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Ready to talk openly about her traverses as a trans DJ, we sit down and get to know Octo Octa over Skype...

Shortly after coming out as transgender, Brooklyn’s Octo Octa released ‘Where Are We Going’ on Honey Soundsystem, an exceptionally classy piano-led house/techno album on which she embraces...

It's been another bumper year for quality dancefloor tracks. Here's our discerning pick of the best...

Bicep, Koze and Woolford are just a few names that have become reassuringly prevalent in our end-of-year pages in recent times — and, yes, there's...

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Tiffany Calver is redefining the role of the rap DJ. As well as helming the influential Rap Show on BBC Radio 1Xtra, she hosts club nights, runs her own label, and DJs for superstars. But, as she reveals to Christine Ochefu, her journey to the top hasn’t always been easy

When Tiffany Calver was a child, her mother made sure she knew exactly who she was. “It was a standard in my house; my mum...

12 emerging artists you need to hear this September

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From bass-heavy techno and understated deep house to transportive ambient music and drum & bass here's September 2022's list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of

DJ N.E.GIRL (Esther Wanyama) is not just a lethal weapon behind the decks, but a community-builder behind the scenes. Represented in sets for Keep Hush...

DJ Mag meets the man formerly known as Elite Force to talk about his most personal electronic album to date...

There is one story told by Simon Shackleton which perfectly crystallises his status as the polar opposite of the stereotyped ‘Hollywood DJ’, all champagne-spraying, crowd-surfing...

Top 100 Clubs, powered by Miller Genuine Draft - voters have their say!

As part of the voting process for our annual Top 100 Clubs poll, powered by Miller Genuine Draft, we asked you a bonus question in...

The most epic ADE yet

Steadily, with minimal fuss and no brash talk, the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has built itself up into the premier global conference destination for dance...

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Berlin-based Parisian DJ, vocalist and CockTail d'Amore resident Stella Zekri spins a thumping vinyl mix of early house, post disco and boogie for the Fresh Kicks series, and speaks to Ria Hylton about finding her feet in dance music, her Body Language party, and more

When French singer Stella Zekri arrived in Berlin nearly a decade ago she had “zero interest in club culture”, only dreams of building on her...

In this month's brand focus, DJ Mag speaks with Freddie Herring about his Leeds-based, club-inspired apparel line: etha ravewear

Every raver has a story about how they found their place on the dancefloor. Leeds-based Freddie Herring, who runs rave-inspired apparel brand Etha Ravewear, found...

On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their...

Last weekend, one of the UK’s best-loved festivals, Houghton, was cancelled due to a typically British extreme weather warning in peak summertime. Among the acts...

We speak to the Wolf Music artist on his debut album

Over the last few years Medlar, aka South Londoner Ned Pegler, has honed a reputation for creating a distinctly warm, funk infused strain of house music.

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In November, people from across the globe arrive in Hungary’s historic and hedonistic capital, Budapest, for three days of performances from a truly global bill...

You’re playing Miller Music Amplified in Budapest. Why are events like this important? 

“It’s always exciting to discover the new music these events let you...

Amazondotcom steps up with an hour of maximum-intensity club sounds and animated bass manoeuvres as part of our Fresh Kicks series

On her debut EP, ‘Mirror River’, Los Angeles producer Amazondotcom carved an uncanny niche in club music – familiar enough to dance to, but intoxicatingly...

We go behind the tech with the Irish techno titan...

With his early releases as part of the discernable MINUS crew, to his own label RUKUS, Matador has been a creative force in techno for...