Tottenham nightclub, The Cause, is adding a three-storey 5,000-square-foot room, named “The Theatre”. The additional room and expansion of the front terrace will provide more space for guests to adhere to social distancing regulations. The Cause, which opened in April 2018, is a 100% independent DIY dance music space that is renowned for its social…
Digital DJing has ushered in an age where it is possible for DJs to play a new track every minute if they want to. Mixing-friendly features like sync and key mixing, and access to thousands of tracks on a USB or laptop, make it technically simple than ever to play “verse chorus, out of there!”…
Rigid Audio has released Viego, a collection of cinematic pads and soundscapes for Kontakt 6.2.2+. Viego features 256 cinematic pads, textures and soundscapes that are ideal… Read More Read the full story
SampleScience has released Cassette Roads, a freeware electric piano instrument featuring that was resampled from an audio cassette. Cassette Roads is a virtual electric piano available as a VST plugin, VST3 plugin, and AU plugin for digital audio workstation software on PC and Mac. It is a sample-based instrument developed with Maize Sampler. The sounds…
JSplash Apps has released Rhythm Pad 5.0 for iOS. This version is a major update and includes a new and improved user interface with new features and drum kits. Here’s what… Read More Read the full story
Larry Heard and Robert Owens are suing the Chicago house label for $1 million ‘unpaid’ royalties. Attorneys Robert S. Meloni and Christopher M. Heintskill have filed a lawsuit against Trax Records and owner Rachael Cain. Several seminal tracks are listed in the 27-page federal copyright infringement, including ‘Can You Feel It’, ‘Beyond The Clouds’, ‘Bring…
Ken Liu is a graphic designer – “the creative department for small companies like record labels that don’t have a creative department”. We got him to tell us all about his job. Name? Ken Liu Place of work? I mostly work from home. Sometimes I’m needed on site for meetings, presentations, or proofing. When I’m…
Before the advent of MP3s and streaming, the only way to amass a collection of music was to buy vinyl, cassettes and CDs. Not only were they expensive compared to today’s US$0.99 downloads, but they were finite too: travelling to swap meets and digging through piles of dusty records to look for gems and rarities…