“My friends and I used to make fun of dance music when I first got into it,” laughs Timothy Jade Smith, rather sheepishly. At that...
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An accomplished jazz musician, Timmy Trumpet made the switch to electronic music some years ago and has quickly become one of the world’s biggest DJs, famed for his ecstatic energy, collaborative mindset and improvised trumpeting on stage. DJ Mag speaks to Timmy — and his wife Anett — about his journey so far
From the histories of global scenes, sounds and labels, to explorations of music’s power to alter the fabric of society and forge communities, here are...
The Motor City is by no means short of heralded heroes. Here we acknowledge three of Detroit techno's more underrated talents currently making waves...
The trouble with history is that it changes depending on who tells it. So it is that Detroit techno has three main characters, but a...
The Electro enigma Larry Tee gives us his Take 10
Growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, Lee started hanging out with drag queens like RuPaul and Lady Bunny in the '80s before a whole gaggle of...
In these trying times, we look to get creative on a budget with nine free tools for making music
DJ Fresh has had a life of vertiginous highs and crushing lows — from his time in drum & bass supergroup Bad Company, to having No.1...
DJ Fresh still vividly remembers where he was the moment he knew his health was in trouble. “I was sitting in traffic on the Hammersmith flyover, driving home from the...
Italo disco is everywhere again. But what does Italo even mean today, and is it at risk of being diluted into a catch-all term for anything with an '80s disco sparkle? Joe Roberts dives into the genre's history, and chats to some of its new devotees and longstanding champions about its ever-evolving sound
Analysing the key trends from the voting in this year's DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs poll
In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections...
In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections...
DJ Mag Ibiza speaks to Lenske label boss Amelie Lens about her renowned EXHALE parties, the White Isle, and supporting new and other established artists ahead of her Wednesday night residency at DC-10
With her supercharged rave productions and hybrid sets that pack in everything from breakbeat hardcore and donk to footwork jungle and techno, Yazzus embodies everything...
The dance world does the full-length once again this year...
Could 2015 be officially declared the year of the debut LP? The Revenge, Romare, Hunee, Nocturnal Sunshine are just a few acts who've taken the...
Top audio-visual electronic act return with innovative new project
Once focused on the techno of Detroit, Joris Voorn’s latter-day productions have conquered his native Holland, Ibiza and the world. While some have accused him...
From a devotee of Detroit to becoming the leading light of the Dutch underground scene, Joris Voorn’s ascent has been as methodical and measured as...