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DJs Tall Paul | Seb Fontaine | Paul Oakenfold Interviews

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April 30th saw one of the UK’s leading and longest serving weekly club nights ‘The Gallery’ turn fifteen  – a landmark achievement by any standard but even more so considering the club continues to pack them in week in, week out at its new home Ministry Of Sound. In celebration of officially becoming the unruly [...]


DJ Chris Cowie Interview | Artist Spotlight | Part 1

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In the early 90′s underground producer and DJ Chris Cowie launched the highly acclaimed and influential record labels Hook Records and Bellboy Records and went on to gather mainstream success working under numerous aliases. Chris Cowie is one of the most licensed and prolific DJ producers in the world dance scene, with an uncountable number [...]


LoopTV | Podcast | Apr 2010

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No. 13 Podcast from LoopTV This month our free ‘Rewind’ music producer podcast looks back over April ’10 and brings you the best artist interviews, music production tutorials and featured product news from our site all in one easy helping! We start this month by attending ghetto & electro label ‘Giant Pussy Records’ 1st year [...]


Giant Pussy Records Interview | With DJ Tim Healey | A Year In The Ghetto…

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Fate works in mysterious ways. Planets align, stars collide, and DJs bump into each other in Kazakhstan, thus forming a label which combines their love of ghetto bass with oversized pussy cats. This is how the universe works, if you’re DJs Deekline and Tim Healey! Starting out in the late 90s garage scene, Nick Deekline’s [...]


LoopTV | Podcast | Mar 2010

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No. 12 Podcast from LoopTV This month our free ‘Rewind’ music producer podcast looks back over March ’10 and brings you the best artist interviews, music production tutorials and featured product news from our site all in one easy helping! We start this month by getting stuck in a lift with Beatbox sensation Beardyman!  LoopTV [...]


Ray Keith Interview | Drum N Bass Man | Artist Spotlight

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Ray Keith – DJ, Producer, Remixer, Record Label Head Honcho, Radio & TV Presenter and one of the orginal Drum & Bass pioneers, has been on the circuit for at over 15 years. After finding his niche within the Drum and Bass scene in the early 90s having initially remixed tracks for Moby, Shades Of [...]


LoopTV | Podcast | Feb 2010

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No. 11 Podcast from LoopTV This month our free ‘Rewind’ music producer podcast looks back over Feb ’10 and brings you the best artist interviews, music production tutorials and featured product news from our site all in one easy helping! We start this month with a look at Part 1 of our new micro series [...]


Beardyman Interview | Live On Tour | Artist Spotlight

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Darren Forman aka ‘Beardyman’ the man of a thousand voices, and a thousand beats…recently took some time out off stage to get stuck in a lift with the LoopTV crew! The London based UK Beatbox champion and Youtube phenomenon tells us a little about his performance rig and his kit list he employs to create [...]


Loopmasters Products Profile | The Sample Boutique | Label Focus

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Few Labels have come so far, or reached so high in their own industry niche as Loopmasters – which is now one of the worlds premier Sample production and distribution labels. Brighton based Loopmasters first came to light in 1999 under the ‘Beatnik Samples’ banner, and released 4 Sample CDs known as the ‘Modular Series’ [...]


Artist Spotlight | DJ Jon Carter | & DJ Alex Blanco

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We recently caught up with Alex Blanco & Jon Carter aka ‘Roosevelt High’ at their studio local – to talk about the duo’s new Sample pack ‘Block Party Essentials’ and to look back on their prodigious production careers so far, and find out what got the party started! In over 15 years of professional DJing [...]


LoopTV | Podcast | Jan 2010

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No. 10 Podcast from LoopTV This month our free ‘Rewind’ music producer podcast looks back over Jan ’10 and brings you the best artist interviews, music video news and producer competitions from our site all in one easy helping! We kick off with an interview with ‘In new music we trust’ DJ Alex Metric and [...]


Artist Spotlight | Paul Oakenfold | Jan 2010

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Paul Oakenfold has been touted as one of the world’s leading DJ/remixers by various outlets including CNN, Rolling Stone, BPM, Remix and more.  The 2x Grammy nominee for ‘Best Electronic/Dance Album’  with ‘A Lively Mind’ (2007, Maverick Records) and ‘Creamfields’ (2004, Thrive Records) hasn’t stopped there… With film credits along the way including music for [...]


Artist Spotlight | The Freemasons | Dec 2009

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LoopTV recently caught up with with master producers ‘The Freemasons’ – specifically James Wiltshire in his studio den at Skint records HQ in Brighton. James talks about the duo’s meteoric rise in both the dance and pop cultures over the last 4 years, and to find out how they came to be and what’s their [...]


Tim Healey | Giant Pussy Records | Label Focus

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Tim Healey is a freak amongst DJs.  Simultaneously pursuing an intense tour schedule while producing an award winning sample collection from his Brighton studio and running his label: Giant Pussy Records. He’s toured with DJs like David Guetta, Erick Morillo, and Deadmau5 and he’s played for Cream, God’s Kitchen, Ministry of Sound, Manumission, Pacha, and [...]


LoopTV | Podcast | Oct 2009

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No. 7 Podcast from LoopTV This month our free ‘Rewind’ music producer podcast looks back over October and brings you the best music production tutorials and music software tips from our site all in one easy helping! 1. We start with an Artist Spotlight Interview with Bassline and House act Aquasky recently filmed at Chew [...]


Top 100 | DJ Mag Awards | 2009

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LoopTV were out in force at this years Top 100 DJ Mag Awards held at the Ministry Of Sound in London on the 28th Oct.  We managed to get behind the hallowed Ministry doors to bring you all the latest news of the night and interview some of the top 100 DJs in the world! [...]


Aquasky | Artist Spotlight | Oct 2009

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We recently caught up with the Aquasky lads at the ‘Chew The Fat’ 12th Anniversary night in Oct, for a chat about life as one of the most enduring Drum n Bass, Breaks and currently Bassline House acts of the last 15 years. With the recent release of their ‘Deep Fat Frequencies EP’ earlier this [...]


Label Focus | Drum Drops | Oct 2009

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This month we take a closer look at what master drum collection label ‘Drumdrops’ has on offer and why this acclaimed label is still breaking new ground with their drum collections and formats. Here we interviewed Mike ‘Prince Fatty’ Pelanconi – owner of Drumdrops to talk us through the unique appeal of the Label, the [...]


LoopTV | Podcast | Sept 2009

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No. 6 Podcast from LoopTV LoopTV’s free ‘Rewind’ podcast looks back over September and brings you the best video production tutorials and artist interviews from our site all in one easy helping! 1. We include Artist Spotlight Interviews with Nu Jazz and Broken beat duo ‘The Part Time Heroes’ and Zombie Breakbeat guru’s ‘Evil Nine’. [...]


Artist Spotlight | Danny Byrd | Sept 2009

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We have now re-packaged some of our initial podcast videos into our new LoopTV modular format.  Here we have another look at UK Drum n Bass guru Danny Byrd. He talks about some of the the creative processes behind his amazing ‘Supersized’ album, under Hospital Records. LoopTV – The Producers Channel


Artist Spotlight | KJ Sawka | Sept 2009

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We have now re-packaged some of our initial podcast videos to our new LoopTV modular format. Here we have another look at the amazing world of KJ Sawka and his unique drumming ability in all things Drum n Bass. The Seattle based drummer has quickly become a international sensation in his field through his live [...]


Artist Spotlight | Evil Nine | Sept 2009

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LoopTV catches up with the Brighton based ‘Evil Nine’ boys backstage to chat about their new album “They Live!”, the worthy successor to their 2005 album debut “You Can Be Special Too”, one of the most acclaimed electronic albums in recent memory. Check it out – dark forces at work! LoopTV – The Producers Channel


Tech Talk | Part Time Heroes | In the Studio

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Carrying on from our session with ‘The Part Time Heroes’, we asked the boys to give us a tour of their London studio and delve into some of their production and recording secrets used on their latest album ‘The Remixes’ and also on the chart topping Loopmasters sample pack… Thankfully they said yes! LoopTV – [...]


Artist Spotlight | Part Time Heroes | Sept 2009

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We recently caught up with Nu Jazz and electronic sensation ‘The Part Time Heroes’ at their central London residence for a roof top chat – about the last couple of years and to talk about their latest projects. Championed by the likes of Giles Peterson, their ‘Radio One Worldwide Awards’ nominated ‘Realise’ EP put them [...]