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DJ Mag Ibiza meets the DJ/producer to talk studio secrets, old skool Ibiza, and how to avoid homogeneous DJ sets...

He’s the latest superstar DJ to nab himself a season-long residency at one of Ibiza’s top superclubs, but Maceo Plex isn’t playing by anyone’s rules...

Dedicated to his parents and featuring many d&b friends, it's a family affair...

“In Brazil, we have a lot of passion,” urges DJ Marky, via a Skype call from his South American homeland. The veteran DJ is...

Since teaming up a couple of years ago, Mumdance and Logos have been smashing it. Their diverse backgrounds complement each other nicely, and now their...

'Sankofa' is both a word and symbol native to the Akan language of southern Ghana that stands for the notion that it is OK, in...

We pushed our minds and bodies to the limit during another week of WMC/Miami Music Week. From South Beach to Ultra, Diddy's party to downtown...

DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY
We kick off Miami Music Week 2014 with DJ Mag Poolside Sessions at our new Miami base — The Surfcomber on Collins...

Second album 'Vapor City' is a hypnagogic masterpiece...

The idea of a footwork concept album might seem at odds with the stuttering functionality of its Chicago roots, but then Machinedrum, aka US-born Travis Stewart, has always used its 170bpm tempo as a template for more otherworldly experiments.

Sheffield's Cabaret Voltaire were way, way ahead of their time.

Neil Kulkarni talks to founder Richard H Kirk about apathy, necessity and house music...

Ikonika's back with a fresh electro-funk sound.

Far from retro, she's dragged us into a new digital dimension. We talk pop, reshaping history and optimistic futures with one of the world's most forward-thinking producers...

The trap phenomenon explained

Trap is the slow-rolling, synth-heavy, snare-snappin' sound that's swept underground dancefloors and stadiums alike across the US and Europe. But what is trap? Is it a genre of its own? Where does it come from? Why's it so popular — and why's it hated in equal measure? Does it have a future? Danna Takako investigates...

These two women are spreading their passion for electronic music and working to level the playing field through a program with Smirnoff that’s taken them...

Chicago’s dancefloors are second to none. One glimpse of the pulsing crowd that packs Smart Bar, the legendary no-frills club two blocks north of Wrigley...

We sit down with the Dutch Metalheadz producer...

Teije van Vliet’s alter ago, Lenzman, is having a hard time getting to the United States. The 36-year-old Dutch DJ/producer, who is releasing his debut...

A selection of 8 press shots of artists featured in DJ Mag’s February emerging artists feature

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From quaking dubstep and tripped-out rap, to healing house, R&B and beyond, here’s February 2024’s list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of

Danish-Honduran artist Julie Pavon has so far released just one EP, but is already rising swiftly. The vocalist and songwriter’s six-track debut ‘Watch Her Dance’...

Whole Fest

This year’s Whole Festival marked the biggest underground electronic music-focused queer festival on the planet, bringing together LGBTQ+ collectives, artists and ravers from around the globe. Marke Bieschke heads to Germany to find out how Whole has created a world of its own

In its fourth incarnation, delayed two years due to the pandemic, this year’s Whole: United Queer Festival is the hot ticket for LGBTQ+ folks from...

A trained jazz musician, bandleader and DJ, Emma-Jean Thackray couldn’t find a home for herself and her music in more established jazz spaces, so she...

A couple of hours into a conversation that has already covered Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Parliament-Funkadelic, Emma-Jean Thackray brings up Marcelo Bielsa, the eccentric...

An On Bast is a multi-talented Polish producer and live artist who creates exquisite astral techno on modular hardware. Her recent album, ‘I Create As...

Poland has a rich electronic music history. As far back as the ‘50s, if you tuned into the frequencies of the Studio Eksperymentalne Polskiego Radia...

After reflecting on how we can tackle the issues within the electronic music industry as a publication, we deliver our pledge to you, presenting significant...

Read our latest update here. Since DJ Mag was founded in 1991, we’ve been devoted to covering dance music culture: first as a magazine, later...