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Don Diablo is the world-conquering future house pioneer

Don Diablo, or as he’s affectionately known in the DJ Mag North America office, Big Don, is an all-round entrepreneur. Though the Dutchman has been...

In East Amsterdam, tucked away on what seems like a sleepy street (though that may just be due to the icy weather), lies the home...

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Fresh Kicks 159: Sonido Berzerk

Mexican juke pioneer Sonido Berzerk records an hour of blistering solo productions and collaborations for the Fresh Kicks mix series, and chats to Kamila Rymajdo...

THE OTHERS REVIEW DUB POLICE @ THE NEST

Alex Crawford aka The Others turns reviewer for Dub Police's 10 year event!

This October marked 10 years since Caspa set up Dub Police, and it’s been a pretty crazy 10 years for all involved! Luckily I’ve been...

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Fresh Kicks 69: 96 Back

Leeds via Sheffield’s 96 Back is 18, and is already one of the finest up-and-coming DJ/producers in the fields of electro and bleep – with...

96 Back is the pseudonym of Sheffield-born, Leeds based DJ/producer Evan Majumdar-Swift. at At just 18, he is quickly becoming one of the most talked...

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Fresh Kicks 81: ELLLL

Breakthrough Berlin-based DJ/producer and GASH COLLECTIVE founder ELLLL steps up with an 80-minute mix of fiery minimalism and experimental techno. We catch up with one...

Ellen King has been at the forefront of Ireland’s ever-changing electronic music community for a couple of years now. Since 2016 – the year that...

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Beginner's Guide: Compression

In the latest edition of our new series exploring the basics of music production, E.M.M.A. explains how to use compression to beef up your drums...

I didn’t give compression much thought in my early days of producing. ‘Do You Even Compress, Bro?’ was met with ‘What’s It Got To Do...

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Printworks could reopen by 2026 as plans for “permanent cultural venue” submitted

Developers British Land and AustraliaSuper hope to reinstate the live music and arts venue, alongside new offices and shops

Printworks could reopen as soon as 2026 as a “permanent cultural venue”, according to new development plans submitted to Southwark council. Property developers British Land...

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Major music industry groups sue generative AI companies for copyright infringement and exploitation

Both startups are being sued $150,000 per allegedly infringed work

Several of the world’s biggest record labels and music industry groups are suing the AI companies Suno and Udio for alleged copyright infringement and exploitation...

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Depeche Mode’s Andy Fletcher dies, aged 60

"Fletch had a true heart of gold"

Andy Fletcher, keyboardist and founding member of pioneering British electronic music group Depeche Mode, has died aged 60. The news was shared via Depeche Mode's...

Birmingham City Council budget cuts arts and culture

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Birmingham’s culture budget faces major cuts following City Council announcement

The authority must plug a £300 million deficit and sell £1.25 billion in assets

Cultural institutions in Birmingham are facing major cuts to funding following a draft budget document published earlier this week by the City Council, which effectively...

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Daft Punk session drummer claims unreleased album exists: “I’m told they’re working on it”

The successor to ‘Random Access Memories’ was supposedly recorded and shelved in 2018

A former Daft Punk collaborator has revealed that the duo are allegedly sitting on an unreleased album that would have served as the follow-up to...

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Tomorrowland 2024 tickets sell out in under one day

The flagship Belgian festival will welcome 400,000 ticket-holders this July

Tickets for Tomorrowland 2024 have officially sold out. An initial ticket pre-sale for Belgian residents began on Saturday (3rd February) at 11 AM, with all...

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Robyn, DJ Seinfeld, Fever Ray, more Swedish artists call for Israel ban from Eurovision 2024

More than 1,000 artists from this year's host country have said Israel's inclusion "trivialises violations of international law and makes the suffering of the victims invisible"

Robyn, Fever Ray and DJ Seinfeld are among more than 1,000 musicians from Sweden who have signed an open letter protesting Israel's inclusion in 2024's...

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Spotify officially demonetises all tracks with under 1,000 streams

Customers could soon be paying for more services, according to reports

Spotify has officially demonetised all tracks with under 1,000 streams. The new policy came into effect for all artists in 1st April 2024. The revised...

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Drum & bass artist Paul Gellen, aka DJ Sly, convicted of rape by Essex police

Gellen has been convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in December 2019 before raping her in March 2020

Content warning: This article contains information relating to rape and sexual assault. Paul Gellen, aka UK drum & bass artist DJ Sly, has been convicted...