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Hey all its been a while since I’ve made an update, sorry no  random story about Darren Styles and his womanzing ways this time. This Sunday I will be spinning on Ustream Live at 10pm EST on the The Betamuse UStream Channel. Also BETA008 (Rhythmics Vs. T2Kazuya EP) will be released!

As far as Sunday is concerned I have assured Rhythmics that for every mistake I make in my set I will be taking a shot or swig of some kind of alcohol beverage. This is where you, the fans, come in! I need you guys to leave a comment about what I should drink this Sunday! also possibly some HC song requests you might want to hear (not necessarily assuring you that I’ll play them but its possible!). Well thats all for now hope to see you all in that Ustream Chat trollin hard!

- TheDJCharm

Hey guys, back with some updates!

The next Betamuse release will be going live tonight and will feature two tracks of mine!

BETA007 Rhythmics – Do It Like This UK Hardcore Rhythmics – Do It Like This Rhythmics – Against Great Tides MP3 FLAC

Also don’t forget the MaxyTune EP which has already reached over 200 downloads and has been already receiving DJ support, with JAKAZiD playing it on his next Nukleuz Hardcore Podcast ! Don’t miss out!

BETA006 MaxyTune – MaxyTune EP UK Hardcore MaxyTune – Dreaming With You MaxyTune – Untitled MP3 FLAC

As promised we will start broadcasting on UStream on an occasional basis starting tonight (08/01/10) with Betamuse’s very own DJ Complex!

First Sunday Of Every Month (Starting 08/01/10)
DJ Complx (UK Hardcore)
10:00 PM EST (GMT -5:00)
UStream Link

Third Sunday of Every Month (Starting 08/15/10)
TheDjCharm (UK Hardcore)
10:00 PM EST (GMT -5:00)
UStream Link

As we get into the groove of things we will have more scheduled streams going with more DJs, so consider this the start of a new way to interact with our audience!

More updates as they come, be sure to tune in tonight

Alan

Woo boy, been a while eh? Between my trip to England and the work I’ve put into production lately there’s been little time for anything! But alas, here I am with some new updates for Betamuse!

Forthcoming releases on Betamuse!

07/18/10

[BETA008] Rhythmics Vs. T2Kazuya EP
Rhythmics – Happiness (T2Kazuya Remix)
T2Kazuya – Juzt Wanna Be (Rhythmics Remix)

Audio clips will be put up on our Official Soundcloud as the dates get nearer!! And don’t worry, more releases coming soon after BETA008

Til the 20th arrives I’ve taken the liberty of uploading all the old Betancourt Music releases between 2008-2009 as requested! You can check out how much we’ve evolved over the years by going to the bottom of our Discography Tab I dare ya!

My Freeform tune “Icarus” has been digitally released on Audio Weaponry! With support from DJs such as Kev Energy and DJ Solution it’s been (unexpectedly!) causing a riot in the European Freeform scene! If you haven’t checked it out yet, you can purchase it at Hard Beats Download or IMODownload!

ANI-MAYHEM MIAMI AND DALLAS IS SLOWLY APPROACHING!! If you are in the Miami or Dallas area be sure to check out my set! I’ll be spinning some awesome Hardcore music from all around the world, including my own tracks! For more information on the venues check out the Shows Tab at the top!

I am currently in talks with all the Betamuse DJs about spinning on a regular/scheduled basis on UStream. Once we have the schedules set up I’ll update the blog with a calender!

I think that’s all the updates for now. I’ve been told by folks that I should update this blog more often and I’m starting to agree! You can expect new blog posts on a more consistent basis, even if it is for tiny updates! As always, don’t forget to follow our networks to the top-right of this page. It’s seriously the best way to keep on top of everything having to do with Betamuse!

Thanks for the support everyone, and the new releases won’t disappoint

- Alan (Rhythmics)

Hey folks, Rhythmics here with some announcements, general information, and a brief summary of the chaos that goes on behind Betamuse and myself

To start things off I am very happy to announce that I have been given the great honor of performing at Ani-Mayhem in Miami, Florida on July 10th, 2010. I will be headlining along with Ravine & Cotts (Australia), my good friend Speedycake (NC, USA), and the spectacle “Hardcore Saves The World” (Ian K, Jimni Cricket, and others) (WA, USA). I know for sure it will be an incredible night, and I urge all of you who can make it to come. Without exaggeration, the success of this rave will determine whether Hardcore from around the world will thrive on the southeast coast. If you are on the east coast and love your Hardcore music, and want to see more and more Hardcore raves, then please, try to make it! Address and info is posted under the “Shows” tab at the top!

Hardcore Life Vol. 2 UK Hardcore 50 Minutes Mixed by Rhythmics MP3

I have uploaded the long awaited sequel to my first UK Hardcore mix for Betamuse, Hardcore Life Vol. 2, and I’m very proud of it! Come check out 50 minutes of the best hardcore in the world mixed by myself LIVE on two turntables and Native Instruments Traktor Scratch Duo. No editing, no Ableton, no bull****! And while you’re looking around, be sure to download the other mixes we have from TheDJCharm, DJ Complx, Partyshockerz, and DJ Aura Qualic!



T-SHIRTS ARE COMING VERY SOON! I have finally found artists and designers that are genuinely interested in taking up the project and by July they will be available to the public. If you think yourself or someone you know would be interested in making shirts for Betamuse, be sure to contact us at
contact@betamuse.com. We will compensate you for your work and effort!



Both BETA006 and BETA007 were originally going to be announced last weekend, but due to gaps in communication they will be announced at a later date. I know a lot of you are holding out for new releases but quality doesn’t come easy, and simply put, I refuse to put out mediocre tracks like a factory like other paid net labels would! Betamuse is breaking the tradition that free music is bad music, and we’re convicted to continue doing so. So stay frosty, and the releases will come out soon enough, I promise Look forward to new artists appearing on Betamuse releases, some that are even high profile *wink wink*



As always, if you want to keep up to date with our stuff, be sure to follow us on our networks to the right of this page, and also follow the networks of the artists which you can find under our Artists Tab at the top! Even if we’re not releasing anything rest assured that we are busy at work making tracks and making them available to the public one way or another



OK, now that I have the Betamuse stuff out of the way, time to talk about a bit about whats going on with myself!

My latest completed track “Far Away” has been making waves over in the UK, and has been played out by DJs including JAKAZiD and Nu Foundation. It was also featured on the latest Nukleuz Hardcore Podcast, which also happens to my debut on a British podcast! You can hear “Far Away” on My Official Soundcloud, along with other bits that I have been working on

As some of you already know, I have been planning for the past six months for a 10 day trip I’m taking to England in late May of this year, and the flight date is slowly but surely coming soon! I will be meeting and working with friends and acquaintances for the first time, so as you can imagine I am incredibly excited! Hopefully I will learn a whole deal and even have some tracks to show from the experience I’ll try my best to update as much as possible from over seas to keep you guys on the up and up!

I think that’s about it! Hate to sound like a broken record but here goes: Thank you, every single one of you for giving Betamuse the attention its been getting. Seriously, it’s still rather surreal, and I can’t help but be overjoyed and thankful! Keep checking up on us and we promise to deliver!

Alan (Rhythmics)

Woo hoo! Hey folks, Rhythmics here with a brand new release of two of my tracks!

BETA005 Rhythmics – Happiness UK Hardcore Rhythmics – Happiness Rhythmics – We Go MP3 FLAC

I hope you enjoy them as much as I’ve enjoyed playing them out, and be sure to let us know what you think through comments or email! Don’t forget we still have our entire catalog available for free in the download section (third tab from the left!) in both MP3 and FLAC! ENJOY!

Alan (Rhythmics)

Hey folks, Rhythmics here. From what I’ve read of the insane amount of emails I’ve received in the past month (<3), a lot of you are wondering whats been going on with Betamuse. Fair question, which I'll try to answer as consicely as possible!

Ever since my OHR3 set was made available to download, the amount of attention Betamuse has received has been astounding. My set has been downloaded over 250 times since I posted it early January. Considering our most popular release ([BETA004] Abuse) was released in November and has over 350 downloads, that’s a sweet accomplishment!

Many of those who have downloaded the set range from Up-And-Comers to Big Players in the UK Hardcore scene, and as a result a lot of work and license opportunities we’re thrown my way. It seemed like overnight I went from some random guy who produced Hardcore in Florida to…an actual pro! Hahaha. I now have two tracks that will be appearing on a Limited Edition compilation being released by a label I REALLY admire. I wish I could give more info but I’ve been strictly told not to. Just know it will be coming out this year and it will be big On top of licenses, I now have three tracks pending signing to another label I really admire. Hate to be so hush hush about it, but if I could, I’d proclaim everything with a megaphone, trust me!

Needless to say, its been a very crazy month for me, and as Betamuse’s primary force, things got quiet.

SO, what is up with Betamuse? Are we closing shop? Are we in indefinite hiatus? Are we escaping to the South of France to avoid child support? Will Darren Styles ever find his true love?

The answer to all those questions is a resounding NO, except the last one, which is a trick question, since real hardcore producers never fall in love (duh).

I know for the amount of attention Betamuse receives, to take a month off is excessive, and for that I apologize. Betamuse (and life in general) is a grand learning experience for me, and as a result I’m learning things step by step.

Now that February has kicked in and things have calmed down juussttt a bit, you’ll start seeing many more new things on the site. I’m always making new tracks and Partyshockerz is hard at work as we speak making new Hardstyle anthems. As we get harder, better, faster, and stronger, you’ll all be the ones to witness, and hopefully benefit

THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO FROM BETAMUSE IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY:

• [BETA005] Rhythmics – Happiness / We Go
  YES, FINALLY! Happiness is a melodic piece of uplifting bouncy Hardcore that makes you giggle like a ninny (true story!). Flip her over for a cheesetastic number with a mental riff that keeps you dancing. Both tracks have had crazy support from US and UK DJs alike.
• New DJ Mixes!
  DJ Rhythmics – Hardcore Life Vol. 2
  TheDJCharm – Jolly Rancher Vol. 2
• New Youtube Mixes/Videos
  A new mix from Charm and some goodies from myself!
• CANDY

If you haven’t already done so, we implore you to add us to your social networks on the right of the screen. This is the absolute best way to get updates on what we’re doing!

As always, I can’t help but end all these updates with a big thank you to everyone who has listened and supported us. I’m incredibly overwhelmed with the attention and support we’ve been receiving, and it’s that same support that is taking all of us a step closer to our dreams.

Thanks bitches!

Alan (Rhythmics)

Well what is there to say folks, OHR3 was a blast, thanks everyone for the love and support, we’re all really happy with the reception

As a thanks for being such a great crowd, here’s my set. Enjoy and feel free to send it to your friends!

DJ Rhythmics Live @ OHR3

Unfortunately with such greats news, comes a bit of bad news. BETA005 will be not be coming out tomorrow at midnight as planned. I could write a million reasons why but it all boils down to that I feel there is still room for improvement, and with the preparation of OHR3 I didn’t find the time to do said improvements. It will get released, but just not tomorrow as always, stay updated by visiting the site often and following our many networks to the right of the screen.

To everyone who has supported Betamuse for the past four months since our inception, we all thank you dearly. You guys rock, and we promise 2010 is going to bring even more high quality music.

Alan (Rhythmics)

Hey folks, Rhythmics here. It’s been pretty quiet on this space and I apologize! We all were caught in the [raver] frenzy of semester finals and we haven’t had much time to promote ourselves. Non the less, on with some updates:

- We have a brand new Betamuse mix, presented by our newest comrade, DJ Complx! Hardcore Relativity Vol. 1 is now available for download over at the “DJ Mixes” tab. Check it out for a wild mix exploring all varieties of UK Hardcore!

- We recently broke the 5,000 visit mark, and have had over 500 downloads from just our Discography section alone. WOW! Thank you all so much!

- Now that the semester is over, I will dedicate an entire month to starting and finishing several projects, so expect a lot of brand new music from Betamuse, along with some pretty sweet guests *wink*.

- On that note, BETA005 will finally be released on the 3rd of January, 2010. Tracks previews and info will be available in the next two weeks

- New 10 minute mixes will be uploaded to the Betamuse Youtube Channel in the next two weeks! My Third Hardcore Mix On Youtube has been featured on HappyHardcore.com’s Official Youtube channel and is getting close to 1000 views! Can I top it off?

- I will be performing at Otaku Hardcore Revolution 3, a global internet event that celebrates Japanese Hard Dance music hosted by Shingo DJ, half of Betamuse’s very own Partyshockerz! I won’t go into detail of what I’ll have in store, but I assure you it’s something you won’t want to miss

- I will be starting my own blog (www.djrhythmics.com) very soon, and with the end of the year rolling on closer, what better way to start it off than with a post of my Top 10 UK Hardcore Tracks of 2009! Along with an in-depth blog post I will have a youtube video with track previews, information on where to get them, and short commentary from myself!

Thank you everyone for your continued support and love! If you want to be up to date with everything betamuse, be sure to add our networks to the right of this page!

Hey folks, Rhythmics here with some new updates!

The guys over at That Hardcore Show are going to showcase my EP Follow Me on their podcast this Tuesday at 9:30 PM CT. Be sure to tune in, and if you haven’t already, download the bloody thing

We’re happy to announce that DJ Complx is now a part of Betamuse! Already making the rounds in Pennsylvania and playing to hundreds of viewers weekly via online stream networks, Complx is known for his unique mixing of Hardcore music from different styles and eras, and for his genuine personality and humor. Check out his profile under the Artists Tab, and expect an exclusive Betamuse mix by him in the next weeks to come!

In the next week we will have a section just for links to artists and labels we support, including our sponsors (Hint: They are very very awesome)

We’re having some delays with Betamuse’s newest release, but we’re hoping to have it out early December. In the meantime, don’t forget to download our newest release, Abuse, and why not leave some feedback?

For those who don’t know, Betamuse is on Discogs, a very cool resource for every music release imaginable. I love this site because its an easy way to track artists and for Betamuse, an easy way to get feedback through ratings and reviews. If you haven’t joined it yet, do it! Your feedback is very important to us!

That’ll do for now, thanks for reading, and be sure to keep track of us on our networks to right of the site!

Alan (Rhythmics)

Hey folks, BETA004 is due out in a little under a week, with Betamuse’s hardstyle crew Partyshockerz giving us another two big stompers!

BETA004
Partyshockerz – Abuse

1) Partyshockerz – Abuse
2) Partyshockerz – Partyshock

“Abuse” revisits their melodic stadium filling hardstyle while “Partyshock” shows us just how far they can take the genre you don’t want to miss this!

As scheduled, catch Charm and I spinning on UStream, Sunday November 16th, at 10:00 PM EST. This time we will play Hardcore from 10:00 – 10:45 and Hardstyle from 10:45 – 11:30 PM. This will be the first time Betamuse broadcasts Hardstyle so you surely don’t want to miss it!