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Ravers For Palestine launch strike fund for DJs and musicians amid boycotts
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Ravers For Palestine launch strike fund for DJs and musicians amid boycotts

The GoFundMe solidarity strike fund will cover the fees of artists who've dropped out of events following calls from Strike Germany and War Mongers out of SXSW

Ravers For Palestine have launched a strike fund to support DJs and musicians who've lost paid work due to participation in boycotts. The GoFundMe solidarity...

Stihia Festival Feruz Rustamov
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Uzbekistan’s Stihia festival, where environmental and social activism meet cutting-edge electronic music

Claire Francis travels to Stihia festival to find an event that serves as a vital platform for emerging DJs from within Uzbekistan, as well as supporting local sustainable development

In the desert in a remote corner of Uzbekistan, where rain is infrequent and water is scarce, an unexpected and ferocious downpour is unfolding. It’s...

Berlin techno added to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list
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Berlin techno culture added to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list

More than a decade of campaigning and lobbying could bring more protection from gentrification and development 

Berlin techno has been awarded UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) status in what has been described by the city's Clubcommission as "another milestone" for the...
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How can clubs become more accessible for those with disabilities?

How can we make clubbing better for disabled people? When events return in 2021, clubs need to be more accessible for disabled guests and performers...

Dance music has never appeared to be more accessible. Despite clubs being closed for over a year, new crews and initiatives are constantly popping up...

DJ Mag USA hits Disclosure's Wild Life NYE in Brooklyn

Wild Life of the party...

After one of the country’s must turbulent years in history, Disclosure kicks off 2017 with their Wild Life BK party bringing nothing but beat-laden joy...

GLOBAL GATHERING FUSION CUBE

The DJ booth of the future

The Fusion Cube is a ground-breaking production concept developed by internationally-renowned dance music promoters Godskitchen and maverick production house 250k.

CLUB REVIEW: PLAYAZ 150TH BIRTHDAY

150 and not out for d&b party-rockers

Fabric's longest-standing d&b party dips into its little black book to unleash an astonishing amount of bass on its 150th inning...

Assume the Lotus position!

Flying Lotus at The Roundhouse London live review 22/10/2011

Who knew that Flying Lotus was thispopular?Staring down from the circle seating at the unfolding psychotropic spectacle on the stage below, and the sea of teeming bodies rippling in time to it, completely packing out Camden’s cavernous Roundhouse venue, DJmag is a little taken aback.

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Spotify reports record quarterly profits amid cost cuts and layoffs

The Swedish streaming giant has revealed gross profits exceeding €1bn (£860m)

Spotify has reported record-breaking gross profits exceeding €1bn (£860m) following a year defined by cost-cutting measures and staff reductions. The Swedish streaming giant, which recently...

Streaming royalty rates to be increased in the US, the Copyright Royalty Board confirms
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Streaming royalty rates to be increased in the US, the Copyright Royalty Board confirms

The 44% increase to songwriter and publisher payouts will go ahead despite a 2019 appeal by Spotify, Google, Amazon and Pandora

The US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has set a new royalty rate for streaming services of 15.1% to pay songwriters and publishers for 2018 to...

Man charged with arson after fire at Brooklyn club Rash
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Man charged with arson after fire at Brooklyn club Rash

A 24-year-old man was taken into custody late last week

A man, who is suspected of having started a fire at Brooklyn nightclub Rash earlier this month, has been taken into custody. The 24-year-old man...

U K, G?: the electronic music collectives opening up conversations around mental health
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U K, G?: the electronic music collectives opening up conversations around mental health

Sticky Tapes, eott and Don’t Keep Hush tell Jack Ramage how they’re helping to shift perceptions around wellbeing in dance music

The stigma surrounding mental health has drastically changed over the last decade, with people beginning to realise how important it is to talk about their...
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Black Friday Deals for DJs and Producers 2019

It's that time again! Many years ago someone decided the day after thanksgiving was a good time to do some shopping, and now we get...

Recognise: Ploy
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Recognise: Ploy

Ploy demonstrates his percussive, pulse-racing and sub-bass-shaking sound for the Recognise mix series, and speaks to Katie Thomas about gradually finding his groove on imprints like L.I.E.S, Hessle Audio and Timedance, and his new label and party, Deaf Test

In February 2020, Ploy shared a bill with Batu and Loraine James, celebrating five years of Batu’s label, Timedance. Playing the closing hours of the...

Open source spreadsheet of Ukrainian artists and labels shared as direct support avenue
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Open source spreadsheet of Ukrainian artists and labels shared as direct support avenue

The list also encourages people to continue to support national and international humanitarian aid organisations as a priority

An open source spreadsheet has been shared widely on social media, collating ways to purchase music directly from, and support, Ukrainian musicians and record labels...