As house music spread beyond its Chicago birthplace in the late 1980s, no city soaked up the sound quite as eagerly as New York. This was in a large part down to an ecosystem of promoters, labels, record shops and artists that extends far beyond the accepted canon of major-name DJs and producers. Here, Bruce [...]
The new controller has been developed in collaboration with Algoriddim Hercules has announced a new controller, the DJ Control Mix Ultra. Developed in collaboration with Algoriddim — developers of the djay app — the controller is “created for mobile-first DJs who came up learning to embrace music mixing using apps and streaming services”. It integrates directly [...]
It follows a previous book by author Edwin Rios (aka Bear Who?) called Dreams Of Being A DJ A new illustrated children's book with the aim of teaching children about "the universal power of music" is to be published this spring. The book, titled I Can DJ Anywhere, is the work of author [...]
Born on 18th January 1955, the late, great Frankie Knuckles' influence on dance music culture cannot be understated. 11 years since his tragic passing, Bruce Tantum marks what would have been the Godfather of House music's 70th birthday by selecting 20 tracks and mixes from across his long and storied career, mapping the legacy [...]
The UK legend revisit key edits from the three decades of his discography Carl Cox is celebrating the new year by sharing 10 of his favourite remixes from three decades. The UK legend revisited key and classic edits in his discography released from 1992 to 2019 in an Instagram post in the lead-up to New Year's Eve [...]
NYC house veteran Tommy Bones delivers two deep, dubbed-out rollers for Vega Records Tommy Bones is readying a new double AA release on Vega Records, ‘Shouldna/Dub Style’. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Dub Style’ below. Over thirty years after his first professional DJ gig in New York City, the house veteran continues [...]
It reportedly helps boost the streaming company's profit margins A new report published by Harper's Magazine has alleged that Spotify is filling some of its biggest music playlists with work by "ghost artists", a group of musicians who create large amounts of music to be distributed specifically across the streaming platform. According to journalist Liz Pelly [...]
Fairer royalty dividends for artists based on what you hear in a club, at no extra cost to venues New software which helps producers get paid when a DJ plays their music in a club is gaining support from across the industry. AlphaTheta's KUVO powered by DJ Monitor was launched to "champion fair royalties [...]
The Chicago house pioneer's longtime production partner Eric Kupper will guest at the event fabric is putting on a special event in January to mark what would have been the 70th birthday of Frankie Knuckles. Taking place during the daytime of Saturday, 25th January, the London club's For Frankie event will mark the first [...]
From discerning, standout inter-continental hits like ‘Flash’ and ‘La La Land’ to his pioneering labels and action-packed DJ sets, Chicago don Green Velvet has been a crucial figure in the development of house music over the past 30 years. Continually pushing forwards, not content to rest on his laurels, he’s a deserving winner of [...]
