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...
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A guide to dance music's pre-rave past...
We've drafted in Greg Wilson, the former electro-funk pioneer, nowadays a leading figure in the global disco/re-edits movement and respected commentator on dance music and...
Representing Canada-Vancouver in Las Vegas...
The Miller SoundClash finalists are busy preparing for their trip to Las Vegas for the Grand Final. In the lead up, we'll be profiling each...
DJ Mag grabs a chat with DJ/producer Ben Pearce just before he takes the 20-minute walk from his Manchester home to his studio.
DJ Mag grabs a chat with DJ/producer Ben Pearce just before he takes the 20-minute walk from his Manchester home to his studio. He's got...
We review Dubbed Out's 5th birthday party!
Dubbed Out may only just be metaphorically starting promoter pre-school, but this event showed an ambition and shrewdness beyond its years. With an amazing venue...
A super-budget DJ controller
When it comes to DJ controllers, the big boys' toys tend to get the most attention. Anyone new to the scene could be forgiven for thinking that to get a decent hardware controller with enough features to make it a professional piece of equipment, a seriously large amount of cash is going to have to be paid in order to take it home.
Can the new Hercules 4-Mx controller live up to its namesake and become a legend in its own right?
Hercules 4-MX is the latest controller in the Hercules console range to be pitched squarely at the booths of the pro digital DJ market. With...
MixVibes’ U-Mix Control Pro aims to offer everything a digital DJ could need in one box. But does it succeed?
French-based company MixVibes have been offering digital DJ software for the last 10 years. Originally launching with DVS time-coded systems, their latest product, the U-Mix...
DJ terminology is confusing and technical. Use DJmag's glossary here to learn, understand, and improve your technical know-how.
There are many suppliers that provide package deals including decks, cartridges, a mixer and even PA equipment.
These can offer substantial savings on buying each...
DJmag.com caught up with Cream Ibiza resident DJ Eddie Halliwell to discuss the island, digital downloads, and avoiding afterparties.
h2>Cream resident Eddie Halliwell has been a regular but largely inconspicuous fixture on Ibiza for the past five years. We find out why the Wigan...
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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
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For recording mixes at home, learning to DJ, live streaming or scratching the itch of playing your favourite tunes back to back, affordable controllers have...
Numark's new iDJ Pro controller lets iPad DJs take control of the DJ booths
DJs come in all shapes and sizes and operate on all levels with varying degrees of capability. This is reflected in the wealth of equipment that is available to buy in order for DJs to do their thing. Unlike days of old, where Technics were the de rigeur kit of any professional DJ's set-up, DJs now don't have to be using the big boys' top of the range offerings to get the total pro experience.
100 years of electronic music
In March 1913 Luigi Russolo, the Italian futurist, stormed out of a classical concert in Milan and published an open letter demanding a new form of modern music.
With Miller Genuine Draft
Miller SoundClash is the annual competition run by Miller Genuine Draft, in association with DJ Mag and Mixcloud, to uncover the very best up-and-coming DJ...
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After more than three decades of DJing all over the world, Carl Cox remains one of dance music’s most beloved figures. With a new album on the way, and a fresh emphasis on live performance, Bruce Tantum speaks with the king about his incredible journey so far, and his determination to keep challenging himself