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Lessthan3: @ BPM Festival 2013

Betty — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:01:02 +0000

The BPM Festival–actually, the BPM Experience. No combination of words can begin to describe the beauty, the feeling, the vibe of the Riviera Maya during those magical January days. Alas, we here at LessThan3 are in the business of describing, and so we’ll do our very best to both satisfy the appetites of festival veterans and entice the uninitiated to join us in 2014.

UGroove TV: Seth Troxler Interviews Art Department at BPM

Betty — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:08:11 +0000

Seth Troxler and Art Department caught up with UGroove TV talking about their favorite moments of BPM 2013, the Social Experiment mix (out now on No. 19 Records) and more.

Watch on Pulse Radio.

Mixmag: Snapped at BPM Festival

Betty — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:54:04 +0000

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DJ Mag Canada: BPM Festival 2013 In Review

Betty — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:50:51 +0000

Well well well, yet another breathtaking edition of the ever so popular BPM Festival has come and gone. Ten days of beaches packed with sexy people and groovy beats that keep you moving early into the mornings is an easy sell for anyone looking to escape the day to day and let loose in the tropics. This pinnacle of the dance music’s underground community has been attracting more and more people every year and this January proved even more growth throughout the loyal BPM following. With more than 60 thousand fans from around the planet gathered in Playa Del Carmen, the flurry of day and night parties were consistently flooded by music lovers with a keen ear for real dance music. With a staggering amount of parties to choose from we could only attend so many, here is a review of our time at the BPM Festival.

Mixmag: BPM: PLAYING IN THE PLAYA

Betty — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:14:54 +0000

A cluster of Canadians sit in the scorching Mexican heat, reclining on deckchairs with their toes playing in the white sands of Playa Del Carmen’s beach, drinking beer. They order a round of tequila. Another round naturally follows. With the sun on their face and booze pumping in their blood stream, they make a decision that will change their life. Playa Del Carmen, they agree, would make a perfect location for a dance music festival.

A year later, in 2008, Phil Pulitano and Craig Pettigrew found themselves directing the first ever BPM Festival, bringing in five headliners and some local DJ talent to play across four venues in the area. They were proved right.

Beatport: The 20 most-anticipated dance-music festivals of 2013

Betty — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:06:01 +0000

Sure it’s just February, but with festival-announcement season in full swing, it’s high time we took a look at the most promising dance-music gatherings of the year ahead. Whether it’s been going for 20 years, like Barcelona’s venerable Sónar Festival, or if it’s a relative newcomer to the scene, like Playa Del Carmen’s BPM Fest, if it rocks, it’s got our attention—and hopefully yours, too. Read on for a killer list of must-attend parties this year.

Richie Hawtin Debuts Native Instrument’s Traktor DJ iPad App at The BPM Festival!

Betty — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:24:15 +0000

Richie Hawtin debuted Native Instrument’s brand new Traktor DJ iPad App at The BPM Festival!

Check out the video below and read what Beatport and Dubspot had to say about this revolutionary technology.

Night Out Toyko: The BPM Festival (in Japanese)

Betty — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:13:27 +0000

Resident Advisor: The BPM Festival In Pictures

Betty — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:09:59 +0000

Partying on a Mexican beach? RA’s Grego O’Halloran reports back from what’s rapidly becoming an essential stop on the global festival circuit.

It’s fair to say that the BPM Festival has carved a niche for itself as the place to be at the start of each clubbing year. Much like WMC, ADE, the event has become a meeting point for the industry and clubbers alike. With the start date of BPM’s sixth edition shifted forward to January 4th from its traditional straddling of New Year’s Eve, the ten-day program featured a bumper roll-call of dance music’s biggest artists and brands.

Magnetic Mag: Watch Magnetic Chats With Art Department At BPM Festival 2013—“It’s My Favorite Festival Hands Down”

Betty — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:51:56 +0000

First up is the dynamic duo Art Department, aka Jonny White and Kenny Glasgow. These two are rarely in the same place at the same time, living on opposite ends of the world and all, so we’re especially grateful for this one.

“It’s My Favorite Festival Hands Down…” -Jonny White