He was stage-diving at raves before it was cool. Or safe. He’s blasted tracks around the globe and September 8 straight to your dome! Ladies and gents, let’s give it up for DJ Delirium! Here’s a little more from the man to make sure you’re in Brooklyn September 8th to hear him throw down…
Are you from Jersey?
I’m from Jersey. I am soooo influenced by my geographical location that I wrote a track about it.
How’d you get your name?
I was looking through the dictionary one day and I stumbled across the word Delirium. I was not quite sure of the meaning and after reading it I immediately felt that this was the perfect artist name for me and my Hardcore productions.
Delirium appears at Hard Electronic Sept. 8, 2017
What are you giving the crowd?
I am trying to get the dance floor in a frenzy! The more energy. the better!! =] I like to play tracks that are hard but still have a party vibe. I play many different styles of Hardcore & Hard Dance Music: Old School Techno, Early Rave, Happy Hardcore, Hardcore, Dutch Freestyle, Subgroud. My tempo ranges between 130 BPM – 200 BPM. I like to scratch a lot and do tricks to give the crowd a little more energy. I really spend a lot of time trying to find tracks that I think are going to really get the dance floor going!
What moment do you cherish the most so far in your career?
I have been producing and releasing underground music for 26 years and already performed on some major events like Dominator, Thunderdome, Mysteryland, Defqon.1, EDC – Vegas, Ground Zero, played all over the USA, Holland, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Russia, Canada, and even Hungary.
BUT, one of my biggest moments of my career was performing at my first Thunderdome event in Leeuwarden, Holland on April 20th, 1996.This was my first performance to a crowd of 20,000 people and I really rocked the house! People still talk about my set and my performance that night! It went so well that I decided to do a stage drive at the end of my performance. Unfortunately, the stage dive did not turn out too good and the people were in shock and did not even try to catch me!
What specifically are you planning to give to the audience at Hard Electronic?
I will be filled with positive energy and many new tracks! One special surprise is a brand new remix from Tommyknocker of DJ Delirium & Buzz Fuzz – Immortality! I also plan to play some new stuff from my label with Satronica & John Bas, Kontaminated Recordings. Which, by the way, please help support our brand and label!
The hardcore poet is back again gracing the interwebs of THD. About to jump the stage at Hard Electronic this weekend, we figured we’d get a little more info about what’s driving the man behind the mic…
So for new readers, let’s cover the basics…
I live in NYC, which influenced my music as I was able to get a lot of help from artists like Lenny Dee and The Horrorist early in my career. I think in NYC you have the ability to be very experimental in your approach – and this is probably also an influence.
What’s the story behind your DJ Name?
It was just my original Instant Messenger name 🙂 I think I thought it sounded like a combination of satan and electronica. I have no idea why I chose that but could never think of anything that sounded better when I decided to focus on an electronic music project.
Who or what events were responsible for making the Satronica we know today?
Mom making me take piano lessons. Being in junior high and high school band. Being in a high school punk band. Being in a college math rock band. Meeting Alex Chesler in college – the brother of the Horrorist and starting to work on electronic music with him in a project called Acrosome.
What’s the crux of your musical message now?
Obviously politics but more and more these days the ability to escape from the never ending barrage of hate and stupidity we see on the news every day.
What moment do you cherish the most so far in your career?
First time playing at Dominator. Putting out my first vinyl release on Industrial Strength. Playing at the legendary CBGB’s where I was on same stage as Ramones, Dictators, Wayne County, Blondie, and countless other legendary and not so legendary acts that had played there before.
Satronica appears at Hard Electronic Sept. 8 and 9, 2017
What specifically are you planning to give to the audience at Hard Electronic?
Lots of new hard tracks from my label with Delirium – Kontaminated Recordings. Tracks from new project called Doom Mekanik coming out soon on Hard Electronic. Lots of my vocal tracks! 😊
What is something you really want to tell the public that we might not have asked about?
The Hard Data rocks – so happy someone is taking an interest in and writing about this scene.
Thanks Matt, we’ll bribe you with some Musicoin for saying nice things about us after the party this week! 😀
Just when you thought Hurricane Harvey was calming down, a torrential downpour of HARD ELECTRONIC is on its way to the USA’s major metropolitan areas, and the East and West Coasts now brace for impact. If you like your beats tough, distorted and relentless, then September 8, 2017 you need to be in Brooklyn, NY and September 9, 2017 you better fly, drive or swim to Los Angeles, CA because shows with this much sonic boom don’t happen very often in the USA. Here are the respective Facebook Event pages:
Noize Suppressor hits the coasts Sept. 8 & 9, 2017
Headlining both nights is Italy’s number 1 party animal, Noize Suppressor. You might remember him from his knockout performances at Trauma Live, Fresh’s Hardstyle Arena, or EDCLV. Well, he’s back to burn and score a few points for Dogfight Hardcore, so get some comfy sneakers because you’re going to be jumping and pumping. The other headliner is a new face to America, Malke, bringing his brand of Brazilian hard electronic audio skills to raise the East and West Coast’s respective water level of sonic appreciation to tidal wave levels. Another Industrial Strength score for forward-thinking audio dissemination and keeping them, as always, ahead of the future’s curve.
But that’s only the tip of the icebergs heading at breakneck speed to slam into the coasts. The New York show features Delta 9 aka Dave Delta, Lenny Dee, Satronica, Delirium, John Bas, MC Mastachief , Ontal (from Serbia) and Gxnnxr. The Los Angeles chaos will be co-hosted by Rave ‘til Dawn and will put the old and new guard of hardcore techno into a full-on crash collision of the generations as Lenny Dee, Satronica, Demigod, Fiend, Inyoung, Deadly Buda, Sonik and J’Sin are going to party like it’s 1999 and remind everyone why Los Angeles is the decades-long, number one spot for hardcore techno in the USA.
As the week goes on, we will be profiling many of the artists playing at both events at The Hard Data. But to start off, we are going to focus briefly on the main drivers of both parties, Industrial Strength Records and Kontaminated Recordings, and their head honchos, Lenny Dee, Satronica, and DJ Delirium.
Lenny Dee:
Lenny Dee appears at Hard Electronic Sept. 8 and 9, 2017
Producer / DJ / Label Owner Lenny Dee is one of NYC’s earliest techno and house pioneers. He attacked Europe with the then new sound of Techno and in 1991 launched Industrial Strength Records – the first electronic ‘Hardcore’ label in the world that’s included music from Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Laurent Garnier, Manu Le Malin, Angerfist, Corrosion of Conformity, Daft Punk, Neophyte, Unexist, DOA, The Sickest Squad, Nasenbluten, The Mover, Mescalinum United, Rob Gee, Deadly Buda, Delta 9, Satronica, Delirium, Demigod, Ron D Core, Inyoung and many more.
Lenny has also written and produced hundreds of tracks on labels such as 4th floor, Warner Bros, Strictly Rhythm, R&S, Music Man, Atlantic Records, Arista, XL Recordings, Gigilo, Rotterdam Records, ID &T and Stay Up Forever.
Lenny was the 1st Hardcore DJ to appear on the ‘DJ Mag – Top 100’ and was previously named Number 1 ‘Hard DJ’ by Mixmag, was twice awarded the accolade of Best Worldwide Techno DJ by the Scottish Dance Music Awards & Frontpage Magazine.
Satronica appears at Hard Electronic Sept. 8 and 9, 2017
Along with DJ Delirium, Satronica, aka Satroniq, is forging a new sound for the hard electronic masses via Kontaminated Recordings. He began producing music, playing live and DJ’ing in the mid 90’s as part of the Things to Come Crew in NYC. Soon he found his own style of aggressive and distorted industrial hardcore techno woven with rage-laden vocal elements. This sound found a home, of course, at Industiral Strength Records, most famously with his smash hit “F*ck the System.”
He has performed at some of the largest events in Canada, The United States, South America, and Europe spinning and performing a brutal mix of dark and deranged selections. These events include parties such as Dominator, Q-Base, Masters of Hardcore, Coloursfest, WestFest, Kinetik Festival, PRSPCT XL, and E-Mission.
His tracks have also appeared on many major hardcore and techno compilations from some of the best known and loved labels in the world such as Industrial Strength, Thunderdome, ACArdipane, Neophyte Records, Rotterdam Records, ID&T, Masters of Hardcore and Traxtorm.
His latest collaborations with Noize Suppressor, Unexist, Art of Fighters, and Crypsis show his commitment to the core and constant pursuit of innovation.
Kontaminated co-conspirator is none other than old school vet DJ Delirium. Ever since the early 90’s, DJ Delirium has been a forefront leader in the Hardcore Techno scene. He has appeared countless times at some of the worlds largest events like Thunderdome, Mysteryland, Defqon.1, Dominator, In Qontrol, Raving Nightmare, Ground Zero, EDC – Vegas, Earthquake and many more. Delirium has also had tracks featured on some of the worlds most legendary hardcore compilations CD’s including Thunderdome, Always Hardcore, Masters Of Hardcore and Resident E.
To date, DJ Delirium has released over 300 slammin’ tracks with some of the most recognized companies in Hardcore Techno including ID&T, Industrial Strength, Traxtorm, Masters of Hardcore, MegaRave, and many more. DJ Delirium’s got studio skills and has proven that with his top quality productions. Anyone who’s ever seen DJ Delirium perform knows about his smooth mixing and tight scratching.
Ok folks so this is your first warning shot about the big events coming in just days. Save your pennies, get some good night sleep and make sure you have enough quarters for your laundry come Sunday because you are going to sweat!
Каждый раз, когда микс “Rock the Blockchain” (автор диджей Deadly Buda) проигрывается на платформе Musicoin.org, 15 отдельных музыкальных треков в жанре электронной танцевальной музыки, а также их авторы, в течение нескольких секунд автоматически получают оплату.
Этот микс был завершен в 2:00 13 августа 2017 года, когда Deadly Buda выполнил интеграцию 19 “смарт-контрактов” на блокчейне Musicoin и приложил их к своему диджейскому миксу. “В целом, это кардинальная перемена для любого музыкального жанра, в котором участвует диджей: EDM, Disco, House и Hip-Hop,” – сказал DJ Deadly Buda.
С тех пор, как формат диджейских миксов обрел популярность в 1970-е, он до сих пор пребывает в полулегальном состоянии. Поскольку записанный микс является непрерывным сочетанием нескольких отдельных песен или «треков», он требует многочисленных разрешений, документов и лицензий, чтобы стать юридически совместимым. К тому времени, когда необходимые документы готовы, аудитория обычно рассматривает музыку в миксе устаревшей, поскольку в моду уже вошло новое звучание. Следовательно, большинство диджеев на протяжении десятилетий не удосуживались получать разрешения и выпускали миксы «незаконно» на кассетах, компакт-дисках, а теперь на платформах Soundcloud и Youtube. Как правило, основные авторы в этих миксах не получают денег за свою музыку и часто даже не упоминаются в титрах. По этой причине диджеи часто не предоставляют плейлисты, чтобы избежать контроля, ограничений по времени, отсутствия надлежащей маркировки на танцевальных записях или, в худшем случае, хотят все внимание привлечь только к своей персоне.
Как ни странно, танцевальные продюсеры делают свою музыку специально, чтобы на ее основе можно было делать миксы, и призывают популярных диджеев использовать свои песни. Диджейские миксы, зачастую технически незаконные, являются основным каналом рекламы для небольших сцен танцевальной музыки или талантливых исполнителей. Итак, в течение последних нескольких десятилетий музыкальная индустрия вообще не применяла свои авторские права на диджейские миксы, хотя и могла это всегда сделать . Следовательно, диджеи, опасаясь потенциального обвинения, редко могут публиковать свои миксы для большой аудитории или получать гораздо больший доход, чем стоимость записей или Mp3, использованных в миксе. Кумулятивный эффект этой полулегальности заключается в том, что диджейские миксы по-прежнему считаются «андеграундом», хотя аудитория слушателей танцевальной музыки очень хорошо их принимает.
“Чем больше я узнавал о технологии блокчейна, тем отчетливее я понимал, что проблемы с законностью диджейских миксов близки к тому, чтобы уйти в прошлое,” – утверждает DJ Deadly Buda, – все разрешения, документы и платежи могут быть выполнены мгновенно.”
Технология блокчейна – это, в общем виде, распределенная база данных, поддерживаемая несколькими компьютерами. Самый популярный в мире блокчейн – Биткоин, он вдохновил другие блокчейны нацелиться на конкретные сферы мировой экономики. Musicoin, как следует из названия, ориентирован на музыку, музыкантов и поклонников. Когда пользователь воспроизводит песню на musicoin.org, исполнитель песни получает один Musicoin (стоит около 0,01-0,02 доллара США), и это происходит за считанные секунды.
Система блокчейна Musicoin позволяет музыканту загружать песню и прикладывать так называемый «смарт-контракт», который может распределять платежи нескольким сторонам, если это необходимо. Например, смарт-контракт можно запрограммировать так, чтобы каждый раз, когда играется песня, барабанщик, певец, гитарист и басист в группе получали раздельную оплату.
«Когда я понял, что каждая песня в системе Musicoin имеет свой собственный платежный адрес, я вспомнил множество знакомых музыкантов, делающих отличную музыку, которая подходит для загрузки. Затем я попросил разрешения использовать их музыку в моем миксе, – сказал Deadly Buda. – После встречи с некоторыми из музыкантов было решено использовать следующую формулу: 40% дохода от микширования поступает диджею, а 60% равномерно распределяются между песнями в миксе. Диджей проводит много времени, просеивая кучу музыки, чтобы найти драгоценные камни, которые затем он или она играет для публики, поэтому я хотел одновременно учесть эти трудозатраты и расходы, в то же время оставив достаточно места для каждой песни, чтобы она могла заработать деньги ».
Новая парадигма создания и оплаты диджейских миксов теперь официально существует благодаря DJ Deadly Buda и Musicoin, “но предстоит еще много работы, – говорит Deadly Buda. – В самом ближайшем будущем, вероятно, появится только одно поле для ввода данных, которое сможет использовать музыкант и которое даст всем участникам системы право на микширование их музыки, поскольку она будет оплачиваться через смарт-контракт. Как только это произойдет, систему уже невозможно будет остановить, она принесет огромную пользу как существующей музыкальной индустрии, так и новым музыкантам.”
The system that makes this possible was made public at about 2:00 AM, on August 13, 2017, when Deadly Buda finalized the integration of 19 “smart contracts” on the Musicoin blockchain and attached them to his DJ mix on Musicoin.org. “This will completely change the dance music landscape,” said DJ Deadly Buda, “it’s a
development on par with the introduction of the 12” single or the crossfader. It will change the way we do things creatively and the listener will be the winner.”
The DJ mix contains 15 EDM tracks of various genres, hard electronic, dubstep, hardstyle, hard bass, jungle, drum and bass, hardcore techno, shamancore, tekno, and ambient, by artists Counterstrike, Satroniq & DJ Delirium, Teknoaidi, Subterranean, Cap, M27, Harhor, and Deadly Buda.
The DJ mix format was popularized in the 1970’s and since then has existed in a quasi-legal state. A recorded DJ mix is a continuous blend of several separate songs or “tracks”. To be traditionally legally compliant, this requires numerous permissions, paperwork, and licenses. By the time the paperwork is done, the audience generally considers the music in the mix old, and has moved on to the latest sound in fashion. Consequently, most DJs over the decades haven’t bothered to get the permissions, and have released the mixes “illegally” on cassettes, CDs, and now, SoundCloud and YouTube. Generally, the artists in these mixes aren’t receiving any compensation for their music and oftentimes aren’t even credited as part of the mix. Many DJs don’t supply playlists due to avoiding scrutiny, time constraints, lack of proper labeling on dance records, or at worst, just wanting all the attention for themselves.
Ironically, dance music producers make their music specifically so that it can be mixed by DJs, and clamor for popular DJs to use their songs. DJ mixes, though often technically illegal, are the main channel of publicity for smaller dance music scenes or up-and-coming talent. So for the last few decades, the music industry has generally not enforced their copyrights against DJ mixes while retaining their right to do so. Consequently, the DJs, still fearing potential incrimination, can rarely publicize their mixes on a grand scale or derive much more income than money they spent purchasing the records or Mp3s used in the mix. The cumulative effect of this quasi-legality has been that DJ mixes are still considered “underground” even though it is the audience’s preferred manner of listening to dance music.
“The more I understood blockchain technology, the more I realized that the legal problems with the DJ mix were about to be a thing of the past,” stated DJ Deadly Buda. “All the permissions, paperwork, and payments could be done in an instant.”
Blockchain technology is basically a decentralized ledger system maintained by multiple computers. The most popular blockchain in the world is Bitcoin, and it has inspired other blockchains to target specific areas of the world economy. Musicoin, as the name suggests, is geared towards music, musicians, and fans. When a user plays a song on musicoin.org the artist of the song gets paid one Musicoin (currently worth about $0.01-0.04 USD)—usually in a matter of seconds. This is significantly higher than average artists get paid per play on Spotify or iTunes.
Furthermore, the Musicoin blockchain system allows an artist to upload a song and attach what is called a “smart contract” that can distribute payments to multiple parties if needed. For example, the smart contract could be programmed so that every time the song is played, the drummer, singer, guitarist, and bassist in a band all split the payment.
“When I realized every song on the Musicoin system had its own payment address, I got as many people I knew that made great music to upload. Then, I asked their permission if I could use their music in my mix,” revealed Deadly Buda. After conferring with some of the artists, realizing they were helping to establish a new paradigm, the following formula was decided: 40% of the mix revenue goes to the DJ, and the remaining 60% is split evenly between each of the songs in the mix. “A DJ spends a lot of time sifting through a lot of bad music to find the gems he or she plays for the public, so I wanted to honor that time and money expenditure while at the same time leaving a fair amount of room for each song to make money as well.”
A new paradigm for how DJ mixes can be made and monetized is now officially live thanks to DJ Deadly Buda and Musicoin, but there is still work to be done says Deadly Buda, “In the very near future, there will probably be just a checkbox an artist can use that gives anyone on the system the right to mix their music so long as they get paid via a smart contract. As soon as that happens, the system will be unstoppable and will benefit the established music industry and new artists alike.”
