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Documentary about the shocking story of Dubfire as an immigrant and today a world-famous DJ and producer. Ali Shirazinia, born in Iran, would be a completely unknown person in the world of electronic music today, if he had not decided to grit his teeth and overcome every challenge that came his way to success. From fleeing his homeland of Iran to becoming an American citizen, Dubfire begins with a story from his young days at the age of 7 to growing up in the world of electronic music. As one half of the Grammy-winning duo "Deep Dish" , Iranian-American Ali Shirazinia (aka 'Dubfire') has established himself as one of the world's most successful DJs and producers. But the road to success was not easy.  Featuring honest interviews with family, childhood friends, industry peers, and fellow artists, this documentary offers an intimate glimpse into the dance music world. It's an inspirational story, illustrating the realization of one's passion, pursuit of

 A new documentary explores how the techno genre spread from Detroit to Berlin, which is today's epicenter of techno. The film features interviews with some of the most significant figures from the early days of the techno scene: Juan Atkins, Alan Oldham (DJ T-1000), Ellen Allien, and Tresor founder Dimitri Hegemann. Additionally, archival footage of interviews with DJ Detroit and Paul van Dyk also make appearances.  For those who might raise concerns about the omission of some pioneers of the scene, primarily Kraftwerk , it's important to note that the film's focus is squarely on techno and the Detroit-Berlin relationship. While the title " How Techno Was Born?" may generate expectations about listing the most important musical influences, the film effectively captures the essence of the genre's evolution and its global diffusion within a concise 19-minute runtime.  The story commences in 1980s Berlin, when the Berlin Wall still divided the city into tw

New documentary, A, is ready for launch in the coming weeks, although filmmakers are now asking for help funding its release.  The film highlights of new documentary "We Wanna Do Is Dance" are the early era of rave and tackles issues surrounding the onset movement of acid house in the late 80s such as police raids “in an age of discrimination".  ‘ All We Wanna Do Is Dance ’ has launched a crowdfunder to ensure its release!  Support their crowdfunding campaign HERE ! The Director of this documentary is Gordon Mason. Venue owners, promoters, and clubbers themselves were also documented in All We Wanna Do Is Dance, including head of Police Pay Party Unit Ken Tappenden , who said:  “We were logging something like up to three or four hundred parties per month in the height of that summer 1989.”  The documentary spotlights the rise of police coming up against club-goers during the period.  “There was a movement of traffic, there was a movement of people and we were losing a l

A n ew documentary exploring the history of the UK’s Free Party Movement is in the works.  Free Party: A Folk History is a chronicle of the movement, in which a new wave of underground and outdoor rave parties swept the nation from the late 1980s to the early-to-mid 1990s.  According to its creator, DJ, producer and filmmaker Aaron Trinder, the documentary charts: "the free party movement's birth, its rapid rise and how the state tried to crush it, from the people who lived it and the legacy it leaves in the present day all across the world." A Kickstarter campaign has been launched to help the documentary get released. Support it HERE and watch a trailer below. [source]

The whole world is already buzzing about the return of Space to Ibiza , but we will go back 5 years when the popular club brand closed its doors.  The marathon party started on October 2, and ended the day after at exactly 12 o'clock. The club closed with an epic Carl Cox that marked ten seasons there.  Then the owner Pepe Rosello said goodbye:  "Your and our emotions and our love and our friendship here are sealed and signed forever dear friends. Thank you all."  Check out all of this and other impressive moments of Space in Ibiz a in an 40-minute documentary released just two weeks after the clubs closed. Enjoy! 

Underplayed is the feature debut of New Zealand-born director Stacey Lee , who has been shortlisted for the Cannes Young Directors Award. Underplayed, in its 90 minute runtime, manages to show us the beautiful, diverse and talented multitude of people making electronic music — their history, and their hopeful future, throughout are the particular stories of a handful of women as they follow their dreams: Rezz, Alison Wonderland, TOKiMONSTA, Nervo, Sherelle, Nightwave, Tygapaw and Louisahhh. “I don’t like to talk about it a lot, but there is definitely sexism in the music industry.” - Alison Wonderland   [ source ]

We are big fan of DanceSafe ♥ DanceSafe is a organization that promotes health, education and safety within the rave and festival community.  DanceSafe is also one of the leading groups promoting “harm reduction” policies in the rave and festival community. “Harm Reduction” is a public health philosophy that encourages policy choices at raves and fests that reduce the risks associated with the use of MDMA. On their web site they provide information on harm reduction, in fact they will set up a stand and provide unbiased drug information, patrons with condoms, water, ear plugs, sunscreen... They also provide a safe space for people to cool down and have healthy conversations about the drug use and their health. These are their rules on MDMA safety:  - test your drugs - hydrate yourself  - drink water and electrolytes - take breaks and cool down - Communicate with someone around you if you start to feel overwhelmed or are having a difficult experience Read m