25 years of Tidy: the Hard House evolution, and how it’s engaging the next generation
Outlandish with colour and hedonism, Hard House as a genre rose to prominence in 1998 as it enjoyed almost a decade of bliss under the bright lights of the dance music skyline. Despite not experiencing the popular heights of its glory…
NAMM moves to June for 2022
For 2021, NAMM was cancelled - and now the news has come out that in 2022, NAMM will be pushed back even further to June.
DJ gear: prices going up, supply low – here’s why + what every DJ should do right now.
If you're in the market for DJ or production gear, you might have noticed two big trends right now in 2021. It's really hard to get gear right now (many, many products are out of stock) and prices seem to be increasing. With DJTT's unique…
Pioneer blasted “you’re on mute” on a studio monitor – and sent it to space
Wondering what Pioneer Pro Audio has been up to during the pandemic, when sales of their high-end speaker install systems have likely slumped due to venues and festivals being sidelined for a year? Turns out, they’ve put some of their…
Mixers, music, and the Brothers Macklovitch: a chat with A-Trak
Canadian-born A-Trak has been a known commodity in the music and DJ industry since he won the 1997 DMC World championship at 15 years of age. Known as much for his prolific music production career as his DJ prowess, A-Trak has remained a…
Rekordbox’s new Professional plan: unlimited cloud storage for your library
rekordbox is now offering unlimited cloud storage for artists with the launch of its new Professional plan. Platform users who subscribe to the plan will be able to save their library across multiple devices, as well as manage all of their…
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…
Chicago’s Alinka: “Take your time, don’t take shortcuts, don’t give up.”
Alinka Ratner’s story will be a familiar one to most DJs: she fell in love with house music and DJ culture as a teenager, bought decks and taught herself to mix. She eventually got a warm-up DJ role for Justin Long’s .dotbleep party at…