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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.
Michael Jansons visits London Electronic Music Event for DJ Mag
London producer Michael Jansons visited the London Electronic Music Event for DJ Mag. Here is what he thought:
I popped into Sample Magic’s London Electronic...
Getting down to techno and psy-trance in deepest Leicestershire
Continuously growing since its successful debut in 2012, Noisily Festival’s fourth year compelled 3000 free-spirited festival goers to gather in the woods of Noseley Hall...
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...
Push it real good
In a previous issue in DJ Mag Tech we saw how Ableton’s flagship production software, Live, has evolved into an improved powerhouse, with the new Version 9 release. However, not content with bolstering their software to be all-powerful, the guys at Ableton have added an extra dimension to the whole package. It’s obvious in their minds that software is not enough, and so exploring the next level seems like the logical progression.
Victoria Park, London on Saturday 8th June
Thunder and heavy downpours at 11am is not a good sign on the day of a summer festival. Nor is a forecast predicting rain until...
The EVO5 is amongst the new breed of mixers taking centre stage in the digital DJ rig, but should it be your nerve centre?
Ecler's latest mixer, the EVO5, is loaded to the brim with technology. It features a six stereo in/out soundcard, complex multi effects and extensive Midi...
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...
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.
From grave to rave! Bloc rose to return to its spiritual home for its first festival since its infamously ill-fated attempt in 2012. So how...
It’s the wee small hours of a Monday morning in March. As most of Britain sleeps in preparation for what will probably be another mundane...
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 Basement, a Red Light District and a Feeling
DJ Mag hit the Amsterdam Dance Event where the Dutch spirit of libertarianism has helped turn it's DJs, producers and clubs into a world beating force...
Movement’s 2105 edition underlined all that is unique and alluring about Detroit, while pointing to the potential pitfalls of the festival straying too far from...
There’s something about Detroit that gets under your skin.
A mystery wrapped inside an enigma, to borrow a saying, it’s both what you expect...
With Miller Genuine Draft
Among other things, Moscow is famous for its ornately designed Rail and Metro stations. Designed to be ‘palaces of the people’, you can spend hours visiting these decorative terminals of transport in a way that is unique to the Russian capital.
DJ Mag partners up with Brighton Music Conference for work — and play...
The second Brighton Music Conference (BMC) was hailed a resounding success by all who attended at the start of June. The two-day event — featuring...