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As we drive towards the Lincoln Tunnel between New Jersey and New York City, John Digweedhttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif explains that New York is Sashahttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif and Digweed’s home turf.

“We’ve never played at Webster Hall before, but tonight it should be busy,” he said.

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written by Industry Boy

Five minutes before Sashahttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif and John Digweedhttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif were due to come on stage at the Fillmore in Philadelphia last night Sasha was striding around backstage looking slightly nervous. “The weather is really shitty, and that might have kept some people away,” he said.

The Fillmore wasn’t busy yet admittedly, and outside it was dribbling London style.

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Dance music award winner Christopher Lawrencehttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif is to launch a radio show on the online radio station, Digitally Imported.

He’ll join Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Above & Beyond and Markus Schulz, who also broadcast shows on Digitally Imported Radio.

Christopher’s new monthly show, ‘Rush Hour’ first airs on Tuesday 8th April and will feature the best in underground trance, progressive, psytrance and techno, with guest mixes from undiscovered talents as well as some of the world’s top artists.

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written by Ellie

On Friday March 21st, it was time for yet another Magic!, Argentina’s longest running uplifting techno and proggy psy trance night.

Now in its seventh year, Magic! is nowhere near losing its momentum of being a top night out if you’re looking for energetic sounds.

Taking place in the specially decorated Niceto Club of Buenos Aires, it’s a highly recommended night if you’re into the UK trance vibe. Today’s invitee: Isreali freak psy rock n roll trance outfit Analog Pussyhttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif live, flown in from Berlin, the city that never sleeps.

Heavily inspired by UK trance nights such as Escape Of Samsara, the famous Brixton club night held in the Fridge for many years, it comes as no surprise that DJ Oberon, one of the residents at Magic!, is actually one of the ex key players of the London club trance all-nighter which was - after its resurrection - going strong until last year on the other side of the hemisphere.

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Pete Tong’s Fast Trax online TV show is one of the best dance music shows about, and Beatportal features every episode.

On Tong’s show every week there’s a part dedicated to unknown producers called Bedroom Bedlam, in which Pete features tracks that have been sent to him by up and coming producers.

Usually the tracks are top notch, but apart from an airing on Tong’s show, they rarely see the light of day.

But now, being the ambassador of dance that he is, Pete Tonghttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif has helped create a new record label for the Bedroom Bedlamers which will be used as an outlet for the amateur releases.

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written by Terry Church

Despite the claim that trance music is dead, 11 of the International Dance Music Awards were picked up by the genre at the WMC.

Among the winners were Paul van Dykhttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif - who won three awards for his records ‘Let Go’ and ‘White Lies’, Armin van Buuren - who won Best European DJ and Best Radio Mix Show DJ, and DJ Tiestohttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif - who picked up awards for Best Global DJ and Best Full Length DJ Mix CD for his ‘In Search of Sunrise Vol. 6’ compilation.

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written by Ellie

The greatest indicator of the success of a party is the look on the faces of the attendees at the end of the night. If they’re happy than it was a success.

When the lights came on at 2am in Boston’s The Estate club last night, the whole club was smiling. For the first night of the Sashahttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif and John Digweedhttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif 2008 spring tour, it was a major success.

Especially considering the way their Delta Heavy tour started in 2002.

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written by Industry Boy

written by Industry Boy

Neil Feineman is a veteran journalist from Los Angeles. He accompanied Sashahttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif and John Digweedhttp://www.beatportal.com/images/site/misc/wiki_box_a.gif on their Delta Heavy tour of 2002, and as the crew are setting up for tonight’s party at The Estate in Boston he walks into the venue, his big bushy grey afro bouncing off his warm, experienced face.

He’s currently writing a book on Sasha & Digweed, a book that he started during the duo’s first tour of America.

I ask him what to expect from three weeks of being on the road with the DJs.

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written by Industry Boy