Go Clubnights > Sky60 > Saturday, April 18th. Music by resident djs Dustin Skiles and Derek James. Discover the best kept dance music secret in downtown Orlando. Upfront tunes, exclusive edits and mash-ups, and delivered in proper style at Sky60 first and third Saturdays every month. 21 to enter. No cover with password “GO”. See you on the roof!
Go Clubnights is pleased to announce Houseflyz resident and M-Toxin artist Seth Vogt on Saturday, April 4th at Sky60.
"Seth Vogt gives me goose bumps when his bass line thumps. I never thought I would make it to the club with this album, yet through the well honed art of a snappy remix, Black Light Burns stands before you on the dance floor! We’re ready to have a drink thrown in our face, or not if we’re lucky……" -Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit / Black Light Burns)
Seth Vogt has surrounded himself with musical training since the age of eight. He grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania, on the shores of Lake Erie. It was there that Seth received vocal training in the local church choir, played violin in the city’s Junior Philharmonic, played string bass in his high school orchestra, performed tuba with the school’s award-winning marching band, and played guitar and sang for various local punk and alternative bands. After high school graduation, Seth moved to Orlando, Florida where he attended and graduated in 1995 from Full Sail for the Recording Arts with an Associate Degree in Recording Engineering. Seth decided to remain in Orlando, where he immersed himself in recording technology, as well as the fresh new sound of electronic dance music.
Breaking into the local electronic dance music scene in 1996, Seth Vogt’s goal of making top quality productions is a non-stop progression. Seth began his career producing dance music along with his best friend, Michael Tucker (2001 Grammy Nominee for N Sync’s "Bye, Bye, Bye"). They both began as keyboard players and producers for Sam Mollison (the voice of Sasha’s "Magic" and "Higher Ground") under the pseudonym H.E.R.O.. After this introduction, Seth began DJing at local parties. He quickly was offered opportunities to play alongside some of the greatest international DJ’s in the world such as John Graham (aka Quivver), Seb Fontaine, Pete “The Shaker” Bones, Noel Sanger, Superstar DJ Keoki, Jimmy Van M, Dave Cannalte, Sean Cusik, Bill Hamel, and many others.
Seth has DJed on various club nights throughout central Florida at Rhythm & Flow Ultralounge, Firestone, Vixen, Suite B, Voyage, Alpha Bar, Crooked Bayou, Plasma Lounge, Dr. B’s, The Rubb, The Social, Eli’s Crib, Glo Lounge, Buddha Bar, AKA Lounge, and The Pour, also playing many large events and raves. Seth held down a weekly residency DJ at Rhythm & Flow Ultralounge for over a year and a half.
Seth’s impressive discography of remixes includes names such as Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Alicia Keys, Korn, Trina, N’Sync, Rihanna, and Usher. As well as these big name pop acts, Seth has remixed underground legends Jimmy Van M, Andy Ling, Rene Amesz, Quivver, Audio Magnetics, Anthony Pappa, IIO, and DJ Keri. Seth Vogt’s original productions and remixes on Sunkissed, Boz Boz, Fluid, and Shiznit records have been played on dance floors internationally. These tracks have been featured in DJ sets by hard hitters such as The Crystal Method, Deadmau5, Paul Oakenfold, Satoshi Tommie, Hernan Cattaneo, and Matt Darey.
Seth Vogt’s outstanding musical ability, ambition, drive, and his keen attention to detail are the components that will lead to his continued future success!
Click here to download dj mixes by Seth!
Strap on your illest of shades and get ready for dance music’s biggest week of the year as
thousands of dance music fans swarm South Beach for the annual Winter Music Conference.
Join us for a pre-conference party at Sky60 on March 21st.
Password for free entry is "Miami".
Details about the Winter Music Conference can be found HERE
Go Clubnights proudly welcomes Bill Hamel on March 7th at Sky60.
Password for free entry is "Hameltoes" 
Maybe it was fate.
For some divine reason, the stars aligned when Bill Hamel first stumbled upon the mind-blowing sounds of “progressive house” at Orlando’s fabled Firestone club in the early 90s. It was America’s epicenter of the most widespread youth quake to hit the globe since punk rock – the electronic dance music explosion.
The Beginnings
Obsessed with a new passion, Hamel started attending the nearby University of Central Florida; but his real classroom was a parallel universe of clubbing and spin sessions by local DJ legends such as Dave Cannalte and Kimball Collins. “I fell in love with the music, the inside-of-the-club atmosphere,” Hamel recalls.
Hamel soon found himself brushing off college and heading in a new direction. He built a home studio and started spinning records, eventually becoming a staple in this star-map town of dance producers. In 1996 Hamel unveiled his own vinyl-oriented label, Sunkissed Records and the following year composed a remix of Secret Life’s “She Holds the Key” on-spec. The label signed it up and officially distributed it. Now motivated by musical success, Hamel dug deeper – taking piano lessons and mastering software production programs such as Pro Tools and Logic.
“Bill is currently one of my favorite re-mixers because he really understands melody and song.” –Paul Oakenfold
The Ascent
In the late ’90s, Orlando’s progressive scene shook up e-music’s global wavelength; its records and DJs reaching clubs from New York to London and beyond. Hamel rapidly became a go-to tunesmith, with the likes of Danny Tenaglia and Dave Seaman choosing his remixes for their top-selling Global Underground mix-CDs.
By the early ’00s Hamel had become a recognized remix artist alongside talents such as Gabriel & Dresden, Sander Klienenberg and Jacques Lu Cont. In 2001 BT rang up Bill’s label Sunkissed and asked to be put on it’s promotional mailing list. Hamel eventually became great friends with Brian Transeau (better known as BT), produced tracks for the icon and opened as a DJ at their performances together. Their most notable collaboration “Last Moment of Clarity” appears on BT’s album Emotional Technology.
Hamel’s national reputation as a gifted remixer swelled, and he was soon tapped for remixes by Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto label. In 2003, he got a shot at working his remix magic for the international star, Seal. The gorgeous, momentous cloud of bliss surrounding Seal’s raspy, rousing vocals on “Get It Together” earned Hamel a 2004 Grammy nomination for Best Remixed Recording and also hit 1 on Billboard’s Dance Chart.
In 2005, along with close friend and fellow electronic music artist Barry Jamieson, Hamel formed a side project called Audio Magnetics. Their first song, “Ghetto Blasta Deluxe”, was Pete Tong’s ESSENTIAL TUNE in February of 2005. It instantly became one of the anthems of that year’s Winter Music Conference and legendary DJ Sander Klienenberg signed it to his Little Mountain label.
“Bill Hamel has the extraordinary rare gift of balancing the deep and subtle with the melodic … [He’s] a shining star in a sea of faceless DJ’s and producers." –Brian “BT” Transeau
The Present
Madonna (“Hung Up”), Justin Timberlake (“Cry Me A River”), Brandy feat. Kanye West (“Talk About Our Love”), Britney Spears (“Touch Of My Hand”), Depeche Mode (“Johnny Revelator”), New Order (“Guilt Is A Useless Emotion”) and Rihanna (“Unfaithful”) have since employed Hamel for his alchemic retooling (with the Madonna, New Order and Rihanna remixes hitting 1 on Billboard’s Dance Chart (for a total of 5 1’s and numerous other top 10’s in the past 3 years).
DJs such as Deep Dish and Nick Warren have recently placed Hamel’s latest remixes on their “Hot Lists.” The video game world has also embraced Hamel’s talents, using his productions for Microsoft’s Xbox game Inside Drive and more recently on Konami’s Dance Dance Revolution 3.
”Bill’s production prowess and his keen sense of melody and song structure has never ceased to amaze us. His impeccably-detailed yet ‘human’ approach to music-making is a breath of fresh air from the seemingly emotion-less and barren soundscapes which permeates much of our brand of electronic music these days.” –Ali ‘Dubfire’ Shirazinia, Deep Dish
The Future
Hamel’s projects slated for release and live performances include: original music under the moniker Audio Magnetics; and his work with the up-and-coming band Spacebar (both on stage with synths and beats and in the studio as the band’s official producer.) He is also collaborating with artists from the U.S. and abroad as a name-brand studio guru and producer. “I like being in the studio with positive people,” Hamel says. “The more you get musicians into technology, the more you better music.”
Bill on Beatport | Bill on Myspace | Bill’s Website
DNF Music Presents Josh Money ft. MC Flipside – "Wave Over Me" EP
Mixes by: DNF – Dustin Skiles & Derek James – Curtis B.
Beatport release date: 02/26/2009
Hear all the clips now on the DNF’s Myspace page.
Go Clubnights at Sky60 this Saturday night with music by Dustin Skiles and Derek James. No cover with the password “go clubnights dot com”. See you there!
Go Clubnights is hosting a birthday party for Derek James on February 7th @ Sky60. Music by Dustin Skiles and Derek James all night. Password for free entry is “BIRTHDAY”. The cold weather should be gone so we’re expecting things to go back to the packed house we’re used to at the Go parties. See you soon!
And here we GO again, this time with Derek James back in the box with Dustin Skiles. Password for free entry: “ALIEN”.
See you on the roof!
Go Clubnights is @ Sky60 first and third Saturdays every month. Join us this coming Saturday, December 20th for some upfront dance music served right by Dustin Skiles and Derek James. Get in free with the password “Knight Life”.
Out now on Knightlife Recordings: Josh Money – “Deep Set Diver”with remixes by Dustin Skiles and Seth Vogt. If you’ve been to any of the Go parties in the last month or so, you’re already familiar with this tune that’s been burning up the rooftop. Grab it now from Beatport.com.
Can’t wait to see you again!
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01) Dmarinos – Into The Trees (Dousk & Andre Eskay Remix) – Headrush Music
02) Cadence – Lazy Love (Hook N Sling Remix) – Cr2 Records
03) Jiva (Sultan and Ned Shepard) – Follow Me (DJ Simi & Masterkeys Remix) – Rawthentic Music
04) Beckers, Hatfield – Arnousa Day feat. Arno Sousa – Electribe
05) Ante Perry, Tube & Berger – Human You (Peter Jurgens Remix) – Moonbootique Records
06) Steve Smooth, JJ Flores, Colette – Stay (John Dahlback Remix) – Ultra
07) DJ Antoine – Underneath (D.O.N.S. & Menck Remix) – Session Recordings
08) Milk & Sugar, MS2 – Stay Around For This (Syke ‘N’ Sugarstarr Full Vocal Mix) – Milk & Sugar
09) James Harcourt – Mea Culpa (Hook N Sling Remix) – Twisted Frequency Recordings
10) Hook N Sling – The Best Thing (TV Rock Remix) – Hussle Recordings
