Well it's been nearly a month since my last post and I've missed a lot of opportunities to blog.... but I can assure you there are plenty more things coming up that I will share with you.
It's Easter Bank Holiday, the weather is grim and there is not much on my 'to do' list so I see this as a perfect time to make a post about my debut release.
My debut release was released last month on the 18th March. Titled Stereocode it was featured on Rezonation Music Miami Winter Music Sampler 2012.
Released to coincide with the Miami Winter Music Conference 2012, it was up against tough competition.
Azuli, Defected, Housesession, OM Records, Molto Records, Toolroom, Stealth and the usual big players all had releases but I can assure you this sampler has 4 huge tracks!
It's a mixture of main room house music and funky disco house music.
Featured on the sampler was:
Elizabeth Jay - You Don't Know
Myself (Joey Martinez) - Stereocode
Grayson P - Do Ya Disco
Martin Wright - Can U Feel It.
Without doubt four stunning tracks that are sure to carry on smashing up dance floors through out the year of 2012 and not just in Miami!
So far the sampler has received DJ Support from the likes of Robert Owens, David Vendetta, DJ Dove, Muzikfabrik, David Herrera, Etienne Ozbourne, Ivan Pica, Carl Hanaghan, Jorge Montia, Peter Brown, Boris Roodbwoy, Mark Doyle (on his Fierce Angel radio show), Niki Belucci, Per QX, Jay Kay, Des Mitchell, Lucas Reyes, Andy Norman, Groovebox, Garrett & Ojelay, Alex Kenji, The Futuristic Polarbears and many many more!
This is my first release and I am very excited to announce that there are more records and releases in the pipeline coming in the very near future!
You can buy my record 'Stereocode' along with the other three beautiful tracks at Beatport and all other good digital music download sites.
Monday, 9 April 2012
Thursday, 15 March 2012
It's as easy as 1,2,3....
I keep saying that I want to share music and help promote other DJs/Producers and today I am going to do just that.
If you're a budding DJ/Producer of Electronic Music, my blog is just for you!
On the 22nd Feb A-Queen, sent me a message via Twitter.
It was a simple message.
That is all you have to do if you want to promote your music.
You can find a mixture of live Trance, House and Progressive mixes on A-Queens YouTube Channel.
Be sure to check them out if you like your beats on the darker side of House Music.
I actually prefer these sort of videos now as they are live recordings. I am tiring of hearing mixes that have been uploaded to SoundCloud/Mixcloud that have blatantly been mixed using ableton when the DJ claims to be using CDJs or another piece of gear.
I'm a massive fan of music technology so I love things like this.... (I would like to showcase more videos of music technology)
These videos are very entertaining. Great Videos! They are very original too and refreshing to watch.
New videos are uploaded every other Friday so make sure you subscribe to A-Queen's channel if you like the videos and to show your support!
Follow A-Queen on Twitter!
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So do you want to promote yourself and/or your music online?....
It's as easy as 1,2,3 (see above)
I will promote and feature every item sent to me and that is a guarantee.
It's quick, it's easy, it's free and I'm friendly :-)
Every marketing expert will tell you that by sharing links it will boost your SEO optimisation therefore increasing traffic to your site.
More hits = more coverage = more exposure = more success!
Makes sense doesn't it? You have nothing to lose but everything to gain.
Just drop me an inbox/message.
Follow me and message me - I'm a Twitter
Add me as a Friend - I'm also on Facebook
Send me an email: joeymartinez@djjoeymartinez.com
If you're a budding DJ/Producer of Electronic Music, my blog is just for you!
On the 22nd Feb A-Queen, sent me a message via Twitter.
It was a simple message.
That is all you have to do if you want to promote your music.
You can find a mixture of live Trance, House and Progressive mixes on A-Queens YouTube Channel.
Be sure to check them out if you like your beats on the darker side of House Music.
I actually prefer these sort of videos now as they are live recordings. I am tiring of hearing mixes that have been uploaded to SoundCloud/Mixcloud that have blatantly been mixed using ableton when the DJ claims to be using CDJs or another piece of gear.
I'm a massive fan of music technology so I love things like this.... (I would like to showcase more videos of music technology)
These videos are very entertaining. Great Videos! They are very original too and refreshing to watch.
New videos are uploaded every other Friday so make sure you subscribe to A-Queen's channel if you like the videos and to show your support!
Follow A-Queen on Twitter!
_________________________________________________________________________
So do you want to promote yourself and/or your music online?....
It's as easy as 1,2,3 (see above)
I will promote and feature every item sent to me and that is a guarantee.
It's quick, it's easy, it's free and I'm friendly :-)
Every marketing expert will tell you that by sharing links it will boost your SEO optimisation therefore increasing traffic to your site.
More hits = more coverage = more exposure = more success!
Makes sense doesn't it? You have nothing to lose but everything to gain.
Just drop me an inbox/message.
Follow me and message me - I'm a Twitter
Add me as a Friend - I'm also on Facebook
Send me an email: joeymartinez@djjoeymartinez.com
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
About Me
This is my blog and I share my music, random thoughts and other bits and pieces.
Whilst I endevour to share music and information about music technology I'll also share information about ME.
So here you go
A little bit of information about me
Check out my about.me profile!
You can also find out more information about me on Facebook
www.facebook.com/djjoeymartinez
And on Twitter
DJjoeymartinez
If you would like anymore information about me please don't hesistate to contact me on:
JOEYMARTINEZ@DJJOEYMARTINEZ.COM
Whilst I endevour to share music and information about music technology I'll also share information about ME.
So here you go
A little bit of information about me
Check out my about.me profile!
You can also find out more information about me on Facebook
www.facebook.com/djjoeymartinez
And on Twitter
DJjoeymartinez
If you would like anymore information about me please don't hesistate to contact me on:
JOEYMARTINEZ@DJJOEYMARTINEZ.COM
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Just a random thought...
I tweeted earlier this evening about how I was watching a TV Music Channel and currently David Guetta is at #1 in the UK music chart with featuring Sia with 'Titanium'.
Which reminded me of this Sia Video
I think Sia has an amazing voice and love this song, even the guitar version.
And when I was watching the David Guetta & Sia music video I started to think about how many people have jumped on the 'I hate David Guetta' Bandwagon.
I started thinking 'Yeah sure he has made cringe worthy collaborations with the Black Eyed Peas but are people hating on his music and how it sounds or are they jealous of his success?'
I saw David Guetta when he made his debut in Birmingham, UK. He DJ'ed at the nightclub Air. It was a Godskitchen event and I'm pretty sure Funkagenda warmed up for him... I also remember Miss Moneypenny's hosted the back room too. It was one of my first raves and I fell in love with the whole rave culture and rave scene. I'd been to a few raves before this time but I was more sober at this event and I was just happy to be there. The fact that I may have been under age at the other raves may have over-powered the buzz of seeing a few big name DJs but when I saw David Guetta I was legal to be in the club so the buzz and excitement of being under age wasn't there.
I remember the night very clearly, I remember being up close to the DJ box. I was standing on the stairs over looking the DJ box, standing the other side of the wall, I was next to the lightening technician for most of the night, who also thought that he was an international superstar DJ.
David Guetta saw me having a good time and he signed my flyer and till this day its rests above my bed. You may think it's a sad souvenir but for me it's a keep sake, it means alot to me.
One of my all time favourite songs the Wally Lopez remix of Just a little more love
I became of fan of David Guetta when he was releasing 'The World is Mine' and 'Stay'. This music means alot to me and heavily influenced me to get into wanting to DJ and produce house music.
But as we all know recent times have seen the French Producer release music that has topped the charts.
I say hats off the man. He certainly knows how to make money. Unfortunately and regrettably Vinyl sales are not there anymore so, I think, he turned his hand to making chart music in order to make $'s or £'s as Vinyl sales fell off a cliff.
Now does anybody knock Simon Cowell for exploiting the commercial side of the music industry? No. And I don't think people should knock David Guetta. He is a DJ and producer and has achieved success that many people envy so they turn it to hate. At the end of the day it's his job. Can't knock a man for making money. There is no limit to success, the sky is the limit so, personally, I do not think he has sold out - even though I know a lot of people would disagree which is OK as we are entitled to our own opinion.
I do wish though that he would come back and make music again like the music that I first fell in love with, that would be immense.
I would love to be immersed a dance floor dancing to a David Guetta track knowing deep down that it isn't going to hit the charts and be played on the radio 24/7 but as I say it's a business and tracks in the chart and music played on the radio earns money, so I don't think that is going to happen again anytime soon.
And for the all videos on the Internet that 'apparentley' show David Guetta faking a DJ set as the CDJs appear to be switched off, I don't know what to say to them but I can honestly say that when I saw him perform live that he was actually doing and not cheating. Well I know for a fact that the CDJs were switched on, at least - I remember them flashing and being on, he looked like he was doing live anyway!
I think you can't always believe what you watch/read on the Internet but people are free to their own opinion and they are every much entitled to it.
But my opinion is that David Guetta is a business man and that he knows how to make money in the industry and he does it well.
Which reminded me of this Sia Video
I think Sia has an amazing voice and love this song, even the guitar version.
And when I was watching the David Guetta & Sia music video I started to think about how many people have jumped on the 'I hate David Guetta' Bandwagon.
I started thinking 'Yeah sure he has made cringe worthy collaborations with the Black Eyed Peas but are people hating on his music and how it sounds or are they jealous of his success?'
I saw David Guetta when he made his debut in Birmingham, UK. He DJ'ed at the nightclub Air. It was a Godskitchen event and I'm pretty sure Funkagenda warmed up for him... I also remember Miss Moneypenny's hosted the back room too. It was one of my first raves and I fell in love with the whole rave culture and rave scene. I'd been to a few raves before this time but I was more sober at this event and I was just happy to be there. The fact that I may have been under age at the other raves may have over-powered the buzz of seeing a few big name DJs but when I saw David Guetta I was legal to be in the club so the buzz and excitement of being under age wasn't there.
I remember the night very clearly, I remember being up close to the DJ box. I was standing on the stairs over looking the DJ box, standing the other side of the wall, I was next to the lightening technician for most of the night, who also thought that he was an international superstar DJ.
David Guetta saw me having a good time and he signed my flyer and till this day its rests above my bed. You may think it's a sad souvenir but for me it's a keep sake, it means alot to me.
One of my all time favourite songs the Wally Lopez remix of Just a little more love
I became of fan of David Guetta when he was releasing 'The World is Mine' and 'Stay'. This music means alot to me and heavily influenced me to get into wanting to DJ and produce house music.
But as we all know recent times have seen the French Producer release music that has topped the charts.
I say hats off the man. He certainly knows how to make money. Unfortunately and regrettably Vinyl sales are not there anymore so, I think, he turned his hand to making chart music in order to make $'s or £'s as Vinyl sales fell off a cliff.
Now does anybody knock Simon Cowell for exploiting the commercial side of the music industry? No. And I don't think people should knock David Guetta. He is a DJ and producer and has achieved success that many people envy so they turn it to hate. At the end of the day it's his job. Can't knock a man for making money. There is no limit to success, the sky is the limit so, personally, I do not think he has sold out - even though I know a lot of people would disagree which is OK as we are entitled to our own opinion.
I do wish though that he would come back and make music again like the music that I first fell in love with, that would be immense.
I would love to be immersed a dance floor dancing to a David Guetta track knowing deep down that it isn't going to hit the charts and be played on the radio 24/7 but as I say it's a business and tracks in the chart and music played on the radio earns money, so I don't think that is going to happen again anytime soon.
And for the all videos on the Internet that 'apparentley' show David Guetta faking a DJ set as the CDJs appear to be switched off, I don't know what to say to them but I can honestly say that when I saw him perform live that he was actually doing and not cheating. Well I know for a fact that the CDJs were switched on, at least - I remember them flashing and being on, he looked like he was doing live anyway!
I think you can't always believe what you watch/read on the Internet but people are free to their own opinion and they are every much entitled to it.
But my opinion is that David Guetta is a business man and that he knows how to make money in the industry and he does it well.
Monday, 6 February 2012
Oops!
OK hands up, my bad! It appears that old habits die hard and that my new year resolution did not get of to a good start. I'm thinking that maybe I should use this blog to elaborate on my twitter non-sense in order for me to blog more often... (Watch This Space!) I know it's no excuse but I have been working on other areas of my life which have improved since the New Year so now that they have all been sorted I can now focus on updating this blog on a regular basis.
But I'm not one for digressing (ahem)... So let's get back to business.
The Max'n'Jury from Italy fired over a massive Electro House Bomb. If you love your beats fast, full of energy and sounding familiar then check out the Kelly Clarkson Electro House Remix on their SoundCloud. This is massive!
Be sure to check out the rest of their SoundCloud page if you want more music like this.
I am always on the look out for music and you can send your promos over to me in many different ways.
Rob Love has been posting his music quite frequently in my Group on SoundCloud called EDJ . His Productions range from Progressive House, Deep House, Soulful House and Trance. It's what my group is all about, if it makes you dance, I will approve it. Even if it is not from a Dance Music genre and is a good track I will approve it. It's all about good music.
Take a listen to the following two tracks that have been posted in my Group
I am really feeling this sound of house music at the moment.
I write and compose this blog with the aim of raising profiles of artists and sharing music and I received an email earlier today with a link to a SoundCloud page belonging to Two Talented Tech House Producers from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I would certainly like to help raise the profile of Luthier but by looking at how many comments they have, it looks as if they don't need my help! I need to share their music with you anyway.
This Mr. Zeppelin track sounds amazing and I anticipate the release. Answers on the back of a post card if you can tell me what the sample is...
Their SoundCloud page is full of lots of Tech House Bombs
This is another one of my favourites, I had to download it straight away!
All of the artists above emailed me their music and got in touch with me.
It really is that simple.
If you are a budding DJ/Producer and what a platform to promote your music then email : promos@djjoeymartinez.com
Without your music I can't make the blog and the more music I get the more I can blog.
I look forward to hearing from you all.
I am on twitter. Follow me DJ Joey Martinez
I am on Facebook. Add me as a friend, DJ Joey Martinez.
I am on YouTube. DJ Joey Martinez.
Enjoy x
Support the music industry, support the artist, download legally and avoid the nasty illegal download sites.
But I'm not one for digressing (ahem)... So let's get back to business.
The Max'n'Jury from Italy fired over a massive Electro House Bomb. If you love your beats fast, full of energy and sounding familiar then check out the Kelly Clarkson Electro House Remix on their SoundCloud. This is massive!
Be sure to check out the rest of their SoundCloud page if you want more music like this.
I am always on the look out for music and you can send your promos over to me in many different ways.
Rob Love has been posting his music quite frequently in my Group on SoundCloud called EDJ . His Productions range from Progressive House, Deep House, Soulful House and Trance. It's what my group is all about, if it makes you dance, I will approve it. Even if it is not from a Dance Music genre and is a good track I will approve it. It's all about good music.
Take a listen to the following two tracks that have been posted in my Group
I am really feeling this sound of house music at the moment.
I write and compose this blog with the aim of raising profiles of artists and sharing music and I received an email earlier today with a link to a SoundCloud page belonging to Two Talented Tech House Producers from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I would certainly like to help raise the profile of Luthier but by looking at how many comments they have, it looks as if they don't need my help! I need to share their music with you anyway.
This Mr. Zeppelin track sounds amazing and I anticipate the release. Answers on the back of a post card if you can tell me what the sample is...
Their SoundCloud page is full of lots of Tech House Bombs
This is another one of my favourites, I had to download it straight away!
All of the artists above emailed me their music and got in touch with me.
It really is that simple.
If you are a budding DJ/Producer and what a platform to promote your music then email : promos@djjoeymartinez.com
Without your music I can't make the blog and the more music I get the more I can blog.
I look forward to hearing from you all.
I am on twitter. Follow me DJ Joey Martinez
I am on Facebook. Add me as a friend, DJ Joey Martinez.
I am on YouTube. DJ Joey Martinez.
Enjoy x
Support the music industry, support the artist, download legally and avoid the nasty illegal download sites.
Monday, 2 January 2012
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year and all the best for 2012 Folks!
After a hectic December I was unable to start, let alone finish, a Christmas track as I stated that I would in the last post... I failed. Epically. However as New Year traditions go, I have set my own Resolutions. Some will be hard for me to keep and I hope some will stick and help improve my life.
One of my resolutions to up date this blog more.
This year I will blog more often and share more music. Starting today I bring you some lovely music to kick off 2012.
After a week or so enjoy the festive season I neglected my emails and today I opened my inbox (promos@djjoeymartinez.com) to find some amazing gems in there.
Here is what I found. Enjoy the following:
This release has been supported by the following artists: Timofey, Phonk d'or, Victor da House,Jody Wisternoff, Rob Roar and Denis The Menace to name but a few.
After a hectic December I was unable to start, let alone finish, a Christmas track as I stated that I would in the last post... I failed. Epically. However as New Year traditions go, I have set my own Resolutions. Some will be hard for me to keep and I hope some will stick and help improve my life.
One of my resolutions to up date this blog more.
This year I will blog more often and share more music. Starting today I bring you some lovely music to kick off 2012.
After a week or so enjoy the festive season I neglected my emails and today I opened my inbox (promos@djjoeymartinez.com) to find some amazing gems in there.
Here is what I found. Enjoy the following:
http://soundcloud.com/lu10records/hoi-money-fo-nothin-free - Electro House Banger courtesy of Hoi! and LU10 Records.
There is more Free music to download from LU10's SoundCloud http://soundcloud.com/lu10records. Check it out, all in all there is a total of 71 tracks to download and own! They are sure to tickle your ear drums if you're partial to a bit of Bass and dubstep sounds! Amazing Stuff!
You can have the following tracks for free once you have left feedback, I think that sounds like a fair deal.
Toubkal Records present one of their latest releases, Sums - Junkie EP.
This release has been supported by the following artists: Timofey, Phonk d'or, Victor da House,Jody Wisternoff, Rob Roar and Denis The Menace to name but a few.
The following release was designed and engineered to hit the Dancefloors. Again leave feedback and you can get the free link
Remember if you have any demos, want any extra promotion, seeking feedback or know where to find quality unsigned dance music that must be shared. Drop me an e-mail at promos@djjoeymartinez.com
Follow me on Twitter : http://twitter.com/djjoeymartinez
Follow me on SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/joeymartinez
Add me on Facebook : http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/Joey-Martinez/100000181348684
I look forward to blogging and sharing music more often in 2012!
See you soon!
Monday, 28 November 2011
Advent 2011....
For those of you who in the know Advent 2011 began yesterday and this means that the count down for Christmas 2011 has started. Christmas for me is the best time of the year and it wouldn't be the same without music.
One day I will write a Christmas Song - Imagine the PRS lol! If there was one song that I wish I had wrote it would be Slade - I wish it could be Christmas everyday! Wow, I mean imagine how much money that generates every year in Royalties, Christmas compilations seem to be doing the rounds these days and over the past few years have become more popular...
Anyway the count down for Christmas has began.
I shall be attempting to make another Christmas song like I did last year just for a bit of fun but here is what I made earlier, last years festive song by yours truly.
One day I will write a Christmas Song - Imagine the PRS lol! If there was one song that I wish I had wrote it would be Slade - I wish it could be Christmas everyday! Wow, I mean imagine how much money that generates every year in Royalties, Christmas compilations seem to be doing the rounds these days and over the past few years have become more popular...
Anyway the count down for Christmas has began.
I shall be attempting to make another Christmas song like I did last year just for a bit of fun but here is what I made earlier, last years festive song by yours truly.
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