Don Lewis, the pioneering electronic music composer, musician and synth creator, has died aged 81. News of the artist's passing on Sunday (6th November) was...
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Boldly going where no festival has gone before...
Jean-Michel Jarre, Underworld and Caribou will be headlining a new festival that’s set to take place in the towering shadow of the Lovell radio telescope...
We count the ways in which the Purple One influenced electronic music over the years
Prince, who died yesterday at his Paisley Park Estate in Minnesota, left a huge mark on electronic music in his own charismatic way. He was...
Submit your Latin mixes to win a Fiesta Nights DJ residency
La Tasca’s Fiesta Nights DJ competition is in full swing! You have been submitting your latin-inspired mixes for a chance to be featured on this...
The runner is the star of ‘Be The Fastest’...
Olympic gold medalist, business mogul and arguably the fastest man alive, Usain Bolt, is the star of a new music video by dancehall group, Arch...
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Lewis was known best for his multi-synth custom rig, the LEO, as well as working on the iconic Yamaha DX7 and TR-808
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The prolific gospel-trained vocalist worked with the likes of Masters At Work, Kerri Chandler and En Vogue, and was part of the early Jersey house scene
“An immense tragedy”...
A warehouse in Oakland, California, known as the Ghost Ship, was hit by a devastating fire during a party on Friday night (2nd December).
Artists...
Acid pioneer DJ Pierre and more confirmed for final BMC line-up
The Brighton Music Conference (BMC) is only just over a week away, and excitement is building in the dance music industry in the UK for...
He came top of a strong shortlist that also included Grimes, Jessy Lanza and Carly Rae Jepsen...
Kaytranada has won 2016’s Polaris Music Prize, the annual award that honours the year’s best album by a Canadian artist.
Kay’s ’99.9%’ went up against...
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Music and vegetating on the couch all day watching Netflix are undoubtedly two of life’s greatest pleasures. And as you might expect, Netflix is no...
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October is Black History Month in the UK. Ria Hylton spotlights a range of electronic music-related events on and offline taking place throughout the month...
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The DJ recently announced his departure from the BBC after 15 years
Mistajam has launched the new 24-hour dance music radio station, Capital Dance.
After announcing his departure from the BBC after 15 years, DJ and...
RIP The Loft founder, record pool creator and DJ culture legend...
David Mancuso, founder of legendary New York party space The Loft and a pioneer of dance culture, has died. He was 72 years old.
Mancuso...
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...
The dance scene owes much to gay culture...
Earlier this year, Lithuanian producer Ten Walls was riding on a wave of global love with his big-room smasher ‘Walking With Elephants’. Then, in...