Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Spotify celebrates 10th anniversary of music discovery Spotify celebrates 10th anniversary this October. 10 years ago, this month, Spotify launched as a music streaming platform with the intention of becoming a tool for the discover of music; I don’t think anyone could have predicted exactly how big of an impact this platform would have on […]
Bookya launches “Gateway to China” initiative to promote DJ awareness Bookya wants to help DJs get into China’s music market. The leading electronic music social network has recently announced the launch of its “Gateway to China” initiative aimed at helping established and up-and-coming DJ’s and producers gain attention in the world’s fastest-growing dance music market- […]
TOYTOY Feat. Etapp Kyle, win free tickets Etapp Kyle will be shredding TOYTOY this Friday- Win free tickets! If you’ve been to a TOYTOY event, you know the quality of electronic music productions they deliver night in and night out, and this Friday they’re hosting a techno artist that will have you weak in the […]
MDMA bust of $57million in Australia; creative stash spot A tonne of MDMA bust out of sausage-making machines. That may sound like something you would like to hear at a rave, like some new slang describing rolling an MDMA joint or something- I don’t know, use your imagination. Anyways, in this instance the sentence refers […]
Study finds music industry workers experience “astronomical levels of stress” It’s not all about sweet tunes for music industry workers. There’s this preconception that working in the music industry is glamorous- well it’s not. 95% of people working in the music industry are not the ones jumping on stage for an hour playing music; they […]
Our Minds Festival: Win a FREE hamper (tickets & merch) My mind, your mind we all scream for Our Minds Festival! Ah, a festival: An event of merriment out in nature encompassed by friendship where you dance to music you love while marveling at mind-boggling décor and visuals. But what if there was more? What […]
5 reasons to get excited for Bonobo LIVE at Kirstenbosch Are you even ready for Bonobo LIVE at Kirstenbosch? As if fans aren’t rampaging Webtickets for those golden tickets of entry, here are 5 reasons to get excited for this booking. Bonobo has been releasing music since 2001. With 6 studio albums, 2 live albums, […]
Vibration technology to help deaf people experience live music Vibration technology can drastically improve deaf people’s experiences of live music. Listening to live music is one of the most liberating experiences one can go through, though naturally some people have limitations to the enjoyment; like those suffering from deafness. But technology today is so advanced […]
Scientists gave an Octopus MDMA yielding adorable results With so many tentacles to hug, giving an octopus MDMA resulted in a whole lotta love. Ah, the octopus; the trippy alien-looking invertebrate of the ocean who’s lineage is separated by 500 million years of evolution to our own and “show divergent anatomical patterns of brain organisation,” […]
Jsik Bouhbot – the man behind many of SA’s top music festivals Festival season is upon us, we sit down with SA’s No 1 Festival Producer, Jsik Bouhbot, to find out exactly what goes into putting on and building a world class production. When I say No 1, you need look no further than his […]
