NEW YORK, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that Tiesto's Club Life Radio channel will officially launch from the Ultra Music Festival in Miami on Friday, March 23.
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The 24/7 commercial-free channel, featuring music created and curated by electronic dance music superstar DJ and producer Tiesto, will launch with an event during Miami Music Week: Tiesto spinning live on air for SiriusXM listeners at the SiriusXM Music Lounge. The special will also feature sets by artists on Tiesto's Musical Freedom Label, including Dada Life and Tommy Trash.
The special will air live beginning at 2:00 pm ET on Tiesto's Club Life Radio; and will also air live on Electric Area, channel 52.
"I'm really excited to be launching Club Life Radio with SiriusXM," said Tiesto. "They are the perfect partners and it will be an awesome way to showcase the incredible artists on my own label, Musical Freedom, play new material of my own as well as other music that I'm really passionate about."
"With the launch of Tiesto's Club Life Radio, we are confirming our role as a leader in dance music," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "Tiesto has long been on the cutting edge of the dance music culture, and we're thrilled to offer him a platform to bring his unique artistic vision to SiriusXM listeners."
In addition to coverage on Tiesto's Club Life Radio, SiriusXM's Electric Area and BPM, channel 51, will host five days of live broadcasts featuring performances, DJ sets and interviews with the world's most popular DJs, producers and international dance music artists from Miami's largest gathering of electronic music fans.
SiriusXM will broadcast performances live from the Ultra Music Festival featuring Avicii, Benny Benassi, Carl Cox, Dirty South, Fatboy Slim, Martin Solveig, Pretty Lights, Miike Snow, Porter Robinson, Bloody Beetroots, Sven Vath, and more; plus Armin van Buuren's A State of Trance 550 celebration on Sunday, including Armin van Buuren, Sander van Doorn, Cosmic Gate, Dash Berlin, Ferry Corsten, Gareth Emery, Tritonal and more.
Electric Area will feature DJ sets and interviews live from the 6th annual SiriusXM Music Lounge from Thursday, March 22 through Saturday, March 24. SiriusXM listeners will hear special guest DJ sessions with Hardwell, Sander van Doorn, LA Riots, R3hab, Gabriel & Dresden and other special guests, as well as interviews with renowned electronic dance music artists.
Tiesto's Club Life Radio will be available in the Dance/Electronic category through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and mobile devices, and by satellite on channel 340 on the new SiriusXM Lynx and SiriusXM Edge radios.
The exclusive channel, created by Tiesto, will feature a variety of electronic dance music including progressive, electro, trance, tech and house hand selected by the world-renowned DJ and producer. Other superstar and up and coming DJs will also appear on the channel, including Angger Dimas, Avicii, Bart B More, Bassjackers, BT, Calvin Harris, Dada Life, Deadmau5, Diplo, Hardwell, Kaskade, Laidback Luke, Marcel Woods, Nicky Romero, Porter Robinson, Quintino, R3hab, Robbie Rivera, Sandro Silva, Tiesto, Tommy Trash, Wolfgang Gartner and more.
Electric Area plays electronic dance music, house, trance, electro and progressive music along with shows from the world's top DJs, including Tiesto, Armin van Buuren, Avicii, Skrillex, Fedde le Grand, Afrojack, Laidback Luke, Sander van Doorn, Hardwell, Steve Aoki, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Paul Oakenfold, Benny Benassi, Above & Beyond and more. Listeners will hear Tiesto, Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Sander van Doorn, Avicii/Tim Berg, Above & Beyond, Eric Prydz, Swedish House Mafia, Wolfgang Gartner and Deadmau5.
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