donderdag 17 april 2014

Robin Roovel smashes his new single on Royal Ravers

Robin Roovel makes his debute release on Royal Ravers with his latest electro smasher "Embrace"! We are so delighted that this talent is helping the new electro/EDM label of Housepital bringing it to the next level with one hell of a release! With his earlier release together with Housepital's Head Honcho Baramuda he makes a dive into the wild with more raving elements he used ever before in a mix.

This is pure energy, what alse did you expect? Robin Roovel stands for brand-new emotional and raving tracks. Everything slows down in the break making the whole tune very atmospheric, but as soon as the kickdrum joins the party we all know what is going to happen: MAYHEM! Robin Roovel did his upmost best to create the next summer hit anthem and we bet that this track will be widely played across the globe at any given moment, curious what this track is all about by Robin Roovel? Check out the preview bellow or go directly to Beatport to grab your copy of this two weeks exclusive! Download Here

donderdag 3 april 2014

Essential Ibiza Clubbing Classics Vol. 3

essential ibiza clubbing classics adsrThe Ibiza season is already about to kick off but not before we have enjoyed the Essential Ibiza Clubbing Classics with already volume 3 in the making! This compilation is filled with the best underground beach vibes of the present moment, including tracks from the likes of: Wander Sa, DJ Synchro, Cosmic Funk, Lucas Reyes, Cedrik Yule, Baramuda, Deex, Tony Guerra, Carlos Roll and many more packed in one hot 27 tracker bundle!

One of the tracks on Essential Ibiza Clubbing Classics that has been included in this wonderful compilation is "One Chance" by DJ Synchro. DJ Synchro is known for his very diverse style of music. With over 15 years of music experience we can tell you he is a purist and a true house legend! DJ Synchro's full mind set is pointed on the funky side of House with sometimes a side road to the Deep- and Tech-House genres. One of these steps has been made with One Chance. You can preview this track on our Soundcloud.
Besides this tune by DJ Synchro we have a lot more for you coming up on Essential Ibiza Clubbing Classics. The full tracklisting of Essential Ibiza Clubbing Classics Volume 3 is as following:
Cat#: ADSR037
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Essential Ibiza Clubbing Classics, Vol. 3
Label: ADSR Records
Barcode: 4025858927701
release: 18.04.2014
Info:
Tracklisting:
1 Wander Sa - History Repeats Itself {05:45}
2 Reza - Take Me Home (Tim Le Funk Remix) {07:11}
3 Cosmic Funk - I Defy (Niko De Luka & Lucas Reyes) {06:11}
4 Niko De Luka - I Am a Survivor (Kid Shakers Remix) {06:34}
5 Vuk Lukic - French Kiss (Danny Cruz Remix) {05:15}
6 Andy Gramm - Play Me {05:52}
7 Peter Brown - Let Me Go (Changing Planes Remix) {06:23}
8 DJ Synchro - What We Like {06:17}
9 Manu L & Paul Cart - Saudace do Bahia {07:02}
10 Cedrik Yule - Costa Rita {06:34}
11 Ittai Barkai - Hyoung Nim {07:20}
12 Gaulois - Living On the Music {07:36}
13 Bjoern Small - Minigolf (Dub) {06:20}
14 DJ Synchro - One Chance {06:52}
15 Baramuda & Deex - Pussy (DJ Synchro Remix) {07:10}
16 Baramuda & Deex - Veganist Treehugger {06:02}
17 Extrano - Late for Lovin' {06:39}
18 Kevin Call - The Sand {07:18}
19 Karlos Kastillo & DJ Larc - Latin Girl {04:36}
20 Stanny Abram - Belladonna {08:31}
21 Michael Deep - Good Times (Maxitronica Remix) {06:21}
22 Tony Guerra - Do You Like the Jazz {06:57}
23 Davide Piras - I Can't {07:00}
24 Matt Sanchez - I Believe {07:15}
25 Alexander Fog & Alberto Drago - Blue Velvet (Maxitronica Remix) {06:17}
26 Carlos Roll - Trio de Ases {07:14}
27 Maximus Bellini - Q219 {07:35}
Grab your copy now of Essential Ibiza Clubbing Classics:
HERE

maandag 31 maart 2014

Gonzak - Brittany (Out now on Royal Ravers)

gonzak brittany royal raversANOTHER ANTHEM HAS LANDED ON THE ROYAL RAVERS (A SUB LABEL OF HOUSEPITAL RECORDS) IMPRINT! PLEASE WELCOME THE FRENCH DUO GONZAK (JUST 16 AND 19 YEARS OLD) WITH THEIR FRESH ANTHEM HOUSE STYLE OF MUSIC! IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A HOT AND FRESH NEW PROGRESSIVE HOUSE ANTHEM LOOK NO FURTHER: RISING TALENTS GONZAK ARE STANDING READY TO ROCK YOUR UPCOMING LIVE SET WITH THEIR FRESH NEW SOUND!

Brittany by Gonzak can best be described as an energetic and powerful EDM record, this record really has everything: bass, power and drive, exactly what Royal Ravers (Housepital) is looking for in a song! A uplifting vibe can be found in the huge breakdown. The rising synths are just screaming for more making all the hands rising up high in the sky! But the story  doesn't end here just yet right here, right now! We really think you should check out the massive drop where everything is just clashing together raising the energy level just a little bit higher!We are thrilled that Brittany is out now as a two weeks exclusive at Beatport, after that it will be widely available and can be found at any of your favoVrite download stores (i.e. I-Tunes, DJ Download, Juno Download, Djshop, DJtunes and many more).

If you want to check out the exclusive preview of this track, pay a visit to our website at Housepital:
http://housepital.nl/gonzaks-debute-royal-ravers/
We are very pleased with the fact we have the latest release of Gonzak on our imprint and we are already looking forward to their upcoming songs and remixes! If you want to know more about Gonzak pay a visit at their Soundcloud page or their Facebook fanpage where you can hear a lot more music of these upcoming talents (and where you can also find some free exclusive downloads ;-))!
About Gonzak
Gonzak are 2 producers of 15 and 18 years old, based in Lyon, France. They've been producing music for 4 years. They have already tracks supported by Nicky Romero, Congorock, Peter Gelderblom, Jacob van Hage and Joachim Garraud to name a few. Gonzak are influenced by: Hardwell, Dyro, Avicii, Nicky Romero, Lazy Rich, Fedde Legrand, Dada Life, Jacob Van Hage, Tommy Trash and Tony Romera!

zondag 30 maart 2014

Multisound lands on Royal Ravers

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Last monday we had an epic release of the talented Multisound which has landed as a two weeks exclusive on Beatport. Multisound is known for his very diverse styles of music. With his previous release on the underground imprint Twisted Shuffle (Housepital) he know takes a full 180 degree turn with his latest single on Royal Ravers called: Basic Beat!

Basic Beat is all about that positive feeling you get at any given EDM festival. With Ultra Music Festival closing as we speak we expect that some majors have already road tested this new track by the gifted Multisound. The track is filled with a good drum loop, heavy weight basslines and proper synths that will get you in a hypnotic trance of EDM vibes! If you are looking for your own peak-time moment track: look no further because we have Multisound standing ready for you with his latest release on our youngest sub-label: Royal Ravers!
Remember at Housepital we are always looking for brand new music. With a new label like Royal Ravers (Housepital) we always tent to fill the catalogue for the upcoming months. If  you think you are the next Tiesto or Hardwell and you are able to make the hottest Electronic Dance Music of this moment in the genres: Electro and Progressive-House we are looking for you! You can send your demo tracks via e-mail and reach out to us with the following address: promos[at]housepital.nl (please re-write it since we don’t want the spam bots to copy our e-mail :-)). If this is to much trouble for you, come pay a visit to our Soundcloudpage and connect to us via our Soundcloud dropbox over: here!
Besides material for the brand new imprint Royal Ravers we also look for new tracks for our main imprint: Housepital Records and of course the deeper sister label Twisted Shuffle for the best underground tracks of this moment! Come on: what are you waiting for!!!

Boiler Room fans pay attention: Extrano live in the mix

Extrano Boiler RoomWHO IS READY FOR A BRAND NEW LIVESET OF EXTRANO? WITH SEVERAL RELEASES ACROSS THE WORLD INCLUDING LABELS LIKE: TWISTED SHUFFLLE, HOUSEPITAL RECORDS, SUKA RECORDS AND ADSR RECORDS TO NAME A FEW BIG RECORD COMPANIES IN BUSINESS! WHILE BEING STRONG ON THE PRODUCTION SIDE HE ALSO KNOWS HOW TO ROCK BEHIND THE DECKS, AND YET AGAIN HE MADE THE CROWD GO CRAZY DURING HIS LIVESET DURING THE HOUSEPITAL TAKEOVER SESSIONS AT SIR JACK (HARDERWIJK,THE NETHERLANDS). SIR JACK IS KNOWN FOR ITS VERY DIVERSE STYLES OF MUSIC WITH THE MAIN FOCUS ON UNDERGROUND GENRES. THIS IS WHY THE BOILER ROOM STYLE OF MUSIC FROM EXTRANO REALLY COMPLETES THE CONCEPT AT THIS WONDERFUL VENUE!

If you know Boiler Room then you know what we are talking about! The music taste of Extrano is all about underground, Deep- and Tech-House music. The mission of Extrano is making people dance to his music taste and let them get in a trance of pure music vibes (just like you can expect at the Boiler Room Sessions)! During his set you can feel and hear the groove is just building up! Using vocals, great percussion rolls and massive basslines tearing up the place! Do you know that feeling that you only want to close your eyes and raise your hands up high on the beats and grooves of the DJ? Then you really need to check out one of the upcoming sets of mr. Extrano himself at a Housepital Takeover Session. Besides that: if you are a fan of the Boiler Room sound then we advice you to really check out this particular liveset of Extrano we have recorded specially for you!
The liveset of Extrano in the Boiler Room style has been fully recorded and can be found in this write up of the event. With a 14 minutes long live video recording on Youtube of his set during the Housepital Takeover Sessions at Sir Jack (Harderwijk, The Netherlands) we already give you a sneak peak of what you can expect of this upcoming artist from The Netherlands. But do you think we already are stopping here? We have uploaded his full live-set on Soundcloud as a full free download to relive those special moments! 
Extrano is a true people pleaser! His mission is to give you a good time. He enjoys every single smile of the fans during his set giving him even more drive to pump up the energy with every next single he plays! During this set at Housepital Takeover Sessions in Harderwijk he even road tested his latest releases giving the audience some very first exclusives of his tracks which have been signed to Alistair Albrecht's label "Muskox" and his release on Suka Records called "Intro Digital"! Combining the well known Deep- and Tech-House records with his exclusive own material he has created a unique liveset where he shows of just what exactly he is all about: energy!
So if you want to know more about Extrano and you love his Boiler Room style of music: go check him out on the internet! You can find him on almost all social media platforms or of course at our website:
full download of the liveset: https://soundcloud.com/housepitalrecords/extrano-live-at-sir-jack-10-03
video preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzCGmCHqcq4

and of course can be found at:
http://housepital.nl
http://www.facebook.com/housepitalrecords
http://www.soundcloud.com/housepitalrecords
http://www.twitter.com/housepitalrec

donderdag 27 maart 2014

DJ Synchro - One Chance (OUT NOW!!!)

DJ Synchro One Chance on Twisted ShuffleAFTER THE EXCLUSIVE RELEASE ON TRAXSOURCE WE CAN NOW WIDELY DISTRIBUTE THE NEW SINGLE OF DJ SYNCHRO ON TWISTED SHUFFLE (HOUSEPITAL) CALLED "ONE CHANCE"! THIS BRAND-NEW TRACK BY THE ONE AND ONLY HOUSE-HEAD DJ SYNCHRO HAS BEEN A CHART TOPPER ALREADY! COMBINED WITH THE STRENGTHS OF HOUSE MUSIC DJ SYNCHRO HAS DONE A PROPER ATTEMPT MAKING HIS FIRST DEEP-HOUSE SINGLE RELEASE FOR THE TWISTED SHUFFLE IMPRINT!

Along with the original you will find a brand new remix by upcoming Dutch Star "Extrano"! With his love for the deeper sides of underground music he has done a great attempt with re-editing the original mix by DJ Synchro! Extrano is going crazy on the vocals in the breakdown building up the energy towards the huge drop in his re-edit! Bringing both mixes together we know that this is one hell of a package for this years Ultra Music Festival!
About DJ Synchro
Imagine, in a far past in a small town in Groningen, Holland. The first dance-tracks are heard on the radio and house music rises. Somewhere a young DJ-to-be is hooked on the radio, a tape recorder in reach, waiting for that one special track. He spells the charts, never misses a show and because of that, he makes a rock solid base for a musical career.
Soon just recording tracks from the radio wasn’t enough. After a couple of attempts the first dance-compilations started to develop.  In the local town-club he could let it all out and for a enthusiastic crowd he plays and mixes the music. A couple of turntables, a mixing desk and loads of records were purchased. A simple hobby was growing into a semi-professional concept. The only thing what was missing was a real DJ name. And because mixing is all about synchronicity, the name ‘DJ Synchro’ was quickly found.
The story continues, so stay tuned for more!
About Extrano
It all started early 2013 when Extrano won a contest of Dancefair (Utrecht, The Netherlands) and was invited by the Housepital team for a meet and greet with the team. Though he had broken his leg he decided to make two reference tracks and see what Housepital was thinking of them. The A&R was blown away by the proper groove and the head shaking feeling and signed the two tracks immediately after Dancefair 2013! Now, the Dutch based DJ and Producer Extrano has only one mission: creating proper Deep- and Tech-House music and share this love with the world and the fans!
2013 is just the start, with several gigs around the globe and multiply releases you can expect the unexpected from this energetic DJ and Producer. With a history in the harder styles of dance he knows how to raise the temperature at any given place and time and combines this with proper grooves and that hands in the air feeling! besides the gigs you will also hear this in his productions. Strong basslines, crazy sounds combined in quality productions. Extrano has just begun but we know that you will add him to the ‘ones to watch’ very soon!

dinsdag 18 maart 2014

Home Studio Acoustics

studioEvery (EDM) producer knows this problem: why can't I make a proper premix in my (home) studio? Nine out of ten times this is because you are not working in a Home Studio Acoustics treated room. Having a comfortable and creative space is very important for you to work in as a DJ or Producer. Now the question is: how do you create a good Home Studio Acoustics treated room that sounds good and keeps you inspired without spending to much money? Start by coming up with an intention for the room and state what you will be doing in this space. Is it a room for practice, performance, production, recording or all the above?  The intention of the space dictates how the space is set up so it can successfully meet all your needs.

The physics of the propagation of sound in Home Studio Acoustics is immensely complicated, and when the assortment of materials that make up the walls, floors and ceiling (plus any windows, doors and furniture) are added to the equation, it’s very difficult to predict what will happen to sound waves once they’ve left their source. What’s more, every room is different, and it’s not just the dimensions that will dictate how the room will sound... Imagine two rooms of the same shape and size. One has two-metre-thick concrete walls, and the other a single-layer plasterboard stud-wall. Even with those brief, albeit extreme descriptions, you probably know already that the two rooms will sound very different. Add in the multitude of room shapes, sizes, wall-construction methods and surfaces found in home studios, and it becomes impossible to provide a one-size-fits-all guide to acoustic treatment.
The subject of Home Studio Acoustics is regularly discussed on the web, but plenty of readers still ask for the subject to be covered from a much more basic starting point. What follows is a look at installing acoustic treatment from a complete beginner’s perspective: some basic, essential information, along with a bit of advice from acoustics professionals that should give you the confidence to get started. I’ll follow this up by taking you step by step through my own recent experience of treating a room for Home Studio Acoustics.


STEP 1: Basstraps
corner-bass-trap-LMost sound problems in small Home Studio Acoustics rooms are caused by low-frequency information that builds up around corners and walls. These problems can be minimized with bass traps that absorb low-frequency energy. This will create a greater sonic balance in the room and allow you to make better mix decisions. Bass traps can be rather expensive, so consider one of many D.I.Y options. Bass traps should be placed in the corners of your Home Studio Acoustics room. This is where you will get the most bang for your buck. If possible, the address front corners before the back corners. STEP 2: First Early Reflections The next thing acoustically that you will want to address is known as the, “First Early Reflections.” These are the points on your left and right walls where sound from your speakers can potentially bounce back to you before hearing the original signal from the speaker. To find these points sit in your chair facing your monitors and have a friend place a mirror on the right wall at the same level as your monitor speaker. Have them move it around until you can see your left monitor speaker in the mirror. This is your “First Early Reflection” point and thus you should place some absorptive material here to cut the reflection. Some cheap acoustic foam can do the job decently well for your Home Studio Acoustics room.

STEP 2: Monitor Speaker Placement
Monitor speakers are what we use to create and critically listen to our work so placing them correctly is very important. Placing your speakers in the wrong position in your Home Studio Acoustics room can cause you to make bad mix decisions because you are not hearing things correctly. Proper speaker placement can give you more confidence and promote better mixes. Here are a couple of techniques I use for placing speakers.
  1. Pull speakers away from the wall (3 feet if possible). Bass builds up at wall junctions and corners, so pulling your speakers away allows them to function more accurately in the room.
  2. Build an equilateral triangle with you and your speakers. This means your speakers are the same distance from each other as they are from you.
  3. Ear level: The tweeters should be roughly at the same height as your ears. This is so you hear the high frequency range accurately.
  4. Isolate your speakers from the surface they are on. Try using some slightly dense foam to separate the surface of the speaker from the surface of what they are on. If the speaker is placed upon a resonant surface, the surface itself may transfer unnecessary energy back into the monitor speaker and compromise it’s performance.
housepital monitor position
STEP 3: Organizing Your Cables
As a DJ and producer you spend a fair amount of time plugging stuff in and cabling in your Home Studio Acoustics room. Cables can get in the way of being creative so making them somewhat neat is preferable. Zip ties are cheap and work but are somewhat of a pain if you need to move the cables. Velcro cable wraps tend to be the best option. Here are some suggestions for dealing with cables so you can free up more creative time for your Home Studio Acoustics room.cables
  • Create a studio floor plan of the necessary cable types and lengths that you need for everything to be connected. Then order them!
  • Get two types of cables, cables for shows and cables for your studio. This way you don’t have to waste your creative time re-cabling things again and again because you ripped the studio apart to go play a show – try MonoPrice and Amazon for cheap cables.
  • Get an audio interface that supports the right amount of physical inputs and outputs that you need. If everything is plugged in and ready to go you are more likely to use it.
  • Give your controllers a permanent home: You’ll want to access them quickly when feeling inspired. A simple USB hub and some USB extension cables make the difference between a working environment and a MIDI controller graveyard .
  • Building a custom cable rack will save you a lot of time – this can be as easy as finding a piece of plywood and drilling several screws in at an angle to hang cables from.
STEP 4: Mixers
Having one central mixer in your Home Studio Acoustics room can be really beneficial to being able to route multiple inputs from different sources into your monitor speakers. This way you could have the output of your DJ mixer and the output of your computer and digital audio workstation connected to one central mixer that feeds your speakers. If you have a DJ mixer this may work for this situation also. This can save time and will help avoid re-cabling.
STEP 5: Display your successful projects and small tips
Acknowledging your accomplishments can help you grow as an artist and feel good about what you have done. If you have some album artwork from something you’ve released or a flyer from a big show you’ve rocked print it out, frame it and put it on the wall! Anything that will show your accomplishments sends a message to the world and yourself that you are successful.
housepital records
If certain materials are specific to the function of a project like note pads, extra gear or other items then clear them out when the project is finished. Also general cleaning and taking good care of your gear helps build respect for your equipment. This translates to respect for your craft and yourself as an artist.
Within Reach: If your gear is set up and ready to go, it will be more likely that you use it. Basic shelves are easy and affordable to install if you have lots of synths or MIDI controllers. Desk risers can be made from a couple of pieces of wood and will allow you to fit a MIDI controller or two underneath and then set your monitor or computer on top to save space.
Ergonomics: If you spend hours sitting in front of the computer working on music, investing in a decent chair or standing deck can do wonders for your health. Try to stand up often and stretch.