If you ask anyone who makes drum-n-bass music why they became enamored by the genre in the first place, chances…
It was just before Christmas back in 2011 that Gibson—best known as the maker of guitars of the same name—went…
This is a good time to be a music creator; at no time in the history of recorded music has…
Hercules has been making efficient and affordable DJ gear for nearly two decades now. And the French brand, owned by…
iZotope VocalSynth Plug-In Since the 1970s, artists and producers have been looking to create interesting vocal treatments using various technology…
As fast as technology seems to move, from time to time I’m reminded about how slowly some seemingly obvious ideas…
Anaheim, Calif.—After 10 years DJing at a club—Lechuga’s Hacienda, back in the day when DJs had their own parking spots—and…
It was back in Spring 2013 when I first had a chance to play with Ableton’s initial foray into hardware:…
No one brings the sun to the function quite like Cut Snake. The duo is made up of Paul “Fish”…
Madison, Wis. – Travis Seibert was never shy about getting a party started. That’s what Mark Miller, the owner of…
As I write this review, it’s been about a year since the renowned private-equity firm KKR acquired a majority stake…
In 1935, American radio commentator Walter Winchell coined the term “Disc Jockey.” It would later be shortened to the more…
Alexxus: Mike Lenstra ditched the full-time job in ’08. Dubuque, Iowa—In 1992, Mike Lenstra and his wife were expecting their…
One undeniable trend in both music production and DJing is that software developers are working overtime to leverage the prevalence…
For the DJ industry, Facebook and Twitter are the preferred social media channels—at least until someone figures out that brides…
The seemingly ever-expanding prevalence of Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software, such as Ableton Live, BitWig, Logic Pro, Cubase, Pro Tools,…
Los Angeles – “Duke Dumont Live Sold Out,” the marquee at the Hollywood Palladium reads on a sweltering October evening…
DVS and wireless DMX aside, the most important change in the mobile-DJing world over the past 15 or 20 years…
Call it a second wind, reinvention, or new life; but however you slice it, Dubfire has built a dance legacy…
Chauvet DJ is aiming to take uplighting to the next level with the SlimBEAM Quad IRC, its new RGBA fixture.…
The Red Bull Music Academy Festival will return to New York City this May, bringing a month-long celebration of music,…
DJing has always been about evolution. For decades, carrying crates of vinyl was the only option afforded a jock who…
One of the things I love most about reviewing music technology for these pages is stumbling across innovative ideas hanging…
It is indeed a pretty rare technology that has true staying power that spans decades. The telephone comes to mind.…
One of the first reviews I recall writing for these pages was about a DJ controller from Hercules, the market-facing…