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Neurodiversity refers to a wide range of neurological conditions including ADHD, autism, dyslexia and Tourette syndrome. After being diagnosed with ADHD and suspected autism earlier this year, DJ Mag writer Harold Heath began to wonder: is there a particularly high number of neurodivergent people in the scene? Here, he embarks on a personal journey to try and understand the relationship between neurodiversity and dance music, and its wider relevance within the scene

I’m Harold Heath: music writer, former small-time DJ/producer, and life-long club culture fanatic. Earlier this year I was diagnosed with ADHD and suspected autism. Why...

One year on from our Women In Dance Music issue, we ask the question...

Almost one year ago to the day, DJ Mag published a Women In Dance Music issue. I know, because I edited it. We put New...

We headed to Take Note for a day of panels & demos...

It’s a cold and grey Saturday morning and there's an icy gale blowing down London's famous Brick Lane. DJ Mag is making our way to...

Dance music has a mental health problem. Sirin Kale speaks to artists such as Luciano, Courtesy and Marie Davidson, as well as some PRs and...

March 2017. Luciano, real name Lucien Nicolet, is in Frankfurt airport, and he’s bent double with heart palpitations. He knows something isn’t right: things are...

Sheds light on her raver past, calls for more public education on drugs

Following a slew of drug-related deaths at EDM festivals stateside over the last 12 months, CNN host and TV reporter Lisa Ling has devoted an...

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40 free “Music Tech Kits” will be made available to Black women, non-binary, trans and gender non-conforming people in the UK

Saffron, the Bristol-based not-for-profit organisation tackling gender imbalance in the music tech industry, is launching a new zine written by and about Black women, non-binary...

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With his new podcast, Queerly Beloved, Northern Irish DJ Cormac explores what it means to be a queer artist in dance music today. Interviewing contemporary figures about their histories of queer discovery, the Panorama Bar and fabric regular continues an intergenerational conversation surrounding the life-affirming moments, communal  experiences and enduring challenges of LGBTQ+ expression. Alongside an On Cue mix packed with HI-NRG anthems and Italo house, Marke Bieschke learns more

What is “queer music”? For some, the term recalls debauched downtown discos of yore, with unbridled backrooms, fabulous androgynes, and Liza Minnelli descending to the...

The global residencies will open their doors for up to ten days, offering a series of 30+ inclusive music events

Boiler Room and Ballantine’s have launched their True Music Studios global residencies series.

Earlier this week, True Music studios embarked on the first part of...

The 29-page guide is directed at event professionals and venues

Members of the Event Safety Alliance have released a 29-page guide for reopening music venues in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Steven Adelman and...

 

DJ Mag takes in Iceland Airwaves – in partnership with our friends at BULLDOG Gin – a long-running music festival focussing on homegrown talent...

Released by Music For All, the results point to numerous mental and physical benefits to making music...

Research collated by Music For All highlights numerous physical and mental health benefits to making and playing music.

Released ahead Learn To Play Day 2019...

A crowdfunder has been launched to publish the coffee table book

A new book, Lady of the House, celebrates pioneering women in house music.

Written by music promoter Laila McKenzie and writer Ian Snowball over the...

FREE PLUGINS, SOUNDS AND ONLINE COURSES

This summer, Point Blank partnered with IMS College Malta as official education partner to lead the opening day of artist and instructor-led masterclasses. Held over two days, this...

FREE PLUGINS, SOUNDS AND ONLINE COURSES

This summer, Point Blank partnered with IMS College Malta as official education partner to lead the opening day of artist and instructor-led masterclasses. Held over two days, this...

UK's biggest electronic music conference returns this April...

Brighton Music Conference, the UK’s biggest music conference dedicated to all facets of electronic music, has revealed the full line-up of panels and speakers for...