AFRICA IS NOT A JUNGLE: HOW BLACK COFFEE IS LEADING A MUSIC INDUSTRY REVOLUTION "It’s a revolutionary decision, where we dismantle the industry as it is; so we own everything and are in control of our own destiny.” WORDS: DAVID POLLOCK | PHOTOS: JOE PLIMMER & HENRY MARSH | STYLING: LEWIS MUNRO & RYAN [...]
By JEM ASWAD Following his recent move into country music, prolific hitmaker Diplo is now doubling down on his roots by launching a new house music label called Higher Ground. Named after his recent deep-house inspired EP of the same name, according to the announcement the label is a platform to showcase both established and up-and-coming talent in house [...]
Oisin LunnySenior Contributor Media I write about great music, mobile-centric tech and related trends. "In 1977 Frankie moved to Chicago to reign over the turntables at the Warehouse for the next five years. If those walls could talk, the stories they would tell, they would tell of all the journeys that Frankie took his [...]
Into what? It's hard to say. STORY BY TERRY MATTHEW, 5 MAGAZINE Boiler Room - the broadcasting platform which brought the party (and DJs turning knobs) into living rooms around the world - is changing. The company has unveiled parts of a new business model involving "brand fee/royalties" and a quasi-franchised version of the Boiler [...]
Written by James Hall, My House Radio 8/18/2019 Who is CeeBoo?? She was christened Sibusiso Msesiwe and now has donned the moniker CeeBoo and is brimful with flair and creativity in her latest offering City Rain Remix originally done by DJ Mobi Dixon featuring Mque. CeeBoo is a versatile cross over artists whose lilting [...]
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In the last issue of 5 Mag, I wondered if Mixcloud had finally figured out a working business model for DJ mixes on the internet. Other services have worked on making mixes legal – clearing rights and ensuring that rightsholders are paid up and okay with it. But none of that really helps the DJ [...]
Lori Lightfoot By 5 Magazine - July 9, 2019 Recognizing how influential the event has become, Chicago’s newly-elected Mayor Lori Lightfoot appeared on-stage at the Chosen Few Picnic and Music Festival last weekend. Lightfoot – the first black woman elected as mayor of Chicago, which with her election became the largest in United States [...]
With the rise of the digital music industry and streaming, there are artists generating reasonable livings (~$50-300K) producing and releasing music from their bedrooms to the public instantly. This phenomenon takes place most significantly in electronic music, although it happens in rap, pop, and other genres too. These artists, many of them teenagers or in [...]