SeeMeNot is the alias of Canadian-Jamaican singer and producer Renee Thompson. Formally a model, Thompson found herself shunned by the fashion world after featuring in...
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Cubase 7 on the bench!
It’s a New Year and an especially exciting time for many producers and musicians due to the release of the new versions of Cubase and Cubase Artist, which have now reached version 7.
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The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From luminous hip-hop and experimental pop to lucid UK techno and d&b...
DJ Mag grabbed some time to talk to Timo about his love for the dance music scene and his great respect for his studio and...
Timo Maas has been a kingpin on the clubbing circuit for many a year. His productions and remixes have smashed up dancefloors all over the...
One stop plug-in shop from Loopmasters
These days, when it comes to making, producing or mastering music it is all about plug-ins, with few if any studios in the world doing things the old-fashioned way. This new way of doing things in the studio has not escaped the attention of Loopmasters who have created the Plug In Boutique, a website that is all about plug-ins and getting them into studios of all sizes and budgets across the planet.
We take a look back at the news of 2015 through the prism of the international dance music scene. It's been quite a year!
January is a notoriously slow month in clubland — a time when gym memberships take priority over all-nighters and pennies are scraped together. Many top...
Features
With an hour of shimmering ambience and razor sharp club clubs, Chevel shakes up the Fresh Kicks series
“A guy on Twitter sent me a trap beat made with my burp sample,” says Chevel. “I loved it.”
The gift wasn’t unprompted. In December...
Sound Devices’ MixPre 6 Audio Recorder is more than the average field recorder
Every now and again up pops a device, a piece of kit that can be used by different individuals for so many different applications. Sound...
Is Kam’s first foray into the DJ software controller market a worthy contender?
It seems like every manufacturer under the sun has a DJ midi controller on offer at the moment, so it comes as no surprise that...
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The adventurous producer moves beyond the dancefloor on his latest album for Local Action
A soundcard that any producer would be happy to take into battle...
Universal Audio are a company that have a legendary reputation within the studio industry thanks to equipment like their Pultec EQs and LA-2A levelling amplifier...
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Dedicated to breaking down cultural binaries and taking on the music industry juggernaut, SOPHIE has obliterated the lines between underground dance music and commerical pop...
Opinion
The gatekeeping around DJ tech has to end...
Picture the scene: You’re wrapping up an incredible set, outstretched arms are begging for sweaty high-fives from the packed dancefloor; your plus-one's grinning wildly, eyes...
Skrillex & Boys Noize favoured plug in
Every now and then, a plug-in just slips under the radar. Released last year, Sugar Bytes' Cyclop came recommended by the likes of Skrillex and Boys Noize, to name just a couple of heavyweight users. But those endorsements were likely to deter as many producers as they attracted (and with the same level of conviction), so perhaps it's understandably taken a while for producers in other genres to catch on.
Bitwig Studio finally hits the streets, giving producers the chance to create fresh new beats...
Few if any music production software titles have enjoyed the attention and hype that has surrounded Bitwig Studio for the last few years, with a...
Jon Carter and Alex Blanco discover that Akai's new APC40 Controller is the perfect bedfellow for Ableton Live
Midi controllers are two-a-penny these days, but every now and then something special comes along. The Akai APC40 — designed specifically with Ableton Live in...