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Joy Orbison's debut, 'Hyph Mngo', is 10 years old. DJ Mag reflects on a track that signalled a seismic shift in UK dance music

“Big, big, big.” It’s June 25th 2009, and one hour into his still-pirate Rinse FM show, Blackdown is jittery. An unmastered new track is drifting...

Every era of British dance music has its myths and over-simplified narratives — hell, even little known local scenes have urban legends. Below, Matt Anniss...

We need to think about how we document dance music culture. It may seem odd saying this when there are so many magazines, podcasts, and...

NQ x Abbey Road Studios

Through its nurturing of new superstars like Aitch and other young local talent, Manchester’s NQ has become a veritable institution of modern UK rap, helping elevate regional artists across the UK. James Keith meets members of the crew during a recent takeover at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, and heads to NQ’s northern base to discover the secret to its success

NQ is reshaping Manchester’s musical identity one mega-hit at a time. An entertainment company consisting of a record label, management and publishing house based in...

After intensive, early lockdowns, China's events industry is gradually returning to pre-pandemic levels, with safety measures in place. Bruce Tantum speaks to a selection of DJs...

In mid-August of last year, scenes from an electronic music festival at a water-park in Wuhan, China were beaming across the internet. The photos and...

RAM Records boss and all-round drum & bass legend scoops award in this year's poll...

 Andy C has won the Highest Drum & Bass award in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2017 poll, after making a grand re-entry all...

Learn how to beat match, scratch and use effects  

A new book on how to DJ is being published this month.

FutureDJs' book 'How To DJ' is described as "the complete resource for anyone...

Re-Textured, Bangface Weekender, Tuff Life... 

It's a month of change to say the least, with British summertime arriving and EU leaving drinks still possible. Some things always stay the same though—...

UK-born, Norway-based producer up a whopping 38 places...

Alan Walker is officially the highest climber in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2017 poll after climbing 38 places up to the number 17...

The roaring 20s are back, and mean serious business with Origins, Call Super's White Hotel takeover and Beat Horizon in Bristol... 

New year, new decade, same deal here — the finest soirees, sessions and sweatboxes across the UK. So let’s go get 'em. 

London and the...

NAFF presents Naïve, Terminal V and Bristol's Simple Things top this month's heady list... 

 

It has been a month of difficult decisions for many. Not least the DJ Mag team, who had to try and figure out how...

Loose Lips 4th Birthday, The Wonder Pot, Materials 1st Birthday, Timedance Final Chapter, AMP, Shine... 

These are the top UK club events in November 2018. And they're very strong indeed. 

London sees Loose Lips on top with mind-blowing future-first stuff via...

Cabin Fever at The Cause, Bangface Weekender, MUSU x Colours 

It has been a terrible time for UK club culture. We lost a big one, perhaps the biggest, with the passing of all round musical...

The awards ceremony took place at Amsterdam ArenA on Saturday (21st October)...

Armin van Buuren has been revealed as the winner of the Highest Trance category in this year’s DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll. Armin came...

MAW, Global Communication, Massive Attack

Hot off the back of their ‘Restrospectivo’ documentary and collaborative album project, Dubfire and Oliver Huntemann have teamed up once again to name their...

Artificial intelligence, the doom mongers say, will make many human jobs obsolete, and some believe it will destroy the music industry too. But the flipside...

Picture this... It’s 2030, and the DJ Mag Top 100 has just been topped, for the first time ever, by an artist created with artificial...