Crank It Up Vol .1 is the latest release from Big Alliance Records. The CD will feature some banging tunes from the likes of Monolythe, Keemerah, Dan Thomas, Costello, Dada Life, Quaver, Phatfranco and more! (Full track list is at the bottom of this post)

Having already heard most of the tracks that are going to be featured on this release we knew exactly the kind of artwork this needed. Big, loud and in your face!

The title of the CD says it all “Crank It Up“. Whether you listen to your music through headphones or a full surround sound setup, these are tracks that you’re going to want to play with the volume set to MAX! For all the clubbers and DJs, there are some serious dance floor smashers right here!

Various Artists – Crank It Up Vol. 1 Compilation Mix by straightupworld

Check out the promo video for Crank It Up Vol.1 featuring the cover art that we designed!

Crank It Up Vol .1 will be available on the 9th August 2010 from all your favourite digital stores such as iTunes, beatport and Amazon!

TRACKLIST

1. Mvsevm – French Jeans (Dada Life Remix)

2. Monolythe – Siberia (JELO Remix)

3. Yenn – Stay Cool (Alex Kidd (USA) Remix)

4. Soul Puncherz – Cut Low Wit It (Digital freq Remix)

5. Phatfranco – Return of the Ruins (Cold Blank remix)

6. Radio Jack – Hit On That (Costello Remix)

7. Quaver – Minus Plus (Autoslide Remix)

8. The Butcher Blues Foundation – Ride It Out (Monolythe Remix)

9. Vojt Van Twistigen pres Encorton – Nightwalk (Keemerah Remix)

10. Costello – People Bounce (Original Mix)

11. Monolythe – The Move (Tom EQ Remix)

12. Sour DJs – Sour Shuffle (Rekka Remix)

13. Filthy Rehab – Old Skool Filth (Dan Thomas Remix)

14. DJ Kasa Remixoff – Mini Tetro Mania (Blare Remix)

15. Monolythe, Bobby K – Dont Break it (Electric Soulside Remix)

Big Alliance Records is a record label ran by music giants MONOLYTHE, dedicated to discovering Progressive and Electro songs from the commercial and underground world from both established and new artists.

They were in need of a quick turn around for their latest release from UK heavyweights The Banger Bros. Originally from the UK The Banger Bros now operate from “The Big Apple” New York City.

The Banger Bros are some of the latest artists to get signed to Big Alliance Records with their tunes “Play Dirty” and “Bring the Drums” which are now available at Beatport! With support on their last track “Shake” from the likes of Pete Tong, Radio 1′s Annie Mac, Robbie Rivera and Steve Angello these guys are certainly going places!

The Banger Bros. “Play Dirty” by The Banger Bros.

Check out the promo video for Play Dirty EP, featuring the cover art that we designed!

For more info visit The Banger Bros Myspace page!
http://www.myspace.com/thebangerbros#ixzz0vsM5fRlc

Noor B & Chocolate Kiss are two upcoming producers from Poland who are signed to the Straight Up! record label. This is their latest release for Straight Up! after their well supported tracks “RFV” and “Progrsv Boy” which was featured on Straight Up Progressive House!

Noor B & Chocolate Kiss – Un Mundo (Original Mix) by straightupworld

After listening to the tracks (Un Mundo is our favourite) we had a good idea of what the cover art needed to portray and we’re all really happy with the final outcome!

Check out the promo video for Un Mundo EP, featuring the cover art that we designed!

Featuring the tracks Un Mundo, Palmeira and Viceroy, this new release has already had some major play by:

SolarStone (Solaris International 214)

Paul Nova (Southern Sounds 015 at DI.fm)

Roger Shah aka DJ Shah (Magic Island: Music for Balearic People 113)

DJ Ampz (Amp Radio 506)

Check out the new tracks here

We’ve got a lot of ideas for the site and how it could be developed, so it’s all really exciting! Unsungzero has just finished re-vamping the VA Forum and we’ve got a few designers working on other various bits too!

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Being great music lovers with our headphones / speakers almost always pumping out some sort of music, we were all fired up and ready to go when the guys at 4Play Trax got in touch with us explaining that they would like a complete brand overhaul. They were planning on transforming the label into a major contender in the House / Electro House genre.

4Play Trax Logo Already Being Used on Cover Art

The logo they previously had didn’t represent this style of music or the image that they wanted to portray. It focussed heavily on the outline of a woman with the text receiving very little attention from the viewers eye. They still liked the idea of the woman but wanted it developed further.

After we had researched and developed a variety of silhouette styles this is the one they chose. The typeface we used for this logo compliments the silhouette nicely, is easily legible when reduced in size for CD’s and promo material and the different weights of font help the logo flow better and make it easy to read.

“Founded in 2007 by Barry Rooke also known as DJ Ampz, 4Play Trax was initially created as a platform to help the Canadian uprising DJs and producers showcase their productions and talents to the rest of the world.

Due to the digital era, 4Play Trax quickly expanded and started releasing quality House / Electro House / Tech House / Progressive from producers from every corner of the world.”

Now that the new branding has been finalized, their new website is well underway and currently being designed and developed by us.

Their latest release Dezza – The Pool/Feel has been supported by many well know artists possibly the biggest one being Paul van Dyk!

Check out the latest promo video from 4Play Trax featuring their new logo!

Check out 4Play Trax on Twitter, Facebook and Myspace for all the latest updates and releases!

The Straight Up! record label have been seriously busy recently and needed their site updating with all the latest events. Featuring plenty of new and upcoming tunes from the likes of The Banger Bros, Quaver, Noor B & Chocolate Kiss, their latest compilation “Straight Up Progressive House” and many more, you can check out some of the latest releases on their website or on their YouTube page. Take a look at the “Releases” section for more info.

New artists Zedd, Dopefish and Yenn join the Straight Up! roster this month, you can find out more about them on the “Artists” section, expect to hear some ear candy from these guys in the future! For now, you can listen to their songs on their Myspace pages!

This new release features some of the more chilled out tracks that have been released via Straight Up! from the likes of Luigi Lusini, Dinka, FAKE, Noor B & Chocolate Kiss, Christian Fischer and many more.

Various Artists – Straight Up Progressive House! Mix by straightupworld

Check out the video preview by Straight Up! below, featuring the artwork we designed.

Alex and the team at Straight Up! were really pleased with the design that we developed for them and would like us to design the covers for their future releases so keep an eye out for more!

“Straight Up Progressive House!” is out now on iTunes and beatport.

Light Black Design are a design and engineering company working within the automotive and marine sectors. Some of their recent clients include McLaren Automotive, Pendennis Composites, Caparo, Red Bull Technologies and Gordon Murray Design, working on high profile projects such as the McLaren SLR and the Gordon Murray T.25 City Car and many more!

They required a brochure style website that would boost their online presence and also allow prospective clients to find out what the company is all about and what services they can offer.

The site features an integrated content management system (CMS) which will allow them to keep the content of the site maintained and updated. The “Projects” page will have a similar purpose to a “News” page, this is where any company updates and recent projects will be posted.

Check out the new site here www.lightblackdesign.com

We’ve been working hard on the new online store for Straight Up! and it’s recently been launched! This will enable them to sell all of their music (MP3s and physical CDs) directly from their website and when a customer makes a purchase they will receive links to the download within seconds. Through their new online store they will be able to offer special discounts and lower prices than other online retailers.

Check out the new store here
http://straightupworld.com/shop/shop.html

Straight Up! and Big Alliance Records have just launched their first compilation CD titled Big Floor Destroyers Vol 1! Check it out!

Keep an eye on this record label because they just keep getting better and better and have recently been receiving support from many top DJs such as Tiesto and Markus Schulz!

We’ve wanted to design our own paper toy for a while but we’ve never got round to doing it. Something we really liked the idea of was a character wearing a hoody with his hands in the front pocket who could stand in front of us on our desk.

We’ve had a lot of fun designing the structure of the toy. The hardest part was getting the angles and measurements correct for the arms! We’re happy with how it’s turned out and can’t wait to see it with some colour on!

At the moment we’re working on a Halloween design for the new “Hoodz” toy, hopefully it will be ready in time! We’ll keep you updated on twitter about when the design will be available!

Any comments / thoughts would be appreciated.