Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
SCORB Interview ahead of Rezonance NYE 2015/16 I have finished and discarded many tracks in the last few years that maybe in the past I would have released. This is because I am wary of repeating myself and am trying to avoid putting out music that isn’t my best work” What is a SCORB? How […]
Egbert Interview – back in SA by popular demand Egbert van der Gugten is a techno DJ/producer who has been scooped up by none other than Cocoon Records including GEM, a Dutch record label. He is a keen producer and a DJ who prides himself on his live sets. He was discovered on MySpace by […]
The Doof Life … as much as this crazy Doof Life is full of glitter and lights, not everything is glitz and glamour.” The Doof life down under in Australia is an eclectic mix of crazy people having a good time. But for me this recent tour to Australia was a mixed bag of experiences… […]
It’s ‘Hamman Time’ with Nick Hamman 5FM’s hotshot jock I think there is too much complacency in the industry. There are some fantastic broadcasters, but there is too much generic content on the air.” Cape Town born Nick Hamman has been tearing up the airwaves on the nation’s leading commercial music radio station, 5FM for […]
Xoli M stepping up soulfully I want to release an album that is going to change the game” “First beat I ever heard, was of my own heart…” remarks Xoli Mazibuko. For listeners the first time they would hear her music would be some years later in 2010 when Xoli recorded her first hit […]
This Ghost Producer Interview offers some insight How much does a ghost producer get paid to write a track for a DJ or someone wanting to pass themselves off as a producer? Is using a ghost producer helping a DJ/Producer to deceive his/her fans? Is the ghost producer bad for electronic music? Should we line […]
LOUD – 10 years of pioneering psytrance If we were making 100 % original music people would probably not dance… It’s no shame to make people happy with simple triplets and predictable drops.” Win 4 tickets + 4 rejuvenation station passes to Rezonance NYE festival LOUD are one of those artists that, to me, it feels like […]
Juicy M – Electro and Progressive House DJ/producer Win 1 of 2 sets of double tickets to Spring Crush featuring Juicy M Juicy M – Electro and Progressive House DJ/producer.Juicy M is YouTube famous for a video of her mixing with four CDJ players without using headphones. She’s been trolled and criticised for this, yet […]
TiMO ODV – Signs to major, writes Deep House hit single TiMO ODV has gone from relative newcomer to the music scene (he still is) to a number one hit [as measured by SA EMA and Afstereo National Charts], with his song ‘Save Me’ featuring Sarah Jackson. There are various plans for me right now […]
Cassper Nyovest – Rapper with a ‘Family Tree’ Cassper Nyovest – when he was still young and determined to make his mark he left his debut single “Gusheshe” at radio stations around South Africa and no one could have predicted that the grimy, unashamedly ghetto hip hop anthem would steer the Mafikeng born rapper’s career into the […]
