In 2017, during his 21st rotation around the sun, DJ Lag was experiencing a moment that every artist dreams of but few ever reach. Gqom...
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Durban’s DJ Lag is a pioneer of the world-conquering South African dance music genre, gqom. He’s toured the world and worked with superstars, but he’s...
Houndstooth mainstay Aïsha Devi has caused shock and awe with her wild live shows and mind-boggling releases. Yet, as DJ Mag discovers, her experiments with sound...
Aïsha Devi’s stare burns onto her machines with the intensity of a laser. To her back, left and right, a flickering, kaleidoscopic series of visuals...
Across South-East Asia, a new generation of rappers is emerging. Drawing on the explosion of US trap and contemporary hip-hop sonics, and creating new flows...
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
DJ Mag travels to High Contrast's home city of Cardiff to meet the film-obsessed DJ/producer...
Lincoln Barrett really loves movies. Invited into his spacious house in the town of Penarth, minutes from central Cardiff, it’s impossible not to notice the...
The California-raised producer Channel Tres is a natural born trailblazer. As the name behind Compton House, he’s found admirers for his self-coined genre within funk, hip-hop and pop audiences. In his forthcoming album ‘Head Rush’, he’s expanding upon that diverse aesthetic by tapping into his divine intuition to tell his life story and introduce the world to new depths of his musicality
Huxley talks longevity, collaborations and steering clear of the pop-dance route...
The last few years have seen seismic shifts in dance music culture. Large swathes of the scene seem to have abandoned their heady underground ideals...
UK label Champion Records is celebrating its 35th year with a series of remixes of classic releases. The label's best-known hit is Robin S' ‘Show...
Panorama Bar’s newest resident, Augsburg's Sedef Adasi, balances blissed-out house with rave-ready acid, trance and electro in her Recognise mix, and tells Sophie McNulty about her route into DJing, fostering a sense of togetherness through music, and why she's not moving to Berlin
ADAM Audio’s S2V monitors sound seriously good
We’ve tested out all types of monitors over the years from budget, entry-level options to money-is-no-limit offerings, but what’s most important from any of these systems is...
From underground beginnings to headline shows, we take stock of some of Monsieur Guetta’s defining moments...
David Guetta might just be the most divisive figure in modern day electronic music. To his legions of fans around the world, however, the charming...
We catch up with the Miller SoundClash finalists
Miller SoundClash – the DJ competition that gives you the chance to get signed to a major label and perform in some of Las Vegas'...
With Miller Genuine Draft
Tell us in one sentence who you are and where are you from?
"I am Iker Azcué, DJ and producer from the biggest city in...
Mbongwana Star's post-punk disco beat, direct from The Congo...
We get a lot of music sent to DJ Mag Towers. Like, tons. We like quite a lot of it, and try to cover it...