It began, as many projects do, because of a nagging discontent with the way that things were. It was the late ’00s, and New York...
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All Aboard for the 8th year of the legendary Groove Cruise
Cruise ships? Rows of leathery skinned 70-year-olds topping up their tans through gaps in ill-fitting swim wear; weeks subjected to tacky cabarets, magic shows and...
Features
In early 2009, Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter launched Mister Saturday Night. The party formed the roots of what would eventually become the beloved nightspot Nowadays, a “by us, for us” club that’s become a community hub for NYC’s nightlifers. Following the release of a sprawling box-set to mark the party’s 15th anniversary, and alongside a mix recorded live from the club, Harkin, Carter and a few of the compilation’s featured artists fill us in on what makes Mister Saturday Night so special
The seminal tracks that changed dance music forever
Layo & Bushwacka! were a popular tech house duo before Millennium time, but after they released ‘Love Story’ in 2002 they totally went supernova. They met at the legendary central London nightclub The End, where Bushwacka!, aka Matthew Benjamin, was a resident DJ and Layo Paskin was co-owner (with Mr C).
M-Audio's CX8 monitors are a triumph in both sound and design
The first thing you to notice when you lift M-Audio’s CX8 Studiophile Active Studio Monitors out of the box is how gorgeous they look —...
Can Numark’s N4 controller deliver a welcome surprise and bring pro control to the entry level market?
Numark’s N4 controller is a slightly strange bit of kit as it brings four-deck control, as well as a host of high-end features, to a...
We speak to Night Slugs producer ahead of debut album 'Classical Curves'
It's rare for labels or artists to live up to the hype poured upon anybody offering any degree of novelty in these fast moving times...
Now in its third year and set in a luxury five-star resort in tropical paradise, Groovefest is constantly growing, improving each year, but still slightly...
When DJ Mag was asked to curate two stages for Groovefest in 2015, we almost did a wee in our pants. A week in an...
2012 Miami Listing's
Yup, it's that time again — all eyes on South Beach. The East Atlantic coast of Miami, USA is braced for another infiltration of dance...
DJ Mag's annual celebration of the UK scene...
The nominations have been announced for DJ Mag's annual Best Of British poll, educated by Point Blank.
The poll – a celebration of the UK...
Tech
Studio Saver is our feature that explores the bargain basement kit that producers are using in their studios
Tony Thorpe
The release of compilation 'Studio Rockers At The Controls', out now on Studio Rockers, marks the third anniversary for the dubstep label helmed by the...
Tech
Why was it important to you to develop a live show over just DJing?
"Playing in a live band is something we’ve always done, since we...
"Playing in a live band is something we’ve always done, since we...
Electro pop misfits A.Human are taking over...
The highly-evolved rhythms and synth-infused electro beats of A.Human represent the ultimate marriage between man and machine. Led by arch replicant Dave Human, their insouciant...
Features
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...
The Miller Global Breakthrough Festival is go!
South Africa's beautiful Cape Town is set to rumble to a bad-ass beat as The Miller Global Breakthrough Festival returns to the city for another...