The deal, worth over $100million, would put 90% of the digital DJ and production market into the hands of one conglomerate US audio equipment manufacturer InMusic has confirmed it is considering taking legal action in a number of territories to block the acquisition of Serato by Pioneer DJ's parent company. AlphaTheta Corporation confirmed a deal [...]
By the late 1970s, New York had a number of nightclub destinations for queer folk. There were the exclusive parties at Nicky Siano’s The Loft, the sped-up house tracks pulsating from Paradise Garage, and the celebrity-laden elusive gatherings at the famed Studio 54. However, drive a little past the Lincoln Tunnel towards the Garden State, [...]
The Cloud Library is now available to use with the latest version of rekordbox A new update to Pioneer DJ’s rekordbox allows users to access their Google Drive. The Cloud library is now available via rekordbox which could previously only access Dropbox. As part of the new update - version 6.7.4 - Mac and Windows users can find [...]
Making history with the 36-hour NON STOP club night, non-profit MTL 24/24 is working to seed a better future for nightlife in Montreal and spread helpful ideas beyond its borders It’s 3:AM and DJ Minx is powering through a pounding, sultry house set inside the Pavilion at the Port of Montreal’s Grand Quay. On most weekends, clubs [...]
The musical artist Musa Keys performing at the Afro Nation festival in Miami, in May.Photograph by Chris Allmeid / Courtesy Afro Nation A new form of South African dance music is thriving. A pair of twin brothers, known as Major League Djz, want the rest of the world to pay attention. It was [...]
Daily lineups and set times have been revealed for this year’s Charivari — long a favorite of 5 Mag readers across the Midwest — held this August 11, 12 and 13th, 2023 in Detroit. Celebrating its 10th year, the Charivari festival spreads out over two stages and three days at Historic Fort Wayne (6325 W. Jefferson) in Detroit and features DJs including Delano Smith, Karizma, [...]
Danny Tenaglia has announced that he will be completing his Global Underground trilogy with a new compilation, ‘GU45: Brooklyn’ The Global Underground series started for Tenaglia in 1999 with ‘GU10: Athens’ and his second release came the following year with ‘GU17: London’. Now, over 20 years later, the final compilation sees him return to his home town of Brooklyn. [...]
JOESKI is one of the most prolific producers of house music in the world. With a career spanning three decades, the NYC DJ and producer established his label Maya Records in 2001 with the classic track, Hustler’s Revenge. While his collaboration with DJ Chus on El Amor propelled the label to the forefront of [...]
The history of Chicago’s 3 Degrees Global collective, representing a missing link in Chicago house music history as told by its members: Jeremiah Seraphine, Forever Monna, Julius The Mad Thinker, Dj-FLX, Priti Gandhi, BIGSEXY and Czboogie… The story of 3° is a story that is best told by its members. There were at one point [...]
How DJs Ultra Naté and Lisa Moody helped cement the legacy of house music and Baltimore’s irrevocable connection to the history of the genre. With a cursory Google search of “house music in Baltimore,” you’ll see several mentions of men like DJ Spen, Karizma, Teddy Douglas, Jay Steinhour, and Thommy Davis, who formed The [...]