** This was first published in Mixmag on September 20 2025 The Detroit house maestro marked the first-ever Mixmag Lab Bali with a three-hour set The Mixmag Lab is our live event where we showcase the finest DJs direct from our world famous office party, and elsewhere across the globe. On Saturday, September 13, we [...]
Over 115 acts will head to the Motor City in May Movement Festival has confirmed the full line-up for its 2026 Detroit edition, taking place over Memorial Day weekend (23rd–25th May) at Hart Plaza. Over 115 acts will head to the Motor City for the event, including international headliners Sara Landry, Carl Cox, and Dom Dolla. Richie Hawtin, [...]
Carl Cox, DJ Minx, DJ Gigola and Jamie xx are among the bill Detroit’s Movement Festival has shared the first raft of names playing its 2025 edition, due to take place across Memorial Day Weekend, May 24 to 26, at Hart Plaza. Among the headliners are Carl Cox bringing his live hybrid set to the birthplace of techno, [...]
"This is about me, the pioneer, passing the torch to carry the legacy. I know it's in Dantiez's DNA. I know he’s ready," said Kevin Saunderson Kevin Saunderson and his son Dantiez have teamed up to release a new e-Dancer single, 'Melodica'. Listen to it below. The track marks a new era for e-Dancer, [...]
Daily lineups and set times have been revealed for this year’s Charivari — long a favorite of 5 Mag readers across the Midwest — held this August 11, 12 and 13th, 2023 in Detroit. Celebrating its 10th year, the Charivari festival spreads out over two stages and three days at Historic Fort Wayne (6325 W. Jefferson) in Detroit and features DJs including Delano Smith, Karizma, [...]
WORDS BY NEAL ANDREW EMIL GUSTAFSON AND JESSICA FORTUNE FENNER A strong relationship exists between the spiritual sounds of Chicago and the mechanical sonics of Detroit. The decades-strong alignment is rooted in their history of shared traditions within the Black American musical diaspora, their proximity, and their midwestern heart. Both cities contributed significantly to [...]
Held in Detroit, the birthplace of techno, the three-day festival should be on every clubber’s bucket list On Memorial Day weekend in Detroit this year, Kenny Dixon Jr. was on a mission. Better known as Moodymann, one of the city’s most beloved producers was out to spread the gospel about another legendary local, an architect of Detroit techno. “If y’all [...]
Reggie Dokes is a producer, a DJ, a composer for films and a 100% pure Detroit electronic music artist. Though he’s released records on influential labels and played big shows in cities around the world, Reggie is at heart a seeker, a follower in the tradition of great Black diaspora seekers like Sun Ra. His [...]
It's part of a collaboration between the basketball team and Detroit's Movement Festival. DJ Minx is set to DJ at basketball team Detroit Pistons' final home game of the season. Taking place on 5th April, when the Pistons take on Brooklyn Nets, the special DJ set is part of a collaboration between the [...]
The Detroit legend has spoken about how the dance music industry fails Black artists in a new interview PATRICK HINTON 26 JUNE 2020 Kevin Saunderson has spoken about the failings of the music industry to respect dance music’s Black origins and support Black artists in a new interview with Billboard. The Detroit producer, who is one [...]