Bristol-based artist Dutchie released her 2-track ‘Yeah/Look Down’ project on the ‘Future Bounce’ label back in May. In support of her release, we ask her to introduce herself. Who are you? I’m Dutchie, a music producer, DJ and vocalist who can’t seem to stick to one genre. Where are you from? I grew up in…
How can you get TR-909 samples sounding punchy and powerful? Console-style processing is an excellent way to add character and thump at the mixing stage. For most of the history of recorded music, instruments were tracked through mixing consoles. When summed, these added additional harmonics that were pleasing to the ear. Throw in EQ, compression,…
Top ten for July from Eli Escobar and Kim Anh featuring Ron Trent, Sensory Productions, Paramida, Komo B and more. Follow Eli Escobar Follow Kim Anh Eli Escobar is the quintessential New York City DJ. A devoted collector, explorer and connoisseur of all kinds of music stemming from hip-hop roots. He is widely well-respected in…
The Ugandan festival has moved to new site and announced it’s line-up taking place from September 15th through 18th. Nyege Nyege, returns for it’s first in-person event after three years on a new site at Itanda Falls. The festival states: “Finally we are back, with so many fresh acts to present and a growing fan…
Harold Heath looks into the science of dance music duos… From big-hitters like Overmono or Leftfield to uncompromising underground techno acts like Phats & Small or Chaka Demus & Pliers, club culture has produced many dance music duos (DMDs). Whether it’s The Polemical Brothers, Displeasure, Deep Fish, Pavement Craxx, or other ones I can’t think…
An incredibly successful new Kickstarter project looks set to offer serious competition to the likes of SoundSwitch and Pioneer DJ’s lighting solutions for DJs, when it is delivered in Q2 2023. MaestroDMX is a standalone piece of hardware, about the size of a paperback book, that promises to deliver real-time intelligent control of DJ and…
DJing had changed almost unrecognisably over the past decade or two. Digital music files, powerful computer DJ software, music streaming services, even apps to put all the power of a DJ system into the phone in your hand… all of these things have not only opened DJing up to far more people than ever before,…
Music Hackspace has launched membership access to its catalogue of on-demand and live courses focused on advanced music technology topics. These courses range from sound design… Read More Read the full story