Around The World with WEISS: Los Angeles, Ibiza, and Barbados

After emerging onto the scene in 2013, WEISS has ascended through the dance music ranks at an impressive rate, receiving support from a host of legends ranging from Armand van Helden, Eats Everything and Carl Cox to Elton John along the way. His 2018 hit single ‘Feel My Needs’ took the world by storm, reaching #1 in both the BBC Radio 1 Dance Chart and ARIA Club Chart (also being voted the #1 track for the year), and winning ‘Best Track’ at the DJ Mag ‘Best of British’ awards.

WEISS has circled the globe countless times to complete tours worldwide, in the latter part of 2019 he embarked on his biggest ever tours of North America and Oceania covering 30 dates across 7 weeks. It is this connection that brings WEISS and his experiences to CULTR. We present, WEISS’ Around The World.

Los Angeles

California

The mad thing is I wasn’t originally the biggest fan of LA but I’ve fallen in love with it more and more over the years. The restaurants are incredible and if you’re lucky & get an offer to party at someone’s house in the hills, then take it!! 

Ibiza

Spain

It’s always a No.1 go to place for me to party with my friends during the summer. Not only is the nightlife amazing but Old Town is a real mix of old & new with a chilled atmosphere and beautiful restaurants. 

Barbados

Carribbean

Barbados has a special place in my heart: I went there as a kid and love the beaches & crystal clear water. Waking up in the morning and finding yourself surrounded by red crabs and swiminning with the turtles is a memory I’ll never forget.

Exclusive: OTR Breaks Down Debut Album “Lost At Midnight” Track by Track

OTR has just embarked on his most fulfilling venture in his young career thus far. With the release of his debut album “Lost At Midnight” via Astralwerks, it is exciting to see the artist’s vision finally coming to fruition. Featuring artists like Panama, Shallou, Vancouver Sleep Clinic, Au/Ra, and more, the 12-track LP serves as a digital embodiment of the talent rooted in the 26-year old aerospace engineer-turned-producer.

The captivating project will throw you into a whirlwind of emotions as you are captured by the records alluring atmosphere. Offering enchanting soundscapes, melancholic chord progressions, and catchy toplines along the way, “Lost At Midnight” evidently reaches the peak of electro-pop. Pulling you by the heartstrings, OTR effortlessly transports the listener into a pit of vulnerability which is the very essence as to why the album is incredibly addictive to listen to in the first place. Finally showcasing his genius to the world, we can safely declare that this is OTR’s moment.

“Writing the album over the last two years was an incredible experience. Now that it’s out, I’m happy to see people empathize with the raw emotion I put into each track, signifying different points in my life.” – OTR

With all that being said, what better way to pinpoint the significance of this album than to hear it from the artist himself. Hear the story of how he put this all together in the track-by-track breakdown below.

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Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello’s “Senorita” Breaks Record On Spotify

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Shawn Mendes and Cuban born Camila Cabello released their joint single, “Señorita,” last week via Island Records. The song achieved instantaneous success worldwide rocketing to #1 on Spotify’s Global chart as the biggest single-day debut of a male/female duet ever. The video garnered 50 million YouTube streams in the first 48 hours of release while trending #1 around the globe. Other notable chart #1s include Spotify US Chart, iTunes, Apple Music Pop and Apple Music’s Top Videos.

GRAMMY nominated Toronto born multi-platinum singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes released his highly anticipated self-titled third album in May 2018. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart as well as multiple additional worldwide markets, including Australia, Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Holland & more and shot to #1 on iTunes in more than 80 countries immediately upon release. The album became one of the top best-selling album debuts of 2018 and made Shawn the third youngest solo artist to ever have three consecutive #1 albums.

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Multi Grammy nominated Cuban born singer/songwriter Camila Cabello (Epic Records / SYCO) released her debut solo album, CAMILA in January 2018 to rave reviews. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart at the same time as her single “Havana” Reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making Camila the first solo artist in nearly 15 years to reach the #1 spot on the Hot 100, Billboard 200 and Artist 100 charts in the same week. The RIAA platinum-certified album, CAMILA, launched its debut at #1 on 110 iTunes charts around the world, breaking the record for most #1 positions for a debut album in iTunes history. Camila also became the #1 artist on global Spotify.

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Ferry Corsten Releases The Latest UNITY Collaboration with BT on ‘1997’

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Ferry Corsten is back with his latest ‘Unity’ collaboration, after releasing the last one with Ilan Bluestone back in December – Ferry has teamed up with BT for a special collaboration in ‘1997‘.

Ferry Corsten has been busy with solo music in the first half of 2019, releasing ‘Freefall‘ – which feels like a more commercially viable release. He also returned to his Gouryella alias with ‘Surga‘.

Ferry Corsten has brought in another big name into the Unity project, with the legend that is BT. After remixing BT’s track ‘Suddenly’ in 2010, the pair are familiar with each other’s prowess in the studio, and that united vision is showcased in abundance. The team-up sees both artists strengths utilised to their best potential to create a track that is greater than the sum of its parts. As it should, the production leans heavily on the killer uplifting melody – which is a prominent throughout the entire track. The mix of each artist’s styles is present and concludes in an epic collaboration.

Ferry launched the UNITY project in 2018 with his collaboration alongside Paul Oakenfold titled ‘A Slice Of Heaven’, and continued working with artists within the Trance community throughout the year, such as DIM3NSION, Jordan Suckley, Saad Ayub and Ilan Bluestone, and after the success of 2018 has more releases in store after making his first donation to project partner, VH1’s Save The Music Foundation, an organisation launched to reinstate music programs in public schools, which to date has raised over $53 million and helped over 2,100 public schools.

You can learn more about the Unity project with our Ferry Corsten Interview.

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Nicky Romero Unveils Pop Friendly Love Song ‘Stay’

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Nicky Romero has two sides to him musically, it’s either an massive dance record meant for the biggest festivals around the world, or, in this case – a record that focused more on pop and vocal focused release.

Both styles are impressive from the Dutch producer, that is evident with his newest offering; ‘Stay’. Nicky Romero has successfully delved into the pop world with tracks such as ‘Distance’ and ‘Sometimes’.

Romero trades in driving basslines and big-room synths for gently undulating instrumentals and a gently progressive drop in the new track. The Protocol label head pairs the dreamy melodies with emotive vocals, producing lines like “why don’t we stay, and not get older like we’re supposed to” that evoke the nostalgia of youthful romance.

Divolly & Markward Bring The Fire With ‘Treat Me Like A Lady’ Remix

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Divolly & Markward take Francis Mercier’s House jam to belgrade, inflecting their own ingenious groove flavors and giving it an afrobeats-spin. Their remix shines out from the rest as a fresh take on a tribal house production, something that would vibe in 2019 and in 2010.

Known for releases on labels such as Spinnin’ and Tom Staar and Kryder’s labels; Divolly & Markward are back with another funky fresh remix of Francis Mercier’s latest.

The original from Francis was already a super solid house record with Jeanne Naylor’s impressive vocals – yet this remix, as well as the others on the package have taken ‘Treat Me Like A Lady‘ to the next level.

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Maximals & PØP CULTUR Team Up For Monster Italian Collaboration

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Protocol Recordings veterans Maximals teamed up with fellow Italians PØP CULTUR for their seventh release on the label with ‘All Of Me’.

The track is uplifting progressive house with plenty of their signature groove. ‘All Of Me’ delivers in the form of effervescent basslines, a catchy vocal hook, and sunny pop melodies.

The inspiring production encompasses each of Maximals and PØP CULTUR’s signature sounds. Maximals have made a name for themselves on an energizing, modern disco-infused sound. This summertime-appropriate new release follows their recent remix for Nicky Romero and David Guetta’s hit “Ring the Alarm” and their “Up & Down” EP with Boothed.

PØP CULTUR make their debut on Protocol Recordings, after releasing on labels such as Spinnin’ and Future House Music they’re ready to go further in their career with new and exciting music coming through Protocol.

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Cat Dealers Rework R3HAB and Icona Pop’s ‘This Is How We Party’

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Brazilian duo Cat Dealers have remixed one of R3HAB’s biggest releases; ‘This Is How We Party‘ together with Swedish act Icona Pop.

Cat Dealers embrace their signature bass sound with this hard hitting remix. The edit keep the best parts of the original, specifically the hook from Icona Pop and builds upon it with a totally new production. With long progressing builds and a energetic drop, this remix would get a crazy reaction from festival go-ers.

With the original being a smashing success, this refresh from Cat Dealers will attract all the big room and harder music fans that might have skipped the initial release.

Cat Dealers’ banging remix of R3HAB & Icona Pop’s ‘This Is How We Party’ is out now through CYB3RPVNK


Sigala Recruits Becky Hill On Summer Anthem ‘Wish You Well’


When you see Sigala and Becky Hill in the title of a record, you instantly know it’s going to be a smash hit. And that’s what ‘Wish You Well‘ is, a hit and potential summer anthem!

The production showcases each of the English artists talents, with a serious catchy instrumental by Sigala and yet another set of quality vocals from Becky Hill. When the track breaks down and the slow subtle build of Sigala’s melody is introduced, it’s worthy of goosebumps. The entire track has ‘feel good’ elements throughout its entirety and will definitely have you smiling!



Becky Hill has been on a role lately, with her collaboration with Weiss racking up the plays and her track with MK and Jonas Blue still doing the rounds – this new release will add to her ever growing quality discography. Sigala has just come off the release of his debut album and has now put out his first single of the year. With well over a billion streams on his album, Sigala really has made a name for him self and this latest release with solidify that.

‘Wish You Well‘ is out now through Ministry of Sound/Arista Records


Navarra Returns to Protocol with Upbeat Emotive Song ‘Repeat’

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Dutch artist Navarra is back on Nicky Romero’s Protocol Recordings after a two year gap with ‘Repeat‘. Having collaborated with the boss on ‘Crossroads‘ and released an incredible track with Justin Mylo ‘Live Like This‘, Navarra needs no introduction.

‘Repeat’ is an upbeat and groovy progressive house track that perfectly exemplifies the energetic and uplifting ethos of the genre. Drawing upon ethereal vocals, groovy melodies, and a bouncy bassline, Navarra merges electronic and pop elements to expertly deliver a track that is both emotive and dancefloor-friendly.

Throughout his 3 years of releases, there is not one disappointment. Navarra has been releasing top notch tracks since day one and we are excited to see whats next from the Dutchman.

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