Turkey’s electronic music community unites to help earthquake effort
Turkey’s electronic music community has come together to support relief efforts after two earthquakes shattered the south-eastern region and parts of northern Syria. Read more
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Raving as a Habit: Nurturing Electronic Music Communities and the Importance of Personal Connections
Raving can be a very good and healthy habit, if and when your focus is making personal connections through music.
I am a firm believer that good habits are key to a more fulfilled life.
We become what we habitually study and focus on. We are what we habituate. By doing small, yet important, things over and over, we can achieve enormous changes without massive effort or magic formulas.
Cyber Vibe Records Is Giving All the Right Tools for Success
This year, Cyber Vibe Records has released many phenomenal tracks from the likes of HassegawaH, Brian G, Da Fokin, X.V, Aisec, the imprint owner Alex Schlatweiler, and many more. From the label, it’s hard to find a track that is ridden with bad quality and bad quantity, and to keep up with this good track record, the label has upcoming quality tracks from Issac Blum‘s Progressive House piece Innerself, as well as more coming from Dozikur, INGVI, Deepaa, amongst many others.
The label is also excited to release Brian G‘s former remix Scripturient from a recent remix competition as well as announce their current remix competition that just launched featuring a Melodic Techno and dancefloor filler Sacramento by NIKMIND. The competition itself has acquired a lot of prizes including a hardware synthesizer that isnât locked by region, allowing anyone to be able to win it worldwide.
Alleged Racism, Bullying, and Sexism at Beatport
Black Artist Database (B.A.D.) has suspended its relationship with Beatport’s editorial arm, Beatportal, with immediate effect. B.A.D. released a statement on August 24th, via Instagram. The decision was made in response to a VICE article yesterday that details allegations of workplace racism, bullying, and sexism at Beatport.
“Once we have conducted our internal review, we will return with further course of action,” B.A.D. wrote. “We draw significant support from the shared experiences of our community, and we remain faithful to our goal of amplifying these voices and experiences.”
A Beacon Of Hope With Kyivâs New Record Shop Abo Records
Kyiv introduces a new record shop, abo records. Three friendsâAmir Hanani, Borys Stepanenko, and Oleh Baranovskyiâopened the shop last month to make up for the absence of music venues, which remain closed due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Beatport ReConnect Summit Announces New York Lineup
Beatport has announced it will host the first-ever ReConnect Summit in Brooklyn, New York, on September 21st and 22nd. The two-day event will center around electronic music culture â featuring speakers from the business and artistic communities covering creative innovation, technology, Web 3.0, and more. Details of the ReConnect Summitâs evening performers and complete schedule will arrive later this summer.
Tickets are on sale now via Resident Advisor and can be purchased.
Pattrn Lets Music Take Control
Beyond the years of technical know-how and self-improvement in production, DJing, and live sets, Brice Deloose aka Pattrn has been an active member of the local scene for quite some time. Cocreator of FTRSND, Brussels By Night Federation, Initiate, as well as having been the artistic director of Fuse club, Pattrn has spent much of his time promoting local artists and collectives to push forward Brussels’ underground.
Having shared the decks with the likes of Luke Slater, Luigi Tozzi, Claudio PRC, Kangding Ray, Svreca, and many more, Pattrn uses his sets to impose his world of seamless hypnotic music to lure passionates for always one last dance
Bristolâs First Regular Drug-Checking Service for Safety
Bristol will be the first city in the UK to provide a regular drug-checking service licensed by the Home Office.
Approved yesterday, March 10th, by Bristol City Council, the free and confidential service will be run by The Loop, a harm-reduction organization â starting on May 28th. Held on the last weekend of every month, the service will be available to drug users ahead of events like Bristol Pride and Love Saves The Day. A total of 15 sessions will take place over 12 months.
Devon James Co-founder of Label RVDIOVCITVE is Always Pushing Creative Boundaries
Devon James‘ range is influenced by an array of life experiences that have maneuvered his life. Musically, he focuses on experimental styles that are evocative and always focused on excitement. His end goal is to create music that is deeply rooted in staying unique and pushing creative boundaries.
