As soon as he sits down for a long conversation with DJ Mag, François Kevorkian, the NYC-based dance-music polymath universally known as François K, brings...
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The alien sound of Holger Behn
"I am from space,” Holger Behn, better known to most as H.O.S.H., explains to DJ Mag.
The on-the-road diary of the world's top DJs treading the globe
For Mobilee boss Anja Schneider, recent gigs include Mexico, France and Romania, and then there is time required in the studio putting together robust tech funk numbers like her own 'Diagonal' (out now), as well as the marketing, promo-ing and mastering of label mates like Rodriguez Jnr and Sebo K and Ray Okpara. She's a very busy girl, indeed!
A night of heavy stomping in South London
An extraordinary amount of hype has accumulated quite the patriotic stir across social media platforms in the last few weeks and it’s present on punters' faces tonight. In a nutshell, anticipation and excitement don’t quite cut it — the air of emotion seething from this gargantuan queue is incredulous.
On Boys Noize Records
MixHell, the Brazilian electro outfit started by Iggor Cavalera — the former drummer in tribal funk-metal muthas Sepultura — and his wife Laima Leyton, are back with a new album. Signed to Boys Noize Records, 'Space' sees them explore a more organic live electro sound, aided in no small part by the expert live bass guitar-playing of former studio cohort Max Blum, who has now become a full member of the live act.
What could the demise of HMV mean for dance music?
Darius Syrossian arguing that truly dedicated record buyers, those with an eye for specialist vinyl – house, techno, d&b, breaks etc – shouldn't lament the downfall of a corporate chain such as HMV raises some interesting questions.
Eats Everything
He might be able to knock out badass tunes, but Bristol boy Eats Everything is, in his heart, a DJ first and foremost (or husband if his new wife is reading!). What’s more, the man born Daniel Pearce has been doing it for exactly 20 years now, having gotten his first decks for Christmas back in 1992.
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We get friendly with dubstep king Caspa
Stateside “EDM” kids a tad confused, take note: it doesn't get more “dubstep” than Caspa. Known to his mum as Gary McCann, he...
DJ Mag loses its mind at a hotel complex eight miles outside of Middlesborough at Goodgreef
“Here's Johnny!” growls a demented Jack Nicholson in what's considered, in this correspondent’s mind anyway, the most psychologically disturbing film ever made. Nope, we haven't...
Apple’s Garageband app for the iPad lets you make beats — and not just in your house
When the iPad 2 launched, a ripple of excitement ran through the music-making community. Not only because the successor to Cupertino’s tablet continued to prove...
We speak with an associate of the 'Rave Six' regarding their charges
At the end of May during the bank holiday, some people threw a party. No big deal, just a few thousand people dancing next to...
Headlining festival acts have us drooling at the mouth...
It's gonna be one of the greatest years yet for dance music festivals with some of the world's biggest live acts and DJs converging on...
Canadian techno spinner Misstress Barbara is one of the scene's biggest DJs. We asked her to track her bank holiday weekend's movements for DJmag.com.
Techno spinner Misstress Barbara is one of the scene's biggest DJs, and plays in exotic and far-flung destinations every weekend.
DJmag.com asked the Canadian spinner
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Judge Jules is one of the world's biggest DJs. DJmag.com asked him to track his weekend's movements for us.
Judge Jules is one of the world's most in demand DJs. We asked him to track his weekend's movements for DJmag.com Friday
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After nearly five decades in music, nobody could blame François Kevorkian for taking it easy. But that’s not in the France-born, NYC-based polymath’s DNA. Shortly after celebrating his 70th birthday, Bruce Tantum hears his story, and learns about the curiosity and drive that keeps him going