By Randall RobertsAny knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive house tracks (from dry and synthetic to wet and gushy), rhythm tracks can be tempo-tweaked with an upward toggle to change a Timbaland beat into a Chromeo one. Add some T-Pain-esque pitch-correction vocal
Kruder & Dorfmeister
If you're a jet-setting electronica-listening baller, or you just happen to be in the Miami area in late March, you won't want to miss SF-based indie Om's annual Winter Music Conference bash, Om:Miami, on March 28. The ridiculously fat lineup is studded with both Om artists and other well-known DJs: Kruder & Dorfmeister, Mark Farina, Chromeo, Colette & Heather, Vikter Duplaix, Samantha James, DJ Fluid, Daz-I-Cue, J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science, Sake One, Lance De S
Who in this city doesn't love Donuts? We're talking, of course, about both the sugary fried dough confections and the name of the club night where those breakfast treats become party favors. DJ Pickpocket is one of the DJs/hostesses behind the popular dance collective that pulls all kinds of cool stuff into its orbit--everything from designers to underground disco and live music. Pickpocket has a ton of unusual events on her calendar coming up. You could hit a different Donut event practicall
You might know this week's Q&A star, B. Bravo, from one of a couple different guises. He busts out the sax for Bayonics, has worked as a DJ both over the airwaves and in clubs, and has recorded a couple solo releases--the latest of which is his Computa Love EP. Bravo opens for Chromeo at Mezzanine on Saturday night; get to know the guy behind the turntables below. Name: Adam Mori aka B. BravoClub night(s): Disco vs Dubstep, Lush Life @ Royale, 4th Tuesdays @ Eve LoungeStyle(s) of mu
