For decades, house music has shaped pop worldwide—but many of the spaces that birthed it here disappeared so quickly they barely left a trace. By Leor Galil @imLeor “It was a time when people didn’t put as much emphasis on the DJs or the performer per se, and really danced and enjoyed themselves.” —DJ and producer [...]
Marty Chernoff opened Tracks D.C. in 1984. The club is still regarded by many as the city’s greatest nightclub ever. (Washington Blade file photo by Tyler Grigsby) Martin “Marty” Chernoff, a Denver-based businessman who is credited with employing state-of-the-art technology in video, lighting, and sound systems for the gay nightclubs called Tracks that he opened [...]
Written by Tyler Jenke on Apr 11, 2019 Image: Akio Kon/Bloomberg Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has opened up about streaming as a viable income source, noting that now is a better time than ever for artists to make a living from digital music platforms. Ever since streaming became the most popular way for music-lovers to discover new tunes, [...]
KWAZULU-NATAL / 2 APRIL 2019, 11:25AM / MPHATHI NXUMALO Holly Wasserfall aka Holly Rey a South African house musician graduated from the University of KwaZulu-Natal on Monday with an Honours degree in Media studies. Picture: Abhi Indrarajan/UKZN House Musician, Ms Holly Wasserfall, aka Holly Rey graduated with an Honours degree in Media and Communication Cum Laude, from [...]
Sequential Records are excited to announce A new addition to the Sequential Family, Coventry UK based producer Daniel Brooks' debut release on the label, with his latest tracks, 'The 5th' and 'Feel so Good,' Brooks needs little introduction, With a great amount of interest already gathering on his productions for 2019. People will not [...]
Ultra Music Festival Virginia Keys Beach, Miami Florida. The judge in favor of Ultra Music Festival, Dismisses Rapture Lawsuit Earlier today, February 4th, Miami Judge has ruled in favor of Ultra Music Festival by dismissing the lawsuit pending against them by the team behind the Rapture Music Festival. The lawsuit was due to [...]
Pioneer DJ has announced a public beta for an upcoming version of its Rekordbox software. Adds Cloud-Based Track Analysis 18 FEBRUARY, 2019 Pioneer DJ has announced a public beta for Rekordbox 5.4.4. The update includes the ability for DJs to download track analysis data generated by other Rekordbox users from Pioneer DJ’s [...]
Public Records A new multi-purpose bar and venue, Public Records, will open at 233 Butler Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn in March. The team is made up of longtime New York DJ and producer Francis Harris, cofounder of the label Scissor & Thread, alongside partners Shane Davis and Erik VanderWal. It will include [...]
WILLIE WALL·TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 Happy to Announce 2018 had some good times 2019 about to have some Awesome times Our family have Grown larger.......With some of the best DJs around the world Such as Kenneth Warren Jr / Lenny Fontana / Don UN /Ozkar Fuller /Phil Sales UK / Romain Gowe / John [...]
Oh Technics SL-1200, you were the stuff of legends! You were always there. We never thought anything would change. And for decades, it didn’t. But like an adored band breaking up, you left us. We found ourselves in a prolonged state of denial, then shock. Life went on, though. Poor imitations stepped into your [...]