Acclaimed Singer / Songwriter Jason Walker hails from Pittsburgh and moved to New York where he signed to Junior Vasquez’s, label, JVM, and recorded two albums, ‘This Is My Life’ and ‘Flexible’, garnering three Top 10 Billboard hits (‘My Life’, ‘No More’, and ‘Movin’ On’), and two Billboard #1s (‘Foolish Mind Games’ and ‘Set [...]
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We chat to some of Soho House’s music friends – Carl Craig, Juan Atkins, Norman Jay MBE and Giles Smith (Secretsundaze) – to get their take on dance music and the inspirational figures that made our playlist this month Listen here With a nod to Black History Month, our new Dance Music Is Black [...]
In recent years, DJ schools around the world have noticed a surprising trend—many of their students are over 40. While DJing was once associated primarily with young people, club culture, and underground scenes, it has now become a passion for a much wider audience. But why are people in their 40s, 50s, and even [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]