Five vikings ready to give you more EDM content.

Our electronic music blog and podcast has been around for six months! Here’s the best of Innotune until now.

Top 5 most read:

1. Dj Mag Top 100 backstage
   A video to cheer you up, posted by Håkon Lofthus.
2. When you put things into perspective
   Marcus Schossow wrote about his everyday life as a travelling DJ. An interesting read for any aspiring producer or DJ.
3. 5 great iPhone apps for music production and inspiration
   Quick reviews of five apps you should own to boost your musical creativity whilst on the move. Written by Endal.
4. What is podcasting?
   This is our view of the phenomenon podcasting. Written by Endal right after we had to shut down the MP3 feed of our podcast.
5. OHM 64 – Yet another MIDI spaceship?
   The first thoughts of Marcus Schossow after trying the OHM 64 MIDI controller.

Our own picks:

• Originality and superstardom
  Ville Lope wants more originality in EDM.
• The evolution of the lazy DJ
  DJ math – the numbers behind modern DJ-ing. A funny read from Thomas Sagstad.
• Are you a DJ or a controllerist?
  Computer DJ-ing is pretty much like controllerism, writes Endal. Or is it?
• Top 7 acoustic covers of electronic music
  Håkon Lofthus has found great acoustic remakes of legendary EDM.
• PLUR – Peace, love, unity and respect
  Thomas Sagstad reminds us about the PLUR of dance music.

The podcast episodes:
Our six audio episodes has all featured tracks we believe you should check out. Plus DJ mixes by Marcus Schossow, Mark Knight, Way Out West, Ville Lope, Thomas Sagstad and AN21.

Thank you for your support. We look forward to serving you more EDM buzz in the future.

Another month of electronic fjord music is over. Let’s have a look at the October content highlights from our five edm Vikings.

We kicked off with a funny video in which Woody Van Eyden showed us a pretty neat dj act. Since then we’ve showed you analog synth porn, a sneak peak of new music from Sami Saari and Heikki L and 5 iPhone apps for music production.

The second podcast episode was launched in the middle of the month, with Toolroom head Mark Knight in the mix. We also started the Toolroom Knights competition, which still is open.

The most enriching post and discussion of October was Originality and superstardom in the EDM scene written by Ville Lope. Get in there and write your opinion about the subject.

At the end of the month DJ Mag published the long awaited Top 100 dj list of 2009. Innotune resident Marcus Schossow was one of the new entries. Håkon Lofthus wrote about all the new kids on the block.

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Mark Knight has mixed the second half of this Innotune podcast episode.

New progressive, downtempo, house, breaks and trance, as well as an exclusive mix by Toolroom superstar Mark Knight.

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Enjoy another hour with EDM handpicked by the Innotune crew.

Also: Try your luck by entering the Toolroom Knights competition. It’s easy, and you may win a signed Toolroom Knights compilation mixed by Funkagenda.

First half: Various EDM mixed and presented by Endal
01. Stretch Silvester Feat PJ Higgins – Faith (Faze Action Remix) – Rebirth
02. Serge Devant vs Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun – CDR
03. Koen Groeneveld – Microburst – Toolroom
04. Stefano Noferini – Burundi (Original Vibes Mix) – Deeperfect
05. Perpetual feat Tiff Lacey – Restless (MoodFreak Remix) – Enhanced
06. JPL – Summer Skin – In Trance We Trust
07. Way Out West – Survival – Hope Recordings
08. Hot Toddy – Late Night Boogie – Seamless Recordings
09. Beat Assassins – Put Em Up (NAPT Remix) – Mofo Recordings
10. BreakHeadz – Turn Limiter Off (Quadrat Beat Remix) – Subtribe Records

Second half: Guest mix by Mark Knight
11. Richard Dinsdale  – Boom Boom (D-Unity Mix) – Toolroom Trax
12. Mark Mendes & Alex Kenji – That Sax Track – Toolroom Trax
13. D-Unity – Shaman (Peter Bailey Mix) – CDR
14. Funkagenda – Zomg – Toolroom Trax
15. Mark Knight & D.Ramirez V Underworld – Downpipe -  Toolroom Records

Podcast 002 – With guest Mark Knight by innotune

The five bloggers at Innotune.net.

Time to sum up the first month of Innotune.

The most read blog post of September was the funny one about Armin vs Tiesto at Dj Mag Top 100 2008. But we had other neat treats as well. Marcus wrote about the life on the road as a dj, and helped us put things in perspective. Thomas Sagstad reminded us about the PLUR of dance music.

We’ve got a really good discussion going on after Ville Lope wrote about the rise of superstar producers. Get in there and share your opinion!

This month has also given us blog posts about touchscreen dj’ing, the MIDI controllers Ohm 64, Vestax VCM 600 and Akai APC 40, edm vs hiphop, album reviews and of course the first Innotune podcast episode in which Marcus Schossow did the mix in the end.

It’s been a fantastic first month. Thank you for the kind feedback we’ve recieved! Support us by spreading the word and adding Innotune at Facebook and Twitter.

Marcus Schossow has mixed the second half of this first Innotune podcast episode.

Over one hour with fresh edm for your listening pleasure. Download the first ever Innotune podcast episode!

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Listen with Mixcloud
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The show contains a nice blend of Drum’n'Bass, House, Minimal, Trance and Chillout. The 30 minute mix in the end is done by Innotune member Marcus Schossow.

Please let us know what you think by commenting this post. Since this is the first episode, we deeply appreciate feedback.

Tracklist:
01. The Quemists feat Devlin Love – S.W.A.G (Interface Remix) – Ninja Tune
02. Shab Ruffcut – Becky – Dandy Kid Records
03. Aliya Moore vs Doomwork – First Vibe – Neurotraxx Deluxe
04. Doomwork feat Valentine – Groovin – Neurotraxx Deluxe
05. DISTAFF & Nico Cano – Moskito (Inkfish Remix) – SK Supreme Records
06. Karol XVII & MB Valence – Shamless – Seamless Recordings
07. Deck Jagger – Gay Clubs Are Better – Wildchild
08. Ville Lope – Sun Will Follow You (Marko Kantola Remix) – Subtraxx
09. Mike Shiver vs Matias Lehtola – Captured (Joonas Hahmo Remix) – Captured
10. Ayleon – Glory Silence (Breaks Mix) – Subtraxx
11. Thomas Sagstad – Loka (Chillout mix) – Global Underground

12. Dj mix: Marcus Schossow

Podcast 001 – Starring Marcus Schossow by innotune

It’s quite simple. Electronic music needs more juice. More stories. More entertainment. More of that viking touch. That’s what we’ll bring you. We got a team of well known djs & producers as well as some you won’t be able to miss out on in the future. And we’re all on a mission: Bringing you the best up to date electronic music, the best stories from the industry and breaking news.

And who is most fit to bring you this? Well, we’ve put together a Scandinavian A-Team to make sure we’ll cover all corners of the EDM:

Øyvind Strand Endal – Funky house and chillout addict & Professional journalist from Norway. The podcast editor.

Håkon Lofthus – Also known as Hawk. Melodic EDM junkie & online marketing professional from Norway. The website editor.

Marcus Schössow – EDM’s new wonderboy & a social media viking from Sweden.

Ville Lope – Aspiring prog trance producer & dj from Finland with lots of label connections.

Thomas Sagstad – Global Underground’s new favorite pet from Norway.

All these people combined makes a powerful team of bloggers and podcast contributors. News from the inside – brought to people on the outside.

So subscribe to our monthly podcast, and check back on these sites to get your daily injection of EDM news, reviews, tips & tricks and more!

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