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Soul II Soul

Soul II Soul helped give Black British music and UK club sounds a truly unique identity. Collective founder Jazzie B talks about their ground-breaking debut, ‘Fairplay’, and traces his journey from London soundsystem culture to global star with Ben Osborne

When, after a series of near misses, Jazzie B and DJ Mag finally connect, Jazzie’s in a taxi heading for a video shoot. “I’m not...

"We acknowledge the incredible force and inspiration Prince is in people’s lives and open up our doors for them to pay their respects”

Prince fans will be invited to attend a fifth anniversary memorial at his Paisley Park home next month.

Five years since the music icon was...

PRS Foundation's Power Up support scheme for Black music creatives and professionals launches applications

Karen Nyame KG and TAAHLIAH were among last year's participants in the scheme

PRS Foundation has opened applications for the second year of its Power Up scheme, which was launched in 2021 to support Black creatives and professionals...

Since its inception in 2016, Dublin Digital Radio has become a vital community outlet for many Irish DJs and producers, and has been of added...

For music fans that feel at odds with the algorithmic nature of streaming platforms, online radio is delivering an alternative source of music discovery and...

With Miller Genuine Draft

This is the last week for entering the DJ Mag Wildcard category of Miller SoundClash 2015.

Throughout the entry period, we have been shining a...

Layla Benitez

The Space Miami resident was first introduced to clubs as a child by her famous dad, but since then, Layla Benitez has made her own way in the industry and followed her own musical path. Ahead of playing our Miami Pool Party next week, she speaks to Niamh O'Connor about her rise as a touring DJ

Layla Benitez goes with the flow. Before landing her residency at Space Miami, she didn’t follow a clear-cut path in DJing and producing, despite her...

COURSES, SOFTWARE DEALS, FREEBIES & MORE

Point Blank’s online school is a staple for passionate music producers who need to juggle a busy work and social schedule with enhancing their production...

We love Amsterdam, especially when essential industry conference ADE — the 20-year-old Amsterdam Dance Event — and our mega-enormo Top 100 DJs party are taking...

Whether industry hack, diehard dance fan or something in between, there's little doubt that Amsterdam Dance Event is a must-do. Kicking off every October in...

BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter and comedian Sideman discusses the importance of sharing platforms

The Share the Mic initiative is something that I’ve seen happening in the United States, that I haven’t seen happen in the UK: where superstars...

No line-up as yet...

Martin Solveig will return to Pacha in Ibiza this year for another round of his popular residency, My House. 

The French DJ/producer has just revealed...

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Point Blank were joined by DJ and producer T.Williams to discuss the art of the remix and how you can ascend from being a bedroom producer to remixing...

And they're celebrating at the Playboy Mansion...

If you're not in London this weekend, (if you are you should be attending our DJ Mag Sessions party at EGG with Fred P and...

FREE PLUGINS, SOUNDS AND ONLINE COURSES

Point Blank are back with a brand new tutorial series to help you get the most out of your productions. In this series, course developer...

We take a look back at the news of 2015 through the prism of the international dance music scene. It's been quite a year!

January is a notoriously slow month in clubland — a time when gym memberships take priority over all-nighters and pennies are scraped together. Many top...

Without bluster or overblown hype, Black Coffee has doggedly worked himself into the position of being not just South Africa’s foremost electronic music artist, but...

Far from the crowds of Ibiza’s resorts and the kaleidoscopic whirl of its clubs, on a tranquil outcrop overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, a man surveys...