Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Watch: Distant Dancefloors, looks at the effect of lockdown on DJ/Producers Distant Dancefloors is a 30-minute documentary that looks at the impact Covid-19 has had on the global electronic music scene. The documentary features Blond:ish, Eats Everything, Honey Dijon, Luciano, Rebuke and Fatboy Slim (briefly) who all give their opinions of the lockdown, how they have been coping, how they […]
What the world did to celebrate 420 Come rain or shine, puff but no pass, cannabis enthusiasts will find a way to celebrate 420. Cannabis has come a long way in the past few years, becoming accepted and in some cases legalized throughout the world. We are at the dawn of a new day for […]
Life after lockdown: partying in a post COVID-19 world What will life after lockdown be like in a COVID-19 world? As we enter the tail end (hopefully) of lockdown here in South Africa), it’s time to look at what our future in a Coronavirus world looks like. Yes, the Rona is here to stay- it’s […]
Should labels continue releasing music during lockdown? Yes, labels and artists should be releasing music during lockdown. As everyone fumbles around trying to navigate through the COVID-19 crisis and the uncertainty of the next paycheck, the norm is out the window and adaptability is key (as always) for survival. With no one going out and […]
How DJ/Producers can stay busy during lockdown Since gigging is out of the question, here are 8 ways DJs/Producers can stay busy during lockdown. To all you Producers/DJs, just because you’re stuck at home doesn’t mean you can’t get creative, productive and make some money. Sure, your biggest source of income has fallen away, which […]
Watch: Minilogue on the dance music scene’s polluted vibration Marcus Henriksson from Minilogue and Son Kite posted a video with text copy explaining why we need to live from the heart. There’s so much to say about the music industry’s impact on climate change. Travelling DJs and festivalgoers increase carbon emissions by flying or driving […]
About Last Night: Party behaviour of Men and Women And so, About Last Night continues and this time we evaluate the party behaviour of men vs. women. You ever hear the saying, “boys will be boys” when men get wrecked? Well, girls can party too! The TickPiack study found that of the 1,000 Americans surveyed, […]
About last night Part 1: a look into the blurred world of partying Have you ever woken up after a night’s drinking with shivers running down your spine and your heart thumping as you anxiously ponder the events that transpired the previous evening? And as the day goes on and your hangover continues to oscillate […]
AI-generated music and its influence on the music industry AI-generated music; helpful tool to boost creativity or the end of musicians as we know? *A classic article about the pros and cons about AI; the technology we want, need, and fear. AI has steadily infiltrated the music industry, lending its algorithmic processing to producers and […]
Boom Fest 2018 – Top 10 sets Boom Fest 2018 was an incredible experience. Once I’ve caught my breath I shall publish a review/overview of the event to help those that haven’t been, better understand why the top psytrance artists in the world call it the ‘mothership’ and refer to BOOM as the pinnacle of […]
