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The latest version of rekordbox is a complete rebuild from the ground up

AlphaTheta — the parent company of Pioneer DJ — has released rekordbox 7, the latest version of the music organisation tool and performance software. rekordbox...

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Exhibition celebrating 500 years of Black music in Britain, Beyond The Bassline, opens in London

Beyond The Bassline celebrates the people, spaces and genres that have defined the landscape of Black British music

A new exhibition celebrating 500 years of Black music in Britain has opened in London. Running at the British Library until 26th August, Beyond the...

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Defected completes Ibiza, Croatia and Malta summer line-ups with Kerri Chandler, TSHA, Disclosure, more

The UK house titans celebrate 25 years with a huge summer of global events

Defected has revealed the completed line-ups for its 2024 summer events programme, including its flagship festivals in Croatia and Malta, and its new residency at...

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Selections: Roska

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections. This week, UK Funky don Roska spotlights bright percussion and breaks, Carnival bangers, minimal sub-shakers and more

Roska’s name is synonymous with dedication. For over a decade, the South London DJ and producer has been a champion of the UK funky sound...

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DJ Mag: diversity & equality report Q3 2021

Our quarterly update following our pledge last year, addressing how we can tackle racism and diversity issues within the electronic music industry as a publication

Our partnered project with AZ Mag and Xīlhu Ayebaitari reached its conclusion in July, culminating in the full launch of Xīlhu’s Queer Rave events brand...

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Meet the MC: BackRoad Gee

The third artist in our Meet The MC video series is BackRoad Gee. An MC that needs little introduction after blowing up in 2020, he’s...

BackRoad Gee has the kind of voice that makes you stop what you’re doing and listen. The East London-born artist has spun himself a formidable...

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10 essential grime documentaries to watch online now

Grime emerged from the council estates of East London over two decades ago, evolving out of pirate radio stations as jungle and UK garage fractured into new structures. It has since grown into an unstoppable cultural force, asserting its dominance on the charts and claiming headline bookings on the world’s biggest festival stages. Whilst there are a vast amount of resources covering its profound influence and evolution, these 10 documentaries aim to narrate the story of grime music, and chart the history of one of this country’s most crucial foundational genres

Since emerging from the council estates of East London over two decades ago, grime has grown into an unstoppable cultural force, asserting its dominance on...

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Apple apologises for ‘tone-deaf’ iPad ad showing musical instruments crushed

“Crushing a piano, trumpet, and guitar evokes the same primal horrific sacrilege as watching books burn”

Apple has issued an apology over its iPad ad showing musical instruments being crushed in an industrial press. The one-minute and eight-second ad was released...

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Original acid house smiley face designer hangs yellow plaques on old rave venues

The gesture comes on the 30th anniversary of the Criminal Justice Bill which sought to deal with illegal raves in the '90s

George Georgiou, the artist known for creating the iconic yellow smiley face flyers that became synonymous with '90s rave music and acid house, has hung...

Classic trance database collects 150,000 tracks from 1988 to 2009

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150,000 classic trance tracks from 1988 to 2009 collected in new database

Creator Koncz Dávid is confident that the database has been compiled with at least 90% accuracy

A new database collecting 150,000 classic trance tracks has gone online. The comprehensive spreadsheet, which uses vinyl releases as a reference, was created with the...

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Martin Garrix crowned The World’s No. 1 DJ in DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs 2022

Garrix marked the win by performing the first ever DJ set atop the Empire State Building

Martin Garrix has been crowned The World’s No. 1 DJ in this year's DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs poll. The Dutchman is still only 26...

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UK drill music videos can now be used as evidence in court, CPS rules

The Crown Prosecution Service said drill videos can be submitted to connect suspects to gang-affiliated offenses and provide additional context in criminal cases

UK drill artists' music videos can now be submitted as evidence in court, the head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. i News reports...

Get to Know: Johanna Knutsson

From: Berlin via Sweden

For fans of: Karen Gwyer, Dorisburg, Suzanne Ciani

Three tunes: ‘Hassel’, ‘Loss of Traction’, ‘Kungsvagen 44’

Techno artists aren’t generally known as early risers, but Johanna Knutsson doesn’t conform to the usual late-night stereotypes. During the week, she’s in bed by...

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How dance producers are using video game livestream platform Twitch to connect with fans

Video game live streaming platform Twitch has become an increasingly valuable way for electronic musicians to connect with their fans. Cherie Hu investigates the synergy...

As the global live streaming market for games generates an estimated $5bn a year, several tech corporations are fi ghting to claim their share of...

MARTIN GARRIX: ANIMAL ATTRACTION

We hook up with the Dutch teenage hotshot ahead of an appearance at Ultra in Miami...

Across the world right now are thousands of 17-year-old kids dreaming of making it big in the gold rush days of EDM, dance music's biggest...