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New book explores the impact of synths and new music tech on R&B

Let The Music Play: How R&B Fell In Love With 80s Synths explores work by Prince, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and more

A new book, set to be published in February, will explore the impact that synths and various forms of music technology had on the development...

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Queer House Party and Ravers For Palestine announce livestream fundraiser with I. JORDAN, GGI, more

This week's online-only event is raising money for the Solidarity Strike Fund supporting artists who've lost paid work to support pro-Palestine boycott efforts

Queer House Party and Ravers For Palestine are hosting a livestream this week with I. JORDAN, GGI 끼, BAESIANZ and more to fundraise for striking...

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Palestinian DJ Nour launches Kickstarter for Refugee Chronicles Nakba Interactive Map Project

The videographer wants to preserve the histories of the Nakba of 1948 refugees: “As the last generation of Nakba survivors, my mission is to keep their stories alive”

Palestinian DJ and videographer Nour is documenting the stories of refugees of the Nakba of 1948 and fundraising to build an interactive archival website to...

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Ravers For Palestine launch strike fund for DJs and musicians amid boycotts

The GoFundMe solidarity strike fund will cover the fees of artists who've dropped out of events following calls from Strike Germany and War Mongers out of SXSW

Ravers For Palestine have launched a strike fund to support DJs and musicians who've lost paid work due to participation in boycotts. The GoFundMe solidarity...

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These are this week’s Bandcamp essentials (11th September)

Starting life as a way of supporting the artists and labels impacted through the coronavirus pandemic, as well as releases supporting other causes and initiatives...

The pandemic of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has had a devastating impact on our scene, leading to the cancellation of countless events and festivals around...

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These are this week’s Bandcamp Essentials (9th October)

Starting life as a way of supporting the artists and labels impacted through the coronavirus pandemic, as well as releases supporting other causes and initiatives...

The pandemic of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has had a devastating impact on our scene, leading to the cancellation of countless events and festivals around...

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Belfast is looking for a Night Czar

Applications for the new role are open until 20th May

Belfast is getting its first-ever city centre Night Czar. Belfast One Belfast's Business Improvement District (BID) has teamed up with the Cathedral Quarter BID and...

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"Game-changing" new app generates music from text prompts

AI tool Udio has launched with the backing of musicians will.i.am and Common

A new AI tool which can generate music from text prompts has launched online. Udio, which is currently in its beta testing phase, was developed...

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Franchino, pioneering Italian DJ and vocalist, dies aged 71

The Italian progressive house innovator fell ill during a festival gig at the end of April and spent "weeks" in a Milan hospital

Pioneering Italian DJ, vocalist and producer Franchino has died at age 71. The Sicilian-born, Tuscan-raised artist's management shared the news on Instagram this past Sunday...

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UKG pioneers Tuff Jam release full back-catalogue on streaming platforms for the first time: Listen

Seminal tracks such as 'Experience' and 'Tumblin' Down' are now available to listen to online in full master quality for the first time

UK garage pioneers Tuff Jam have released their back-catalogue to streaming platforms for the first time. People can now listen to classic tracks by the...

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DJ Mag Podcast 98: Silvie Loto

Italian DJ/producer Silvie Loto steps up with an hour of hypnotic, minimal techno and percussive heft. We chat to the DC10 regular about her production...

Silvie Loto has been very busy. Having spent most of last winter in the studio, she spent the first half of 2018 DJing extensively, both...

Selections: Nik Void

In this regular feature, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their Bandcamp crates and share the contents of their digital...

Clubs around the world are shut, and opportunities to find new music out in the wild have been ripped from under our feet as a...