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Amsterdam Dance Event announce dates for 2022 edition and return of ADE Pro Conference

ADEFeaturedNewsOctober 26, 2021October 26, 2021

The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is set to celebrate its upcoming edition from October 19th through 23rd, 2022. In addition to the festival program, the daytime business conference will be…

‘House is a Feeling’ – An immersive exhibition exploring Coventry and the motor city’s very own ‘Motown Story’ in electronic music

NewsUKOctober 19, 2021October 19, 2021

Coventry City of Culture Trust has announced, ‘House is a Feeling’, an immersive multi-media exhibition exploring Coventry and the motor city’s very own ‘Motown Story’ in electronic music. The exhibition…

Patrice Bäumel creates an exclusive deep-listening experience during Amsterdam Dance Event

ADENewsSeptember 30, 2021September 30, 2021

Philips TV & Sound joins forces with Audio Obscura to create a brand new musical experience called ‘Into Light’ during Amsterdam Dance Event. During the experience, visitors can enjoy 20…

Ralph Lawson and Ben Randm launch new podcast and radio show

NewsSeptember 27, 2021September 27, 2021

DJ and presenter Ralph Lawson and stand-up comedian, presenter, and DJ Ben Randm, today announce the launch of their new podcast and radio show, Escape Pods. Launching on September 30th…

“After Daft” Daft Punk and the past 30 years of Dance Music culture

NewsSeptember 22, 2021September 22, 2021

After Daft will be a definitive publication on pioneering French music duo Daft Punk and the first book so far to cover their entire career, from formation in 1993 to split…

Amsterdam Dance Event is on!

ADEEuropeMusic IndustryNewsSeptember 15, 2021September 15, 2021

ADE Festival will continue to take place as planned from 13th-17th of October, despite the newly announced Covid restrictions in the Netherlands, among which is the mandate that clubs, venues…

Savenightlife and Lady Of The House Launch Partnership and Call for Action for Women at Night

NewsSeptember 6, 2021September 6, 2021

NTIA’s Savenightlife CIC and Lady of the House are teaming up to support women who live, work or play in the night time industry. With a Call to Action to…

Universal Music Group signs global partnership with Tomorrowland

Music IndustryNewsAugust 26, 2021August 26, 2021

Tomorrowland and Universal Music Germany, a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), have today announced an exclusive global partnership that will see future Tomorrowland releases and artists, from their newly established…

Stelios Vassiloudis launches single to raise money for European fires

FeaturedNewsAugust 23, 2021August 23, 2021

Athens-based musician Stelios Vassiloudis reacts to the current raging wildfires with his charitable single ‘Nothing Will Ever Be The Same’. All proceeds from the release will be donated to the…

Fatboy Slim launches special 12-part mixtape series, ‘Everybody Loves A Mixtape’ on Apple Music

NewsAugust 13, 2021August 13, 2021

Legendary British DJ and producer Fatboy Slim (AKA Norman Cook) today launches his special 12-part mixtape series, ‘Everybody Loves A Mixtape’ on Apple Music. Debuting today with the first volume titled ‘Welcome…

Open House with Carlo Gambino (August)

FeaturedNewsAugust 13, 2021August 13, 2021

Welcome back to this months ‘Open House’ and this August edition is an EWax special! The boss, ‘SY’, stopped by for chat as he is my ‘Get To Know’, Music…

Polestar 2 sound waves have been turned into music

NewsAugust 11, 2021August 11, 2021

Moritz first built robots from parts of the car. Each robot extracted a sound sample using the various elements inside that component, either from a physical noise or from the…

Café Mambo announce DJ Competition in collaboration with Absolut

EuropeIbizaNewsAugust 5, 2021August 5, 2021

Ibiza’s iconic sunset venue Café Mambo has announced details of a new competition for aspiring DJs, commencing on 4th August in partnership with Absolut. In what promises to be the ultimate…

“Balearic DJing is about the journey you take through a collection of music that’s not restricted by trends or populist movements” – Phat Phil Cooper

FeaturedInterviewsJuly 15, 2021July 15, 2021

Phat Phil Cooper. A legend! The name is instantly recognisable and instinctively linked to the White Isle paradise of Ibiza. Most will know him for his residency at Liverpool super…

A doomsday vault is being created to safeguard the world’s most important music

NewsJuly 8, 2021July 12, 2021

A doomsday vault to safeguard the world’s most important music is being created. The vault will preserve recordings from pop’s biggest hits to the music of Australia’s indigenous tribes from…

Open House with Carlo Gambino (July)

FeaturedNewsJuly 5, 2021July 5, 2021

Carlo Gambino kicks off all things House Music in July Get To Know….. Tristan da Cunha aka DJ, Producer, Label Owner, Day dreamer, Creature of the night. I’ve known Tristan…

New Barcelona record shop & music community hub ‘The Underground Music Network’ opens

EuropeFeaturedNewsJuly 1, 2021July 1, 2021

Subwax founder Jimi Disko and former employee Ramon Espinosa have just launched a new multipurpose music workshop in Barcelona (1st June). The Underground Music Network acts as a record store,…

Move the Record returns with 4-week series in July

FeaturedNewsJune 27, 2021June 27, 2021

Launched in 2020, Move the Record was devised in response to the uncertain future and economic strain that independent record stores worldwide have faced due to the pandemic. This summer…

Pioneer DJ celebrates Record Store Day by challenging artists to unearth hidden gems

NewsJune 23, 2021June 23, 2021

Pioneer DJ in collaboration with Lauwd, have today released the first DJ mix and video in a series marking Record Store Day, which took place on June 12, 2021, with…

Death in Vegas founder reveals what prompted him to quit

FeaturedNewsJune 21, 2021June 21, 2021

Steve Hellier, along with frontman Richard Fearless, formed Death in Vegas in 1994. Hellier has writing and production credits on debut album Dead Elvis as well as a writing credit on 1999’s The Contino Sessions. The Contino Sessions in particular saw Death in Vegas’ popularity sky-rocket, with…