OUT OF THE SHADOWS - MISTER RIVAS AND FRIENDS TECHNO PODCAST

Welcome back to another Universal Rhythm Session. In this episode we welcome Nova27 label boss John Spinosa with a wicked tech house / house mix recorded live at TBA Williamsburg New York. Enjoy! 

John Spinosa is one of Long Island’s most accomplished DJs. But his talents have not been confined to New York: this DJ virtuoso has spun everywhere from the ADE Festival in Amsterdam to Miami’s infamous Downtown mega club, Nocturnal, and has rocked crowds of thousands with his creative and diverse sets. John picked up his first set of turntables at the age of 16, and has been addicted to DJing ever since. A true enthusiast of sound, he studies all styles of music and keeps up on the latest tunes you haven’t heard of yet in order to maintain his key ingredient: versatility. Spinosa has also spun for a wide range of artists including Underpressure, Wayne Williams, and DJ Skribble, and is a favorite with high-end clients like Victoria’s Secret, Guess and David Barton Gym.

Collaborating with “La Razon” of Colombian group Underpressure with the alias “Plain & Simple”, John produced a track for Pete “Drago” Sell of “The Ultimate Fighter 4”. He also has releases under his tech side project alias “Domitus”, and the collaboration monikers “Portal” & “Seven Cat Blue”. You can find his work on labels such as Black Hole Recordings [UK], LW Recordings [UK], Southside Recordings [Sweden], Undergroovy Productions [France], Slanted Black Records [USA], Nothing But [UK], Royal Advisor Records [USA], and his own label, Nova27 Records [New York, USA]. Subscribe to John Spinosa’s podcast via iTunes where he has been found on numerous occasions floating in the top 100 downloaded worldwide!

For more on John Spinosa make sure to check out his

Facebook page at www.facebook.com/johnspinosa

Soundcloud at www.soundcloud.com/johnspinosa

Beatport at www.beatport.com/artist/john-spinosa/156218

Podcast at www.spinosa.podomatic.com

Traxsource at www.traxsource.com/artist/135582/john-spinosa

Also search John Spinosa via amazon.com and junodownload.com

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Hope you all enjoy this one...

Realizm is back with nothing but energy in this one! Check this out!

FOR MORE INFO ON DJ REALIZM CHECK OUT HIS FACEBOOK AT

WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/DANNY.RODRIGUEZ.5817

WWW.EMBERRADIOLIVE.COM

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DJ Premo is back with another bangin underground session! Enjoy!

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For more on DJ Premo make sure to check out his Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/deejay.premo

Maria Dark is back with a Dark Industry session! Enjoy!

For more on Maria Dark make sure to check out her Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/mariasdark or via soundcloud at http://soundcloud.com/maria_dark. Find her tracks here at Beatport.com at http://www.beatport.com/artist/maria-dark/142032

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Chriss Vargas is back with another session! Enjoy!

For more on Chriss Vargas make sure to check out his Facebook page at www.facebook.com/chriss.vargas or check out his website atwww.chrissvargas.com or via Twitter @chrissvargas

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Welcome back to another Universal Rhythm Session. In this episode we welcome John Bon from Staten Island. Check out this better late than ever August 2013 mix. More info on John Bon coming soon...

For more on John Bon make sure to check out his Facebook page at www.facebook.com/djjonbon

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Welcome back to another Universal Rhythm Session. In this episode we welcome Ricardo Diiaz. Born in Lisbon, Portugal he developed a taste for electronic music at the early age of 16 while attending various garage parties. It was at these gatherings that Ricardo's interest was sparked for the art of DJing. Thanks to some close friends he began to develop his mixing skills and mastering the Technics 1200. Since that time Ricardo hasn't stopped and its only getting better. His sets feature various genre's of that underground sound from House, Deep House, Tech House, Techno and more. So we hope you enjoy this special treat as we will be posting more of Ricardo's mixes in the coming months. Enjoy! 

For more on Ricardo Diiaz make sure to check out the links below. As always don't forget to hit us up with your comments and/ or questions regarding the show or the artists featured. Reach us via Facebook at www.facebook.com/johnrivasmusic or follow us on Instagram @johnrivasmusic or via Twitter @djmentor

Facebook: www.facebook.com/DjRicardoDiaz

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/riiciarddiiaz

Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/artist/ricardo-diiaz/197500

Welcome back! The return of Kevin Kristiano bring us this latest tech house mix thats sure to please. Enjoy!

Angelo Scalici’s career began as an open format DJ in 2005, performing in various night clubs through-out the Tri-State Area, originating from New York City. Scalici’s interest for music was realized with his production of “mashups” and remixes that were made available via niche sites. Little did he know his interest for “House” music, would lead him in becoming what he is today. Attending various nightclubs
and venues inspired Angelo in applying certain concepts to his style. With performances in venues such
as “Pacha” in New York City and “The Lady Silvia” in Las Vegas, it is no question that his passion depends on “Big Room” sounds including sub-genres known as Deep, Tech & Soulful House.

Producing was always a “hobby” in Scalici’s world until he released his first official original recording in 2010 under Flava Music Records. “La Mosca” became a hit single which would lead to the syndication of
Scalici’s career, placing his recordings under various sites such as Beatport, Trackitdown, iTunes, & many more. Since his first hit, he has recorded several other tracks along with his personal favorite “Rock This Drum” which was released in 2012 for Miami Music Week, also featured during the Winter Music
Conference and heard in various countries such as the U.S., Italy and Spain. His work has also been featured on various Artist Charts, Record Pools & radio stations.

Mentioned earlier was Angelo’s affiliation under Flava Music Records, in which he places a distinctive rank throughout it’s Beatport Label Chart, hitting at #1. Along with that, he has released records under High Sound Music Label located in Italy/Germany. In September 2012, Scalici founded ProMode
Records. Currently he is working on it’s first release that will be called the “Damsalon EP”, containing both an “Original Ibiza Sunset” & “Miami Rave” mix. Today, Angelo Scalici continues his career as one of
the world’s most well known DJ & Music Producer.

For more on Angelo make sure to follow him via Facebook at www.facebook.com/ascalici and via Soundcloud at www.soundcloud.com/scaliciofficial

Welcome back to another episode of Universal Rhythm Sessions. This week we bring you a local up and coming talent, Danny Boak. Danny got his start at the age of 15 in 1998 promoting local teen night parties and djing around Staten Island. He played at venus such as Eclipse, Atlantis and Cylo. Ambition was strong and kept him wanting more so he started working for a company called No-ID which at the time was hosting various events at some of NYC's legendary venus such as Soundfactory, Exit, Limelight and the Tunnel. He continued promoting and paying his dues after a few years he started promoting and djing events at Pacha NYC in the Bassment, Deko and Club Abyss, NJ. The hard work was beginning to pay off and was asked to come and dj/ host the Mirf room at NYC's District36. Since the closing of D36 he has been focusing his time and energy in the studio and will be starting a new residency in April 2013 with his new team Wolfpack. We hope you enjoy this underground tech house mix Danny sent URS and stay tuned for more on this up and coming talent. 

For more on Danny Boak make sure to check out the links below. As always don't forget to hit us up with comments and/ or questions about the show or the artists featured. Reach us via Facebook at www.facebook.com/johnrivasmusic or follow us on Instagram @johnrivasmusic or via Twitter @djmentor

Facebook: www.facebook.com/danny.boak

Welcome back to another Universal Rhythm Session. This week we feature an up and coming local NY favorite. He has been rockin quite a few afterhours spots throughout the tri-state for the past year or so and is making some serious waves with his deep dark underground afterhours sound. Give it up for Hector House! Enjoy

For more on Hector House make sure to check out his pages at the links below for upcoming gigs, new mixes and more. As always don't forget to hit us up with comments and/or questions about the show or the artists featured. Reach us via Facebook at www.facebook.com/johnrivasmusic or follow us on Instagram @johnrivasmusic or via Twitter @djmentor

Facebook: www.facebook.com/hector.house.5

Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/hector-house

Welcome back to another Universal Rhythm Session. This week we welcome...

ADAM FREEMER. DJ. Producer. Sound Engineer. Not many can claim to be truly successful on "both sides of the mixer", but besides being a world renown dj and producer, Adam has worked on and engineered some of the world's finest nightclub sound systems. His skills are often requested in the studio by other producers wanting to tap into his 15+ years of music production and Pro Tools experience. Adam's maintained consistent support from some of dance music's heaviest hitters such as Danny Tenaglia, John Digweed & Victor Calderone to name just a few. After filling in for Danny Tenaglia at his now infamous “Be Yourself” party at Vinyl, New York and playing at New York staple clubs such as Twilo, Limelight and Sound Factory over 10 years ago, Adam has gone on to tour the world several times over as a dj. 

With a production career that now spans two decades, Adam’s first major release, H2O, was released on TWISTED records back in 2002. H2O featured house legend Alan T. providing the vocal snippet to this club stomping first effort which received support from some of dance music’s biggest names of the time such as Anthony Pappa, DJ Vibe, and Tom “Superchumbo” Stephan. Adam has since gone on to release many chart topping singles including Underground Baby! which achieved top 5 download status on Beatport. On the remix front, with multiple Billboard charted remixes under his belt including two #1 Billboard remixes of the legendary Yoko Ono and a long list of remixes by respected names such as DJ Chus, Cevin Fisher, D-Formation and Mistress Barbara, Adam has solidified his standing as a respected dance music producer and re-mixer. In 2008 Adam started his own label, Mecha Recordings and besides releasing his own work, the label has released remixes and singles from artists such as Lance DeSardi, D-Formation, DJ Simi and D-Unity.

Across North America, from Stereo, Montreal, Ruby Skye, San Francisco and staple clubs in New York, Miami and his home town of Philadelphia, Adam has been touring as a dj for over 10 years. On a global level, the list is even longer from all over South America to Europe and throughout Asia where he recently visited Womb, Tokyo. Adam continues to evolve as a dj incorporating new sounds into his sets which have their roots in techno, house and soulful deep grooves. With a full-length remix album about to released this Summer on TWISTED and many other remix and original projects in progress, Adam’s touring schedule is about to become busier then ever.

As a sound engineer, Adam's knowledge spans from engineering tracks in the studio to engineering top notch nightclub audio systems. In recent years Adam’s been designing and engineering sound systems around the world and has helped create a resurgence in nightlife in his home town of Philadelphia by bringing quality nightclub audio to the city as never before. He’s currently working on his own nightclub project which will take prominence as the premier nightclub & sound system in Philadelphia and also be one of the best nightclub sound systems in North America. 

We hope you enjoy this mix Adam sent us and remember to hit us up with comments and/or questions about the show or the artists featured. We can be reached via Facebook at www.facecook.com/johnrivasmusic or follow us on Instagram @johnrivasmusic or via Twitter @djmentor

Facbook: http://www.facebook.com/adam.freemer

Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/AdamFreemer

Mixcloud: http://mixcloud.com/atf014

Website: http://www.adamfreemer.com/

General contact for bookings and business related: management@mecha-entertainment.com 

David Lara is a man that has been making major waves in the house scene since his breakthrough at the beginning of 2006. Bursting onto the scene with a bang, David has carved out quite a reputation in this period of time and this looks set to grow and grow. Releases for Steve Lawler’s Viva imprint kicked things off, followed by releases with Coyu’s much talked about Suara, and the highly successful Neurotraxx in Italy as well as remixes for artists such as Victor Calderone, Chus & Ceballos, D-Formation and lots of more.

In 2011 David is one of the producers that is helping re-invent the house sound, and as such his tracks are getting support from all the major players right now. Steve Lawler, Luciano, Carl Cox, MANDY, Loco Dice, Ricardo Villalobos, Tiefschwarz, Matthias Tanzmann and many more are all fans of David’s work, so its not hard to see why people are already talking about him as a present and future star.

Born and raised in Madrid, David’s obsession with house music started at a young age after discovering the music of Danny Tenaglia, Todd Terry & Laurent Garnier, something he still regards as a major influence on his sound to this day. Djing in Spain from a young age would inevitably lead to production for someone of David’s ability. At the age of 25 he took his first steps in the production world. However rather than rush things he knew he needed to hone his talents. Several years of hard work later and he is starting to bear the fruits of this work, and starting to show the world that he means business!

With over 10 years experience behind the decks, its not hard to see why David’s reputation as DJ, which was outstanding in Spain before his productions broke through, have now skyrocketed in the last 2 years. Already djing in some of the worlds most famous clubs such as Space, Amnesia and Pacha in Ibiza, Ministry Of Sound London, Zouk Singapore, Central Station Moscow, Amagama in Ukraine, Sinners in Bulgaria and many many more. Hope you all enjoy this mix David sent over and remember to hit us up with comments and/or questions about the show or the artists featured. We can be reached via Facebook at www.facebook.com/johnrivasmusic or follow us on Instagram @johnrivasmusic or via Twitter @djmentor

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/djdavidlara

Bookings: info@djdavidlara.com

Music:
http://www.soundcloud.com/djdavidlara

Demos & Promos:
info@djdavidlara.com

Welcome back to another Universal Rhythm Session. This week we welcome NYC favorite Eddie Cumana. Eddie has over 20 years of experience in the music business as a sound engineer, record label executive (KULT Records), song-writer, professional DJ and producer. Eddie's sound is thunderous, progressive and driving!

Today, Eddie keeps creating the hottest music that is being broadcasted on radio mix-shows and spinning internationally on dance floors alike. He also goes by other monikers like his ultra known mainstream moniker Dynamix to the more underground Sonikflirt. Eddie is behind a lot of big club anthems, most notably he co-wrote and produced the underground smash by LULA and ALAN T entitled "There Is Only One", Sweet Sensation's "My Body" & Dynamix's "Dont Want Another man".

Today, Eddie has hundreds of well-established releases to his name, having executed official remixes for top artists under his Dynamix moniker such as Pink, Toni Braxton, Cindy Lauper, Natasha Bedingfield, ect.. [just to mention a few!]. He has also created original productions for artists such as Cissy Houston, The Sweet Inspirations, Lula, Alan T, Sweet Sensation and more while spinning internationally and running the world-famed KULT Records label. Throughout the years Eddie has also had the pleasure of being billed along-side the talents of UMEK, DJ Vibe, Ivano Bellini, Saeed Younan and many more plus he’s played at all top night clubs such as Womb Tokyo, Stereo Montreal, The End London and many other clubs/cities around the World. Eddie has risen to the top through his hard work, passionate dedication and regenerating himself as an artist, producer, song-writer, DJ and a Top label executive. We hope you enjoy this mix Eddie sent to us

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For more on Eddie Cumana make sure to check him out at...

Facebook: www.facebook.com/eddiecumana

Twitter: www.twitter.com/eddiecumana

DJ Bookings: djs@fuelbookings.com

Make sure to check out the KULT Records internet show live Thursday nights at 8:00pm(EST) 

Tune-In: www.KULT.fm

Happy New Year Everyone! I just want to thank everyone for supporting the Universal Rhythm Sessions podcast. I want to extend a big thank you to all the amazing artists featured on URS. I hope to bring you some more talented artists in this 2013 year. I started the show in hopes to bring people an outlet where they can go and find the latest mixes by some of the friends that I have made throughout the years in the industry as well as new artists I meet along the way. So far we have had an amazing response since we started the show back in June 2012 and have managed to surpass 40 thousand downloads to date. So I hope 2013 will keep bringing us some more amazing music and mixes to share with everyone. Thanks again - Mentor

Hope you enjoy this little mix I put together over the weekend. Enjoy!

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Welcome back to Universal Rhythm Sessions. We close off the year with a special treat by one of NYC's favorites, Simon Heyliger! Straight out of Brooklyn, New York, Simon Heyliger is walking in the footsteps of some of the most recognized DJ's out today; who have all had an impact on his style. He was partying at Club Exit, a New York City Super Club in the late 90's, watching 3,000 people dancing and having the time of their lives when Simon realized his dream of touring the world and becoming an internationally known Disc Jockey. He wanted to be the one to provide this therapeutic enjoyment to the masses through dance music. And with that in mind, DJ Simon Heyliger was born. His unique style of spinning consists of electronic music genres such as House, Tech House and Techno. He is constantly inspired by legendary New York City disc jockey, Danny Tenaglia.

Simon has spun at Pacha NYC, Cielo, District 36, Webster Hall, and Sullivan Room just to name a few. He has been hand selected to DJ at the Winter Music Conference in Miami & has been asked to play at Sunday School presented by Made Event for the 2nd year in row. Some world renowned DJ's/Producers he’s played along with are Adam Beyer, Gary Beck, Hermanez, Nick Curly, Sharam, The Martinez Brothers, Victor Calderone and many more.

Simon has plans to stay focused on creating his own productions this year. This Brooklyn breakout star is definitely one to keep your eye on. He is already garnering a local following and soon music lovers worldwide will be introduced to this class act. So we want to welcome Simon Heyliger to the Universal Rhythm Sessions collection with this special mix he did for us. Enjoy the ride.

For more on Simon Heyliger make sure to check him out at...

Facebook: www.facebook.com/simon.heyliger

Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/SimonHeyliger

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