Born June 25 1963, Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou – known professionally as George Michael (and sometimes stylized George Michæl), is one of the most prolific singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, record producer, artists of all time. George Michael rose to super-stardom in the 1980′s and 1990′s with his style of post-disco dance-pop. Although the lion’s share of his most [...]
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The legendary British House music duo, Basement Jaxx, recently completed their four-city, North American DJ tour. The regional, July parties kicked off in Los Angeles, moved to San Francisco, arrived in New York, and closed out in Toronto … all in support of their current single, “Never Say Never”, from their forthcoming full length, “Junto”, [...]
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Karen Louise Barrow is Scarlette Fever the super-talented singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Hertforshire England. Her debut album “Medication Time” included the hit single “Crash and Burn” that received significant air play rotation on BBC Radio 2′s B-List. And the Jason Nevins remix of this song reached #2 in the Music Week Commercial Pop Club Chart as well as top 10 on Billboard Dance [...]
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All of us at PRO MOTION love discovering new music and we’re particularly impressed with and interested in “Next“, a new swipe-oriented music discovery app developed by Christopher Gulczynski’s (the co-founder of popular dating app, Tinder). “Next” is a new platform for discovering under-the-radar music and artists. Akin to Vine, users upload video’s of their work allowing others with the [...]
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A few weeks ago, Saturday, we had the pleasure of going to Brooklyn’s premier House and Techno music venue, Bushwick’s Bossa Nova Civic Club. Located in a former Columbian gambling hall on Myrtle Avenue in the shadow of the rusting elevated M train, the Civic Club seems like an unlikely spot for new and old [...]
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It’s safe to say that anything goes in Lady Gaga’s world, where slabs of meat become dresses and giant eggs are modes of transportation. Always one to keep her Little Monsters guessing, the eccentric singer is trading in her provocative pop melodies for the Great American Songbook, teaming with close friend Tony Bennett for a still-untitled album of jazz standards, expected [...]
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Well known bass music DJ MiMOSA decided to get rowdy over the weekend at Houston’s Mystic Music Festival and pour an entire bottle of Grey Goose vodka onto veteran Dubstep DJ Downlink. The dispute began when Downlink took the stage to prepare for his set and MiMOSA refused to stop playing, going well over his alloted [...]
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On Saturday night at the Prospect Park Bandshell in Brooklyn, PRO MOTION and 6,000 other punters were privileged to witness what was nothing short of a stunning performance by one of the great legends of alternative music. The icon in question was Australian singer/songwriter/poet/screenwriter Nick Cave and his band of un-merry men, the Bad Seeds. Nick [...]
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This Sunday’s ProMotionMusicNews human interest blog post explores, Jeff Koons, the most succe$$ful living, contemporary artist of our time who’s controversial work, including his Michael Jackson with Bubbles (MJ’s pet monkey), is currently on exhibition at New York’s Whitney Museum. Among curators and art collectors and others in the art world, Koons’s work is [...]
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All of us at PRO MOTION are proud to present the newest collection of remixes for Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars” produced by Avicii. The single that secured #1* Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart status at the end of June, our marketing company is honored to represent the Atlantic/Parlophone Records release. And we [...]
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Lindsey Stirling Combines Dub Step With The Violin
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Sia, Beyoncé, Kylie Minogue Go Top 5 : Dance Chart Update [7/25]
Throwback Thursday : Melba Moore
Flume’s 3 ‘Sold Out’ New York Shows
Weird Al Yankovic’s ‘Mandatory Fun’ Album Is #1!
Adele’s Infant Son Wins 5-Figure Sum In Damages From Paparazzi Photos
EXCLUSIVE LISTEN: Basement Jaxx “Never Say Never” Tiësto + MOTi Remix
Billy Joel To Receive Gershwin Prize
Neon Indian Brings his DJ Skills to Cameo Gallery on August 1st.