How Come “Downloading for…” Is Even Still A Thing?

Yes DJs are very busy, and yes they get sent lots of promos – but that doesn’t excuse DJs leaving a ‘downloading for…’ response. Attack Magazine’s Harold Heath takes on the issue of DJ promos and the “downloading for…” phenomenon. Imagine a producer. She’s in her studio, working on her craft, creating art. She thinks…

Nils Schneider Releases FREE Kawai K1 Emulation Plugin

Nils Schneider has released Nils K1v, a freeware VST plugin that faithfully emulates the Kawai K1 digital synthesizer. Nils K1v is a sample-based instrument that recreates the sounds and the functionality of the Kawai K1 synthesizer. The plugin includes K1’s original factory bank and all ROM cards, adding up to 768 presets in total. The…

Sell Your Music: Choosing The Right Music Distribution Service For You

If you’re looking to release your music, it’s important to consider how music distribution services can benefit you. In this article, we run through a few of the most popular and evaluate what that means to you the musician. There are a lot of digital distribution services available offering similar services with certain benefits to…

Grace Jones Exhibition Coming to the UK

A new exhibition featuring the legendary musician, Grace Jones, will be showing at Nottingham Contemporary from September. Curated by Cédric Fauq and Olivia Aherne, Grace Before Jones: Camera, Disco, Studio is dubbed as an intersection “between fan-fiction, study and biography” of the iconic singer.  Throughout her career, Grace Jones collaborated with artists, designers, photographers and…

Three Arrested on Suspicion of Planning an Illegal Rave

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of planning an illegal rave in Staffordshire over the weekend. Three men, aged between 21 and 28-years old, were arrested on suspicion of organising an illicit party in Staffordshire. Derbyshire Live reports that the younger man was released on conditional bail with a curfew imposed, and the 24-year…