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, [...]
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 [...]
For years, rotary mixers have been status symbols of superior build and sound quality. But is rotary always ‘better’ by default? Or has the cult of the rotary mixer created a monster? Declan McGlynn investigates Rotaries were the first DJ mixers. Prototyped by legendary sound engineer Alex Rosner, the CMA-10-2D from Bozak became [...]
"We Cookin' Now" anchors a classic EP from deep house pioneer Abacus, appearing digitally on his bandcamp. It’s amazing to think how many hot tracks from the ’90s have never been released digitally (or were published only on one of those crappy digitization of old Lounge Heroes Vol 44 compilation CDs clogging up the back [...]
The first repress of Utah Saints' self-titled first album is packed with additional remixes from David Morales, CJ Bolland and Andrew Weatherall among others. Pioneering electronic music duo Utah Saints are reissuing their debut album on Saturday, October 19 2024 for National Album Day in the UK. Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt released their self-titled [...]
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 [...]
Apple Music has rolled out a “Set List” feature with which artists can make dedicated playlists to promote their shows. The Spotify rival just recently unveiled Set List, noting at the outset that acts must have an artist image (which will double as the playlists’ cover art) uploaded to Apple Music in order to [...]
The legendary house DJ crafts an expertly balanced dance floor odyssey. Honey Dijon started her career nearly 25 years ago in her hometown of Chicago. From house music's inception, she lived and breathed the genre—and took any DJ gig she could get (even going so far as saying she would DJ out of a [...]
Beatport surveys the groundswell of opinion against camera phone use on the dance floor. As no-phone policies spread to Ibiza, is dance music ready for a retro reset? Back in June, a meme was doing the rounds that captured the arms-outstretched joy of raving at Ibiza’s iconic DC-10 in 2010 vs the reality of 2024: a [...]
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 [...]
