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Armin van Buuren and Gryffin share new trance single, 'What Took You So Long': Listen
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Armin van Buuren and Gryffin share new trance single, 'What Took You So Long': Listen

It marks the debut collaboration between the two artists

Armin van Buuren has teamed up with US producer and DJ Gryffin for a new single, 'What Took You So Long'. Marking the two artists'...

Fatboy Slim honoured by BIMM University, announces emerging talent scholarship
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Fatboy Slim honoured by BIMM University, announces emerging talent scholarship

The Brighton-based modern institute recognised local hero Norman Cook as he launches The Fatboy Slim Martlets Scholarship

BIMM University in Brighton has awarded Fatboy Slim with an honourary fellowship, corresponding with the launch of his new scholarship programme. The modern music and...

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New book explores the impact of synths and new music tech on R&B

Let The Music Play: How R&B Fell In Love With 80s Synths explores work by Prince, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and more

A new book, set to be published in February, will explore the impact that synths and various forms of music technology had on the development...

Joyce Sims, R&B singer-songwriter, dies, aged 63
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Joyce Sims, R&B singer-songwriter, dies, aged 63

The New York artist was best known for her 1987 hit single, 'Come Into My Life'

American R&B singer-songwriter Joyce Sims has died, aged 63. The artist, who hailed from Rochester in New York, was best known for her hit single...

Southbank Centre, Ninja Tune and Big Dada launch free education initiative for young music professionals
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Southbank Centre, Ninja Tune and Big Dada launch free education initiative for young music professionals

The free-to-access scheme is open to 18-24-year-olds living in Lambeth, London

London's Southbank Centre has launched a new free education initiative, Emerging Music Professionals, alongside independent labels Ninja Tune and Big Dada. The free-to-access scheme has...

DJ Deeon
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DJ Deeon in ICU due to heart infection following amputation and pneumonia

"Wishing you well. AND ASKING FOR PRAYERS PLEASE."

DJ Deeon has revealed that he is currently in ICU due to a heart infection. The legendary Chicago DJ and ghetto house pioneer shared a...

Kate Bush says 'Running Up That Hill' "given a whole new lease of life" thanks to Stranger Things
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Kate Bush says 'Running Up That Hill' "given a whole new lease of life" thanks to Stranger Things

The 1985 single has shot back up the UK charts thanks to its recent use in the latest season of the Netflix series

Kate Bush has shared a rare public statement after her 1985 single 'Running Up That Hill' re-entered the UK singles chart following its recent use...

Premiere: Alexis ‘ethereal skies’
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Premiere: Alexis ‘ethereal skies’

London DJ and producer Alexis serves up a “groovy and glitchy slow burner” for femme culture’s ‘HeForShe Vol.4’ compilation

London-based DIY collective and label femme culture will release their new charity compilation, ‘HeForShe Vol.4’, in aid of UN Women, this month. Hear London DJ...

12 emerging artists you need to hear this August
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12 emerging artists you need to hear this August

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From jungle and Afro house to experimental dub and techno here's August 2022's list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of

With his face hidden to keep the focus firmly on the music, South London’s Anti Traxx channels his Jamaican heritage — “growing up around soundsystems...
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These electronic musicians are breaking down the boundaries of contemporary classical music

As dance music culture recovers from the pandemic, artists like Klein, Clark and Afrodeutsche are opening up new frontiers for themselves

“The expectations on musicians are higher than they’ve ever been,” says Chris Clark. “And the payoff is lower than it’s ever been.”The producer and composer...

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Horse Meat Disco: 20 years of queer joy on the dancefloor

Horse Meat Disco held their first party at what would become known as The Eagle pub in Vauxhall, London on New Year’s Day 2004. As their weekly Sunday night queer party grew, so did their international reputation, and they haven't stopped since. Here, Andy Thomas charts the soaraway success of the disco house collective over the last two decades

“It’s Princess Julia stretching across the stage in smoky mascara and emerald green stockings. It’s classic Amanda Lear videos playing on the wall as three...

ONES TO WATCH OUT FOR 2016

The beckoning stars of 2016

From soot-soaked techno to day-glo grime — jackin' house grooves to colourful drum & bass jams — the future is looking bright for dance music...

Aluna George DJ Mag North America April 2022 cover
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Aluna: age of enlightenment

Aluna Francis’s life has been one of discovery — of uncovering truths about herself, about society, and about the fundamental ways in which the dance music industry fails people. The Wales-born, LA-based music maker, formerly of AlunaGeorge and now working as a solo artist, tells Bruce Tantum how she’s putting the knowledge she’s gained into practice via the new Noir Fever festival

"I perhaps could have been a bit more cautious,” Aluna Francis — sitting in her downtown LA home, sunglasses perched upon her braided blue coif...
Skrillex, Top 100 DJS 2012
Position: 10
Movement:   9
60 seconds with...Charles Webster

We chat with deeper-than-deep house producer Charles Webster

IT'S all about the life aquatic for Charles Webster. The deeper-than-deep house producer, known for classic albums 'Born on the 24th of July' and 'All...