You should produce your vinyl records via short-run lathe cutting – here’s…
The barriers to entry for music producers have mostly been obliterated. Between the multitude of digital…
Serato DJ Pro now supports Pioneer DJ’s XDJ-RX3 with latest update
Serato released its most recent update to its DJ software, Serato DJ Pro 2.5.11, earlier this month – and with it,…
Five must-read books for making your own DIY production + DJ gear
You can make your own DJ and production gear. Tinkering in the DIY space isn't that hard. Here's 5 books to get you started.
Stimming’s new portable, analog mastering studio: The Instant Mastering Chain
If the perfect piece of gear for your live set doesn't exist, well – why not build it? Or, at least, that's what Stimming has done with his first piece of production hardware. Meet the Instant Mastering Chain. Created as a partnership…
The Beatport Plan: a $10/mo subscription to DJ from your browser with full track playback
Beatport has launched a new subscription offering that will allow users to more fully utilize their browser-based DJ web app – a $9.99/month tier called The Beatport Plan. 10 bucks a month – not a bad price to pay to be able…
Guess who’s back? Ecler to return with a new mixer in 2022
Ecler, a Spanish pro audio company with a long history of making DJ mixers, has been out of the DJ products game for the last decade. But today a new video cropped up - a highlight reel of their historical reputation, if you will - that…
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Jessy Lanza: “If you love the track you’re playing, you can convince the crowd to love it too.”
The latest installment in the prestigious DJ-Kicks series is from DJ, musician and vocalist Jessy Lanza. She’s an artist influenced by a wide range of music including soul, funk, footwork, garage and R&B and her DJ-Kicks mix, a mix she…
Indie Artists: Here’s how to make your new release stand out
Releasing music is forever enchanting and brings about joy, excitement, and deep satisfaction. But it does come with price and efforts, often planned out a year in advance if not longer (for example, Frank Wiedemann as part of Howling took…
Beatsource + Mixcloud team up so you can record & share DJ sets online sans takedowns
It's a well-known fact in the music industry that Mixcloud offers its own streaming platform, Mixcloud Live (first announced back in April 2020), that allows artists to legally livestream music and video without dealing with copyright…
A beginner’s guide to adding DJ tracks to your synthesizer set
To start: let’s paint a picture. You spent quarantine holed up away from shows and decided to get into synths, drum machines, samplers, and the wide world of hardware noise generators and effects. Now, you have a newfound love of live…
How to produce professional-quality radio shows + podcasts: the ultimate guide
From your first podcast, to your fiftieth radio show, there's always room to improve your production. This guide shares a ton of tips on making the best possible radio show and podcast recordings.
Traktor Pro 3.5: CDJ-3000 HID mode, Beatsource / Beatport LINK
We've known it was coming for a bit, but today the updated Traktor Pro 3.5 has released. The fresh version of Traktor Pro boasts two new features that are likely to be well-received: the new streaming library features for Traktor (via…
Interview: Mathew Jonson on his “Freedom Engine Academy” and production process
With a career spanning over 18 years, Mathew Jonson is known and loved by many for his well-crafted melodic sounds and outstanding live performances. Almost 20 years after the release of his debut album, "A Box Full of Magic" on Dekmantel,…