This is the first edition in a two-part series about venues and promoters in the Global South Welcome to the RA Pro Newsletter: a bite-sized look at the trends and themes impacting businesses in the electronic music industry. Sign up to the full newsletter to get early access to each release and read all [...]
Movement has announced set times for the 2025 Movement Festival, taking place over Memorial Day Weekend in Hart Plaza, Detroit. This year’s festival features over 115 acts spread out across six stages from May 24 through May 26 2025. Headliners include sets from Detroit techno legend Jeff Mills, John Summit, Charlotte de Witte and more. This [...]
The AlphaTheta SanDisk® DJ Flash Drive features dual connections for easy track transfer AlphaTheta, parent company of Pioneer DJ, and hard drive experts SanDisk have teamed up to launch a new official rekordbox USB stick designed specifically for DJs. The SanDisk® DJ Flash Drive features both USB-C connectivity and the traditional USB-A, meaning you [...]
The platform's second statement in a week reflects growing concerns across the creative industries SoundCloud has updated its Terms Of Use following a recent backlash rooted in fears the platform would allow artists' music to be used to train AI models. Last week, the company faced criticism over a February 2024 update to its [...]
The collection goes up for auction via Wax Poetics later this month Louie Vega is set to auction off a collection of personal items later this month via music platform Wax Poetics, including test pressings, music gear, and more. It marks the second drop in the collection following an earlier auction in April, and features “even [...]
It features never-before-seen archive footage and interviews with 38 people, including Rui Da Silva and Danny Tenaglia A new film is exploring the birth of rave culture in Portugal in the early '90s and its evolution. Titled Underground house music from a paradise called Portugal, it’s directed by Daniel Mota and features interviews with DJs, [...]
The warehouse venue opens this weekend and has a no phone policy on its dancefloors A brand new 210-capacity nightclub is set to open in East Williamsburg, New York, this weekend. Named Signal, the new venue will open its doors tomorrow, May 10, for the first time officially, months after it was first teased online. In [...]
DBN Gogo is the godmother of amapiano. Whether through the stories she tells in her sets and releases, or the wisdom she shares to help young artists navigate the industry, she’s a source of inspiration for many and a driving force in South African electronic music. DJ Mag’s Ria Hylton learns where she got [...]
DJ Mag spoke with João Ervedosa, Maria Guedes and Daniel Mota about Paraíso, which features never-before-seen archive footage of raves in castles and interviews with key figures from Portuguese dance music history A new documentary digging into Portugal’s rave and dance music history is set to be released. Paraíso will premiere at Lisbon’s independent film festival IndieLisboa this [...]
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