If anybody’s paid their dues, it’s Jennifer Witcher, aka DJ Minx, Detroit’s “First Lady of Wax”. She’s been here all along, representing the future sounds...
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The return of the Angel!
Dave is resolutely BACK — but where has he been?
LTJ Bukem - the undisputed don of dreamy drum & bass - is back with a killer 'FabricLive' mix and a resurgent Good Looking Records
It’s arguable that, Goldie aside, nobody did more to disseminate drum & bass in its early years than DJ/producer/label kingpin LTJ Bukem. His spacey, rolling...
Detroit's DJ Minx has been championing the electronic sounds of her hometown since day one, but has flown under the radar for much of her...
Detroit-born, Atlanta-based Ash Lauryn is a digger in the truest sense, repping a soulful, classic house sound in her sets and helping preserve and bring back to the fore the Black roots of electronic music through her Underground & Black project. She speaks to Ria Hylton about discovering her passion and making the most of opportunities
Streaming has come to dominate the music industry, but when it comes to actually earning money from plays, the electronic music community has been somewhat...
A gospel trained singer, producer and musician raised on funk, He's a true star in the making...
There's nothing ordinary about Seven Davis Jr. Unlike the balding DJs you sometimes read about in these pages (he doesn't even DJ), he's not only...
In these trying times, we look to get creative on a budget with nine free tools for making music
Allen & Heath’s Xone:92 celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Remaining an industry standard, the mixer has stood the test of time. Here, DJ Mag’s tech editor, Mick Wilson, takes a look at the history, the heritage, and the enduring importance of this well-loved, if polarising, piece of DJ technology
Over the past two decades, West London DJ and producer T.Williams has worn many hats, from his roots in grime and jungle through to spells in garage and soulful melodic house. His recently released debut album, ‘Raves Of Future Past’, finds him freed from all limitations, and pays tribute to this wide-ranging career. Here, Ben Murphy speaks to him about writing songs versus bangers, the freedom of expression of the early 2000s era, and how he made his classic track ‘Heartbeat’ with Terri Walker
With a string of powerful releases, including the recent ‘Panther In Mode’, Alewya creates a musical universe that merges the spiritual and the physical. DJ...
Scottish hardcore visionaries Clouds, together with designer David Rudnick, have gone above and beyond for their new album project, creating a nightmare future, yet finding...
It’s past midnight and DJ Mag is roaming around the grounds of a former prison in the arse-end of Amsterdam. We’re here with Clouds, a...
Detroit's annual Movement Festival has evolved into a mecca for unity, love and hope
words: ORESTES BENITEZ/JOE ROBERTS
Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit is venerated as an event for those who feed on the sound of techno, a...
In his new book, Lance Scott Walker tells the story of DJ Screw, the maestro of Houston’s chopped ‘n’ screwed ‘90s rap scene. Here, Marke Bieschke speaks to the author about this unique moment in hip-hop history, and Screw's incredible legacy
After a devastating accident, musician Dax Pierson spent years rehabilitating himself, and working towards a hyper-personal sound. With his latest album, ‘Nerve Bumps (A Queer...
After a chance meeting at Miami Winter Music Conference (WMC) in 2007, Blond:ish was born. But the seeds of their love of DJing and electronic...
What were your first experiences of Ibiza?
Vivie-Ann: “I first came here in 2006. I was living in Rome, so it was more natural to...