Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Bruce Loko The Black Pearl EP out 22 Feb Bruce Loko is gearing up for release. From his jazzy background in Mpumulanga, the Loko sound is not your typical South African “house music”. His penchant for atmospheric sounds is packed with souring unabashed emotions and cinematic flourishes. Loko’s vision is to make his fans go […]
Australia “Police & Safety” fee shuts down its first festival The Australia “Police & Safety” fee has increased by 1250%, which festival will survive? Well that’s one way to shut down festivals without taking blame; Increase a lawful levy so much that no one can afford it, effectively shutting down festivals- but remember, they want […]
Headliners, EVOKINGS, chat ahead of Eden Experience this weekend Catch EVOKINGS at the Eden Experience season closer this Saturday. EVOKINGS is a Brazilian duo of life-long musicians dedicated to evoking passion for music and ultimately doing and living what they love. Their sound can be described as a medley of house, techno, disco, and classic […]
Get to know your Eden Experience Season Closer artists The Eden Experience Season Closer is fast-approaching; here’s what’s in store for you at Botanical Bliss. Join the Eden Experience back at the award-winning Zevenwacht Wine Estate for their most prolific celebration of the year- Botanical Bliss- as you say farewell to the season with a […]
How long it took for top musician salaries to match average jobs in 2018 Top musicians’ salaries equal our annual income in mere hours, yay. Well if it isn’t more data to make us feel inadequate about our salaries on a Friday. I mean, let’s face it: we KNOW top musicians make shitloads more than […]
IMS Ibiza joins forces with SHESAID.SO for 12th edition IMS Ibiza and SHESAID.SO will co-host the programme for this year’s installment. The International Music Summit (IMS) is the premier platform for business, culture and education in global electronic music, which is why it makes sense that they join forces with an organisation like SHESAID.SO, who […]
Paid streaming is overtaking free music services Paid streaming looks set to surpass free streaming services later this year. “Ten or 15 years ago, popular opinion had it that it was all over for the music business and people would no longer pay for music,” ERA (Entertainment Retailers Association) chief executive Kim Bayley said. Yes, […]
Fortnite’s Marshmello show brought in 10 million players Fortnite’s Marshmello show was a walk in Pleasant Park. On Saturday, 2 Feb at 2pm ET the gaming globe (and them some) witnessed the historical moment when Christopher Comstock aka EDM producer Marshmello played a 10-minute long show in Fortnite, which up to 60 players across thousands […]
Tomorrowland stage designer goes bankrupt The Tomorrowland stage designer is out of the production game. Tomorrowland is known for putting up some of the biggest productions the world has ever seen, it’s kind of their thing. And putting on such massive productions take a lot of hard work from teams of people work tirelessly to […]
EDM responds to Calvin Harris “Nazi headbanger music” tweet Calvin Harris has been horsing around. Twitter has exploded since Harris sent a tweet (now-deleted) to TenGraphs, describing his music as “Nazi headbanger music.” It all started when Apache called out Harris for apparently copying the music video for “Majesty” because his video for “Giant” with […]
