Poker PR is thrilled to have bagged the online music promotion for Phonetic Recording’s debut Ibiza compilation – Phonetic Ibiza 2010 mixed by Leigh Devlin and label boss, hit producer, award winning A&R man and DJ Rob Roar, respectively.
Despite Phonetic having more number 1 hit records in Ibiza than any other label, this is their first compilation. Due for digital release on 26th July and physical release on 8th August the album boasts over 17 world exclusives and a sharp track selection from scene leaders Axwell, Deadmau5, Michael Gray, Paul Harris (Dirty Vegas), Dave Seaman, and Martijn ten Velden.
Phonetic Ibiza gets its own launch party on Sunday 8th August at Sands, Playa den Bossa, Ibiza – just opposite Space – where Rob Roar and a collection of superstar guests from the Phonetic label will appear.
The two disc Night and Day Compilation is another feather in Phonetic’s already impressive cap. That said, with someone as instrumental to the house scene as Rob Roar at the helm, it was never going to be anything else…
It’s quite remarkable how bad news travels so fast, but even more alarming how bad news with no actual truth travels even faster.
This morning, a whole host of sites reported that our beloved trance God Tiesto had tragically died in a car crash in California. Some reports even went as far to say how the memorial services would be a closed casket due to his horrific head injuries!
Before getting too upset though, Tiesto himself piped up on Twitter to say calm down people, “I’m very much alive”!
So where do these rumours start – bitter rival DJs? Lonely chat rooms surfers? Or could it be the work of a twisted, but albeit effective publicity stunt? After all, Tiesto IS playing at Victoria Park, London in just a few weeks… 30th July if you want the exact date.
Whoever the sicko behind it – the grim reaper should not be messed with! It’s just another reminder not to believe everything you read and to do some research before sharing information scraped-up from the murky corners of the web.
Long live Tiesto!
We’ve just returned from what we believe to be the best International Music Summit conference to date. The event excelled itself from last year with regards to the list of delegates, speakers, and panel subjects.
It’s the only electronic music conference where the best in the industry all come together to talk, well… business, which is why the event’s tagline ‘back to business’ is so very apt. This is not a big party in Ibiza, this is about people coming together to share ideas, make new contacts, engage with existing ones, and to come away feeling invigorated about our industry. The Grand Finale held at the stunning setting of Dalt Villa, with Pete Tong, Mark Ronson, and Buraka Som Sistema was yet again an example of quality and originality from the events organisers.
The conference provided an invaulable platform to launch our new Burn Studios project to a group of enthusiasts and professionals allowing us to gather on-the-spot feedback. And our IMS iPhone App built by our company Scribble received hundreds of downloads and much positive feedback.
Myself and Poker MD David Mitchell met a load of faces old and new. We’d be delighted to hear from you all again so please get in touch.
By Nicola Freitas
Poker PR has uprooted from the offices in England to embark on one of the most forward thinking electronic music conferences of our time – the International Music Summit.
This is our second year at the conference founded by Ben Turner of Graphite Media and Radio 1’s Pete Tong among others. Our involvement this year is three fold. Let me explain.
Poker MD David Mitchell will speak on a panel this afternoon at 17:10-18:10 titled “Our Community is Our Brand” alongside heavyweight www.beatport.com and the innovative social music store www.mflow.com
Poker’s latest project ‘Burn Studios’ will be unveiled during the event from 11:10-11:40 on Thursday 27th May in a live press conference. We’ll be there to answer all your questions on this ground breaking new project.
And lastly, Poker’s sister company Scribble has built the iPhone App for the conference. Anyone can download the app for free in the app store and gain access to live news feeds, program schedules, event info, plus music and video content and much more.
If you’re at the conference and fancy hooking up, contact us via Twitter @pokerpr. See you by the pool!
Poker PR is pleased to announce that our M.D., David Mitchell, will be a panellist on the ‘Our Community Is Our Brand’ panel at the rapidly approaching International Music Summit (IMS) in Ibiza. The panel will discuss digital communities, how and why they have changed their business and what the future holds.
David will be drawing from his many years of experience to voice his opinions on social networks, digital media, and all the other avenues that are currently available to create a community around a brand.
Also sitting on the panel are:
Callum Negus Fancey, 20 year old promoter of Lets Go Crazy, the events are aimed at 14 to 16 year olds and continue to go from strength to strength.
Denzyl Feigelson, founder of Artists Without A Label, bridging the gap between independent artists/labels and digital stores such as iTunes.
Jonas Tempel, CEO of Beatport, the largest and most popular digital dance music store.
Konrad Von Loehneysen, MD at Ministry of Sound Recordings Germany, the German division of the ever popular brand.
Susie Lucas, Head of Mobile, UK, at Universal Music, delivering music and entertainment to mobile devices. TBC.
This is the first year David will be speaking at the IMS and we know that with his enthusiasm and experience it will not be the last.
Festival organiser Michael Eavis, revealed on Glastonbury FM that there will be a new late night area at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
Mr Eavis said in the interview, “We’re (investing) down in the old Lost Vagueness Fields, now called Shangri-La. We’ve now got Shangri-La, we’ve got Trash City, Arcadia, and we’ve got Section 9 which is a new area. So, we’re investing heavily into that area down there for entertainment, because that’s where people want to be. We’re increasing investment into that area by about £200,000.”
Details about the new Section 9 area are few and far between, but with this sort of investment being put into the late night area Poker PR is looking forward to seeing the outcome.
During the interview Michael also revealed that Stevie Wonder is still yet to be confirmed for the Sunday headline slot, the farmer did reveal that Mumford & Sons will be play the Park Stage this year.
The festival organisers have announced that the re-sale of cancelled tickets for this year’s Festival will take place at 9am on Sunday, 11th April 2010. To be with a chance of getting your hands of some of these extremely limited tickets you have register at glastonburyregistration.co.uk before the 31st March. Tickets will be sold online at www.seetickets.com/g2010 and via the Seetickets booking line 0844 412 4635.
Ibiza Rocks will return to the island this year and will be celebrating its 5th year with some massive line ups. The brand will also be launching the Mallorca Rocks hotel; all the Mallorca Rocks events will be held at the hotel meaning you can book rooms with a stage view.
To celebrate its 5th birthday year, Ibiza Rocks have lined up some sensational acts including Calvin Harris, Dizzee Rascal, Florence And The Machine and The Kooks to name only a few. July 20th see’s The Prodigy headline at what will be the mother of all 5th birthday parties.
Events this year start on the 22nd June and run until September, the afterparties in Ibiza will be held at Es Paradis and will be free for Ibiza Rocks ticket holders (before 1.30am).
Full details on all the events, and to make your bookings for both the hotels visit ibizarocks.com.
You can also be kept up to date on via social media on both Twitter and Facebook.
The SXSW (South by South West) festival in Austin, Texas starts tomorrow, running for nine days and encompassing many forms of media making it the festival that leads the way in interaction over many platforms.
SXSW really show others what is possible when it comes to using social media, utilising Facebook and Twitter amongst many other platforms, to bring up-to-date information to delegates and those attending. You can also use your Facebook and Twitter accounts to connect with other services such as the (unofficial) guide to the event on sched.org.
The festival, of course, has an iPhone app and it looks great. With schedule and maps as the more basic functions, it also includes some special features for the badge holders including a card feature that allows you to send your contact details to other delegates and a messaging feature that allows the badge holders to communicate away from the festival’s own social network my.SXSW.
It would be great to see some of the UK festivals embrace these types of technology; fans love to interact and connect in every way possible and we at Poker PR can offer all the services to make this happen.
The International Music Summit 2010 (IMS), which takes over the five-star Ibiza Gran Hotel on the 26-28 May, yesterday announced a new line up of speakers that include Sasha, Heidi (Radio 1), Cassius and Jesse Rose.
They’ll be joining an already star studied line-up including Mark Ronson who’ll be giving a keynote interview, Annie Mac, Erick Morillo, DJ Skream, Pedro Winter/ Busy P, Arthur Baker, Robin Millar, and internationally acclaimed producer David Guetta.
Sasha will host a Pioneer technical demo, explaining his decision to return to using their equipment after years of flying the flag for Ableton. It is said that he made the return to the equipment while his infamous ‘Maven’ controller was being upgraded. Poker PR saw Sasha using the new CDJ2000s at Matter and can confirm he is making the most of this new technology.
Google, T-Mobile, Sprite, Coca-Cola Group, Ministry of Sound, BBC Radio 1, KCRW, MP7, Beatport, and ResidentAdvisor are among some of the companies who will have representatives in attendance, some of whom will be sitting on the event panels. Panels this year include, Big Dog DJs: F*** You We’re Famous, USA Today: Boom Boom Now! and Meet the Future. There will also be a repeat of last year’s Ibiza United panel, featuring the big players in Ibiza clubbing, Amnesia, Eden, Es Paradis, Pacha, Privilege and Space.
Poker PR will make one part of the numerous music industry bodies in attendance for our second year running, and we have to say that the line-up of artists and speakers has us a little excited already.
For further info on the event please visit the IMS website
Two new additions have been added to the ever-growing line up of this year’s V-Festival. The event takes place on Saturday 21st and 22nd August 2010 at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park, Staffordshire. Calvin Harris and Doves have both been added to the 4Music stage and will be joining headliners The Prodigy and David Guetta, supported by Florence and the Machine.
The main V stage headliners over the two days are Kasabian and Kings of Leon with support from likes of Stereophonics, Faithless, The Kooks, Paul Weller, Paolo Nutini, Pet Shop Boys, Cheryl Cole, Madness, Editors, White Lies, Mika, Groove Armada, The Courteeners, The Charlatans, The Temper Trap, Amy Macdonald, Goldfrapp, Shed Seven, Newton Faulkner, La Roux, Skunk Anansie, Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding, Paloma Faith, Plan B, Sugababes, and Pixie Lott also confirmed with more acts still to be announced.
Tickets go on sale at 9am tomorrow morning so be sure to get in there quick. A list of official ticket outlets is available here. Festival officials are warning that there are a large amount of scam websites out there and also recommending that festival goers do not use secondary ticket sellers to avoid disappointment.
Poker PR has attended V Festival for many years and if this year’s event can come anywhere close to last year’s sun kissed event then we are in for a real treat.
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