61% of emerging DJs feel “social media numbers matter more than musical skill” (Mixmag)

By |2025-04-27T10:35:01-05:00April 27th, 2025|Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, Ibiza, producer|

  The findings of a new survey conducted by the Pete Tong DJ Academy were revealed at IMS A new survey conducted by the Pete Tong DJ Academy has shared its findings during a talk conducted by CEO Alex Tripi at the International Music Summit (IMS) in Ibiza, April 23. The survey was put to 15,000 DJs and [...]

David Morales ‘Needin’ U’ | The Making Of An Ibiza Anthem (DJ Mag)

By |2025-04-09T19:06:39-05:00April 9th, 2025|Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History, Ibiza, Interviews, producer|

  David Morales shares the story behind his dance anthem, 'Needin' U' In an exclusive interview with DJ Mag, David Morales shares the story behind his dance anthem, 'Needin' U'. Morales reflects on the origins of his career, from DJing at the Paradise Garage to remixing Whitney Houston at just 25 years old. Morales explains [...]

Rave Champion Sam Divine Talks Smiley Collaboration, Career Highs & The Joy Of Daytime Partying (Complex UK)

By |2024-09-17T22:06:46-05:00September 17th, 2024|Dance Music, Defected, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History, Ibiza|

  The Smiley logo—broad smile on a round, yellow face—is probably the most immediately recognisable insignia in rave culture. In fact, it’s probably one of the most recognisable images in all of music history. Such is the power of their brand, that since its inception 50 years ago in the days of acid house and the free-rave [...]

The history of the White Isle: How did Ibiza become a party island? (Mixmag)

By |2024-08-25T08:53:12-05:00August 25th, 2024|Dance Music, DJ, Documentary, electronic music, House, House Music, House Music History, Ibiza, International, MixMAg|

  From the earliest settlers to modern day clubbers, we dive into a potted history of the world-famous party island Even if you’ve never visited Ibiza, you can probably conjure up a good picture of the party island today: Boozy Brits, dusk ‘til dawn parties, and blazing pyrotechnics at mammoth superclubs - and those are just [...]

New documentary featuring Fatboy Slim and Carl Cox chronicles the history of Ibiza (Mixmag)

By |2024-08-14T21:15:19-05:00August 14th, 2024|Announcements, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, Documentary, electronic music, House, House Music, House Music History, Ibiza, International, Music News, news, Pioneer, producer|

  Produced by AlphaTheta, the film tells the story of the White Isle through the decades   A new hour-long documentary highlighting the history of Ibiza throughout the decades has been released.   The Evolution of Ibiza: Can the White Isle retain its legendary magic? was released at the end of July, produced by AlphaTheta, Pioneer DJ’s parent [...]

‘AMAPIANO TO IBIZA’ is a new EP merging Amapiano with classic house tracks (Mixmag)

By |2024-08-02T17:32:18-05:00August 2nd, 2024|Amapiano, Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, Ibiza, International, MixMAg, Music News, New Release|

  The concept release, a collaboration between Armada Music, Warner Music Africa and Africori, features amapiano reinterpretations of classic Ibiza house tracks A new V/A EP has been announced, 'AMAPIANO TO IBIZA', which sees amapiano reinterpretations of classic Ibiza house tracks. The concept - a collaboration between Armada Music, Warner Music Africa and Africori, a [...]

Sam Divine: the Queen of Defected Takes Ibiza (DJ Mag)

By |2024-06-27T19:26:23-05:00June 27th, 2024|Biography, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Defected, DJ, DJ Mag, House, House Music, International, Interviews, UK|

  Sam Divine is the Queen of Defected, and she’s helming the UK house music brand’s first season at Ushuaïa Ibiza this season as its weekly resident and key figurehead. For the the first of DJ Mag's 2024 Ibiza cover stories, Divine speaks candidly about her difficult upbringing, falling in love with house music, lifestyle [...]

How New Order embraced Ibiza’s anything-goes energy on ‘Technique’ (DJ Mag)

By |2024-01-30T19:22:21-06:00January 30th, 2024|Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ Mag, electronic music, House, House Music, House Music History, Ibiza, manchester UK|

Released on 30th January 1989, New Order’s fifth album is a sun-flushed pinnacle of dance rock, directly inspired by the hedonistic energy of Ibiza’s burgeoning club scene of the time. 35 years on, with the help of the album’s engineer Michael Johnson, Ben Cardew reflects on its legacy, and its influence on the acid house [...]

DJ Mag’s Ibiza Clubbing Guide 2023 (DJ Mag)

By |2023-06-29T21:36:02-05:00June 29th, 2023|Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ Mag, electronic music, Entertaiment, House Music, Ibiza, International, Report|

DJ Mag Ibiza's first edition hit the island this month (June), as the island's 2023 season starts to fully kick into gear. Below, we guide you through the essential clubs, parties, and DJs on and in Ibiza this summer Planning what to do on a trip to Ibiza as the sun-soaked days stretch into [...]

‘Everything we do is about connection’: 50 years of Pacha and the Ibiza club scene (The Guardian)

By |2023-05-24T18:54:47-05:00May 24th, 2023|Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, electronic music, Ibiza, International|

The Spanish island’s famed dance venue is celebrating half a century of parties and beat-making, from hippy hangout to superstar DJ rite of passage   The year was 2010, the last vestige of time in which, when the beat dropped in the club, there would be thousands of hands in the air simultaneously cutting [...]

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