Mixtapes. DJs. Copyright. Fair use. Mixtapes and DJs go together like peanut butter and jelly. The mixtape is a DJ’s…
To radically paraphrase and modify Portlandia’s series-opening song in so many words: the spirit of the DJs of yore are…
At the moment I’m writing this article, I find myself just weeks away from making January travel arrangements for Anaheim,…
November is here, and electronic music’s most cutting-edge sounds are ready and raring to descend upon Brooklyn over the next…
Los Angeles – Sleep is a myth ? — Foamo (@Foamo) July 16, 2016 This is a tweet from Kye…
With the passing of another October, so comes to a close another installment of Amsterdam Dance Event. DJ Times took…
This year’s DJ Expo, held Aug. 15-18 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J., once again featured useful…
When his son passed away on May 1, 2016, the last thing on the mind of Ray Martinez was attending the DJ…
Since moving from Bangladesh to California in his childhood, Sanjoy has turned music into a universal language. After getting his…
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…
Doublemint Gum will lead you to believe that double the pleasure is double the fun, but for Cash Cash, the…
Hercules has been making efficient and affordable DJ gear for nearly two decades now. And the French brand, owned by…
Brian Buonassissi, managing partner at B-Boy Productions, has been in the mobile business long enough to have an opinion on…
In today’s digital age of click-and-drag, many believe that American copyright law is outdated and, according to David Gunkel, a…
It was just over two years ago that the seemingly always-growing, Rhode Island-based inMusic Brands added Denon DJ to its…
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…
It was back in Spring 2013 when I first had a chance to play with Ableton’s initial foray into hardware:…
For anyone who’s ever stepped foot into a nightclub in the past three decades, you’ve no doubt heard Chuck Roberts’…
I’m sure that some of our readers, especially many of the veteran DJs, are familiar with the Spanish loudspeaker manufacturer,…
You want to learn how to DJ? Then let’s talk about mixing — as in the DJ kind of mixing.…
When he’s not beefing on Twitter with Kanye West, deadmau5 keeps busy by assert that “all DJs push buttons,” but…
“i like fun, music, and pizza” There are few other sentences that could sum up Justin Martin as succinctly as…
It’s the end of an era, as Avicii has officially announced that his current run of live performances this year…
Popular harmonic mixing software makers Mixed In Key are giving producers the ability to quickly produce memorable melodies in their…
If anyone hit the rising EDM scene at the right moment, it was Joey Youngman. Releasing energetic electro-house tracks as…
Maybe you’re generating most of your DJ gigs through referrals. Or perhaps you’re generating many of them through bridal shows…
For students of modern music and musicians of a certain age (this is where I cough innocently, I think), the…
Two of dance music’s most iconic and enduring entities come together for Naples #GU41: James Lavelle, he of UNKLE and…
John MacLean isn’t much for trends. In fact, if you talk to the DJ/producer behind The Juan MacLean, he’ll tell…
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…
At the turn of the century—well before EDM hit the mainstream in North America—there were a number of U.K.-based artists…
Betsy Fischer: DJ Expo’s New Champ Voorhees, N.J.— When Betsy Fischer describes her “DJ of the Year”-winning routine at the…
The name Joe Brunning may not be familiar to every electronic-music fan, but it’s very possible that your favorite underground…
DJ Bob Carpenter of Main Event Weddings in Greenville, R.I., recently said that he might just eat at McDonald’s from now…
The ladies of Mini Viva left their hearts in Tokyo, but it was impossible for me not leave a part…
TomorrowWorld is giving campers a reason to get to the festival a day before its official opening on September 25…
Among an expanding sea of producers-turned-DJs, there’s something refreshing about Hannah Wants. For starters, she discovered the magic of DJing…
Joe Brunning has delivered us an exemplary debut artist album, Soul Matters, released on Carl Cox’s Intec Digital label on…
I think of Steve Aoki when I watch a 2011 TV episode of 30 Rock, when Alec Baldwin’s character—the zinger-slinging,…
For the past decade-plus, Jesús “DJ Chus” Esteban and Pablo Ceballos have remained one of the globe’s most popular DJ/production…
There isn’t anyone quite as deserving of the title Rave King as HARD Events founder Gary Richards. After cutting his…
New York — We spent a weekend under the stars in Denver, CO, but the America’s Best DJ Summer Tour…
He may playing in Brooklyn, but there’s an air of “Uptown Funk” anywhere Mark Ronson lays his head. Currently behind…
DVS and wireless DMX aside, the most important change in the mobile-DJing world over the past 15 or 20 years…
After working hard to earn their money in tough economic times, a music fan wants to relax and catch a…
Can you play keyboard? How about putting your acoustic piano riff alongside CEVIN FISHER’s a cappella? Do you play drums?…
The SubPac is a revolutionary new product fitting into an entirely new category of audio technology. Developed and manufactured by…
Com Truise is giving New Yorkers a reason to head out to the club early this Friday, April 17 when…
Finnish DJ/producer Joonas Hahmo has released his new single “Rosetta” via his Hahmo Recordings imprint. Blending a fantastic piano melody…
Phoenix, Ariz. – A dozen of America’s top spinners will vie for a national championship this weekend in the Red…
Whenever celebrity DJ Carl Williams is asked to perform for a fundraiser or non-profit, he only asks one thing in return: That…
This month’s column finds Boston’s Paul Dailey taking on Native Instruments’ Traktor Kontrol S8 MK2 controller and Atlanta’s Reed Dailey…
No one doubts that Above & Beyond has spent the past decade and a half as one of the world’s…
The DBR range is Yamaha’s big-bang-for-the-buck series of active loudspeakers. This is not to say that corners have been cut…
It’s impossible to pin Doorly down. The Los Angeles-based DJ/producer has generated a following for himself through a strong back…
DJs in the wedding industry have developed an obsession with reviews. Be it from clients or vendors, we have placed…
Howell, N.J. – Every DJ can remember the time in the life of their business when things changed. The first…
While the 2014 holiday season was pretty typical for Mark Ashe of Marx Entertainment & Events in Enfield, Conn., he says…
There’s a certain level of stardom that’s reserved solely for those artists that have achieved that coveted “household name” status.…
Hailing from house-happy streets of Hamburg, Germany, the Adana Twins have been taking clubbers on all-night rides through deep beats…
With a hot streak as fiery as the one Ferry Corsten has been on over the past year, there’s no…
My first encounter with the Reloop NEON pad controller for Serato DJ was memorable. In fact, it was one that…
Over in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, DJ Jody Amos says school homecoming dances are going big and DJs are cashing in.…
By Duanny Medrano Whether he’s playing major circuit parties, club dates across his native Canada, Pride events in NYC or…
As a solo DJ/producer, Hot Natured band member, and Hot Creations label co-founder, Jamie Jones does it all. After a…
One of the first reviews I recall writing for these pages was about a DJ controller from Hercules, the market-facing…
Photo Booths Endure as an Upsell That Keeps on Paying Dividends to DJs. Will the Fun Ever End? When Lisa…
Playing Tough Techno & Throwing Devoutly Underground Events, Minnesota’s DVS1 Maintains a Quaint, Yet Effective DIY Ethic Brooklyn, N.Y. –…
With 14 years of DJ and production experience, Sweden’s Marcus Schössow is no novice—and in 2013, he really put it…
Tommie Sunshine re-appears this year on our list of nominees for America’s Best DJ, and with good reason. His Summer…
Of the four billion voicemails left every month in the U.S., only eight-percent get returned. The next time you’re sent…
Although no statistics are available, we can claim with anecdotal certainty that mothers have purchased more turntables and mixers than…
The economy is showing signs of rebounding, but if the miniscule increase in retail shopping for the month of April…
When Roland Coutu first bought his DJ business three years ago, he was charging $450 for a wedding, for a…
San Salvador, El Salvador—Just a week after thousands of electronic dance music enthusiasts slogged through two star-studded days of Ultra…