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Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
Get Up (feat. ShezAr)
Eats Everything
Ministry of Sound/Three Six Zero Recordings
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Comment
"It's the return of Bristol's prodigal son who first burst on to the scene with his seminal Entrance Song back in 2011. We made that an ENT and he's had a few since. This year he's going to be starring as part of the Radio 1's Dance weekend in Ibiza and he's got an Essential Mix coming. This week's ENT is Get Up from Eats Everything."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 31.45 here.
Contact
Label: Seri Kohli, Ministry Of Sound & Nick Dearmun, Three Six Zero
Management: Becci Abbott Black, Frame Artists 
Publishing: Copyright Control 
Radio: James Jackson & James Marsh, Listen Up
Club: Tia Cousins & Ned Dickinson, Listen Up
Live Agents: Steve Hogan, WME 
14 Feb 2023
Business
  • Pete Downes has been upped to head of music at Jukebox PR. (MW) 
  • Warner Music Central Europe and dance specialist artist agency Stefan Dabruck Management have agreed to extend their successful partnership. (RotD) 
  • Vanguard Group now owns more than 10.42m shares in Warner Music Group, or 7.6% of the company, according to a newly submitted SEC disclosure. (DMN) 
  • Utopia Music, which acquired free-to-use industry directory and data platform ROSTR in December 2021, has divested the company back to the company founders, as part of its reorganisation. (RotD) 
  • Warner Music Group’s new CEO, Robert Kyncl, used his first earnings call with analysts and investors to spell out the reasons behind his move into the music business, his broad plan for WMG and the role technology will play under his leadership. (Variety) In the period ended 31 December 2022, total revenue decreased 8% or 3% in constant currency, with digital revenue decreasing 5% or 1% in constant currency. 
News and Features
  • AVA London returns to Printworks on 24 February with its Electronic Music & Arts Conference, featuring a host of artist and industry speakers. The programme includes talks, workshops, and interactive sessions. 
  • A study sponsored by the Association For Electronic Music has found that 58% of respondents have a neurodiverse condition. (Billboard) 
  • Metallic Inc announced the 2023 Metallic Fund. Now in its third year, it is set to award over £60,000 to young British Black creatives across the arts to help assist in realising their artistic vision. (RotD) 
  • Becky Hill has won the Best Dance Act at the BRIT Awards, while David Guetta won the award for Best Producer. (RotD)
  • The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has found that electronic music is worth over £2.6bn to the UK economy. (Mixmag) 
    30 percent of UK clubs have shut since the pandemic, report finds. (RA) 
    The report highlights three major challenges that have been forcing so many clubs to shut their doors - real estate issues, costs and regulatory hurdles. (Attack) 
Digital
  • David Guetta replicated Eminem’s voice in a song using Artificial Intelligence. (Variety) 
  • 49,000 tracks were uploaded to Spotify on an average day last year, not the 100,000 claimed. (Hypebot) 
Live
  • SHERELLE, Skream, Palms Trax and Daniel Avery are set to perform at The Garden Party Leeds in May. (Mixmag) 
  • Goldie, DJ Storm b2b DJ Flight and Shy FX are among the artist set to play London festival Project 6 on 26 May. (DJMag) 
  • Charlotte de Witte, Honey Dijon, Chris Liebing and more announced for Neopop festival 2023. (DJMag) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Everyone hurts – the problem with 'fixing' streaming. (Midia - Mark Mulligan) 
  • Is the music biz ready for a world of conversational search AIs? (MusicAlly) 
  • Misogyny in music: ‘The imposter syndrome is created by the systems’. (MusicAlly) 
  • How DO streaming algorithms change the way we listen to music? (MusicAlly) 
Beatport
  • Digital DJ Tips review the Beatport DJ Experience (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Karizma (Beatportal)
  • Top 10 Best House Samples, Loops and Sound Packs of 2022 (Loopcloud)
  • Beatport Next: HoneyLuv is here to offer you the ultimate experience (Beatportal)
  • Nina Walsh Presents the Lab Report from Facility 4 (Loopcloud)
Clubs
  • Berghain announces all-women party on night before International Women's Day. (RA) 
  • Amnesia Ibiza has shared its line-up for the season’s opening party on 28 April 2023. (DJMag) 
Deals
  • Ultra International Music Publishing announced an expansion of its growing Afrobeat operations and a new creative hub in Nigeria. (RotD) 
  • Polydor has signed KIMMIC, two DJ/producers from Angus, Scotland. (OltNews) 
  • DJ Khaled announced an exclusive partnership with Def Jam Recordings for his We The Best label and future releases. (Variety) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • DJ Storm b2b DJ Flight | Boiler Room Festival Amsterdam: SYSTEM (Boiler Room) 
  • goddard. and Dread MC in The Lab on Location at Habita, Newcastle. (Mixmag) 
  • DJ Seinfeld in The Lab LDN (Mixmag) 
  • LOVEFOXY | Boiler Room: London (Boiler Room) 
Artist and Music Features
  • Top 60 EDM love songs of all time. (Billboard) 
  • 12 emerging artists you need to hear: February 2023 (DJMag) 
  • 8 up-and-coming Japanese DJs that you need to know (Mixmag) 
  • Fresh Kicks 194: Kiernan Laveaux (DJMag) 
  • Selections: Sicaria (DJMag) 
  • The Nomadic DJ: What are the best tools for digging and mixing on the go? (RA) 
  • Want to protect local nightlife? Learn from these three North American cities (RA) 
  • Sync leaders discuss their hopes and goals for 2023 (Synchtank) 
  • Producer Pioneers: Lucinda Chua (RA) 
  • Dive into how exercise can supercharge your creativity and drive to produce the best music of your life with producer Wassu as he shares how his running routine shapes his career both in the studio and on the road. (Magnetic) 
  • Saoirse: body mover (DJMag) 
  • How What So Not developed his own immersive rave - and found his purpose. (EDM) 
  • Kiss Nuka: tilting the scales (DJMag) 
  • KSHMR talks about his new reverb plugin ‘KSHMR Reverb’ and his desire to help other producers. (Attack) 
  • David Guetta says the future of music is in AI. (BBC - Mark Savage)  
  • Uncovering Moodymann's Detroit hip hop origins (Mixmag) 
Artist News
  • Skrillex to release new album, Quest For Fire, this Friday. (RA) 
  • Eliza Rose has announced a 16-date ‘Planet Eliza’ tour taking place across the UK, EU and Australia this spring. (DJMag) 
  • The DJ, producer and professor King Britt is celebrating his course at the University Of California, San Diego, Blacktronika. (Mixmag) 
  • Flume releases surprise album of unheard music from the past decade. (DJMag) 
  • Charlotte de Witte has launched a new brand of soy sauce, Tears of Soy.  (DJMag) 
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