Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Facebook DJ livestreams to be clamped down We’ve all been inundated with Facebook DJ livestreams since global lockdown and sentiments around them are certainly divided. Some people love them, some don’t. Some DJs do them, some don’t. What we can all agree on though is that live streaming of DJ sets has been a tough sell, whether done as part of […]
New Netflix series White Lines is about a DJ in Ibiza The new Netflix series White Lines was created by Money Heist’s Álex Pina. Drugs, DJs, death, and mystery shrouds the new series premiering on Netflix next Friday, 15 May. Titled White Lines, the dark and comedic story follows a sister’s quest to find out […]
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 […]
A DJ Black Coffee wedding set costs R1million A DJ Black Coffee wedding set costs R1million, are you ready to book the global superstar? Luckily for them, DJ Black Coffee played a surprise set at Somizi Mhlongo and Mohale’s wedding. Look, Black Coffee is at the top of his game. As one of the most […]
Hot N Ready DJ Tips By Eris Drew And Octo Octa Hot N Ready DJ Tips is available on Eris Drew and Octo Octa’s website. What with knowledge being power and all, Eris Drew and Octo Octa are sharing theirs with the release of a 16-page ‘Hot N Ready DJ Tips’ guide. Split into two […]
WATCH: DJ Arch Jnr’s little sister also has the DJ moves Looks like mad DJ skills runs in the family because now DJ Arch Jnr’s little sister is also getting in on the action. In 2015 Arch Jnr captured the hearts of millions of South Africans when the then three-year-old won SA’s Got Talent with […]
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 […]
Fuser DJ game from the creators of Guitar Hero The Fuser DJ game features more than 100 tracks all waiting to be mixed and matched as you scratch. From the creators of console favourites, Guitar Hero and Rock Band Harmonix comes a new interactive music game centred around DJing. Titled Fuser, the developer describes it […]
How To DJ, a book by FutureDJs, coming this month FutureDJs wants to show you How To DJ, all in a neat and concise book. The book, titled ‘How To DJ’ is described as “the complete resource for anyone interested in the alchemy of mixing records,” is slated for release later this month. The press […]
Serato celebrates 20th anniversary with documentary series & limited-edition box set Serato celebrates 20th anniversary with part one of the documentary out now. 20 years ago, two computer science students from New Zealand created Serato, a company that has revolutionised the digital DJing scene on a global scale. All it took was out of the […]
