Chances are, you’re making music on a DAW or with plugins born in Germany. How did the country come to dominate the software used in electronic music production? Cubase is German. So is Live. Even Logic Pro and Studio One began in Germany before being bought out by American companies. And it’s not just [...]
africandanceunderground.jpg HOMECOMING™ founder Grace Ladoja and electronic music lead Zoë Hodges pick out 10 essential DJs from the African dance underground Africa’s club culture is entering a new phase driven by DJs who aren’t waiting for validation from the global stage and outside of traditional infrastructures. The rise in electronic music in [...]
Iconic Chicago label TRAX Records has announced the limited edition vinyl release of 'Rising Again' to commemorate its 40th anniversary. Only 500 copies will be pressed, with executive producer Pi Rho leading the two-year project. Founded in 1985, TRAX Records helped define house music with pioneers such as Frankie Knuckles, Larry Heard, DJ Pierre [...]
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Movement has announced set times for the 2025 Movement Festival, taking place over Memorial Day Weekend in Hart Plaza, Detroit. This year’s festival features over 115 acts spread out across six stages from May 24 through May 26 2025. Headliners include sets from Detroit techno legend Jeff Mills, John Summit, Charlotte de Witte and more. This [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
yamwho.jpg All proceeds will go toward Andy’s family following his “sudden and unexpected” passing in March A memorial event is set to go ahead this month for Andy Williams, AKA Yam Who?, who passed away “suddenly and unexpectedly” in March. Dance For Yamz celebrates the life and legacy of the Midnight Riot co-founder, with funds raised from tickets to [...]
London-based DJ/producer, label head, and African electronic music maverick Kitty Amor delivers a tantalizing selection of upfront Afro House heat that encapsulates the universal growth of the genre in its purest form for Beatport's Playlist of the Week. Ahead of my performance at The Penthouse Dubai on 20th April, I am pleased to put together [...]
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 [...]