Grandmaster Flash has become the first DJ to win the Polar Music Prize, often dubbed the "Nobel Prize For Music". The prize was founded by Stig Anderson, better known as ABBA's lyricist and manager, in 1989. Previous winners include Led Zeppelin, BB King, Metallica, and Paul McCartney. Flash, real name Joseph Saddler, accepted the prize [...]
For decades, house music has shaped pop worldwide—but many of the spaces that birthed it here disappeared so quickly they barely left a trace. By Leor Galil @imLeor “It was a time when people didn’t put as much emphasis on the DJs or the performer per se, and really danced and enjoyed themselves.” —DJ and producer [...]
By Terry Matthew May 6, 2019 We don’t need to get deep in the weeds here. Stories circulated this morning that Pioneer is “exiting the DJ business.” While technically true, these stories are conflating Pioneer and Pioneer DJ. “Pioneer DJ” is a company spun off from “Pioneer” itself more than four years ago. The [...]
Written by Tyler Jenke on Apr 11, 2019 Image: Akio Kon/Bloomberg Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has opened up about streaming as a viable income source, noting that now is a better time than ever for artists to make a living from digital music platforms. Ever since streaming became the most popular way for music-lovers to discover new tunes, [...]
Ultra Fest Colonel Sanders .@KFC bought Colonel Sanders a slot on the @Ultra main stage, and this happened. 🐔🥚😂 | 📹: @1001TLtv pic.twitter.com/8qZfUZ7G4K — Festive Owl (@TheFestiveOwl) March 29, 2019 This weekend Ultra Music Festival descended on Miami for the 21st annual edition of the flagship electronic music event. Much like previous years, the [...]
Lots of things can go wrong when you spin with turntables, but what are clubs and DJs doing about them? We've got that and other articles for your weekend reading. Why are problems with turntables in clubs so common? Gabriel Szatan goes deep on the issue and asks what can be done [...]
Sequential Records are excited to announce A new addition to the Sequential Family, Coventry UK based producer Daniel Brooks' debut release on the label, with his latest tracks, 'The 5th' and 'Feel so Good,' Brooks needs little introduction, With a great amount of interest already gathering on his productions for 2019. People will not [...]
Ultra Music Festival Virginia Keys Beach, Miami Florida. The judge in favor of Ultra Music Festival, Dismisses Rapture Lawsuit Earlier today, February 4th, Miami Judge has ruled in favor of Ultra Music Festival by dismissing the lawsuit pending against them by the team behind the Rapture Music Festival. The lawsuit was due to [...]
New devices and workflow improvements feature in the update, which is currently being beta tested. An update to Ableton Live is on the way. The new version is currently in beta ahead of a general release and features a host of workflow improvements and new devices. The Wavetable instrument added in Live 10 now accepts user-generated [...]