Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Global Afropunk Festival dances its way to Joburg’s Constitution Hill The Global Afropunk Festival, previously held in New York, London, Atlanta, London and Paris grooves its way to Joburg’s Constitution Hill this December. Constitution Hill has a checkered past considering it was the site of the notorious Old Fort Prison Complex. Violent criminals and political […]
Dubspot DJ and Production school slammed for scamming students. Dubspot aka dudspot has been scamming students instead of slamming beats, according to recent allegations. Dubspot is a global DJ and Production school with physical locations in New York and Los Angeles and what appears to be a massive presence with their online correspondence courses. Over […]
Spinnin’ Records could be sold to Sony or Warner Spinnin’ Records is the next independent music label to be acquired by record company giants, according to a report on Music Business Worldwide. Over the past few years companies like Sony and BMG have been buying independent music labels all over the place. Here’s a list […]
New studies on psychedelic substances have lifted the veil of perception regarding its effect on the brain Psychedelic substances have been used medicinally throughout the ages. They have been used by a plethora of cultures to cure all kinds of mental disorders as well as connecting them to a higher state of consciousness. Psychedelic substances […]
DJ Sumirock, the 82-year-old dumpling making DJ. DJ Sumirock, the rocking grandma. 12 years ago at the young age of 70 DJ Sumirock started attending her friend’s monthly party at Decadance in Tokyo. She fell in love with the club scene it exhibited a sense of freedom, fun and style. 4 years ago a friend […]
DJ Pete Tong is promoting a hip new 808 Whisky Drumroll please….Introducing the 808 Whisky. Nothing says whisky more than a drum machine. Forget what you ever thought you knew about the esteemed gentleman’s drink. Forget about sipping it slowly on a few rocks at most, a team of entrepreneurs are trying to crowd fund an investment […]
The MP3 format is officially dead according to its creators. MP3 has officially run its course. The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, a division of the state-funded German research institute responsible for the development of the MP3 format in the late 80’s has announces its “licensing program for certain MP3 related patents and software of […]
Bongani Fassie is finally awarded his mother Brenda’s R20 million estate Bongani Fassie is the only son of one of the most iconic figures in South African music, Brenda Fassie. Brenda Fassie, affectionately referred to as MaBrrr or The Black Madonna sold many albums (Platinum status) and garnered a substantial estate by the time she […]
Cape Town producer DJ Mizz is celebrating big accomplishments DJ Mizz is a stand out producer and DJ hailing from Khayelitsha and 2017 has been a good year for him. He must be grinning from ear to ear with news of his nomination for ‘Remix of the Year’ at the 2017 SAMA’s. He was nominated […]
Top 10 African artists according to Forbes list 2017 There is a diverse array of African artists producing some of the best music and putting the continent on the musical map. With Forbes focussing on riches, they have compiled a list of the top 10 African artists according to their earnings. Brand value, earnings, endorsements […]
