Well, the RV team is back from Miami, and we had an incredible time! Absolutely amazing! We’ve got loads of video and photos for you to check out!
The first video I want to share here is an interview we got with Mike Weiss, the founder of Nervous Records. Check it out!
Michael Weiss at the Winter Music Conference | Resonant Vibes from Resonant Vibes.
It’s almost time for me to go to bed, but I thought I should write a quick post talking about the launch of the new site.
Firstly, I want to say thanks to all our developers, designers, and people behind the scenes have done a great job getting the site live in time for todays launch!
They spent all night in the office migrating the site from our test server onto our main resonantvibes.com domain, and it wasn’t without some major problems.
As a result of the hiccups, I want to remind the people using the site that this is a real public beta, and we’re a work in progress. We’ll be updating the site regularly, so what you see today isn’t the final thing. We’ll be adding more features and fixing bugs like crazy over the coming weeks so stick with us, and check back often as frequent improvements will be posted.
We hope you like the new direction we’re taking the site, and we need you to be a part of it. So don’t be shy, login or register and upload your mixes and tracks to the network today!
Here are a few pictures from our first (hectic) day of exhibiting at WMC, showing off the new rv!
A beautiful day at the Maimi Beach Resort & Spa
Nothing beats a well branded promo vehicle.
Ed Ultimate uploads a track to the rv network.
Nick James Hahn from Hallucination (and his girlfriend) poses for rv.
The guys from DJStore.com come to the rv booth to get a tour of the new site.
Another WMC attendee comes to the rv booth to check out the new site.
Marea Stamper, (Managing Director), GrooveMedia Group poses for rv.
So, it’s about 2:15 am, Sunday morning and I’m still sorting through the last few things I need to get together for the trip to Miami – I have to be up at about 6.30 to get leave for the airport at 7, but there’s still time for one quick blog post!
I’m sipping on a Founders “Double Trouble” IPA, which is going down rather well, getting me in the mood for the next week of over indugence. I’m a big fans of hoppy-beers, and this one is really good. I think I’ll make a point of trying to write each of my daily WMC blog posts with a quality beer for company, and I’ll let you know what I’m drinking as it’s going down.
Anyway, for people that read this blog, you’re probably up-to-date with what RV will be doing in Miami over the following week. Although I’m sure there will be many more things that happen that aren’t planned, I have a nice addition to the RV Itinerary to announce.
RV will be also in attendence at the Get Wreckless party, on Thursday 3/26. The event is being held at the Chelsea Hotel, at 9th/Washington. It’s a FREE party with a really good underground techno line up. Marc Asken (Leftroom Recordings) and Kyle Geiger (Drumcode) are headlining, with a bunch of other up-and-coming DJs in support.
The Leeeeky Tikki cruise is also on Thursday between 3-8pm, so we plan to do all the pre- and post-cruise partying at the Chelsea as it goes from 12pm-12a. You should definitely come along and introduce yourself, as we’re handing out store credits, and other goodies too.
OK, time to get packed, and try to catch a few hours of shut-eye before the madness starts!
I’ve already written several posts about RV’s plans for this year’s Winter Music Conference in Miami, but I figured I’d write one more quick recap here.
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The Conference – On Tuesday (the 24th) and Wednesday (the 25th), we will have a booth at the Miami Beach Resort & Spa’s conference area. At our booth, we’ll be handing out promotional items, conducting video interviews, and personally signing people up to join the new RV 2.0 community.
Leeeeky Tikki Boat Party – On Thursday, from 3:00pm to 8:00pm, we’ll be doing it up with Lee Burridge on the Leeeeky Tikki Boat Party. This is going to be epic!
Scandal – On Thursday night, from 11:00pm to 5:00am, we’ll be dropping by the Proton Radio and frisky Radio Scandal party. The lineup for this one is incredible – top-qulity progressive talent!
Cecille & Oslo Records Showcase – On Saturday we’ll co-presenting the Cecille & Oslo Records Showcase. This party has received Massive Support and promises to be one of the best events we’ve ever done.
All through next week, you can expect us to be blogging and giving you up-to-the-moment information, video, and photos for our trip.
We’re super excited, and we hope to see you down there!
Eddie B
A couple days ago, I wrote a post to let everybody know that RV 1.0 was going bye-bye. I’m following up with this post because RV 2.0 is almost here!
Our new site will launch next Tuesday, March 24th. Until now, we’ve been somewhat cryptic when talking about it. We haven’t gone into much detail about the new features and sections, so I figured I’d take the time to do it here.
Let’s Start with the New Shop!
The first thing I should discuss is the new RV shop. Simply put, our new shop is going to blow our last shop away! For starters, we’re adding hundreds of new high-quality labels.
Our new shop will also have a radically improved search functionality. In RV 1.0, our search box only returned results that exactly matched your search term. The search feature on RV 2.0 is much smarter and faster!
In our new shop, we will also sell releases, in addition to individual tracks. You’ll finally be able to check out each EP that is on our site, and you’ll be able to browse through our full catalog more efficiently by browing through releases rather than just tracks.
We’re also going to offer WAV files in our new shop! Not all of the content will be available in WAV format from day one, but we will quickly reach a point where the vast majority of our new releases are available in WAV and MP3 format. Oh yeah, I should also mention that we’re going to be selling our WAV tracks for $1.50 each. Frankly, we don’t see any reason to charge more than that.
RV 2.0 will also allow you to save your billing information in a super secure place (with authorize.net). With RV 1.0, you had to enter your credit card information everytime you made a purchase; those days are over. By allowing you to save your billing information, we’re making things more convenient. We’re also protecting that information by not storing it on our server. We have good security checks in place, but they’re not as good as authorize.net’s. They have tremendous resources allocated to security, and they service some of the biggest companies online. Bottom line: you get convenience and security!
There are some other really cool features in our new shop, but they’re applicable to our whole new site, so I’ll discuss them below.
Now onto the New Network Section
So here’s where things start to get even more interesting…RV 2.0 will have an entirely new network section. In this section, DJs and producers will be able to upload their own mixes and tracks so that the entire Resonant Vibes community can download them for free! Why are we building this network? …because we think it’s a win-win situation. DJs and Producers win because they have a forum in which to promote their music; fans win because there’s a place for them to download quality music for free…and nobody has to worry about losing time with Megaupload, YouSendIt, or those other sorts of file sharing services. You’ll be able to upload and download your tunes in a clean, easy-to-use space.
To take things a step further, we’re going to reward the DJs and producers who are uploading quality content. If your track or mix gets the highest rating for a given period of time – more on ratings below – we’re going to show some recognition for your talent! We’ll sign your track to our own RV Digital Recordings label and put it in our store. Or, in the case of a mix, we’ll write a blog post about you as a DJ to let our whole community know who you are. Winning tracks and mixes will also earn you credits in our store.
I must say we’re super excited about this network. We know how many DJs and producers are out there with serious skills that are not getting the recognition they deserve, and it’s going to be really cool to help them get attention. On the flip side, we know how cool it will be to be able to download massive amounts of quality free electronic music. We’re fans too; we listen to electronic music all day everyday…hell, I’m going to be getting lots of new tunes off the network myself!
The "My RV" Section
RV 2.0 will have a section called "My RV." This is where you’ll be able to manage your uploads and the information in your public profile page. This is also where you will access your order history, billing information, etc. Eventually, we’ll use this section to learn all of your tastes and preferences so you won’t have to find the music you like; it will find you.
Our Blog and Featured DJs Section
Obviously, you already know about our blog if you’re reading this. You may have also noticed that’s it’s improving. We now have a search box for the blog that allows you to search quickly through all of the posts. I should mention that you can also expect the quality and quantity of our posts to increase. For the RV 2.0 website, we’ll be inviting new industry figures to write with us. We’ll also have access to interviews with top DJs and artists.
RV 2.0 is going to have a Featured DJs section that will work much like the Meet the DJs section in RV 1.0. Basically, we’ll be highlighting/featuring talented DJs from around the world. At some point, we’ll probably start featuring the DJs who have the highest rated mixes.
Other Exciting New Features
There are loads of other innovative, exciting features in RV 2.0 that I haven’t mentioned yet because they’re not specific to any particular section of the site.
The first sitewide feature that we’re excited about is ratings. That’s right, you’ll be able to give a thumbs up or thumbs down rating to any track, release, or sample pack in our shop. You’ll also be able to rate any track or mix in network. The idea is simple here. We think you’ll benefit greatly from knowing what material the RV community thinks is good or bad. This will help you make more informed purchase decisions, and it will make your searches for music in the network more efficient.
Another sitewide feature in RV 2.0 will be comments. You’ll be able to comment on all items in our store and network. The idea here is similar to the idea behind having ratings. We think the more information you have about a piece of music, the better off you’ll be.
I should also mention the intriguing feature of karma that RV 2.0 will have. Basically, there will be ways for you to increase your credibility in the RV community. While musical tastes are certainly subjective, we recognize that some people are more plugged into the scene than others. If you’re someone who’s been DJ-ing and producing on a professional level for years, we’re going to find that out, and your comments and ratings will carry more weight than a random person who stumbles upon our site.
Another feature that we’re seriously excited about is tagging! On so many occasions, we’ve gotten suggestions from people about providing a more nuanced genre classification scheme. Well, we’ve listened, and I think we’ve taken the feedback to heart. On the RV 2.0 site, all community members will be able to tag tracks, releases, and samples in the store, as well as tracks and mixes in the network. So if you think a track is "twisted progressive tech house," you’ll be able to tag it as such. This is one of the running themes for RV 2.0; we’re putting the power in the hands of our community. All together we know you’re smarter than us! …so we’re not going to tell you what music is good or tell you what genre it’s in, you’ll tell us.
The New Media Player
RV 2.0 is also going to have a new media player. We’ve tried to give you the best of all possible worlds…First off, you’ll be able to preview any item in the network or store right there on the page, without having to launch the new media player. This allows you to have quick and easy access to tracks if that’s what you want. On the other hand, you will also have the option of adding an item to a playlist. This will let you browse from one page to the next – without being stuck on a given page to check out a preview. Then, whenever you’r ready to listen to the previews in your playllist, you’ll be able to launch the new media player, and they’ll load up. You will also have the option of playing those previews in a different media player (e.g. iTunes, Windows Media Player, or whatever) if that’s your preference. Once you’ve loaded a playlist in our new player, you’ll be able to buy the items (if they’re from the store) in one fell swoop. I should also mention that the media player will work for items in the network.
Concluding Thoughts about RV 2.0
Well, there you have it. I’ve touched on some of the RV 2.0 features that have us really excited. The one thing I should also mention – and this may be the most important point in this post – is that RV 2.0 will be a constantly evolving entity! We know it’s not going to be perfect on day one; in fact, we expect it to have a number of bugs and quirks for us to work out. However, we’ve built RV 2.0 on a rock solid infrastructure and foundation that will allow us to constantly adapt and improve it. Moreover, we have an exceptional tech team that will be working around the 24-7 to improve the site and to incorporate your feedback when you share it with us.
We hope you’re as excited about what’s coming as we are!
Eddie B
It’s the weekend, so it’s time for me to share another quality mix. I’ve gotten plenty of enjoyment from this one. It’s Fady Ferraye’s Goosebumped mix – quality progressive tunes here.
For those who don’t know much about Fady, he was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and he’s now based in Amsterdam. He describes his style as diverse and open-minded – a progressive blend of twisted house, atmospheric minimal, and orgasmic techno. He’s played alongside a number of the big boys like Dave Seaman, Sander Kleinenberg, Deep Dish, and others. Fady’s definitely an artist who gets the job done.
"It’s about the music that gives you goosebumps…" – Fady
Enjoy the mix!
Eddie B
Sunday School for Degenerates is being marketed as The 24-Hour Party, and to be fair it’s about true.
There are several very long parties with stellar line-ups at WMC this year; like the 18-hour Toolroom Knights/Viva vs Cadenza party at Space starting on Thursday night, and plenty of other 12- hour ones to choose from.
The fact is that during WMC you can keep the party going for 24-hours a day for about 6 days straight – but you need to bounce from place to place. Whatever way you look at it, the finalé to a very long week is 24- hours of Sunday School, with it’s who’s-who of techno talent and some very frazzled party-goers it’s a bit hard to top.
As their PR machine is moving into high gear I though I’d try and get a few questions answered by Mike Bindra and Laura De Palma from Made Event, with the hope that I might find out something interesting that hasn’t been covered by their press releases.
Firstly, congratulations on your nomination in the Best One-Off Club Night category at the Club World Awards for the 2008 Sunday School For Degenerates party.
Thanks!
Can you give a brief introduction to Made Event please; how did you get started and how long have you been throwing parties? How many years have you been doing events in Miami?
Well, we’ve been together for longer than we’ve been throwing parties together, and we’ve been throwing parties together for almost 8 years! It came out of a club we had in NYC called arc. We did Saturdays there dubbed, “Saturdays are Made at arc”. Our Danny Howells monthly residency was probably the most notorious series to come out of that time. That was when we were doing Danny Howells "Made in Bed" at WMC. Those events were also quite successful.
For me, part of the allure of Sunday School was that it was held at Pawn Shop which has since closed down. Apart from it’s capacity, why did you decide to move it to the Ice Palace given the number of other venues that would have been interested in hosting the event?
Definitely the ‘terrace’ area which is basically a big lawn with gorgeous palm trees was a big deciding factor. And we really like the inside of the warehouse that we are building out because it has an old wood beam ceiling which we know will be great for the sound and will create a warm vibe for the inside portion. Also, we really wanted a venue that wasn’t an existing club, because this allows us more creative freedom. Everything will be tailored to the concept of The 24 hour party, there is a natural progression to the event. We are so excited about the space, that we’re encouraging people to come early to pick up their 24 hour wristband and see the place, because we think once people see it they won’t want to leave!
From what I can tell, The Ice Palace is a film studio that can hold several different stages. Can you tell me a little more about who’s doing the space design and how you plan to theme it? Exactly how many rooms of sound we can expect? What’s the overall capacity of the venue?
We are designing the space, we hope that people have come to realize what Made is about; our main theme is always the best possible sound. For Sunday School, another main theme has been the people, its the end of the week and everyone is there to let loose one last time. It’s one big 24 hour adventure that everyone is in together. It gets crazy, in a good way! 
They’ll be some surprises for sure, we don’t want to give it all away…There is one main room inside for the night portion, there will also be an open air lounge area where people can sit outside to chill during the night. There is some overlap with the inside and outside during the morning hours, and then from noon on the whole party shifts to outside.
The line up looks very tasty so I have to ask if any of the time slots been decided yet? If so can you share them with us? I’m excited about the outdoor terrace area for the daytime, can you spill the beans about who’ll be playing out there?
The set times have just been released!
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10:00pm-11:00pm DJ Connie
11:00pm-12:00am Ryan Crosson (exclusive LIVE set)
12:00am-1:30am Argy
1:30am-3:30am Onur Özer (exclusive)
3:30am-4:30am Martin Buttrich (LIVE)
4:30am-6:00am Adultnapper
6:00am-7:30am Mr C
7:30am-9:00am Martin Landsky
9:00am-10:30am Matthew Dear
10:30am-12:00pm Ida Engberg
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8:30am-10:00am Seth Troxler
10:00am-11:00am Stimming (LIVE)
11:00am-12:30pm Barem
12:30pm-1:30pm Guy Gerber (LIVE)
1:30pm-3:00pm Solomun
3:00pm-4:30pm Steve Bug
4:30pm-6:00pm Joris Voorn (exclusive)
6:00pm-7:30pm Marco Carola
7:30pm-9:00pm Cassy
Made Event has always put on some of the best events at WMC, and had some of the best sound systems thanks to Integral. Being a sound geek are you able to describe what we can expect from Integral this year? Will it come close to the system they designed for Bed three years ago?
Sound is always very important to us because our parties are first and foremost about the music. We strive for sound that is warm, enveloping, and has an impact, yet that is not irritating, or jarring. We are constantly trying to improve what we do, so hopefully the sound will be better than Bed three years ago!
Thanks for taking the time to answer the questions.
You can find out more information about where to get tickets for Sunday School, and the other Made Event by visiting their website at www.madeevent.com
Sam
It’s with strongly mixed emotions that I write this blog post.
On July 5, 2005, we launched the beta version of the Resonant Vibes 1.0 website. We didn’t have a big web development budget; we were just a few resourceful with a drive to share the electronic music experience with the world. Over time, our version 1.0 website changed in certain ways, but pretty much stayed the same under the hood. Well, all that’s about to change tomorrow!
Tomorrow, around 5:00pm or so (Eastern Time), we’re going to take the RV version 1.0 website down to make way for the new, drastically improved RV 2.0. We’ll be offline for a couple days – though we’ll keep our blog live to stay in touch. After that, we’ll resurface with a completely new look and with cool features that nobody else is providing for the electronic music community.
So, while I’ll always have a tender spot for our first site, I must say that I’m really excited about where we’re heading!
I’ll be writing more posts throughout the week to keep you up to speed on things.
Eddie B
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