DJ Awards 2018 makes the move to Heart Ibiza. The “Oscars” of electronic music is celebrating its 21st birthday with an exciting move to a new venue that embodies the spirit of Ibiza, Heart Ibiza. Collaboration between the Adrià brothers and Cirque Du Soleil, Heart Ibiza is a creative collision of art, gastronomy, and music created […]
Mixmag has teamed up with Smirnoff for a new documentary series called Global Dancefloor, which explores the most exciting dance music cultures around the world and features artists like Black Coffee, Madam X, Octopizzo and more. Consisting of nine episodes, each featuring a different country, viewers are guided by local heroes to present an in-depth look […]
A new comedy called IBIZA is landing on Netflix on May 25. It focuses on a group of three friends from New York who escape the Big Apple and embark on a raucous trip to the White Isle, with main character Harper, played by Gillian Jacobs, striking up a flirty relationship with a world-famous DJ. Vanessa Bayer, […]
Black Coffee is bringing his beloved and gyrating style of house music to New York’s Terminal 5 on May 18. The special show at Terminal 5 – largely known as one of the city’s most iconic venues – will have the South African house star performing for an extended four hours. Black Coffee has also announced […]
Chicago godfather Mike Dunn presents a new album ‘My House From All Angles’ coming via MoreaboutMusic records on 1st December. Despite releasing countless classics like ‘Face The Nation’, ‘God Made Me Phunky’, ‘Let It Be House’ and ‘Personal Problem’, plus plenty more underground gems under pseudonyms like QX-1, The Jass Man, The Phunky People and […]
Solar Sound System is peddling renewable energy in a fun way. Although the party is held in the 14 th arrondissement of Paris, it is completely off the grid. The entire DJ rig, speakers and turntables, are powered solely by two large solar panels and two bikes linked to generators, peddled by attendees. “We can […]
In 2015, 3-year-old Arch JNR won the hearts of South Africans to be crowned the winner of SA’s Got Talent and now, at the tender age of 5, Arch has achieved the status of World’s Youngest DJ in the Guinness World Records. Many people might have been doubtful of the credibility of his win on […]
There are studies giving insight to why marijuana makes music sound incredible. You can listen to an album countless times, and then when smoking some cannabis you hear a whole new dimension to that exact album. Music and marijuana have had a rich partnership dating back to the sexy groove of jazz in the 20th century, […]
The “Spotify is not currently available in your country” browser message may soon be a thing of the past in South Africa. This after the streaming service posted an ad for a ‘Senior Editor/Music Programmer – South Africa’, effectively letting the cat out of the bag regarding the company’s plans for the continent. It’s no […]
This list has been running since 2012 and Calvin Harris has been top of the pile ever since Forbes began compiling the survey. Tiësto, Steve Aoki and David Guetta are still regulars on the list too. In a nutshell what this Forbes Highest Paid DJs 2017 tells us is that those making the really big […]