In the percolating world of electronic-dance music, a young artist can make the jump from learning the ins and outs…
Amsterdam, Holland – If it’s mid-October, then Holland once again has become the epicenter of the DJ and dance-music world.…
To radically paraphrase and modify Portlandia’s series-opening song in so many words: the spirit of the DJs of yore are…
Schimanski—Brooklyn’s newest haven for all things techno and tech-house—is set to keep the excitement from its grand opening last week…
We asked several mobile jocks throughout the country about the best DJ gig for which they ever performed. Not necessarily…
Amsterdam, Holland – If it’s mid-October, then Holland once again has become the epicenter of the DJ and dance-music world.…
Five days, 450 events, 2,200 artists, and 140 clubs: this is Amsterdam Dance Event 2016. Once again taking over The…
As I’ve noted before on these pages, it truly is a great time to be a musician or producer. Not…
By Akhil Kalepu Marrakesh, Morocco – Being a fan of underground dance can be frustrating in Morocco. Despite its proximity…
By Jennifer Kinderman Photos by Rukes.com. El Paso, Texas – According to organizers, Sun City Music Festival drew nearly 50,000…
Mike Alevras of the DJ Solution has been producing trivia nights for years. The Hopewell Junction, N.Y.-based jock has found…
Philadelphia — As a child, Michelle Lee (aka DeeJay Shelly) always had music around her. She grew up listening to…
Atlantic City, N.J. – Sometimes in AC, you can beat the odds—and DJ Expo did just that with another successful…
Doublemint Gum will lead you to believe that double the pleasure is double the fun, but for Cash Cash, the…
When I started DJing about a decade or so ago, I was a bit of an early adopter, I suppose.…
The spirit of the rave is alive and well in James Denney. If you’ve been in any underground club or…
For all the talk of businesses increasingly generating customers online, as opposed to the old outbound methods, it’s tough to…
When a bride named Susan called DJ Shani Barnett in Northbrook, Ill., this past March to book entertainment for her…
As everyone knows by now, Prince Rogers Nelson passed away this past April 21. He was 57. When you consider…
Call it fate, but Lee Foss’ perfect alignment in the universe of dance music may as well have been written…
Eats Everything is ready to serve up some delicious beats to US audiences this May with his upcoming East Coast…
New York City has seen a long line of late-night DJs rule its legendary clubland, and for more than a…
You want to learn how to DJ? Then let’s talk about mixing — as in the DJ kind of mixing.…
Lisa Kasberg of I’m a Girl DJ Entertainment in Fullerton, Calif., and a former Female Entertainer of the Year, has…
Waterloo, Wis.—To get to the beginning of Scott Quimby’s DJ journey, one has to go back to the summer of…
Just as birds flock south for the winter, dozens of thousands of electronic music fans flee the dissipating winter weather…
In 1935, American radio commentator Walter Winchell coined the term “Disc Jockey.” It would later be shortened to the more…
When he and his wife tied the knot in 1994, Erik Kent, publisher of NJWedding.com, and his bride had a DJ who…
New York City – It’s 4:30 a.m. on a quiet Friday morning in Chelsea. Down on West 16th Street, a…
Anaheim, Calif. – According to organizers, over 90,000 industry professionals—manufacturers, distributors and retailers—are expected to attend the 2016 Winter NAMM…
American DJ has combined versatility, cost-effectiveness, and portability into one powerful package with its new XS Series of Moving Heads.…
For the DJ industry, Facebook and Twitter are the preferred social media channels—at least until someone figures out that brides…
Milwaukee – They always say you can’t put a price on your good health. But Brian Redd has a better…
We All Have Songs We’d Rather Avoid Playing at Our Events—Until a Guest Offers a Tip. According to Arizona wedding DJ…
I remember reviewing the original version of Rapture back in 2006, and very much appreciating the fact that Cakewalk was…
Photos by ArtChick Photography New York City – By now, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson has become accustomed to attention, not to…
Los Angeles – “Duke Dumont Live Sold Out,” the marquee at the Hollywood Palladium reads on a sweltering October evening…
DJ Expo ’15 Marked a Quarter-Century of DJs Gathering to Improve Their Skills & Their Businesses When considering the trip…
After Years of Living the Pop Life, Marc “MK” Kinchen Has Re-Taken Clubland by Storm Considering just how fresh-faced and…
It’s hard to believe it’s been two decades since UK band Faithless released its debut single “Salva Mea (Save Me),…
While the daytime portion of Amsterdam Dance Event hammered attendees with a treasure trove of industry knowledge, the festival programming…
Amsterdam – The 20th edition of Amsterdam Dance Event set records that included 365,000 visitors to its evening music events…
Betsy Fischer: DJ Expo’s New Champ Voorhees, N.J.— When Betsy Fischer describes her “DJ of the Year”-winning routine at the…
Friday, October 2. 3:45 PM PST It’s been 45 minutes since we’ve parked our car and my tent has just…
On the title track of her latest LP Rebel Heart, Madonna smugly quips, “I’ve spent some time as a narcissist…
Port Washington, NY – The fans’ votes have all been counted and it’s official: DJ Times magazine and Pioneer DJ…
Port Washington, NY – The fans’ votes have all been counted and it’s official: DJ Times magazine and Pioneer DJ…
Atlantic City, N.J. – The 2015 DJ Expo celebrated its 25th year by making its annual trip to the Boardwalk,…
I think of Steve Aoki when I watch a 2011 TV episode of 30 Rock, when Alec Baldwin’s character—the zinger-slinging,…
Disco Donnie Presents and NightCulture are bringing world-class talent to Houston, TX’s Sam Houston Race Park on October 24-25 for…
With the dust still settling from EDC: Brazil’s announcement last week, Insomniac has already taken the wraps off of this…
Insomniac’s international Electric Daisy Carnival is headed to Brazil for the first time on December 4-5, and the artist lineup…
Summer Tour Presented by Pioneer DJ & DJ Times upped the ante a bit with appearances at Spring Awakening Music…
Looking to Maximize Subwoofer Performance? Here Are 7 Bottom-End Tips For Mobile DJs Adding bass to your sound system is…
Looking for some late-night action at DJ Expo in Atlantic City? Promo Only Summer Sessions Finale – Tuesday, Aug. 11…
After unveiling the headliners for its 2015 installment over the past few months, TomorrowWorld’s artist lineup is nearing completion with…
As we went to press with the latest issues of DJ Times and ClubWorld Wednesday night, we were met with…
By Bethany Weems, Joylyn Phoenix & Kayla Bultema Rothbury, Mich. – This past July 25-28, Electric Forest brought nearly 40,000 fans…
Whether we know it or not, we are all in a perpetual state of being influenced. As a DJ-business owner,…
Baltimore, Md. – So, what happens when you mix the “Sport of Kings” with one of the titans of the…
New York City – We’ve braved the heat of the desert, and we’re ready to party this weekend in New…
The end of June is fast approaching, which means New York City Pride is fast approaching. Running from June 23…
Las Vegas – After a weekend of big beats and even bigger deep dish pizza in the Windy City, we’re…
Moonrise Festival is set to return to Baltimore, MD on August 8-9, and organizers have rounded out the lineup with…
Chicago, IL — And to the Windy City we go! This past weekend, the America’s Best DJ Summer Tour Presented…
After the piecemeal reveal of the festival’s headliners over the past few weeks, the first official lineup announcement of Electric…
With the America’s Best DJ Summer Tour Presented by Pioneer DJ & DJ Times having official launched this past weekend…
Baltimore, Md. – So, what happens when you mix the “Sport of Kings” with one of the titans of the…
Call it a second wind, reinvention, or new life; but however you slice it, Dubfire has built a dance legacy…
From the Musikmesse show floor in Frankfurt, Germany, Hercules and Serato have demoed the brand-new DJControl Jogvision. The DJControl Jogvision…
For the duration of Miami Music Week 2015, Miami Beach’s Clevelander Hotel was transformed into the Beatgasm Hotel. Spread over…
Famed Brazilian club D-Edge is celebrating its 15th birthday with a special set of events to honor the milestone. The…
Phoenix – After three evenings of competition saw 12 party-rocking DJs drop 17 sets of music, the verdict finally came…
Living off the music industry is a commitment, and anyone who has drunk the Kool-Aid knows the struggle is real.…
Phoenix – Qualifying Round 1 is in the books at the Red Bull Thre3style competition’s USA National Final, held here…
Phoenix, Ariz. – A dozen of America’s top spinners will vie for a national championship this weekend in the Red…
Before Daft Punk ever broke out big, Étienne de Crécy helped put French club music on the map. His mid-’90s…
Winter Music Conference is just days away, and partiers everywhere are finalizing their plans for a week of soaking up…
Howell, N.J. – Every DJ can remember the time in the life of their business when things changed. The first…
DJing has always been about evolution. For decades, carrying crates of vinyl was the only option afforded a jock who…
The Disco Fries released their glitchy, Final Fantasy-inspired single “Ramuh” via their Liftoff Recordings a few months back, and Monstercat…
Since his breakthrough as Eats Everything with the 2011 release of “Entrance Song” on Catz ‘n Dogz’s Pets Records, there’s…
New York City – David Mancuso at the Loft; Larry Levan at the Paradise Garage; Junior Vasquez at the Sound…
Chauvet DJ has brought six-color LED technology to a three-in-one wash/blinder/chase effect with the launch of the COLORband Hex 9…
Jon Gooch—the man behind the Feed Me moniker—has announced the return of his drum & bass alias Spor via a…
Today at Anaheim, CA’s NAMM Show, Electro-Voice unveiled the latest edition of its portable sound family: the EKX loudspeakers. The…
Danbury, Conn. – It all started in 1991. At the time, Alan Kohn, operating as Premier Entertainment, was working for…
With DJ Nu-Mark and Cut Chemist working the decks, Jurassic 5 was a seminal part of hip hop’s underground movement…
By Lyly Villanueva No matter what anyone says, there is nothing like walking into a deliciously hot and sweaty club…
With performances from EDM’s biggest superstars—including Armin van Buuren, Martin Garrix, Kaskade, and Carnage—spread across five days from December 27-31,…
One of the first reviews I recall writing for these pages was about a DJ controller from Hercules, the market-facing…
Playing Tough Techno & Throwing Devoutly Underground Events, Minnesota’s DVS1 Maintains a Quaint, Yet Effective DIY Ethic Brooklyn, N.Y. –…
When American dance music runs low on ideas, it often seems to appropriate the latest British craze. At the moment,…
Derek Vincent Smith has a knack for seizing opportunities. Rather than spurn P2P, he (alongside Girl Talk) pioneered a free…
Amsterdam, Holland—Call it inevitable. But four days into the Amsterdam Dance Event—with the evenings spent listening to house, techno and…
Murray SawChuck describes himself as the Dennis the Menace of magic. An America’s Got Talent contestant, the magician says he…
America’s Best DJ nominee Sticky Boots has likely inherited a DJ gene—his father was a mobile DJ. “My mobile DJ…
DJ Jason Jani says he has found a way to reach out to web-savvy audiences (let’s call them Millennials) through…
Mike Pickering (pic), a storied dance-music jack-of-all-trades who DJed at Hacienda, helped launch Happy Mondays, and who recently restarted Deconstruction…