Boiler Room acquired by European events giant Superstruct Entertainment (Mixmag)

By |2025-01-21T17:33:03-06:00January 21st, 2025|Announcements, Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, Entertaiment, International, MixMAg, Music, Music News, news|

  Former owners DICE will continue as Boiler Room's official ticketing partner, after selling the streaming platform for an undisclosed sum   Ticketing giant DICE has sold Boiler Room to European events company Superstruct Entertainment for an "undisclosed sum". DICE had acquired the electronic-focused streaming platform in 2021, and will reportedly continue as its official ticketing partner, according to Music Business Worldwide. [...]

How emerging DJs are using TikTok to reach millions (Mixmag)

By |2025-01-12T12:46:39-06:00January 12th, 2025|Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, electronic music, Entertaiment, Internet, MixMAg, Music, Music Tech, news, Promotional, Report|

  TikTok's large user base and highly-trainable algorithm is a perfect storm for viral hits — but is social media hype translating into real world success? Niamh Ingram investigates ** This article originally appeared in Mixmag on October 8, 2021, and is being reprinted here in light of the case pending before the United States [...]

Music industry workers to lose a quarter of income to AI by 2028, study finds (Mixmag)

By |2024-12-30T22:27:39-06:00December 30th, 2024|AI, Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, electronic music, Entertaiment, International, Internet, MixMAg, Music, Music News, producer, Report|

  The “first ever” global study on the impact of AI on music found that revenues of AI services will spike in the next four years Music industry workers are projected to lose close to a quarter of their income to AI by 2028, per the “first ever” global study on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the [...]

It’s been 40 years since the first ever house track, and its legacy lives ‘On and On’ (Mixmag)

By |2024-12-20T21:47:43-06:00December 20th, 2024|Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Deep House, DJ, electronic music, House, House Music, House Music History, MixMAg, Music, producer|

  Four decades on from a record that changed the world of dance music forever, Meena Sears speaks to house music scholars, including Jesse Saunders, and traces the evolution of the culture 2024 marks 40 years since the release of Jesse Saunders’ seminal track ‘On & On’. While there is some debate around it, ‘On & On’ is widely considered [...]

Detroit’s Movement Festival shares first names for 2025 edition (Mixmag)

By |2024-12-15T18:50:24-06:00December 15th, 2024|Announcements, Clubs - Nightlife, Detroit, DJ, electronic music, House, House Music, MixMAg|

  Carl Cox, DJ Minx, DJ Gigola and Jamie xx are among the bill Detroit’s Movement Festival has shared the first raft of names playing its 2025 edition, due to take place across Memorial Day Weekend, May 24 to 26, at Hart Plaza. Among the headliners are Carl Cox bringing his live hybrid set to the birthplace of techno, [...]

DJ creates web extension to adjust tempo of music on Discogs and Bandcamp (Mixmag)

By |2024-11-26T17:35:06-06:00November 26th, 2024|bandcamp, Digital Dj Tips, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, MixMAg, Music, Music News, Music Tech, My House Radio, producer|

  The tool also has a "Master Tempo" feature for users to change a track’s BPM without affecting its pitch A Seattle-based DJ who goes by the name of nohup has created two free web extensions that allow users of Discogs and Bandcamp to adjust track tempos.   Available to install on Google Chrome and Firefox or [...]

Watch a new documentary exploring the history of house label King Street Sounds (Mixmag)

By |2024-11-20T18:50:11-06:00November 20th, 2024|Amsterdam ADE2024, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Deep House, Documentary, Entertaiment, House, House Music, House Music History, MixMAg, New York|

  Out now, the 35-minute film comes as the imprint relaunches under the leadership of Armada Music A new documentary exploring the history and influence of New York’s King Street Sounds is out now. House Music Royalty: The Story of King Street Sounds tracks the influential house label’s journey from New York’s underground dance music scene to its [...]

Roland and Moodymann team up on limited edition sampler, SP-404MKII (mixmag)

By |2024-10-21T22:56:17-05:00October 21st, 2024|Detroit, DJ, MixMAg, Moodymann, Music News, Roland|

    The “signature” portable sampler is limited to just 600 units, priced at $599.99 Roland and Moodymann – AKA Kenny Dixon Jr. – have teamed up to create a limited edition version of Roland’s “signature” portable sampler, the SP-404MKII. In celebration of Moodymann’s “continuing legacy”, the sampler pays tribute to the Detroit legend with sound banks created [...]

Pioneering house music act Ten City reunite to celebrate 40 years of the genre (Mixmag)

By |2024-10-15T19:14:58-05:00October 15th, 2024|Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, House, House Music, House Music History, MixMAg, Music News, news, Ten City|

  Taking place in Chicago, the one-off concert will raise money for local house music innovators who are facing health issues Pioneering house music act Ten City are set to reunite for a special one-off concert in celebration of the genre’s 40th anniversary. The duo, made up of renowned producer Marshall Jefferson and lead singer Byron Stingily, will be joined [...]

New book celebrates the music, fashion and people of the Haçienda (Mixmag)

By |2024-10-10T21:46:28-05:00October 10th, 2024|Announcements, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History, International, manchester UK, MixMAg, Music News|

  Coming October 10, ‘The Haçienda: Threads’ contains first-hand accounts from Todd Terry, Noel Gallagher, Mike Pickering, and Bez from the Happy Mondays, as well as clubbers and staff A new book coming out on October 10 will celebrate the many ‘Threads’ that made Manchester’s iconic Haçienda nightclub so legendary. Compiled by Rebecca Hook, The Haçienda: [...]

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