Arthur Baker chats with CP about the 808, getting Slam Dunk'd and the...
Arthur Baker is a legendary DJ and producer whose legendary work has influenced the world of hip-hop, dance, freestyle, and pop. With John Robie, he produced “Planet Rock” by Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force, which defined the freestyle sound and is regarded as a hallmark record in...
Duke Dumont chats with CP about nuHouse, making good music, being blase, and...
Adam George Dyment, better known as Duke Dumont, exploded into the global consciousness last year with the chart-topping release “Need U (100%).” The Grammy-nominated song (along with tracks by Chris Malinchak and Disclosure) led the resurgence of classic-vibed vocal house music, dubbed...
Erasure chats with CP about their new album, touring, working with BT, and...
Nearly thirty years into their career, legendary synth-pop duo Erasure recently unleashed their 16th album ‘The Violet Flame.’ With a focus on the spiritual plane and dancefloor-friendly production, the Richard X-produced release stays true to their classic sound while sounding completely...
Armand Pena chats with CP about loving Chicago, diverse musical styles and the...
Armand Pena is a chameleon. From Rhythm Freak to Beta Rebels, you never really know what flavor of house his tracks are going to embrace. Listening to his recent collaborations, it is obvious that Armand builds a fresh vibe each time, rather that defaulting to a rote framework like...
Basement Jaxx chats with CP about the house comeback, worldwide collaborations,...
Life is a circle and everything revolves around love. Basement Jaxx, the duo of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, formed over twenty years from a club night and grew from heroes of the underground house world to mainstream success worldwide. With constant experimentation, you'll never know what a...
Plastik Funk talks with CP about supposedly overnight success, working with...
Coming from the world of hip-hop, Plastik Funk, the duo of Rafael Ximenez-Carrillo and Mikio Gruschinsk were inspired to enter the world of house. While some may see them as an overnight success thanks to their collaboration with Tujamo, “Who,” the truth is that they’ve been...
Steve Angello talks with CP about his upcoming new album, SIZE records, and the...
What do you do after the breakup of the Swedish House Mafia? If you are DJ/producer Steve Angello, you focus your energy on a debut artist album while maintaining a rigorous single release schedule on Size Records. The duality is definitely there with instrument-based vocal songs being the focus...
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Prinz Adrian Johannes Hynne, better known as Adrian Lux, is one of the many talented swedish DJs this generation has come across. Best known for his hit single “the Grammy-nominated DJ/Producer, has recently come out with his ‘Make Out’ EP and is gearing up for the upcoming year with new remixes,...
Paul van Dyk talks with CP about the dumbing down of EDM DJs, finding new...
German producer/DJ Paul van Dyk has always used electronic dance music to break barriers and bring people together, shaping the way his We Are One festival presents diverse sounds in an open-air festival in Berlin. If you follow him on Twitter and YouTube, he brings you into his world with PvD...
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I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with one of the most influential DJs/producers and trance legend, Paul Van Dyk. The German Producer/DJ, who has been in the scene since 1991 -- way before electronic dance music became the coined marketing term “EDM” -- speaks out about his...
Touring as a DJ and producing at age 17, Cole Plante is a normal high school...
Imagine being seventeen years old and living your dream touring the world as a DJ. Cole Plante (pronounced plon-TAY) was signed at 16 to Hollywood Records, where he has been building his name as a producer (top 10 club chart hits “If I Fall” and “Lie to Me”) and DJ (opening for Demi Lovato on tour...
Adventure Club talks with CP about big tracks, charity work, touring and the...
It’s the life of a journalist. Sometimes you're backstage at a show and you bump into some of your favorite DJ/Producers and you just start talking to them, completely randomly. Adventure Club, the Canadian duo of Christian Srigley and Leighton James, walked into the room and I made...