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Miami WMC Guide 2011

Over the years, has anything offered more sun-drenched hedonism than the Miami party season? Judging by the amount of bikini-ridden, buff-tan parties squeezed into Miami’s...

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Dirtybird: and the beak goes on

Claude VonStroke and his Dirtybird label celebrate 15 years with the wind beneath their wings this year. To mark the anniversary, the label head is celebrating...

To get to the headquarters of one of America’s most successful dance music labels, you need to head into the suburban tracts of Los Angeles’...

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How are clubs and promoters approaching a safe return to the dancefloor?

Clubs across England opened dancefloors for the first time in 16 months during the early hours of Monday morning (19th July). But while people hit...

“The clowns in Government have abdicated responsibility,” says promoter Rich Reason, a matter of days before the return of his storied Manchester party, Hit and...

GREG WILSON'S DISCOTHEQUE ARCHIVES #6

A guide to dance music's pre-rave past...

We've drafted in Greg Wilson, the former electro-funk pioneer, nowadays a leading figure in the global disco/re-edits movement and respected commentator on dance music and...

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Producers are losing millions in royalties every year – here's what you can do about it

A lack of data, information, and will has left electronic music producers lagging way behind their commercial counterparts. DJ Mag outlines how that happened, how...

In July 2018, DJ Mag published a feature on why streaming in the booth will change DJing forever. It included this: “It’s an open secret...

Mason 'Exceeder' album cover featuring a wrestler in a mask and cape

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How Mason’s ‘Exceeder’ made electro-house mainstream, and predicted the EDM boom

When Mason first released ‘Exceeder’ in 2005 it was a B-side. But its fuzzy bassline and gated trancey notes garnered a legion of fans, and it became a key building block in the pre-EDM electro-house scene. 17 years later, he shares its story

“You might go to the same restaurant many times, but do you always order the same dish?” grins Iason Chronis, the artist most commonly known...

OLD DOG, NEW TRICKS

In an exclusive adaptation from his new book on the ever-so-slightly eccentric Godfather Of Funk, KRIS NEEDS looks at George Clinton's influence on the electronic...

George Clinton stands alongside James Brown, Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone as among the most visionary and influential black music pioneers to emerge from the...

A selection of 8 press shots of artists featured in DJ Mag’s February emerging artists feature

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Eight emerging artists you need to hear: February 2024

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From quaking dubstep and tripped-out rap, to healing house, R&B and beyond, here’s February 2024’s list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of

Danish-Honduran artist Julie Pavon has so far released just one EP, but is already rising swiftly. The vocalist and songwriter’s six-track debut ‘Watch Her Dance’...

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Meet the MC: ATO

Leeds-based rapper ATO uses music to reflect on his life and show an alternative side to the London-centric perception of Black Britishness. Ahead of his...

It all began with Pokémon. A digital world of endless exploration, it’s a common place for kids to lose themselves entirely; a fantasy of bright...

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Adam Beyer: Techno's uncompromising kingpin

Adam Beyer is one of the biggest names in techno, renowned as much for his DJ sets as his highly successful Drumcode record label. Ahead...

“I was quite angry as a teenager,” Adam Beyer says. We’re sitting across from the Swedish DJ in his Ibiza home, talking about the death...

EAT, (NO) SLEEP, RAVE, REPEAT...

We pushed our minds and bodies to the limit during another week of WMC/Miami Music Week. From South Beach to Ultra, Diddy's party to downtown...

DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY
We kick off Miami Music Week 2014 with DJ Mag Poolside Sessions at our new Miami base — The Surfcomber on Collins...

Photo of Strategy wearing a white tracksuit jacket and a green cap

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Meet The MC: Strategy

Two decades and three eras into his career, Manchester MC, producer and visual artist Strategy has found the ideal home on 140 BPM beats. He speaks to Ben Hindle about the moments that defined his come up, the challenges he faces as a creative, and how being open to new experiences can improve your life

It’s been almost impossible to go to a 140 rave over the last couple of years and not hear Strategy. His deep Mancunian tones have...

REVIEW: THE GARDEN FESTIVAL

Croatia's original UK dance fest

With Croatia the choice destination for discerning dance heads looking for a holiday with decent music, we head to The Garden Festival, where it all started...