Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Pharrell Williams invests in ROLI, a music tech startup Pharrell Williams invests in the tech startup called ROLI, an innovative brand bringing new Pharrell, who has always focussed on the bigger picture regarding music, has now become co-owner of the UK-based music tech start-up ROLI. With his investment, he has now taken up the position […]
Solar Sound system powers speakers with bikes and solar panels Solar Sound System is peddling renewable energy in a fun way. Although the party is held in the 14 th arrondissement of Paris, it is completely off the grid. The entire DJ rig, speakers and turntables, are powered solely by two large solar panels and […]
Future Frequency Festival 2017 announces internationals Future Frequency Festival 2017 is raising the frequency to maximum party levels, for their upcoming festival. In terms of production, FF has always been on the cutting edge in terms of venue, sound and feel to make all the techno heads squeal with delight. The mere fact that the […]
Native Instruments acquires $59 million from EMH Partners Native Instruments is proving instrumental in the switch to a democratized music creation landscape. They have made a solid leap towards accomplishing this goal by acquiring a US$59 million investment from EMH Partners, based in Munich, they announced at Amsterdam Dance Festival. To get such an investment […]
Facebook trial sees non-promoted posts moved out of news feed With the new Facebook trial, non-promoted posts are on the chopping block, so to speak. The Facebook news feed is comprised of posts from friends, promoted posts, ads and posts from pages you have ‘liked’. Naturally, people want to stream-line the news that’s fed to […]
Fear and Loathing TV show in the pipeline A Fear and Loathing TV show is in the pipeline, get ready to light it up. A new TV series illuminating the life of iconic and controversial journalist Hunter S. Thompson is being developed. Whether you’ve read the book, watched the movie or even just have a […]
The NXT LVL TV Show searches for the next big music superstar Level up musically with The NXT LVL TV Show. The NXT LVL is a reality TV Show brought to you by a partnership between Vodacom and Rocka. The show airs on Mzansi Magic, channel 161 on DSTV, every Wednesday at 21:30 and will […]
Psychedelic drugs could curb violence in people, study shows Make love, not war with Psychedelic drugs. A study conducted by researchers from the University of Alabama shows that psychedelics such as LSD, magic mushrooms, peyote and ayahuasca, might, in fact, make people less violent and less likely to commit assault or steal. The data they […]
YouTube hacks allow you to play videos in the background on iOS and Android These YouTube hacks will allow you to play your music, while doing other activities too. Everyone with a smartphone has experienced the frustration of wanting to play videos on YouTube while using other apps. But that reward is only available to […]
Calvin Harris gets into an internet row with Doctors EDM superstar Calvin Harris steps out from the decks and into the medical industry. Recently, Harris has shown his kind heart by donating proceeds from his Omnia show booking fee to the Las Vegas Victims fund. He is one of the biggest names in EDM, making […]
