Columns
If Streaming Isn’t Going Away, Can We Make It Fairer?
We recently published a column about Spotify’s new pay-to-play initiative. This week we’re looking at what…
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Columns
Streaming Won’t Kill DJing, But It Might Just Create DJ Ghosts
Harold Heath makes the case that “streaming won’t kill the DJ star”.…
News
Engine DJ’s New Update Brings Soundcloud Go+ and Beatport Link Streaming to Denon DJ Products
Engine OS v1.5 also features a new Quick Source Menu, making it easier to switch between various sources including all supported streaming services.
News
Musicians Union Launch Campaign To Increase Artist Streaming Royalties
The Keep Music Alive campaign is calling for urgent change to the music industry to protect musicians and artists from…
Long Reads
Gear Predictions For 2021
We cast our gaze into the future and predict what hardware releases await us in the coming year.
Columns
2020 A Year In Dance Music. Pt. 2: Plague Raves – Watch Like Nobody’s Dancing
We continue our review of 2020 in dance music, with the second half of a year in which DJs tragically…
Mixcloud Announce New Live Streaming Platform
Streaming service Mixcloud has released its new platform early due to the Corona pandemic. …
News
Another News Story About Streaming
The streaming race continues as Google beats Apple to the punch.…
Long Reads
2020: A Year In Dance Music Part 1 – Through The Haunted Mirror
We look back at the year in dance music through the twisted prism of social media.…
Long Reads
2020: The Year In Gear
We look back at a year of music technology and pick our favourite pieces of hardware.
News
Black Friday: Evermix: 20% Off
This Black Friday we’re offering a different deal each day. Keep an eye on our socials and newsletter to…
Columns
Promised Land(fill)
With over 40,000 pieces of music released every day, Harold Heath wonders how many jokes he can make at the expense of tech house.
The Best...
The Best Holiday Gifts For Producers
In this holiday edition of Best Of, we round up the most drool-worthy gifts of the 2020 season.
Gear/Software
Waves CLA Epic
Waves’ latest effects plugin combines four delays with four reverbs. Is more necessarily better?
News
Algoriddim’s Neural Mix Pro Can Isolate Vocal, Instrument and Drum Stems
Neural Mix Pro’s ‘real-time music source separation’ could be the next technological stepping stone for extracting acapellas and other musical parts from audio for sampling.
Job Envy
Allan Siema
Allan Siema is an artist manager at Simple Complex Music, co-founder and publicist for music platform Fave Sounds and…
Columns
Swimming Against The Stream
Spotify announced their latest mad plan ‘Amplifying Artist Input in Your Personalized Recommendations’ this week. Harold Heath shares some fair…
Gear/Software
Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000
With the CDJ’s ubiquity in clubland, and at this price point, it was always going to create a stir…
News
Labelism is New App That Allows You To Discover Music Via Record Label Data
A new label-based music discovery app, Labelism, is available for download on August 6th.…
Job Envy
Robb McDaniels
For this month’s Job Envy feature, we spoke to the Robb McDaniels, CEO of the world’s largest online…
Interviews
Sisters Of Murphy: Róisín Murphy & Colleen Murphy In Conversation
This month’s feature interview is with singer, songwriter and Disco-Queen Róisin Murphy who’s about to drop…
Interviews
Bradley Zero: “You have to understand the language of the people who are actually gatekeeping the whole thing.”
Rhythm Section is a successful record label, studio space and events host with founder Bradley Zero at the heart of…
News
Spotify Expands to Russia and Twelve Other Countries
Spotify’s expansion into Russia and twelve other countries brings the streaming platform to 92 markets worldwide.…
Long Reads
The Revolution Will Be Digitised: 25 Years Of The MP3
The 14th July 2020 is the 25th birthday of the MP3. We spoke with artist and curator Dr John Kannenberg…
Tutorials
Sell Your Music: Choosing The Right Music Distribution Service For You
If you’re looking to release your music, it’s important to consider how music distribution services can benefit you…
Interviews
Michail Stangl, Boiler Room: The Business of Music
Boiler Room is one of dance music’s most recognisable brands. In this month’s Business Of Music feature, we…
Show & Tell
Kassian
With a new four track EP out on Heist, we spoke with UK production duo Kassian about their life outside…
News
NTS Radio Launches Listener Support Scheme
Hackney’s NTS Radio has revealed a new membership scheme, NTS Supporters.…
Interviews
MixCloud – The Business of Music
It takes a lot to make a company successful in the music industry. In part three of our series – The…
Long Reads
Always Listening: Behind the Scenes at Audio-Technica
We go behind the scenes at Audio-Technica’s Tokyo headquarters to learn more about the company’s dedication to…
News
Bandcamp To Donate 100% To Racial Justice Group Every June 19th
The music retail and streaming platform have also allocated $30,000 annually to organisations campaigning for racial justice.…
Quizzes
How High is Your Roland IQ?
You have 15 mins to complete 14 practical tests for a chance to win £2,000 worth of Roland gear…
The Best...
Ten Of The Best: Headphones For Music Production
We offer a selection of our recommended headphones for studio use, picking out our top choices at a range of…
Long Reads
What Makes A Great DJ?
What makes a great DJ? Kristan Caryl asked a group of top selectors including Dave Clarke, Mr G, Mosca and…
The Best...
Ten Of The Best: New Analogue Mono Synths
2014 was an incredible year for analogue synths and 2015 looks set to deliver even more. We run through some…