David Mancuso's ethos of universal love fuelled one of history's most cherished parties, The Loft. A succession drama now clouds the future of the event and its protected legacy, Nyshka Chandran reports. In 2022, Jon Martin was at the Ukrainian National Home, a nondescript building in Manhattan's East Village, where The Loft, a sacred [...]
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 [...]
Move is a portable, four-track sampling sketchpad. Ableton, the German music software company, is releasing a standalone instrument. Move comes with 32 pressure-sensitive pads with velocity and polyphonic aftertouch, used to trigger a library of over 1,500 sounds. The software also integrates a 16-step sequencer and a speaker, and links easily with [...]
All proceeds from the October 18th event will go to War Child. Resident Advisor is hosting a pop-up charity record shop at Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) next month. Taking place at Tilla Tec on October 18th, Dig Deep has been made possible through donations from DJs and record labels, including Nick Höppner, [...]
The legendary house music vocalist said that the cost of treatments are mounting. Peven Everett is raising money to cover the cost of his lung cancer treatment. The Chicago house music legend launched a GoFundMe with the help of friend George Shaban on July 29th, aiming to raise $100,000. "The cost of treatments [...]
The legendary German group paid tribute to the late Japanese composer during a headlining set at Fuji Rock Festival. Kraftwerk performed a rare cover during their headlining set at Japan's Fuji Rock Festival on July 27th: "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Before diving into an instrumental version of the 1983 track, [...]
Only 1000 print copies of Deckades will be available, chronicling the history and influence of the CDJ from 1994 to now. Pioneer DJ is ringing in 30 years of the CDJ with a new limited-edition fan zine. The Deckades zine maps the history and influence of the CDJ across 23 distinct models, from [...]
The alliance will aim to improve the way users around the world discover electronic music and events. Resident Advisor and SoundCloud have partnered to expand artist and fan connection online and on the dance floor. Launching this month, the aim of the alliance is to improve the way users of both platforms [...]
Promoters and production agencies assess how turbulent economic conditions and shifting audience trends are impacting the industry. When London one-dayer 51st State cancelled its event last month, it became the 44th UK festival to do so in 2024. 51st State's reasons—low ticket sales, soaring operational costs and a general lull in engagement [...]
Brown was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer late last year Glitterbox is releasing an album to raise funds for Kathy Brown's chosen cancer charity, Macmillan Cancer Support. The legendary house vocalist was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, which has since spread to her brain, late last year. A GoFundMe has since been set up by Brown's daughter [...]
