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The study participants experienced a feeling of "unity" the most at 99 BPM

Listening to electronic music alters your state of consciousness, according to a new study. The research – which was led by Raquel Aparicio Terrés at...

DJ Mag review of Ivy Lab's incredible new night in North London

20/20 is a fresh new night set up by Ivy Lab, a drum and bass collective consisting of Sabre, Stray and Halogenix. The event promises...

There’s a growing culture in dance music, known as 'flipping', where unscrupulous Discogs sellers inflate the cost of rare records to extortionate amounts. We investigate...

In September 2018, hardcore archivist label Ninety Two Retro released a double-12” comprising six tracks and versions from 1992 by Mystery Man and 1st Prodject...

Few countries have been as devastated by Covid-19 as India, with recent studies estimating that the death toll has likely exceeded three million, more than...

As countries across the Global North vaccinate their populations against Covid-19 and exit pandemic-related restrictions, the dance music industry is entering a moral and ethical...

We catch up Fatima to talk about the theme behind the album, her musical roots, and more...

Fatima Al Qadiri is as difficult to classify as her vast productions. She could simultaneously be deemed a visual artist, academic instigator, journalist (as a...

James Blake Vault music streaming solution

"I'm going to be able to drop way more music"

James Blake has announced his affiliation with a new music platform, Vault. Presented as an alternative to streaming, the platform aims to give fans exclusive...

plugin subscriptions

As subscription models have begun to make their way into our DAWs, we look at the three different models for using plugins — outright ownership, continual rent, and rent-to-own. Here, Declan McGlynn asks: are subscription models better for producers? And are we heading towards an even heavier onslaught of abundance over efficiency? 

Subscriptions are everywhere, whether we like them or not. In fact, a report ominously titled The End of Ownership in 2020 said that 78% of...

Working for free is rife among producers and engineers, with 77% having worked for free in the last 12 months alone. But is it just...

Last year, the Music Producer’s Guild (MPG) released a report that revealed that, in the past three years, 71% of sound engineers and music producers...

Chrissy

San Fran-based DJ and producer Chrissy outlines his guide for ripping vinyl so they sound full, loud and powerful on a club system. With tips and tricks around needles, preamps, turntables, software and file formats, it's a go-to guide for anyone who wants to digitise their record collection

Recently I've had several people ask me about my process for ripping vinyl. As a DJ and record collector who LOVES vinyl but HATES carrying...

Homobloc to provide on-site sexual health testing at this weekend's event

The Manchester event will host I. JORDAN, Shanti Celeste, Midland and lots more this weekend

With its return to Manchester's Depot Mayfield coming this weekend, annual LGBTQ+ event Homobloc has revealed that it will this year be providing on-site sexual...

Album Of The Month: DJ Lag ‘Meeting With The King’

DJ Lag’s thrilling debut album is a testament to gqom’s versatility, and its ability to cross-pollinate with the sounds of amapiano and deep house

Lwazi Asanda Gwala, better known as Durban artist DJ Lag, is a pioneer of the gqom genre: a unique South African style that strips out...

Photo of a large crowd of people protesting against the Criminal Justice Bill

1st May 1994 was the first big London protest against the looming Criminal Justice Bill, the piece of legislation that first proscribed a genre of music — rave music, “wholly or predominantly categorised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats” — in law. Despite widespread demonstrations at what was seen as draconian power-grabs by the UK authorities, the Bill became law later in 1994. Here, Harold Heath looks back at the reaction from the dance music community at the time, and the Act’s lasting impact on the rave scene today

The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act was passed into UK law in November 1994. Infamous for targeting events that played music “wholly or predominantly...

Bring the revolution! Stanton’s SCS 4DJ is an all-in-one funbox for the digital DJ

The Stanton SCS 4DJ got me excited when I was shown a pre-production model at Frankfurt earlier in the year. In fact, I was pretty...

protest in tbilisi

“Our full support to every person fighting for the European future of Georgia”

4GB Festival in Georgia has cancelled its 2024 edition amid ongoing protests and political unrest in the country. The event announced its decision via social...

As DJs, producers and labels all get their biggest musical bombs ready for Miami’s annual musical showcase, DJMag looks back at the history of Big...

Is it the dance music equivalent of the Holy Grail or a merely an empty, outdated myth? That’s the question hanging over the concept of...