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Hercules DJ Control Air+ controller is a welcome addition to the budget brigade...

When it comes to tech, the spotlight of attention tends to fall on the latest and greatest high-end DJ technology with the cost of ownership...

With Miller Genuine Draft

Swedish house don AN21 (pronounced Antoine) is perhaps best known for his family connections – he is younger brother to former SHM lynchpin Steve Angello...

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...

Algoriddim step up their game and add all-new firepower to their uber popular djay app

In recent times iPad users have gone from needing to search high and low for good apps to write and perform music to being spoilt for choice with a great range of increasingly high quality apps being released on a regular basis.

RUN DMT rewires the sound of US bass

RUN DMT, aka bass music DJ/producer John Robbins, speaks to DJ Mag USA the week he's due to perform at Electric Daisy Carnival, Chicago. Preparing himself for a very busy year, his genre blurring productions, which take in trap, dubstep, and drumstep, have been released by tastemakers such as Play Me Records, Heavy Artillery, Dim Mak and Mad Decent.

Australian-based producer spills beans on debut album

Last week we featured a video exclusive of 'Reset', a track from 'Speed of Life', the forthcoming debut album from Australia-based producer Dirty South...

Is nothing original anymore?

There are so many nonsensical phrases that people love blindly bandying about. You know the ones, the proverbial drivel that people throw around in states of cod-philosophical self-approbation, even if it actually makes about as much sense as Joey Barton’s Twitter feed.

LBS, Circus, Egg, London

Laurent Garnier's last-ever London Live Booth Session (LBS) at Egg is one way to warm up a bitter winter evening...

We chat with the Bestival founder on his latest project

Bestival founder Rob Da Bank has stepped up to the mark and curated a vibrant soundtrack, as well as using his Bestival skills to create a virtual festival for the newest racing game to hit the block, Forza Horizon...

Our occasional DJ tech guru Kutski puts Native Instruments’ miniature Maschine Mikro through its paces...

Maschine Mikro is the latest incarnation of Native Instruments’ game-changing groove box — a hardware and software combination designed to fulfill all those tactile retro...

South Uprising: Making the 'wrong' side of the river right

While Londoners often congratulate themselves on living in one of the most diverse, open-minded and multicultural cities in the world - a fact born out...

We catch a few minutes with Cobblestone Jazz...

Cobblestone Jazz are one of those prolific groups who've secured a place right in the pounding heart of the creative techno industry. Their '23 Seconds'...

Handing out clubbing flyers can be a great way to meet people, and blag free entry to clubs. DJmag.com investigates...

Going clubbing is an expensive business: cool clothes, transport, drinks, and the ever-present entry fee.

Wouldn't it be great if you could have a night...

the 1985 music logo on a black background

1985 Music is one of the most consistently excellent labels in bass music. Helmed by drum & bass maestro Alix Perez, it’s not only survived but thrived since he moved to the other side of the world from its core fanbase, thanks to his laser-focused approach to A&R and design. Here, alongside a mix from Perez, Ben Hindle learns about his winning formula

When Alix Perez takes to the roundhouse stage for the closing set of his 1985 Music party in January, it’s a landmark moment or both...

Founded by Suraj Mandavia and Eugene Onyango, Kenya’s foremost Afro-house label, Gondwana KE, aims to take African electronic music where few have gone before. Alongside...