Producer / DJ News
Pete Tong on Creating One of Dance Music’s Most Important Mix-Shows
On October 30, 1993, Pete Tong oversaw the first episode of the Essential Mix on BBC’s Radio 1. Club music was ascendant in the U.K., and Tong devoted a late-night slot to it on national radio, playing an uninterrupted string of house — inspired by iconic New York City mix-shows — that included cuts from Bottom Dollar, Lisa B and Sabres of Paradise.
“The fact that I come on playing house music and the underground of the whole country is kind of dancing to that, obviously the show connected with the people in a really powerful way from the start,” Tong tells Rolling Stone.
Posted by Thr33 at 11:12 on 10-11-2018 and has been viewed 6730 times.
Swedish House Mafia confirm Mexico City Show
After announcing last month that they were reuniting to tour in 2019, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Steve Angello, best known as Swedish House Mafa, have revealed that they will play Mexico City’s Foro Sol on May 18th.
The reunion tour announcement was trailed by a week-long social media countdown, which culminated in a live streamed press conference. The tour opens in their hometown of Stockholm on May 2nd at the Tele2 Arena. A further two dates were subsequently added, with all three sellling out.
Posted by Thr33 at 11:06 on 10-11-2018 and has been viewed 7680 times.
Van Buuren plays 7 hours set at Untold Festival
Untold Festival 2018 went down this past weekend (2nd - 5th August) and was a truly spectacular time.
Taking place in in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, the massive festival featured a stacked line-up of DJs and live electronic acts including The Prodigy, Paul Kalkbrenner, Nina Kraviz, Solomun, Andy C and Noisia.
DJ Mag had the pleasure of live streaming some the biggest sets from the weekend from the likes of Tiësto, Afrojack, Oliver Heldens and KSHMR. Also streamed was an incredible seven hour set from trance legend Armin van Buuren.
Posted by Thr33 at 13:30 on 07-08-2018 and has been viewed 6772 times.
New Diplo documentary ft. M.I.A, Bieber, Madonna & more.
Diplo has introduced his new mini documentary, Florida to California, to the world. The short piece documents his career, starting from his beginnings in Southern Florida to the creation of his first studio album in 2004, which is named after the state.
Posted by Thr33 at 00:10 on 07-07-2018 and has been viewed 7798 times.
Avicii documentary maker: ‘The industry never really understood him’
The filmmaker behind Avicii’s True Stories documentary, Levan Tsikurishvili, has penned a heartfelt Instagram post in tribute to the late EDM star who passed away last month.
Tsikurishvili, who directed the deeply honest documentary about the young Swedish superstar’s meteoric rise to fame, described Avicii as “the most intelligent and loyal person I’ve ever got to know in this superficial industry. An industry that was not smart enough for you and that never really understood who you were”.
Posted by Thr33 at 21:06 on 09-05-2018 and has been viewed 6522 times.
Serato DJ Pro & Serato DJ Lite Launched, Includes Practice Mode & Hi-Res Graphics
After months of speculations and leaks, they’re finally here: Serato just announced the release of its Serato DJ Pro and Serato DJ Lite apps, which are brand new overhauled versions of Serato DJ and Serato DJ Intro respectively. The major update to both apps include a raft of new features: Practice Mode lets you mix with two decks and a crossfader without any hardware connected, making it perfect for testing out blends and practising when you’re on the move. An overhauled high-resolution user interface makes its way to the apps, which means you now get crisp text that’s easier to read and sharp graphics.
Posted by Thr33 at 17:02 on 01-03-2018 and has been viewed 7545 times.
Eric Prydz teases return of his hologram show
Eric Prydz has shared a new teaser for his spectacular 3D hologram show, with a big announcement expected this Wednesday (31st January).
The Swedish progressive don has been pioneering work with holograms for a while now with his spectacular EPIC shows, which is now in its 5th incarnation.
Posted by Thr33 at 13:41 on 30-01-2018 and has been viewed 8261 times.
Interview: Laidback Luke on mastering the art of DJing
Over the past 25 some odd years, the Electronic Music scene has gone through a complete transformation. From the packed, sweaty underground Techno scene from years past to the monstrous pop-culture and bass-infused modern era, the genre has grown exponentially. The underground and early days of the “EDM Transformation” saw a tightly knit group of fans divulged in the masterpiece LIVE production and music talent of sets changing pace at every beat, to a repetitive and almost predictable Live set scene currently taking over the world.
Posted by Thr33 at 22:49 on 04-12-2017 and has been viewed 2919 times.
Martin Garrix drops 2 new tracks
Martin Garrix has dropped two new tracks to start December.
Today (Friday) finally sees the release his festival-tested collaboration with David Guetta, entitled ‘So Far Away’, alongside a new production courtesy of his AREA21 alias.
No longer featuring Ellie Goulding, ‘So Far Away’ now sees Jamie Scott and Romy Dya supplying the passionate vocals. As previously reported, Goulding’s management and label requested she be removed from the final release following its premature debut.
Posted by Thr33 at 22:37 on 04-12-2017 and has been viewed 2218 times.
Skrillex wins DJ Mag Highest Bass
2017 highlights for Skrilelx include a legendary Dog Blood reboot with Boys Noize at HARD Summer, a get-together with his old emo band From First To Last, an appearance at the ACLU fund-raiser, and key festivals such as Burning Man and experimental gathering Form Acrosanti.
Posted by Thr33 at 17:37 on 24-10-2017 and has been viewed 2117 times.