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Numark claim that their NS7II is the best DJ controller ever built — is this a boast too far?

Given the amazing reputation that the original NS7 has rightfully gained, the release of the next generation NS7II has had many tongues wagging in the...

Head in the clouds

One of the most important aspects of being a professional DJ is promotion and unless you are already a superstar DJ with a team working...

A Brazilian club boasting about 20 years is not to be scoffed at...

Away from the fanfare of carnival, with its vibrant samba and tropical grooves, Brazil is a country where dance music plays second fiddle to rock...

Fedde le Grand rocks an exclusive South American mansion party

Imagine The Great Gatsby was born in the South American Riviera and had a penchant for thumping house music. Now imagine he opened the doors...

The north's new sensory-blasting superclub...

When it comes to running a club, finding a niche is one of the most important things you can do. Proof of that comes in...

Fresh app with a bright future ahead

Seenth.is App is designed to keep users up to date with news, music and photos of their favourite artists in real time.

Tales of the unexpected

Holland's Mysteryland odyssey reached its 20th year this summer. And DJ Mag was there to taste its many weird and wonderful delights...

A pint-sized analogue monster...

When it comes to soft-synths, there are few names as highly esteemed in the world of production as Arturia’s. This is largely because of their incredibly faithful reproductions of classic synthesisers that are used daily by the biggest names in the game. In recent times, Arturia have taken the bold move of going beyond the virtual world by creating their range of hybrid Spark drum machines and the full-blown DSP monster Origin, which have proven to be extremely popular with the recording community — and for good reason too.

The knob-free touch controller from Livid

It's impossible to review any kind of DJ or studio controller without chucking in a few ‘Inbetweeners’-style knob-gags, so you can imagine my distress when this reviewer first unwrapped Livid's Base, an entirely touch-sensitive USB MIDI controller. Were they so desperate to be taken seriously that they'd deprive a lonely studio soul of his one puerile release? Actually no, there's a very good reason to go knob-free. Join me on a session of tender touching to find out...

The climactic closing party

Having garnered a reputation as one of London's — if not Europe's — leading Sunday day parties, Secretsundaze have lined up two pioneering figures in...

Oval Space, London

If there's one particular 'crew' within the world of house and techno that always seems to spark a wave of excitement and anticipation when they announce they'll be throwing a party in London (or anywhere else for that matter), it's the Innervisions gang.

Massive Sandsystem!

DJ Mag finds itself in a desert, 200km from the nearest city and surrounded by enormous soundsystems for Monegros Festival, but is the music as far out as the location?

Solomun +1 and Wisdom Of The Glove

Moving with the ebb and flow of modern dance music, Pacha has a new face — even after 40 years...

Control Serato direct from you iPad

DJ technology is moving forward at an incredible pace and is changing everything around us including the way people play music and how DJs bring those tunes to the masses.

Notting Hill Carnival's CMC Matrix Stage

Junglists are you ready?