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Underground Resistance mini-documentary, Somewhere in Detroit, to be released this week

The short film, featuring candid interviews with Mike Banks, Waajeed and more, is out this Friday

Update: 1st March 2024: This story has been updated to reflect that this documentary is out now. A new mini-documentary about legendary Detroit techno collective...

Graphic reading “Waajeed, Los Angeles, September 23”

The Detroit legend will play at LA’s Studio71 at Granmaster Recorders, in association with ESP Institute, on September 23rd

DJ Mag is celebrating its 2023 Best of North America Awards by taking some of the incredible nominees on tour across the continent. The second...

Detroit's Underground Music Academy unveils studio space with 2k Foundations

Black Rave Culture and Aux 88 are among the acts who will be teaching workshops at the space

Detroit's Underground Music Academy has teamed up with charity 2k Foundations to launch a new educational studio space in Detroit. Located at 2990 East Grand...

Waajeed

Coming up in Detroit, Waajeed’s never been afraid to take the necessary steps in order to evolve and thrive as an artist. It’s been a career defined by constant change, pushing against expectations, and seemingly having no fear of what’s next. Bruce Tantum catches up with the veteran Motor City DJ and producer to find out more about his search for musical perfection, the Underground Music Academy, and finding peace in chaos

For Waajeed, it began with a high school talent contest. “I was in ninth or tenth grade, and I was really hellbent on winning,” the...

Waajeed releases new album, ‘Memoirs of Hi​-​Tech Jazz’, on Tresor Records: Listen

It's timed exactly to march the duration of a significant journey in his native Detroit

Waajeed has dropped a new album, ‘Memoirs of Hi​-​Tech Jazz’, on Tresor Records. Stream it below. The Detroit-born-and-raised producer and musician released the 22-track album...

Album of the Month:  Waajeed ‘Memoirs of Hi-Tech Jazz’

Waajeed captures the joys, struggles and sounds of his home city of Detroit on his Tresor debut

The first album from Detroit stalwart Waajeed (aka Robert O’Bryant) on Tresor is, we’re told in the press release, best experienced in the car, thanks...

Waajeed announces new album on Tresor with Underground Resistance remix

'Memoirs Of Hi-Tech Jazz' will be released in November

Detroit-based DJ and producer Waajeed has shared details of a new album, 'Memoirs Of Hi-Tech Jazz', which will be released via Tresor. Due out on...

Carl Craig also designed an installation for the show's afterparty

Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta staged a fashion show at the Michigan Building Theater in Detroit last week, featuring a soundtrack specially provided by Moodymann.

The designer's creative...

Detroit’s Waajeed records a thumping house mix for the On Cue series, and speaks to Tajh Morris about The Underground Music Academy, an ongoing project...

The site will open physcially in 2022, with a fundraising campaign now underway

Detroit DJ and producer Waajeed has shared plans for the Underground Music Academy, which will open at an address on the city's East Grand Boulevard. ...