Now that the summer is officially in full swing, the 2010 edition of Electric Zoo is right around the corner and ready to provide the Big Apple with another dose of musical mayhem.  The 26 acres of lush greenery and stunning water views of Randall’s Island Park provide the backdrop for New York’s premier destination for electronic music over Labor Day weekend, September 4^th & 5^th, 2010.  With each passing day, not only does anticipation grow but the already massive collection of DJs, producers, and live acts scheduled to perform gets bigger, better and more diverse.

Well all the videos from the Electric Zoo Festival are now up, including David Guetta, James Holden, Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz and, Kaskade so again definitely check them out @ our VIDEOS SECTION. Also we’ve snapped up some random pictures in Long Island City, Greenpoint and Manhattan and those you can check out in our PICTURES SECTION.

But truth be told Kaskade has been at it since 2001, his first top 10 track was “Steppin Out”. He has since been part of projects such as Late Nite Alumni, which track “Empty Streets”, which has even become the theme for the commercial of the Toyota iQ. One of his newest singles is called “Everything”, but one of my favorites from Kaskade is his 2008 track….

Armin Van Buuren, I don’t think I have to give a big lesson on this man. Winning awards as a producer and a DJ, including the 2007 and 2008 DJmag #1 DJ(took #2 in ‘06 and has been top 5 since 2002). His discography includes tracks he’s done with Tiesto (“Wonder Where You Are?“), under the name “Major League”, to tracks with Ferry Corsten (“Exhale”), under the name “System F” to his new tracks like “Fine Without You” off his new album “Imagine”.

Up next we have Deadmau5. I don’t think I’ve seen a DJ/Producer hated on more than him since DJ Aligator. From his beef with Marcus Schossow,who created a project along with Maor Levi and DJ Eco named “Deadrat6″(Deadmau5 later released a track under the name “Marcus Fatsow”, a blow at Marcus’ size) ..to his views on “DJ’s”, and I quote “with all due respect to the DJ type that will fucking go the way of the dinosaur, I’d like them to dis-a-fucking-pear! It’s so middle man, they’re like fucking lawyers! You need them, but they’re fucking cunt”. Other then these minor incidents the man has brought forth quality music, from his Juno Award winning track with Billy Newton Davis, called “All U Ever Want”, to his track “I Remember” with Kaskade and his Grammy nominated remix of Morgan Page’s “The Longest Road”.

Up third in today’s spotlight is Benny Benassi. Benny has accomplished alot since coming in the dance scene including a Grammy for his remix of Public Enemy’s “Bring The Noise” , also correct me if I’am wrong,but I believe he made that distorted bass sound cool. One of my favorite’s from Benny Benassi is “Rocket In The Sky”..please,please..dont ask me why. But lets not joke ourselves, we all know what he’s most famous for….

For those not aware, Electric Zoo is a outdoor NYC event that will bring together over 50 artists to perform in Randall’s Island Park this Labor Day Weekend. For more information check out the homepage for the event @ www.electriczoofestival.com

Hello world, we’ve gathered here today to reveal this weeks tune of the week. As per your votes, our winner is Empire Of The Sun – Walking In A Dream(Kaskade Mix). The track received 34% of the votes, and while the track is a hit, their track cover is embarrassing. Coming in number 2, with 22% of the votes, is Dakota’s new track “Johnny The Fox”. You might know Dakota a little better by his other alias… Markus Schulz.

With the third position this week(18%), is the new track “Seven Weeks” by Sean Tyas. This is Sean Tyas’ third release this year, the other being “Melbourne” and his track with Simon Patterson called “For The Most Part”. With 16% of the votes comes Ummet Ozcan’s remix of Ronald Van Gelderen’s “Backstabberzz”, while DJ Observers and Daniel Heatcliffs “Fake Call” took in 10%.

Hope you enjoy this weeks tracks and keep the votes coming! Remember you can subscribe to our YouTube Channel and listen to all the great music there! And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter.

Finally! Made Event is bringing in a massive electronic music festival into New York City be prepared people. This September you will see the biggest names in all electronic genres taking stage in New York’s famous Randall’s Island Park. The 2 day event is called “Electric Zoo” and will take place during the Labor Day Weekend( September 5th and 6th).

How massive will this event be you ask? How about over 20 of the worlds biggest DJ’s. Every one from Armin Van Buuren to Ferry Corsten to Deadmau5 to Markus Schulz to New York’s own Frankie Knuckles, Roger Sanchez and, Danny Tenaglia. Hopefully this event can turn into an answer to all of Europe’s/Ibiza’s great events. Learn more about the event through their website www.electriczoofestival.com.
Here is the full lineup for now:

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th
Armin van Buuren
Deadmau5
Benny Benassi
Danny Tenaglia
Roger Sanchez
Luciano
Robbie Rivera
Marco Carola
Chus & Ceballos
Kaskade
Paco Osuna
Chris Lake
Speedy J
Martin Buttrich

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th
David Guetta
Ferry Corsten
Richie Hawtin
Markus Schulz
Special Disco Version featuring
James Murphy & Pat Mahoney
(LCD Soundsystem/DFA)
Frankie Knuckles
Steve Bug
Josh Gabriel
James Holden
Audion
Menno De Jong