The Share the Mic initiative is something that I’ve seen happening in the United States, that I haven’t seen happen in the UK: where superstars...
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BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter and comedian Sideman discusses the importance of sharing platforms
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In collaboration with AZ Magazine, a publication for LGBTQ+ Black people and people of colour, writer Isaac Eloi highlights the importance of spaces that support...
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Recognise is DJ Mag's monthly mix series, introducing artists we love that are bursting onto the global electronic music circuit. This month, London-based L U...
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Coyu might be best known for techno and house, but as his debut album confirms, he won’t be pigeonholed
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In the UK grime scene, the spotlight has usually shone on MCs. Instrumentals have long remained a niche point of interest, a topic for more...
We talk to three DJs who have subsequently become mental health & wellbeing practitioners in their own individual ways
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Some of the most important DJs in the development of the UK scene are children of the Windrush generation. DJ Mag's editor-in-chief, Carl Loben, speaks to Black and mixed-race foundation DJs about their parents, racism, culture, and being pioneers in our beloved scene
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As exam boards start to include DJing as part of their music GCSE, DJ Mag sent some legends of the artform back to school, and put...
Late for the school bus, boring assembly, double maths, a quick gossip or kickabout at lunch — followed by a music lesson playing banging techno...
Milan's mischievous crunk house tag team Crookers are primed to be the next dance music superstars. Prior to a momentous gig at London's top dance...
For time immemorial remixes have been the backbone of dance music. A great remix extends the life of a song, makes an average track into...
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Throughout the pandemic, grassroots activists and nightlife representatives have worked tirelessly to create a more sustainable, accessible and protected environment for dance music. DJ Mag...
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Streaming has come to dominate the music industry, but when it comes to actually earning money from plays, the electronic music community has been somewhat...
Dutch DJ/producer Dannic is making the world's biggest clubs and festivals shake with his masterful blend of funkier house grooves with EDM bombast. Pumping out...
It’s not often you hear EDM producers utter the names Van Morrison and The Police and labels such as Motown when asked the obligatory ‘musical...
Kasra on ten years of Critical Records
Back in 2002 on a sofa somewhere in North London, the concept of a new label was being brewed in the mind of a young DJ named Kasra, a hazy vision that became a reality after an intoxicated conversation with some colleagues.
Exit Festival is the gem of the Eastern European festival circuit
It’s the evening before Exit Festival in the north Serbian city of Novi Sad, and the alleyways that line the far end of the city centre are rammed with people, bustling in and out of the numerous bars stacked alongside each other.
For his debut album, he's zeroed in on his musical passions to create something that sums up his musical personality to a tee...
Julio Bashmore is all about contradiction. He’s been championed and attacked by the underground and the mainstream in equal measures, his hooky, earworm melodies drawing...