By Terry Matthew I missed this one on pre-order by a day. Don’t make the same mistake now that it’s out for real. Originating as a “98 bpm R&B tune,” “Surrender” was originally recorded more than 20 years ago. Few records would not be ennobled by a Tony Humphries remix and “Surrender” is [...]
Three generations of dance music DJs, producers & fans have been enlightened and inspired by the funky, souled’up testament of Victor Simonelli. A new collection focuses attention on his deeply influential early ’90s house tracks. It’s happened a million times, it’s happened every day for more than 30 years and it’s probably also happened [...]
https://youtu.be/Nqb3zRU931s As of December 1, "basic tier" accounts are limited to 10 public mixes. By Terry Matthew - DECEMBER 16, 2022 Mixcloud’s CEO has stated that the platform is “not currently profitable” and has announced a new limitation on “basic tier” members, capping mixes at just [...]
Spotify defies expectations and disappoints everyone Joe Rogan and Meghan Markle don't work for free, bro... By Terry Matthew -February 3, 2021 Facebook Twitter Pinterest ReddIt Telegram Spotify released their fourth-quarter earnings today and nobody is very pleased. The company reports it lost 66 cents per share on revenue of $2.17 billion (with a [...]
Into what? It's hard to say. STORY BY TERRY MATTHEW, 5 MAGAZINE Boiler Room - the broadcasting platform which brought the party (and DJs turning knobs) into living rooms around the world - is changing. The company has unveiled parts of a new business model involving "brand fee/royalties" and a quasi-franchised version of the Boiler [...]
In the last issue of 5 Mag, I wondered if Mixcloud had finally figured out a working business model for DJ mixes on the internet. Other services have worked on making mixes legal – clearing rights and ensuring that rightsholders are paid up and okay with it. But none of that really helps the DJ [...]
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 [...]
IHeartMedia, formerly Clear Channel, just filed the 30th largest bankruptcy in history with $20 billion in debt. IHeartMedia, the adorable name assigned to the hungry beast once known as Clear Channel, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company has come to terms with the majority of its creditors, however, so the Biblical [...]
Ian Friday, Josh Milan, Dawn Tallman, Mike City and Will Downing are among the artists to join Paris Cesvette on her quality debut LP. The wonderful Paris Cesvette does it up big on her inspiring debut album. Don’t look for 12 tracks of inert tech house here, as collaborations with Ian Friday, Will Downing, [...]
Home Deep House Stone cold classic, sold out vinyl and the first digital release of Atjazz's floor dub. 1999: We partied, we feared Y2K would change the world but had no real understanding of the keg of dynamite we had been standing on all along. “Gentrification” was a word that mostly sociologists and urban planners knew. Barely [...]