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. [...]

TikTok confirms that it will shut down in the US by January 19 if ban is upheld (Mixmag)

By |2025-01-12T12:58:08-06:00January 12th, 2025|Classics, Dance Music, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, electronic music, House, House Music, Internet, Music, Music News, Music Tech, Promotional, Report|

  The Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the ByteDance-owned app's appeal against the ban later today* **This article was originally printed on January 10, 2025, on the date of oral argument before the United States Supreme Court. No position is taken on the substance of the article.  TikTok has confirmed that it will cease operations [...]

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 [...]

5 Pieces Of Music Theory Every DJ Should Know (Mixcloud)

By |2024-12-19T21:28:55-06:00December 19th, 2024|advice, Digital Dj Tips, DJ, Mixcloud, Music, Music Tech, Tips|

  Learning music theory is a good step towards understanding the music you play in your DJ sets. Here are a few topics to get you started. When you start DJing, you’re probably excited by the simple fact that you’re able to play your favorite tunes and blend them together in interesting ways. As you [...]

Apple Music announces new 24/7 dance music radio station, Apple Music Club (Mixmag)

By |2024-12-15T19:01:06-06:00December 15th, 2024|Announcements, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Disco, Honey Dijon, Internet, Music, Music News|

  It will feature mixes from the likes of Nia Archives, FKA twigs and Honey Dijon, joining the Apple Music Radio line-up along with two other new stations Apple Music has grown its radio programming with the launch of three new stations, including the dance and electronic music-focused Apple Music Club. It will feature round-the-clock mixes from artists around [...]

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 [...]

10 lessons everyone in music can learn from Quincy Jones (Music Tech)

By |2024-11-13T20:22:42-06:00November 13th, 2024|advice, African American, Biography, Editorial, Entertaiment, Music, Music News, Music Tech|

  Quincy Jones lived a life almost too impossible to believe. His successes, struggles, and profound creativity, can teach us a lot about the true power of music   Quincy Jones, one of the great musical geniuses of the 20th century has passed away at the age of 91. A polymath, hitmaker, entrepreneur, industry mogul, [...]

Djay for Meta Quest Review – The future of DJing? (We Are Crossfader)

By |2024-11-12T20:11:07-06:00November 12th, 2024|AI, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, electronic music, Internet, meta, Music, Music News, Music Tech, New DJ Gear, Promotional, Review|

  Quite a few products come with lofty claims of being ‘the future of DJing’ and so on. But the new djay app for Meta Quest feels like it might be a taste of where things are headed in the world of DJing.    https://youtu.be/uo7oINnmtxc   There have been a handful of attempts at [...]

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