In 2015, Belfast’s first AVA Festival and conference found its home beneath the towering yellow Harland & Wolff cranes — affectionately named Samson and Goliath...
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We love Amsterdam, especially when essential industry conference ADE — the 20-year-old Amsterdam Dance Event — and our mega-enormo Top 100 DJs party are taking...
Whether industry hack, diehard dance fan or something in between, there's little doubt that Amsterdam Dance Event is a must-do. Kicking off every October in...
Last month, 16,000 ravers attended Belfast's AVA Festival at its new home on the Titanic Slipways. DJ Mag traveled to AVA to discover how the event is creating a sense of unity, community and a second wave of rave in the city
Belfast legend and The Night Institute resident Timmy Stewart (T-Bone, Black Bones) steps up with a mix of eclectic rhythm, supercharged industrial flare and timeless...
Northern Ireland’s clubbing scene has quietly been of one of Europe’s most dedicated and prolific of the past two decades. As some of the scene’s...
Kuedo’s first album, 2011’s ‘Severant’, blended filmic synths with trap beats and provided a blueprint for synthwave artists the world over. But after scoring a Blade Runner animation with Flying Lotus and various other projects, his new record offers a more expansive vision. George Bass quizzes him about avoiding nostalgia, eco-anxiety, and finding the confidence to make his music more emotional
They’re touted as a legislative firewall to keep Aussie partygoers safe, but have Australia’s unpopular ‘lockout laws’ irreparably damaged Down Under’s nightlife for good? DJ Mag...
A few weeks ago, a pair of successful Australian DJs wrote a letter. The now-famous note wasn’t to a manager, a booking agent or even...
DJ Mag delves into the history of dance culture’s Woodstock...
In 1992 there was a festival in the UK that changed the course of dance music history. A culmination of the acid house explosion, it...
Exploring the gloopy, industrial side of dance music
On the eve of his latest 'Metal Dance' compilation, Trevor Jackson explains dark sounds are nothing new in dance...
A new initiative, started by the founder of Love Parade, aims to have Berlin's techno scene recognised as a cultural practice, supported and preserved by...
Founded in 1991, Nervous Records was at the epicentre of New York’s house explosion. Three decades, and over 5,000 releases later, it’s still pumping out...
Conversations around automation and DJing are tried-and-tested comment triggers — the ubiquity of the tedious ‘press play’ criticisms and ‘sync button’ debate attest to that. But...
UK label Champion Records is celebrating its 35th year with a series of remixes of classic releases. The label's best-known hit is Robin S' ‘Show...
DJ Mag charts the history of the Aus dance scene, and why the future looks bright...
Shrimps on the barbie, Crocodile Dundee, Bondi Beach, Steve Irwin, Kylie Minogue, the Sydney Opera House; Australia has always touted — for better or worse...
Amon Tobin's evolved "Two Fingers" project
Amon Tobin started out experimenting with a double cassette player and ended up piloting the world's most mind-blowing live show.
Keith McIvor and Jonnie Wilkes, aka Optimo (Espacio), have helped define Glasgow’s musical landscape for over two decades with their eclectic and dynamic dancefloor selections. As 2022 marks Optimo’s milestone 25th anniversary, a tour of their home city reveals the ethos behind their inimitable sound
Black-owned music organisations, radio stations and record labels are helping to create vital platforms for Black producers and DJs who’ve been held back by systemic...