Sunsetters 2018

Outdoors, camping, raving, bonfires, pool parties workshops. There's a lot to be said about Sunsetters 2018. However we're not going to focus on the individual activities as those are likely to change as the event evolves. This is about the overall "vibe" of Sunsetters 2018 and what to expect. The team does a great job of making that vibe happen, from the decorations to the parties to the bonfire, every aspect of Sunsetters makes this event feel like a home.

The Bass Factor

If you are a dance music fanatic and have not yet given up on radio, you have likely found yourself flicking through stations saying "shit, next, urgh … news, gaza, basic, mainstream shit, just give me god damn EDM!” at this point you either settle for whatever shit the radio feeds you, or be your own mp3 DJ. But, there are a few gems hidden among the midfield of filth that plagues our airwaves. One such gem is called The Bass Factor. Run on Hott 93 every Friday with DJs Alex The Executioner and Luvglo, the show promises an electrifying and unique experience where any listener can discover their next personal anthem.

Food for an upstart producer's thoughts

If you want to DJ and nothing more then stop reading right now and go DJ, these suggestions are likely not for you. I’m not in any way knocking down DJs, you guys are great but these suggestions are primarily for producers. If you want to make music and make it heard, then by all means proceed, you might just find this interesting. This article looks at the point of view of you as an upstart producer.

5 things NOT to do at LIC

To the Life in Color or LIC for short initiated, we know you feel the excitement remembering last time and just thinking about what’s to come, but to the LIC virgins we’re here to offer you just some advice on how to prepare yourself for one of the wettest parties to hit T&T.

There are a lot of things you do at this event and honestly we really don’t need to tell you how to turn it up if you’re Trinbagonian, it’s kind of in your DNA. More importantly there are some definite “Don’ts” that we think should be brought to your attention, so that you have a most enjoyable night and not end up in a sobbing heap in the lame in the lonely corner. There are even things that you just don’t want to learn from experience … trust us.

#1 DON’T Dress Inappropriately

Funny enough, we always thought this would not have been a problem to us Trinbagonians seeing that we’ve all either experienced J’ouvert first hand or seen the effects of it through friends or family. However we’ve come to the understanding that it’s not that we don’t understand how to dress but that we underestimate the madness that is Life in Color.

Sunset Returns 2015

EDM in Trinidad is coming to recognize December as the month of Sunset Festival. After last year’s Skrillex performance a number of fans were wondering how could the folks at @SunsetFestivalTT possibly top that. Two words Martin Garix. This really did it for the crowd not a one up on lord master Skrillex in our opinion but the crowd would beg to differ. If this year had a theme it would be “bigger” this year everything was turned up to eleven, as we entered what it now jokingly called EDM Park “O2 Park” from first sight you could tell that this was going to be epic.

THE POWER OF THE DANCE SIDE

1 on 1 with BASS YARD'S KHAFARA RUDDER

If you are a follower of the REDM community you may have seen talks of BASS YARD on our Facebook and Twitter pages, or maybe you have just been hearing whispers of this awesome underground movement. To get a little deeper into the subject we tracked down the BASS YARD head honcho Khafra Rudder to find out exactly what thing is all about.

Alias Halloween Party

Off the bat I admit, I went to this event with no intention of writing about it. The Halloween party review was intended to be one of the parties at Zen, Aria or Tzar the following day. However after attending Alias Halloween Cosplay Party I was compelled to write about this phenomenal small event.

Sinner's Sonata

It's one week of chill and thrill
For Rock and EDM blood would spill
In this time we dance and feast
Colored in the guise of ghouls and beasts

A pact made true
We bring to you
The All Hallowed tune
Under, blood moon

Our wicked opera
Of melodic macabre
We invite you to gather
In our Sinner’s Sonata

Our favorite time of year at REDM creeps ever closer. Yes it’s Halloween! Reeking of creativity and bubbling with excitement it's any rocker or ravers ultimate celebration and we’re here to help you get in prime form for your rocking or raving adventure. This is the REDM guide to a Trini Rockin Ravin Halloween.

CDM Free Up - Review

August 8th 2013th the CDM Generation crew set up for a smashing show at O2 Park Chaguaramas as a companion event to their CDMC (Caribbean Dance Music Conference) aimed at improving the music industry in T&T on Friday and The Launch at Aria. More about the CDMC here.

Have a look at some of the action from The Launch at Aria here

CDMC Review

Just a few days ago (07/08/2015) we took off to the first Caribbean Dance Music Conference held at the Hyatt Regency Port of Spain. Calling it just a Caribbean Dance Music Conference however fails to describe the importance of this unique and crucial event hosted by CDM Generation.

So who was there? CDM Generation brought in some heavy hitters in both the local and international industry. We got representative from Collective Digital Studios VP Dana Shayegan, Martin “Mice” Raymond, Carl Beaver Henderson, Robin Imamsha, Navid Lancaster, Alex Kubiyashi Barnwell, Mr. Pineapple himself Kickraux, along with the Copyright Organization of Trinidad and Tobago (COTT) and the Trinidad and Tobago Copyright Collection Organization (TTCO). With such an impressive roster of speakers we could only scratch the surface on the wealth of information imparted on CDMC patrons.

Here are a few snippets of the almost overwhelming info and advice given by some of the main speakers.

Kubiyashi
“The crowd loved every second of him”

There were a number of interesting topics discussed ranging from Music Sensibility, finding your audience, going outside of radio and not being a “hustler”. Kubiyashi spoke of going back to our roots to find that local sound and carrying it into present day, that new drop that no one has heard could be in a calypso from years ago.

Go forth and explore your culture and throw it into the mix. Some truly incredible advice as we have a tendency to look outside for inspiration when there is a wealth of it buried in our own culture. Pan, tassa, parang, bandolin, calypso, kaiso, chunty, and the list goes on and on … explore it and you might just hit gold.