Jazzy Jeff Interview: “I Lost All My Tunes 5 Minutes Before A Gig”

I caught up with Jazzy Jeff backstage at the BPM | PRO Show 2017, following an outstanding DJ set where he played everything from vintage soul to 8-bit arcade game tunes. We chatted about the relationship between hip-hop and the DJ, how everyone having thousands of tunes in their pockets has changed the rules of…

Big Fish Audio releases Empire 2: Trap Construction Kits

Big Fish Audio has announced the release of Empire 2: Trap Construction Kits, featuring 50 construction kits and over 2GB of Trap snares, 808s, and synths in the styles of Baauer, TNGHT, and [Read More] Read the full story

Loopmasters Releases UNDRGRND Sounds Label Sampler 2

Loopmasters has released UNDRGRND Sounds Label Sampler 2, a free collection of premium quality audio samples and loops (£1 payment required to cover the bandwidth fees) from various commercial releases by the UNDRGRND Sounds sound design label. UNDRGRND Sounds Label Sampler 2 contains 800 MB worth of audio material, including a selection of handpicked sounds…

4 Ways To Create Memorable DJ Shows That Pull Crowds

If you’ve been gigging for a while, you may have realised that pulling a crowd for your shows can be tough, especially if it’s in an unpopular venue that doesn’t get much foot traffic. After all, you can only ask so much of your friends and family (unless they own the place you’re spinning at!)….

Sound Radix unveils POWAIR Plug-in at AES

Sound Radix unveiled a brand new plug-in called POWAIR at AES 2017. The POWAIR plugin is in their own words “a smarter, more natural sounding dynamic processor”. POWAIR is a novel design two-stage [Read More] Read the full story