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. His single “Bromance” (recorded under the pseudonym Tim Berg) has charted in the top 20 on the national single charts of Belgium, the Netherlands, and his native Sweden.

11. KONSTANTINOS KYRIAKOPOULOS 

•  - Featured in House
•  - 2650 Followers
•  - 41 Cloudcasts

At the age of 15 Konstantinos competed in the premiere of the national TV show “Να η ευκαιρία” by Mega Channel. He took the 2nd place in composition category among 12.000 participants in auditions in total.

12. BMK

•  - Featured in  Drum and Bass
•  - 1806 Followers
•  - 32 Cloudcasts

Catch BMK live every Friday 8-9pm GMT on www.bassdrive.com

13. Yulio Julio Muñoz 

•  - Featured in EDM
•  - 1779 Followers
•  - 2 Cloudcasts

Yulio is producer with  experience as dj locking, manager, promoter and party people. He also has a background as a technician in sound and in electronic music production (SAE institute New York)

14. Polarlichter 

•  - Featured in Ambient
•  - 1889 Followers
•  - 43 Cloudcasts

POLARLICHTER is a two-weekly recorded podcast by campus radio passau featuring ambient, electronica, future garage and modern classical.

15. Clash the Disko Kids 

•  - Not featured yet
•  - 810 Followers
•  - 54 Cloudcasts

Singapore based Kurt a.k.a Clash The Disko Kids, is known for his hand picked selection of only the finest in underground experimental disco, house, & techno.

16. Bradley Zero

•  - Not featured yet
•  - 408 Followers
•  - 16 Cloudcasts

Bradley puts on the Rhythm Section night twice a month in Peckham, South London and is a Boiler Room Host & Resident. He also works with Phonica Records.

17. Dan Price

•  - Not featured yet
•  - 597 Followers
•  - 17 Cloudcasts

Dan presents you with some of the hottest Tech House, Techno and Deep House from his sets around the World.

18. NT89

•  - Not featured yet
  
•  - 503 Followers
•  - 5 Cloudcasts

Despite his young age NT89’s tracks have already been supported and played by the likes of Tiga, Erol Alkan, Laurent Garnier, Diplo etc. He released several highly esteemed remixes & original tracks which immediately claimed attention of the scouts in the music industry.

19. DJ SSK 

•  - Not featured yet
•  - 531 Followers
•  - 50 Cloudcasts

SSK has made considerable waves over the past few months in the Edm scene, boosted by his close friends, as well as ‘TranceDivine Videos’ who made some Youtube videos of SSK’s Mashups.

20. Ankur Seres 

•  - Not featured yet
•  - 485 Followers
•  - 5 Cloudcasts

Ankur has helped and influenced the trance scene, among other things as a DJ for labels such as Noise Poison, Acidance and Lost Theory Records but also compiling cd’s for labels like Mass Abduction and his own Seres Music.

21. RicMansur 

•  - Not featured yet
•  - 439 Followers
•  - 53 Cloudcasts

RicMansur brings you his selection of the very best Electronic Dance Music with Feeling in a mix of classics as well as the freshest underground releases that have struck a strong mark on him.

22. Stella Stanislavova 

•  - Not featured yet
•  - 243 Followers
•  - 81 Cloudcasts

Follow Sofia-based Stella for a good handful of Bulgarian hip-hop.

23. Jon Williams

•  - Featured in Comedy
•  - 385 Followers
•  - 84 Cloudcasts

English born, Canada based Jon is a broadcaster for The Zone@913, Victoria’s Modern Rock Station.
http://www.thezone.fm. Follow him if you are need of a laugh.

24. Bogrecast 

•  - Not featured yet
•  - 328 Followers
•  - 18 Cloudcasts

Bögrecast is a young Hungarian magazine proud to present the finest electronic music.

25. One Step Forward 

•  - Not featured yet
•  - 138 Followers
•  - 56 Cloudcasts

One Step Forward has broadcasted across community stations Ne1fm, Stroud Fm, Severn Fm, Newcastle Student Radio (NSR) and DIY Radio for the past 3 years. Featuring the best new music, interviews and entertaining chat, the show is presented by Christian Allen and Tom Cartwright.

26. Henry Saiz

•  - Featured in Mix Series
•  - 82 Followers
•  - 1 Cloudcast

Henry Saiz is the creator of a very unique formula, a maximized emo-techno sophistically redressed in IDM. His single Cloudcast got over 5000 plays.

27. Guy J 

•  - Featured in House
•  - 180 Followers
•  - 2 Cloudcasts

2012 saw Guy kick off an exciting new project with his close colleagues and friends at Bedrock: his very own imprint “Lost & Found”, a sub-label for John Digweed’s long running mothership where he’ll release music by himself and his favourite producers.

28. selectadj

•  - Not featured yet
•  - 800 Followers
•  - 37 Cloudcasts

DJ Selecta, born 1986 in Austria, started playing guitar, drums & keyboards at the age of 10. At 16 he started as DJ in some of Austria’s most famous clubs.

29. vic53

•  - Not featured yet
•  - 112 Followers
•  - 59 Cloudcasts

Vic53 is a Leeds-based blog and live broadcast. Born in a Hyde Park basement and now housed in Waxwerks record shop. They broadcast fortnightly on a Thursday from 8pm.

30. Joy The Baker

•  - Featured in Food
•  - 19 Followers
•  - 88 Cloudcasts

Named one of the Top Fifty Food Blogs in the World by the London Times, Best Baking Blog by Foodbuzz… and Forbes said some really lovely things about her. Joy the Baker food and photography has also been featured in Food and Wine Magazine, as well as Sunset Magazine.

Origin Unknown talked about 31 Seconds… Doc Scott named his label 31 records… So we’ve picked out 31 cloudcasts full of old school drum and bass goodness for you to get all hype about.

Feast your ears on these ace mixes, either  from legends of the scene, stellar mixes of classic tunes from the d*b golden age, or interviews with some of the scene’s main players.. We’ve got them right here.

Classic Cloudcasts #1: Old School Drum & Bass on Mixcloud

1. The Life & Times of Stevie Hyper D

The legendary MC is celebrated in this documentary by Audio Compound. The  most listened to show to date on Uncle Dugs’ RCFF Rinse FM weekly throwdown.

2. DJ MARKY – Jungle & D&B Classics Set

A classics mix from this classic DJ.

3. Grooverider – Essential Mix 1996

Back in the day mix from the doyen of D&B.

4. Fabio – Amnesia House, 1992

You can’t have one without the other right? An old skool mix up from DJ Fabio.

5.  Ed Rush & Optical Old Skool Mix Session 170bpm

A dark dirty mix of the duo’s finest moments.

6. Randall – Studio Session (Feb 2013)

“To hot to handle, too cold to hold” was the cry back in the day. A recent mix from one of the best in the business.

7. TAYO3000 – Wicked Wicked! 

First in the series of  rolling vinyl only mixes….  Starting with Tom + Jerry, ending with Usual Suspects…

8.  4 Hero – One In The Jungle 1997

Reinforced Records’ Dego and Marc Mac live on Radio 1.

9.  Rinse FM – Uncle Dugs meets Congo Natty

One of our favourite DJs, interviews one of our favourite artists on one of our favourite stations.  Rewind!

10. Rack n Ruin – D&B Winter Sun Mix

Black Butter artist Rack ‘n’ Ruin going in on the classics.

11 Legends of Drum and Bass – JJ Frost

One of THE original DJ’s, and co-owner back in the day  (with Brian G) of the seminal V Recordings label.

12. Brian G Old Skool Mix for Benji B

So we had to put in a mix of Brian G too, right? This was an exclusive mix for Carnival 2009, aired on the Benji B show for the BBC.

13.  Back 2 The Jungle

“Raw like Reservoir Dogs” – DJ BMK takes it back to the ragga jungle days…

14. Shy FX + Fearless, Shabba, Skibadee, IC3, 50 – United Dance v Jungle Fever, Bagleys 2000

Shy FX, accompanied by London’s finest mic men take apart Bagleys at the turn of the century.

15. Andy C x Randall x MC Moose – Jungle Mania Jamboree, 1995

Ram Records top man goes head to head with Randall at Jungle Mania’s birthday. Eyes down, lighters up…

16. DJ Hype b2b Zinc – Desire

Hype & Zinc – two thirds of the original Tru Playaz crew go back to back.

17. Jaguar Skills – History Of Drum & Bass Mix

165 classics in an hour? Really? Oh go on then….

18.  Crissy Criss – Jungle Mix

1xtra’s D&B specialist at work on a JUUUNGLIST tip.

19. DJ Hype, Jungle Mania 1995

Hype! Hype! Hype! Tru Playaz boss gets busy for Jungle Mania.

20. Kode 9 – Fact Mix 156

Hyperdub main man indulges his love for jungle “mostly from ’94-’96”. Proper heritage business.

21. Metalheadz Podcast 030 

Few labels have such an amazing back catalogue as Goldie’s Metalheadz. You need this mix.

22. Drum n Bass Classic 

Wax Doctor, Alex Reece, Peshay, Roni Size (pictured), and more right here.

23. LTJ Bukem – One Nation Under A Groove , 1995

LTJ Bukem, alongside the ever present MC Conrad, looking good.

24. Blu Marten – From The Vaults Mix 1995

From a collection of cassettes Blu Marten recently found of  “a whole bunch of mixes I did between 1992 and 1997”.. There’s more where this great mix came from…

25. Slipmatt’s Slip Back In Time Show ( Special Guest Kenny Ken)

This week Slipmatt goes 93 Hardcore for the first 30 mins, Kenny Ken mixes Liquid D&B in to Jump Up for an hour and Slipmatt finishes off with a 1990/91 selection of early rave and bleeps…

26. Deep Moving Shadow Mix

The legendary label’s finest moments.

27. Ruffhouse – Renegade Hardware 18th Bday

A celebration set from the day this South London label became a man.

28. Kemistry & Storm live @Amazon Club, 1995

A quality mix from what was a brilliant DJ partnership,

29. Goldie b2b Total Science B2B Storm – Metalheadz History Sessions

Heavyweight history lessons from Metalheadz Cable sessions.

30. Bailey – B2B w/ A Sides, Sun n Bass Festival 

The full set taken from Bailey & A Sides old skool session in Sardinia. Goldie contributing with the rewinds.

31. Nicky Blackmarket & MC Eksman @Stamina Sound

2004 session starting with Top Cat, and gets progressively more crazy. Heavy vibrations.

Typically, you cannot add Flash, iframe, or Javascript based objects in WordPress.com (because you’re not allowed to use such codes in wp.com blogs, for security reasons).  Provided you transform the embed code into the appropriate shortcode, this will work in text widgets (for your sidebar/bottombar), as well as posts and pages (in the HTML editor).

Have a look at the image below to find out how:

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