This weekend is no exception. David and myself are currently in San Franciso catching the last 3 nights of the Skrillex Takeover Tour, Anthony and his crew will be traveling down to Tucson to check out the Gem and Jam Festival, and a crew of writers and photographers will be up in Las Vegas to see Calvin Harris and Moby! Phew!

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Keep checking back for updates, photos, and more!

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TurtleGravy loves eating cookie butter from Trader Joe’s, watching French New Wave Films, and having dreadlocks. He also enjoys “slangin’ DSLRs at Best Buy.”  We were able to ask Quinn some more questions about his taste in music, favorite artists, and much more.

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We caught up with Zak to find out a little bit more about one of our new contributors.

JNTM: Who are some of your favorite producers right now?

Zak: I’m really into GRiZ right now, Breakbot is a favorite of mine, [as well as] Oliver.  Anything with some funk in there.

JNTM: If you could see any DJ/artist perform live, who would it be?

Zak: I missed Gesaffelstien at HARD Summer, and I’ve been getting into him lately. So, that’s the first thing that comes to mind.  Wouldn’t mind seeing Dillon Francis again soon either.

JNTM: What’s the last show/festival you went to? Who was your favorite artist there?

Zak: HARD Day of the Dead.  And this is a tough question; with so many artists, it’s tough.  However, Pretty Lights really vibed with me in a surprising way.  The groovy subtleties in his set really got me moving.  Jack Beats was also surprisingly heavy.

JNTM: What are some genres you really like and some you really hate? Any that you hate you like?

Zak: For a long time, I was the guy who fully denounced electronic music.  I saw a lack of live instruments as a huge weakness in the music, like so many people do.  It wasn’t until I discovered the emotion and creativity that can be unlocked with the limitless sort of potential that EDM provides that I fell in love.

That being said, I still have an affinity for live instruments fused with electronic music.  GRiZ’s Rebel Era is a perfect embodiment of this.  Funk, groove, soul.

But hey, who doesn’t like to go hard?  Dog Blood, Bassnectar, Zomboy, ect…

Hate?  I’d have to go with trance.  I can stick with it for a few minutes, but 8 minutes into the same beat, and I get bored.  Maybe that makes me an uncultured neanderthal, I don’t know.

Hate that I like? I’ve heard it called “brostep”; That slow, 1-2 beat that Skrillex is all about.  Entry-level? Maybe.  Dope? Probably.

JNTM: If you could produce a track or DJ with any producer who would it be and why?

Zak: As far as him musical prowess, I’m not sure, but It’d be an absolute riot to spend a day with Dillon Francis. Ooh, or Gary Richards (Destructo).  That guy knows everything.

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We here at JNTM are very excited to welcome Raffi to the writer staff!  Raffi is a Los Angeles resident studying Computer Science at California State University, Northridge.

When Raffi isn’t writing for Just Noise to Me, he enjoys swimming, exercising, watching movies and shows. Let’s take a look at what else he had to say about himself.

JNTM: Who are some of your favorite producers/DJs right now?

Raffi: Feed Me, Deadmau5, Adventure Club, Carnage, Mat Zo, Armin Van Buuren, Datsik, Kaskade, Ummet Ozcan and Flux Pavilion would be a handful.

JNTM: If you could see any DJ/artist perform live, who would it be?

Raffi: I would probably have to go with the Mau5 on this one.

JNTM: If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?

Raffi: I really admire Europe. One of my choices would be Ibiza.

JNTM: What are some genres you really like and some that you really hate? Any that you hate you like?

Raffi: I could say I like mostly everything in the electronic sub-genres: trap-style, trance, electro house, dubstep, and progressive house.

I am very selective when it comes to drum n’ bass tracks. I’m not sure why. I do enjoy classical, rock, and some hip-hop/rap too. Country music and most pop tracks on the radio are not for me.

JNTM: What’s one thing you’re willing to admit that most people don’t know about you?

Raffi: While sharing this much love for electronic dance music, I never got around to going to an Insomniac event yet. This is my goal!

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