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Breakthrough UK label Invicta Audio celebrates its first birthday with a compilation of next-gen d&b fusions

Nominated for Best Breakthrough Label of 2020 at DJ Mag’s Best Of British awards, and scooping plaudits from UKF and DNB Arena, Invicta Audio is...

Get acquainted with London-based party starter, Jyoty

Danish experimental electronic composer Astrid Sonne delivers an eclectic, energised mix of breaks, beats and soundscapes...

Danish experimental electronic artist Astrid Sonne released her debut album ‘Human Lines’ in February via Copenhagen-based label Escho. A classically trained musician and composer, ‘Human...

Pioneer, Denon, Akai Professional...

NAMM's annual music technology convention at the Anaheim Convention Center in LA has finally drawn the curtains on another successful show. Attracting over 100,000 visitors...

Balearic trance

Ibiza played a central role in spreading a new take on trance around the turn of the millennium — a more soothing vein of the sound that captures the mood of a Mediterranean sunset. As clubs in Ibiza are opening again for the first time since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, DJ Mag dives into the roots of a genre that was inspired and shaped by the island’s unique appeal: Balearic trance

Long before turning into a global clubbing destination, Ibiza appealed to crowds looking for spiritual growth — with those from the hippie movement settling in...

Crossing over to practically every genre, DJ and dancefloor in 2005, ‘Rej’ is an evergreen classic. Ahead of the 100th release on Innervisions,  Âme discuss...

Few tracks capture the exciting crux and flux of mid-2000s house and techno quite as succinctly as Âme’s ‘Rej’. A palpitating journeyman beacon flashing urgently...

We've switched up our end-of-year coverage this year. Instead of ranked countdowns, we've asked 40 contributors to pick their favourite albums, tracks and compilations from...

You might expect Abra Cadabra’s debut mixtape to rely on the high-energy style of UK drill that racked up millions of views on 2020 singles...

Nile Rodgers is the man behind Chic and countless disco classics and mega hits. Always moving with the times and updating his classic guitar licks...

In late 1976, a guitarist named Nile Rodgers and a bass player named Bernard Edwards bribed an elevator operator $10 to keep quiet about an after-hours...

DJ Mag travels to High Contrast's home city of Cardiff to meet the film-obsessed DJ/producer...

Lincoln Barrett really loves movies. Invited into his spacious house in the town of Penarth, minutes from central Cardiff, it’s impossible not to notice the...

The beckoning stars of 2016

From soot-soaked techno to day-glo grime — jackin' house grooves to colourful drum & bass jams — the future is looking bright for dance music...

2019 was a year in which deeply personal and boldly political music ruled the long-player format. Below, you'll find the 50 albums that defined the...

Some years stand out for the bangers they produced, for the adrenaline-shot belters that shook festivals and club floors night after night, and never felt...

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to top this month. From new wave drum & bass, breaks and techno to experimental pop and...

Missouri-based Duncan Winslow is a busy man; not only a musician, he runs a production YouTube channel and is a middle school orchestra teacher. He...

Two of Nottingham’ disco powerhouse pick the tracks that have inspired them... 

Crazy P were originally called Crazy Penis when they formed in Nottingham two decades ago, but they lopped off the ‘enis’ after a few years...

The New York club stalwart delivers a propulsive and percussive mix lifted from a recent set in Brooklyn's Good Room. He also gives us some...

Eli Escobar has been at the heart of New York’s club scene for over two decades now. Born and raised in the city, the DJ/producer...

With Miller Genuine Draft

This year’s Top 100 DJs is the biggest yet! Our worldwide poll cracked over a million votes for the first time ever, with dance music...