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Industry Boy joins Swedish DJs Adam Beyer and Joel Mull as they travel across North America for their Drumcode Tour. His live blog runs from October 9th - 12th.

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Video: Adam Beyer and Joel Mull get freaky in L.A.

21 October, 2008 | 6.37PM

Section: Videos Topics: Drumcode Tour
Written by: Industry Boy

Here’s a video of Swedish techno DJ Adam Beyer and his partner in crime Joel Mull getting freaky behind the decks at Compression at Cinespace in Los Angeles.

On Friday the boys tore up Compression with a set of chunky techno grooves and acid tricks.

DJ Tip: How to warm up a dancefloor, by Joel Mull

21 October, 2008 | 6.18AM

Section: Music News Topics: Drumcode Tour, Technology
Written by: Industry Boy

Every DJ dreams of the glory of playing in front of thousands of screaming fans, but often the best opportunities for getting a foot in the door is through warm up sets before headliners.

There are very few DJs who understand the art of warming-up, and indeed, it is an art.

Understanding crowd psychology, human behavioral patterns and timing is just as important as track selection and mixing skills.

Swedish DJ and producer Joel Mull has been warming up the dancefloors for Adam Beyer during their North American Drumcode Tour and he’s impressed us at every set.

We asked Joel to share his knowledge and tips on the art of warming up just for Beatportal users, a skill set that he has learnt through almost 15 years of experience.

Here are his pointers, spoken in the same accent as Mr. Miyagi from Karate Kid.

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Drumcode Tour gets Compressed in Los Angeles

18 October, 2008 | 7.20PM

Section: Music News Topics: Drumcode Tour
Written by: Industry Boy

Adam Beyer and Joel Mull’s Drumcode Tour continued in fine style last night in Los Angeles, a city which has recently become a hot spot for electronic music in North America.

Thanks to the continued hard work of local DJs and promoters Droid, Compression and Droog, techno is thriving in the city and last night’s party was hosted by Compression at Cinespace in Hollywood.

Rob from Compression looks a little weary when we pull up to the front door of the club, with good reason.

“We’ve just done seven parties in five weeks which has been great, but a hell of a lot of work,” he says.

“Usually we only do two parties a month.”

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The endless benefits of Beatport SYNC

17 October, 2008 | 4.31AM

Section: Music News Topics: Drumcode Tour, Technology
Written by: Industry Boy

During the Drumcode Tour, Joel Mull could frequently be seen pulling out his laptop to use Beatport SYNC, the free audio player with DJ functionality that is based on Native Instruments’ Traktor.

For anyone that hasn’t seen it yet, Beatport SYNC has two virtual decks and a simple mixer that you can use to play and mix tracks in your collection - MP3s, WAVs, AIFFs - it plays all audio formats.

Joel Mull was using the software as a way to test out mixes ahead of his sets when he was traveling on planes and hanging around in airports.

Drumcode Tour: Running on fumes in Miami

13 October, 2008 | 12.11PM

Section: Music News Topics: Drumcode Tour
Written by: Industry Boy

Adam Beyer’s leg is shaking at the speed of a wagging dog’s tail. “It’s time to go,” he says, standing up.

At 6’ 6”, this Swedish techno DJ’s desire to remain inconspicuous is futile; from the other side of this small nightclub in Miami, Florida, his trademark shaven head can easily be spotted.

An excited nerdy-looking 20-something comes bounding up with a huge smile on his face.

“Hey Adam! Can I have a photo?” shouts the kid. Adam obliges with a polite smile.

Secretly, I know that all Adam wants to do is sleep, because I feel the same way too.

Video: Adam Beyer’s top tracks

11 October, 2008 | 10.50PM

Section: Videos Topics: DJ Gossip, Drumcode Tour
Written by: Industry Boy

Beatportal forced Swedish techno DJ Adam Beyer to get his laptop out and pick his top tracks of the moment exclusively for you guys.

After going through his upfront inbox, Adam chose four records as his current big tracks, and then he played and dissected each one for us on camera.

Drumcode Tour pushes into the red in Toronto

11 October, 2008 | 4.44PM

Section: Music News Topics: Drumcode Tour
Written by: Industry Boy

“I used to play the drums when I was a kid and I’ve always been fascinated by drums,” said Adam Beyer before last night’s gig at Circa club in Toronto.

“I like loud things. When I was a kid I used to run around hitting things and everywhere I went I tried to make as much noise as possible.

“I was the loudest kid in the classroom; although I have calmed down a lot now.”

But has he? The music was so loud in the DJ booth when Adam started his set at 2am, that for shits and giggles, I downloaded an app from the iPhone’s app store called Decibel Meter.

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Drumcode Tour: Chicken wings and gadgets in Toronto

10 October, 2008 | 7.58PM

Section: Music News Topics: Drumcode Tour
Written by: Industry Boy

“Are you a wings man?” asks Adam Beyer on the plane over from New York to Toronto. Today’s trip is only a 70 minute hop, which in the world of DJ travel, is a cool breeze.

“You know, chicken wings? Whenever I come to the States, I have to get chicken wings. Pizza too. Eating the specialties of a region is part of the fun of traveling,” he says, grinning.

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No shout outs here, love

10 October, 2008 | 5.33PM

Section: Music News Topics: Drumcode Tour
Written by: Industry Boy

Adam Beyer and Joel Mull are universes away from the DJ that played at your school disco – they don’t wear flannel shirts or moustaches – but that didn’t stop a girl last night at Cielo from handing them a napkin in their middle of their set with a scribbled message asking for a shout out for her mate.

Er…sorry love, they don’t do ‘shout outs’.

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Drumcode Tour kicks off with a bang

10 October, 2008 | 2.11AM

Section: Music News Topics: Drumcode Tour
Written by: Industry Boy

The Drumcode Tour hit the ground running tonight in New York City, the first chapter of a North American techno story that’ll run for the next two weeks.

The odds were against Adam Beyer and Joel Mull today, what with the Dow Jones having dropped to its lowest level in three years and it being the biggest Jewish holiday of the year, Yom Kippur. Those two factors could have affected the number of attendees.

Tonight’s venue Cielo, too, ain’t known for hosting banging techno as it’s more of a house music club, but by 1am the driving percussive techno of the Swedish duo, clocked in at around 130 bpms, didn’t scare off Cielo’s well-dressed crowd who are used to things being less frenetic.

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Get Joel Mull's Top 10 Tour Tracks on Beatport

Free Adam Beyer Drumcode Tour download

9 October, 2008 | 9.03AM

Section: Music News Topics: Drumcode Tour
Written by: Beatportal

To celebrate the commencement of Beatportal’s live coverage of Drumcode’s North American tour, Beatport is offering a free download to all registered users.

The wonderfully wonky Paco Osuna remix of Adam Beyer’s ‘Swedish Silver’ is available after the jump as a tasty techno teaser for the tour ahead…

Adam Beyer’s Top 10 chart for Drumcode Tour

8 October, 2008 | 8.29AM

Section: Music News Topics: Drumcode Tour
Written by: Industry Boy

From tomorrow, Beatportal will be joining Swedish techno spinner Adam Beyer and his DJ cohort Joel Mull on their North American tour.

During our live blog, the Drumcode pair will be playing at Cielo in New York, Circa in Toronto and 90 Degrees in Miami and we’ll be there reporting on all the action as it happens at: http://www.beatportal.com/topics/c/drumcode-tour

Ahead of the tour, we asked Adam Beyer to provide his Top 10 DJ chart so that we could have a taster of what to expect during the tour.

Check out Adam Beyer’s Top 10 after the jump!

Drumcode tour: Joel Mull’s DJ chart

7 October, 2008 | 1.44AM

Section: Music News Topics: Drumcode Tour
Written by: Industry Boy

On Thursday, Beatportal will be joining Adam Beyer and Joel Mull on their Drumcode Tour as the Swedish DJs hop across North America to play driving techno and chunky minimal to underground heads.

The boys will be playing at Cielo in New York, Circa in Toronto and 90 Degrees in Miami during our live blog, and we will be flying between gigs which should lead to some interesting blog posts and interview snippets.

Ahead of the tour, we asked Joel Mull to supply his top 10 tracks of the moment, which hopefully gives a clue as to the kind of music he’ll be playing during the tour.

Read on to check out Joel’s top 10 chart.

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Get Joel Mull's Top 10 chart on Beatport

Adam Beyer and Joel Mull tour North America with Drumcode

1 October, 2008 | 3.06PM

Section: Music News Topics: Drumcode Tour
Written by: Beatportal

One of the dons of the Swedish techno scene, influential DJ and producer Adam Beyer, is going on a North American tour with fellow Swedish DJ Joel Mull later this month.

The techno duo will visit six cities in North America, under the banner of Adam Beyer’s record label Drumcode, including New York and San Francisco.

Beatportal’s Industry Boy will join Beyer and Joel Mull for a good chunk of their tour (October 9th - 12th) to blog live from the adrenalin-fueled techno trip.

IB will follow Drumcode’s back-to-back gigs at Cielo in New York, Circa in Toronto and 90 Degress in Miami, and will report on the all the action in between (Beyer calls it “viking styled partying").

Expect in-depth interviews with Beyer and Mull, as well as tech talk and news of hot upfront techno bombs doing the damage for Drumcode.

Click through for Drumcode’s full North American tour schedule and a Beatport Player filled with Drumcode’s top tracks.