All Eyes on Studiofeed

- Something exciting is afoot in Toronto.  The electronic music community is beginning to stretch it legs and is setting its sights on consolidating its networks...

Alternatives to Unique and Expensive Control Surfaces

- In the mid 00’s, there was a sudden flurry of innovation in the field of controller design. Manufacturers started working with artists and programmers and...

Six Degrees of Daft Punk: Is “Get Lucky” The Start of a New Disco Revival?

- By now, you’ve heard Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” the initial single from their first studio album since 2005. With its slowed down tempo, upbeat character,...

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- 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...

The Politics of Getting Paid to Play – Launching Your Own Night

- 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...

When Is It Ever Acceptable for a Pop Star to Steal from a Dance Music Producer?

- 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...

More Than a Benny Benassi Song: Dance Music in Cinema

- For all the hoopla around dance music’s second mainstream ascent in the U.S., there’s one aspect that hasn’t returned: the clubbing movie. Sure, filmgoers have...