The findings of a new survey conducted by the Pete Tong DJ Academy were revealed at IMS A new survey conducted by the Pete Tong DJ Academy has shared its findings during a talk conducted by CEO Alex Tripi at the International Music Summit (IMS) in Ibiza, April 23. The survey was put to 15,000 DJs and [...]
DJs, club owners, and patrons alike say there’s way too much standing around. Clubs are, first and foremost, for dancing. One could theoretically do other things there — drink, meet strangers, conduct important and possibly illicit business deals, anything really — but likely everything but dancing could probably be done more efficiently somewhere else. [...]
rolandclark.jpg Nitefreak kicks off his new label, Afroholic Records, with the kind of cut that makes people pay attention. “Masterclass” brings in house icon Roland Clark for a brooding, percussive session that runs deep and doesn’t let go. The groove is stripped and steady. Clark’s voice threads through the mix like a [...]
Grants of $5,000 and $10,000 are being made available to cover university course fees, books, equipment and other costs A new initiative to support women, trans and non-binary university students studying audio engineering in the US has been set up in tribute to the late electronic visionary, SOPHIE. The SOPHIE Scholarship Fund has been [...]
Released in November 1974, Kraftwerk’s ‘Autobahn’ remains a touchstone of modern electronic music. Here, Bruce Tantum revisits its genesis and, with the help of Justin Strauss, Kevin Saunderson and Arthur Baker, maps out its seemingly infinite influence It's the middle of the 1970s, and in the middle of a mall parking lot in [...]
CLUB CHUCK will be a celebration of New York dance music. Resident Advisor and Converse are hosting a party in New York on Thursday, May 8th. Running from 8 PM through 2 AM, CLUB CHUCK will take place at a TBA Brooklyn venue. The lineup, which is also under wraps for now, will [...]
In '90s New York, a new generation of clubbers grew enraptured by Latin house's vibrant rhythms. The decade set the gold standard for the sound—and Louie Vega is its enduring leader. The Nuyorican icon traces its essential records. "Latin house," Louie Vega enthused over the phone. "This is the sound of our roots." [...]
The hottest screenwriter in Hollywood is some guy named “Shakespeare” and the hottest house tracks of 2025 were made in 1996. DJ Romain’s “The Lost D.A.T.S.” series evokes a time when Times Square was dirty and nightlife was a freaky wonderland. The series from Hard Times enters its second volume with four new unreleased [...]
London-based DJ/producer, label head, and African electronic music maverick Kitty Amor delivers a tantalizing selection of upfront Afro House heat that encapsulates the universal growth of the genre in its purest form for Beatport's Playlist of the Week. Ahead of my performance at The Penthouse Dubai on 20th April, I am pleased to put together [...]
Cox said returning to Ibiza with his residency brings back a "pioneering spirit" Carl Cox has said his Ibiza residency at [UNVRS] will be a "whole new world", ahead of taking over Sundays at Ibiza’s new “hyperclub” this summer. "We have this opportunity to work at a new club," he told DJ Mag. "Because nobody [...]
