Today, Native Instruments is launching Traktor Pro 4. It’s been a long time (6 years, in 2018) since Traktor Pro 3 came out. But the killer feature in today’s Traktor Pro 4 release date goes back even further -to 2014 when the Kontrol S8 and Stem Decks first appeared in the DJ software. In [...]
NYC’s Tedd Patterson and The Illustrious Blacks join forces for a celestial house heater on SoSure Music Tedd Patterson and The Illustrious Blacks are releasing a new collaborative single, ‘Let The Music Set You Free’, later this week. Have an exclusive first listen below. With the grooves still reverberating from his March single, ‘Piece of Me’, featuring Inaya Day, NYC luminary [...]
The actor, EDM trio and a bevy of DJs will team up October 26 for a Chicago concert benefitting Cancer for College WHO COULD HAVE predicted this collaboration? In a video posted to Swedish House Mafia‘s socials, Will Ferrell announced he’ll be performing with the EDM trio in Chicago this fall. The concert, which is a benefit [...]
Robert and Lyric Hood make house that’s clear in its sanctified intentions — but whatever your beliefs, the music that the father-and-daughter duo create as Floorplan is some of the most joyous club material you’re likely to hear. Their new album, ‘The Master’s Plan’, came out on Classic Music Company last month, and Bruce [...]
Bloomberg reports that investors are seeking to cash out of the company at a valuation of hundreds of millions of dollars. The ticketing company that acquired Boiler Room may be on the block, according to published reports. Lucas Shaw, writing for Bloomberg’s Screentime newsletter, reports that the London-based ticketing company DICE is in talks to [...]
Amapiano has taken over the world, but despite its success, some of the genre's most influential creators are not getting the rewards they deserve. In the final instalment of our three-part series documenting Amapiano's Second Wave, Jake Colvin explores how South Africa's economic conditions and exploitation from established stars are adversely affecting young producers [...]
The alliance will aim to improve the way users around the world discover electronic music and events. Resident Advisor and SoundCloud have partnered to expand artist and fan connection online and on the dance floor. Launching this month, the aim of the alliance is to improve the way users of both platforms [...]
World-class house label Defected Records is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Carl Loben corners CEO Wez Saunders for some insights about its inner workings, and asks a selection of associated artists what the secret is to the brand’s lasting success Almost a quarter of a century ago, DJ Mag popped over to Defected [...]
Latinos In Da House recognizes the DJs, artists, dance crews and personalities that shaped Chicago house from the start. Add another landmark event to Chicago’s long summer celebrating the city’s house music legacy. Latinos In Da House presents its inaugural conference on Saturday, September 28 2024. The conference focuses specifically on the vital contributions played by [...]
**This interview originally appeared on the Red Bull Music Academy website March 9, 2018. From the DJ History archives: The super-producer and DJ looks back on a star-studded career, from Diana Ross to Depeche Mode François Kevorkian’s is a truly New York story. Moving to the city from France in 1975, with a plan [...]
