Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
How iTunes shutdown will affect DJs The iTunes shutdown is happening, but DJs be weary before updating to Catalina. As users greet Apple’s new desktop operating system update, macOS Catalina, they also say goodbye (forever) to nearly two decades of iTunes. Only this transition isn’t as simple as ‘hello goodbye’ for DJs, who have […]
Watch Insta DJ: a doccie exploring social media’s impact on dance music Insta DJ may focus on dance music, but it’s something everyone living in the digital age should see. A new documentary by Pioneer DJ explores social media’s impact on DJs and the dance music scene as dissected by artists, DJs, managers and experts. […]
Eden ft Earstrip/Querox/Dane Stirrat/Headroom/Anthea Scholtz – the deets Eden ft Earstrip/Querox/Dane Stirrat/Headroom/Anthea Scholtz is going to be one for the books. Eden is celebrated as a firm favourite on the events calendar, consistently hosting top-shelf parties that are known to sell out of tickets, delivering The Eden Experience to revellers. Check out these 10 Eden […]
Cocaine trade is fueling climate change, research confirms The cocaine trade is fueling deforestation, climate change and migration. “My actions aren’t harming anyone,” It’s just on weekends,” says the cocaine user. But meanwhile, back at the ranch, your frivolous fun is harming someone very important: Mother Earth. New research released this week shows that cocaine […]
What makes us stop listening to new music when as get older? New music – it’s a young person’s game they say! So, what makes older people avert new music then? They’re not uncool, it’s a psychological thing! You may have heard such old-folk phrases like, “turn off that noise” and “they don’t make music […]
DJ Lag Uhuru submitted for Grammy consideration DJ Lag s Uhuru has been submitted for Grammy consideration; a first for gqom. There is literally no stopping DJ Lag, and it’s a beautiful thing to witness. The Durban-born gqom pioneer has had a cracker of a year, having released his 6-track EP Uhuru via Diplo’s imprint […]
Euphonik’s record label owes SARS R 10m DJ Euphonik’s record label, Euphonik Productions, owes SARS nearly R10 million in unpaid taxes. Euphonik Productions, record label of house music maestro Euphonik, is in serious trouble with SARS, owing the taxman R9,888,396.84 in unpaid taxes. Now SARS has been forced to drag Euphonik Productions to the high […]
Boom Festival 2020 tickets sell out, beware of fake ticket site Boom Festival 2020 tickets sold out in 90 min. Sorry folks- for those who thought they could still get tickets to Boom Festival 2020 are out of luck. Tickets to next year’s installment of the psytrance wonderland at Idanha-a-Nova in Portugal sold out in […]
Radiomonitor Airplay Chart launches in SA The current #1 on the South African Radiomonitor Airplay Chart is Black Coffee ft. Usher- Lalala. The authority in airplay monitoring, Radiomonitor, has officially launched the South African Airplay Chart – a definitive airplay chart based on impressions/reach. An artist holding the number #1 position on Radiomonitor’s South African […]
LISTEN: Eric Prydz new album ‘Pryda 15 Vol III’ Eric Prydz has released 27 new tracks in the space of four months. The Swedish producer has completed the final part of his ‘Pryda 15’ trilogy, an album aptly titled ‘Pryda 15 Vol III’ which was released on Friday, 4 October. The 13-track album follows on […]
