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With a host of monikers and diverse productions to his name, DJ Pierre has driven the development of dance and is still at the forefront...

Phuture, Pfantasia, Phantasy Club, Photon Inc, Audio Clash, Darkman, Doomsday, P-Ditty, The Don… all past aliases for Nathaniel Pierre Jones, better known as DJ Pierre, the man credited with kickstarting a movement in 1987 with ‘Acid Tracks'.
Although a seismic claim to fame, this happened over a quarter century ago, most recently reactivated on Terry Farley's monumental 'Acid Rain' box-set. But, since then, Pierre has continued to chart one of the most idiosyncratic paths in house music, undyingly committed to developing new sonic mutants to send crowds bananas on his punishing schedule of globe-trotting DJ gigs.

On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their...

François X has helped shape the identity of Paris’ modern techno scene. Now, he wants to understand more fully how that sound shapes him. The...

An exhilarating race through classic house, percussive techno and otherworldly electro from Brooklyn’s Bizaarbazaar founder, Bergsonist, as part of our Fresh Kicks series

As Bergsonist, Selwa Abd’s distinct artistic ethos has made her an essential figure in New York’s ever-changing, mercurial underground. As founder of multidisciplinary label Bizaarbazaar...

With Miller Genuine Draft...

 

If Ibiza is the heart of clubland then Croatia serves as the epicentre for dance music festivals. With a whole summer’s worth of events...

The Northampton-based DJ/Producer emerges from the dark, cold techno depths into warmer, more colourful territory under his new Veyg alias...

For over a decade now, Tom Dicicco has been gradually carving a reputation as a DJ/producer of deep, dark and atmospheric techno. The Northampton-based artist’s...

Here’s who DJ Mag thinks will lead the charge at the inaugural event aboard MSC Magnifica...

MDRNTY Cruise hits the Mediterranean Sea from 16th to 20th September, with a line-up that features Sven Väth, Sonja Moonear, Ben Klock, DJ Tennis, Dewalta...

The Ed Banger man and all-round French music mogul tells us all about the tracks that helped make him into who he is today...

Busy P, aka Pedro Winter, is one of the most successful people in dance music — as a DJ, producer, label owner and artist manager...

15 must-catch acts for a diverse SXSW 2016 experience... 

South by Southwest has long served as a proving grounds for up-and-coming indie bands, but more recently the Austin-based music festival has attracted a...

We pick the darling clubs of May...

1. EGG LDN #12 BIRTHDAY WEEKEND, EGG, LONDON
FRIDAY & SATURDAY 1ST & 2ND MAY
GREEN VELVET, DIMITRI FROM PARIS, NICK CURLY, NICOLE MOUDABER, HECTOR...

Listen to an exclusive track from the AVOTRE producer's new LP

Hamburg born, Berlin based jackin’ house and techno talent Sidney Charles has just released his new album entitled ‘House Lessons’ through AVOTRE; a label he...

Interview with the Dub Police mainstay around his new mix comp

Alex Crawford, aka The Others, burst onto the dubstep scene back in 2007 when his track 'Africa VIP' featured on Caspa & Rusko's seminal Fabriclive...

Victoria Park, London on Saturday 8th June

Thunder and heavy downpours at 11am is not a good sign on the day of a summer festival. Nor is a forecast predicting rain until...

Boy George plays us his most inspiring records

Normally Boy George has an obvious template when writing a record, something’s troubling him, someone’s upset him or he’s got a broken heart. But this time round with his forthcoming album, ‘This Is What I Do’, he’s in a good place

The mother of all festivals

Mother of all festivals, Glastonbury is a fantastic place to go for dance music fiends — and indeed for fans of pretty much any style of music. The DJ Mag crew arrive on Saturday morning, having already missed a wealth of talent such as Boys Noize, Simian Mobile Disco, Julio Bashmore and Gold Panda, as well as Chic, the Arctic Monkeys and Portishead, but it doesn’t matter as there’s plenty more to be had over the next two days of frivolities.

We interview them ahead of Miami party on 25th March

If last year saw Seth Troxler go into overdrive, flying up Resident Advisor’s DJ rankings, a sharply focused look on the world of house and...