SKRILLEX SCORES 5 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS...

Despite the chorus of disbelievers, there's no doubt 2011 has been good to Skrillex. Now the superstar has bagged himself 5 Grammy nominations including 'Best New Artist'.

Skrillex is up against Bon Iver, Nicki Minaj, The Band Perry and J. Cole – a mixed bunch if ever there was one. Usually dance music is neatly confined to the Best Dance Recording category, so this is a significant moment if you count these kinds of moments as significant.

Skrillex does also appear in the Best Dance Recordings nominees, alongside friend deadmau5. Robyn’s Call Your Girlfriend is in there breaking up the boys’ club as well.

SKRILLEX, "HATERS GONNA HATE"...

It's probably fair to say that for every devout fan Skrillex has, there's someone else out there just not feeling his harsh beats. So how does that make the dub-step producer feel? Well, his view is pretty much this:

haters gonna hate.

When asked about an 'I Hate Skrillex' page on Facebook in an interview with Mixmag, Skrillex responded "No one in the scene has a problem with me, I come to London and hang out with guys like Skream and Benga. It's just bullshit."

Skrillex also hit out at his critics by referring to them as "crickets", quipping "You can hear them – but when you walk by they shut the fuck up". Meow!

Still, it appears Skrillex is coming out ahead of the haters. While his official page (http://www.facebook.com/skrillex) has just shy of 2.5 million fans on Facebook, the 'I Hate Skrillex' page only has 378...

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JOSHUA ROBERTS, 'MUSH ON YOU', FREE DOWNLOAD...

The mash-up mastermind Joshua Roberts has released his latest creation...

MUSH ON YOU!

It's a mash-up medley, including Nero 'Crush on you', Nirvana 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', Bass Jackers 'Mush Mush', a Will Smith vocal stab, finishing with Skrillex 'First of the Year (Equinox)'...

Grab your copy for FREE *HERE*

Props Joshua. Great work as ever. x

Catch Joshua Roberts playing at 'The Ibiza Reunion' at Venus Nightclub this Saturday:
http://www.dirtysmart.com/clubbingnews/manchester-clubbing-26th-november


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SKRILLEX ANNOUNCES GREY DAZE TOUR...

Following this year's sell out tour later this month (Skrillex Mothership Tour), we are pleased to announce that Skrillex returns to the UK in February to embark on the Grey Daze Tour, his biggest headline UK tour to date which will see him performing in Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, Oxford, Bristol, London, Birmingham and Norwich.

2011 has undoubtedly been Skrillex' breakout year on the global stage, pushing the boundaries of electronic music he has become one of the few DJ / Producers on the scene today that truly has a style of his own. His unique brand of dubstep, electro and glitch has caught the imagination of the planets dancefloors and dominated the airwaves over the last 12 months.

Skrillex aka Sonny Moore kick started his career early, dabbling in electronic tracks from the tender age of 14 his early influences include The Prodigy, Aphex Twin and Nine Inch Nails. Over the years, his dedication in fine tuning his craft has earned Sonny a place among the big boys of the club world and a career as one of the most sought after remixers and producers.

Skrillex will also be joined by an array of special guests which will be announced over the coming weeks. Set to be one of the hottest tours of 2012, we urge fans to purchase advance tickets to avoid disappointment

Tickets on general sale 9am Friday 4th November 2011 www.gigsandtours.com / Tel: 0844 811 0051 (24hr)

SKRILLEX 'GREY DAZE' TOUR DETAILS

Leeds - O2 Academy
Friday 10th February 2012
Skrillex
Special Guests TBA
Doors: 6pm – 11pm / Age: All ages (Under 14’s must be accompanied by an adult) / Price: £17.50+BF
Box Office: 0844 477 2000

Newcastle – O2 Academy
Saturday 11th February 2012
Skrillex
Special Guests TBA
Doors: 6pm - 10pm / Age: All ages (Under 14’s must be accompanied by an adult) / Price: £17.50+BF
Box Office: 0844 477 2000

Manchester – Manchester Academy
Sunday 12th February 2012
Skrillex
Special Guest TBA
Doors: 7.30pm - 11pm / Age: 14+ / Price: £17.50+BF
Box Office: 0161 832 1111

Liverpool – O2 Academy
Tuesday 14th February 2012
Skrillex
Special Guest TBA
Doors: 7pm – 11pm / Age: All Ages (under 14’s must be accompanied by an adult) / Price: £16.50+BF
Box Office: 0844 477 2000

Oxford – O2 Academy
Wednesday 15th February 2012
Skrillex
Special Guest TBA
Doors: 6pm – 10pm / Age: All Ages (Under 14’s must be accompanied by an adult) / Price: £16.50+BF
Box Office: 0844 477 2000

Bristol – O2 Academy
Thursday 16th February 2012
Skrillex
Special Guest TBA
Doors: 7pm – 11pm / Age: All ages (Under 14’s must be accompanied by an adult) / Price: £17.50+BF
Box Office: 0844 477 2000

London – O2 Academy Brixton
Friday 17th February 2012
Skrillex
Special Guests TBA
Doors: 7pm – 11pm / Age: All ages (Under 14’s must be accompanied by an adult) / Price: £18.50+BF
Box Office: 0844 477 2000

Birmingham – O2 Academy
Sunday 19th February 2012
Skrillex
Special Guest TBA
Doors: 7pm – 11pm / Age: All ages (Under 14’s must be accompanied by an adult) / Price: £16+BF
Box Office: 0844 477 2000

Norwich – UEA
Monday 20th February 2012
Skrillex
Special Guest TBA
Doors: 7.30pm – 11pm / Age: 14 + / Price: £15+BF
Box Office: 01603 508 050

TICKETS
www.gigsandtours.com / Tel: 0844 811 0051 (24hr)
www.ticketmaster.co.uk / 0844 826 2826 (24hr)
www.ticketweb.co.uk / 0844 477 2000
www.ticketline.co.uk / 0161 832 1111
www.stargreen.com / 0207 734 8932

EVENT INFO

Tickets on general sale 9am Friday 4th November
For further information go to www.cream.co.uk / Tel: 0151 707 1309 / http://twitter.com/skrillex / http://www.facebook.com/skrillex

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SKRILLEX & FRIENDS TO APPEAR ON KORN'S 'DUBSTEP' ALBUM...

File this one under 'headlines you wouldn't have seen two years ago'.
On 12 November 2011, nu-metal survivors Korn will release album number ten, 'The Path To Totality', which normally wouldn’t raise a blip on Dirty Smart's radar. Things are different this time, though, thanks to the involvement of bass fiends Kill The Noise, Excision, 12th Planet and Skrillex, who readied us for all this back in April. That's right, concerned citizens of the world: Korn has made a "dubstep album".

With fittingly Korn-y titles like 'Chaos Lives In Everything', 'Narcissistic Cannibal' and 'Burn The Obedient', 'The Path To Totality' is certainly a curious prospect. "Normally it would drive me crazy because I think drum machines are soulless," Korn's drummer Ray Lazier told Download magazine. "But (singer Jonathan Davis) said, 'No, we're going to experiment with triggers,' which I've never done before. So we actually triggered the sounds Skrillex made with my kit – I'm actually playing them live."

As we hardly need to tell you, the reaction from Korn acolytes has been decidedly mixed. Sample message board appraisal: "Dubstep is the dumbest fucking thing ever created." However you cut it, it's certainly notable that the likes of 12th Planet and Excision are throwing their weight behind such a divisive band. Have a listen to the Skrillex collab 'Get Up' to assess whether you’re intrigued or queasy at the prospect of an album’s worth of this.

http://soundcloud.com/kornofficial/get-up-feat-skrillex

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SKRILLEX ANNOUNCES 'MOTHERSHIP TOUR'...

Happy Days. Skrillex has announced details of his UK tour. Mothership...

Emerging electronic visionary and one of Americas biggest breakthrough artistes is Skrillex, following his meteoric rise to DJ superstardom we are pleased to announce details of the UK leg of his first ever world Tour which hits our shores in November.

Sonny Moore aka Skrillex is at the forefront of a new generation of artistes that refuse to be restricted by genre. The unique sound which is currently dominating dancefloors and airwaves across the globe mixes dubstep, electro, glitch and beyond. As well as smashing clubs and festivals around the world including London’s Victoria Park last month which saw him supporting deadmau5 and performing to a crowd of nearly 25,000 people, Skrillex has also made a name for himself as a highly sought after remixer and producer, having worked with the likes of Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas, Benny Benassi and La Roux.

His first independent 9 song EP release ‘Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites’ was released on Big Beat Records in conjunction with fellow electronic revolutionary deadmau5’ Mau5trap label, and dominated the charts last year on beatport, with the title track claiming the sites No.1 slot, the first time a dubstep track has ever done so, 8 of the songs also broke into the Top 10 and multiple tracks claimed the No.1 slots on several of the sites subgenre charts. Following its huge success, Skrillex is now back in the studio putting together his next album which is due for release towards the end of the year.

Having garnered a huge fanbase around the world, Skrillex will be performing at some of this year’s biggest festivals including Creamfields UK on August Bank Holiday Weekend and Global Gathering on Saturday 30th July. The UK tour kicks off on 16th November and includes London, Manchester, Glasgow, Sheffield, Bristol and Nottingham.

Joining Skrillex as support on the UK leg of his world tour includes Flux Pavilion, KOAN Sound and Feed Me DJ set (special guest support Glasgow).

Skrillex comments: "This is going to be an incredible tour, I wanted a diverse line-up and I wanted to showcase great music, great people, and great times!"

Tickets go on general sale 9am Friday 29th July 2011.


SKRILLEX ‘MOTHERSHIP UK TOUR’ DETAILS

London – Koko
Wednesday 16th November
Skrillex
Flux Pavilion
Doors: 7pm / Age: 16+ / Price: £13.50
Box Office: 0844 847 2258

Glasgow – O2 ABC
Saturday 26th November
Skrillex
Feed Me (DJ Set)
Doors: 7pm / Age: 14+ / Price: £12.50
Box Office: 08444 999 990 & www.gigsinscotland.com

Sheffield – Leadmill
Monday 28th November
Skrillex
Flux Pavilion
Doors: 7pm / Age: 14+ / Price: £12.50
Box Office: 0844 477 1000

Bristol – O2 Academy
Tuesday 29th November
Skrillex
Flux Pavilion
Doors: 7pm / Age: Under 14’s accompanied by an adult / Price: £12.50
Box Office: 0844 477 2000

Nottingham – Rock City
Wednesday 30th November
Skrillex
KOAN Sound
Doors: 7pm / Age: 14+ / Price: £13.50
Box Office: 0845 413 4444

Manchester – Warehouse Project
Thursday 1st December
Skrillex
KOAN Sound
Doors: 9pm / Age: 18+ / Price: £13.50
Box Office: 0161 832 1111


TICKETS
Tickets go on general sale 9am Friday 29th July 2011.
www.gigsandtours.com/?a=skrillex&site=skrillex / 0844 811 0051
www.seetickets.com
www.ticketmaster.co.uk / 0844 844 0444
www.ticketweb.co.uk (Bristol / Sheffield / London)
www.datatransmission.co.uk
www.ticketline.co.uk / Tel: 0844 888 9991 (Sheffield Only)
www.thisisbedlam.co.uk (Bristol date only)
www.stargreen.com

EVENT INFO
For further information go to www.cream.co.uk / Tel: 0151 707 1309 / www.skrillex.com / www.facebook.com/skrillex / http://twitter.com/skrillex

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PLEASE. DANCE. SAFE...

On Sunday i was browsing twitter, reading the aftermath of EDC.
At least 1 death and 30 people hospitalised for drug, alcohol and heat-related illnesses...

Skrillex hit the nail on the head for me... "I'm not one to force my ideals onto other people but I just wanted to say one thing: Please take care of yourselves and STOP getting completely fucked out of your mind on all of these drugs. Be responsible, have an amazing time but don't kill yourself in the process. I really do care about people and it makes me upset to see this sort of thing happening."
(http://twitter.com/Skrillex)

E is supposed to be a fun drug, you just stay hydrated, don’t take too much and keep up the good vibes.

Here’s some rules:

drink water...
The recommended amount of water to drink is bottle for every hour of dancing. Remember: sip, don’t gulp. Do not drink too much water.

avoid alcohol...
It increases body temperature, makes the kidneys work much harder and gives a much worse come-down. Almost all Ecstasy-related deaths have involved alcohol.

take breaks...
rising body temperature is the most dangerous physical aspect of Ecstasy use. Take regular breaks from dancing to cool down. If possible, go outside.

watch the dose...
never take more than two pills, less if you are female and / or you have a small build. Never take two at the same time. The more MDMA you take, the more likely you are to suffer from overheating, neurotoxic effects and memory impairment.

don’t mix pills...
Avoid mixing pills in the same session to reduce the chance of impurity interactions, or being flattened by two pills with radically different strengths

drink fruit juices...
They are more efficient in replacing lost nutrients. Avoid fizzy drinks as they can cause nausea.

take Vitamin C...
It’s an antioxidant and will prevent MDMA neurotoxicity.

avoid ‘diet’ drinks...
In fact, any drink containing artificial sweeteners (such as aspartame). They contain phenylaline, a substance which increases the neurotoxicity of MDMA.

get pills tested using a testing kit...
Many users lick pills before buying them in an attempt to identify the taste, but speed and MDMA have almost identical tastes. You can find out about testing kits here.

keep groups of friends together...
This should be done especially among inexperienced users. Also, be prepared to talk people through bad times.

leave time between regular Ecstasy use...
At least a one-month gap between Ecstasy use is advisable, although a two- or three-month break is much more preferable. This will help keep your tolerance levels down and products like Onnit Rollin can help your body recover.

Please. Dance. Safe.

Love Mr DS x

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HOLY SHIP!..

We’re currently feeling damn envious reading the announcement of the awesomely named Holy Ship! festival that’s going down in the US in the new year.

Brought to American clubbers by electro dance brand Hard, the Holy Ship! festival will take a slew of big name DJs to the high seas and to the Bahamas for a weekend rave cruise. Departing from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on January 6th, 2012, the Holy Ship! cruise will take punters out onto the ocean where they can get loose with acts like A-Trak, Laidback Luke, Skrillex and Rusko before disembarking on a mother-effing private island for a beachside festival headlined by Fatboy Slim. Americans really don’t do anything by half.

Sure this news comes pretty far in advance but you could certainly do worse than join this tropical rave cruise if you’re in America if only to giggle at the sight of Skrillex in a beach attire. And the news also gives us some clues as to who we probably won’t see on any New Years tours over our summer. Cross off the below names from your Summadayze wishlist.

Hard presents, Holy Ship! 2012:

Fatboy Slim
Laidback Luke
Skrillex
Steve Aoki
Diplo
Rusko
A-Trak
Brodinski
Buraka Som Sistema
Doorly
Tommy Lee & DJ Aero
Destructo
Dillon Francis
Mike Deuce
Contra
Jaxon Bentley

www.holyship.com

(source- www.inthemix.com.au)

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SKRILLEX CHATS HATERS...

Few artists have polarised opinion of late like LA’s Skrillex. Gatecrashing and dominating the Beatport Top 10 with his Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites EP, his dirty, distorted take on cut-up electro and guttural dubstep has found him equal numbers of fans and haters it seems.

Speaking to inthemix while on his European tour, he confronted the haters side of things, saying it doesn’t really bother him too much. “I always get asked what’s up with all my haters but the thing is I’ve barely ever experienced it,” he said. “I just don’t go looking for them and I don’t read them. I know that Dubstep Forum has whole threads dedicated to me, which is very flattering, but they don’t like anything that isn’t a square wave of filter and an 808 kick, y’know? And there was this thing on the Erol Alkan Forum where they said that I had all these ghost-producers, so I had to step in and post that time.”

He puts the hate factor down to a backlash against a success rather than on personal taste or dislike however. “I see it happen on forums all the time, like on Dubstep Forum they fucking hate Rusko, Doctor P – all the best guys!” he continued.” At one point they were worshipped and then the minute they become successful everything flips,” he said. “I don’t really care, I just want to make music. That’s my thing; making music that I love and that pleases me. Whoever may naturally connect with the music is just a bonus."

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