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After demonstrating it at this year’s Sonar, the DJ/producer fills us in on Pioneer’s newest baby...

Pioneer DJ really stunned the DJ/production community when it announced they were releasing a hardware sampler and on top of that a collaboration with the...

As one half of the duo behind behemoth label and party series Solid Grooves, UK DJ and producer PAWSA has been a quiet but powerful...

In the 2013 film The Wolf Of Wall Street, Jonah Hill’s character, Donnie Azoff, meets Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jordan Belfort in a diner. Donnie sees Jordan’s...

The results are in for the DJmag Technology Awards 2007.

It's been another great year for new developments in DJ technology. DJmag's annual Tech Awards honour the companies and products that keep our technology world...

Ibiza Rocks announces 2024 summer programme

Ben Hemsley, D Block Europe, Craig David, and more are slated to play the club this summer

Ibiza Rocks has announced its summer 2024 programme. The 2500-capacity open-air venue, best known for its poolside parties, has announced a range of DJs set...

Neurodiversity in dance music lead feature image

Neurodiversity refers to a wide range of neurological conditions including ADHD, autism, dyslexia and Tourette syndrome. After being diagnosed with ADHD and suspected autism earlier this year, DJ Mag writer Harold Heath began to wonder: is there a particularly high number of neurodivergent people in the scene? Here, he embarks on a personal journey to try and understand the relationship between neurodiversity and dance music, and its wider relevance within the scene

I’m Harold Heath: music writer, former small-time DJ/producer, and life-long club culture fanatic. Earlier this year I was diagnosed with ADHD and suspected autism. Why...

Best of British 2022

Shining a spotlight on the UK stars that fill the pages of our UK magazine each month

The nominees for DJ Mag's Best Of British awards 2022 have been announced. This year marks the 16th edition of the awards, our annual celebration...

Embarrassing bangers & regrettable records inside...

We all remember the first music we bought, right? Whether it was wax, cassette tape, CD or er... MP3, there's little doubt that your first...

15 must-catch acts for a diverse SXSW 2016 experience... 

South by Southwest has long served as a proving grounds for up-and-coming indie bands, but more recently the Austin-based music festival has attracted a...
Sea change: exploring the Balearic-inspired beats of Poland’s Baltic coast

A new wave of Polish electronic artists are drawing from the country’s musical past and the atmosphere of its Baltic coast to create a fresh take on Ibiza’s Balearic beat. Ben Murphy speaks to artists, promoters, DJs and labels about this unique scene's development

“It’s all in the sea, innit? One of my friends was saying, back in the ’90s, ‘If the going gets tough, well, you can always...

DJ, producer and party founder Enzo Siragusa has come a long way from his early days raving in warehouses, but he’s never forgotten his roots...

We’re in the booth of Room One at Fabric, London, and Enzo Siragusa is two hours into his eight-hour set. Under the swirling smoke and...

Alive and kicking

Ableton’s award-winning software is now up to version 9, but will it still stand up against its uber slick production rivals? DJ Mag sneak a crafty peek...

The seminal tracks that changed dance music forever

As was the case in many towns and cities in the UK in the late '80s, a sizeable portion of the youth of Stafford were infected with the rave bug. More or less equidistant between London and Manchester in the West Midlands (18 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent, 16 miles north of Wolverhampton), Stafford became notable for spawning two of the rave scene’s most successful acts – Altern8 and Bizarre Inc. And then, later, Chicken Lips too.


The trance-turned-EDM king headlines in Sin City...

 

 Las Vegas is the home of EDM. Renowned for glitz, glamour and the odd night you'd rather forget, Vegas is full of more trendy, EDM-spinning...

SWU.FM Closure

The platform launched in 2020, and hosted Love Saves The Day, Conducta, Addison Groove, LCY, DJ Die and We Out Here, among others

Bristol's independent electronic music station, SWU.FM, has announced it will cease operations and close as a result of rising costs and soaring energy bills. The...

In this month's brand focus, DJ Mag speaks with Freddie Herring about his Leeds-based, club-inspired apparel line: etha ravewear

Every raver has a story about how they found their place on the dancefloor. Leeds-based Freddie Herring, who runs rave-inspired apparel brand Etha Ravewear, found...