In many cases, some of the new DJ and production tools featuring iProduct integration have been little more than a perfunctory capitalization on the popularity of the mobile market. It’s not too often that a product comes along which uses an iPod or iPad to do something not ordinarily possible without the use of such a capable device. Akai’s...

I know most of you won’t read this…but I’m a 16-year-old house producer from Nigeria and… The bane of many upcoming artists—regardless of level of talent—is the oftentimes difficult process of making their name known in their respective entertainment world. As many unknown artists can tell you, level of talent does...

So you learned how to DJ.  You’re devoted, you practice often and hell, you’ve got good taste.  You’ve got a set on soundcloud that has gotten some play and you’re beginning to be noticed by more of your friends.  Some have even asked you to play at their parties.  You’re all to happy to play at a friend’s after party for free...

The Electrix Tweaker is an enigma. It isn’t quite laid out like a traditional DJ controller, with two jogwheels and a mixer section. It doesn’t quite have the form of an Ableton controller you’d expect from something like the Novation Launchpad or Akai APC40. So, what’s it for? That is entirely up to you. The Tweaker is, at its core,...

Will.i.am is, perhaps, the most repugnant person in the modern EDM cannon – even more so than David Guetta, whom the Black Eyed Peas rapper introduced to this side of the Atlantic. Bad lyrics supported by clichéd house beats and an undeserved spot on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Songs Chart give EDM negative connotations – but they’re...