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Royal wedding fever may be gripping most of the world right now, but for house music fans in Northern Ireland, the only date worth noting is 4 June, when DJ and multiple Beatport chart topper David Jones hits premier Belfast club, mono.

Launching brand new club night, Zuul, Jones will perform a live DJ set that will electrify the dance floor with a string of hits and remixes; and with support from local progressive house hero, Chris Cargo, Zuul on 4 June promises to be the dance event in Belfast this summer.

It’s the news that followers of Jones have been waiting for. Having ruled the Beatport charts for nearly two years, Jones has cemented his credentials as one of the most exciting dance industry talents around.

Truly on-trend, Jones’ particular, vocal-laced productions feed from his encyclopaedic musical knowledge, blending genres and packing dance floors.

If you reside in or a around London and are an avid follower of property news and happenings, then the FT Commercial Property Conference in London is a must-see event for you in September of 2011.

Property conferences don’t come much bigger or better than this; with some of the best speakers that the UK and the rest of Europe have to offer, great minds in the industry will come together to discuss the current and future state of the UK property market. Investors, developers and estate agents are all advised to attend this year’s Commercial Property Conference to learn, share and enjoy discussing property issues with like-minded peers from the UK and Europe.

Some of the more pressing topics that will be discussed at this year’s FT Property conference include the following:

• The state of the UK property market now and forecasts over the next 5 years.

Following the world premiere of ‘Running’, the latest track by super DJ Fedde le Grand, on Pete Tong’s BBC Radio 1 show last week, followers of the Dutch house music maestro have inundated his fan pages with praise.

With the dance world still reeling from his massive remix of the Everything but the girl classic ‘Missing’, as well as his dynamic track ‘Autosave’, 2011 continues to be the year that le Grand cements his credentials as the most exciting talent in the industry.

Released through Beatport on 25 April, ‘Running’ sees le Grand work with Sultan and Ned Shepard, and joined by outstanding vocalist Mitch Crown for what is described by one fan, Krisztián Mayer, as an “Amazing track with amazing vocal:)”. The reaction to ‘Running’ is typical of fans, whose descriptions revolve around ‘fantastic’, ‘great’, and ‘awesome.’ It seems that ‘Running’ has the typical le Grand magic, which will beckon clubbers, radio and charts across the world this summer.

The masters of hardcore rock and roll are catapulting into the Hammersmith Apollo with the force of a hurricane! On May the 6^th, the ‘Live at River Plate’ documentary will be screening and the lords of 80’s music will be in attendance. This is less of an AC DC tour and more of an AC DC experience not be missed out on! The ‘Live at River Plate’ documentary is the experience which fans have been anticipating for close to a decade. The experience was shot in 2009 in Buenos Aires and over two-hundred thousand fans attended this sold-out show. AC DC had been absent from Argentina after a thirteen year hiatus and delivered an experience which is still talked about to this very day. Some of the hits on this album included ‘Rock n Roll Train’,’ Hell aint a bad place to be in’ and ‘Highway To Hell’

Fresh from the enormous success of his current smash hit ‘Live your life’, German super producer and DJ du jour, Eddie Thoneick, has just finished another massive remix – this time for iconic and multi-lateral artist, Moby.

Thoneick has remixed Moby’s latest track, ‘The day’, which is the first to be taken from the artist’s new album, ‘Destroyed’. ‘The day’ is released through iTunes on 9 May in a remix package that includes contributions from Basto, Gesaffelstein and Funkerman, as well as Thoneick.

Of the track, Moby wrote on his official website: “‘The day’ was written in a hotel room in Spain at dawn when I hadn’t slept. It was a beautiful hotel room, a beautiful perfect hotel room and it was six or seven in the morning. I wrote it on a acoustic guitar and recorded it on my phone, brought it home and re-recorded it with old broken down electronics that I have in my studio.”

Clubbers visiting Ibiza this summer have more than usual to look forward to, following confirmation that New York-based house music impresario Dennis Ferrer will play a residency at the plush new Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel.

Ferrer will join his Bronx-born protégés, the Martinez Brothers, every Sunday, between 26 June and 25 September, for the ‘USA House – Citizens of the world’ club night. It is billed as ‘the coolest party in Ibiza’, and with both Ferrer and the brothers famed for their dedication to embracing, honing and crafting DJ skill, Sundays at Ushuaia promise to be one of most energetic and engaging events on the party isle in 2011.

The news comes hot on the heels of Ferrer’s recent Facebook post, that he will be playing a soon-to-be-announced show in the UK. Ferrer wrote: “For all the UK cats, mark down July 2nd. Comin to town!!” The statement spurred a excited reaction from his sizeable UK fan base, eager to see one of the most iconic names to have emerged from New York’s significant house scene.

As April the 25^th draws closer, World Malaria Day heralds a change of view in regards to the global perspective of this frightful disease. This is the fourth World Malaria Day and the ultimate goal is to achieve a rate of no malaria related deaths by the year 2015. This lofty achievement is said to be possible to reach, according the UN secretary General Secretary, Ban Ki-Moon. On this day, we are all challenged to address the very real issue of malaria in some of the poorest countries in the world. It does not matter what your position is: President of a country, a minister, an office worker or a street sweeper; we must all contribute our time as we destroy this disease which still claims millions of lives on a yearly basis.

Grammy Award-nominated house music production outfit Full Intention continue their 2011 creative high with a stunning remix for pop/dance princess Alexis Jordan.

‘Hush hush’ will be the third release from Jordan, following her debut smash hit singles ‘Happiness’ and ‘Good girl’, both of which made a significant impact on UK charts and dance floors.

The Full Intention remix of ‘Hush hush’, from Jordan’s debut album of the same name, will be part of a stellar EP package, which includes remixes from other top-tier producers, including Tom Neville and Cahill. Released on 8 May, ‘Hush hush’ is destined to dominate radio and club playlists this summer.

Full Intention continue to be one of the music industry’s most in-demand production duos. Consisting of house heroes Michael Gray and Jon Pearn, the partnership has performed remix miracles for music A-Listers, such as George Michael, Bob Sinclar and Jennifer Lopez. Recognised as one of the most innovative and pioneering remix teams of the past decade, their productions are coveted by every genre-DJ worth their salt – fans and advocates include Eric Prydz, Tom Novy, David Morales and The Shapeshifters, to name four.

House music frontrunners Technotronic have delighted fans with news of a major comeback tour in 2011, promising to electrify fans with shows across the world.

Kicking off with a string of hot appearances in Brazil next month, the band, credited with bringing house music into mainstream homes, will ignite global audiences throughout the tour, which is expected to hit almost every continent.

Whilst their signature track ‘Pump up the jam’ is likely to be one of the highlights of the shows, the Technotronic tour promises a consistent translation of high energy performances, ensuring all bases are covered for an audience eager to party.

Responsible for some fifteen million record sales and having recently celebrated their twentieth anniversary, Technotronic are keen to remind fans just why top industry figures still consider them one of the pivotal acts in the genre’s history. Since their 1989 breakthrough ‘Pump up the jam’, the Belgian group have produced an array of standout smash hits, which also include ‘Get up! (before the night is over) and ‘This beat is technotronic’.  

The Winter Wonderland is becoming synonymous with Hyde Park, and a selection committee is pleased to announce that Hyde Park will now become the ‘sole owner’ of the Winter Wonderland carnival for the proceeding three years! This is due to the incredible showing of success which Hyde Park has managed to drum up. In accordance with the wishes of PWR Events, all promotion and management of the Winter Wonderland will continue to draw the crowds towards this festival in one of London’s most prosperous areas.