By Brittney Knight Atlanta, GA — Another year goes by, and another amazing Shaky Beats festival goes down in Atlanta’s…
Denon released its Prime 4 four-deck standalone DJ system, which allows users to manipulate 14 on-board, pro-club DJ effects with…
By Arielle Feinstein After months of anticipation leading into another magical weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, EDC Las Vegas…
By Jaime Sloane Genius Loci is a picturesque beachfront house music festival that books big-name talent while maintaining a small-town…
By Arielle Feinstein Now that you’ve got your outfits all your favorite outfits packed away and your travel situation sorted,…
By Arielle Feinstein With EDC Las Vegas officially being a week away, Insomniac Records has added some serious fuel to…
By Arielle Feinstein While Kai Wachi isn’t a fresh face when it comes to the world of bass music, the…
By Jerry Bazata Each year thousands of entrepreneurs take the leap of faith. You did, remember? Dropping the full-time employment…
ADJ has introduced the mydmx GO, a tablet-based DMX lighting-control solution. Designed for use by mobile entertainers and venues, ADJ’s…
Reloop ELITE is a professional DVS mixer for Serato DJ Pro. The unit comes with two Serato control records with…
By Mark Battersby Is your DJ business designated as an S corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship — aka a “pass-through?”…
By Arielle Feinstein Still riding the wave of his debut Definition Forbidden EP, DNMO has another first that will be…
By Jaime Sloane San Diego – While the rain was a near-constant force at CRSSD Festival this past weekend (March…
By Jaime Sloane San Diego – It’s no easy feat to produce a successful music festival twice annually, but CRSSD…
Bayside, N.Y. – DJs, the time has come to help one of our own. It is with sad regret and…
Steinberg released the latest version of its music production software, Cubase 10. Three versions are available— Cubase Pro 10, Cubase…
Pyro Audio launched a next-generation sound library service for electronic music production. Each month, the company automatically adds new limited-edition…
By Jaime Sloane Axel Boman’s playful, avant-garde world is an infectious one. The Swedish DJ/producer galvanizes dancefloors with his melodic…
By DJ Deets For this month’s Sounding Off pro-audio column, Minneapolis-based DJ Deets takes on a pair of Pioneer DJ…
– Markus von Pfeiffer Detroit’s Burden Brothers have been making vital techno tracks since 1990 when, under the guise of…
By DJ Deets Obviously, the cornerstone of many DJ set-ups is its loudspeaker system. From small monitors to the most-robust…
By Jaime Sloane Amsterdam — The world’s largest club festival Amsterdam Dance Event is back for another year of musical…
By Mike Gwertzman Editor’s Note: In our previous issue, Jennifer Harmon reported on Musicians Institute Online’s “Intro to DJing,” a…
By Mike Gwertzman Analog Strings is an outstanding virtual-instrument offering from the Los Angeles-based software designer Output, and its rather…
By Amanda Chavez Leonardo de Jesus Silva isn’t the typical drum-n-bass artist. Known professionally as L-Side, the Brazil-based producer makes music…
By Joylyn Phoenix, Kayla Bultema & Brian Bonavoglia Rothbury, Mich. – The amazing Electric Forest festival returned to the woods…
“Welcome to the new era of MPC” reads the text on the software-download instructions that come with the device. “The…
By DJ Deets With vinyl sales making a comeback and Digital Vinyl Systems becoming more and more attainable, the turntable…
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WALK IN SILENCE National Dance/Crossover debut @ 34 (3/15/18). Dance Club Songs debut @ 41 bullet (3/24/18). MP3s:…
New York City— As people scurry to avoid the bitter chill of a Manhattan winter, one specific block teems with…
JAMAICA BOBSLED NICE UP BAND (FEAT. Sidney Mills) The New Official Team Song & Video Benefiting The Ultimate Olympic…
By DJ Deets There exists this destructive myth amongst the DJing and electronic-music communities that equipment is everything. It goes…
By Mike Gwertzman Eerie, haunting music boxes. Malfunctioning robots. Creepy dolls. Space cowboys and miniature rocket ships. These are not the…
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 Ben Gelblum Mr. C has had a lot to celebrate this year. In addition to releasing his dynamite, acid-house…
By Mike Gwertzman Casual observers of Swedish EDM superstars Dada Life can quickly glean that the duo of Ollie “Olof”…
By Zach Reisler Bradley, Calif. – In addition to its amazing slate of music and group activities, this weekend’s Dirtybird…
Los Angeles – The ballots are in and JAUZ has been voted America’s Best DJ 2017. The top five finishers…
By Jennifer Kinderman El Paso, Texas – Nearly 50,000 fans came thru the Ascarate Park turnstiles this past Sept. 2-3…
By Chadwick Harrington New Jersey-based mobile Artem Lomaz has a background in marketing and advertising. In his career, he’s had…
The cruise line industry and the DJ business are cousins — if not siblings. Both have two key components: selling…
By Tomas Palermo If actions speak louder than words, then inspired actions plus awesome music speaks volumes, with volume. DJs…
By Mike Gwertzman Loops are the foundation of most styles of dance music. House, techno, and all the various offshoots…
By Sal Hyams Running a business is less art and more science, but running a successful one does require a…
By Kat Bein For Deorro, in life and in art, struggle seems to be par for the course. In fact,…
By Bethany Weems & Joylyn Phoenix Rothbury, Mich. – The Electric Forest Festival lit up Michigan’s picturesque west coast these…
By Amanda Ross Dayvid Sherman doesn’t seem phased by his title – “The Godfather of Hardtrap.” If anything, the L.A.-based…
By Moses Taylor It’s really simple: Get on a preferred-vendor list at a venue and you’ll see an increase in…
Today, DJ Times has announced the 100 U.S.-based DJ/nominees for its annual America’s Best DJ poll and promotion, which will…
By Jim Tremayne Detroit – If it’s Memorial Day weekend, we must be headed back to the Motor City. Indeed,…
Many music events and festivals in America these days and around the world are putting a heavier focus on the…
Miami Beach – Top DJs, producers and remixers cleaned up at the Remix Awards, presented this past March 23-24 at…
San Diego, Calif. – In celebration of being voted America’s Best DJ 2016, Claude VonStroke will rock OMNIA San Diego…
By Jackie McCloy New York City – As many of you know, legendary DJ/party host David Mancuso passed away this…
Atlantic City, N.J. – DJ Expo, the DJ industry’s top trade show/exhibition, is set to run August 14-17 at the…
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…
Port Washington, NY – The fans’ votes have all been counted and it’s official: DJ Times magazine and Pioneer DJ…
Island Style: SXMusic Fest With a killer lineup of house and techno’s heaviest hitters, the debut installment of St. Martin’s newest…
Mukilteo, Wash. – Rane Corporation, longtime manufacturer of pro-audio and DJ products, announced today that company co-founders Linda Arink and…
By Bethany Weems & Joylyn Phoenix Rothbury, Mich. – More than 45,000 fans headed to the Michigan woods this past…
Set for Aug. 16 at Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J., this special session will present one of pop-music’s…
By Jim Tremayne & Chris Caruso Detroit – Nearly 100,000 fans flooded into Hart Plaza this past Memorial Day for…
Each month, we touch base with the Traxsource team to give you a taste of the top-selling tracks filling dancefloors…
2016 has started with a bang on the house scene, with many of the world’s top producers taking no prisoners…
Attention: DJs of all stripes. The venue and the dates are booked. DJ Expo is set to run Aug. 15-18,…
While 2015 has come and gone, its biggest dancefloor are still dominating the charts and clubs around the world. To keep…
The DJ superstars and entertainment heavy hitters came out to New York City in full force last night for the…
By: Chris Davis & Chris Caruso November in New York is here, which signals two things: 1) Summer is officially…
Electronic music events have certainly changed significantly from their earliest incarnations, and Michael Tullberg is chronicling their evolution in Dancefloor…
Port Washington, NY – The fans’ votes have all been counted and it’s official: DJ Times magazine and Pioneer DJ…
By Bethany Weems & Joy Phoenix Chicago – This past weekend, The Windy City hosted the final kick of summer,…
Considering Electric Zoo’s share of controversies, tragedies, and shutdowns in the past few years, it seems like nothing heard is…
Port Washington, NY – The fans’ votes have all been counted and it’s official: DJ Times magazine and Pioneer DJ…
The Reloop BeatMix 2 is a performance-oriented two-channel pad controller for Serato. The plug-and-play unit is equipped with 3 cm…
Two new sound libraries are now available for IK Multimedia’s SampleTank 3. Future Synths is a collection designed for electronic…
The LB Hex from Blizzard Lighting is a 6-in-1 LED PAR can that features 12 15-watt RGBAW+UV 6-in-1 LEDs. It…
Monster EDM Anthems is a collection of more than 450 royalty-free samples and loops from Future Loops. The 464 MB…
The XLS DriveCore 2 Series two-channel power amplifier from Crown Audio is available in a variety of models, including the…
Novation released a new version of Launchpad. Featuring an 8×8 grid, Launchpad integrates with Ableton Live without any setup. The…
Mixvibes released Cross DJ 2.3 for Android, the newest version of its DJ app. The company has improved the performance…
Atlantic City, N.J. – The 2015 DJ Expo celebrated its 25th year by making its annual trip to the Boardwalk,…
Laserworld introduced the SwissLas PM-10.000RGB, a 10W RGB laser that comes built into the company’s Pure Micro housing, which measures…
The Reloop RMX-33i is a compact club-style 3+1 channel DJ mixer that features four built-in Sound Color effects— White noise,…
The GrooveMaker 2 remixing app is now available for Android devices. GrooveMaker 2 includes a suite of effects, including Filter,…
The SlimBEAM Quad IRC from Chauvet is a wall accent and effect light that comes equipped with three Quad-Color LEDs…
By Bethany Weems, Joylyn Phoenix & Kayla Bultema Rothbury, Mich. – This past July 25-28, Electric Forest brought nearly 40,000 fans…
Greensboro, N.C. – It all started back in 1975 in junior high school. It was in Abilene, Texas. The school band…
Whether we know it or not, we are all in a perpetual state of being influenced. As a DJ-business owner,…
Atlantic City, N.J. – It was 25 years ago that DJ Times and its publisher Testa Communications first presented DJ…
Jazzy Jay. GrandMixer DXT. Grand Wizzard Theodore. These three pioneering DJs will headline a special DJ Expo “Keynote Q&A” on…
Providence, R.I. — After a weekend in Motown, it’s time for some therapy. Club Therapy, that is. After trekking out…
This year’s DJ Expo is set for Aug. 10-13 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J. The event—produced…
This year’s DJ Expo is set for August 10-13 at Atlantic City, NJ’s Trump Taj Mahal. In addition to the…
As the crown jewel of Miami Music Week, Ultra Music Festival has continued to grow bigger and bigger each year…
DJs in the wedding industry have developed an obsession with reviews. Be it from clients or vendors, we have placed…
Since the famous Minimoog Model D made its debut over 40 years ago, Moog Music has been a leading pioneer…
This month’s column explores a pair of unique products that may not be the first items that DJs specify when…
By Duanny Medrano Whether he’s playing major circuit parties, club dates across his native Canada, Pride events in NYC or…