Organizers of the ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL (ULTRA), the world’s premiere electronic music event, have announced tickets are no longer available for the three-day festival taking place March 23-25, 2012, at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. Having sold-out in record time, no additional tickets will be made available.

ULTRA continues making history by selling out tickets in advance for three consecutive years, including 60 days before the festival in 2011 and 79 days in 2012, and totaling more than 450,000 tickets combined. The majority of tickets sold occurred without any line up being announced. No other three-day festival in the international electronic music community has yet to achieve this.

Throughout the weekend, over 200,000 fans are expected back at Bayfront Park where ULTRA last took place in 2005 (last year the event was held at Bicentennial Park and reached a record-breaking 150,000 in attendance). In order to accommodate a larger footprint for increased capacity, ULTRA is transforming and customizing Bayfront Park in a way never seen before for an enhanced music experience.

Ticket holders for ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL will get to experience three days of the best in electronic & indie-rock music helmed by world-class headliners: TIËSTO and KRAFTWERK Friday, March 23; JUSTICE (Live) and AVICII Saturday, March 24; and DAVID GUETTA and ARMIN VAN BUUREN Sunday, March 25. Also returning is the Ultra Mega Structure, which will feature specialty areas each day including the CARL COX & FRIENDS arena Friday and CARL COX PRESENTS COCOON featuring SVEN VÄTH Saturday, as well as ARMIN VAN BUUREN’s A STATE OF TRANCE 550 on Sunday.

Other confirmed talent, in every genre of electronic music imaginable, includes: a wide array of international leading electronic music performers including SKRILLEX, KASKADE, AFROJACK, PRETTY LIGHTS, DUCK SAUCE, THE BLOODY BEETROOTS (DJ Set), 2MANYDJS (Live), BASSNECTAR, CHASE & STATUS (Live), FEDDE LE GRAND, KNIFE PARTY and LAIDBACK LUKE; pioneering acts such as NEW ORDER, FATBOY SLIM, and SVEN VÄTH; cutting-edge bands like M83, MIIKE SNOW, LITTLE DRAGON, NEON INDIAN and METRONOMY; and underground sensations such as SETH TROXLER and JAMIE JONES.

Confirmed talent for each day of ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL is:

FRIDAY, MARCH 23

Tiësto, Kraftwerk, Carl Cox, Skrillex, Afrojack, Miike Snow, Pretty Lights, New Order, Groove Armada (DJ Set), Dirty South, Loco Dice, A-Trak, Dada Life, Porter Robinson, Neon Indian, Jack Beats, Chris Lake, Michael Woods, Nicky Romero, Tommy Trash, Katy B, DJ Icey, The Knocks, Afrobeta, Jon Rundell

SATURDAY, MARCH 24

Justice (Live), Avicii, Fatboy Slim, Duck Sauce, M83, Sven Väth, Carl Cox, Laidback Luke, 2manydjs (Live), Flux Pavilion, Borgore, Doctor P, Metronomy, Little Dragon, Hardwell, Datsik, Andy C, Zeds Dead, 12th Planet, Magda, Skream + Benga, Zedd, Mord Fustang, Cedric Gervais, Netsky, High Contrast, Mt. Eden, Camo & Krooked, Big Chocolate, Carbon Airways, Yousef

SUNDAY, MARCH 25

David Guetta, Armin van Buuren, Kaskade, Bassnectar, Chase and Status (Live), The Bloody Beetroots (DJ Set), Fedde Le Grand, Knife Party, Magnetic Man, John Digweed, Steve Aoki, Ferry Corsten, Gareth Emery, Sander van Doorn, Flying Lotus, SBTRKT (live), Adam Beyer, Steve Lawler, Joris Voorn, Jamie Jones, Seth Troxler, Damian Lazarus, Nic Fanciulli, Layo & Bushwacka!, Marcus Schössow, Popof, Art Department, Big Gigantic, Savoy (Live), Tritonal, Jochen Miller, Keys N Krates, Elio Riso, Remo, Eco, RioTGeaR

Watch a video of the Phase 1 announcement here:

http://www.youtube.com/embed/9byu1KUeZdo

In addition to ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL, organizers will soon be announcing official events taking place throughout MIAMI MUSIC WEEK (MMW), including ROAD TO ULTRA pre-parties, ULTRA CARRY ON after parties, ULTRA BEACH pool parties and introducing ULTRA LIVE, an amphitheatre-only event series.

For up to date information regarding ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL, follow online at:
www.ultramusicfestival.com
www.facebook.com/ultrafanpage
www.twitter.com/ultramusic

About ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL:

As the world’s most famous outdoor electronic music festival, ULTRA has won “Best Music Event” by the International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) six consecutive years, from 2005 to 2011, “Best International Dance Music Festival” by the Ibiza DJ Awards in 2008 and “Best Festival” by the Village Voice Media New Times consecutively five years running from 2005 through 2009. Originally created as a pure EDM (electronic dance music) festival in 1999, ULTRA has grown through the years to present not only the genre’s hottest, biggest and best headline artists (The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Tiësto, David Guetta, deadmau5, Underworld, Kraftwerk, Armin van Buuren, Moby, Fatboy Slim, Justice, Carl Cox, Avicii and Swedish House Mafia, to name a few), but also crossover headline bands that incorporate EDM elements in their music and have a history or new beginning in the EDM community and culture (The Cure, The Killers, New Order, Duran Duran, The Black Eyed Peas, Erasure, M83, Santigold, The Ting Tings, Cut Copy, Empire of the Sun and Bloc Party). Together with its signature, cutting-edge productions, ULTRA is unrivaled by consistently presenting the world’s greatest, most diverse EDM line-ups year after year.

In 2011, its 13th year in existence, ULTRA had its best year to date with over 150,000 attendees coming from 71 countries and territories and all 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Additionally, production began on the feature-length HD concert film/documentary Can U Feel It, the highly anticipated follow up to 2004’s The UMF Experience, which is scheduled for worldwide release early 2012.

An Island Sways to Dance Moves and Disco Balls

            Clean or dirty? Uplifting or brutal? Those were choices dance-music fans could make on Saturday, the second day of the weekend-long Electric Zoo 2011 on Randalls Island. They could go for the polished tones, warm chords and step-by-step buildups of trance and house, the overlapping styles that have long dominated dance clubs worldwide and that gave Electric Zoo its headliners: Tiesto on Friday, David Guetta on Saturday and Armin van Buuren on Sunday. The unsubtle four-on-the-floor beat of trance has been a longtime staple of European pop hits, and in recent years American acts like Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga and Rihanna have also embraced it.

The D.J. Skrillex at the Electric Zoo outdoor dance festival on Saturday.

Or they could get knocked around by the squirmy, distorted bass lines, sudden blasts and saw-toothed bits of melody of dubstep, which after years of enjoyment by devotees is now making itself known to a broader United States audience through D.J.’s like Skrillex, whose fans screamed with joy on Saturday afternoon.

And of course they could try both, and more. Electric Zoo scheduled 12 hours of music a day on four stages, and Saturday — the day I attended — offered 34 acts with hourlong and 90-minute sets. Randalls Island became a multiplex of temporary dance floors, with a stadium-scale stage for headliners and three tents with club-quality surround-sound systems. Disco balls hung in a grove of trees that was turned into a light show of its own after sunset.

Trance takes pleasure in predictability: a repeated cycle of ethereal keyboard chords and voices, joined by a lightly ticking beat, crescendoing with layers of arpeggios and siren noises until — wait for it — the bass drum arrives to slam its four on the floor. (And usually the D.J. throws his hands in the air.) It’s a bouncy, mechanized march toward euphoria, promising “positive vibes,” as a vocal sample declared during the set by Above & Beyond, an English trance group with clear pop aspirations. Mr. Guetta’s video backdrop proclaimed “Nothing but The Beat,” but what mattered far more were the tunes and pop hooks of a career that he is pushing toward radio hits; he regularly turned down the volume so the crowd could sing the choruses.

The best trance sets on Saturday toyed with the cycle. Sander van Doorn, a Dutch disc jockey, often detoured into new material instead of finishing a typical buildup, mocking and trumping expectations. Ferry Corsten, also Dutch, made his trance more ominous by dipping into minor keys. Joachim Garraud, from France, removed some of the standard chordal cushioning and played live keyboard lines to give his trance a hint of frenzy.

The true disruptions came from dubsteppers: Skrillex and 12th Planet. They make music that plunges toward sub-bass and screeches from the midrange, with analog-flavored sounds that make trance sound domesticated. They piled bursts of double-time percussion atop torpid, slithering bass lines; 12th Planet mixed rude-boy reggae vocals in his set, referring back to dubstep’s prime source. Their sets weren’t marches but a series of lurches, free falls, sprints, creeps, thrusts and whipsaws — walloping physical fun.

Some longtime D.J.’s — John Digweed, Carl Craig, Danny Tenaglia — were also on the bill, practicing something increasingly rare: the seamless set, one that changes continuously but incrementally, one subliminal detail at a time. All three were kinetic and also darkly absorbing, journeys rather than jukeboxes.

The wild card was Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, an Italian group that, unlike the daylong procession of laptop tappers and disc jockeys, played keyboards, drums and guitar onstage along with its electronic music. At first it offered four-on-the-floor workouts, sometimes decorated with classical-piano filigree. But amid the strobe lights it suddenly turned into a rock band, blasting a foul-mouthed punk taunt and belting Led Zeppelin-style metal. It paused to play loungey instrumentals that could have come from an Italian movie soundtrack. It was as if Faith No More had taken over the stage. While there were some cheers, there was also a major exodus toward Mr. Corsten’s set, where the trance was still thumping steadily.

By now you’ve no doubt heard about the controversy surrounding Leona Lewis’ track “Collide,” but now that some of the smoke around the original story has finally cleared, we’re back with more food for thought. We all know that Avicii legally secured the rights for the original sample from Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and when Leona’s camp approached him for rights to the track, Avicii was in no position to license it as the release was already scheduled and complete. Even after sending Leona a completely finished track with the Autumn Rowe “Fade Into Darkness” vocals over it, Syco was ruthless in its intent to use the track, and when AtNight refused even more generous offers, all lines of communication between the two camps were torn down.

That’s mostly a rehash of what we’ve heard up to now, but what we’ve really been curious about is what Avicii planned to do next. Keep reading for a look at the situation.

Syco, which is backed by Sony Music, is a much larger entity than AtNight, which represents Avicii, who hasn’t even been signed to a major label yet (individual releases are signed, but not Tim himself). AtNight is a small management company with Avicii (and more recently Cazzette) as clients, and it probably doesn’t have the money nor the manpower of a major record label to pursue a legal case that could drag on for years in court. Not to mention the fact that if Avicii and crew didn’t win the case, the young company might not be able to take the blow.

We’re told that Avicii continues to focus on nothing but his music, and that “Fade Into Darkness” was just the first in a string of big upcoming releases, the next of which is scheduled to be “Le7els.” Getting involved in a legal pursuit would most likely mean a major distraction for Ash Pournouri, Avicii’s manager and executive producer, and could detract from his ability to work hand in hand with him on current and future tracks until the legal stuff was out of the way.

It seems that Syco and even Leona herself have tried to cover this poor judgment call by crediting Avicii on the production, and going as far as to indicate that they have agreed to split royalties. However, sources tell us that this is most definitely not the case, and that AtNight has not even heard Leona’s track in any official capacity, but only what’s surfaced online. There are no legal agreements for use of the track, and Syco’s silence on the matter is suspect for sure. In response to a Tweet by Leona just this morning, Avicii responds “@leonalewismusic thanks for accusing me of lying and speaking on my behalf.” He also asks for a name of the person who supposedly signed off on the situation in the first place.

Decisions on Syco’s part in the promotion of Leona’s track also set off some red flags, and if there had been a deal in place, Avicii for sure would’ve required a hold on their release, as “Fade Into Darkness” was much closer to it. Combine that with an incredibly aggressive marketing campaign by Sony and Leona on BBC Radio 1 and on Twitter a full two months before release date, and you can see why the who situation looks fishy.

Unfortunately, it seems like like justice may never be served in this case of David versus Goliath, where money and influence mean more than talent and originality. We’ve still yet to get responses to any of our numerous emails to Sony Music, and its silence on the matter beyond crediting Avicii in the eleventh hour is the extent of its public statements. We’re not sure we’ll ever really know the complete tale of what went on behind the scenes, but this game of “he said, she said” has got to come to an end soon.

If you haven’t heard of them already, let me be the first to introduce you to local talents, Paris FZ & Simo T, young house music producers from Montreal, QC. At only 19 years of age, the quality of their productions is very impressive.

Coming out of the blue with their first breaking single “I Ain’t Stoppin” that reached the position of 26th in the progressive house charts on Beatport in 2010, they have always been raising the bar on their productions ever since!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V_CV8nAESU
You can buy their latest single “Stupidisco” on Beatport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQWQplk58oM

Paris FZ & Simo T (Producers/DJs) were born and raised in Montreal, Canada under a strong european influence. Having won local dj competitions, they were no strangers to the dancefloor at a young age, this quickly progressed positively as they went on to seek to further their talents. The next step was to begin producing original productions and further their journey in music as a team.

Paris FZ & Simo T have been hard at work in the studio preparing cutting-edge dance floor fillers. Their productions are played internationally with support from industry heavyweights such as Steve Angello, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Max Vangeli, D.O.N.S., Ian Carey and many others.Their sets encompass a bigroom influenced sound that will always rock the club, persistence and charisma can easily be read in their live performances and unique creations.

These young talents strive to earn a place in the industry, 2011 is predicted as their year to break in the big league with their upcoming vocal and bigroom oriented productions. The portfolio is rising rapidly, the future is looking bright, be on the lookout for these up-comers!


http://www.facebook.com/ParisFZSimoT

http://www.twitter.com/ParisFZSimoT

http://www.youtube.com/ParisFZSimoT

Background information...

Dj Access has been part of the L.A. music scene since 1996. Starting young at the age of 15 (Yes, Before Serato!) Dj Access started his career by playing house music for some of the biggest party crews and parties in Los Angeles. Now a days, you can find him spinning at some of the hottest clubs in the O.C & L.A area as well as appearing on multiple online mix shows and Private events. If you just cant get enough of his crazy, upbeat mixing style when he has you shaking your ass off, you can always bring him along with you with his, Put Your Hands Up! Mix Series. Make sure to stay on top of when and where he'll be at by becoming a fan on FB or following him on Twitter (@djaccess)

What's going on?!?...

Dj Access is back! He will be spinning LIVE for Living Electro on 3/16/11 at 3:30PM Easten USA time. If you want to have a preview of what style of songs he will be playing listen to one of his recent sets. If you have any questions please contact me.

Recent Set Found Here...

http://www.livingelectro.com/watch/75/Dj%20Access%20-%20HAM%20%28Hard%20Ass%20Mothafucker%29

Links-

LIKE him on FaceBook!

facebook.com/djaccessfanpage

Regards,

Auris & Dj Access

Hey guys.  I have a little contest to propose so listen up if you are interested.  Guaranna Project has produced a new song which goes by the name of "DanceFloor Feelings (Original Mix)"  We are hosting the contest to see who has some skill in the art of remix.  You are to take this song and create a remix of it to your best abilities.  After a certain period of time, all the submitted remixes will be hosted on our website.  The original song will have a Dark Flower Records label and the number one remix submitted by our users will also have a chance to earn the same title.  If you are interested, please contact Guaranna Project for more information and to receive the song.  If you choose too, you may also leave a comment under this blog and he will contact you himself.

The rules to participate:

-Register on our website if you haven't already

-Have skills :)

Best Regards,

LivingElectro

Joel Zimmerman, or should I say Deadmau5 had a scheduled gig at Cardiff's Millennium Music Hall on a Sunday night.  It didn't take long for him to realize that he lost a crucial piece of equipment which was needed for the show.  It was a Firewire 800 to 400 cable. Without this cable, the show couldn't go on and he came with in moments of loosing the show. As as a final plea for help, Deadmau5 turned to Facebook.  He wrote, 

 "Hey Cardiff... umm... does anyone have a firewire 800 to 400 cable? Kinda um... need it for the show tonight. ... please?" lol will dosh out tix.

James Anthony Lee became the savior of the night.  He answered his call and soon got in contact with Deadmau5 to make an arrangement for them to meet.  James 18 years old, works in telephone banking which explains how he had access to such equipment.  After meeting Deadmau5 himself, he chatted only for a few moments before the star rushed away to perform in his show. James also received tickets for himself and 3 other friends to attend the show that night.

Deadmau5 later thanked James for the help through twitter, and James is still hoping to meet him again since he has his cable.  Deadmau5 called him "The man that saved the Cardiff gig"

Zoukout's Dance Festival reached its highest peak this year.  It had over 30,000 people attending the festival, regardless of the ticket prices which were $88.00 dollars on the day of the event.  A lot of shoving and pushing went around, and even a few were reported being taken away on stretchers to an ambulance. The situation was at its worst when Dutch-Trance sensation DJ Tiesto and French electro producer David Guetta performed for the crowd.  They were the headline of the event, and everyone tried to get a piece of the show. Countless reports also came in of people passing out, but this was probably to due the excess amount of drinking.  

So I came upon something interesting the other day, and I thought I'd share it with you in case you didn't know this already.  I'm sure many of you remember the day you turned on the news or saw a headline on the internet stating "Michael Jackson dies".  Of course to the regular person, it might not mean much but his fans took a hard hit.  In fact, there were 12 fans who were reported to have suicided after learning that Michael Jackson passed away.  I found this out very recently and it simply amazed me, as well as shocked me.  Those are probably the craziest fans I'v heard off up to date.  Anyways, this was my random topic of the week.

Comments and feed back is appreciated

So I have something interesting to share with you!  LivingElectro will now have its own little shows/clips that it will be posting on Youtube every week or so.  These little skits will contain humor, information, featured music, and other things we feel important to share with you.  But each and every one of them will be entertaining, and fun to watch.  Tune in on our Youtube channel to watch these shows.

To give you an idea of what this will be like, click here

Keep in mind, we shall progress and improve as we go, so leave any suggestions and feedback in the future.

If you have any questions or feedback, please leave a comment here or contact one of our staff.  Thanks for your time!

Hey guys, as many of you already know Thanksgiving is coming up for us and we would like to wish you happy holidays.  Many of you might have family coming together for a big reunion and a fat juicy chicken is being prepared for the special occasion.  

But since Thanksgiving is about giving to others and living beyond yourself, I'd like to ask everyone to keep it in their thoughts of the people who are less fortunate then you.  Some people go on a daily bases without enough food to sustain themselves or their families which is tragic.

I'd like to propose a little challenge.  This Thanksgiving we ask that everyone of you go out and do something good for your community.  Whether donating some food for charity, or helping your community, doing something can make all the difference for someone else.

Comments and feedback is appreciated!

Whats up LivingElectro community!  We have some exciting updates so listen carefully.  This goes out to all the music artists, dancers, visual artists, promoters, and anyone else who's heart races at a ridiculous speed of 130 Heart Beats Per Minute.  The're always on the move in life, and always interchanging with the music industry around them.

LivingElectro is partnerning up with FFM ►►| to bring a movement to life called the "Fast Foward Movement".  The Fast Foward Movement will be a REVOLUTION to start the linking of the world's artists and music through Facebook, bringing the vast diversity of style into one big underground organization.  The core source of energy moving this revolution forward, will be none other then the people and the vast community of LivingElectro and the world.  Every country will have a dedicated Facebook account that will start out from scratch, but grow at an immense rate.  People from that country will tag it, friend it, suggest it, and share it with everyone they know.

You may ask why this will be any different.  Ill break down the steps.  A new artist from Germany comes up with a sick track, posts it on this Germany Facebook page.  Germany is linked with branches from other countries.  These countries are linked with even greater amounts of branches.  This particular track shall be forwarded at a very fast speed through out each branch getting exposure from thousands of people through out the world. But his fame is short lived, for a new artist arises and his artwork is launched through our immense circuit.  LivingElectro and FFM ►►| will be the center of all the branches, keeping everything working smoothly.

I know this idea could be a little confusing at first, but please don't hesitate to ask questions.  If you have any questions, please ask Deejay Lynx.  He is working with LivingElectro to make this revolution become possible.

Also, click here!

Hey guys.  If any of you haven't already checked this out, please do.  LivingElectro now has its own podcast channel, where our staff and as well as other members talk about things going on on LivingElectro.  It isn't strictly LivingElectro, meaning we can have random and humorous conversations as well as getting the information out to our community.  Check it out and leave your feedback below!  Click here!

As some of you may remember, a few weeks ago I posted a blog with some of our staff's favorite youtube videos including my own.  The subject for the videos was anything that they considered funny or entertaining.  I also mentioned that I will post a new blog in a few weeks allowing for our community to post their favorite videos.

So now its your turn LivingElectro community.  I want you to post your favorite youtube videos that you consider funny or entertaining in the comments section for this blog.  Once we get enough users that respond to this blog, the LivingElectro staff will vote amongst themselves on the best video(s).  But ofcourse, if we don't get enough videos submitted, then there wont be any voting amongst the staff.

Have you ever wondered about your dreams or why you don't have any control over them? Well I came upon an interesting method of using your dreams to your advantage.

Lucid dreaming is the method of training your brain to make it realize that what ever is happening to you in a dream isn't real.  Once your brain realizes its just a dream, you can take full control of your dream.

Imagine having the ability to dream up anything you like.  Other people that have reached that level of lucid dreaming said they were sometimes late to school or work because they prolonged their own dreams.  In there dreams, they could use their imagination to no limits and experience things they never could in the real world.  It's even said that you can use lucid dreaming to resolve real life problems in your dreams.

So how do you train you brain to lucid dream?Well one of the steps is to write down every detail about your regular dreams as soon as you wake up.  Since it's fresh in your memory, it is recommended to write everything down write away because later in the day you will forget it.  Another step is to pinch yourself during various time of the day, and make sure to tell yourself that you are awake.  This way your brain starts to realize what is real and what isn't, and give you more chance to taking control of your dreams.

The reason people cannot realize they are dreaming while they sleep, is because the logical side of the brain is shut down completely, while the creative side takes control and hallucinogens are released by your brain in order for you to think anything you are seeing or feeling is real.  

This is just a brief description of lucid dreaming, and much information can be found all over the web.  Anyways, happy dreaming!

Ever since we released LivingElectro V3, many of our users have been happy with the website.  But were also aware their is always room for improvement.

We just ask that you leave us some feedback on any big issues we might have missed, features we should consider adding on, or in general if improvement around a certain area is needed.

With all this said, keep in mind that if you don't see something changed right away doesn't mean we didn't consider your opinions.  We value our communities feedback greatly and don't take it for granted.  

Also, leave some feed back specifically about the blog.  What do you guys want to see more of?  Have I been doing a good job/bad job or any other comments you might have, please leave below.  Thanks for your time guys!

When the television was first exposed to the entertainment industry, people went crazy about them.  The first television's were limited to only a few channels that were viewed in black and white.  Soon after, color tv was invtented followed by the remote control.  

Now a days we have the luxury of HD TV, 3D I-Max, home entertainment systems, cable television, and many more crazy things available on the market.  So you may wonder, whats next?

Many scientists are now in the process of developing 3D holographic imagery, which basically means you have the ability to see the images in 3D from different points of view, as if they were right in front of you.

This opens a new window for the entertainment industry.  Imagine being able to see a football game, or a movie from any angle you wish.  This means you and your friend could be watching the same movie, but see two different images based on where your sitting.  This might seem a little futuristic, but scientists believe holographic television will be developed in the next ten years!

Alright guys, I am gonna have a lot of fun with this one!  Basically what I did is go around LivingElectro and ask some of our staff what their personal favorite youtube videos are.  It had to be something funny or entertaining, and it could be any random thing.  So here you are folks:

ElEcTro TeEnAgeR

Click me!

Auris

Click me!

Farkerz

Click me!

JakeWalsmley

Click me!

Vitalik

Click me!

StarrBright

Click me!

Avicci

Click me!

Click me too!

So there you have.  Now after watching all of these videos, please write the name of the person's video you liked the most in the comment section below.  

Also, keep in mind that I will be holding a little contest just like this in a week or two, except you guys will enter your own personal favorite youtube videos, and our staff of LivingElectro will vote on the best video.  As you probably already know, we ask that the videos are appropriate.  Thanks guys!

We are all proud to say that LivingElectro receives unique visits from all over the world every single day.  Due to this, our staff has been getting ideas from our multilingual community to add sections to our website that are only dedicated to one language.  

Now this could be as little as adding a new chatbox, or as large as making a separate forum for that language.  By doing this, it will be easier for users from other countries to be involved with our forum, and stay up to to date with the latest news.

As for the languages, we want to hear your opinions on this.  If we were to consider adding another language(s), what should they be?  Whether its French, Spanish, or any other language you believe should be considered, please leave your feedback in the comments section below.  

You might even feel strongly against this idea, so don't be shy.  Tell us why you think we should or shouldn't consider doing this.  It helps us immensely to hear your honest opinions.

 
Living Electro beats is an organized group by the creators of LivingElectro, what Living Electro Beats offers you are the top notch quality house/electro tracks, these tracks are made Exclusively for LivingElectro by the producers in this group.
If you want to join LivingElectro beats please contact DJ Auris via PM on LE.

*Read before you send PM*

You must have experience of making Electro/House songs before you send a PM.
You will also need to show your songs you have made in the past that they are the quality for Living Electro Beats.
If your songs are good enough you will be part of the LivingElectro Beats community.

If you become a member of LivingElectro Beats the main part is getting your name out.
If you finish a track that you are proud of send it in to the admins of LivingElectro Beats, if it’s well done we will promote you and show off your track under the name LivingElectro Beats, thousands of people will see your name and get a chance to listen to your track.

Thanks,
Auris

in the last few years, many people have been claiming that on December 21, 2012 the world will come to an end.  One of the most popular theories is that an ancient calender created by the Mayans predicts a catastrophic event on this day and their calender hasn't been proved wrong before.  Another theory is that strange activity will take place in our solar system where the magnetic poles will be reversed causing destructive earthquakes as well as major climate changes.  A few even believe the events described match up with a few biblical prophecies.  But just like it has been done many times before, people predicted all types of cataclysmic events that never came to be.  So what do you guys think, is the world going to end in 2012?

As some of you may have already seen, the Electric zoo will be held in New York on September 4th.  Some of the artists that will be keeping the night alive will include A-Track, Above and Beyond, Adult Napper, Aeroplane, AfroJack, ATB and many more.  There's been a lot of excitement going on about this event, and LivingElectro wants to look into it.  

First of all, if anyone from our LivingElectro community will be attending this event, please leave a comment under this blog letting our everyone know.  For more information on this event and purchasing tickets click here.  And second, after you have visited the event, I would ask everyone to please send me a message telling me all about your likes and dislikes about the event.  If all works as planned, LivingElectro will be holding reviews on events similar to Electro Zoo's in the future, where the information comes from our community who experienced it first hand!  Participation will be highly appreciated.  Thanks for your time.

Whats up guys.  This is a quick blog to inform you about the upcoming blogs.  Every week or so, you will start seeing one or two "Random Subject" blogs that could be about anything.  I will choose an entertaining topic to write about every week, and it won't have anything to do with LivingElectro or its music.  Whether I write about latest events or just a random fact of the day, expect to see anything.  If you'd like me to write about a specific topic, please message me and I will do my best to do my research on the topic.  

Hey guys heres a quick blog to fill you in on upcoming events.  First of all, the "User Submit Page" is being worked on to be more user friendly as well as better technical wise.  We appreciate all the participation our community has given us and we will try to return the favor.  

The V.I.P. section is being completely remade with many new features being added in as we go.  We are confident that the new V.I.P. section wont leave you disappointed so make sure to check it out.  

Your profile page will have a fresh new look to it with a new layout, as well as new features added in.  

Also, make sure to check back often with the new "Media" section where you receive new music mixes and videos of all sorts.  

Well guys, the summer is soon to come to an end, leaving amazing memories behind.  Some traveled, others partied, and some just hung out at home all summer!  But no matter what you did, I know for sure you listened to music!  I went around and asked some of the staff here at LivingElectro for their favorite summer tune.  As expected, they named some amazing songs and I'd like to share them with our community.

Auris - Misha ZAM - Love Is Electro

Jake Walmsley - Yolanda Be Cool feat. DCUP - We Speak No Americano

Dazsh - Residence Deejays & Frissco - Lovely Smile (Official Version)

Mixalis - Nicko (Nikos Ganos) - Last Summer

Hi, I'd like to personally welcome everyone to LivingElectro V3! All of this wouldn't have been possible if it wasn't for our community and we are very thankful. Anyways, some of you may ask yourselves, what we could have done differently on V3? Instead of me explaining this in a dull and boring paragraph, I will send you to the perfect place! We have a new youtube page where we will be posting Vlogs, Songs, Tutorials, and other amazing things to come in the future. Jake Walmsley does a great job explaining everything in this very first LivingElectro Vlog video, so check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/user/LivingElectroNetwork#p/c/FE61469D43D06571/1/6WPaWHYHXVk

Also, make sure to subscribe to our youtube channel after watching that video!

http://www.youtube.com/user/LivingElectroNetwork

Hey guys, we finally released LivingElectro V3.0. We are going to use this version to find all bugs located on this site. We will add new features in near future. This is just the begging of V3. There are many more things to come ahead of us, like a brand new V3 SHOP with more t-shirt, etc and a better design. Please leave any bugs you encounter here or leave a suggestion you have for us.

Thank you,
LivingElectro Team

HarryK


Some people call him a genius, other people call him a visionary.  I think he is both!  This is the man with the magic and one of the creators of LivingElectro.  If it wasn't for him, this website wouldn't have existed so he deserves your full respect. You may not see him online very often, but I assure you he is always concerned about our community and ways to improve your experience on LivingElectro.  Not only that, he is a businessman outside of LivingElectro and still dedicates his valuable time to our website which is not an easy thing to do.  One day I wish to see his manly chest...


Dj Auris


Auris has been with LivingElectro since the first day it started, and to this very day he works with a passion for it.  You may not see him in the shoutbox very often but he is always watching you... O_O. He works hard to make sure the website is running properly as well as attend to any technical problems our community is experiencing.  He is basicaly an admin on this website so talk to him if you are experiencing any major problems with LivingElectro.  If it wasn't for this guy hooking me up, I would have never got the opportunity to work for this amazing website and I am very grateful!  Also, Auris produces his own music and has created a few amazing songs in the past. From time to time, you will see Auris post Bomb House Tracks which is a great contribution to our website.  (He never fails to keep me hard "no homo")


Unbannable


Unbannable has been around LivingElectro for as long as I can remember.  He was always known to be an amazing poster on our homepage, sharing great electro tracks and occasionally hard electro.  His songs never let us down, and the quality of his tracks keep our community coming back for more.  He is very active on our forum, making sure everyone's questions and concerns are answered properly.  We are grateful for your loyalty to our website, and your hard work has not gone unrecognized.


Farkerz


Farkerz has been working with us for quite sometime and performs his job very well.  He works closely with our admins as well as posts amazing Hard and Dirty Electro tracks on our homepage.  He always has great ideas to offer and never turns us down when we need his help the most. On many occasions you will see him help keep our blog organized and up to date.  He knows his way around the website and is someone good to talk to if you have any technical problems with our website.


Vitalik


Well there isn't much to say about myself, except that I help out with LivingElectro's blog, Twitter, and Facebook.  My job is to keep our community invovled  and up to date with the latest events.  Dj Auris is the guy that got me this job opportunity and I am very thankful for that.  You might have seen me on and off LivingElectro in the past, but I plan to stay active and help out in anyway I can for the time to come.


JakeWalmsley


Jake Walmsley is Living Electro's Marketing Manager and an amazing producer who is working his way to the top.  I don't doubt for a second, that one day he will become very well known because of his great skill and passion for what he does.  It has been a pleasure to work with him on LivingElectro because he always has great things to offer for our website as well as amazing Electro/House songs posted by him.  Any chance he gets, he helps our community and contributes his time to help us grow. In the past, JakeWalmsley worked with LivingElectro to help us publicize our new website LivingHipHop, and he did an amazing job which we are very grateful for.  You can subscribe to him on youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/JakeWalmsleyTV


Dazsh


Dazsh is one of our top posters who fills up the Electro section with Dirty and Hard Electro tracks.  His tastes in music never let our community down and he is always available to reach in case you need any help.  He is a very active and supportive guy who is always friendly and entertaining to talk to.  He never fails to post one of the top rated songs of the day and keeps our home page supplied with fresh tracks on a daily bases. We are very happy to have him on our team!


JasonParker


JasonParker is one of our top posters for LivingElectro.  He does an amazing job providing us with quality Hard and Dirty tracks in the Electro and House section.  He contributes his time greatly for our website and keeps everyone happy with the tunes!


Guaranna Project


This guy is also one of our best track posters on LivingElectro.  No matter what the day is, Guaranna Project has BOMB Electro tracks to share with our website on a daily bases.  I often see him active on our website, and he performs his job with great enthusiasm and passion.  We recognize his hard work and feel lucky to have him on our team.  Not to mention his badass name.  "Guaranna Project"


DJ Law


Dj Law is a poster on our website.  He always has a fresh supply of Dirty Electro and a little bit of House to share with our community. He is very active with our community and I always see him helping people in the shoutbox.  Dj Law makes everyone feel welcome on our website and thats what we love to see.


ElectroBanger


ElectroBanger is one of our posters for LivingElectro.  His specialties in music are the Dirty and Hard Electro genre, and he never fails to share great quality songs with us.  He is one of our highly admired posters by the community, and he does his best to help anyone that needs it.


Dead AiR


Dead Air is also one of our top Trance posters and on occasions a little bit of House.  He always keeps everyone happy with his great tracks, and I always see him active on our shoutbox.  When ever someone needs help, Dead Air is willing to attend to anyone without hesitation.  He is always willing to dedicate his time for our community to make it user friendly.





ElEcTro TeEnAgeR


Electro Teenager is our top trance poster.  He always makes sure our trance section is supplied with a healthy dose of Bomb Trance tracks and does a very good job of it.  I always see him communicating with everyone and making sure everyone is happy with our website.  Everyone should give him a virtual pat on the back!


avicii


avicii performs his job with great passion and makes sure our homepage has great tracks for everyone to enjoy.  He is one of our top House posters and his tracks are always BOMB!  Avicci never posts a song for the sake of posting, but he carefully picks his songs to make sure the beat is sick!  He can be very picky about his music, but thats what we like to see, Quality over Quantity. In his spare time, I see him active on our website helping people out in anyway he can.  He does a great job, and always exceeds our expectations.


mixalis1980


mixalist1980 is one of our top House posters.  He posts new tracks everyday, making sure we never have a shortage of amazing songs to listen too.  His song average per day is about five, which is an impressive number!  We thank you for working so hard to make LivingElectro a great place to be.


joejonesmusic


Joe Jones has always been a big help to LivingElectro's community.  No matter what the time, he is always willing to help anyone that needs it.  He has been in  music production for quite some time, and is constantly showing others how to start making their own beats.  Not only that, he takes care of our VIP section and uploads amazing tutorials on music production sharing his experiences with the rest of our community.  Your hard work is highly appreciated!


StarrBright


StarrBright is one of our moderators on LivingElectro.  She always makes sure everyone is attended to and satisfied with our music, and you can always catch her on our shoutbox helping someone out.  StarrBright performs her job with great enthusiasm and we are grateful for that!


DjBassiv


DjBassiv is also one of our moderators on LivingElectro.  You can always catch him on the shoutbox, helping our community and making sure everything is running smoothly.  He does a flawless job and always shows great character when helping someone out.



LivingElectro couldn't have been what it is today if it wasn't for our loyal staff.  I always see everyone working hard to keep this website alive and running at its full potention.  Everyone of our staff deserves your full respect at all times, and we honor their hard work. 

"LivingElectro, its a way of life"

After the recent Avicii contest LivingElectro won, we have received feedback on the subject of registering on LivingElectro.  A few people stated that our website should require everyone to register before given the ability to download any of our songs.  This matter could be viewed from both a positive perspective, as well as a negative one.  Leave your comments and opinions of what you think should be done in regards to the future of our website on this subject.  All votes and feedback is highly appreciated to help us make LivingElectro a better website for our community.

As it has been done before, a new lay out is being designed to replace the old one.  The new layout will make it easier to browse our website, as well as keep track of the older songs posted in the past.  Songs submitted by our community will be accessed much quicker then before, giving everyone a fair chance to have their songs posted on our home page.  We are also aware that the forum hasn't been as active as we wanted it too, but a new and more managable forum is being built for our staff to work with.  And last but not least, LivingElectro will be hiring more staff with the growth of our website.  If anyone is interested in applying for a position, keep a close eye out for any announcements posted on this subject.

Written by vitalik on June 13 2010

Well, after 4 days of long voting, and competition between dozens of other blogs. Living Electro has done it! We had successfully won the competition, and will be releasing his brand new track by the name of Toni Braxton - Make My Heart (Avicii Replacer Remix)

I would like to personally thank everyone, on behalf of myself and the Living Electro staff team for all your votes and cheers! Without all of you this would not be possible. Not a chance. We did although have some competition with beatmyday.com the final scores were

Beatmyday.com : 117 Votes
LivingElectro.com : 271 Votes

Winning this competition does not only show that we're big winners and playaz, but it also demonstrates how we can work as a community and as a TEAM to achieve something that seemed really un-achievable, because I really had some doubts in the beginning. Once again a big thank you to all the Admins, Moderators, Posters, Guests & Users of LivingElectro.

Written by Iyern on June 13 2010

Summers finally here, and great new things will be happening with our website.  LivingElectro V3 is coming soon and were very excited about it.  With the opening of V3, were also opening a LivingElectro store where you can buy T-Shirts and other great products hosted by us.  The blog will be updated consistently, so check back often to hear about the latest updates.  New contests will be announced every so often, giving members a chance to win free VIP membership as well as other prizes.  Also, this summer is going to bring amazing tracks and possibly new artists working their way to the top with a little help from us.  If you would like to keep up to date with every event, please join us on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube.

Hey guys whats up.  As most of you are aware, LivingElectro held a contest open to everyone who is registered on our website, giving everyone a chance to win free VIP by submitting new and original tracks made in a time period of 2 weeks.  Only Electro was accepted.

A massive amount of great and newly produced tracks were submitted and we had to make some hard decisions, but here is our number one choice:

**DJ Demik - Summer is coming (Radio Edit)**

Congratulations DJ Demik, we considered your track one of the best and you win free VIP for a month.

Since there were so many amazing tracks, we also decided to share these top four runner up tracks for everyone else to enjoy.  A thanks goes out to everyone who participated in this event.

Eltoine - Electro House anthem 2010

Savanna Brothers - Sunny Days (Radio Mix)

Orieblax - When the light turns On (Original mix)

Nick Andro -Electro Contest (Original Mix)

Hey guys, SpliTT and I have decided to make a contest, what the contest is about is YOU have to make an Orignal track. It has to be ELECTRO only, other genres wont be accepted. You will have 2 WEEKS to do your track and send it to me via PM or e-mail (my e-mail is - auris@netventuremedia.com) The contest will Start May 4th 2010 and end May 18th 2010. After the contest is over we will listen to all of the tracks and pick ONE wich is the best. The person who has produced the best track will get 2 WEEKS of Free V.I.P. Rember, you got some time to do this track, so take your time! Here are the rules of the contest:

1. No Presets

2. Original Only(No Remix)

3. ELECTRO only

4. FULL complete tracks(no Demos)

5. 250KBPS minimum(Anything below 250 quality will not be looked at)

6. Be creative

Okay guys, enjoy the challenge. We are looking forward to seeing great tracks. Oh and one more thing, the song will be posted on the Front Page :)

*PS* - The LivingElectro team will juge the songs. Also include your LE username in the e-mail so I know who you are.

Thanks,

Auris & SpliTT

Hey guys, TuneScoop just transferred all its servers to Europe. Starting tomorrow morning, you guys will see crazy speeds of uploading, downloading and streaming!

Although, for some of you, the website is not opening because your internet service provider has not updated its Dns.

You guys have to wait about another day or two until it starts working again. But if you guys want to avoid that, we have a solution for you !

1- If you have Windows XP, first select Control Panel –> Network and Internet Connections –> Network Connections, right-click your network connection from the Network Connections window, and select Properties. A dialog box like that shown below appears.

Highlight the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)  (If you have IPv4 and IPv6, choose the IPv4 one) listing and select Properties in order to get to a dialog box that will let you use Open DNS server.

Scroll down to the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) listing and select Properties. At the bottom of the screen, select “Use the following DNS server addresses.” For the Preferred DNS server, enter this address: 208.67.222.222. For the Alternative DNS server, enter this address: 208.67.220.220. Click OK, and then click Close and Close again. Restart your PC in order for the settings to take effect. The figure below shows the screen filled out properly.

2-If you are using Vista

If you're using Windows Vista, select Control Panel --> Network and Internet --> Network and Sharing Center. Click the View Status link on the right side of the screen. The Local Connection status screen appears, as shown in the figure below. Click Properties and follow the above steps.

Thanks,

Living Electro & Tunescoop Staff

Hello LivingElectro users.  I'm happy to inform you that we have found a new file hosting website which will be replacing zippyshare, the website in current use.  This website is called TuneScoop, and there are several reasons to why we are switching to it. Its upload and download speeds are much higher, and some of its features make it a pleasure for us to work with.  It keeps track of how many times a certain song/file has been downloaded, and it gives you the ability to customise the embedded player.  After making the player suit to your taste, it will generate a code for you to insert the player on any website of your choice.  Also please keep in mind that all the submitted songs must be on Tunescoop.  If any songs are submitted through any other website, it will be ignored.  If anyone has any trouble using Tunescoop, please refer to this tutorial www.livingelectro.com/forum/thread/8.  We hope you enjoy Tunescoop as much as we enjoy working with it.  

Yours Truly,
LivingElectro Staff

Hello everyone!
I just want to share with you the lastest update and change in Living Electro.
We are introducing many new User Ranks for our Staff and for our Members.

If you are wondering what Ranks are, they are the position that each member of LE has and also determines what kind of actions can he/she perform. For example, there are posters that unlike regular members can post on the front page without the need to submit the song for aproval.

At this moment, the new Staff ranks (consisting of new Poster ranks) are working 100% and are currently being used. Here are the 4 new Poster Ranks:

- New Poster (Color - Spring Green)     
- Regular Poster (Color - Medium Spring Green)
- Senior Poster (Color - Lime Green)
- Super Poster (Color – White)

Now for all of you guys, we are also working on new Ranks. These ranks are still under construction and are not done 100% and are not being used right now. Since they are still under construction the names and conditions that I'll mention below might not be the final ones, and might be changed.
But just for you to have an idea of what we are doing, here are the ranks that we have for now:

- New User (No submitted songs OR  no forum post)Color - Steel Blue1
- Regular User (10 submitted songs OR 25 forum post)Color - Steel Blue2
- Senior User (20 submitted songs OR  50 forum post)Color - Steel Blue3    
- Super User   (30 submitted songs OR 75 forum post)Color - Dodger Blue2
- Ultra User (50 submitted songs AND  100 forum post)Color - Dodger Blue3
- LE Addict  (100 submitted songs AND 200 forum post) 1 MONTH OF FREE VIP ACCESS (Color -Dodger Blue4)

Just note that in this case spamming the Forum with threads to get to your rank will result in a punishment.

Also, for all of you to know, we launched Living Hip Hop last week. I invite everyone to check it out.
If you like Living Electro, you'll love Living Hip Hop is almost the same but with Hip Hop, RnB, Rap and much more!
Don't forget to Check it out! www.LivingHipHop.com

Thats about it for this update, we'll keep you guys informed on the progress of this new update for LE, any comment/ sugestion is more than welcome.

Thank You,

-Axel
Living Electro Manager.

As many of you may know, we where working on a new music site for you guys. We decided that we wanted to make a site for all the Hip Hop music lovers.

Inspired on the success and acceptance of Living Electro, we started working on a new site: Living Hip Hop.

Now, I just want to let you know guys, that Living Hip Hop is up and running now for a couple of days.

If you like Hip Hop music you'll love Living Hip Hop since it is like Living Electro but with Hip Hop, RnB, Rap and much more!

Don't forget to check it out!!! www.LivingHipHop.com

Thank you,

Living Electro Staff

Hey guys, many of you ask asking yourselves where the preview has gone. Well unfortunately zippyshare uploaded it scripts and has brand new servers now. Our coders are working extra hard to get them previews as soon as we can, meanwhile, I’m going to ask you guys to remain calm and enjoy the amazing songs posted.

Also, im going to release to you guys for the first time on a long time project we have been working on for the past 2 weeks. Yes, finally we are making our own music sharing website (like zippyshare) but only nicer, more simpler and only concentrated on music!

I’m going to try to concentrate on these too issues as much as I can, and update you guys more often.
 
Thank you, Harryk

Hey guys, many of you ask asking yourselves where the preview has gone. Well unfortunately zippyshare uploaded it scripts and has brand new servers now.

Our coders are working extra hard to get them previews as soon as we can, meanwhile, I’m going to ask you guys to remain calm and enjoy the amazing songs posted.

Also, im going to release to you guys for the first time on a long time project we have been working on for the past 2 weeks. Yes, finally we are making our own music sharing website (like zippyshare) but only nicer, more simpler and only concentrated on music!

I’m going to try to concentrate on these too issues as much as I can, and update you guys more often.

Thank you, Harryk

Many of you have asked, "Why my song isn't posted??" right after you submit it. There are many reasons for
that and I'll tell you about it from the staff point of view.

First, when you submit a song (the "Post A  Song!" button), it won't go to the main page  right away. It goes to the managers so that we can review the song and give the final OK. After the song is reviewed and accepted by a manager or admin, the song will go on the  front page. So, we need some time to review the songs, because many songs are submitted.

Second, many songs are not submitted the way we need it. Some songs are not tagged, or are tagged with other sites' names. Sometimes there are fields left in blank. The only field on the submit form that you can leave empty is the picture one. All other fields are important, because they give information about
the song.
Also, when you upload a song, make sure it is on www.zippyshare.com. That is the only site that LE supports, and if a song is uploaded in any other site it won't have a preview player.

Third, the songs that can go to the front page must be new and good. It can't be more than 1 month old, no exceptions with this. Even if the song is amazing but it is old it won't go to the front page.
If you want to share a song that is old, the forum is the place for that. Also, by new I mean that it must be new to the site, so no reposts are made. As I mentioned before, the song must be good. This is a relative aspect, but we trust on the managers and admins since they are what they are because they know about it.

Another thing why some songs are not accepted is because they are from another genre. The only genres that we will accept are Electro House (and its subgenres) and House (and its subgenres). We will not accept any songs of other genres, like techno or trance. Those songs can go to the forum for now.

If you need help to post a song, you can go to http://www.livingelectro.com/forum/thread/8 .

Thanks to all for your support,
Axel
Living Electro Manager