Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
#StopArrestingDJs movement on the rise in Kenya after arrests A #StopArrestingDJs movement is taking place in Kenya. A weekend of arrests of Kenyan DJs saw rise to a social media campaign that managed to free at least two DJs under attack by authorities. On Friday several nightclubs in Nairobi were raided by officers claiming to […]
Ibiza club crack down to end dawn celebrations An Ibiza club crack down aims to put an end to sunrise sets. ‘Party Island’ Ibiza’s clubbing capital, San Antonio, is getting an earlier bed time. The local council is on a mission to ‘improve the image of the resort’ thus clocking in a new curfew of […]
Forbes highest paid female artists in music for 2017 The Forbes highest paid female artists in music list for 2017 was revealed and unlike male electronic music artists, the list is pretty much your stock-standard group of high profile pop stars. The list admittedly does include some of the most iconic females currently rocking the […]
Beatport Beats In School grabs Anjunabeats as next mentor label Beats In School grabs Anjunabeats as the next mentor label of their producer competition. Beatport just announced the first winner of the Beats In School series. Taya Mills is the techno/house wizard who is now receiving mentorship from Circus Recordings, amongst other treats. Seeing as […]
Ibiza authorities ban DJs from beach clubs Dance music mourns as Ibiza authorities ban DJs from beach clubs. There is no shortage of live music or DJs on the party island of Ibiza. Pretty much the only reason people go to Ibiza is to listen to dance music at beach clubs, but authorities are having […]
AGNT.COM aims to provide simple DJ booking app AGNT.com is sort of like Tinder for DJs and promoters, minus the swiping. In an industry where ‘knowing people’ helps to get gigs, it’s often tough for DJs starting out to get booked. Gigs get you followers and followers get you gigs, but how can you crack […]
Sound engineers are the wizards behind the scenes that enable the magic to happen Sound engineers as well as lighting technicians should actually get some fame and glory. These are the guys that are seldom noticed yet are responsible for most of your ‘memorable’ nights at a club or festival. From the crazy light-shows to […]
