Shimza has long been a superstar in South Africa, but as his profile grows abroad, he feels like he's "building from scratch". This year's major Ibiza residency marks a new career landmark. Bringing peers along with him, he's influencing the spread of African music styles in the White Isle — which has often appreciated [...]
The tour will track “Dublin’s dancefloors, past, present and future”, hosted by historians, DJs and promoters An "interactive" bus tour visiting Dublin’s lost clubs and music venues is set to begin next month, offering a look at the changing landscape of nightlife in the city. The tour, named Lost and Found: Tracking Dublin's Dancefloors [...]
Resident Advisor is partnering with New York's Queer Nightlife Community Center (QNCC) to host RA25 UNLOCKED, a free, one-day programme focused on developing sustainable careers in nightlife. Taking place at the East New York venue on October 15th, the event will feature workshops covering sound engineering, lighting design and event production, alongside discussions [...]
DJs still break songs. This one is still making an impact a decade after a clever mix by Lil Louis made it famous. When truth and legend diverge, print the legend. But sometimes — rarely — they match up precisely. The night that Lil’Louis slapped the acapella of Chuck Roberts‘ immortal “My House” over [...]
Every year on the 9th of September, the electronic music community does something it almost never does: agrees on something. The Roland TR-909 gets its annual moment in the sun, and for good reason. Without it, house and techno as we know them simply do not exist. So in the spirit of the occasion, here [...]
Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), has just revealed the second wave of its lineup, bringing the total so far to 1.500+ artists confirmed to perform for the monumental 30 YEARS ADE anniversary edition. Among the latest additions are Âme, Angel D’lite, Bad Boombox, BASHKKA, Ben Klock, Boris Acket, CARISTA, Colin Benders, DJ Stingray 313, Eric Prydz, [...]
From free parties in the southwest and record-shop graft to becoming Defected’s first female signing, launching 555, and rebuilding life on the road through sobriety, Sam Divine reflects on the work, freedom, and hard-earned clarity behind her next chapter. Face2Face is an interview series spotlighting artists, labels, promoters, and key voices across the global electronic [...]
The Queens space will eject and may permanently ban anyone caught carrying or wearing the devices. BASEMENT, the New York techno club, has banned smart glasses. The team made the announcement last Thursday, August 27th, via Instagram. The post explained that the rule applies to anyone bringing smart glasses into the venue, not [...]
More than a century old and ubiquitous as ever, the mirrorball dates as far back as the 1890s. Embraced by jazz clubs in the 1920s before becoming the iconic symbol of ’70s disco, it continues to light up dancefloors like few other objects can, shining on in myriad ways and finding itself at home [...]
The London venue will host a “landmark” party this October with a slew of special guests Ministry of Sound is set to celebrate its 35th anniversary this autumn with a “landmark” all-weekend-long event at its home in London. The Elephant & Castle venue will throw a mammoth party from October 2 - 3, welcoming in a slew [...]