Version 1.0.0 Review by Michele Sensale I just finished reading Music Industry 101: BT Style: Balancing Your Way Through the Industry by Ms. Barbara Tucker. This book provides an in-depth and comprehensive look at the music industry from someone who is a legend in her own right. Ms. Tucker's book is a [...]
Enjoy this documentary on the history of house music. Pump Up the Volume!!! https://youtu.be/QDBpXSMOBiA?si=BvcyvND-NVsDcKYF
Four decades on from a record that changed the world of dance music forever, Meena Sears speaks to house music scholars, including Jesse Saunders, and traces the evolution of the culture 2024 marks 40 years since the release of Jesse Saunders’ seminal track ‘On & On’. While there is some debate around it, ‘On & On’ is widely considered [...]
Saving classic house music DJ sets from oblivion, one compressed mp3 file at a time. SYNC is another new feature for 5 Mag, which you can probably describe it in as few words as possible as “a new mix series for old mixes.” There’s more to it than that, of course. A few years back [...]
https://youtu.be/ieU1LQ8l-NQ?si=p2p3LExxlQojaCK- Marshall Jefferson shares the story behind one of house music’s most treasured tracks, "Move Your Body" This is the story behind one of house music’s most treasured tracks, Marshall Jefferson's "Move Your Body." Jefferson takes us back to 1985, when he was working at a postal office in Chicago, and explains “the song [...]
Known as The Godfather of House Music, Frankie Knuckles helped revolutionize electronic music in the '80s. - The Frankie Knuckles Foundation If the grandeur of disco reigned supreme in the '70s, the following decade belonged to the homespun productions of rogue DJs. "In the '80s, you got the introduction of relatively affordable music-making equipment," says World [...]
In this extract from DJ Paulette's memoir, out later this month, she confronts the discrimination she and other women faced—and celebrates some of the scene's unsung heroines. I have long been aware that there is a marked difference in the way that Black women are allowed to occupy space in the workplace, and how [...]
https://youtu.be/Tiv6WEevwbQ?si=ZTuM4urXcjHsZ1Mt Robin S. gives us an exclusive insight into the making of her irreplicable club anthem, 'Show Me Love', three decades on from its release. Robin S. gives us an exclusive insight into the making of her irreplicable club anthem, 'Show Me Love', three decades on from its release. Initially shelved [...]
Beyoncé's first single from forthcoming album "Renaissance," entitled "Break My Soul" and featuring Big Freedia, also features a sample of Robin S.'s house hit "Show Me Love." Before she was sampled on Beyoncé's "Break My Soul," Robin S. was a major hitmaker in the house-music world. Her track "Show Me Love" was a hit in the early '90s, and [...]
A trip through the timeline of dance music HARRISON WILLIAMS, 21 FEBRUARY 2017 Dance music was built on love, unity, respect, and inclusivity. Mixmag is celebrating Black History Month by honoring electronic music's most cherished and revered artists who embraced these founding values. Last week we showcased the women who shaped dance music and [...]