Dancing and Crying Vol. 2: https://vyd.co/DancingAndCryingVol2

Within the 10 years of his career in the music industry, DJ Kitsune has turned from a music lover to one the most influential djs in the german urban music scene.

After being named the new dj and co-host of the country’s biggest rap-mixshow “Dope Beats” on Frankfurt radio station XXL radio in 1999, he began producing his first mixtape trilogy “Forces of Nature” that helped spreading his name on a nationwide level. After XXLfolded by the end of 2003, he moved on to be the resident of the “Clubnight” on youfm until 2006, a mixshow format on national tv and the oldest and most legendary mixshow in Europe with viewers and listeners from all over the continent.
Being the official live-dj for Azad, DJ Kitsune released several award-winning mixtapes in less than 12 months, which immediately resulted in numerous requests to do live shows with most of the biggest german rap artists, making him one of the most requested djs of the country.
2006 turned out to be another milestone for DJ Kitsune, as he was named the first german dj to join DJ Whoo Kid’s (50 Cent / G Unit) Shadyville DJ coalition. Around the same time his mixtape with german rap star Curse hit the billboard charts in Germany and Switzerland and his own label released highly acclaimed mixtape-albums with Rasul, benefitting from europewide distribution through the SonyBMG powerhouse. DJ Kitsune also played club shows all over Europe in top-level venues like the “Kaufleuten” in Zurich, the “Splash!” Festival in Germany, the “50 Grad” in Mainz, the “Unity” in Frankfurt, or in hot spots like New York City or Tel Aviv.
Within a time span of only few weeks DJ Kitsune did shows for Eminem’s satellite radio station “Shade45″ and several other BDS monitored stations in markets like Cincinnatti or the Bay Area, released his newest mixtape “Victory 3″, was nominated for the award of the “Best International Mixtape DJ 2006″ at Justo’s Mixtape Awards and did a brief club tour through Germany with SonyBMG recording artists Curse. The beginning of 2007 was even better with Kitsune winning the award for “Best National DJ 2006” at the HipHop.de-Awards.
In 2008, DJ Kitsune took his award-winning mixtape series “Victory” to an all-concluding next level by putting together an all star cast album of the same title, combining some of the greatest talents of the USA, Germany, Switzerland and Canada. The album’s first single “This Little Thing (Remix)” featuring Talia “The Doll” Coles and D-Flame received heavy rotation airplay on german music video stations.
After holding down a legendary Saturday night at Frankfurt’s top club “Unity” for 5 straight years, DJ Kitsune moved on to focus on playing selected clubs all over Europe while showcasing his musical talents on his weekly radio show for Germany’s leading urban radio station Jam FM. In early 2010, DJ Kitsune became the first hip hop dj to be requested to play a special performance alongside one of Germany’s most renown classical orchestras, the hr-Sinfonieorchester for an audience of more than 3000 people.

Today, DJ Kitsune is one of Europe’s leading djs and musical tastemakers and CEO of his own management and publishing company. His influence and musical guidance helped the careers of many European artists and created a worldwide attention span. While one of Germany’s biggest daily newspapers “Sueddeutsche Zeitung” refers to DJ Kitsune as the “hardest working man in German hip hop”, he is considered to be one of the most skillfull, influential and well-rounded djs in Europe.

ANTS showcases the authentic sound of Ibiza on the island and around the world. ANTS curates future-facing lineups championing rising talent, genre innovators and established stars from across house, tech house, techno and more. 

Enjoy DJ mixes recorded live from our long-running Saturday residency at Ushuaïa Ibiza, and ANTS takeovers at the biggest festivals and events in electronic music. Join The Colony.

Born and bred from the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana, enter into the game, 20-year-old August Alsina...

With the love and hustle of the Crescent City running through his veins, August is eager to follow in the footsteps of the NOLA music legends that paved his way. His recently inked deal Def Jam Recordings looks to be a great step in the right direction, but music wasn’t always in his future. 

August learned at an early age that drugs and money could make you, or break you. With both his father and stepfather battling crack addiction, August’s mother moved their family to Houston, Texas in search of a fresh start. But Houston provided no happy ending. For years a young August endured a home life plagued by drugs and violence. At just 14, he got word from New Orleans that is father, August Sr., lost his battle with drugs and alcohol. 

In an attempt to escape his reality, August took to Youtube, where he posted dozens of homemade performance videos. His clips covering Musiq Soulchild, Lyfe Jennings and others went viral, generating millions of views in just over a month. It seemed that he was finally taking his first steps toward a bright future in music, but just a year later, reality hit home when his best friend was shot and killed in the streets of Houston. As quickly as August appeared, he vanished form Youtube, back to the real world. With tensions mounting at home, 16-year-old August was kicked out. Alone, he returned to New Orleans and took to the streets, selling drugs as a means of survival. 

With his older brother also in the streets hustling, it wouldn’t be long before August learned that the addiction to money could be as deadly as the addiction to drugs. Just days before August’s 18th birthday, his older brother was gunned down in New Orleans East, another unsolved murder in one of the nations most dangerous cities. “I never expected them [the police] to find his killer”, August explains. “People die everyday in the streets of New Orleans. Unfortunately, death has become a way of life,” but not for August. His brother’s death became his motivation to not become a statistic, but to pursue his musical aspirations on an entirely new level.

Under the guidance of Noontime Unlimited (management and production company), August relocated to Atlanta in 2011 to begin carving his own musical path with his life experiences at the center of his artistry. He recently teamed up with Hoodrich/MMG’s own DJ Scream for the release of his debut mixtape, ‘The Product’, which spawned the internet and radio buzzing anti-love single, “Sucka” which features fellow New Orleans crooner Lloyd. 

Yet to reach 21 years old, with already a lifetime of experiences behind him, August is living proof that your past doesn’t have to dictate your future, and that life’s hardships can be the motivation required for success. With Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter The Dream prepping August’s debut project for release through his Radio Killa/Def Jam imprint, the path to success has been laid. Look for August to make 2013 his official coming out party.


From early breakout hit "Phat Dope Shit" in 2002 to "Heavy Heart", a new collaboration with Skrillex and Fireboy DML, Dice has always been in the headlines. After his debut album "7 Dunham Place" on his own now long-running and well-regarded Desolat in 2008, came the major label follow-up "Underground Sound Suicide" on Ultra Music with guests like Giggs, Just Blaze, and Neneh Cherry, then the agenda-setting and club-focussed house and techno showcase that was "Love Letters" in 2018. 

Add in tens of EPs on Ovum, Minus, Cocoon, to name a few, and his remixes from everyone from Kevin Saunderson to Moby, Black Coffee to Disclosure, Warren G to Basement Jaxx, Loco Dice has always been at the beating heart of the electronic scene. 

His DJ sets, too, always brim with personality, whether in a small underground basement or on an iconic main stage at some of the world's top festivals like EDC Ultra, Tomorrowland and Coachella to name a few, playing to thousands. He has had era-defining residencies at iconic Ibiza super clubs like Circoloco at DC-10 and on the Amnesia Terrace as well at Space Miami. 

His lockdown move has been to unveil En Coleur, a label reserved exclusively for his own music produced at that time. SB Recordings followed. A new label open to all styles of dance music.

Since day one Loco Dice constantly pushes the boundaries of techno and house music production, from his appearance in 2004 PlayStation2 game "Decks & FX" to cooking up his own ideal fusions of hip hop and electronic music with his FKD side project or writing critically acclaimed runway soundtracks for Italian fashion designer Marcelo Burlon during Men’s Fashion Week in Milan for both FW20 and SS20.

Dice's distinctive fashion sense and strong visual aesthetic manifest in his collaborations with Amsterdam fashion label Daily Paper, pro sports hat purveyors New Era and in his own clothing brand Seran Bendecidos. 

All of this and his longevity prove that Loco Dice is undoubtedly an insatiable creative force most interested in the uncharted territory between genres and styles, the elements that link everything together.

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