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 [...]
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 [...]
10% of consumers surveyed said they had used generative AI to create music or lyrics in 2024 The use of AI in music continues to be a source of contention among musicians and consumers alike. While the proliferation of AI in creative fields is relatively new, the topic has become increasingly prevalent, and fraught, in recent [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The latest version of the popular DAW is available for download now Ableton has announced the latest version of Live, 12.2. It is available to download now as a public beta. 12.2 brings significant updates to some long-running Devices inside Live and tweaks to its hardware partners, Move and Push. The biggest change for electronic [...]
To celebrate 40 years of house music, we joined Mike Dunn at Chicago's ARC Music Festival and dived into the story behind his house anthem, ‘God Made Me Phunky’ https://youtu.be/-c9T7vWJN0Q?si=B_gRK_48gkSekpmz Mike Dunn shares the story behind the making of his house classic, 'God Made Me Phunky'. Released in 1994, Dunn explains how the track [...]
The community resource directory is a global hub for the best new workshops, courses, grant schemes and more DJ Mag has launched a new community resource directory aimed at supporting electronic music artists and professionals. Launched this week, and set to be updated on a monthly basis, the directory will feature a curated selection of global [...]