Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
OppiKoppi Weekender livestreams this weekend OppiKoppi Weekender sees the legendary music festival join the world of virtual event streaming this long weekend coming. In lieu of the (current) global pandemic and other extenuating circumstances, the OppiKoppi agenda has been tweaked to bring you an online music safari on Sunday 9th and Mon 10th August. […]
Tomorrowland Around The World had over 1 million viewers Tomorrowland Around The World seems to have set the standard for virtual events. The virtual event space can be described in two words: oversaturated and under-delivered. But it seems like Tomorrowland Around The World got it right this past weekend. Technology and a virtual experience were the order […]
Jeremy Loops Mortal Man gets house remix by Alle Farben Jeremy Loops Mortal Man is the self-made pop star’s latest hit and he has joined forces with internationally recognised German electronic producer Alle Farben for a house remix. The remix, out now on Decca Records, gives the track a new energetic summer vibe that will certainly make fans […]
Beatport reinstates Hard Techno category Beatport, not everybody’s favourite online DJ music store, but certainly the biggest and most popular, has announced that it will be reinstating its Hard Techno genre page. We suspect the serious techno guys were not impressed with the barrage of melodic techno that has hit the scene in the past […]
Shimza Robben Island DJ set & After Movie now available The Shimza Robben Island DJ set this past Saturday, 18 July 2020, on Mandela Day is now available on YouTube in the form of an after-movie and his actual performance too. Ashley Raphala, aka ‘Shimza’, become the first artist to live stream from Robben […]
Faithless This Feeling, first single in 10 years Faithless This Feeling is the dance band’s first single to be released in 10 years. To mark the occasion they’ve already produced a video for it. Faithless This Feeling featuring Suli Breaks & Nathan Ball premiered on Friday 24th July. The song has a bit of Black […]
Elon Musk says soon you will be able to stream music inside your head Elon Musk says that his startup, Neuralink, he co-founded in 2016, will soon have a brain implant chip that will be able to stream music inside your head. An update on how this computer-brain interface will work and its progress will […]
Def Jam Africa expands into Côte D’ivoire, Cameroon And Senegal Def Jam Africa is Universal Music Group’s label dedicated to supporting the best in African hip-hop talent and culture across the continent. They have just announced that they have now expanded into French-speaking Africa. This makes perfect sense as Hip Hop is very popular both […]
DJ Tira’s #FactDurbanRocks2020 goes ahead on Channel O this weekend DJ Tira’s #FactDurbanRocks2020 will still take place this weekend, just not with a crowd! The Afrotainment boss announced that his #FactDurbanRocks2020 concert will be aired on Channel O this weekend. DJ Tira’s annual #FactDurbanRocks2020 concert will take place on out TV screens. Basically, a […]
Jethro Tait ‘SAD’ gets Aidin Caye Techno remix of hit single “Sad” is the follow up single from Jethro Tait after his 2019 release “Who You Are” as well as the successful collaboration with DJ Kent “The Words”. The song offers an open and honest account about trying to move on from feeling down. […]
