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Jupiter at Glasslands Gallery, May 24th, New York City

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Jupiter is a French-English duo based in Paris, but they first met one night in London. An empty dancefloor, a one hit wonder (1982 funk classic Mama Used To Say), a band was born. Amélie and Quarles’ work relies on a common passion for a time when glitter and carelessness were kings. The impact of disco and electro-funk on their music is a clear one, yet the band happily quotes a wider range of influences, such as Sly & Robbie, Beach House, Alan Parsons Project, Siriusmo or even the Beastie Boys.

Todd Terry Live at Prince Charles, May 9, Berlin

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Grammy Award nominated DJ/Producer Todd Terry has been engulfed in dance music since he first started listening to European dance music records while growing up in Brooklyn. Already devoted to turntables, he heard something different in those tracks, and he “went for the difference. I never got a break in New York, but England happened right away, so I catered to them.” In any event, the Todd Terry sound was born.

San Soda at Cameo Gallery, May 9th, New York City

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Since its inception We Play House Recordings and especially San Soda have caused quite a stirr in the house music world. Getting praise and play from people like Jimpster, Ame, Deetron, Reggie Dokes and many, many more. The various San Soda E.P.’s (Limited Gear, Super Pim Pam Pet, Immers & Daarentegen Album Sampler) have all been well-received, and much more could be said about the ‘Vocals For Everyone E.P.’ released by FCL, the collaboration between San Soda and Red D. Featured tracks ‘Let’s Go’ and ‘More Than Seven’ both became huge club hits and have been dominating charts, parties and playlist for the whole of 2010.

Ian Pooley at Cameo Gallery, May 2nd, New York City

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Born and raised near Frankfurt, Germany, Ian Pooley began his career alongside the new swath of DJs in the early 90s like Mausse T., Boris Dlugosch and DJ Tonka. After releasing countless 12”s on V2 Records, Ian moved on to form his own label Pooled Music in 2003. Noted for having bridged the gap between techno and house, Mr. Pooley is also known to incorporate a distinctly Brazilian flavor. He’s remixed the likes of The Cardigans, Modjo, Nick Holder, The Green Velvet, and even Daft Punk.

Little Racer “Dancing” Video

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Nothing sums of the art of dancing like a great pair of shoes, or two...or three. In the case of New York band Little Racer, people flinging a whole heap of shoes into the air pretty much captures the spirit of the act. This is the video for Little Racer's song "Dancing". As people joyously move around to the sound of the band, a chap in the crowd admiring a hot girl on the dance floor is suddenly hit like a military missile hitting a target by all of the landing shoes. The sleek black and white video is directed by Alexander Christenson.