It is the DJ’s job to monitor both individual channels and master level on their mixer to make sure the…
After releasing his debut LP Disbehave last summer via his own Anabatic Records label, Worthy has decided to continue his…
Now that spring has officially sprung here in the United States, it is time to spice up your favorite playlists…
While the ongoing coronavirus pandemic may have rained on the parade the first time around, now that vaccinations are becoming…
The word is out, Dirtybird has teamed with She Is The Music (SITM) for “Women in Music” for a four-day…
No matter the circumstances, Uroš Umek is not a man who ever fully slows down. It’s true that the COVID…
When the Coronavirus shut us down, clubs and festivals ceased, and everyone was essentially forced inside with no definitive end…
Over the past decade, it almost has become old hat to see upstart DJ/producers circulate music online to build their…
Headquartered in Valencia, Spain, D.A.S. Audio is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of loudspeaker systems, power amplification, signal processing,…
At the NAMM show in Anaheim, Calif., this past January, I got a demo of a product from a rather…
Roxbury, N.J. – Artem Lomaz, owner of NinetyThree Entertainment, is a two-time winner of DJ Expo’s “Entertainer of the Year”…
Over the past decade, it almost has become old hat to see upstart DJ/producers circulate music online to build their…
Since we’ve dived a little bit into the topic of DJ riders and unreasonable requests and demands, here’s another topic:…
MK: Settled In After Returning to Clubland a decade ago, Marc “MK” Kinchen Remains Deep House’s Main Man By Lily…
SEO is a daunting task. There are nearly 300 ranking signals that Google rank calculation takes into account, all with…
The DJ mixer is a centerpiece in your setup. It’s the key to your programming, your instrument, and therefore the…
While there only a few days that remain in the wild year that was 2019, when the clock strikes midnight…
The demands of the modern DJ have evolved to a point where, for many, DJing alone is no longer enough…
To say that I was excited to get my hands on a pair of new Technics SL-1200 MK7 turntables would…
Amsterdam – Set to run Wednesday thru Sunday (Oct. 16-20), Amsterdam Dance Event 2019 will bring the dance-music community together…
By Erik V. Miller When DJs, producers, and audio enthusiasts think of studio monitors they often consider worthy brands like…
As summer days draw nearer, Head Counselor Claude unveiled the lineup of DJs and live acts that will be soundtracking…
Detroit – The Movement festival, one of America’s finest electronic-music events, will take over the Motor City this Memorial Day…
In some artistic circles, topping oneself isn’t really a challenge anymore. Case in point: Montreal’s DJ A-Trak. Why? By the…
we’ve received another single of space mom’s highly anticipated sophomore album Certain Kind Of Magic which is set to be…
It’s time to clean off the grill and pick up some fresh propane because the Dirtybird’s favorite studio-chefs are looking…
Unless you live under a rock, you may have noticed Indio, California’s star-studded music and arts festival, Coachella, took place…
St. Cloud, Florida – This past weekend Dirtybird Campout made it’s highly anticipated East Coast debut at the awe-inspiring Forever…
Battle Hymn rose from the ashes last month with a pair of all-nighters in its original Flash Factory home, and…
It’s officially time campers, Dirtybird Campout’s East Coast debut taking place in St. Cloud, Florida is upon us! While you’re…
Living in the age of technology that we do today, it couldn’t be easier for up-and-coming producers to hone their…
By Mike Gwertzman Roland’s Jupiter-8 and Juno-106 are easily two of electronic music’s most enduring and iconic analog synthesizers, workhorses…
By Mike Gwertzman Casual observers of Swedish EDM superstars Dada Life can quickly glean that the duo of Ollie “Olof”…
Last month, I took a peek at Denon DJ’s incredible new SC5000 Prime media player. (Refer to the September 2017…
While the last of Hurricane IRMA continues to bear down on Florida, the Caribbean islands are left with trail of…
It’s been roughly three years now since Rhode Island-based inMusic Brands added Denon DJ to its expanding portfolio of brands,…
By being aware of the needs and perspectives of wedding photographers, Missouri-based mobile Cole Coleman no longer uses high-end lighting…
Clifton Park, N.Y. — Like most DJs, Caroline Kurkowski grew up with music; it was a huge part of her…
You’d think that Eric Estornel would be just a teeny bit tense. After all, the Miami-born, Dallas-bred and Barcelona-based artist…
Atlantic City, N.J. – International superstar DJ/producer and brand ambassador of Denon DJ Laidback Luke will present a special “Keynote…
After conquering clubland in Ibiza & beyond, Jamie Jones sets his sights on America.
Studio Boom: KRK’s sub family.
In the early days of this millennium, Pascal Arbez-Nicolas (aka Vitalic) was one of the reigning kings of dance-music maximalism.…
In the percolating world of electronic-dance music, a young artist can make the jump from learning the ins and outs…
Trance pair Gabriel & Dresden are asking for fans to help them fund the release of a new artist album…
At the DJ Expo in Atlantic City this past August, dozens of seminars designed to educate and inspire attendees did…
House legend Todd Terry stepped behind the hallowed decks of New York’s Flash Factory in early September for a very…
Baltimore, Md. – It’s a painfully muggy day at Pimlico Race Course and 30,000 are gathered under the blazing sun…
Boys and beats in the hills of West Virginia: The Honcho Summer Campout 2016 has come and gone, leaving a…
San Francisco-based collective Dirtybird is bringing its Dirtybird Campout festival back to Silverado, CA’s Oak Canyon Park on October 7-9,…
We’re only halfway through 2016, but HARD Events has already taken the wraps off Holy Ship!’s two 2017 cruises. Set…
Dirtybird’s annual summer set of BBQ tour stops kicks off in just a few weeks, and the lineups for each…
For a decade now, techno tourists have descended upon the genre’s mecca in Detroit, MI for Movement Electronic Music Festival,…
“i like fun, music, and pizza” There are few other sentences that could sum up Justin Martin as succinctly as…
Waterloo, Wis.—To get to the beginning of Scott Quimby’s DJ journey, one has to go back to the summer of…
Digital Wireless: Audio-Technica’s upgrade. To begin at the end, let me say that I have literally zero past experience with…
Between New York’s record-setting blizzards and temperamental temperature swings the past few months, we couldn’t physically be any more excited…
San Diego – You’ve heard of Miami’s Winter Music Conference and Detroit’s Movement Electronic Music Festival. You know them because…
Since its Dutch origins way back in 1997, Awakenings has become known as a holy ground—a sort of untouchable Holy…
For students of modern music and musicians of a certain age (this is where I cough innocently, I think), the…
In last month’s issue of DJ Times, Part 1 of my annual DJ Expo Wrap-Up included useful tips from “All-Star MCs”…
With its premiere edition having taken San Diego by storm earlier this spring, the biannual CRSSD Festival returned to Waterfront…
The long-awaited lineup for the debut Dirtybird Campout has finally been revealed. The three-day fest is the first from San…
Whether we know it or not, we are all in a perpetual state of being influenced. As a DJ-business owner,…
Splash House will return to Palm Springs this summer for a pair of poolside weekends featuring a bevy of dance…
San Diego – Just when you’d think there were too many festivals in America and, worse, they were all starting…
Numark’s flagship NS7III controller is the latest product the company has debuted at Anaheim, CA’s NAMM Show, joining the score…
dirtybird is prepping for the January 27 release of DIRTYBIRD 10, a new compilation celebrating the San Francisco-based label’s 10th…
New York City – This past September at Manhattan’s Irving Plaza, DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist played a pair of…
One of the first reviews I recall writing for these pages was about a DJ controller from Hercules, the market-facing…
Building a Home Studio Requires Some Attention to Detail, But Not as Much Money as You Might Think There’s no…