CHIC’S ICONIC SMASH HIT “LE FREAK" RECEIVES AN OLIVER HELDENS MAKEOVER

On the 40th-year anniversary of CHIC’s “Le Freak” (1978) breaking #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Dutch DJ/house music pioneer Oliver Heldens reinvents the biggest selling track in Atlantic Records history for a very special release out today via Big Beat Records – accompanied by an animated video featuring  Nile, Bernard and Oliver.

Oliver Heldens brings back the heat in a big way, reworking CHIC’s legendary worldwide hit, which deservingly held the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Charts and was the first song to score the number one position on the Billboard Hot100 three separate times,  while selling over seven million copies worldwide. Heldens adds his signature style to create a contemporary house music anthem with bouncing baselines and smooth, catchy melodies, making it just as much an indulgent tech-house tune as it is a nostalgic trip back to the disco era.

The track has already received enormous response in club rooms internationally, alongside DJ support from A-Trak, Mercer, and Dannic.

The comic-book style video featuring Rodgers, Edwards and Heldens opens with a recalling of the original tale of "Le Freak," which Rodgers describes as the outcome of navigating the music scene as an up-and-coming artist, and being turned away at nightclub Studio 54’s doors shouting “aww, fuck off!” which evolved into the legendary line “freak out!”

The multi-platinum selling, 3x GRAMMY-Award winner, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Songwriters Hall of Fame Chairman and inductee also expressed excitement for refreshing “Le Freak”: “The core of my music has always been joy. Celebrating 40 years of ‘Le Freak’ and spreading joy through dance music is as strong and unifying as ever. Many of the world’s leaders have lost their minds but when we get on the dance floor we are all one and we have no differences. That’s what made ‘Le Freak’ so successful in the first place and Oliver has captured that spirit with this new remix. You will definitely want to move. I’m very proud that it’s the biggest selling song in the history of Atlantic Records but it means even more that it continues after 40 years to unite and bring happiness to so many people.”

House-hitmaker Oliver Heldens shares his enthusiasm: “I have always been a fan of disco music, and CHIC’s ‘Le Freak’ is one of my favourite disco songs. Growing up I heard it a lot because my parents loved CHIC. I really admire Nile Rodgers and he was always high on my list to work with, so it was a big honour that he asked me to remix Le Freak. I tried to keep it true to the original and had a lot of fun remixing it. I'm very happy with the result and super proud to release this remix.”

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Viceroy Invites Tom Aspaul to “Improvise” on New Single

Viceroy invites London's Tom Aspaul to "Improvise" on this feel-good single, recently premiered on Billboard. Aspaul's smooth vocals blend seamlessly with Viceroy's use of classic house chords and funk guitar riffs, sending the nu-disco production on a sonic journey into the sunset.
 
Hindsight may be 20/20, but looking ahead is paramount to progress. Fresh off his Winter Live Tour, Viceroy reminds us to focus on the future and, when in doubt, fake it ‘til you make it in his newest track "Improvise," which couples the producer's signature upbeat aesthetic with disco influences. The result is a refreshing deviation from the norm; "Improvise" still emulates Viceroy's summertime essence while its soulful elements add depth. "I've been really striving to move my music towards a full on disco and funk feel. ‘Improvise’ is really my first single that showcases my passion," says Viceroy. His passion shines through in the track's groove-worthy melodies and poignant lyrics courtesy of Tom Aspaul, making "Improvise" a winning track for summer 2017.
 
Whether he's playing house and disco infused jams or remixing hip hop artists, Viceroy's music is always feel-good and undeniably danceable. His personally curated easy, breezy sound has given his "summertime, all the time" brand a devoted fanbase, with a multitude of his songs reaching #1 on Hype Machine. The "Sultan of Summer" has taken the stage at performances around the globe and will be playing at Electric Forest and Life is Beautiful festivals this season. If you can't catch him live, channel Viceroy's vibes via his "Jams Not Bangers" Playlist on Spotify, or his recent 2016 Sweat It Out EP, Just Marinate. No matter where you're tuning in from, you can have summer time all the time with Viceroy.
 
Adding vocals to the track is singer/songwriter Tom Aspaul. In 2013 he signed to Little Boots’ label, On Repeat Records, for his debut single “Indiana.” The track quickly climbed to the top of the Hype Machine charts and earned accolades from THE FADER and Pitchfork, with the latter calling Indiana “The kind of prancing love song that results from pop’s inbreeding with electronic music and the mistier side of R&B.” Additionally, Kylie Minogue re-recorded a version of the track for her Kiss Me Once EP and renamed it “Feel So Good.” She isn’t the only artist to utilize Tom Aspaul’s songwriting skills. Aspaul has worked with and penned cuts for AlunaGeorge (“Mediator”), Little Boots (“Working Girl”), MNEK, and Jakwob, to name a few. In Fall of 2016, Aspaul released his first EP Left, which perfectly showcases the skills that he has developed over the years.

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Bingo Players drops “No. 1 Disco” on own label Hysteria Records

Originally a concept that Maarten and Paul worked on together back in 2006, the new “No. 1 Disco” is a reworked version of the track that was never officially released, which fans have been requesting for years. Now, more than 10 years later, the track feels more current than ever with its catchy vocals, energetic strings, deep custom kick and dynamic melody, making it feel like rays of sunshine bursting through the speakers.

After hosting a packed out Bingo Beach at Miami’s No Sugar Added party during Miami Music Week 2017, Bingo Players is also making upcoming stops in New York, Las Vegas and Seattle as well as being on Chicago’s Spring Awakening lineup.

Last year, Bingo Players’ Maarten Hoogstraten completed Bingo Players’ 10 Year Anniversary tour which honored Hoogstraten’s late partner Paul Baümer who suddenly passed away from cancer in 2013. Proceeds from every tour ticket sold benefited FuckCancer, which raises support and awareness of early prevention and detection.

BINGO PLAYERS TOUR DATES

April 14 - Marquee New York - New York, NY

April 15 - Bingo Beach @ Drai's Beach Club - Las Vegas, NV

April 15 - Foundation Nightclub - Seattle, WA

June 9 - Spring Awakening Music Festival - Chicago, IL

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MAT ZO UNVEILS “SOUL FOOD”- THE FIRST SINGLE FROM HIS FORTHCOMING ALBUM “SELF ASSEMBLE”

Grammy nominated recording artist Mat Zo announces that his second album, "Self Assemble," will be released March 25th via his own label Mad Zoo.

"Self Assemble" is the follow up to Zo's Grammy nominated debut album "Damage Control", which peaked at no. 7 on the Billboard Dance charts and made the top spot on their Heatseeker Albums Chart. 

Drawing on everything from electro-funk and 70s disco through trance to 90s pop and dubstep, "Self Assemble" endlessly blurs boundaries to rhapsodic effect. Born from Zo's initial ambition to write a film soundtrack, the album is boldly cinematic in both scope and feel.

The first track to be released from "Self Assemble" is "Soul Food" which was premiered on Beats1 on Wednesday February 3rd by Zane Lowe.  Available to stream and download beginning February 4th, “Soul Food” is a nod to golden age greats such as Daft Punk and The Chemical Brothers, whose influence runs throughout the album. 

Hailing from an artistic family - his mother is a music teacher, father a world renowned painter (whose illustrious career includes painting a portrait for Diana, Princess of Wales), and sister an award winning Israeli folk-pop singer songwriter - 25 year old LA-based and London born ‎Mat Zo mastered the guitar, bass and drums by the age of 12. 

By the age of 16, Zo had released his first single, “Exodus”, on progressive house label a:LOUD Recordings. Remix commissions from some of dance music’s biggest names followed before Zo began releasing Drum & Bass productions under the pseudonym MRSA through Hospital Records. He then went on to cement himself as one of the leading artists in the electronic sphere through both the release of multiple original recordings via Anjunabeats and an ongoing string of remixes for everyone from Ellie Goulding to Empire of the Sun, as well as his collaboration with Porter Robinson on “Easy” which hit no. 1 on the Beatport Top 100 chart in 2012.

More recently, the studio Svengali and self-professed production nerd has been focused on his newly launched record label Mad Zoo, and performing live everywhere from ‎Madison Square Garden to major festivals like ‎Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra Music Festival, and Tomorrowland. All in addition to continuing his pursuit of a musical story regardless of genre or convention with perhaps his most ambitious work to date:

“More than anything I’ve done before, I wanted this album to tell a story… what I want is for people to listen to the album as a whole—and then feel like they’ve arrived somewhere new once it’s all done.”

Mat Zo's album ‎"Self Assemble"‎ will be released on April 1st via Mad Zoo Recordings, and can be pre-ordered here.

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