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Following the massive 'Mr Spock', Dirtybird's Justin Martin finally gets the props he deserves...

San Francisco’s Dirtybird Justin Martin has been bubbling under for years as your favourite underground DJ/producer. But the amiable tech house nut has his sights...

DMC crown British world champion for first time in 13 years

On Sunday night (October 5th), Birmingham-based turntablist Mr Switch won the 29th annual DMC World DJ Championships — becoming the first UK DJ to...

We catch up with 'friend of DJ Mag' Idris Elba ahead of our Best Of British awards

“It’s a neo-political heist film, which I like — it’s pretty smart,” he says. “I’m really working hard at it at the minute, doing lots...

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From cutting edge drum & bass and Afro-funk to tough EBM and...

SNO

Nongi Oliphant, aka SNO, is a breath of fresh air for the DJ world. She’s been collecting records religiously for many years but it’s...

We speak to DāM-FunK on the phone from his digs in L.A. to talk Prince, Snoop Dogg, Shalamar and so much more...

When DāM-FunK, aka Damon G. Riddick, answers the phone from his LA home, the funk is soon clear. With a heavily-reclined voice not disimilar to that...

DJ/producer Mark Rae is one of the UK's finest beatsmiths.

Known for his seminal albums 'Northern Sulphuric Soul' and 'Sleepwalking' as part of Manchester downtempo duo Rae and Christian, he's also cut several solo albums...

When Gerd Janson was looking for someone to mix a Running Back compilation to mark 15 years of his quality imprint, he asked a master if he...

The summer of 1981, Brooklyn-born DJ Tony Humphries would compile extended ‘mastermixes’ of the hottest records coming out of (mostly) New York and Chicago for...

Leon Vynehall's cinematic house album debut lands on cassette...

When Leon Vynehall was a kid, he used to listen to his mum’s music tapes in her car. His mum had quite good taste, owning...

Silver Man returns with the cinematic beats of his long-awaited debut album

Back in the late '90s, David Silverman had it all going on. 

“I'd just moved to London, and I wanted to get busy,” he tells...

With his new solo album 'Dos' out September on K7, DJmag caught up with Michael Fakesch, one half of the acclaimed electronica act Funkstörung for...

How does it feel to be in the limelight again? It's been a while since your last solo album…


"For me the last solo album...

Busy dancefloor are a glitterbox party

The five-month residency will run from May through to October

Glitterbox has confirmed the full wave of guests playing part in its residency at Hï Ibiza this summer. Kicking off on Sunday, 5th May, and...

Best of British 2015, educated by Point Blank

OTHER NOMINEES
MR G
SPECIAL REQUEST AKA PAUL WOOLFORD
JULIO BASHMORE
FLOATING POINTS

FEEL THE SUNSHINE
Maya Jane Coles, aka Nocturnal Sunshine, has beaten the...

Bestival

In its nine-year history, Bestival has become one of the biggest festivals in the country, with only really Glastonbury rivalling it in terms of the legendary names that headline each year. In 2012 it was musical genius Stevie Wonder that provided the big draw, but with hundreds of other acts from Azealia Banks to The xx to New Order spanning numerous genres and generations, Bestival really is the festival for everyone.

Take a spin of seven tunes that inspired Sasha...

Over the last couple of years, alongside the luscious, hypnotic club music that he’s famous for, Sasha’s been working on a collection of tripped-out, textured...

Producer du jour <B>Paul Epworth</B> is in full effect right now.

With a CV that reads like a who's who of hipster music, he's put his Midas touch to records by a vast coterie of disparate...