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Here’s some scoop on the life of us raver scribes. We calculate the arrival of springtime a bit differently than other folks. It goes something...

Mystery man Marshmello has been one of EDM’s global success stories in recent times. The candy-coated masked fellow headlines DJ Mag’s pool party in Miami...

Marshmello is one of the most Marmite figures in dance music. As loved by his hordes of followers, the ‘Mellogang’, as much as he garners...

With Miller Genuine Draft

Over the next few weeks we’ll be profiling the Miller SoundClash finalists; getting to know the DJs who will be flying to Las Vegas...

With Miller Genuine Draft

This is the last week for entering the DJ Mag Wildcard category of Miller SoundClash 2015.

Throughout the entry period, we have been shining a...

Native Instruments strike back with the all-new D2 Traktor Controller...

Given Serato's somewhat open approach to allowing third-party manufacturers to develop deeply integrated hardware controllers for Serato DJ, it is fair to say that they...

DJ names his handful

Starkillers, with a reputation for powerful, high-energy house, is growing continuously with releases dropping like bombs  collaborations with some of electronic dance music's finest. 2013 saw...

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.

From Amsterdam to London

25-year-old Dutch DJ Hardwell was crowned the new No.1 DJ in the world at a massive DJ Mag party at the RAI Centre in Amsterdam on Saturday 19th October. Hardwell, real name Robbert van de Corput, knocked fellow Dutchman — and five-times winner — Armin Van Buuren off the top spot to become the youngest winner in the Top 100 DJs poll in its 20-year history.

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Armin Van Buuren in 1997, in the studio, holding his finger in a "shush" gesture over his lips

"It’s one of the tracks that marked the start of my career, and I still love playing it live"

Armin Van Buuren’s classic trance track ‘Communication’ is getting a vinyl reissue, slated for release 31st May. 'Communication' was initially released 19th July 1999, and...

Marshall Jefferson is suing Kanye West over alleged unauthorised use of 'Move Your Body' sample

"Getting done by another artist, a Black artist, a fellow Chicagoan, without acknowledgment is disappointing"

Marshall Jefferson is suing Kanye West over the use of a sample of the former's 1986 Chicago house classic 'Move Your Body'. In a lawsuit...

Billy McFarland early release

He is now the responsibility of Residential Reentry Management New York

Billy McFarland, co-founder of the infamous Fyre Festival, has been released from prison early. As Pitchfork reports, he is now in a New York halfway...

New vinyl-CD hybrid format is "the pinnacle of recorded sound", says founder T Bone Burnett

Burnett has described it as the "first breakthrough in analog sound reproduction in more than 70 years"

US music producer and guitarist T Bone Burnett is developing a new physical audio format, which he's calling 'Iconic Originals'. The ultra high-fidelity format, said...

Hit-maker, label boss, global tastemaker and five-time winner of the Top 100 DJs, Armin van Buuren is a certified legend of electronic music. Having risen...

Armin van Buuren doesn’t really do interviews anymore. He’s reached the upper echelons of his chosen career, and doesn’t really need to. The “trance overlord,”...