Posted Wednesday, May 25, 2011 by dj Smiley Mike . Filed under: Events
Spirit Base has become the largest psychedelic trance festival in Austria since its inception in 2007. More than 5,000 visitors from all over Europe came in 2010. After eight years in a quarry in the south of Vienna, Spirit Base moves to a forest near Ernstbrunn where a Stone Age village was built for a TV production. The main floor, this year will be designed by several decoration teams, and there will be some visual surprises. Projections of Sikanda, 3D Visuals, UV decorations and special laser shows from Germany and Austria will transform the forest into a fantasy landscape. More than 100 international DJs and live acts from 20 countries are booked. The focus of the line-up is again on Progressive Trance, but Full-on, Dark-Psy, Oldschool and spacey Ambient are not be forgotten. In addition to the main floor there is a big chillout tent, as well as a third dance floor, which alternates in tempo with the main floor.
Most artists come from Israel, Germany, Austria and several European countries, but also from some South American countries. Among the world-famous live acts and DJs are:
Also, the local elite of DJs and Trance producers will be given a lot of space. A 40-meter chillout tent is hosted by Vienna’s Psy-DJ Gobayashi and his Astral Zone.
VJ Sikanda is famous for its gigantic projections that show the cultures of the world on all available surfaces. The “Funny Astronaut” and his team have been known for years for the light magic in Viennese clubs and on the Austrian Paradise Festival that takes place again later in July this year. Austria’s best decorative Psytrance artist Calaquendi and several artist teams will again provide huge and bright paintings and three-dimensional masterpieces of art. Fire shows, fireworks and performances round off the comprehensive offer.
Posted Saturday, May 21, 2011 by dj Smiley Mike . Filed under: Events
With summer fast approaching, there seems to be lots of chatter about which music festivals people are going to. If I had the chance to go to any electronic music festival in 2011, my choice would be the 2011 O.Z.O.R.A. Festival in Hungary. This psychedelic tribal gathering has first took place in 1999 when 30 thousand people gathered to celebrate a total Sun eclipse in the area: the famous Solipse.
If you are lucky enough to join the tribe and visit the OZORA Psychedelic Trance Festival this year, please send me some photos and a few words about your experience. I would love to share them here!
Posted Friday, January 21, 2011 by dj Smiley Mike . Filed under: EDM | Events
This week Trancendance will be giving away 2 pairs of VIP tickets to rising star and Black Hole Recordings artist Steve Kaetzel at Shine Nightclub on Friday January 28, 2011, brought to you by Elite One Productions and PH1. Whether he’s remixing some of the world’s top producers or treading new ground in live performance, Steve Kaetzel is quickly rising through the ranks in the electronic dance music community. With a steady stream of releases on the legendary Black Hole Recordings and a growing catalog of remixes including the likes of Moonbeam and Zoo Brazil, DJs and clubgoers around the globe are taking swift notice of this multitalented artist.
To win the tickets you need to be listening live to Trancendance during our Sunday Jan 23rd broadcast, from 10pm – Midnight. In Vancouver, you can tune in at CiTR 101.9fm or you can tune in on-line.
Posted Thursday, October 28, 2010 by dj Smiley Mike . Filed under: Events
When I heard Mad Maxx was coming in from Spain to play a live set of full on psytrance in Vancouver this Hallowe’en, I couldn’t wait! In the last few months I’ve rediscovered my psytrance roots, and really been loving some of the new stuff. Mad Maxx stood out as one of my favorites and I’ve featured his tracks most notably on my Journey to Here episode. (I thought I had featured him more, but am a bit excited to see that I haven’t overplayed his tracks. Maybe I’ll feature him in the Hallowe’en podcast.)
Anyways, Mad Maxx is actually Max Peterson who was born in San Diago but spent time living in France and Mexico before moving to Spain where he is currently based. In 2000, Max teamed up with Samy Guediche (CPU) and Nicolas Oesch (Mekkanikka) to create a group called Biodegradable. After the success of their album, Phaser, Max joined up with Davina Elmosnino and created the Trance Project formerly known as Sirius Isness.
Don’t miss tomorrow’s show at 23 West in Vancouver! Event info is on the Facebook Event page. You can find a little more about Mad Maxx on the Mad Maxx MySpace page. And watch for more Mad Maxx on Trancendance very soon!
Posted Friday, September 17, 2010 by dj Smiley Mike . Filed under: Events
The Amsterdam Dance Event is the world’s leading international conference and festival for electronic music, and is excited to announce a record breaking line up for 2010 with 165 DJs and electronic live acts taking place at 44 different clubs and stages around Amsterdam. Taking place from October 20 to 23, 2010 the Amsterdam Dance Event expects 2.500 conference delegates and 100.000 festival visitors from all around the world to descend on the city of Amsterdam during the four-day event.
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