6 ways DJs can get organized during lockdown (you’ll thank yourself later)
We all feel it – the COVID-19 burnout is real. Many of us are itching to get outside, to play clubs again, to be back on a dancefloor, and to play on a big soundsystem again. Yep, we miss it too. But we're not quite there yet -…
How I Play (at home): SHADED gear walkthrough
With the pandemic lockdown leaving artists confined to their home spaces rather than their mainstay nightclubs and festivals, we're exploring our traditional How I Play videos in a new light: the ways in which artists are performing live…
Review: Pioneer DJ’s new Rekordbox 6 – is it worth subscribing?
With Pioneer DJ's Rekordbox 6 music management and DJ performance software, you can keep your prep your music files from multiple devices, sync changes seamlessly in the cloud, and hook up your set’s tracks from an iPhone to CDJs to…
A shift in livestreaming copyrights is coming: Anjunadeep clears 500+ tracks on Twitch
It's no secret that the battle between artists livestreaming during quarantine and the copyright laws embedded into streaming platforms like Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube has been ongoing – and growing – as the year of online streams has…
Denney on how to best use FX and staying true to your tracks
As a DJ, Denney’s career over the last few years has seen him play all over the world – including Elrow in various countries and Ibiza’s notorious DC10. He plays a mix of 4/4 electronic music across the house and techno spectrum, and…
Sampling in Lockdown: 3 producers dive into field recordings in this miniseries
In what feels like a capricious nosedive into the darkness, descending, our world during COVID-19 can sometimes feel on-edge. From resisting that urge to rub your eyes with unwashed hands to standing a safe two metres away from your best…
15 Livestreams Worth Watching This Quarantine
The era of quarantine livestreaming is alive and well. Wondering what you've missed? What streams and streamers have stood out? Here's a (non-comprehensive) sampling. As the dearth of in-person shows has dragged on, online streams have…
Virtual DJ 2021 released, adds dynamic stems / signal separation mixing
Who would have thought two different DJ softwares would release the ability to isolate parts of a track on the fly on the exact same day? Today, Atomix Productions has released Virtual DJ 2021, with a signal separation functionality that…