Deadmau5's Latest Masterpiece: Veldt

Joel Zimmerman better know as "Deadmau5" has taken Progressive House to a new level, with his lights and live production being second to none.  He has played huge gigs such as the VMA's and Grammy's, to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. What most fans don't know is Joel's passion and inspiration for his music. His latest track 'Veldt' which was shown to his avid fans through a live studio stream. The track is quite possibly his best piece of work to date since 'I Remember'.  Joel is a true innovator having built a huge fan base without going the popular route has Joel said 'Dropping the Bass' and 'Put your hands in the air' kind of house music! Well back to Veldt, his inspiration was Ray Bradbury's short story 'The Veldt' about a high tech nursery that can telepathically create a reality in which the children envision, and they become obsessed with this alternate reality. Definitely, give the story a quick read it really gets the mind going, and will help you understand the lyrics in the track.  I obviously could not describe the track any better than the man himself so I included the link to his tumblr for you all to read Deadmau5's tumblr .  I have also included the studio rip, please excuse the talking and random Meowing, Joel just wants to protect the song by watermarking it.  The track should be officially released soon, and is sure to be a chart topper.



skip to around 1:45 to avoid his ranting in the beginning. Doesn't it have a MYSTIC feel to it?

Hardwell

The King of House is none other the one and only Tiesto who is a Dutch man from the 076. Hardwell is a young and fresh on the scene producer and DJ also from the Zero-76 in Holland(hence the song). If I were to explain these  two DJs' relationship it would be analogous with the The Emperor (Tiesto) and Anikan Skywalker (Hardwell). Having toured together and even collaborating on the song Zero-76 on Tiesto's Club Life Vol. 1 album. So under the wing of Tiesto and also with the talent this guy naturally possesses he has been making a whole lot of noise. So in terms of style he uses very creative and dominating synths on his tracks and lots of BASS, thus his music is not for the casual listen. His music is more geared towards making thousands of people go wild (Big Room House) with huge drops. Speaking of which I don't think I have been more excited for the release of track as his soon to be released song 'Kontiki'(peep the Official Teaser below!). More to come from Hardwell, who will appearing at Ultra in MIAMI this month!

Sleeper of the Week: Steerner

So here yet again is another Swede with some serious talent, Steerner. His music is a fuse between the infamous Avicii who's song 'Levels' put progressive house in the international spotlight, and also Basto (doesn't get the recognition he deserves) who implements huge piano chords into his tracks. The combo  makes for a real solid big room sound, which is sure to capture the crowd. More good things to come from Steerner, a young man from the epicenter of Progressive, in right place to make big moves in the future. Its exciting to see so many young and talented artists hitting the stage, for there seems to be no end in sight for what the genre can achieve and the creativity they can implement. Be sure to spread the word about West Coast 808!


Vocal mix of Piano Anthem- Steerner