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Help Musicians Cost of Living Crisis

More than 90% are unable to afford equipment, while vast majority also find post-Brexit touring a major obstacle 

UK musicians are facing a perfect storm of pressures this winter, with half concerned they will be forced to leave the industry due to the...

Dubstep DJ Walsh dies, aged 40

He passed away suddenly, according to a post shared through his Instagram page

Dubstep DJ and producer Walsh has died. The news of his sudden passing at the age of 40 was shared last week in a post...

Greg Sawyer explores the different ways producers are weaving their love of gaming into music and runs down 10 tracks from experimental artist Patricia Taxxon

We’ve all heard the well-worn adage that “if Pac-Man had affected us as kids, we’d all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and...

The awards ceremony took place at Amsterdam ArenA during the AMF Festival at Amsterdam Dance Event on Saturday (20th October)...

Martin Garrix took the No.1 spot at the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs awards ceremony at AMF Festival during Amsterdam Dance Event on Saturday (20th...

Every era of British dance music has its myths and over-simplified narratives — hell, even little known local scenes have urban legends. Below, Matt Anniss...

We need to think about how we document dance music culture. It may seem odd saying this when there are so many magazines, podcasts, and...

DJ Mag speaks to Young Urban Arts Foundation about their vital work using music and the arts to help young people from hard-to-reach areas

“I can never understand what someone can get out of hurting another with a word or an object / I never knew at a small...

history-of-bassline

From its beginnings in Yorkshire clubs to becoming a nationwide dance music phenomenon and chart success, the bassline sound has survived and thrived, despite the efforts of the police and club licensing authorities. Matt Anniss charts its rise, fall, resurgence and influence on a new generation of DJs, producers and ravers

A quarter of a century ago, a record slipped out on Rumour Records that would change the course of UK dance music history. Created by...

Bristol-born Banoffee Pies Records is best known for its sonic diversity, V/A compilations and plethora of series and sub-labels. But as its founder Ell Weston...

Clubs across England opened dancefloors for the first time in 16 months during the early hours of Monday morning (19th July). But while people hit...

“The clowns in Government have abdicated responsibility,” says promoter Rich Reason, a matter of days before the return of his storied Manchester party, Hit and...

Evolution of UK electronic music, ‘from Doctor Who to acid house’, explored in new book

Dream Machines will trace the evolution of electronic music in the UK, from its avant-garde, post-WW2 beginnings to the dance music of today

A new book authored by Matthew Collin will explore the evolution UK electronic music through the 20th century. Dream Machines: Electronic Music in Britain From...

Dapz by Andy Lowe

After well over a decade in the game, Birmingham rapper Dapz on the Map drops his debut album ‘Landed’ in October. He speaks to DJ Mag about how grime has matured and embracing the emotional vulnerability of his lyrics

“That’s why you’re a spitter and I’m an artist,” Birmingham’s Dapz on the Map declared on his chest-puffing SBTV debut way back in 2009, shelling...

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From explorative ambience and EBM to juke and techno, here's November’s list...

Penelope Trappes

Australian-born, London-based artist Penelope Trappes has deconstructed emotions to inspire her work. Witnessing grief, irreversible loss and studying the theology of death have...

For 30 years, Dave Beer has presided over Back To Basics: the Leeds club event that has grown into a global institution thanks to its...

The world has many famous clubs and thousands of influential characters, but only the most iconic are inseparably linked. Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage, David Mancuso’s...

A black and white photo of a festival stage taken from the crowd

The new report by the NTIA takes into account recorded music, music publishing, and the live scene

Electronic music generated £2.5 billion for the UK economy last year, according to a new report commissioned by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA). The...