Roli Sells Off Acquisitions, Secures Bridge Funding & Launches New Lumi Keyboard

Roli, the UK music concern mostly known for their innovative Seaboard Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression (MPE) MIDI controller, has suddenly gone on a diet shedding several of their enterprises that they acquired after receiving more than $130 million dollars in debt and equity financing from TriplePoint… Read the full story

Purple Disco Machine – ‘In Your Arms’

In our latest deconstructed we break down the arrangement of Purple Disco Machine’s ‘70s-style stormer, “In My Arms.” Disco has long been mined by house music producers for inspiration. House music can trace its roots back to disco, which retreated from the limelight of the 1970s to sweaty, amyl nitrate-filled underground clubs in the ‘80s….

How To Dropmix Like A Pro Hip Hop DJ – Easy Beginner Tutorial

Hip hop DJing has a distinct sound when compared to other styles like house or techno. Besides the obvious scratching and turntablism techniques commonly associated with hip hop DJs, the dropmix is a signature technique that DJs should be familiar with. Even if you are not a hip hop DJ, the dropmix technique can be…

Friday Five: The Strange Intimacy Of A Socially Isolated DJ Set

In this week’s roundup of five articles, videos or other content we’ve discovered online this past seven days, our headline piece is very much about the here and now, exploring the dynamics of DJs livestreaming as a replacement for “real” gigs. The Strange Intimacy Of A Socially Isolated DJ Set – A huge number of…