In just two years, DJ MELL G has had quite the journey. From “helping with the drinks and stuff” at illegal raves in Marburg, Germany...
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Human Life
Having recently streamlined from a trio into the singular entity of LA-based Matt Wasley, Defected signings Human Life combine the sound of the classic...
Silky
Originally mentored by ‘Godfather of House’ Frankie Knuckles, UK born Silky's seven year rise as a DJ and producer saw him embraced by My Favorite...
Chicago footwork pioneer dies, aged 34
DJ Rashad, one of the pioneers of footwork, died at the weekend in his home city of Chicago. He was 34.
Rashad Harden released several...
14: Chrissy Murderbot
Pigeonholing an artist needn’t be restrictive, especially if that pigeonhole is ‘juke-rave-jungle-disco-tropical-hi-NRG-gangsta-dancehall-ghetto-garage-core’ as is the case with Chicago’s Chrissy Murderbot.
A master of all...
Featuring Tiësto, Steve Angello, Laidback Luke, Detroit Special, Loco Dice & more
Available on the iPad via our free iPhone app, and on our free Android app (US only) and our free Android app (Worldwide), the...
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Detroit drum & bass aficionado Sinistarr steps up with a killer hour of ecstatic footwork, jungle and jolting, bassy rhythms. We catch up with a...
Sinistarr has been at the helm of Detroit’s d&b scene for a decade now. In that time, the prolific DJ/producer – real name Jeremy Howard...
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One of the godfathers of Bacardi house has sadly passed...
South Africa's DJ Spoko— real name Marvin Ramalepe— has died aged 35, due to complications arising from a long-term illness, according to reports.
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Gary Numan, the Godfather of electro, will be making a rare DJ performance at XOYO on 2nd July.
Alongside Ade Fenton, this will be Numan’s...
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The Mover steps up with a ferocious live set to showcase his rave and electro side and discusses his reasons for reviving the legendary moniker...
There are many that call Marc Acardipane “The Godfather of Hardcore”. And that shouldn’t come as any surprise. In the early 90s the Frankfurt-based DJ/Producer...
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With an hour of scorching hot electro, Hamburg’s DJ MELL G tears up the Fresh Kicks mix series, and chats to Niamh O’Connor about finding her musical identity in the genre’s uncompromising energy
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The “godfather of chillout” died after a short battle with colon cancer
José Padilla, a legendary Ibiza DJ known as the “godfather of chillout”, has died following a short battle with colon cancer. He was 64.
The...
Soul singer Mayer Hawthorne and hip-hop production legend Jake One have become Tuxedo...
“Oh man, journalists always get so many things wrong,” Mayer Hawthorne smiles cheekily at DJ Mag across the table.
We’re sitting in a pub in...
Craig heads to the Big Apple this July...
DJ Mag welcomes the inimitable Carl Craig as Treetops presents our Best of North America Awards tour at New York's House of Yes for on...
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80-minutes of disco and disco's revenge from The Godfather of House
Counting down the 2010s, we round-up the albums that defined the decade in electronic music