SOPHIE scholarship fund launched for women, trans and non-binary creatives in electronic music (DJ Mag)

By |2025-04-22T19:08:40-05:00April 22nd, 2025|Announcements, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, DJ Mag, electronic music, Entertaiment, LGBTQIA+, press release, Promotional, Report, Women|

  Grants of $5,000 and $10,000 are being made available to cover university course fees, books, equipment and other costs  A new initiative to support women, trans and non-binary university students studying audio engineering in the US has been set up in tribute to the late electronic visionary, SOPHIE. The SOPHIE Scholarship Fund has been [...]

Carl Cox says his Ibiza residency at [UNVRS] will be a “whole new world” (DJ Mag)

By |2025-04-13T13:36:03-05:00April 13th, 2025|Announcements, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ Mag, electronic music, Ibiza, International, news, Report|

  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 [...]

Synthesizer Museum opens in Berlin (DJ Mag)

By |2025-03-01T07:01:47-06:00March 1st, 2025|Announcements, Berlin, DJ Mag, electronic music, International, Music News, Report|

  The new Kreuzberg institution will allow visitors to try out various machines Synthesizer Museum Berlin has opened in the German capital, exploring history of electronic instruments and their influence music culture.  Located in Kreuzberg, this temporary exhibition has a collection of more than 50 vintage, bespoke and unusual synthesisers made between the 1970s and 2000s. [...]

The Rise of 40+ DJs: Why More Adults Are Hitting the Decks (Skilz DJ Academy)

By |2025-02-05T20:11:45-06:00February 5th, 2025|DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, Editorial, electronic music, International, Music, Promotional, Report|

  In recent years, DJ schools around the world have noticed a surprising trend—many of their students are over 40. While DJing was once associated primarily with young people, club culture, and underground scenes, it has now become a passion for a much wider audience. But why are people in their 40s, 50s, and even [...]

New listening bar Damballa opens in Brooklyn (Resident Advisor)

By |2025-02-02T13:14:14-06:00February 2nd, 2025|Announcements, Brooklyn, Report, Resident Advisor|

  The team behind Cafe Erzulie is helming the new venue, which opened January 24th. The team behind Brooklyn's Cafe Erzulie—a dweller staple—has opened a new listening bar across the street: Damballa.   Officially opened on January 24th, Damballa takes its name from one of the most powerful Loa spirits in Haitian voodoo traditions, considered [...]

Chicago to host new electronic music conference this spring (Resident Advisor)

By |2025-01-31T20:39:54-06:00January 31st, 2025|Announcements, Chicago, Clubs - Nightlife, House, House Music, House Music History, Report, Resident Advisor|

  The April 26th event at The Ramova Theater will be the first of its kind in the city. A new electronic music conference is coming to Chicago this spring, a first-of-its-kind event for the city.   The aptly-titled Chicago Electronic Music Conference will take place at The Ramova Theatre on April 26th. It's designed [...]

New mobile wireless controller, DJ Control Mix Ultra, launched by Hercules (DJ Mag)

By |2025-01-29T19:02:57-06:00January 29th, 2025|Announcements, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, DJ Mag, Internet, Music News, Music Tech, Promotional, Report|

  The new controller has been developed in collaboration with Algoriddim   Hercules has announced a new controller, the DJ Control Mix Ultra. Developed in collaboration with Algoriddim — developers of the djay app — the controller is “created for mobile-first DJs who came up learning to embrace music mixing using apps and streaming services”. It integrates directly [...]

TikTok confirms that it will shut down in the US by January 19 if ban is upheld (Mixmag)

By |2025-01-12T12:58:08-06:00January 12th, 2025|Classics, Dance Music, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, electronic music, House, House Music, Internet, Music, Music News, Music Tech, Promotional, Report|

  The Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the ByteDance-owned app's appeal against the ban later today* **This article was originally printed on January 10, 2025, on the date of oral argument before the United States Supreme Court. No position is taken on the substance of the article.  TikTok has confirmed that it will cease operations [...]

How emerging DJs are using TikTok to reach millions (Mixmag)

By |2025-01-12T12:46:39-06:00January 12th, 2025|Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, electronic music, Entertaiment, Internet, MixMAg, Music, Music Tech, news, Promotional, Report|

  TikTok's large user base and highly-trainable algorithm is a perfect storm for viral hits — but is social media hype translating into real world success? Niamh Ingram investigates ** This article originally appeared in Mixmag on October 8, 2021, and is being reprinted here in light of the case pending before the United States [...]

Music industry workers to lose a quarter of income to AI by 2028, study finds (Mixmag)

By |2024-12-30T22:27:39-06:00December 30th, 2024|AI, Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, electronic music, Entertaiment, International, Internet, MixMAg, Music, Music News, producer, Report|

  The “first ever” global study on the impact of AI on music found that revenues of AI services will spike in the next four years Music industry workers are projected to lose close to a quarter of their income to AI by 2028, per the “first ever” global study on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the [...]

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