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He was 61

Jamaican-born dancehall legend Louie Rankin has died in a car crash. He was 61.

The Associated Press reports that Rankin was in a vehicle that...

Photo of Louie Vega wearing a black shirt and hat with a white blazer

After four-plus decades of DJing and with a incredible list of releases — much of it produced with longtime partner Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez as Masters At Work — the pioneering Louie Vega would seem to have little to prove. Yet he’s working harder than ever, with the same energy he had as a young kid coming up in the Bronx. In the run-up to his date at DJ Mag’s Miami Pool Party 2024 at the Sagamore Hotel on March 20th, Vega took some time out of his hectic schedule to talk about how he got to where he is today

Sitting in his Manhattan studio on a weekend evening, wide-brimmed hat on his head and, behind him, shelves crammed with thousands of records — most...

New Mexican house producer/DJ is fresh and fly

Louie Fresco got into making music through the video game 'MTV: Music Generator 2' before progressing onto professional software, and has slowly built up his name in deep house/tech circles to become well-known outside his home country of Mexico. He confides to DJ Mag, though, that he used to be part of an EDM project in the mid-to-late noughties.

The Trent Park festival celebrates its 5th birthday in August...

Roger Sanchez and Kings of House (aka Louie Vega & David Morales) are among the first names announced to play this year's 51st State Festival...

Documentary by Lil’ Louis seeks to find the answer

R.I.P

Influential house producer Dwayne Jensen has passed away.

The sad news announced on 28th May via social media. The cause of death is not yet...

Plus remixes of 'In It Together' now out

LA-based act Human Life straddle the pleasing point between electro, house and neon pop.

Having been recently signed to Defected, big things no doubt...

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'Mattel' will be released next month

Masters at Work have announced their first single in 20 years.

New York's house music pioneers Masters at Work, comprised of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, will release...

Deekline and Lady Waks also rewarded at Breakspoll

German DJ/producer Marten Hørger triumphed at the Breakspoll Awards at the weekend (Friday 2nd May). He walked away with the awards for Best Track...

Human Life

Having recently streamlined from a trio into the singular entity of LA-based Matt Wasley, Defected signings Human Life combine the sound of the classic...

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Anotherday Records re-release Boo Williams' ‘Home Town Chicago’

“The ‘80s was amazing in Chicago. It was the best time for house music,” says Boo Williams, Chicago resident and part of the second wave...

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