Holy Guacamole - more remixes coming your way! Sorry for all the Beatport player bombing but just today, another two of my remixes (that received great feedback from jocks all over btw) came out. So here's another dose of Jon Silva remix madness, this time for Zon feat Day-Z of USB from Bulgaria:



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Just a short one to inform you that my remix for Little Nakoch, Nemus & dont's track "Murr" is out on Beatport. You can check out the original as well as the other great remixes on the release player below.

[update: "Murr" is now a featured release in Beatport's Deep House section. Yay!]

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Oh, and not to forget "Enjoy This Trip", the tune I made with my to-be-wife Djazz is also out! Make sure you also check out the great remixes by Stan Kolev, BK Duke, Edel and Zon in the release player below:

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You've probably heard "Enjoy This Trip" on our music player or on our "2.0 - A Jar Of Fresh Pesto" compilation earlier this summer. Only due to our friendship with Relaxator's, home of the Underground Sound of Bulgaria, we "borrowed" the tune for our sampler.

The time has come to find a good home for the tune by Pesto's very own Djazz and Jon Silva. U.S.B. Digital (aka Underground Sound of Bulgaria) is said home and "Enjoy This Trip" encountered a warm welcome to the U.S.B. family and now finds itself in the good company of people such as Stan Kolev (Miami), BK Duke (Munich), Edel aka Eddie Niguel (Singapore) and Martin Dimitrov aka Zon from Sofia. Thanks to these guys, you can expect a great package on USB115, coming to your download store on January 13th.

As the promo campaign is already at full throttle, the first raving feedbacks are coming in. We'll post the reactions from DJs and tastemakers pretty soon! To shorten the period of waiting until the release date, U.S.B. was so kind to put up a couple of video clips including the tracks at full length. Make sure you subscribe to their YouTube channel as they offer a broad range of quality music.

Here's the original:



[update: we have set up a page with full length versions of all mixes, check it out here: http://pesto.de/EnjoyThisTrip ]

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Happy New Year to y'all - hope you enjoyed some relaxing days!

To begin 2010 with more musical output, here are two Jon Silva remixes for From P60. "Over The Sea" had been on From P60's acclaimed album "Realize" on Italy's IRMA Music which got released last March. The tune was released as a single with a couple of great remixes just today so make sure you check out Jon Silva's Soda Inc. Remix and Jon Silva's Futuristic Funk Remix on Beatport.

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And another one you shouldn't miss:

Proton Radio has a Pesto label showcase since 27th July. You can tune in a 1-hour mix containing lots tracks from our compilation "2.0 - A Jar Of Fresh Pesto". Check it out & have a nice weekend (yeah yeah, you're missing the weekend vibe, right?)!

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To celebrate the release of "Bent Bar presents Beautiful & Timeless 2" [Pesto CD001], Pesto Music has teamed up with Bent Bar and the "Tangente" venue in Heidelberg, Germany. This coming Sunday, the 2nd August 2009, we'll be presenting the fruit of our labour.

The release party will kick off at 6:00pm, starting with a deep and sexy Jon Silva set, to be followed by Heidelberg's main man Twist and White Spectrum (aka Cooccer & Dennis Rossknecht) from Clear Recordings for full club madness. The Bent Bar guys have prepared some specials for you, so make sure you remember the password "Beautiful & Timeless" at the door.

We'll cover the event via Twitter, so watch out for the hashtag #PCD001. We have also set up a Twitterwall including the video teaser that displays all related tweets. Please use said hashatg if you want your tweets to appear there.

Here's all the details in short:

event: CD release party for "Bent Bar presents Beautiful & Timeless 2"
date: 02nd August 2009
venue: Tangente
address: Kettengasse 23, 69117 Heidelberg/Germany
doors open: 6:00pm
admission: none/password
line up: Twist, White Spectrum, Jon Silva

See you on Sunday!

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Darren Holland, master of ceremonies at Baldeelox shows some support for our compilation "2.0 - A Jar Of Fresh Pesto". In his Traxsource hawtness for July 2009 (hey, it's still a few days left!), he's loving "this deep tech track to death", thus putting it on #1 of his charts. Awesome stuff, Darren - thanks bunches!

Here's the full chart on Traxsource.

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You can even save the WAV file to your hard disk. Enjoy!

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If you thought we were lazy while not posting on pesto.de, you might consider this one here:

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In an effort to promote our current compilation "2.0 - A Jar Of Fresh Pesto" to a broader audience, we recently have teamed up with Proton Radio. We have bought banner ads that quite some people have already noticed and clicked according to our stats.

As a further result of this partnership, we have become a featured label on Proton's web site with our Pesto logo shining there in full glory. On top of that, Proton were so kind to add a couple of tracks to their daily rotation schedule. Being asked for radio edits of their choice, we provided them with the following tracks from "2.0 - A Jar Of Fresh Pesto":

Mark Duffin - The Man With No Shame
El Presidente - 7Daze
Replika - Inner Visions
Christian G. - Deep Reflections
Allovers - Special 4
Fady Ferraye - Amman

If you tune in to Proton Radio frequently (and we recommend doing so), you'll be presented with these exclusive versions of the 2.0 gems.

Proton Radio will also feature Pesto Music with a dedicated label showcase in brief, expect more details regarding that one on pesto.de in brief.

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Here is some DJ feedback on our latest compilation "2.0 - A Jar Of Fresh Pesto" on Pesto LP005.

Amir Groove (Ibiza Sonica, Push FM):
I hate to do this, to say which one is my favourite as all of them are so brilliant, well not surprised at all, when I have all my fav artist under the same roof. For sure many of these track will be aired on both of my radio shows, on ibizasonica and pushfm.com Good luck guys and well done!!

Ric McClelland aka Scope (Urban Torque/UK): i really like the tracks by replika, poussez, jon silva, cooccer and fady though.. will play & support!

Martijn Hoffmans aka Phonic Funk (Pesto, Soulfuric, MN2S/NL):
as usual GOOD MUSIC! will play!
great release from pesto! Keep up the good work!

Christian Quast aka ARWID (BPitch, Boxer, futureaudio):
as usual Pesto delivers high quality tracks .... *****

Brian Tappert (Traxsource/Soulfuric):
Nice one, looking forward to working this hard for you. 

Lewis Ferrier (Reelgroove, Baldeelox, Farris Wheel/NL): Wow, what a way to start the day !!!!! This is some collection of the finest deephouse !!! Can really feel this !!!! Big Compliments, Will be in my favorites list for a while i guess. Thanks so much for sharing this with me Cheers, LF

Oz (UNITED COLORS OF HOUSE/UK):
Once again a fantastic selection of tracks from the Pesto Label. 'Enjoy This Trip', standing out the most for, closely followed by 'The One', 'Deep Reflection', and 'Amman'.
Danke for this awesome collection of promos.

Ralf Gum (Gogo Music/GER):
Some real nice tracks on here. Many thanks!

Si & Piers (Stereo Mutants/UK):
Damn cool album.. love it!! 9/10

Chris Blenda (Cyprus/GR):
House music forever i play for sure all the tracks this summer,
great work and thanks!!!

Joan Ribas Ferrer (Ibiza global radio/Hotel Pacha/Cafe del Mar): superb compilation with the best of pesto sound style.

Andy Bach (Young Society, Bonzai Music, Zaubermilch): fine selection of relaxing grooves. like this deep sound.
HD aka Marc (SSRadio UK):
drei worte "ich bin begeistert" danke für die tolle Musik [translation: three words "I am thrilled" thanks for the awesome music

Kire Cipurovski aka C-Pure (Bitola Clubbing/FYROM): so deep and so good all Ep is realy master piece i will play it for sure

Henri Kohn (Clubstar, Conya):
replika and poussez tracks are my favs.
full support.

Da Funk (Acryl/SUI):
awesome comp again. finally i can play the tracks jon already played in his sets for example the allovers one.
beside that, the tunes i'll definitely rock out are onur's, replika's the elpresidenteone, poussez's and the mark duffin one.
full support! great stuff, really

Dave Horne (Ministry (Gallery), Baroque, Guess Records/UK): Really nice collection of deep, chilled out grooves.

Kellilicious (SheJay/UK):
Great package. Lovin all tunes but Driftin' is the fave! Nice one! 

Bobi (Club FM Skopje/FYROM): Thanks for sending me,nice LP with excellent producer, pure deep house Full support coming from me!

MrCenzo (MidiDropMusic/UK):
13 solid tracks on this release for me but there was a few that stood out for me than the rest and they are..

El Presidente
Replika
Marc Cotterell
Pousezz
Jon Silva
Fady Ferraye

And i must say that my favourite one out of them all is "Fady Ferraye" - Amman.....   Top work on this but the whole package gets full support from me.... 10/10

Andreas Hansson (F12 STHLM/SWE): It´s way too long between the pesto releases. Mark Duffin is the track i like the most, perfect warm up track. Another favorite is Jon Silva -Enjoy This Trip a proper afterhour track. Favorite tracks are Mark Duffin - The Man With No Shame Cooccer - Driftin' Poussez - Recurred Jon Silva with Djazz - Enjoy This Trip Keep it deep

Zach de Vincent (Paradigm @ Frisky Radio/USA):
12. Jon Silva with Djazz - Enjoy This Trip
bout time this got released

Tom Morgan (Alternative Route/UK):
Cooccer, Poussez and your track for me, nice package.  Don't suppose there's an instrumental of Enjoy This Trip doing the rounds?

Olav Belgoe (GER):
merci .... sound gefällt mir persönlich sehr gut!

The Messenger (Soul Industries/Night Drive Music/Plastic City):
Amazing compilation once again.We found here some really nice beats.Our favorites are Replica`s Inner Visions,Christian G`s Deep Reflectin(think thats the best one here for us) ,Onur Ozman`s Fallin Love and El Presidente`s 7Daze.Altogether great release.Full support comin from us.
 
Ariel Cybana (USA):
First track in this is smoking hot. I love the slow grooves in this track. Second track I felt that the highs were too high yet liked the feel of it as the track warmed up. I am feeling the Inner Visions track by Replika. It has a nice sexy tech house sort of groove. I dig it! Deep Reflections by Christian G is a sweet kinda sexy groover of a track. Would be a good intro or latter track. The same feel goes for the following track “Recurred” by Pourrez. I liked the last few tracks as well. 7.5/10

Nikos Ploumis (RepublicRadio.gr):
amazing job for one more time, supporting you from the beginning

André Kroenert (NightDriveMusic/GER):
This release is sooooooo hot. well done mate!

Feodor AllRight & Elena Mechta (AMDJS Radio Show/RUS):
Thank you for the promo! 
Amazing release. Great tracks on the board. This is Pesto! And this is fresh!
Here are feedbacks for the tracks, that we like most of all.

Jon Silva with Djazz - Enjoy This Trip
Deep tech bomb. Rock it!

Alankara & Jazzy D. feat Neobe - The One
Ahhh... Amazing deep/lounge/jazzy tune...

Fady Ferraye - Amman
Great track for the coronation of deep set.

Christian G. - Deep Reflection
Yesss! Superb deep/lounge one. In the wallet.

Marc Cotterell - Project Deep
Sounds delicious. Will test for sure.

Cooccer - Driftin'
Goooood one. Rockin' one. Will play.

Count us in the support. 

Richard Earnshaw (Guess Records, Duff Note, Spiritchaser/UK):
Like Special 4.... very nice, just the ticket for a Spiritchaser set!

Bamo (Guess Records/UK):
Great to hear from you mate. Especially when you're sending me quality music like this.....
Had a couple of listens and my personal favourites are "Special 4", "The Man with no Shame" and your very own "Enjoy This Trip"......
Don't leave it so long next time...... I've missed ya!!

Kenny Gino (Solid Gold Playaz, Disko B, Kanzleramt, Loudeast/USA):
Thank you soooo much for this Jon!!
So much good music I don't know where to begin... listening to it the last couple of days and loving all of it!
Definately dropping some of these in the mix this weekend.

Graham Sahara (Seamless/IRE):
Theres some really nice tracks on here mate. I will be playing most of this album all summer long!
The highlights of the cd for me are the alankara & Jazzy D, marc cotterell, replica, christian g, Allovers are excellent and that’s not saying the others are bad, just these tracks are all excellent.
Thanks and I shall enjoy playing these a lot

David Endo (Deep & Dirty Radio LA/USA): Very good release. If I'd had it in my bag longer before the release date, I would have pushed it hard!!!! Good work guys

C&M Productions (truehouse.net/SUI): which is your most favourite mix: Jon Silva with Djazz - Enjoy This Trip
Franco Martinelli (www.housepage.net, God IS A DJ Magazine/ITA): This is a very hot album, really like many of the tracks and the intense atmospheres of the full compilation. Deep and fresh music that spreads an infectious summer vibe.

Ashot & Garry (aka Salt Sweet, Low Flow Records/Armenia):
Thanks for this amazing package, all tracks are brilliant and it's really hard to concentrate oneself on one single fav. We'll definitely spin all of them a lot!!!

Chris aka K-Bana (Guess Records/UK):
Cheers for the album.. Its quality!!! Really like Jon Silva with Djazz - Enjoy This Trip and Cooccer - Driftin'. They are my two main picks from it!! Both deep and quality!! Full support will feature both in my new mix for July 2009..
Thanks again..

Daniel Kyo (Loudeast, Elevation/ESP): Amazing package! Will play much of this! Thanks!

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After entering Traxsource's album charts last Friday and a short break over the weekend, people apparently have discovered the quality of our current "2.0 - A Jar Of Fresh Pesto" compilation.

We are aware of the fact that all tunes are not those easily accessible sing-along tracks, nor the kind of "run-after-a-hype" types of music. The deep quality and timeless outfit all tracks have in common require you listen to them a couple of times. And the more you listen, the more you will love it. That's our promise! But if you're a lover of Pesto Music, you have known this before.

Probably due to that, people just needed some time to listen closely before the beauty of all artists' effort got revealed and recognized. To make it short: we're on #10 of Traxsource's album charts today! Thank you!

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We have just added a direct link to DJdownload.com and DJTunes.com on our micropage for "2.0 - A Jar Of Fresh Pesto".

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Our current compilation "2.0 - A Jar Of Fresh Pesto" on Pesto LP005 has just been released a few days ago and is already entering the album sales charts on Traxsource. Currently on #45, we're convinced Pesto LP005 will make up more chart positions over the weekend.

We have set up a dedicated micropage for "2.0 - A Jar Of Fresh Pesto" with direct links to Traxsource and other download stores such as Beatport or Juno Download. If you would like to forward the link to your friends, feel free to use the short URL: http://bit.ly/2point0

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You can find the latest installment of our "2.0" compilation series in our catalogue section and our releases feed now.

Here's the track list:

01. Mark Duffin - The Man With No Shame
02. Cooccer - Driftin'
03. El Presidente - 7Daze
04. Alankara & Jazzy D. feat Neobe - The One
05. Marc Cotterell - Project Deep
06. Replika - Inner Visions
07. Christian G. - Deep Reflection
08. Poussez - Recurred
09. Onur Ozman - Fallin' Love
10. Allovers - Special 4
11. Mike Starr feat. Barca - Unstoppable (Natural)
12. Jon Silva with Djazz - Enjoy This Trip
13. Fady Ferraye - Amman

For further details, please see our catalogue section and the "2.0" micropage.

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We have just added all 13 tracks from our latest compilation "2.0 - A Jar Of Fresh Pesto" to our MP3 player. You can listen to all tunes in full length by using our player on the right side. Loading times may vary depending on your internet connection and server load. Enjoy!

If you like what you hear, feel free to forward our dedicated micropage to your friends and contacts. Thanks for your support!

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Accompanying the release of our latest multi-artist compilation on Pesto, we have set up a micropage for "2.0 - A Jar Of Fresh Pesto".

You can reach the micropage by clicking on the respective tab above. We also offer a shortened URL via bit.ly's service which is useful not only for twitter: http://bit.ly/2point0.

On the micropage, you will find direct links to Pesto LP005 on your favourite download store. We're updating the list of shops daily once our compilation has been added there.

We have also added a small widget that enables you to post or email the link to the page via your preferred service such as myspace, facebook, etc.:

Stay tuned for more news around our latest master piece!

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Saint Petersburg's AMDJS from the radio show with the same name show their support, too:



Soul T - What A Day (Original Mix)
Nacho Marco - Estefania (Original Mix)
Atnarko, Jevne - Get On Down (Replika Remix)
MKL, Johanna Saint-Pierre - En Jaguar Beige (MKL Vocal Mix)
Seroton - You Make It Strong (Original Mix)
Dubnova, Urban Absolutes - Strandbar (Original Mix)
Glender - Tribal Is So Beautiful (Original Mix)
Latenta Project - Endeavor (Original Mix)
Kelvin K - Faze 1 (Original Mix)
Tiga - Shoes (Green Velvet Remix)

Spasibo, guys!

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James Harcourt of Twisted Frequency/T-Freq UK has Jon Silva's AcidHouse in his May charts on Beatport:



1. James Harcourt - Proton (Original Mix)
2. Alter Breed - Aladdin (Original Mix)
3. Quivver - Is There Anybody There (Original Mix)
4. D.Ramirez - Wired feat. LDV (Original Mix)
5. Beckers, D-Nox - Left Behind (Daniel Marques Remix)
6. Jamie McHugh - H20 (Raudive Mix)
7. Paul Woolford - Pandemonium (Original Mix)
8. Jon Silva - AcidHouse (Original Mix)
9. Boris Brejcha - The Mask (Original Mix)
10. Muzikjunki - Fashiondance (Veerus & Maxie Devine Remix)

Thanks for your support!

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Ooops - there were a couple of mistakes - new video uploaded, please add 202 views

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After fixing our RSS-related issues, we have finally added our "toolbox: one" release to our catalogue page and the according RSS feed.

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Originating from the shores of the Lake Constance, Gabriel Creole has moved to Stuttgart in south western Germany to develop his vision of being an influential DJ and producer.

After remixes for Cocoon's Patrick Zigon and tunes on compilations on Tanzbar and Combi Int., it was the right time to fire up his debut single. We are proud that our latest sublabel addition Clear Recordings is the home of said EP.

CR003, the "Looking Beyond" EP comes with three original tunes: "Looking Beyond", "Away" and "Straight Ahead" that will get you going if a minimal approach to TechHouse is your cup of tea.

Check out CR003: Gabriel Creole - Looking Beyond EP on Traxsource.

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Just a quick one: Pesto LP004 "toolbox: one" is also available on other stores. We have selected a few for you:

toolbox: one on Beatport

toolbox: one on Juno

toolbox: one on iTunes

Due to an incident in the family, we were not able to post any news earlier. Thanks for understanding and expect more frequent news items.

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Easter weekend is just ahead, we have uploaded a trailer to our Youtube channel and the release is available from Traxsource exclusively.

There have been a few technical glitches (we announced the release for 7th April) but finally, you can find "toolbox: one" on Traxsource.

Pesto LP004 aka "toolbox" marks the launch of a new compilation series on Pesto. As the name suggests already, you will find techy dancefloor tools, tailored to a DJ's needs. "toolbox" ranges from deep greatness (Seroton) over techy DeepHouse (Da Funk, Quell, Khaan), TechHouse (White Spectrum, Cooccer), AcidHouse (Jon Silva) to percussive, proggy shades of House (Dennis Rossknecht, The Mulder) and proper Tech (Traxx, supported by Dubfire btw).

Check out the track list:
01. Seroton - You Make It Strong
02. Da Funk - Roasted
03. Quell - Baby Gaps
04. Khaan - Pegasos (The Mulder's XX-File Remixx)
05. White Spectrum - White Box
06. Cooccer - Ion
07. Jon Silva - AcidHouse
08. Dennis Rossknecht - Sides Of Groove
09. The Mulder - Shy
10. Traxx - Traxx

Here's a fast forward trailer containing all tunes, some more info and additional goodies (especially for our male audience):



Don't forget to rate the trailer and leave a comment for us, feel free to embed the trailer on your web site, Myspace or Facebook profile.

You can get Pesto LP004 "toolbox: one" exclusively on Traxsource.
[update: shortly after release, "toolbox: one" can be found on #8 #4 on Traxsource's album charts - whoo hoo!]

All other stores to follow on 21st April (at least for now...).

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It has been about time for a brand new compilation series on Pesto, this time on a way techier tip than our other releases.

"toolbox: one" , as the name implies already, is aimed at DJs in order to provide you with floor tools, clubby movers and shakers. We have taken the very best from our sublabels Traxx and Clear Recordings to bring you a banging collection of tunes ranging from DeepTech, DeepHouse to proper TechHouse and Acid.

"toolbox: one" contains top notch tunes from both established artists such as Da Funk, Quell, Cooccer, Jon Silva/The Mulder as well as rising stars on the TechHouse sky such as Seroton, Dennis Rossknecht, White Spectrum or Cologne's Most Wanted member Khaan.

Here's the track list:

01. Seroton - You Make It Strong
02. Da Funk - Roasted
03. Quell - Baby Gaps
04. Khaan - Pegasos (The Mulder's XX-File Remixx)
05. White Spectrum - White Box
06. Cooccer - Ion
07. Jon Silva - AcidHouse
08. Dennis Rossknecht - Sides Of Groove
09. The Mulder - Shy
10. Traxx - Traxx

Pesto LP004: "V.A. - toolbox: one" will be available exclusively via Traxsource from tomorrow, 7th April 2009. All other stores to follow on 14th April 2009. Check back on pesto.de to preview the tunes in our player later today.

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Already in stores since March 9th 2009, we are proud to let you know that a Pesto tune has found its way onto the famous "Buddha Bar" compilation series.

DJ Ravin, of Mauritius origin, states on his website that his quest is "full of curiosity and passion" for "unknown sensations and ignored talent". While "sensation" and "talent" are with no doubt true for Pete Gust's remix of Rucyl's "Love In War", the words "unknown" and "ignored" have to be stripped off thanks to numerous weeks on DJ charts and sales sheets last year, including the top position on Beatport's DeepHouse charts last year.

Buddha Bar XI marks a stopover of the Buddha Bar movement, funny enough, this time staying in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, place to be for Jon Silva recently and homebase of our exclusive partner Fly Music.

You can get Buddha Bar XI either on CD or as a digital download from your favourite store, in case you haven't yet!

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I have to admit that I am a big fan of statistics. Not because they reveal some ground-breaking information (oh, sometimes, they even do) or because I particularly like these pie graphs (I haven't studied economy - those guys seem to have a weakness for colourful diagrams) but because they sometimes contain a message that would be hidden otherwise.
Especially, when comparing or correlating two kinds of statistic data, one can find fruitful insights (or leave you clueless).

When looking at the sales of Pesto Music (without Traxx and Clear Rec. sales), the ten best selling territories are:

01. USA (ok, could have told you that without looking into the records)
02. Germany (this surprises me now, seems there are more deepheads around than what I thought)
03. UK (would have guessed this one on #02)
04. Canada (another surprise, yet I know Canadians have a great taste in music plus have great artists themselves)
05. France (you French guys just love melody and music, don't you? I mean, who invented the chanson, after all?!)
06. Spain (this really suprises me - Spain used to be among our least selling countries but this has changed when going digital. ¡Gracias!)
07. Japan (oh yeah, Japan has not only a vivid scene but also some really bad-ass artists!)
08. Italy (yeah, we love you too - hint: check our name...haha)
09. Australia (we knew there was something beyond kangaroos and the Great Barrier Reef - Australia is among the highest movers in this list)
10. Switzerland (man, there's Da Funk, Replika, C&M Production to name but a few. Zurich is Europe's #1 city when it comes to clubs per inhabitants!)

Interestingly, the volume of downloads sold in the USA is approx. five times the volume of Germany's sales. The other territories sell more or less the same volume, this is also true for countries on position 11 and below: The Netherlands, Belgium, Brazil, Hungary, Sweden, Portugal, Mexico, Poland and Denmark.

Now, let's take a look at where our web site visitors come from:

01. USA
02. Germany
03. Italy
04. Russia
05. Hungary
06. Switzerland
07. UK
08. Poland
09. Sweden
10. Australia

Similar phenomenon here as described above: we have pretty much the same number of unique visitors from Poland, Sweden, Australia and from the countries following on #11 and below. These countries are: The Netherlands, Bulgaria, Greece, Canada, Georgia, Estonia, Slovak Republic, Mexico, Ukraine and Turkey.
Visits from the USA make up three times of the number of visitors from Germany.

How would you interprete that data? Italians are more web-affin then British but British spend more money online? Russians are just downloading free stuff (oh, not only them, by the way) but buy less or have trouble getting music online? Would also be interesting to relate the sales data to the number of inhabitants of the respective country: compare the relatively small Denmark (approx. 5.5 million ppl [1] ) to Poland (approx. 38 million ppl [2] ) - the gross domestic product per capita (i.e. per head) is approx. 38.000US$ in Denmark, in Poland it's 18.000US$ per annum [data quoted from Wikipedia], yet still, they sell similar volumes.

I'd like to hear your opinions and comments, so feel free to follow the link at the end of this post (signing up for the Pesto community is really free & easy but required to post on the board). If you'd like to know where your particular country is on the list, you are invited to ask that in the Pesto community, too - I'll be happy to sort those numbers out for you!

Use the board, young Skywalker!

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We told you about the remix Jon Silva did for Dimiz of the Kondukter crew based in Nish, Serbia. Apparently, the tune works quite well...hehehe! Check the vid, starting at 05:10 and pay attention to the crowd at around 07:42 (hint: put your hands up in the air)!



You can buy this remix on Beatport: Dimiz & Ogi Gee Cash - Vocalizer (Jon Silva's Vocalize This! Remix)

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Beatportal.com, the community backend of Beatport have just launched a wiki for artists and labels a couple of days ago.

It is beyond our knowledge why artwork and artists appearing on the label have to be entered manually as Beatport's database should provide those connections - at least, it works within their shop. Yet still it's neat to have a dedicated wiki.

We will fill the gaps with content but we're also inviting you to add your rating (five out of five headphones, of course...hehe), missing artist connections and comments to our wiki page. You might also declare yourself a fan and show some love for Pesto. You will need to log in to do so but if you already have an account on Beatport, you can use those credentials.

So far, we experienced the whole thing to be a bit buggy still - connecting artists to the label only works every now and then, for instance. But we are sure these minor issues will be ironed out within brief and might be due to our configuration.

related links:
Pesto Music on Beatport
Pesto Music on Beatportal's wiki page
Use the board, young Skywalker!

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Check out Karri O.'s myspace page and don't forget to visit the myspace page of our sublabel Clear Recordings.

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Our 12th single on Pesto is available in your favourite download store since December 26th. "Make Me Shine" by Ukraine's Cloudsteppers comes with outstanding remixes by Scope (aka Ric McClelland), The Disclosure Project, Chris Udoh and Jon Silva. Get Pesto 012 on Beatport.

Having already charted on Traxsource, "Make Me Shine" is now invading Beatport's DeepHouse charts - currently, Jon Silva's Soda Inc. remix is on #28. We're also happy to find this superb release being featured on Beatport - thanks for the support!

It's no surprise this release is doing well if you have a look on the feedback returns by DJs from all over the globe. You can view the reactions in this PDF file.

Get Pesto 012 on Beatport.

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Exclusive on Beatport since 12th December already, there's a DeepTech remix by Jon Silva on Ricky Ryan's Sick Watona label. There's a huge bunch of remixes by the likes of Tyrell, D:Fuse, Nosmo & Kris B and many more so the release was divided into two parts. Check out "Driving Olivia" on Beatport.

Another guy you may have read about on this page is Kondukter's Dimiz. He already booked Jon for several gigs in Nish, Serbia and now, Jon Silva has remixed his "Vocalizer" tune on Balkan Connection. "Vocalizer" is a coop of Dimiz and Ogi Gee Cash. The pack of remixes contains works by Cid Inc., Luke Porter and a couple of other artists. Check out Jon Silva's "Vocalizer" remix on Beatport.

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After we detected our latest single Pesto 012 by Ukraine's Cloudsteppers entering the sales charts on #85 on Traxsource yesterday, the release is making up positions with giant steps.

Currently, "Make Me Shine" is on #56 and that's surely due to the great original versions and the awesome remix pack by top notch artists Scope aka Ric McClelland, The Disclosure Project, Chris Udoh and Pesto's very own Jon Silva.
If you mind the shortened previews on Traxsource, feel free to listen to the full length versions in our MP3 player on the right hand side and grab your favourite mixes as long as they are exclusive Traxsource.

In case you did not know: Traxsource is also accepting payments via PayPal - a great option for those without a credit card. Opposed to other services, you don't have to install a crappy piece of software for bulk downloads. Traxsource will pack all your purchases into one convenient .zip file.

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Just a few hours ago, our latest single Pesto 012 by Ukraine's Cloudsteppers was released exclusively via Traxsource.

"Make Me Shine" was already introduced on our "2.0" compilation earlier this year with great success (it's among the 10 best selling tunes on Pesto) and now comes with a diverse pack of arse-kicking remixes.

Besides the jazzy "Deep Mix" and a slightly altered "Dub Mix", we are proud to have remix support from Urban Torque's Scope aka Ric McClelland, The Disclosure Project with a beautifully atmospheric mix, Chris Udoh with a slightly edgier rework and Pesto's inhouse variants in the shape of the mid-1990ies-ish "Bedroom Beach Remix" and the Soda Inc. -esque remix, both by Jon Silva.

Traxsource have just launched the fourth generation of their shop platform including a maximum overhaul on a couple of features: when purchasing music, you can choose between 192kBits and 320kBits MP3 files or WAV files for full audiophile pleasure. They even offer you to upgrade your former MP3 purchases to WAV at a price that's a steal. Further improvements are to be found in the user interface and the site wide search, according to Traxsource.

Check out our MP3 player in the sidebar and preview Pesto 012, buy it exclusive on Traxsource now!

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Great news for our Pesto LP003 release: while we already hit the compilation charts on Traxsource after the exclusive release there, "Ten" is now also making up charts positions on other outlets.

So far we detected Pesto LP003 on #60 on Juno's DeepHouse list (#66 this morning). A couple of tunes entered the DeepHouse charts on Beatport, too. Jon Silva's Sunshine enters at #94, Just Want U 2 Dance #80, I Want U #74 and Nikola Gala's Cum Remix of From P60's New Way currently makes it up to # 41.

[update: Pesto LP003 makes up chart positions and currently resides on #45 on Juno's DeepHouse list. The tracks on the DeepHouse charts on Beatport are climbing, too. Jon Silva's Sunshine is now at #84, Just Want U 2 Dance #70, I Want U #27 and Nikola Gala's Cum Remix of From P60's New Way currently makes it up to # 31!]

The people at Beatport are so nice and feature our release in the DeepHouse section as one of the few non-exclusives:

A guy called Silky JacK adds a lovely review of John Dahlback feat. Jon Silva's "Warm Breeze" on beatdigital.com:
"Here's a deep house track that feels like honey to your ears and puts a smile on your face. Can music get any more positive then this? The vocal floats on the track like the smoothest ocean breeze pushes the waves on the shore."

Read the full review (and buy the release) here: Pesto "Ten" on beatsdigital.com

Pesto LP003: Various Artists - Ten is available on Traxsource for only 12,99US$ per bundle!
Pesto LP003: Various Artists - Ten is available on Juno Download from only 5,99£ per bundle!
Pesto LP003: Various Artists - Ten is available on Beatport.

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We have put together a bundle of our first ten releases and selected one special cut from each. The result is our latest compilation "Ten". In case you missed any of the our former releases, here's your chance to get ten strong mixes for one discount price!

The track list:
01. Jon Silva - Sunshine (Sunset)
02. Basil feat. Digital Divide - Another Way (Not So Pesto Dub)
03. John Dahlback feat. Jon Silva - Warm Breeze (John Dahlback Remix)
04. Bioground - Dizzy Love (Basil Remix)
05. Babak Shayan - Azadi (Jon Silva's Club Mix)
06. Jon Silva - Just Want U 2 Dance (Original)
07. Simone De Nauw - Luv
08. Jon Silva - I Want U (Deeper & Deeper Mix)
09. From P60 feat. Virag - New Way (Nikola Gala's Cum Remix)
10. From P60 feat. Virag - New Way (The Mulder's Lights On Dub)

Pesto LP003: Various Artists - Ten is available on Traxsource for only 12,99US$ per bundle!
Pesto LP003: Various Artists - Ten is available on Juno Download from only 5,99£ per bundle!
Pesto LP003: Various Artists - Ten is available on Beatport.

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Just a couple of days have passed since the release of our latest compilation and "Ten" is already making up chart positions on Traxsource's compilation charts. As of now, we're on #13 and it's no secret why the deep DJs out there are putting PestoLP 003 into their carts. First off, there's the track list, covering mind-blowing mixes of our first ten singles:

01. Jon Silva - Sunshine (Sunset)
02. Basil feat. Digital Divide - Another Way (Not So Pesto Dub)
03. John Dahlback feat. Jon Silva - Warm Breeze (John Dahlback Remix)
04. Bioground - Dizzy Love (Basil Remix)
05. Babak Shayan - Azadi (Jon Silva's Club Mix)
06. Jon Silva - Just Want U 2 Dance (Original)
07. Simone De Nauw - Luv
08. Jon Silva - I Want U (Deeper & Deeper Mix)
09. From P60 feat. Virag - New Way (Nikola Gala's Cum Remix)
10. From P60 feat. Virag - New Way (The Mulder's Lights On Dub)

And the second point surely is our nice price for the whole bundle. Complete your collection of timeless must-haves from Pesto Music by clicking the link below!

Pesto LP003: Various Artists - Ten is available exclusively on Traxsource for only 12,99US$ per bundle!

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Have you noticed the new banner picture? After Sandra Lima from Pesto 011, we have a nameless beauty this time. She, along with the palm trees, is part of the cover artwork of our upcoming single on Pesto by Ukraine's Cloudsteppers.

"Make Me Shine" was already introduced on our "2.0" compilation earlier this year with great success and now comes with a diverse pack of arse-kicking remixes.

Besides the jazzy "Deep Mix" and a slightly altered "Dub Mix", we are proud to have remix support from Urban Torque's Scope aka Ric McClelland, The Disclosure Project with a beautifully atmospheric mix, Chris Udoh with a slightly edgier rework and Pesto's inhouse variants in the shape of the mid-1990ies-ish "Bedroom Beach Remix" and the Soda Inc.-esque remix by Jon Silva.

Check out our MP3 player in the sidebar and preview Pesto 012 already today! Release date will be 12th December 2008, so you have some time to fall in love with this great DeepHouse bomb.

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We have put together a bundle of our first ten releases and selected one special cut from each. The result is our latest compilation "Ten". In case you missed any of the our former releases, here's your chance to get ten strong mixes for one discount price!

The track list:
01. Jon Silva - Sunshine (Sunset)
02. Basil feat. Digital Divide - Another Way (Not So Pesto Dub)
03. John Dahlback feat. Jon Silva - Warm Breeze (John Dahlback Remix)
04. Bioground - Dizzy Love (Basil Remix)
05. Babak Shayan - Azadi (Jon Silva's Club Mix)
06. Jon Silva - Just Want U 2 Dance (Original)
07. Simone De Nauw - Luv
08. Jon Silva - I Want U (Deeper & Deeper Mix)
09. From P60 feat. Virag - New Way (Nikola Gala's Cum Remix)
10. From P60 feat. Virag - New Way (The Mulder's Lights On Dub)

Pesto LP003: Various Artists - Ten is available exclusively on Traxsource for only 12,99US$ per bundle!

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After the original release of Sandra Lima's "Higher" on Pesto 011 received lots of raving feedback, airplay and CD compilation placements, we thought it was about time to give you the second remix pack.

Pesto 011R comes with another bunch of amazing remixes, complimenting the original release very well stylewise. Remixers here are Hermosa's Justin Michael who recently gained a lot of attention through his production and remixing skills, making his tunes a staple for any club-oriented DeepHouse DJ. Justin delivers a pushing and edgy DeepTech mix, including an instrumental version.

Jon Silva's Clap Clap Mix is pure club madness and will make your audience shake what they got. Prepare for an armageddon-like break down - if you prefer the tune with or without Sandra's vocals is up to you.

Torin Rea of West Coast Collective is a fresh talent, also based on the US West Coast. His Soul Rub is pure funk, the Motown vibe gives a great debut for Torin on Pesto who adds the typical left coast flavour to this release.

For all you acapella addicts, we've also included the vocals backed up by the infectious little groove from the Clap Clap Mix.

Pesto 011R by Sandra Lima is available exclusively on Beatport.

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We took quite a break on Traxx, but here we come with our next release. And it was worth waiting for it!

Traxx 004 comes from Switzerland's Da Funk who runs the renowned Acryl Music label and gained quite some attention with his productions and remix works recently. Da Funk has been putting out original tunes on Forensic, Plastic City, Pesto and, of course, his very own Acryl Music. His tunes got licensed to a bunch of hi class compilations such as Café del Mar and his productions and DJ mixes are a staple of radio stations such as Ibiza Sonica, Frisky Radio or Ibiza Global Radio. He was also our guest on the PestoMix radio show on danceradio.gr on 20th July 2008 (download available here soon).

If you're familiar with our catalogue, you might have noticed that Da Funk has already released his amazing "Electronic Love" via our smashing compilation "2.0 - The Next Generation Of Pesto Artists" and we also had him as a remixer for our Pesto 005 release. So it was just a matter of time until Da Funk would be present on our Traxx sublabel to contribute a pure summer tune, full of deepness, groove and soul - exactly what you'd expect from a bangin' Da Funk production.

Support comes from our in house artists Jon Silva and The Mulder who are both well known guests on the global download charts and playlists to round up this diverse and arse-kicking release. No doubt - Traxx is back!!!



Traxx 004 by Da Funk is available exclusively on Beatport.

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Say hello to the first CD mixed by Jon Silva!

The Bedroom Beach is quite a classy venue, located in Burgas, Bulgaria at the "Sunny Beach". If you visit Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, you should surely give it a visit. To get an impression of the vibe (or have a reminder of your holiday), RDC are just about to release Vol. 1 of the Bedroom Beach 2xCD compilation.

CD 2 "Cold Sand" is mixed by C-Fusion and CD 1 "Hot Sand" is mixed by Jon Silva. Jon's mix features a couple of previously unreleased tracks and versions as well as some classic tunes.

More details to follow here in brief.

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After "Higher" is being featured on the Traxsource Essentials podcast, people were quickly becoming aware of the great summer vibe.

Meanwhile, Sandra Lima's release made it up to #33 on the Traxsource charts. Pesto 011 is also quickly making up chart positions on Juno Download: currently on #35 in the Funky/Club House subgenre and on #90 in Juno's main charts!

[update: #20 on Traxsource, #9 on Juno's Funky/Club House and #19 on the main charts]

As of now, a third shop is getting ready to take it it higher: Stompy has Jay-J's Shifted Remix entering the soulful charts on #62, the Back 2 House compilation [Open Bar] on #29, the original on #20 and Jay-J's Shifted Dub on #17.

Pesto 011 "Higher" by Sandra Lima is available on every major download store. Below is a selection of the most popular ones:

Traxsource.com
Juno Download
Stompy.com
iTunes Music Store
Beatport.com

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After "Higher" entered the Traxsource charts on #93, we just learned that Jay-J's remix made it into the Traxsource Weekly Essentials podcast.

You can check out episode 61 here: Traxsource Weekly Essentials

Thanks to the Traxsource support, we're already gaining chart positions and Sandra Lima's "Higher" currently resides at #74 of the single charts. Thank you Traxsource and thank you fans!

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Today, we're not only happy to see the launch of the AppStore for the iPhone but we're also happy to announce that Pesto 011 by Sandra Lima is available on any major download store worldwide.

We received raving feedback from DJs all over, received club and radio airplay and already placed "Higher" on a couple of compilations - both download bundles and physical ones. Here's a couple of reactions (in no particular order):

Sebastian Davidson (NL):
This is a stellar release!!! Full support!

Da Funk (Acryl Music, Plastic City, Forensic):
definitly the mulder's deepest remix instrumentla for me. will play and chart fer sure!
love it!

Michael Fossati (spritiofhouse.com):
Thanks a lot for the promo, hope you like the review you can find at http://www.spiritofhouse.com/content/view/744/3/

Ric Mc Lelland aka Scope (UK):
thanks for sending jost!
nice ep..
the original is nice listening music.. good groove and sweet vocal..
your instrumental is what i'll be playing in the clubs thou!
nice deep house grooves there bro!

Chris Blenda (Energy 107.6, Greece):
I would like to thank you guys for your support and the special releases you send me ...

Richard Earnshaw (Duff Note, UK):
Loving the Jay J dub on this…… top stuff.

Joan Ribas (Ibiza Global Radio):
Hey bro, simply amazign,.,, I just play it on my morning show few minutes ago and I have a very good feedback from the people… (jon silva’s is my mix)

Jay Tripwire:
really feeling the mulders deep dub..

Vince Lombardi (Durty Records, SF/USA):
Mulders rmx's of this track truly set the bar for futuristic house music. Its got top notch vocals and drums and ALL the elements are in there right place. I have been playing the Mulder rmxs out on my thursday night residency and it has demanded attention on the dancefloor everytime.

Franco Martinelli (housepage.net, ITA):
Awesome package, the Original mix is a solid soulful/funky affair, Jay-J provides an uplifting and fresh remix, while Jon Silva delivers a darker, deeper and electronic influenced remix for the main floor. Full support and review coming soon ! 

Steve K (Locked Groove/Fresh FM, Greece):
i would say its ur best release to date Jon..i will surey play most of the mixes out there , but i love all of them..such a pleasure to see Jay-j remixing for ur label good luck mate

Click here for more reactions.

Pesto 011 "Higher" by Sandra Lima is available on every major download store. Below is a selection of the most popular ones:

Traxsource.com
Stompy.com
iTunes Music Store
Juno Download
Beatport.com

[update: Pesto 011 by Sandra Lima meanwhile entered the sales charts on Traxsource at #93!]

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With huge support from House jocks, radio stations and tastemakers all over, we were able to place this massive summer tune on a couple of upcoming compilations already. Raisani Miami Sessions (Dubai), Ibiza Global Radio, Open Bar (NYC) and Clubstar (Germany) - they all had a reason to put "Higher" in their mixes.

Finally, Sandra Lima's debut on Pesto is happening and here are six reasons to look forward to the outdoor season: DeepHouse icon Jay-J contributes two smashing mixes, Jon Silva adds some mid-90ies flavour and The Mulder is pleasing us with his top-notch DeepTech sound. This is the sound of the summer 2008!

Pesto 011 by Sandra Lima is available exclusively on Beatport!

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After very successful presales of our Pesto 010 on Beatport, Traxsource and Stompy, we have just released a remix pack of From P60's "New Way".

Like the original release, the remixes are also loved by the DeepHouse family and the download stores. Pesto010R is a featured release on Beatport and Traxsource, helping us to make up chart positions again. Currently, The Mulder's Lights On Dub of New Way is on #12, Christian Paduraru's House Dub enters on #92, Christian's remix with vocals starts the rally on #90 of Beatport's DeepHouse chart, the whole release is on #78 on Traxsource and on #75 on Juno's DeepHouse list.

Pesto 010R contains more classy remixes by Subsky, JP & Chris Mil and Cooccer (who will be releasing his first artist album with our Traxx sublabel in brief).

buy Pesto 010R at your favourite download store:
Traxsource.com
Beatport.com
Junodownload.com
Trackitdown.net

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After very successful presales of our Pesto 010 on Beatport, Traxsource and Stompy, we are happy to let you know that the full release by From P60 is finally available in your favourite web stores.

Both on Beatport and Traxsource, this release is quickly gaining chart positions. Nikola Gala's Cum Remix currently is on #11 of Beatport's DeepHouse list, Jon Silva's New Dub is found on #47, the whole release is on #10 of the general charts and on #2 of Juno's DeepHouse charts.

The whole release by From P60 contains a bunch of more quality remixes serving different needs and tastes, including a remix by Khaan and, of course, the lovely originals. Pesto 010 is available on your favourite download store:

Beatport.com
Traxsource.com
Junodownload.com
Trackitdown.net

and more to follow

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It's really amazing how well our latest release is going down.

After chart entries on Beatport, Traxsource (on 28 currently, we're also part of the Weekly Essentials), Juno Download (on 2 in "DeepHouse" and on 4 in the overall charts) and DJDownload.com, "2.0 - The Next Generation Of Pesto Artists" is also featured release on the entry page of Canada's Play It Tonight, Jon Silva's "Aegean" is a featured track on Trackitdown.

It's not only the stores supporting us but we also get massive feedback from the jocks out there. DJ feedback to be posted in brief - stay tuned.

"2.0 - The Next Generation Of Pesto Artists"
is available on your favourite online store:

Beatport
Juno Download
Traxsource
Trackitdown
Play It Tonight
DJDownload
iTunes store

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After the huge success of our first longplay release (9 out of 13 tracks entered the charts on Beatport), we're already dropping the next bomb. Out of another class A bundle of tunes, two are making up chart positions on Beatport again!

[update: as of now (Jan 10th) we already have four tunes entered the charts: Rucyl on 16, Tina Valen on 39 and Da Funk on 96 in Deep House; Jon Silva on 81 in House - whoo hoo!]

"2.0 - The Next Generation Of Pesto Artists" is, as the name implies, a showcase of upcoming releases, exclusive tracks and new talents on Pesto Music. While you may have waited for some of the tunes to be released as you heard them on the PestoMixes already, others are totally fresh and brand new. The compilation also proofs that the family of Pesto producers is expanding beyond the borders of Germany with artists from Ukraine, USA and Switzerland.

In order to spotlight the artists involved, we will publish dedicated features about them. You will find the features in the artists' appearing order - so check back for a deep insight on Tina Valen in brief!

Here's the track list again:

01. Tina Valen - Discotime
02. Rucyl - Love In War (Pete Gust KID Remix)
03. Cloudsteppers - Make Me Shine
04. Quell - Baby Gaps
05. Replika - Loveletter
06. Phonic Funk - On Top
07. Da Funk - Electronic Love
08. Sandra Lima - Higher (The Mulder's Up-A-Dub)
09. Aegean - Jon Silva
10. Robin Rush - Into You (With Pryde Remix)
11. Cooccer - Jam Hot
12. Khaan - Pegasos (The Mulder's XX-File Remixx)
13. Nuance Movement - Violet (Soda Inc. Remix)

"2.0 - The Next Generation Of Pesto Artists"
is available on your favourite online store (more to be added in brief):

Beatport
Juno Download
Trackitdown
Traxsource
DJDownload

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Are you tired of logging into Beatport and watching your "favourite labels" list for updates?

Well, if you are using an RSS feed reader (which we also recommend so you can subscribe to our Pesto feed), your wait is over. The guys from Altovideo found out how to create RSS streams for particular labels, artists and genres. Go there and create feeds for any other labels or artists - your most favourite label has done the work for you already:

Pesto releases on Beatport
Traxx releases on Beatport
Jon Silva releases on Beatport

PestoLP001 aka "Vic Music presents Beautiful & Timeless Vol. 1" seems to be quite popular with the guys at Beatport. They are featuring our release both in the Deep House and Chill Out sections. Needless to say that this massive support results in chart positions in the respective genre charts for a couple of our tunes.

Thank you, Beatport - we love you, too!
Yet still, the biggest thank you goes to all the people that buy our music (we love you even more!) and support us.

Check "Beautiful & Timeless" on Beatport.com.

You can also buy the release from other services such as:

Juno Download
iTunes Music Store
Trackitdown

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Our first digital longplayer is out (and already climbing the charts on Juno).

You can also buy the release from other services such as:

Juno Download
iTunes Music Store
Beatport.com
Trackitdown

Happy shopping from Pesto Music!

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By introducing the second longplayer on Pesto, "2.0 - The Next Generation Of Pesto Artists" you will get a deep insight on the release schedule of next year. We have compiled the finest in Deep House from both rising talents and established artists. You might already know one or another of the 13 tunes from one of the PestoMixes or the Jon Silva Mixtape series, others are brand new and unheard before.

This compilation also marks the beginning of a new period: while 2007 was the stage of the Pesto.Digital project - transforming Pesto from a vinyl label to a digital imprint - with excellent but relatively few releases, 2008 will be the "mother of release fireworks". We have an incredible bunch of talent with outstanding tunes in the pipeline and there are even more to come. We will have more single releases, more remix issues and also more compilations - featuring both exclusive Pesto material and tracks from other labels we partner with.

Back to where we were, here's the track list of "2.0" - just to make you hot for what's coming your way soon.

01. Tina Valen - Discotime
02. Rucyl - Love In War (Pete Gust KID Remix)
03. Cloudsteppers - Make Me Shine
04. Quell - Baby Gaps
05. Replika - Loveletter
06. Phonic Funk - On Top
07. Da Funk - Electronic Love
08. Sandra Lima - Higher (The Mulder's Up-A-Dub)
09. Aegean - Jon Silva
10. Robin Rush - Into You (With Pryde Remix)
11. Cooccer - Jam Hot
12. Khaan - Pegasos (The Mulder's XX-File Remixx)
13. Nuance Movement - Violet (Soda Inc. Remix)

We can hear some "yeeaaaah - finally!" from your side of the screen.

More details magically popping up on this page very soon.

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One of Cologne's most wanted DJs is Khaan and we're proud to present his work on our sublabel Traxx Recordings!

After Traxx already got support from the elite of techy DJs (such as Ali Dubfire of Deep Dish, Pako & Frederik of Sitrep and many more), we bring you another pounding release ranging between deep Tech House and pumping Progressive choons. We'll publish more details about the artist "Khaan" and his work (he recently put out a release on the highly acclaimed "Pearldiver" imprint and also made a remix for "From P60" and their "New Way" tune on Pesto 010) on this page within the next few days.

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Geez, has this one been long-awaited, but finally, it's there: Budapest's own "From P60" with the voice of Virág finally drop their bomb on Pesto!

The whole EP consists of the tunes "New Way" and "Be What I Wanna Be" and comes with a large bunch of class A remixes. Among the appreciated remixers are top notch names like Nikola Gala, Subsky, JP & Chris Mill, Khaan and Cristian Paduraru. Pesto 010 will have the Nikola Gala and Khaan remixes as well as some more edits by Pesto's Jon Silva.

The release has been split into exclusives for Beatport, Stompy and Traxsource. And while it's already out on Beatport, Nikola Gala's remix was climbing the charts (with a #22 peak position on Beatport's House charts). We'll let you know when you can get the other mixes on Stompy and Traxsource (and only there for the next few weeks).

Part 2 of the mixes will be out in January 2008 including the other remixes - more details here in brief.

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It's been long-awaited and this step has been overdue but we finally made it!

Chapter One of the immensely successful CD series will be released as a digital download. We'll offer both the individual tracks (with quite a bunch of unreleased productions such as by Nuance Movement, Soda Inc., Jon Silva and many more) as well as the whole mix.

One tune will be exclsuive to those who buy the full album: "Theme Of Vic Bar" - a tune especially made by Jon Silva & Babak Shayan for the Vic Bar in Cologne.

More details regarding the track list and availability on this page in brief. "Beautiful & Timeless" is brought to you in cooperation with Shayan Music.

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We're proud to announce that Jon Silva's latest release "I Want U" is climbing the sales charts - this time at stompy.com.

Entering stompy's sales charts last Friday at rank 89, we see Pesto 009 on position 76 already. Will you help us go further?

click here to buy at stompy.com
click here to buy at tracktidown.net
click here to buy at beatport.com
click here to buy at traxsource.com
click here to buy at iTunes Music Store

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We just wanted to share the news with you that Pesto 009 is finally available in your favourite MP3 store.

We are glad that we got a feature on Trackitdown.net. Here's what they say about the Dub Mix of "I Want U":

"Jon Silva returns on the ever expressive Pesto music label, lots and lots of mixes on this, this is the dub mix (Still has a vocal in there though!!), quality house music."

Hopping over the ocean, our friends from Stompy also feature the release:



If you prefer to purchase at Beatport or Traxsource, please click on the respective links.

Thanks for your attention & happy shopping

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We are more than happy to let you know that our first release on Traxx, the brand new Pesto sublabel receives an amazing amount of support.

A lot of DJs (especially those being members of our promo pools) already play out the tune. Now, several top names of the industry show their support for Traxx: Ali Dubfire of Deep Dish (USA) charts Traxx001 on #2 of his Beatport charts, Global Underground artists Pako & Frederik (Netherlands) told us they would hammer the track on their radio shows that are broadcasted on 35 stations worldwide, DJ Meri of Estonia's Rulers of the Deep just sent us a message: "Hell yeah! This track is one of my alltime favorites!!".

More details on Traxx as well as on the upcoming release Traxx002 (did somebody say "Addicted"?) soon.
[update: until now (27th June, 3pm) Traxx001 has reached #25 on Beatport's Techno charts. We take bets on the highest future position..hehe]

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The promos have been sent out some days ago and we already got loads of lovely feedback!

This release has been long awaited as one version was already featured on the Bar1 mix compilation on Shayan Music among some other CD compilations.
We have smashing remixes by Claus Casper (from Cologne's S-Sentials who also remixed Soda Inc.'s "Full Moon" (Jon Silva is also one of the masterminds behind Soda Inc.)) and Kellyyss, our good friend and "engineer for the deeper sound", as he's often referred to.

For those who already know the Bar1 version, we offer a radio edit of that one and will make the very original mix (back from 2003 - you see? Good music doesn't grow old, it just matures like a good wine) available as the next Pesto Freebee. Our friends on last.fm already got the 128kBits file, the Pesto Freebee of this one will be at 320kBit as always, though. If you are registered with last.fm, make sure to become friends with us in case you haven't yet!

Accompanying the new release, you'll get the full package that you expect from Pesto including a new PestoMix (that will be mixed by Jon himself, of course) and a new PestoCast featuring Pesto 009.

Expect more details here next week.

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We are happy to announce that the whole Pesto catalogue is now available through beatport.com including Simone de Nauw's single "Luv" (Pesto008). Please see here:

Pesto Music is also available through all other major download stores such as iTunes, Trackitdown and many others. We will publish a complete list with all stores offering our catalogue in brief.

As we were checking back which stores started selling our releases already, we found something interesting on iTunes. Babak Shayan's "Azadi" (Pesto 005) was rated "explicit".

We are further investigating what made the iTunes team come to this conclusion and will keep you updated. Our guess, regardless of the reason is: the reason will be pretty funny. Maybe "Jussi ate too much Acid Remix" stroke them a little as some of the staff felt remembered of bad trips back in the 1970ies. Hee hee.

See here: iTunes link

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As we're heading towards the release of Pesto 008 Simone de Nauw - "Luv", we want to share the immense feedback with you. Jocks out there have started to play "Luv" and totally freak out about the release.

Here's the feedback (by alphabetical order):

Agent Greg, Greece:
I just adore the original mix and the "Be There Dub"! Excellent release!!!!

Alex Flatner (Circle Music):
without no doubt the original mix is the best for me... very catchy and a great track to remember on the dancefloor...it has such a great vibe with the voice, that the voice and the beats you think are really ONE ...Great Release on Pesto and for me till yet the best !

Andreas Hansson, Sweden:
This is a great track one of my favorites at the moment and i think i will play it for a long time. Favorite mixes is the orignal and catchbass remix.

Big Al (Readymix Records), Canada:
Thanks for the promo. I absolutly love Be There Dub and El Farouki's Dub and Club Mix #1 instrumental and since I am not a big vocal guy myself, I also wish you had the Original Mix without the Vocals. Anyway, thanks for this. I love your sound. It's in my bag. [note: we will have that on the final release, fyi)

Chris Niteshake (Locked Groove), Greece:
I think the original track is a stormer. Simone De Nauw has a really beautiful voice I would definitely hear any track from now on from this lady! Now, the remixes are tough. Hard to choose from. Jon Silva did good work on the club mix (version 1). The Spin Science remix is a fantastic atmospheric production. El Farouki doing also a good work embedding his unique style in his remix, I prefer his dub. Electrique mix is for the electro house fans out there. And the "Luvelectro" is 808 action in his finest! Original - Silva - Spin Science - Luvelectro in my bag!

Christian (C&M Productions), Switzerland:
many thanks for the promos!!!!! great release the 008!!!!

Da Funk (Acryl), Switzerland:
what a release here for pesto!!! the original is such a great piece of music! wonderful harmonies, melodies and a badass bassline! killer track! the spin science and the catchbass mix are also pretty ace! great job!

Dana Bergquist (Symphonic, Pryda), Sweden:
Absolutely amazing, this you might have track of the year already!! Hard too choose best mix out of them, I like them all especially Original, Spin Science (all mixes) and Electrique Instrumental. Can't express it enough, simply beautiful, makes me have hopes for the house scene in this all too minimal climate we're in nowadays.

DJ E360° (Sysex Records), USA:
I think all the tracks are quality. Definitely getting plays in all my sets @ WMC in a few weeks. I have also played it over the weekend and got good reaction to the Club Mix 1. The vocals are hot.

DJ Linus (Exun), Germany:
absolute the best pesto release ever! my favs are "be there dub" and "electrique remix"! will play them every weekend @ Pacha. full support guranteed

Franco Martinelli (housepage.net), Italy:
Very nice release, this fresh vocal-house track is served in several remixes to please all the dancefloors. I prefer the more housey Spin Science Remix and Be There Dub .

Funk Manouver (Reelgroove/D6), Scotland:
Nice package with a few different options. Liking the 'be there dub' best, love the stab and the vox sits sweetly on it. Good job!

Gabriel Sordo (Underground Lessons, Somuns Corp.), Mexico:
Fantastic release!

">Henri Kohn (A&R Clubstar, Conya), schäl sick:
my fav is still the original though Catchbass, Spin Science's, Club Mix #2 and El's Dub are also cool

Jay Serano (soulsessions.nl), Netherlands:
As I'm only playing at cocktail bars, pool parties, vip lounges, chillout clubs and the likes.. This track is already locked in my set. Played it last saturday at The Mansion Amsterdam and got a great crowd response! Thanks for sending me the promo and keep up the good work!

Jeff Bennett, Sweden:
Luvelectro is the one for me, nice one.

Jerry Kaye, USA:
loving the original... nice and groovy. also like the spin science remix..Great release guys!

This is end of part one. The other reactions will follow in brief.

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While the rest of the world is still waiting for the official release of Simone de Nauw's "Luv", the tune has already received an astounding level of recognition among top DJs from all over the globe.

What definitely helped a lot in gaining attention was Neil Quigley (Urbantorque) playing the Spin Science remix as the opener of his DJ set on John Digweed's legendary "Transitions" on London's Kiss FM. Thank you, Neil!

DJ feedback will be published in a second news bulletin in brief - this one would get way too long...

Further radio stations supporting "Luv":

danceradio.gr
deepology.ru
housefm.com
house-radio.org
Kiss FM London
Kiss FM Ukraine
Proton Radio
Radio 2 Estonia
SSRadio UK

Thanks to all the jocks that incorporated Pesto 008 in their mixes!

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On top of the people already supporting and playing Pesto 005 by Babak Shayan, some more were adding themselves to the growing front of Pesto supporters:

Dean Facer (UK)
C&M Productions (Switzerland)
Rautemusik.fm (GER)
Henri Kohn (GER, Clubstar & Conya A&R)
DJ Rewerb (GER)
Elias Tzikas (Greece)
Radio 42 (GER, web radio)
Andreas Hansson (Sweden)

Do a little google to find some really nice DJ mixes containing "Azadi" among a bunch of other excellent tunes

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There haven't been too many news here recently. That is because there was a lot of work behind the scenes going on. One of the results can be seen on beatport.com, where the exclusive presales for Babak Shayan - Azadi (Pesto 005) have just started. Support Pesto and buy the tunes like crazy to lift us into some charts! You'll be rewarded with excellent tunes and mixes by a bunch of renowned names of the global dance music scene!

We would also like to remind you that there is still our first PestoCast, covering all the versions in detail including some more info. You can find it here.

Pesto 005 by Babak Shayan already received a tremendous feedback from all over the globe. Here are some quotes:

Subsky (Turkey, dinamo.fm): wicked release! all mixes are really cool, I especially dig chris niteshake! groovyyyyy!!
Tom Morgan (UK, Alternative Route A&R): your mix (Jon Silva's Club Mix) is the pick of the bunch
Jovan (Bulgaria, Relaxator's A&R): I like the track since the time you gave me. Favorite ones are the Original because of the nice and smoothie driving, than Jon Silvas club mix which for me is nice combination
of orient with modern sound of old fashionable acid
Sgt. Chill (Italy, radiodigitale.info): "Azadi" was already an insurance but the bunch of mixes presented with it are all featured by a high quality sound [...] Chris Niteshake's mix is a floorkiller [...] House that succeeds to mix american warm and european intimate darkness
Nima Gorji (Ibiza, Welt, Out of Orbit): Happy to hear some persian vocals on top of quality electronic music. way to go Babak
El Farouki (France): I love this pesto release, it's so deep and driving, will play it!
Thomas Nastos (Greece): Da Funk mix sounds great.Pure funky beats [...] Jon Silva is even better, keeping the funky vibe [...] Chris Niteshake mix [...] with maybe the best approach from all mixes
Alex Flatner (Circle, Monoid, Gedankensport): The Jon Silva is a very catchy and clubby remix i already see people jumping on the dancefloor, the Chris Niteshake ... is very deep and quite sexy... very nice remix. I am sure this release will make its way in many boxes of the djs
Dusan Kacarevic (Serbia): I am not wondering why so many headliner djs choose him to support.Great job again Babak
MDJ (Italy): (Jon Silva's Club Mix) It's a multi-purpose mix, particurally indicated in uplifting phases. Very useful to have it in the bag...I'll' have
DJ Meri (Rulers of the Deep): I love this whole packade.. all mixes are my cup of tea. For every mood and situation on the dancefloor. Very nice work Will give radio airplay for sure.. also in club!

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We are proud to announce our partnership with house-radio.com.

This internet radio station started two years ago due to lack of good House music on the internet. The House-Radio people say: “House Music should stay “underground” to keep the music and the scene where it belongs.”

House-Radio.com is managed by volunteers from the first hour who collect, listen, dance and work together with producers to stream the best House Music experience on the internet. House-Radio.com offers streams in 128kBit and 24kBit quality.

Check out their web site now: www.house-radio.com

After the mailout of the Pesto 005 promos, we received heavy feedback. Here are some early opinion leaders:

DJ Meri (Rulers of the Deep / Estonia): charts, djsets, radio airplay
Jeff Bennett (Sweden): charts, airplay, Jussi Pekka RMX appears on the upcoming mix CD "digitalism - mixed by Jeff Bennett" (Feb 2007)
Nima Gorji (Out of Orbit, Welt / Ibiza): charts, djsets, radio airplay
Igor Marijuan (Ibiza Sonica Radio), charts, radio airplay on Ibiza Sonica
Jose Maria Ramon (Ibiza Global Radio): radio airplay on Ibiza Global
El Farouki (Chocoflash, Night Drive, Sexual / France): charts, djsets, radio airplay
Alex Flatner (Circle Music, Monoid / Germany): charts, djsets
DJ Dannyra (Radio Michiocán / Mexico): charts, heavy FM rotation
Joan Ribas (Café del Mar, Delecto / Ibiza): charts, djsets
House FM (Internet radio station): charts, airplay

Also supported by:

Goktug Citci aka Subsky (Turkey), Alessandro Battaglini (Italy, Urban Café on radiodigitale.info), Thomas Nastos (Greece), Marcello Marchitto (Chicaria Records, Germany/Ibiza), Ylar Asmae (Spin Science, Estonia), MDJ (Italy), Steve Mill (Greece), Andrez Nikolov (Bulgaria), Andreas Hansson (Sweden), Replika (Switzerland), Esteban Nuñez (Sweden), Relaxator's (Bulgaria), Nils Pot (Spain), Anthony Vag (Greece), aTaK (Germany) and many others.

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