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Baltimore's Dukeyman has passed away

The news was first shared on social media over the weekend

Dukeyman, the pioneering Baltimore-born producer, club DJ and sound engineer born Ronald Hall, has died. The news was confirmed on Saturday (18th February) in a...

Neurodiversity in dance music lead feature image

Neurodiversity refers to a wide range of neurological conditions including ADHD, autism, dyslexia and Tourette syndrome. After being diagnosed with ADHD and suspected autism earlier this year, DJ Mag writer Harold Heath began to wonder: is there a particularly high number of neurodivergent people in the scene? Here, he embarks on a personal journey to try and understand the relationship between neurodiversity and dance music, and its wider relevance within the scene

I’m Harold Heath: music writer, former small-time DJ/producer, and life-long club culture fanatic. Earlier this year I was diagnosed with ADHD and suspected autism. Why...

Jamie Roy

Jamie's family shared the news in a social media statement earlier today (21st)

Scottish DJ and producer Jamie Roy has died. News of the artist's passing was shared in a statement from his family this morning (21st) on...

Overmono's Ed and Tom photographed by Rollo Jackson 2

After years in the UK underground as solo artists, brothers Tom and Ed Russell, formerly known as Truss and Tessela, have made huge strides as a duo in recent years as Overmono. Lauren Martin learns how they’ve built a sound and A/V live show that taps into UK dance music legacies, all while staying true to themselves

When Tom and Ed Russell moved into their studio in 2018, they felt the weight of UK dance music history. Housed in the deep south-eastern...

The difficult three-year saga is finally at a close...

Paul van Dyk has been awarded over $12 million dollars following a near-fatal fall at A State Of Trance festival in February 2016.

During a...

Mighty Mouse, Glitterbox-affiliated DJ and producer, dies

Matthew Ward suffered an aortic aneurysm in his sleep last week, Defected said in a statement

DJ, producer and Glitterbox affiliate Mighty Mouse has died. Defected Records announced the news on social media Tuesday, 25th October, saying the DJ, real name...

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...

We speak to the Dutch techno enigma about why the decided to expand his DJ set into full-on live performance.    Why was it important...

The event will raise money for harm reduction charity The Loop

The Cause is holding a fundraiser event for drug safety and harm reduction charity The Loop this Sunday, 15th August.

Taking place from 1pm until...

Brainfeeder has paid tribute to "one of the most important figures in the Los Angeles Beat Scene"...

Brainfeeder co-founder and respected DJ/producer Ras G has died. He was 39.

The passing of the prolific Los Angeles beatmaker - who was born Gregory...

We catch up with the SCI+TEC and Turbo alumnus to find out how his unique live show works...

Why was it important to you to develop a live show over just DJing?
SHADED: "It was a matter of preference really. I have always...

“She approached every topic with the love, care and intensity of someone who has truly lived”

SOPHIE has been remembered in a new tribute by collaborator and friend, A.G. Cook.

Three months after the death of visionary experimental pop musician SOPHIE...

Steve Aoki is the EDM superstar that fans adore and haters love to hate. 

He’s built a musical empire on DiY ethics, hard work, punk rock drive and lots and lots of cakes. As he prepares to headline the...

Essential video tutorial from Point Blank

Point Blank Music School have a brand new course called Mixing Dance Music in Ableton. It’s all about applying classic and fundamental mixing and engineering...

We hosted the 2018 DJ Mag Tech Awards live stream yesterday – here are the winners...

The DJ Mag Tech Awards 2018 hosted its yearly live stream yesterday, with a panel of carefully selected judges voting for the winners across six...