TAG: Red Bull Music Academy

May21

Giorgio Moroder’s First U.S. DJ Set (Brooklyn, NY) (Review)



Today marks the release of Daft Punk's highly anticipated album, "Random Access Memories" and last night, I had the honor and privilege to witness one of the collaborators from the album. With the help of the Red Bull Music Academy, Hansjörg Moroder, better known as Giorgio, the Italian disco icon, made his first DJ appearance in the United States yesterday at Output in Brooklyn, NY.If you have never heard of Giorgio, he's the man responsible for convincing Donna Summer ...
May04

RBMA Takes Over The Bunker in Brooklyn – TONIGHT (Video)

Tonight’s special edition of The Bunker is a collaborative effort between Red Bull Music Academy and Bryan Kasenic aka Spinoza; a unified effort in showing off some of the newest and greatest talents in underground electronic music today. The lineup is nothing short of amazing; with Modern Love’s Andy Stott still feeding us with welcome vibes from his stunner of an album, Luxury Problems, all the way to the legend that is AtomTM. RBMA participants Objekt (our current URB podcast contributor) and 100% Silk maven Octo Octa will support as well in an event that’s sure to be remembered in NYC underground lore. Advanced tickets are SOLD OUT, but there will be tickets at the door, and early arrivals would be the wise move here. Check out Objekt and Andy Stott’s Boiler Room sets down below after the jump. Happy hunting.

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Jan30

Red Bull Music Academy presents H∆SHTAG$ #01 Mini-Documentary Series (Video)

Red Bull Music Academy has launched a weekly mini-documentary series entitled, H∆SHTAG$.  The first episode in the series, entitled ‘Don’t Call It #Alt-R&B’, features interviews with Miguel, How To Dress Well (formerly one half of The Weeknd),  Jeremy ‘Zodiac’ Rose, Rochelle Jordan, and BadBadNotGood.

The series looks at the ‘current renaissance of contemporary R&B’ in light of the current ‘always-on’ age and asks the questions — ‘what happens when the Internet comes of age’ and what happens to the generation of musicians and artists that have grown up with it.  H∆SHTAG$ engages the viewer into a conversation that takes its topics from URL to IRL and all points around and in between.  

Red Bull Music Academy as a whole has helped to shed light to some of the best music content in …

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Oct31

Red Bull Music Academy presents: Flying Lotus ‘Layer3′ Behind The Scenes Video. (Video)

Having born witness to Flying Lotus’ as a fan during his run through the Bay Area (and suggesting that you too catch the show yourselves, it is our pleasure to present to you guys (via The Red Bull Music Academy) a behind the scenes look/mini-documentary showing the work, technology, and ideas that were pushed between FlyLo and visual artists Strangeloop and Timeboy.

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Oct25

RBMA Presents: Four Tet, Jamie xx and Floating Points – Tomorrow in Brooklyn (MP3)

Red Bull Music Academy brings forth another epic event to the forefront of New York City; this time taking over the formerly-abandoned grounds at Autumn Bowl. Not only have they picked an intriguing spot, but the lineup is nothing short of brilliant: with support coming from Eglo badman Floating Points and the headline set being shared by the likes of Jamie xx (no need to reference where he’s from) and living legend of the land, Four Tet. This exclusive event is also free to the public, and will take place in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The address is up above and capacity is extremely, so get there early and enjoy. Check out some landmark tunes from the artists after the jump.

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