A new film explores the birth and evolution of rave culture in Portugal (Mixmag)

By |2025-05-12T18:09:34-05:00May 12th, 2025|Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, Documentary, electronic music, Entertaiment, House Music History, International, MixMAg, Music News, Promotional, Report|

  It features never-before-seen archive footage and interviews with 38 people, including Rui Da Silva and Danny Tenaglia A new film is exploring the birth of rave culture in Portugal in the early '90s and its evolution. Titled Underground house music from a paradise called Portugal, it’s directed by Daniel Mota and features interviews with DJs, [...]

New documentary explores ‘90s rave culture in Portugal (DJ Mag)

By |2025-05-06T16:35:07-05:00May 6th, 2025|Dance Music, DJ, DJ Mag, Documentary, electronic music, House Music History, International, Music News|

  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 [...]

Pioneer DJ has Released a New Documentary: ‘We Become One: The Power Of The Shared Musical Experience’ (Beatportal)

By |2025-05-01T22:33:43-05:00May 1st, 2025|AlphaTheta, Documentary, Moodymann, Music News, Pioneer, press release, Promotional, Report|

  The hour-long film explores how humans connect through music. Pioneer DJ and AlphaTheta have released a new hour-long documentary entitled We Become One: The Power Of The Shared Musical Experience. The film follows DJ/producer/curator Kikelomo Oludemi as she investigates how human beings connect through music.  Throughout the film, she travels to various parts of the world including Berlin, [...]

‘Hang The DJ’ to return to UK cinemas for charity (Resident Advisor)

By |2025-04-03T17:42:33-05:00April 3rd, 2025|Announcements, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, Documentary, House, House Music, House Music History, International, Music News, Resident Advisor, UK|

  A limited run of the 1998 documentary featuring Larry Levan, Carl Cox, A-Trak and more will hit four UK theatres next month. A classic documentary on DJing is returning to UK cinemas for a limited run next month.   Hang The DJ, directed by Marco and Mauro La Villa, premiered at Toronto International Film [...]

New documentary, Move Ya Body: The Birth Of House, premieres at Sundance Film Festival (DJ Mag)

By |2025-02-08T09:04:58-06:00February 8th, 2025|Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, DJ Mag, Documentary, House, House Music, House Music History, serato|

    Jesse Saunders and Vince Lawrence are among the interviewees featured in the 90-minute film A new documentary digging into the queer Black origins of house premiered at Sundance Film Festival last month. Directed by filmmaker Elegance Bratton, Move Ya Body: The Birth Of House looks at the infamous 1979 Disco Demolition night and its bearing on the [...]

‘Move Ya Body: The Birth of House’ Exists Because Hillary Clinton Loves House Music (IndieWire)

By |2025-01-29T21:05:00-06:00January 29th, 2025|Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Documentary, Entertaiment, House, House Music, House Music History, Music News|

  Director Elegance Bratton and producers Roger Ross Williams and Chester Algernal Gordon visited the IndieWire Studio, presented by Dropbox, to discuss the joyful music that inspired their documentary. Elegance Bratton’s documentary “Move Ya Body,” which tracks both the artistic evolution of house music and its historical and sociopolitical impact, emerged from the unlikeliest of [...]

Watch a new documentary exploring the history of house label King Street Sounds (Mixmag)

By |2024-11-20T18:50:11-06:00November 20th, 2024|Amsterdam ADE2024, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Deep House, Documentary, Entertaiment, House, House Music, House Music History, MixMAg, New York|

  Out now, the 35-minute film comes as the imprint relaunches under the leadership of Armada Music A new documentary exploring the history and influence of New York’s King Street Sounds is out now. House Music Royalty: The Story of King Street Sounds tracks the influential house label’s journey from New York’s underground dance music scene to its [...]

30 Years of the CDJ | The Tech That Revolutionised DJ Culture (DJ Mag)

By |2024-09-25T19:19:44-05:00September 25th, 2024|DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, DJ Mag, Documentary, Music, Music News, Pioneer|

https://youtu.be/ywO7A-4CqRk?si=E0g3ovHZe4aqMhai   DJ Mag maps the CDJ's 30 year (re)evolution from experimental tech to industry standard Three decades on from its beginnings, the CDJ has revolutionised DJing in countless ways.  In a new documentary and accompanying long read by Ria Hylton, DJ Mag maps its evolution from experimental tech to industry standard.  Speaking with some [...]

New documentary on Ron Hardy and Chicago house music history announced (DJ Mag)

By |2024-09-11T07:15:32-05:00September 11th, 2024|African American, Biography, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, DJ Mag, Documentary, House, House Music, House Music History, Music News|

  I Was There: The Rise of House Music in Chicago tracks the impact of DJ Ron Hardy before his untimely death in 1991 at age 32 A new documentary highlights the late Chicago DJ Ron Hardy's pioneering contributions to house music history. I Was There: The Rise of House Music in Chicago tracks the impact [...]

The history of the White Isle: How did Ibiza become a party island? (Mixmag)

By |2024-08-25T08:53:12-05:00August 25th, 2024|Dance Music, DJ, Documentary, electronic music, House, House Music, House Music History, Ibiza, International, MixMAg|

  From the earliest settlers to modern day clubbers, we dive into a potted history of the world-famous party island Even if you’ve never visited Ibiza, you can probably conjure up a good picture of the party island today: Boozy Brits, dusk ‘til dawn parties, and blazing pyrotechnics at mammoth superclubs - and those are just [...]

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