SoundCloud announces new partnership with SquareSpace, Adobe, Discord and Rap Plug to boost member benefits (MusicTech)

By |2023-07-10T22:26:13-05:00July 10th, 2023|Music News, news, producer, Promotional, Report, Soundcloud|

Image: M4OS Photos / Alamy Stock Photo These partnerships mark a significant expansion of the company’s SoundCloud for Artists: Member Benefits programme. SoundCloud is partnering with SquareSpace, Adobe, Discord, and Rap Plug, in order to further boost member benefits. The move marks a significant expansion to the company’s SoundCloud for Artists: Member Benefits programme, which includes [...]

How women-led music tech manufacturers are navigating a male-dominated industry (MusicTech)

By |2023-07-06T22:40:59-05:00July 6th, 2023|Editorial, LGBTQIA+, producer, Report, Women|

Noise Engineering, Manley Labs and Ohma Microphones all have women at the helm – here are their experiences in the music production scene We Are Moving The Needle’s Fix the Mix report revealed that female and non-binary producers and engineers earned less than 5 per cent of technical credits on 2022’s most-streamed songs. The report examined gender [...]

909originals catches up with Roland Clark (909 Originals)

By |2023-07-03T16:01:12-05:00July 3rd, 2023|DJ, Entertaiment, House, House Music, House Music History, Interviews, Music News, New Release, New York, producer|

As a producer, songwriter, DJ and vocalist, Roland Clark is probably one of the busiest artists in dance music. The New York native came to prominence with house cuts such as Who Keeps Changing Your Mind, under the alias South Street Player, as well as I Get Deep, released in 2000, while over the years he has loaned his iconic [...]

BLACK OBSIDIAN SOUNDSYSTEM TO HOST FREE DJ AND PRODUCTION SESSIONS (MIXMAG)

By |2023-06-24T12:35:30-05:00June 24th, 2023|African American, Announcements, Dance Music, DJ, Gay, International, LGBTQIA+, London, MixMAg, Music News, news, producer, Trans, UK|

The sessions will take place at FOLD and give priority to Black and Queer musical creatives. London-based Black and queer/trans led collective, Black Obsidian Soundsystem, have announced that they will be providing gratuitous DJ and production sessions at FOLD in Canning Town, London. The workshops are part of an effort to contribute to an “ecosystem that stretches beyond nepotism”, [...]

My House Radio’s James Hall Interviews David Ohana Aviance

By |2023-05-22T17:50:08-05:00May 22nd, 2023|Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, electronic music, Interviews, New York, producer, Promotional|

JH: Hey David, it is truly a pleasure to sit down with you. We haven’t talked to much since ADE, but I wanted to tell you I’m loving the new EP “The Light.” How are you feeling about it and what inspired it? DOA: DJ Susan Morabito and I got together to work on [...]

MIXO wants to transform DJ Library Management with their new platform (DJ Techtools)

By |2023-05-07T16:56:49-05:00May 7th, 2023|Djtechtools, electronic music, Internet, Music News, news, producer, Report, Review|

MIXO is a new platform/app announced last week, designed to manage playlists from any device, sync with desktops, import & export between DJ software, and backup DJ libraries to the cloud. The platform is specifically targeting DJs and music enthusiasts who seek an alternative to iTunes / Apple Music apps for managing their libraries. [...]

Josh Wink: “Money and social media have blinded us to see one thing” (Electronic Groove)

By |2023-04-25T20:45:09-05:00April 25th, 2023|Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, electronic music, House, House Music, Interviews, New Release, producer, Techno|

  Josh Wink, the prodigious son of Philly, a pioneer of techno, house, and other kindred genres, effortlessly defies their limits. Whether he’s riding the wave or creating a new one, Josh Wink’s music is always experimental and influential. His sound is the epitome of cool, fearlessly exploring the boundaries of musical conventions and never [...]

Cruise is Nigeria’s New DIY Dance Craze (Resident Advisor)

By |2023-04-22T21:32:22-05:00April 22nd, 2023|Afro House, Afrobeats, Amapiano, Dance Music, International, producer, Resident Advisor|

  This frenetic, TikTok-ready sound is taking over the streets of Lagos—and beyond. But is it ready to go mainstream? The Nigerian genre cruise (AKA freebeat or cruise beat) seems designed to cause the body to move before the mind understands what's happening. It's a delirious blur of vocals and drums, influenced by other African [...]

NEW RESEARCH CLAIMS THAT 60% OF MUSICIANS ARE ALREADY USING AI TO MAKE MUSIC (MIXMAG)

By |2023-04-19T18:09:51-05:00April 19th, 2023|AI, Dance Music, electronic music, Entertaiment, House Music, Internet, MixMAg, Music, news, producer|

Just 28% of participants in a survey by distributor Ditto Music said that they would avoid using AI to make music WORDS: BECKY BUCKLE | PICTURE: ANTONIO ROBERTS New research from music distribution company Ditto Music has revealed that 59.5% of artists are already using AI to create music, while a further 47% are inclined artificial intelligence (AI) for [...]

Rediscovering Victor Simonelli (5Mag)

By |2023-04-16T13:05:13-05:00April 16th, 2023|5 Magazine, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History, Interviews, New York, producer|

Three generations of dance music DJs, producers & fans have been enlightened and inspired by the funky, souled’up testament of Victor Simonelli. A new collection focuses attention on his deeply influential early ’90s house tracks. It’s happened a million times, it’s happened every day for more than 30 years and it’s probably also happened [...]

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