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Download a free mix from Birmingham’s house DJ on the rise
It's been a dramatic rise for Birmingham house music lover, Arun Verone. Having started making various forms of UKG over a decade ago, it was...
Numark claim that their NS7II is the best DJ controller ever built — is this a boast too far?
Given the amazing reputation that the original NS7 has rightfully gained, the release of the next generation NS7II has had many tongues wagging in the...
We talk to MC Magika to get the lowdown
The eighth edition of the Drum & Bass Awards is nearly upon us, and there's still time to vote in this year's poll. You can...
Ahead of Oxjam set.
Obaro Ejimiwe better known as Ghostpoet hit the ground running with his debut album ‘Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam’, released on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood...
Maidstone party massive are out in force
Maidstone's party massive are out in force for Random at Source Bar, where hyped houser Huxley is holding court. We join the fray and get random...
We get to know Brighton's scratch king
Scratch DJ JFB is ill with the skillz “A lot of turntablists win competitions but never get DJ bookings because a lot of them don’t understand how to rock a party,” says mild-mannered Brighton-based British turntablist JFB, born to a French mum and a Hungarian dad.
We chat to the go-to house vocalist of the moment
Miss Bee is the honeysweet go-to house vocalist of the moment
Tempting Taipei
DJ Mag takes to Club Myst to get a taste of clubbing, Asia style!
Grime's edgiest label take on London's Cable
From life as a blog to grime's edgiest label, Butterz took a look back over three years of tearing up the rule book at Cable last month...
Pioneer's entry level controller comes of age.
The battle of the budget controllers has really hotted up, with news from Pioneer of their latest controller to hit the market, the DDJ-WeGo. Fantastic news for anyone who is looking to buy such a controller at the moment.
What could the demise of HMV mean for dance music?
Darius Syrossian arguing that truly dedicated record buyers, those with an eye for specialist vinyl – house, techno, d&b, breaks etc – shouldn't lament the downfall of a corporate chain such as HMV raises some interesting questions.
At what point did remixing mainstream pop rubbish become acceptable?
Don't get DJ Mag wrong, there's been a long tradition of the remix as a credibility boost in the music industry. Back in the day, from the late '80s and the first crossover of house music onwards, dire popstrels of the ilk of Simply Red and the Spice Girls (or rather their record companies) would be queuing up for a taste of authentic dance flavour, getting cool names to remix their tracks in order to boost sales of 12”s.
Groove Armada
To the uninitiated, Groove Armada's return to making underground house music might appear something of a change in direction. It is, of course, nothing of the sort. Andy Cato and Tom Findlay have found themselves, thanks to a solid decade of commercial success, stuffed clumsily into all manner of pigeon holes; from dance-pop to pop-dance to chill-out to stadium-dance to ragga-dance and any number of other sub genres you might care to mention.
Eats Everything
He might be able to knock out badass tunes, but Bristol boy Eats Everything is, in his heart, a DJ first and foremost (or husband if his new wife is reading!). What’s more, the man born Daniel Pearce has been doing it for exactly 20 years now, having gotten his first decks for Christmas back in 1992.
Is Promo Push the future of dance music promotion?
We take a look at the next generation of music promotion