Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Riky Rick’s Cotton Festival 2020 venue & date confirmed Cotton Festival 2020 is on, grab early bird tickets today. Cotton Fest 2020 returns to the Old Park Station in Newtown, Johannesburg with early bird tickets now on sale at Webtickets and Pick n Pay outlets nationwide. Merging both known and unknown South African talent, Cotton […]
New saliva drug test detects weed Employers or traffic officers can now test whether you’re stoned with the new saliva drug test. In what seems to be the biggest timewaster, authorities have developed a new saliva-based drug test that detects… cannabis use. It’s as if the law didn’t just decide that private cannabis use was […]
Ryan Murgatroyd drops sophomore release on Swoon Recordings Ryan Murgatroyd presents ‘Is that you,’ out now via Swoon Recordings. In June 2019, pioneering South African artist Ryan Murgatroyd celebrated the launch of his new imprint Swoon Recordings with the release of a deep and expansive two-track extended player titled ‘Wicked Eyes’. With widespread live support […]
All new Roland MC-707 and MC-101 Grooveboxes unveiled 1996 saw the release of the hugely popular MC-303 Groovebox, Roland MC-707 and MC-101 are grooveboxes for the modern generation. The original Roland MC-303 quickly became renowned due to its incredibly intuitive operation, wide range of sonic capabilities and its very low price. For the first time, […]
Share Spotify audio clips on Facebook Stories Users can share 15-second audio clips directly from Spotify to Facebook Stories. The time has come for users to be able to share the music they love directly from Spotify to Facebook’s Stories feature- a feature that is all the craze in social media. In fact, in April […]
PREMIERE: Bantwanas EP “Back to Front” out now The Bantwanas EP “Back to Front” is out via All Day I Dream Records. For their 49th release, UK label, All Day I Dream, set their focus on South African based Electronic Live band, Bantwanas, to showcase their immense talent and unique pallet to the world. With […]
Good news and bad news just in from Native Instruments HQ Industry giant, Native Instruments, has just announced 20% workforce layoffs alongside plans for a new “unified music production platform”. Last week rumors surfaced about massive layoffs within Native Instruments, now Native Instruments has responded with some clarification and a rather exciting roadmap for future […]
Facebook like counts might also get the ax Social media influences may need to say goodbye to Facebook like counts. In late July we reported on how Instagram was testing the impact that removing (hiding) the like count on the image-based platform would have on mental health. Instead of seeing that Friend A and 100, […]
Enrico Sangiuliano revitalizes 1992 rave staple ‘Camargue’ The Enrico Sangiuliano take on the rave classic ‘Camargue’ is out via Drumcode. Drumcode mainstay Enrico Sangiuliano re-asserts his studio prowess with a mesmerising adaption of CJ Bolland’s ‘Camargue’, guiding the 1992 R&S staple into heavier techno waters. The track features as part of the ‘Camargue 2019’ remix […]
Streaming platform Matter to pay artists more than Spotify For this streaming platform, artists Matter. In terms of importance regarding songs, artists are literally crucial. Without them, there would be no music. Artists need food and other necessities to live and create music, which is why it is of upmost importance that they get paid. […]
