Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Ultra Music Festivals around the globe had a tough week Its hiccups all round for Ultra Music Festivals around the globe. Let’s start from the beginning and probably the most serious fumble that is Ultra Miami sitting without a venue. Towards the end of September, Miami held a council meeting and unanimously decided to vote […]
Jsik Bouhbot – the man behind many of SA’s top music festivals Festival season is upon us, we sit down with SA’s No 1 Festival Producer, Jsik Bouhbot, to find out exactly what goes into putting on and building a world class production. When I say No 1, you need look no further than his […]
It’s official: people who get music goose bumps are awesome Music goose bumps; now there’s a thing. Science is on the side of goose bumps, so get gigging! A few months ago we reported on the work of Matthew Sachs from Harvard University, who set out to get underneath the skin of goosies and what […]
Rocking the Daisies 2018 chokes on their ‘no personal drinks’ announcement Rocking the Daisies 2018 probably made their worst PR blunder to date last Friday and, what seems right now, to be a branding nightmare. With one month to go, Cape Town’s ‘biggest musical festival’ (as claimed by promoter, George Avakian – see cringeworthy Twitter […]
Festival faux pas: girl gets head stuck in truck exhaust pipe (Video) Major festival faux pas as woman gets her head stuck in a truck’s exhaust pipe. Music festivals are designed to make you live in the moment (LITMO) because, you know, YOLO! But some revellers may take this ideology a step too far by […]
Apple Pay tests “order ahead” feature for buying drinks at festivals Skip the drinks queue with Apple Pay. What a time to be alive! Imagine you’re on the dance floor, it’s crowded, the music is pumping but you need to refill your drink. You remember how the last drinks mission you embarked on took a […]
Sónar celebrates 25 years this year Pioneer electronic music festival Sónar celebrates 25 years of festivals. A pioneer of electronic music festival culture, Sónar is considered one of the top 10 music festivals in the world. 2018 is a big year as it celebrates its 25th anniversary, meaning Sónar will pull out all the stops […]
Festival goer electrocuted climbing stage at Festa de Uva in Brazil A man, to his detriment, became too involved at Festa de Uva in Brazil. Festivals are a happy place of music, dancing, making friends and partying. One minute you’re having drinks with friends and the next thing, things get a tad wild. There are […]
Trompies smash Red Bull Music Festival proving Kwaito is still kicking Trompies smash Red Bull Music Festival. This past week the Red Bull Music Festival took over Johannesburg in a series of events spanning across 6 days of musical bliss. The festival featured every genre from jazz to hip hop, techno to gqom, and of […]
The Red Bull Music Festival 2018 boasts 6 days of music madness In just a few weeks the Red Bull Music Festival 2018 will surge throughout Johannesburg. The festival will take place at various venues with various themes over 6 days from April 3-8 and will feature the best in SA music including performances from […]
