AN EXPLORATION OF THE EVOLUTION OF NIGHTCLUB ARCHITECTURE SINCE THE 1960S (MIXMAG)

By |2023-05-15T20:54:20-05:00May 15th, 2023|Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, Documentary, International, MixMAg, Music News, Review|

John Leo Gillen’s new book, Temporary Pleasure, looks at some of dance music’s most important scenes and their various design codes During the ‘90s, as John Leo Gillen was growing up as a child in the West of Ireland, he would visit his family’s business while they worked. It was a nightclub, and on weekends before [...]

WILD WILD WEST: AFTER THE PANDEMIC, LA’S RAVE UNDERGROUND BOUNCES BACK STRONGER THAN EVER (MIXMAG)

By |2023-04-24T22:45:57-05:00April 24th, 2023|Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, electronic music, LGBTQIA+, Los Angeles, MixMAg, Women|

A new era of the rave underground - led by femme and queer POC DJs and collectives – is popping off in Los Angeles. Star Eyes and Bianca Oblivion of the Warp Mode crew clue us in It started in early summer 2021, with renegade punk raves under bridges and in parking lots, wild 200 [...]

NEW RESEARCH CLAIMS THAT 60% OF MUSICIANS ARE ALREADY USING AI TO MAKE MUSIC (MIXMAG)

By |2023-04-19T18:09:51-05:00April 19th, 2023|AI, Dance Music, electronic music, Entertaiment, House Music, Internet, MixMAg, Music, news, producer|

Just 28% of participants in a survey by distributor Ditto Music said that they would avoid using AI to make music WORDS: BECKY BUCKLE | PICTURE: ANTONIO ROBERTS New research from music distribution company Ditto Music has revealed that 59.5% of artists are already using AI to create music, while a further 47% are inclined artificial intelligence (AI) for [...]

CROSSOVER AND COLLECTIVITY: WHY LONDON’S HOUSE UNDERGROUND IS EVOLVING (MIXMAG)

By |2023-04-03T18:40:44-05:00April 3rd, 2023|Afro House, Afrobeats, Amapiano, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, House, House Music, International, MixMAg, UK|

There are a number of parallel Afro house scenes developing within London’s underground, as a variety of influences propel the movement in new directions. NKC reports WORDS: NKC | PHOTOGRAPHY: JEROME KIDMAN 28 FEBRUARY 2023 AN AFRO HOUSE MOVEMENT As Scratcha DVA puts it, “the bounce” is back in UK club music, and we owe it [...]

JAGUAR SHARES NEW TWO-PART DOCUMENTARY ON GENDER DISPARITIES IN DANCE MUSIC (MIXMAG)

By |2023-03-11T12:29:54-06:00March 11th, 2023|LGBTQIA+, MixMAg, Music, Music News, New Release, news, UK, Women|

GEMMA ROSS,   9 MARCH 2023 The BBC radio broadcaster has just debuted her new imprint and platform UTOPIA Following the launch of her cross-disciplinary platform UTOPIA in 2020, DJ and BBC radio broadcaster Jaguar has announced the introduction of her new eponymous imprint. The label’s launch came last Wednesday with a debut release from Scotland’s Van Damn titled [...]

UNCOVERING MOODYMANN’S DETROIT HIP HOP ORIGINS (MIXMAG)

By |2023-02-17T22:39:06-06:00February 17th, 2023|African American, black History Month, Detroit, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History, MixMAg, Moodymann, producer|

Moodymann is famed as one of the greatest house music artists of all time, but his roots as a hip hop producer are less well known. Patrick Hinton speaks to Kenny Dixon Jr. and his former rap collaborator K-Stone to find out more WORDS: PATRICK HINTON | K-STONEY JAMM PHOTO: PHYLLIS PLUMBER | IN ASSOCIATION [...]

10 YEARS OF MAVIN RECORDS: HOW THE NIGERIAN LABEL HELPED TAKE AFROBEATS GLOBAL (MIXMAG)

By |2023-02-13T22:33:58-06:00February 13th, 2023|African American, Afrobeats, black History Month, International, MixMAg, producer|

Upon Mavin Records' 10 year anniversary, Madzadza Miya speaks to founder Don Jazzy and the label's roster of talented stars and staff about its decade of dominance and role in making Afrobeats a global phenomenon WORDS: MADZADZA MIYA | PHOTOS: RICHIE IGUNMA | ART DIRECTION: VASSILIS SKANDALIS | ART DESIGN: JUDE AMPONSAH | ASSISTANT & [...]

Re-record: Celebrating 120 Black Artists In Electronic Music – Part 4 (Resident Advisor)

By |2023-02-12T14:30:38-06:00February 12th, 2023|African American, black History Month, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, electronic music, House, House Music, International, MixMAg, Music, producer, Resident Advisor|

Re-record: Celebrating 120 Black Artists In Electronic Music - Part 4 Contributors set the record straight, highlighting standout acts active between 2001-2020. "There's one part of doing this project where I'm like ‘white people need to recognise the lineage' but more importantly I hope Black people understand the lineage," says Theo Fabunmi-Stone, DJ, writer [...]

Re-record: Celebrating 120 Black Artists In Electronic Music – Part 2 (Resident Advisor)

By |2023-02-10T22:52:05-06:00February 10th, 2023|African American, black History Month, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, electronic music, House, House Music, International, MixMAg, Music, producer|

Contributors set the record straight, highlighting standout acts active between 2001-2020. "There's one part of doing this project where I'm like 'white people need to recognise the lineage' but more importantly I hope Black people understand the lineage," says Theo Fabunmi-Stone, DJ, writer and Cue Point creator on the impetus for introducing this series. "It's sad [...]

“YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN”: KERRI CHANDLER ON THE ‘SPACES AND PLACES’ THAT MADE HIM (MIXMAG)

By |2023-02-08T22:13:03-06:00February 8th, 2023|African American, black History Month, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, Kerri Chandler, MixMAg, producer|

Gemma Ross talks to one of dance music's most enduring figures following the release of his first full-length LP in 14 years WORDS: GEMMA ROSS | PHOTOS: KHRIS COWLEY 3 FEBRUARY 2023 It’s been a little while since Kerri Chandler last put together a solo LP... 14 years, to be precise. In the time between 2008’s [...]

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