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May 2017

Benny Benassi - Live @ Mixmag Lab NYC 2017

As a name completely synonymous with electronic music and dance culture, Benny Benassi needs little introduction. He's best known as a multi-million selling record artist, a main stage champion and the producer behind arguably the biggest club track in history, 'Satisfaction'. In past successes, Benassi has proved to be a superstar producer, working with the likes of T-Pain, Jean-Baptsiste and Skrillex, becoming a Grammy winning artist and performing on stage alongside John Legend. Most recently, Benny released a new studio album in 2016. 'Danceaholic' was his first full LP in five years, placing on the Top 50 UK charts for 10 weeks and collecting 40 million Spotify streams.

May 2017

Satoshi Tomiie - Live Performance @ Mixmag Lab NYC 2017

The Lab NYC is Mixmag and Smirnoff Sound Collective's weekly afterwork party where we stream the best American and international DJs from the intimate space connected to our Brooklyn office. On Thursday, May 11, Mixmag welcomes pioneering house producer Satoshi Tomiie to The Lab for a hybrid DJ set focusing on his modular gear. Satoshi Tomiie has been a guiding force in the global house community for decades, linking with Frankie Knuckles to collaborate on the legendary track ‘Tears’ early in his career in 1989. The Japanese born, New York and Paris based DJ, producer, remixer and label boss has since had seminal releases on respected record labels like Strictly Rhythm and FFRR, and more recently has launched his Abstract Architecture that’s home to his own material. Fueled by elements of jazz and the piano, his work reflects a soulful motif paired with steady rhythms made to energize the dancefloor. For his set in The Lab NYC, Satoshi will deliver a hybrid DJ set, utilizing a unique eurorack modular system which he’s been experimenting with at his studio in NYC. This will be one of the first performances from the producer with this gear setup and will introduce fans to the future of his output.

May 2017

Erick Morillo - Live @ Mixmag Lab LDN 2017

This Friday we welcome the one and only Erick Morillo to spin tracks for an hour. The man needs no introduction. In his 20-plus years in the game Morillo has gone from New York’s underground to Top Of The Pops, burning a trail for house music everywhere. With early releases on revered label Strictly Rhythm, he shot to fame with 1994’s mega-hit ‘I Like To Move It’. That gave him the base to set up his own label Subliminal with Harry Romero and Jose Nunez in 1997, embark on a 13-year residency at Pacha Ibiza ensued and live the high life of private jets and collaborations with P Diddy. After some time off at the beginning of the millennium, Morrillo returned to carve out a career in which he could be selective with his releases before ramping up his own, and Subliminal’s, activity. Last year saw the label return to prominence with 12 releases, some from Morillo and others from up-and-comers like Eli & Fur. This year marks the label’s 20th anniversary that Morillo will be celebrating with shows at BPM Festival and in France, the Netherlands and the US.

May 2017

Hector Romero, Benny Soto, Mike Nervous, Luka Tacon - Live @ Nervous Records Showcase x Mixmag Lab NYC 2017

The Lab NYC is Mixmag and Smirnoff Sound Collective's weekly afterwork party where we stream the best American and international DJs from the intimate space connected to our Brooklyn office. On Thursday May 4, Mixmag welcomes legendary house label Nervous Records for a special showcase with Hector Romero, Benny Soto and founder Mike Nervous. Nervous Records stands as one of North America's longest standing labels. Founded in 1991, the New York City based imprint had a deep focus on fresh East Coast house music, bringing powerful disco and soul to the club scene. The brand has been the outlet for seminal artists like Armand Van Helden, Todd Terry, Josh Wink and Masters at Work, helping build the foundation for the city's underground culture throughout the 90s. The NYC raised Hector Romero was introduced to DJing at the age of 13, building his sound profile with a strong combination of house, hip hop and Latin elements throughout his younger years before becoming an A&R heavyweight for Def Mix Music and Saw Recordings. His milestones chart signing some of Satoshi Tomiie's biggest dance records and continued collaborations with David Morales including his new 'Weaving Genres' compilation which released last month on Nervous. Also on the decks this Thursday will be Benny Soto and Mike Nervous. Soto is famously known as one of the city's biggest nightlife figures, partnering with "The King Of New York" Rob Fernandez for most of his career and working closely with Danny Tenaglia as the DJ's main promoter. Mike Nervous, also know known as Mike Weiss, is the founder and president of the Nervous imprint, trademarked as a master in music and party curation and playing a huge role in the rise of New York City club culture.

Apr 2017

Coyu b2b Bastian Bux - Live @ Suara Showcase x Mixmag Lab NYC 2017

The Lab NYC is Mixmag and Smirnoff Sound Collective's weekly afterwork party where we stream the best American and international DJs from the intimate space connected to our Brooklyn office. This Saturday, Mixmag welcomes Suara label founder Coyu to The Lab NYC with Bastian Bux for a special imprint showcase. Coyu, also known as The Big Cat, launched the Barcelona based Suara label in 2008. Since its inception, the imprint has had 240 releases and 25 showcases, plus a plethora of compilations and its renowned podcast series 'Podcats'. Over the years, Suara has become one of the underground's most affluent imprints, with works by Adam Beyer, Alan Fitzpatrick, Hot Since 82 and Patrick Topping just to name a few. Coyu is known as a top curator in the music industry and has produced star remixes for Stephan Bodzin, Joseph Capriati, Pete Tong and Fat Boy Slim. His most recent release was an edit of Moby's classic 'Natural Blues' which preluded a full label remix pack featuring seven Moby tunes reworked by Victor Ruiz, Julian Jeweil, Oxia and more. Currently, Coyu is ironing down the final details of his debut album, which will drop at the end of 2017. Joining The Big Cat for the Suara showcase will be newcomer Bastian Bux, who first appeared on the imprint in 2015 with his 'Stay' EP.