Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Bored wedding DJ whips up a game of Football Manager behind the decks From DJing to playing Football Manager in a fell swoop. Paddy Kyle from Cambuslang in Scotland has gone viral after sharing the picture of the wedding DJ who ditched the decks to get his team in order on the football field; it’s […]
Get your DJing Diploma at Megatrend private university in Serbia Go to university to get your DJing Diploma! It sounds strange, doesn’t it? At what point has DJing entered the realm of higher education like University, and how will that affect the industry? For the most part, getting a Diploma for any University course gives […]
Soon DJs will stream Beatport music catalogue into DJ software DJs will soon have access to millions of tracks as they are able to stream the Beatport music catalogue into DJ software. Earlier this year we reported on Beatport’s acquisition of Pulselocker, a streaming and cloud storage platform tailored for DJs; A Spotify for electronic […]
Practise makes perfect so send your kids to Baby DJ School ‘Wicky wicky’, Baby DJ School! Never mind my foolish attempt at making the ‘90s scratch sound,’ we’ve got to get to class of baby DJing. The dawn of ballet, gymnastics, art and music has met a new kettle of fish; new-age extracurricular classes. These […]
Kids can now study DJing in school in the UK School-going kids in the UK can now study DJing. In an ultimate new-age move, examination boards are now recognising DJ equipment as formal instruments and DJ classes as a formal curriculum. This means that CDJs are in the same category as guitars, pianos, saxophones and […]
Spotify auto-mix could see the end of the wedding DJ Could Spotify auto-mix eventually mix out DJs? The whole ‘robot takeover’ has always lurked at the back of our minds, inching ever-closer to such a reality as technology continues to evolve. “Are our jobs safe?” we ask Google or Siri in a sad irony. We […]
MIT is developing Mind-Reading Headphones MIT presents AlterEgo mind-reading headphones. Hello Black Mirror, as technology inches closer towards the integration of man and machine. MIT is developing a special headset that allows users to communicate with a computer system via thought, similar to issuing a command to Amazon’s Alexa or Apple’s Siri-telepathically. The wearable device […]
Beatport acquire Pulselocker, the streaming and cloud storage platform tailored for DJs Beatport acquire Pulselocker, DJs enter the cloud. Let’s take a step back momentarily. For those who aren’t aware of Pulselocker, they are a company who specialize in streaming and cloud storage (what’s new?) -TAILORED for DJs. -A ‘Spotify for electronic music,’ if you […]
Amateur DJ couple LYTT is trying to crowd-fund over $100 000 to tour the world Amateur DJ couple LYTT is begging for matches. Unsurprisingly, an American DJ couple wants to buy their way to main stages around the world, with your money. Meet Amberly and Matt, AKA LYTT, which takes the moniker from the final […]
Mi Casa seeks DJ / Producer for next track Mi Casa seeks DJ / Producer to enlarge la familia for their next track. Mi Casa is a soulfully electrifying house band from Johannesburg. “My House” consists of three members; Dr. Duda (Producer/pianist), J’Something (vocalist and guitarist) and Mo-T (Trumpeter) and now they are looking for […]
