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20 Years of Lightning

20 Years of Lightning – Do LaB Announces Lineup for Lightning in a Bottle 2023

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Do LaB have announced the musical lineup for the 20th anniversary of Lightning in a Bottle, North America’s original boutique festival taking place Memorial Day Weekend at Buena Vista Lake in Southern California this May 24-29, 2023. LIB will present an array of top-tier music curation, creative art and immersive environments, and educational classes and workshops — a furthering of its 20 year mission to inspire creativity and foster interconnection. Read more

Women Life Freedom

AIDA & Nesa Azadikhah Release Compilation in Support of Women’s Rights Movement in Iran

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Iranian artists AIDA and Nesa Azadikhah have announced a not-for-profit compilation Woman, Life, Freedom to draw attention to the plight of women in their home country, with female Iranian artists recording 12 original tracks for its release. Read more

dj Malóne

New Year, New Beginnings With DJ-Producer Malóne

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Malóne, Cuban-born DJ/Producer from Miami is coming off his biggest year yet in 2022. Releasing music on labels such as Saved, Insomniac, Abracadabra, and Hurry Up Slowly. The artist also had two #1 AfroHouse tracks on Beatport last year, as well as a couple of collaborations with BLOND:ISH and many other artists. His own label, Hurry Up Slowly, has rapidly grown since its conception in 2020. HUS was the #2 AfroHouse Label in the world in 2022. The event series has also presented massive activations during Art Basel and F1 with Malóne supporting Martinez Brothers, Diplo, Marco Carola, Camelphat and many more.

Recently named by 1001 tracklists as one of the “The Future Of Dance Artists”, and a featured artist for DJ Mag Spain, Malóne will be showcasing a new and much bigger sound — collaborations with artists like BLOND:ISH, Carlita and many more. The artist has already confirmed multiple festivals, a spring tour, and numerous dates in Ibiza, Mykonos, Barcelona, and other European cities for this upcoming summer. Being ranked the #4 AfroHouse Artist in the world by Beatport in 2022, along with reaching over 3 million listeners, Malóne is poised to have a massive 2023.

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Detroit Movement Advanced Sale

Detroit Movement Advanced Sale Begins January 18th

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Detroit’s Movement Festival is excited to announce that the Movement 2023 tickets will go on sale next week, starting with the 48-Hour Advance Sale, which will take place on Wednesday, January 18 at 10am EST. The Advance Sale will replace the Loyalty Sale program held in previous years and will allow ticket buyers more time to take advantage of Movement 2023 tickets at the lowest price of the year. To take advantage of this sale, please see below for some important information: Read more

Salvione Q&A

Ringing in the New Year with Salvione

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The new year is finally here, full of new resolutions, projects, and of course music! We talked with Salvione about his plans, ambitions and expectations for the new year; here’s what he said. Read more

Vested Recordings 2022 EP

Premiere: From Chicago With Love 2022 EP – Vested Recordings

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This 25th label release offers four wonderful and carefully-chosen selections of melodic electronic grooves, ranging from breakbeats to progressive house to melodic techno to house, produced by a handful of the Windy City’s finest.  Music has continued to prove to be the fabric keeping us united in the face of uncertainty, and we’re both happy and proud to showcase some truly top tier work from some of our chosen family here in our home city.  To all of you the world over, from us in Chicago – with love. Read more

Romaan Top 10 Tracks

Romaan’s Top 10 Tracks of 2022

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2023 is just a few days away and what better way to farewell 2022 than with a mix of the favorite tracks of the year. Romaan shares his top 10 tracks of 2022 to end the year with a bang! Read more

GAWP & Zander Club

Premiere: GAWP & Zander Club “LAST DOMINO” – RVDIOVCTIVE RECORDS

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RVDIOVCTIVE Records round off an incredible debut year with the fourth in their compilation series, collecting 14 new and exclusive tracks from label regulars and  newcomers alike, including GAWP & Zander Club, Devon James, Rupert Wall, Alex Amaro and James Ellington. Read more

Not being a DJ/Producer

How to be Involved in the Music Industry without being a DJ/Producer

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In general, when most people think of being involved in the music industry, they assume that means you need to be a musician. And in the house and techno sliver of the industry, that means being a DJ or a producer. While it is true that being a DJ/producer is a fruitful way to make a career in the music industry, it’s not the only way to do so. In fact, trying to make it as an artist might be one of the hardest ways to make it in the industry.

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Trimtone Q&A

Wrapping Up the Year with Trimtone

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2022 is almost over and it’s a good moment to review the most important milestones of this past year full of learnings, new experiences and, of course, music. Trimtone shares some insight about their year and their plans for the holidays. Read more