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Underground and overground, Marc Kinchen is on top again

'Don't call it a come back', sang LL Cool J, and he might well have been talking about MK, aka Marc Kinchen. Detroit...

Long-time disco and house producer and DJ Moon Boots recently revamped his tour to incorporate a full live show. We go behind the scenes...

On the eve of his latest album 'Bimini Road' on Anjunadeep, Moon Boots was hard at work re-imagining his latest release into a seven-person live...

Coachella celebrated its 20th anniversary this year with back-to-back weekends of sounds from the world’s best musicians and DJs. The 2019 roster of talent...

Coachella had more than enough on offer for dance music fans this year. Major names like RÜFÜS DU SOL and Gorgon City brought brimming crowds...

Sam Shepherd, aka Floating Points, is returning with a new album — ‘Crush’, out this month — and a vital live show that he’ll be debuting this autumn. Born out...

In late summer, the rain falls in great sheets, and DJ Mag dives under the cover of shop awnings in Shoreditch, East London. On a...

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From cutting edge drum & bass and Afro-funk to tough EBM and...

SNO

Nongi Oliphant, aka SNO, is a breath of fresh air for the DJ world. She’s been collecting records religiously for many years but it’s...

Redlight - the artist formerly known as Clipz - is flipping the dance script, shattering genres into a million pieces and pioneering a mongrel music...

As acolytes of electronic dance music, we tend to consider ourselves a fairly fortunate bunch. Within the panoply of different styles, genres and sub-strands, it's...

The NAMM Show is the music-making world's time to shine, showing off new kit, studio gear, software updates and oddities to thrill, shock and confuse...

We challenge Claptone with our list of straight shooter questions, and he takes them on with a unearthly ease...

Words: Joe Roberts

Hidden by a gold-beaked mask and top hat, Claptone is the mysterious deep house DJ and producer who has soared above his...

11 emerging artists you need to hear this February

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From stomping techno and jazzy breaks to experimental reggaetón and melodic house, here's February 2022's list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of

South-East London DJ and vocalist Ell Murphy has been making waves with her multi-genre mixes and releases. Behind the decks, she combines both disciplines to...

The artists primed for big things in 2013!

If you thought 2012 was a fine vintage for speaker-cracking sounds, get a load of these lot. They're some of the cats who'll be making the dancefloor an intoxicating place to be this year. Serving up everything from deep disco vibes to subterranean bass darkness, these are the DJ/producers destined to make a splash in 2013...

Get To Know: Kirollus

Get acquainted with Kirollus, the Brighton-based DJ, Defected broadcaster and vinyl seller bringing his love for rare funk, boogie and soul to the masses

In 2020, if you were maxing out on DJ mixes in the Covid pandemic’s first wave, it would have been hard to miss Kirollus. The...

With a series of brilliant singles and a starring role on the new Juan MacLean album, Nancy Whang is an accidental dance music star...

“We would have just looked at it as a free trip to someplace cool,” Nancy Whang says on a steamy summer afternoon in New York...

You cannot beat a classic! Especially if played by a live orchestra...

It’s music that stirs the soul, brings a lump to the throat and a tremble to even the stiffest upper lip. For a whole generation...

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...

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...

Bristol has had an advisory night-time panel since 2018, where nightclubs meet with people from licensing, planning and musician’s unions. It’s one thing to have...