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Soaring ascents, the kind that can take an artist from obscurity to stardom in what seems to be the blink of an eye, don’t occur often, in dance music or elsewhere – those who are lucky enough to have that experience often disappear just as quickly. But there’s little chance of a quick fade for South Africa’s Palesa Desiree Shilabje, the DJ and producer known to the world as DESIREE, who in just a few short years has proved to be one of the international festival circuit’s most exciting new stars. Here, Bruce Tantum hears her story, and about how her evolution through music has been as organic as they come

“I’m finally home.” Those three words are among the first that the South African DJ and producer Palesa Desiree Shilabje utters when DJ Mag catches...

Cover of Dua Lipa's album 'Radical Optimism', showing her swimming in the sea with a shark nearby

Released in May, the record is based on "the idea of going through chaos gracefully and feeling like you can weather any storm"

Dua Lipa has shared details of her third album, 'Radical Optimism'. The album is described as being inspired by "psychedelia, trip-hop, and Britpop". It will...

Beth Gibbons announces debut solo album

‘Lives Outgrown’ will feature 10 tracks recorded over the span of a decade

Portishead’s Beth Gibbons has announced her debut solo album, ‘Lives Outgrown’ and has dropped a single and video. Check out ‘Floating On A Moment’ below...

Pete Tong DJ Academy launches free scholarship program

DJ Mag will award ten scholarship places to applicants across our readership and community partners

The Pete Tong DJ Academy has launched a new scholarships scheme, providing free access to their full program to a select number of applicants. Launched...

Lady of the House announces winners of first production competition

"I never dreamt that when we launched this record label that we would receive hundreds of demos in only six weeks," co-founder Laila Mckenzie said

Lady of the House has revealed the winners of its first production competition. The platform cofounded by Laila Mckenzie enlisted BBC Radio 1's Jaguar and...

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Pioneer DJ are taking the good fight onto the dance floor with their Pro Audio Speaker installs

 

Pioneer DJ are in a rather unique position, dominating the DJ booths in clubs all over the world, being a staple in every up and coming...

FROM: L.A.

FOR FANS OF: Mike Servito, Horse Meat Disco, Eli Escobar 

“I can't speak for everyone, but here I see our queer community becoming stronger and more radical in the face of this harrowing moment in...

A raft of new kit from Denon DJ...

Denon DJ has officially announced a potential game changer with the announcement of four new DJ products: the Denon DJ SC5000 Prime Media Player, Engine...

Win tickets for Zoo Project Festival

Like most party animals living in the UK, we are going ape-shit. For good reason too. Zoo Project Festival has announced it's entire line-up, which...

Get your kit on at PLASA, the UK's largest club technology fair on Sept 7th – 10th September.

This year's PLASA looks set to be a launching pad for exciting new kit, with the likes of Allen&Heath, Numark, Rane, Roland, Kam and Yamaha...

Pioneer Announce MEP-7000 Multi Entertainment Player and SEP-C1 Software Controller

Staying on the cutting edge of the technology can be a tricky job sometimes, and in the DJ world, that means balancing the needs of...

Korg unleash groundbreaking new technology that looks set to change the way DJs create and perform music with their computers. They combine Midi control, audio...

At the NAMM equipment show in Aneheim on 18th January 2007, Korg launched a new line of digital mixers designed for computer-based production and performance....

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DJ Mag sits down with Latent Goods, the UK-based brand focused on innovation, collaboration and building the bridge between music and fashion

Sometimes, particularly in the world of brands and fashion houses, it's easy for quality to get lost in the chaos. More often than not, it's...

A shot of a model in Bowlcut's SAFE t-shirt

In this month’s Brand Focus, we catch up with Joe F about Bowlcut — the clothing brand born in London, and seen on everyone from Kurupt Krew’s Chabuddy G to Maya Jama 

During a South London Christmas back in 2015, Joe F was speaking with friends in a Whatsapp group. Abbreviating words in the chat, including those...