One day in 1979, a young Renee Scroggins imagined what it would be like if a UFO landed in the housing projects of the South...
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Soon, you’ll be able to upload music directly to Spotify without a label or distributor – here’s what it means for the dance music world...
Yesterday Spotify announced a new feature that allows artists to upload music and releases directly to the streaming platform for free, without a label or...
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Irish DJ, producer and label owner Krystal Klear is flying high on the success of his disco epic ‘Neutron Dance’. We meet him in NYC...
Since moving to New York just over a year ago, Krystal Klear’s creativity, passion and vision is stronger than ever. The Irish DJ, producer and label...
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Dealing in experimental sci-fi soundscapes as much as it does club bangers, Mexico City’s Infinite Machine has spent a decade at the cutting edge of...
We meet futurist techno maestro Richie Hawtin for our ADE issue...
Electronic music’s explosion owes a great deal to futurist techno maestro Richie Hawtin. Not only has he made and played some of the most forward-thinking...
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When the South Bronx dance-punk outfit ESG released their Martin Hannett-produced debut EP in 1981, they had no idea how pivotal their stripped-back, funk-fueled sound would be on the evolution of hip-hop and house music: ‘UFO’ has been sampled over 500 times; ‘Moody’ was a staple in Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage sets. Four decades later, ahead of their set at Melting Pot & Optimo’s Queen’s Park Spring Weekender, Daniel Dylan Wray tells their story
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Two generations of Black women speak about their experiences in dance music
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Stefflon Don and Joe Goddard will be on the judging panel for the £20,000 fund
OnlyFans has announced a creative fund to support aspiring artists in the music industry.
Launched as a way to "support up-and-coming artists in the creative...
They think it's all Oval... it is now!
After making a splash in 2012, this year is shaping up to be the one where London's Oval Space really steals the show...
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Reece Parkinson will take over the 1Xtra Drivetime show and Charlie Hedges will host Dance Anthems
Mistajam has announced his departure from the BBC after 15 years.
The Radio 1and 1Xtra DJ, who joined the BBC in 2005, hosted a hip-hop...
Commercial dance and rap don't fit
EDM doesn't need rappers legitimising its stadium-sized stasis and banality
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DJ Mag Sessions returns to Ministry of Sound this Saturday!
This May, we launched DJ Mag Sessions at Ministry of Sound. Snatch! boss Riva Starr joined Inner City star Kevin Saunderson, Lost Records duo Leftwing...
We're hooked on this DJ/ producer's house and breaks collision
SYDNEY-based house cat Hook 'n' Sling,
also known as Anthony Maniscalco, is getting
a lot of peeps excited. With only a handful of
releases to...
The clubs that changed dance music forever<BR>
Mention the words 'Space', 'Bar Rumba' and 'Wednesday night' to any serious connoisseur of quality house and you can guarantee their eyes will...
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Joy Orbison's debut, 'Hyph Mngo', is 10 years old. DJ Mag reflects on a track that signalled a seismic shift in UK dance music
“Big, big, big.” It’s June 25th 2009, and one hour into his still-pirate Rinse FM show, Blackdown is jittery. An unmastered new track is drifting...