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 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...

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...

The Drumcode boss lays it all out in a candid interview...

 On the eve of Drumcode’s 20th anniversary, Adam Beyer sits down with DJ Mag to talk about his label, his family, and what’s possible...

Photo of DESIREE wearing a purple hat and eye-makeup on an emerald background

Soaring ascents, the kind that can take an artist from obscurity to stardom in what seems to be the blink of an eye, don’t occur often, in dance music or elsewhere – those who are lucky enough to have that experience often disappear just as quickly. But there’s little chance of a quick fade for South Africa’s Palesa Desiree Shilabje, the DJ and producer known to the world as DESIREE, who in just a few short years has proved to be one of the international festival circuit’s most exciting new stars. Here, Bruce Tantum hears her story, and about how her evolution through music has been as organic as they come

“I’m finally home.” Those three words are among the first that the South African DJ and producer Palesa Desiree Shilabje utters when DJ Mag catches...

With inventive production and animated lyrics in Spanish and English giving unique takes on violence and, of course, weed, Cypress Hill's 1991 debut introduced them...

Sen Dog hated driving all the way to Gardena. But as B-Real was buying the weed, Sen begrudgingly agreed to drive him home after every...

DJ Mag chats with international superstar Fei-Fei, who proves that dreams can come true...

As police sirens ring in the distance and a pink sunset spreading its vapors over the Los Angeles skyline, Fei-Fei embodies urban royalty and creativity...

He’s the ultra-chic Parisian DJ with a long-standing penchant for disco, and now Dimitri From Paris is back in Ibiza once again to headline Defected’s Glitterbox residency...

Honing his legacy as a DJ playing forward-thinking house records on French radio in the ‘80s, Dimitri From Paris has made a name for himself...


We catch up with the hardest working man in dance to talk his rise to fame, his Revealed Recordings label and his bid for world...

“After I do a gig, if I’m in a party mood, it’s my tour manager’s job to remind me that this is my job,” says 25-year-old megastar DJ Hardwell. “Even though when I DJ and travel it doesn’t feel like a job. It feels like a dream come true.”

With sizzling electro, crunching breakbreats, frenzied footwork and much more in between, Nikki Nair records a jaw dropping productions mix for the Recognise series, and...

DJing around the world, working on your debut album for Ninja Tune, and completing a Masters degree would be hard work for most people —...

A defining moment for Jayda G came in 2017, with her Boiler Room set during Amsterdam’s Dekmantel Festival. She gave a sweaty, euphoric performance that...

Vintage Culture press shot in a yellow jacket

Vintage Culture has come a long way from a small town in Brazil to playing stadiums, topping dance charts and partying with football royalty. After suffering near-burnout from constant touring, he’s recharged and full of vitality, with a deeper sound he loves with all his heart, hundreds of tunes ready to go, Ibiza and Las Vegas residencies scheduled, and a set lined up at DJ Mag's Miami Pool Party

Lukas Ruiz grew up in Mundo Novo, a tiny municipality with under 20,000 inhabitants, right on Brazil’s border with Paraguay. His mum had always told...

Pioneer, Denon, Akai Professional...

NAMM's annual music technology convention at the Anaheim Convention Center in LA has finally drawn the curtains on another successful show. Attracting over 100,000 visitors...

Photo of colourful lights and a large crowd at Simple Things 2024

Returning to the city after a five-year hiatus, Simple Things delivers a 10th anniversary programme that celebrates Bristol’s vibrant music scene whilst welcoming a kaleidoscope of international sounds into the fold. DJ Mag’s Olivia Stock reports back

There’s always been a certain irony to Simple Things, in that, there’s nothing really simple about the Bristol festival at all. Its line-up sprawls across...

The EVO5 is amongst the new breed of mixers taking centre stage in the digital DJ rig, but should it be your nerve centre?

Ecler's latest mixer, the EVO5, is loaded to the brim with technology. It features a six stereo in/out soundcard, complex multi effects and extensive Midi...

Nia Archives Fresh Kicks mix

Jungle and drum & bass’ breakout star Nia Archives demonstrates her electrifying sound for the Fresh Kicks mix series, and chats to Ria Hylton about her new EP, making “pres and afters” music, and inspiring young Black women to come to the rave

The lilting toplines and lo-fi-inflected sheen in Nia Archives’ ‘Headz Gone West’ began making waves in the Spring of 2020. The debut EP, which lasted...