Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
WATCH: Spike Jonze Beastie Boys documentary trailer The Beastie Boys documentary will screen in a handful of cinemas from 3 April. Who better to document the legendary Beastie Boys than fellow legend, friend and acclaimed director Spike Jonze? I mean the end result is bound to be a masterpiece and judging by the trailer, it […]
Red Bull Music Studios Cape Town calls on Producers to apply for studio time Apply for a chance at studio time at Red Bull Music Studios Cape Town today. Red Bull Music is looking for up and coming artists from around South Africa to come into their Cape Town Studio for a week to make […]
Woolworths in talks to renew license with SAMPRA, play local music Woolworths received backlash over plan to play royalty-free music rather than support local artists. Last month Woolies made a very un-South African announcement about opting to play royalty-free music rather than pay for a license to play local music. I get that saving money […]
The Coronavirus effect on global events so far The Coronavirus effect on global events has seen the postponement/cancellation of major festivals. As the world continues to shrink with countries restricting travel in hopes of curbing the spread of the Novel Coronavirus, the global economy is taking a massive hit, especially businesses that rely on tourists […]
Coronavirus: Tomorrowland Winter and Ultra Miami cancelled The festivals have been postponed due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus. As the world sits in suspense, wondering what reach the novel coronavirus will have, businesses are forced to make tough decisions in order to minimize the virus’ spread. For Tomorrowland Winter and Ultra Miami the […]
Here’s how to get playlisted on Spotify Spotify’s head of music shares how to get playlisted on Spotify- it’s simpler than you think. Playlists are ‘novels’ for music aficionados, where they can step into their ideal realities. For artists, playlists can catapult your earnings and career to new heights- literally putting you on the map. […]
Get to know Bazique headliner TERR Enter the Fantastic Planet of Bazique headliner TERR. As you know, Bazique is all about that freaky fun, boundless creativity and music to make you move and with Bazique Festival 2020’s headliner TERR, you’re getting it all in spades. The project of Brazil-born, Berlin-based Daniela Caldellas, TERR was destined […]
DJ Black Coffee explains why he isn’t taking many gigs in SA DJ Black Coffee feels that SA’s music industry needs more promoters. In terms of artists going around the block, there’s no bigger than Black Coffee. SA’s house master has been on the international circuit for years and knows a thing or two about […]
Major labels earn $1milion per hour from streaming And so the major labels continue their stronghold on the music industry. A report by Music Business Worldwide has revealed the most recent figures from Universal, Sony and Warner pertaining to revenue generated from music streaming. What they detail isn’t shocking, although it does highlight the monopoly […]
Beatport splits techno category into two again Beatport splits techno category to highlight the sounds of each style. In its quest to refine categorizing, Beatport has expanded the techno categories on its download and streaming site to better represent the varying sounds. Now, users will be treated to two different techno available as charts (both […]
