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Techno Clubbers November 2009 update plus my very first podcast!

What’s up Party People, it’s me, Zaki Q, with the latest news in the world of Electronic Music.

November is here, and so are some really exciting events. On Saturday Nov 7th, Darude will be at BoMA. RSVP on my guestlist here: . He always put up a great show, I’ve seen him live before. $5 off on my guestlist at the door.

On Wednesday Nov 18th, Above & Beyond will be here at BoMA! I’m not sure who all is coming, but Paavo, Tony, and Jono are all amazing DJs, and you cannot miss this event. They have just been announced #4 DJ in the world in the TOP100DJS poll by DJMAG for 2009 for the 2nd year in a row. RSVP on facebook here. I have their latest compilation “Anjunabeats Volume 7” and it is very good. I love to listen to their new single “Anjunabeach” and “Inrufushi” by Super8 & Tab. $5 off my guestlist at the door.

The biggest event of this month will be of course my fellow frenchman DAVID GUETTA at BoMA on Thanksgiving, Thursday Nov 26th. RSVP on facebook here. I am so excited for this. I drove all the way to Chicago last year just to see him. It was one of the best events I have ever been to. His new album “One Love” is great. I have the (Exclusive Extended + DJ-Friendly Edition) from Beatport and I love it. I have many favorite songs on this album, but I adore “How Soon is Now” and “Memories”. Have your thanskgiving dinner, then hurry up to BoMA for one unforgettable night. I think this is the first time he comes to Ohio.


All my facebook events have links to artists’ websites, myspace, twitter, and where you can buy pre-sale tickets if you want from Wantickets.com and Groovetickets.com .


Recently, I have been listening to many new albums. There’s “Anjunabeats Volume 7” from Above & Beyond as I already mentioned. There’s Dash Berlin’s new album called “The New Daylight” with tracks like “Man on the Run” and “Waiting”. I finally got my hands on Calvin Harris’ “Ready For the Weekend” which is really good. I really like Fedde le Grand’s “Output” album with tracks like “Let me be Real” (YouTube link). In fact I think we should get him to come to BoMA soon. Another exciting release is Ferry Corsten’s “Twice in a Blue Moon Remixed” which is fantastic. It’s coming out in 1-2 weeks.


Just a few days ago, DJMAG had its annual party for the TOP100DJs poll. Here are the top 10:


1. Armin van Buuren
2. Tiesto
3. David Guetta
4. Above & Beyond
5. Paul van Dyk
6. Deadmau5
7. Ferry Corsten
8. Markus Schulz
9. Gareth Emery
10. Sander van Doorn


Armin van Buuren is #1 for the third year in a row! Congratulations to all the DJs for being in the Top 100. You can see the rest of the poll right here: http://www.djmag.com/top100



Every week, I listen to a lot of radio shows and podcasts, mostly while I am at the gym, because they make great workout music. There’s “A State of Trance” with Armin van Buuren, “Global DJ Broadcast” with Markus Schulz, “Corsten’s Countdown” with Ferry Corsten, “Trance Around the World” with Above & Beyond”, and “F. Me I’m Famous” with David Guetta. Some of these, you can download in iTunes as podcasts, some you can listen to live online. Check out http://di.fm/ and official artists’ websites for more information about their radio shows and podcasts.


Over the weekend, I played around with some DJ software, and I am very happy to announce the very first TECHNO CLUBBERS podcast! You can go to this link here and download the file. It’s 41.5MB, and about 45min long. It only takes a few minutes to download. Click here
(41.5MB)


(SONG - TIME - ARTIST - ALBUM)

1. Automatic feat. Shermanology - Original Mix 5:05 Funkerman - Automatic [Progressive House]
2. Let... Me Be Real (Extended Mix) 6:42 Fedde Le Grand feat. Mitch Crown - Let Me Be Real [Electro House]
3. Amplifier - Original Mix 8:39 FLG - Amplifier / Pink Bird [Techno]
4. Praise You 2009 (F.l.g. Remix) 1 6:38 Fatboy Slim vs. Fedde Le Grand Praise You 2009 [Electro House]
5. Let It All Out feat. Sarah Howells - Ronski Speed Remix 8:07 Lange - Let It All Out feat. Sarah Howells [Trance]
6. Phoenix - Original Mix 7:01 Daniel Heatcliff In Trance We Trust Volume 14 [Trance]
7. Bliksem - Original Mix 6:47 Sander Van Doorn, Purple Haze - Bliksem [Trance]
8. Because The Remix 2 of 3 7:57 Ferry Corsten featuring Novastar - Because The Remix [Trance]


All of these tracks are available for purchase on Beatport.com or Dance-Tunes.com. I am a beginner so don’t expect a world-class mix, but enjoy these amazing tracks. Tell me what you think. Message me on facebook or on twitter.


That’s it for this month! I will see you all at the upcoming events at BoMA!

All the best,

-Zaki Q
http://twitter.com/iamzaki

video from before the Nike+ Human Race 10K started

Here's a video I took before the Nike+ Human Race 10K started. They said there were about 3,500 people there, but as you can see from the video, it only looks like about a thousand if you ask me. [YouTube link]

ran the Nike+ Human Race 10K last night at OSU

So I did it. I had a horrible race time, but I did it. I ran my first 10K. Nike says about 3,500 people were running at OSU, but honestly I didn't see more than a thousand. It was raining, and it was somewhat cold. I felt pretty warm during the run though. I finished it in about 1hr42min, but Nike+ said I needed to run 400meters still. So I walked that, and that's why my time was 1hr47min on the website. Here's the info about my Nike+ run. I wore my 2 ankle stabilizers, which definitely helped. My heart rate was beating way too fast throughout the run, and I had to walk a few times. My overall pace was around 16min per mile. I was having a hard time running, and paradoxically the 2nd half of the run was easier, maybe it was those amazing tracks by Tiesto that I was listening to.

I learned a lot last night. Finishing this race just makes me want to train harder. I really have to work hard if I want to accomplish my next goal: a half marathon in May 2010. I have 6 months to train. I really want my pace to be less than 15min per mile for that.

I took a video at the race before we started running, but I am having issues trying to upload it. I will try again later.

Thank you for following my 4 week adventure up until this race. Follow me as I attempt my first half marathon in May 2010.

electronic music playlist for Nike+ Human Race 10K

here it is. There's 2 hours of music, first half is mostly Electro House with the 2nd half being mostly Trance to keep me pumped up in case I run for more than 1hr30min. I will be listening to Funkerman, Fedde Le Grand, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Tiesto, and Deadmau5.

TRACK NAME - TIME - ARTIST - ALBUM - GENRE

1. Automatic feat. Shermanology - Original Mix 5:05 Funkerman Automatic Progressive House
2. Amplifier - Original Mix 8:39 FLG Amplifier / Pink Bird Techno
3. Heaven - Extended Mix 3:03 Quintino Nope Is Dope Presents: Quintino - Heaven 4. Progressive House
5. Slide feat. Mitch Crown - Original Extended 5:45 Funkerman, Mitch Crown Slide House
6. Praise You 2009 (F.l.g. Remix) 6:38 Fatboy Slim vs. Fedde Le Grand Praise You 2009 Electro House
7. Memories feat. Kid Cudi - Extended Version 5:19 David Guetta One Love (Exclusive Extended + DJ-Friendly Edition) Electro House
8. How Soon Is Now feat. Julie McKnight - Extended Version 7:03 Dirty South, Sebastian Ingrosso, David Guetta One Love (Exclusive Extended + DJ-Friendly Edition) Electro House
9. Scared Of Me (Radio Edit) 2:49 Fedde Le Grand feat. Mitch Crow Output House
10. Hard Day's Work (Original Mix) 4:03 Fedde Le Grand feat. Ida Corr Output House
11. Back & Forth (Original Mix) 3:22 FLG feat. Mr V. Output House
12. Rockin' High (Original Mix) 3:51 Fedde Le Grand feat. Mitch Crow Output House
13. Let Me Be Real (Radio Edit) 3:20 Fedde Le Grand feat. Mitch Crown Output House
14. New Life (Fedde Le Grand & Funkerman Re-Edit) 4:08 Dany P-Jazz Output House
15. The Rain 4:36 Calvin Harris Ready For The Weekend Dance
16. I'm Not Alone 3:32 Calvin Harris Ready For The Weekend Dance
17. Let It All Out feat. Sarah Howells - Ronski Speed Remix 8:07 Lange Let It All Out feat. Sarah Howells Trance
18. Escape Me Featuring C.C. Sheffield 4:18 Tiësto Kaleidoscope Trance
19. I Am Strong Featuring Priscilla Ahn 5:39 Tiësto Kaleidoscope Trance
20. Century Featuring Calvin Harris 4:42 Tiësto Kaleidoscope Trance
21. Feel It In My Bones Featuring Tegan & Sara 4:52 Tiësto Kaleidoscope Trance
22. Who Wants To Be Alone Featuring Nelly Furtado 4:36 Tiësto Kaleidoscope Trance
23. Knock You Out Featuring Emily Haines 5:07 Tiësto Kaleidoscope Trance
24. Louder Than Boom 4:10 Tiësto Kaleidoscope Trance
25. Strobe 10:37 Deadmau5 Lack of A Better Name Dance
Let Me Be Real (Extended Mix) 6:42 Fedde Le Grand feat. Mitch Crown Let Me Be Real Electro House

You can get these tracks from Beatport and iTunes!

less than 24 hours until the Nike+ Human Race 10K at OSU

the race is less than 24 hours away. I spent most of today backing up my data, reformatting the hard drive, then installing Windows 7, which is amazing. I'm so glad I won't have to ever look at Windows Vista ever again. I did go to the gym, stretched, steam room and hot tub to relax. For lunch I had rice, vegetables and a small steak. For dinner I had a huge spaghetti meal.

According to weather.com, the weather in Columbus, OH at 7pm friday will be "Few Showers" and "63F" with 30% chance of rain. 15mph wind.

I will wear a long sleeve shirt, with my race shirt on top of it. I will either wear long pants or shorts. I do not know yet, it will be cold and raining. I will try to carry my digital camera to take videos before, during, and after the race if possible.

Wish me luck! As a new runner who's only been training for a month, I will be happy with a time of under 1hr30min!

2 more days until the Nike+ Human Race at Ohio State University

Even though the weather was not that great, I decided to go to the park again. I still wore my ankle stabilizers. I ran 1.01 on 10/21/2009 at 6:51 PM with a pace of 12'39''/mi. More info about this nike+ run here.I then went to the gym and ran 1.01 mi on 10/21/2009 at 7:50 PM with a pace of 13'03"/mi (treadmill). More info about this nike+ run here. Afterwards, workout (chest and triceps, legs, sit-ups). After that, swimming for a few laps, and hot tub.

Today I was listening to Ferry Corsten's radio show Corsten's Countdown #121 on my ipod.

For lunch, I had mixed vegetables and spaghetti leftovers. For dinner I had a salad then rice, salmon, and vegetables with half a glass of orange juice.

Only 2 more days for the Nike+ Human Race at OSU!