OUT OF THE SHADOWS - MISTER RIVAS AND FRIENDS TECHNO PODCAST

Welcome back to another week of Universal Rhythm Sessions. In this weeks episode we bring you an NYC local who has been making waves in the EDM world for the past couple of years. DJ/Producer/Remixer Nino Bellemo is no stranger to music, raised with a hispanic background, Nino's musical ear has been influenced by the rhythms of the drums, orchestras and latin beats that have made him the Artist he is today. Nino has been working in the studio non stop and his drive and dedication is proving out to be very worthwhile. He has had multiple releases and remixes on some notable labels like Slanted Black, KULT Records, ROCit Records, Southside Recordings, Land of Voodoo, Undergroovy, Nervous Records and more. Nino's tracks have been featured on world reknown DJ/Producer Roger Sanchez's Release Yourself Podcast show multiple times and has been given props by the S-Man himself. He is currently in rotation across the states and will be seen and heard at many of the biggest events in the coming weeks; also will be holding residencies at new venues about to launch globally. Nino is currently booking International events in Europe and in the beautiful Islands in the coming months as well as the yearly Winter Music Conference in Miami. Please check out his Original, Collaborations & Remixes at Beatport.com and via his Soundcloud. I had the privelage to share the booth with Nino many many moons ago when we used to carry around these 50 pound boxes of gems and I have to say we had some good times. He is a dope DJ and passionate about what he does and you can hear it in his productions. So without further here is Nino Bellemo in this exclusive mix he made for Universal Rhythm Sessions. Enjoy!

For more on Nino Bellemo check him out at...

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ninobellemo

Beatport.com www.beatport.com/ninobellemo

Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/ninobellemo

Twitter: www.twitter.com/ninobello 

Myspace: www.myspace.com/ninobellemo

For bookings email [email protected]

AIM ninobellemo

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Welcome back to another Universal Rhythm Session. This week we welcome Alexander Technique!

Alexander Technique, has reminded us that he is one of the most innovative producers around today thru his collaborations and releases with Junior Sanchez, Harry Romero, Shawnee Taylor, Arthur Baker, Gina Turner, Kassiano & many others. As well as releasing numerous thunderous tracks recently on the likes of Ministry Of Sound, Todd Terry’s InHouse Label Imprint & Steve Angello’s Size Records where his single with Junior & Harry "Where You Are" went to #1 in a matter of a week on Beatports main charts, while also getting major support from the Swedish House Mafia, Pete Tong, Laidback Luke, Tiesto, David Guetta, Dirty South & Kaskade just to name a few, along with a remix discography that will make any DJ raise there eyebrows!.Alexander is on a path to pure dance floor dominance, born in New Jersey to Native Cuban parents, his roots and inspiration range from Afro-Cuban, Disco, Salsa, Hiphop, Rock, Electro & of course House music, “i was always around my older sister, i was heavily influenced by her taste in disco, 80's and freestyle music, while my parents would wake me up every morning blasting La Fania Allstars from there stereo"! says Alexander.Currently Alexander is creating new releases and working on new projects and remix’s . His latest venture is a a new record label with Junior Sanchez called Brobot Music which also involves a few other close friends. Their taking Brobot’s message to the masses! 2012 will be the year of the BROBOT Invasion,, also his label, Djs Are Not Rockstars, (D.A.N.R) has distinguished itself in the electronic music scene for its exploration of new musical concepts featuring the talents of Sia, Princess Superstar, Larry Tee and Lauren Flax. Alexander has his hands full, with Remixes, Original Productions, playing A&R man and touring the world, Alexander Technique is ready for the takeover!

We hope you enjoy this exclusive Universal Rhythm Sessions mix Mr. Technique sent us.

For more on Alexander Technique make sure to check him out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/djalexandertechnique

myspace at http://www.myspace.com/djalexandertechnique

soundcloud at http://soundcloud.com/djalexandertechnique

and also dont forget to check out his music on beatport.com via D.A.N.R. (DJs Are Not Rockstars) Music

Welcome back to another week of Universal Rhythm Sessions. This week we are bringing you a little treat from one of NYC's greats!

DJ, Producer & Remixer Rob Mirage has been a part of the music game for more than fifteen years now. Starting out as just a kid on the streets of New York City playing local gigs and club hopping throughout, Mirage has formed an influence that is definitely no major secret. These incredible nights opened this young DJ's eyes to a whole new world that he just had to be a part of. Rob's passion for house music grew as he listened night after night on the dance floors of Limelight, Palladium and Tunnel. It was then that he knew house music would be a part of his life infinitely.  

With 2011 here and 100 plus releases worldwide, Rob has definitely made his mark amongst the best. From topping Beatport to Billboard as well as Underground dance music charts, Mirage seems to conceal every single perspective. Best known to his peers for his versatility, he continues to amaze the club scene with his unique and pumping sound that ranges from the very deepest of house to the nastiest depths of the genre. Having countless releases on monster labels such as Defected, Strictly Rhythm, Stealth, Star 69, and Stereo are just but a few trophies on the huge list of Rob's accomplishments. Along with his steady stream of massive releases he has also signed and licensed several tracks to high profile names like Simon Dunmore, Roger Sanchez, Mark Knight, Carl Cox, Chus & Ceballos, Bob Sinclar and many more . 

Rob Mirage is without a doubt a busy man these days. Aside from his Productions, Rob has been upholding an exceptionally tight schedule traveling the world DJing, with a broad fan base that ensures he is playing all year long. In his hometown of New York he is a proven crowd pleaser as he DJs all the Main Rooms including the world famous Pacha NYC, Cielo, Sullivan Room, Love, Arena and more. New York is most definitely home base for this rising star. The way a New York City crowd greets him with their screams and whistles, is more than a testament to his popularity here.

Early 2010 brought Rob much success as he partnered up with legendary DJ Chus for the Back 2 NY EP,which was promptly signed to Defected Records. 

Rob’s latest venture, a record label, was structured to finally give the world a taste of his Nirvana. For the past seventeen years, Mirage has garnered countless successful productions that were signed to some of the most prominent house labels of our time but now these records have a new home, appropriately named Nirvana Recordings. Heading this soon to be massive independent record label is a dream come reality, Rob exclaims. With massive names already members of his ship, such as DJ Chus, Supernova, Sabb, David Herrero, Chris Soul, Richie Santana, and the label head himself to name a few, this label will undoubtedly cause a stir amongst the industry ranks.

Nirvana's debut in early March of 2010, Back Home EP, streamlined a tidal wave of overwhelming support from industry veterans and newcomers alike. His follow-up releases, Flamenco, and the Xima EP, were also very well received but the grand slam was still yet to come. This is Nirvana 2011, adigital compilation, was released as a Beatport exclusive January 2011 to kick the new year into high gear for the already prominent label. And this release did just that and more! 

With fourteen tracks included on the compilation it has done extremely well on the Beatport charts worldwide, and has garnered a tremendous amount of licensing interest. Nirvana’s accomplishments also include one of the tracks hitting # 1 and steady on the chart for over a month. Several of the fourteen tracks also hit top ten in the Beatport charts, as well as many in Beatport’s Top 100. Rob Mirage is definitely making some major moves in this crazy world of House Music. His reputation as a talented young artist has really come to speak for itself.  Through his devotion, desire, and passion for his music, Rob will continue to bring us exactly what we come to expect from him.

“Nirvana will be a label that I utilize as an outlet through which I can express myself. I have found my identity in the studio and it feels amazing. I set aside all the distractions of the industry and placed my focus back where it belongs, House Music. It is where I begin and end, it is my Nirvana”… Rob Mirage

We hope you enjoy this mix Rob sent us from his Nirvana Recordings Podcast here is Rob Mirage!

For more on Rob Mirage and Nirvana Recordings make sure to check out the Facebook links below. Also make sure to check out the latest Nirvana Recordings releases at Beatport.com or via Soundcloud at the links below.

Soundcloud - www.soundcloud.com/nirvanarecordings

Facebook - www.facebook.com/robmirage

Nirvana Recordings - www.facebook.com/NirvanaRecordings

Beatport -  www.beatport.com/label/nirvana-recordings/15215

Welcome back! Another Session is here. This week we welcome Carlos Castano. This mix is packed with groove, from tech house to minimal funk, its sure to get you in the zone.

This is only the beginning for Carlos Castano, whose booth presence is hard to ignore. Starting as a local New Jersey/ New York DJ in 2005, he progressively challenged himself with production and developed what soon became a signature sound, funked up techno influenced by his Colombian roots. His tracks mix hyperkinetic drums with deep bass lines that expand outward with vocals creating a sound that becomes a vehicle for the crowd to journey along at after hour chillouts. Already in his young career he has played with Miss Jools Porter, The Martinez Brothers and recently released an EP on Limelab and Hush Records available through Beatport.com

We hope you all enjoy this mix Carlos sent us and make sure to check out his music at beatport.com or via soundcloud at www.soundcloud.com/carlos-castano. Also make sure to follow Carlos via Facebook at www.facebook.com/carlos.castano.12

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We're going hard in this weeks Universal Rhythm Session! This week we welcome a duo that has been part of the EDM world for over a decade and continues blessing the decks with their energy filled percussive mixes. Midnight Society is a power team that will be sure to get you dancing and groovin from start to finish. They have traveled the world from Europe to South America and have graced dancefloors at some of the most sought out venues throughout Brazil and Amsterdam. Hosting a yearly Drum Nation party in South Beach during the WMC to a weekly Friday night residency at DTox in NYC this team is no stranger to the midnight club society. They have played for massive crowds in Brazil of over 3000 party goers during a yearly festival in Rio De Janeiro, The Week International. Not only are they busy traveling but they also own and run a very notable independent digital record label titled SoundGroove Records. I personally had the honor of being signed to their growing label and am proud to be a part of the team. The music is top notch with nearly 500 releases to date. The label has produced Billboard charting singles with tracks featured on several mix compilations by some of the industry's most respected class DJ's & Producers. We hope you enjoy this exclusive Universal Rhythm Sessions mix by the drum pounding duo Midnight Society.

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For more on Midnight Society make sure to check out their Facebook pages at www.facebook.com/djcurtisatchinson or www.midnight-society.com 

Don't forget to check out SoundGroove Recordings at www.soundgrooverecords.com and on Beatport.com at www.beatport.com/label/soundgroove-records/1736

Midnight Society Playlist:

 Joseph Capriati - Solar System (Original Mix)

 Chris Lum - Feelin' High (Thinking Of You) - Acapella

 Markantonio & Roberto Capuano - T4 (Original Mix)

 Miguel Bastida - Darkoutside (Original Mix)

 Marco Lys, Prok & Fitch - You Need Some (Original Mix)

 Max Olsen - Jone (Manna-Croup Remix)

 Chocolate Puma & Gregor Salto - Gimme Sum (Original Mix)

 Danny Tenaglia - Elements (The Voice)

 Brandon Decarlo - Doldrums (Original Mix)

 Andre Sobota - Surrounded (Dosem Remix)

 Mark Knight & Martijn ten Velden feat. Eman - A New Reality (Acapella)

 Luigi Rocca - Es Vedra (Original Club Mix)

 Mikel Curcio & Richard Silas - Everytime (Original Mix)

 The New Iberican League & Roland Clark - Work It (Club Mix)

 Broombeck - The Clapper (The Dolphins Remix)

Welcome back to another Universal Rhythm Session. In this weeks episode we welcome NYC favorite Amoroso!. Steve is a crowd pleaser by every means. He has been rocking the dancefloors in NYC for quite some time now and is one of my personal favorites. I had the chance to meet and hang with Steve through a mutual friend and I have to say he is an awesome person and impressive in the booth. He has rocked some of the most sought out dancefloors in NYC such as world renown Cielo, Pacha, the Sullivan Room, Mantra, Verande, Le Souk, Ravel, and Love. He holds residencies at some of New York City's best House Music parties hosted by Dance.Here.Now, Sunset Sessions Sundays and Sunday Funday Brunch. If you haven't had the chance to check out Steve live, do it! Especially if its at Cielo for the Dance.Here.Now parties, its guaranteed an amazing time. Amoroso has shared the booth with some of EDM's most influential artists like Superchumbo (Tom Stephan), Cevin Fisher, Chus & Ceballos, Steve Lawler, Audiofly, Timo Maas, Tocadisco, ATFC, Paul Harris, D.O.N.S, Davit Tort, Dada Life, Mark Knight, Wally Lopez, Benny Bennasi, Dimitri Vegas, Funkerman, Tom Novy, Saeed Younan, Ralph Falcon, Aviici and the list goes on. Amoroso is also currently in the studio working on tracks for Nervous Records, SoundGroove Records, Bedroom Muzik, Undergroovy Productions and many more. So I hope you all enjoy this Culo shakin mix recorded live at Cielo September 9, 2012 by Mr. Steve Amoroso and stay tuned for an exclusive mix Steve is working on for Universal Rhythm Sessions. Lets go!

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 For more on Amoroso make sure to check out his Facebook page at www.facebook.com/amorosonyc

Welcome back to another week in Universal Rhythm Sessions. This week we welcome...DJ Manic!

New York native DJ Manic’s passion for music and natural ability to DJ, began long before he was of legal age. As a young boy he was inspired to pursue the Music & DJ industry while spending his free time at his uncle’s entertainment company. As Manic grew older, he was determined to take his DJ skills to the next level. He was so drawn to this profession, the only place you could find him was analyzing music, mixing and refining his art. It only took a few club appearances for him to earn his nickname: "Manic". The name Manic describes him well because of his unique style: combining a blend of skill, ability to read the dance floor and dynamically control the energy. His particular taste in music allows him to be diverse, exciting and on the cutting edge.

As co-producer of the song “Never Ending” along with Ronnie Ventura and Alan Scott Plotkin featuring Latrice Verrett, it debuted at "Hot Shot Breakout" ( #31) on the Billboard Dance charts. Ten weeks strong on the charts, “Never Ending” climbed to #25. Manic once again teamed up with Ventura and Plotkin to co-produce other hits including, “The Freaks” featuring Latrice Verrett and “Music Is Your Life” feat. Dana Devine both which were signed and release on Nuuf Music.

With influences from Danny Tenaglia, Sandy Rivera, Dennis Ferrer, Satoshi Tomiie, Louie Vega, David Morales, and Erick Morillo, Manic's DJ sets take the listener on a musical journey through deep and minimal to tribal and vocal house with latin and percussive Afro elements that are guaranteed to make the dance floor groove in perfect unity. Manic has been privileged to share stages with many international stars including: Roger Sanchez, Todd Terry, Anane Vega, Benji Candelario, Richie Santana, Peter Bailey, Masi & Mello, Chris Moody, Todd Gardner, and many others.

Creating, crafting and refining his music everyday, is Manic's drive and soul. Manic still remains close to his performance roots by making regular cameo appearances at some of the worlds most prestigious clubs. When he DJ's, be ready for a night of top-notch cutting edge underground music that will take the dancefloor to the edge.

We hope you enjoy this juicy mix filled with lots of dope classic samples and deep groovey tracks to keep your head boppin for sure. Thank you Manic for the mix, let the Manicomio begin!

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For more on DJ Manic make sure to check out his Facebook page at www.facebook.com/djmanicnyc

Welcome back to another week in Universal Rhythm Sessions. This week we add to our collection a mix by Colombian native Steven Kass. Steven is a DJ, Producer and the record label owner of Addict 2 Bass Records based out of Medellin, Colombia. Since 2004 he has managed to produce an arsenal of original tracks as well as remixes for various Tribal, Techno and House music artists. His music has been featured on internet radio shows by Roger Sanchez (Release Yourself) and Tiesto's Club Life. His label continues to make waves with new releases each week by new and upcoming artists. He has played throughout many of the massive festivals Colombia has to offer each year including the Summer Dance Festival in Medellin, Dimension Tour - Pereira, Magnitud Festival, Electro Sensation, Festival Del Fuego, Ocean Parade and many more. Make sure you check out more on this up and coming talent by checking out his label releases on beatport.com and all his latest music on Addict 2 Bass. Enjoy!

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For more on Steven Kass make sure to check out his Facebook page at www.facebook.com/djsteven.kass

Welcome back to another Universal Rhythm Session. This week we feature an NYC favorite, Chriss Vargas. He has been destroying the main dance floor for the past few years at one of NYC's top night clubs, Pacha. This driven talent started his career about a decade ago in the underground EDM scene at various Queens NY night clubs and lounges. During this period he built a huge fan base that ultimately caught the attention of some of NYC's top promoters. This led him to headlining events during the Winter Music Conference in Miami at top clubs like Space, Nocturnal and Karu & Y. He has since played at major venues throughout the northeastern US in places like Cielo NY, Neptunes, Glo LI, Tavern LI, Rise BOSTON, Grand CONN, Arena (Asseteria) NY, Dream LI, Water Taxi Beach NY, Santos NY and many more. But just playing music isn't where he stops, he began to produce his own original tracks to add to his dark tribal tech driven sets. With original releases on Nervous Records, Stereo Productions, Coraza Recordings, KULT Records and more he continues to work hard in the studio always keeping his sets fresh and full of groove. He has collaborated with such artist like Cristian Arango, Jean Pierre, Deka, DJ Boris, Dave Rosario, Abel Ramos and the list continues to grow. The first time I heard Vargas rock was at NY's Water Taxi Beach opening the venue up for the Iberican duo Chus & Ceballo's. Needless to say he caught my ears attention and since then I became a fan and follower. So I hope you enjoy this exclusive Universal Rhythm Session from the very talented Chriss Vargas. Enjoy!

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For more on Chriss Vargas make sure to check out his Facebook page at www.facebook.com/chriss.vargas or check out his website at www.chrissvargas.com or via Twitter @chrissvargas

Welcome back to another Universal Rhythm Session. In this weeks session we welcome NYC up and coming talent Maria Dark. Maria has been a part of the NYC EDM scene for well over a decade dating back to the Twilo days when she started off as a passionate fan to a now talented DJ / Producer of the music we love. Her passion for music brought out amazing creativity and defined the Dark Tribal sound she brings us today. She has had some top shelf releases that have quickly gained the acknowledgement and support of some of todays top jocks. With original tracks like "Salvation" which was recently remixed by the Iberican master DJ Chus to a collaboration with "Superchumbo" Tom Stephan and NYC favorite Amoroso on the track "Fire" feat world renown "Music is the Answer" vocalist Celeda. Her discography is quickly growing and her creations are being supported by artists like DJ Paulo, Tom Stephan, Chus & Ceballos, Tedd Patterson, Junior Vazquez, Midnight Society, Amoroso and myself. Maria is an artist you'll want to come hear having already played some of NYC's top venues like District 36 and Cielo. You can catch some of her latest mixes on NY CODE's Internet Radio show featured at www.globalmixxradio.com. So we hope you enjoy this weeks exclusive Universal Rhythm Session with Mark Dark. Enjoy!

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For more on Maria Dark make sure to check out her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mariasdark or via soundcloud at http://soundcloud.com/maria_dark. Find her tracks here at Beatport.com at http://www.beatport.com/artist/maria-dark/142032