DRUMSHEDS has announced the first names for its Spring/Summer 2024 music programme. The London venue’s second season will open with a sold-out show from Chase...
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With his feel-good fusion of rap and Afrobeats, Lagos-raised and Plaistow-based MC TiZ EAST has hit upon the perfect combination. Cosmo Godfree speaks to him about his eclectic music taste, making uplifting tunes, and working with one of Nigeria’s rising stars
From co-running the legendary East London rave Toi.Toi to achieving international DJ acclaim, Claus Voigtmann has spent close to two decades refining his irresistibly deep take on house and techno. Alongside his hypnotic and groove-driven On Cue mix, he chats to Anna Wall about the golden age of Toi.Toi, inheriting his record collection from The End, his Subsequent label, and forthcoming album, ‘Life Miles’
The Orbit Grassroot Support Programme is a new venture by London’s The Halley, in partnership with DJ Mag, that provides space for music communities focused on championing underrepresented groups and tackling important issues. With an ongoing monthly schedule of workshops and talks, a new funding scheme, and having just hosted a special one-off Orbit Live event, Aneesa Ahmed learns more about its goal of creating a fairer, more accessible, dance music industry
East London’s ohmydais records a mix of “cool, fast, sexy breaks and high energy bangers” for the Fresh Kicks series, and speaks to Olivia Stock about cutting her teeth in the Nottingham scene, finding her sound, uplifting friends, and her brand new collective party series