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SOUND OF THE JACKAL

Named after a wild dog, you could say his sound reflects just that. The wild bass drops and distinctive high pitch electric beats will have you bouncing off the walls or bench pressing an extra 50 kilos when played at high volume. It’s his third time back in the country, his fan base getting wilder

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PEARL TALKS BIZ WITH BOY & BEAR

With its live premiere at this year’s Splendour In The Grass Festival, Boy & Bear have released ‘Walk the Wire’ the first single from their third studio album Limit of Love, the follow-up to their #1 ARIA Album and platinum-selling Harlequin Dream. PEARL’s Jess Taylor caught up with Dave Hosking and

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TAKE 5 WITH JIAY MILLS

With just two decades of air under his belt this young man hasn’t wasted a breath. He is a man of many talents, graphic designer, dj, producer, label owner, part-time alco’ and a businessman, the only thing stopping him is the fact he can’t clone himself to get more out of the day. Holding a residen

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BEYOND WILLOW BEATS

Known for their angelic melodies and electronic sounds mirroring the elements of nature, one can’t help but be transported to another world when listening to their music. Following the success of their single Merewif the Uncle and Niece duo are currently playing a string of shows around the country

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PEKING DUK

This month I chatted with Reuben, who makes up one half of the delicious duo Peking Duk. The guys graced our airwaves in 2012 with a remix of Passion Pit’s Take A Walk, following this saw the release of tracks Way You Are, Feels Like and High (feat Nicole Millar) which has just gone double platinum.

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OUT MY BITCH Exclusive Interview with T-Rek

If I was to begin this article singing “Get the f*** out my bitch” there is no doubt the majority of you would be able to hum the gutsy guitar riff that follows. The man behind that classic track is Tarek Smallman, aka T-rek. Released by Ministry of sound in 2010 this is the one song which opened my

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Spacey Space

This month PEARL chatted to one of the men who’s been in the game since before began, literally. Standing two meters tall he isn’t hard to spot behind a set of decks. A man of few words, sporting a powerful moustache and thick black framed glasses, he is a musical Idol to those who flock to see him

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Checking In With Joel Fletcher

We spoke to Joel Fletcher earlier this year about his debut single Swing ft Savage and his support for the Melbourne leg of Avicii’s True tour. Since then he has jetted out of the country, grown his fan base and successfully finished a tour of Asia, the U.S and Europe. Gracing the ears of people all

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Monkey Safari

You may know them from their classic hits such as Those dancing days, Jorg or Hi Life, if not I suggest you get googling as you are missing out on some quality sounds your ear drums will love you for.  German brothers Sven and Lars make up the dynamic duo Monkey Safari. Managing two record labels Wh

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Reece Low

Being one of our countries most renown producers, this man has had his feet rooted in the ground since the early days of Melbourne sound.  Spinning records weekly at residencies both in Melbourne and nationwide it’s not hard to see why industry figures such as Deorro, Hardwell, Laidback Luke, Sidney

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From Satisfaction To Success

The year 2002 brought us classic hits like Without Me by Eminem, Rapture by Iio and Hot In Here by Nelly, but for Jebu at the age of eight, the track that stuck to him like glue was Benny Benassi’s Satisfaction. Fast forward to today and he is playing shows all over the country and making his mark i

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Timmy Trumpet Talks

From Jazz musician to a globally recognized DJ and musician, Timmy Trumpet is one of a kind. Winning young musician of the year at just 13yrs and touring around Europe with some of the largest jazz festivals in the world, Timmy digressed to the club scene, instrument in hand and not wasting any time