Jamaica's soundsystem culture laid the foundation many of the most significant developments in electronic music culture around the world. Marcus Barnes traces its influence When the HMT Empire Windrush arrived on British shores in 1948 — Tilbury, Essex to be precise — no one could have predicted the reverberations it would have on Britain’s music culture. Though it wasn’t [...]
The influence of electronic sonics on Nigeria's mainstream music landscape has ramped up considerably in recent years, evolving its sounds beyond the long-established dominance of Afropop. Blossom Maduafokwa reports on the groundbreaking fusion of sounds ushering in a new era of Nigerian music Nigerian MCs and dancehall specialists skating across Baile funk beats? Asake, Fuji extraordinaire and Street Pop rebel, sampling Louisiana bounce? Young Jonn, resident Afropop [...]
As part of Blackout Mixmag, Dantiez Saunderson – son of techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson – selects 10 artists who are continuing the legacy of Detroit's innovative dance music scene into the new generation Detroit, a city synonymous with innovation in sound, has long been the beating heart of techno music — a genre born [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]