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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...

The seminal tracks that altered dance forever!

In the mid-‘90s, drum & bass was the most futuristic, kick-ass, innovative UK-derived music around. After a gestation period in the underground, breakbeat science exploded into the mainstream, although that led to assorted TV ads and theme tunes and suchlike co-opting a d&b element to them. But because the scene itself was controlled by the DJs — Bryan Gee, Fab & Groove, Goldie, Hype etc — it was able to be steered back underground, so that by the end of the 20th century d&b was largely associated with the dark tech-step sound of No U-Turn et al.

Native Instruments’ Maschine+ is an ambitious project; remodelling the popular hardware and software groovebox combo to operate as a standalone production unit. DJ Mag's Digital...

When Native Instruments first released Maschine, it was attempting to fill a gap. Computers had become powerful enough to supersede hardware-packed studios that came before...

A photo of the pool and crowd at Defected's Malta festival with an image of someone in a Defected t shirt taking a photo

After hugely successful residencies in Ibiza, a festival in Croatia, and regular tours around the world, Defected’s latest festival destination is in Malta. Ria Hylton heads to the island to take in the inaugural event

“This festival is right up your stream,” someone purrs down the phone in a voice note to a friend. It’s the third and final day...

Artists to watch 2022

Introducing the artists set to make waves this year: From Jersey club, Afrotech, and hardcore to UK rap, Brazilian grime, Ghanain asakaa and beyond, these are the DJs, producers and MCs pushing tomorrow’s sounds today

The hyper-kinetic pulse of Jersey club is taking over the world, and one of its most prolific young talents is New Jersey polymath, SJAYY, whose...

Janette Slack, trailblazing breakbeat DJ and producer, dies, aged 42

The DJ and producer rose to prominence in London’s ‘00s breakbeat scene as resident at Torture Garden

Janette Slack, the DJ, producer and teacher who rose to prominence in London’s ‘00s breakbeat scene, has died. News of the 42-year-old artist’s passing on...

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

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

New creator fund and training programme for young Black artists launched by Voltage Revolution

60 young Black creatives between the ages of 18-24 will be supported in reaching their creative goals

A new creator fund and training programme for young Black artists has been launched by Voltage Revolution. Aimed at 18-24 year-olds from London and Glasgow...

Old skool pics of Carl, Pepe and the Space gang within...

Space owner Pepe Roselló is a living legend. One of the most jovial (and powerful) men in dance music today, DJ Mag Ibiza has the...

Beastie Boys announce 30th anniversary vinyl reissue of ‘Check Your Head’

The long out-of-print limited-edition quadruple-LP box set of their 1992 album is getting a fresh pressing

The Beastie Boys are reissuing the long out-of-print limited-edition box set of their 1992 album 'Check Your Head' for its 30th anniversary. Originally released in...

FORWARD MOTION Jamie Jones made giant strides in every dance music discipline through 2011, but as a DJ, he was ubiquitous...

“I’ve put a lot of work into DJing this year,” says a chuffed Jamie Jones on news of his most recent Best Of British victory...

Qrion

The single is "ultimately about seeing the light and saying goodbye to your past"

Qrion has dropped a new single via Anjunadeep. ‘Miyanosawa’ is named after a station in Qrion's home city of Sapporo, Japan, which was the final...

Rockwell and Novelist link up on politically charged new single, ‘Peak’: Listen

The new drum & bass track hits out at the UK government and the current cost of living crisis: "The government don’t care about a thing / They don’t want to see or hear a brother win"

Novelist and Rockwell have teamed up for a new track with a sharp message called 'Peak'. Listen to it below. The London MC takes aim...

Waves’ new V9 plug-in upgrade has made a big splash in the world of digital audio plug-ins.

When it comes to the world of studio effects plug-ins, few companies have been around as long as Waves, whose first product, their Q10 paragraphic EQ, was released in 1992. Even fewer have built such an outstanding reputation among the studio community for producing consistently awesome sounding plug-ins.

These are our top 5 must see music documentaries on Netflix in 2019!

Music and vegetating on the couch all day watching Netflix are undoubtedly...

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