Twitch Warns Creators After Receiving 1,000 DMCA Claims From Record Labels

By |2021-05-29T11:09:17-05:00May 29th, 2021|advice, Announcements, Dance Music, DJ, International, Internet, Music, Music News, producer|

Another wave of copyright-related bans could be on the way. Twitch's copyright problem won't go away. In an email shared by esports consultant Rod Breslau, the company warns that it recently received a batch of approximately 1,000 individual DMCA takedown notices. All of the claims involve archived broadcasts, with most featuring streamers listening to music [...]

Computer World at 40: How Kraftwerk Predicted Our Techno-Utopian Fate

By |2021-05-29T11:14:39-05:00May 29th, 2021|Disco, DJ, Entertaiment, International, Internet, Techno|

Exploring the parallels between our world and the one that Kraftwerk proposed in 1981 Kraftwerk’s Computer World Kyle Carney May 10, 2021 | 11:42am ET Memory is subject to corruption, but some of us can still recall a very primitive era for personal computers. In the late seventies, early prototypes included the Apple II, Commodore [...]

An Interview with Singer Denise Renee Caplock

By |2019-08-08T17:53:59-05:00August 8th, 2019|Announcements, Entertaiment, Internet, Interviews, news, producer|

Biography: Denise Renee Caplock is a true renaissance woman: a Recording Artist, Songwriter, Producer and Publisher with songs currently charting in the Hip Hop realm, she is also the President and CEO of Collinscrest Entertainment Group. Born into a musical family, she grew up surrounded by passionate musicians, most notably her mother who was a [...]

Plugging Into Chicago’s Forgotten House Venues

By |2019-05-24T00:54:27-05:00May 22nd, 2019|Announcements, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, Entertaiment, House, House Music, International, Internet, Interviews, Music News, producer|

For decades, house music has shaped pop worldwide—but many of the spaces that birthed it here disappeared so quickly they barely left a trace. By Leor Galil @imLeor “It was a time when people didn’t put as much emphasis on the DJs or the performer per se, and really danced and enjoyed themselves.” —DJ and producer [...]

How to Prevent Music Licensing from Crushing Owners & Operators

By |2019-05-24T00:49:29-05:00May 22nd, 2019|advice, DJ, Entertaiment, Internet, Music, news|

    David Klemt | May 8, 2019 5:00am Do you play live music at your bar, nightclub or restaurant? Do the hospitality venues of owners and operators you frequent, partner with or otherwise respect and support offer live music? If so, John Bodnovich wants you to get active, step up, and tell Congress to #KeepTheDecrees. Bodnovich, [...]

Dancing Can Reverse the Signs of Aging in the Brain

By |2019-05-17T03:10:11-05:00May 11th, 2019|advice, Internet, Spirituality|

As we grow older we suffer a decline in mental and physical fitness, which can be made worse by conditions like Alzheimer's disease. A new study, published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, shows that older people who routinely partake in physical exercise can reverse the signs of aging in the brain, and [...]

Panasonic Returns the Technics 1200 Turntable

By |2019-02-05T03:06:10-06:00January 17th, 2019|Announcements, Classics, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, Djtechtools, Internet, Interviews, Music News|

Photo: Andrew Liszewski (Gizmodo) At CES 2016, Panasonic revived the Technics 1200 turntable line which had last been updated with the MK6 back in 2008. The pricey Grand Class Technics SL-1200G was targeted at audiophiles, however, while the 1200’s biggest fanbase had been mostly DJs who loved its high-torque, direct-drive platter. Two years later, Panasonic announced the Technics [...]

DJ Moodymann alleges police harassment outside home in Highland Park

By |2019-02-05T03:15:45-06:00January 17th, 2019|DJ, House, House Music, Internet, Music News, news, producer|

Moodymann displayed his unique take on the Detroit sound during his closing set in the Blue Room during Detroit Love at TV Lounge in Detroit on Saturday, March 7, 2015. (Photo: John Froelich, Special to the Detroit Free Pres) Highland Park police officers pulled their guns on Detroit DJ Moodymann during a confrontation outside his [...]

DJ Mixes Should Soon Be Legal On SoundCloud, Says Company

By |2018-10-23T04:10:54-05:00October 23rd, 2018|Announcements, Digital Dj Tips, DJ, Internet, Joey Santos, Music, Music News, My House Radio, producer|

Back from the brink: It looks like DJ mixes may yet find a home on SoundCloud after being practically hounded off the platform, thanks to a new deal between SoundCloud and Dubset. LAST UPDATED 22 OCTOBER, 2018 It looks like DJs will soon be able to post their mixes on SoundCloud, thanks [...]

Open Source Challenge: Why One Band Chose Linux To Record Their New Album (Forbes)

By |2018-09-26T01:23:27-05:00September 26th, 2018|DJ Equipment Tools Software, Internet, Music, producer, Tips|

Jason Evangelho Contributor Games I cover the fascinating worlds of Linux, PC gaming & consumer hardware Thirteen years ago I was producing an indie music podcast called Insomnia Radio when Lorenzo's Music stumbled across my radar. Their single "Hot Water Avalanche" was this appealing combination of loud percussion, rapid-fire lyrics, acoustic guitar and random death metal-style screams. This [...]

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