Ou Est Le Swimming Pool is a Pop group out of Camden, London. These guys were first put on my radar when Tiesto released a house remix of “These New Knights”. Since then, they’ve been remixed by others such as Armand Van Helden and even tapped on to open for La Roux in early 2010.

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Hyper Crush is a Los Angeles electro band who got together in early 2006. Since then, they’ve toured with everyone from Lady Gaga to Kevin Rudolf, received a record deal from Universal Motown, and remixed some of the hottest singles on the chart into electro club bangers. Recently we at OHH! SO FAMOUS! sat down with Donny, Holly, and Preston and asked them a few questions.

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What was the best tour memory you guys have?

One time in Tulsa,Oklahoma Preston got attacked by an elderly gypsy woman/man freak. It was just another day on tour in the middle of nowhere. We stopped in this really creepy shopping center because Preston had to use the bathroom. He goes into this store called simply “Bazzar” and quickly comes back out. He looks like he just saw a ghost. He tells us to come in the check this store out. We all proceed to enter this store with camera in hand. The lady working there was fresh out of “The Hills Have Eyes”. She seemed to be some sort of man beast. She was not pleased with us filming and proceeded to attack Preston about the neck and shoulders. She had long dangerous nails and was chasing poor Pres around the store. We made it out alive but is one of the freakier episodes we’ve had on the road.

If u try to fail, and succeed, which have u done?

You’ve succeeded at being lucky.

What gear do you guys use for production and how does that change for live performances?

We do all our shit in Logic and a lil in Ableton Live on a computer of course. Mostly all of the instruments and plug ins are software and are easy to transport wherever we go. Definitely easier touring and traveling for us than a rock band or a group with a lot of traditional instruments.

If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional. with whom would it be?

Goku from Dragon Ball Z.

What does Tron, Andy Samburg, and Luke Skywalker have to do with your music?

Not much.

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Who’s on your iTunes playlist right now?

Donny: All I have Listened to for the passed few months is 70′s Folk Singer/Songwriter stuff. John Denver, James Taylor, Harry Nilsson, Cat Stevens, Van Morrison.

Preston: Skrillex, Ghost of Saber Tooth Tiger, Bassnector, Brian Jonestown Massacre, My Chemical Romance.

Holly: Yelle, Janet Jackson, Big L, Aretha Franklin, Morrissey.

I’ve been watching alot of the Misfits lately so I have to ask, if you had a super power, what would you want your superpower to be?

Going back to the Goku thing, to teleport would be awesome. Could put that to good use. Visit different galaxies and what not.

Best advice you can give to a new artist for succeeding in the music industry?

Figure out exactly what you want to do first and foremost. Once you got that figured out just start grinding non stop.

I read a previous interview where you mentioned the wacky and crazy part of Lady Gaga being part of her act and image. Do you think it’s more difficult for an artist to have people believe the illusion of who they are, rather than who they actually are?

Well we don’t know her well enough to know if anything she is doing is an act or not. I think people right now wanna see shocking things and they thrive on drama. I don’t think there are too many truly crazy artists out there right now. People I think definitely like the idea of a crazy ass super star but those are few and far between.

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Cut Copy has announced the tracklisting for their upcoming LP, “Zonoscope.” It will be released in early February on CD, Deluxe CD, and 2X Vinyl. The album was produced by the band’s very own, Dan Whitford. Here to hold you over until the release of the album is “Take Me Over.”

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Pre-order here.

Release dates by Country:

Feb 4: Australia
Feb 7: Europe
Feb 8: North America

Track-listing:

1. Need You Now
2. Take Me Over
3. Where I’m Going
4. Pharaohs & Pyramids
5. Blink and You’ll Miss a Revolution
6. Strange Nostalgia for the Future
7. This is All We’ve Got
8. Alisa
9. Hanging Onto Every Heartbeat
10. Corner of the Sky
11. Sun God

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Estate from Minneapolis, MN recently dropped the third single from their Nuclear City EP, “One Time Lover.” This entire album has a wonderful eighties throw back. Kinda feels like a soundtrack to one of those retro workout videos.

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Zeds Dead is DC and Hooks from Ontario, Canada. They originally sampled hip-hop and released material under the name Mass Productions. As they moved towards the future, Zeds Dead was born. Moving into the realm of dub-step and dropping heavy tracks has landed them a coast to coast tour in the United States. You can find dates here.

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Bananas are up to no good yet again… that’s two strikes..

You can read about strike one, here.

Arkarna is an electro pop group out of London consisting of Ollie Jacobs and Matt Hart. Ollie has collaborated with everyone from The Prodigy to Barry Manilow. These guys are have been on hiatus but recently returned to the studio to record a new album.

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Yum-a-dub-dub. New remix of Metric’s “Twilight Galaxy” out of Gladkill. If your in LA on the 9th or in Portland on the 10th you can catch him live. Grab the details here.

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Also want to take a moment to notice to all the mash-ups coming out. Some of you need to check yourself before you wreck yourself… Just because Girl Talk recently released an album doesn’t mean you have to follow his lead. Stick with what your good at, we look forward to fresh and original things. K. Thx. Bye.

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Laubfrosch brings us a french electro styled remix of Ivy League Circus. Based out of Germany, these guys have a hand in what the coin as “post hip-hop” but are currently better known for remixes like the one below.

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The Naked and Famous is an electro alternative group out of New Zealand. “Young Blood” debut at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart and stayed there for 12 consecutive weeks. These guys are about to kick off a tour at the end of December. You can find tickets here.

The Naked & Famous – Young Blood

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I’ve got a couple remixes out of Lenno to throw up here. The first one being B.o.B. ft. Bruno Mar’s “Nothin’ On You”. This track has a nice electro, progressive vibe and the vocals to have a nice reverb effect that gives them a floating effect. Keep in mind this is a club mix so it takes a little while to actually get into things. If your a DJ then go ahead and eat your heart out, this is a “Download and Spin”.

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