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Roni Size ‘Brown Paper Bag’ | The Making Of A Drum & Bass Classic 0 (0)

Roni Size, the frontman of drum & bass collective Reprazent, shares the story behind their 1997 hit ‘Brown Paper Bag’. The track was part of their debut album ‘New Forms’; which later won a Mercury Prize. Not only considered innovative in sound; with it’s iconic double-bass, the track was accompanied by a creative music video. Roni Size gives us an insight into the bands origins, how the track was made in the studio and the legacy it holds. Electronic music history is rich with unforgettable and timeless classics. In our series, DJ Mag explores the tales behind some of the [See More…]

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Oppidan Live From DJ Mag HQ 0 (0)

DJ Mag HQ is powered by AlphaTheta and features the new XPRS2 DJ monitors 🔈 Oppidan performs a sixty-minute DJ set from DJ Mag HQ Subscribe to DJ Mag TV: http://bit.ly/Oduqwo We’re on Discord! Join our community of dance music lovers here: http://discord.gg/djmag Website: http://www.djmag.com Top 100 DJs: http://www.djmag.com/top100djs Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1tr9sNh Twitter: http://bit.ly/1AxeMR6 Google+: http://bit.ly/1k6xlq5 SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/1pE3QIU Mixcloud: http://bit.ly/UK6i8 DJ Mag is the world’s leading dance music magazine — the global voice of electronic music since 1991.Brought to you by SloppBoxx.Com.

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30 Years of the CDJ | The Tech That Revolutionised DJ Culture 0 (0)

We chart the evolution of the CDJ, as the revolutionary piece of music tech turns 30. Three decades on from its beginnings, we track the CDJ’s evolution from experimental tech to industry standard gear, and explore how it changed DJing in countless ways. Speaking with some of its biggest advocates, including Roger Sanchez, DJ Paulette, DJ Shadow, Miss Monique, James Zabiela, Moxie and more, we find out why the CDJ has become such an essential tool for today’s electronic music artists. We also sit down with Yoshinori Kataoka, AlphaTheta’s President and CEO, and Kou Atsumi, one of the former product [See More…]

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ATB ‘9 PM (TILL I COME)’ | The Making Of A Dance Anthem 0 (0)

ATB’s debut track under the name, ‘9 PM (Till I Come)’, is one of dance music’s most recognisable anthems, featuring an infectious melody that changed the German DJ and producer’s life. In the latest episode of The Making Of, we join ATB, real name Andre Tanneberger, almost 30 years later as he reveals that he made ‘9 PM’ by chance after showing a date to his studio before going to the cinema. The track, which was made in just two days and features a sample from Yolanda Rivera, went immediately to No.1 when it was released in the UK in [See More…]

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Paul van Dyk ‘For An Angel’ | The Making Of A Trance Classic 0 (0)

First released in 1994, German DJ and producer Paul Van Dyk’s debut track ‘For An Angel’ is one of trance music’s defining anthems, an enduring hit that encapsulates the feeling at the heart of an ecstatic dancefloor. 30 years on, he tells DJ Mag about the genesis and inner workings of the song that changed his life, and which influenced the evolution of an entire genre. Paul van Dyk is set to release an anniversary remix package this October. Electronic music history is rich with unforgettable and timeless classics. In our series, DJ Mag explores the tales behind some of [See More…]

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Anfisa Letyago Live From DJ Mag HQ 0 (0)

DJ Mag HQ is powered by AlphaTheta and features the new XPRS2 DJ monitors 🔈 Anfisa Letyago performs a sixty-minute DJ set from DJ Mag HQ Subscribe to DJ Mag TV: http://bit.ly/Oduqwo We’re on Discord! Join our community of dance music lovers here: http://discord.gg/djmag Website: http://www.djmag.com Top 100 DJs: http://www.djmag.com/top100djs Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1tr9sNh Twitter: http://bit.ly/1AxeMR6 Google+: http://bit.ly/1k6xlq5 SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/1pE3QIU Mixcloud: http://bit.ly/UK6i8 DJ Mag is the world’s leading dance music magazine — the global voice of electronic music since 1991.Brought to you by SloppBoxx.Com.

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Sam Divine Live From DJ Mag HQ (Defected Takeover) 0 (0)

DJ Mag HQ is powered by AlphaTheta and features the new XPRS2 DJ monitors Sam Divine plays DJ set from DJ Mag HQ as part of the Defected Records takeover Subscribe to DJ Mag TV: http://bit.ly/Oduqwo We’re on Discord! Join our community of dance music lovers here: http://discord.gg/djmag Website: http://www.djmag.com Top 100 DJs: http://www.djmag.com/top100djs Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1tr9sNh Twitter: http://bit.ly/1AxeMR6 Google+: http://bit.ly/1k6xlq5 SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/1pE3QIU Mixcloud: http://bit.ly/UK6i8 DJ Mag is the world’s leading dance music magazine — the global voice of electronic music since 1991.Brought to you by SloppBoxx.Com.

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Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill ‘Gecko (Overdrive)’ | The Making Of A Chart-Topping Dance Hit 0 (0)

Oliver Heldens and Becky Hill share the story behind their chart-topping hit, ‘Gecko (Overdrive)’, on the week of it’s 10th anniversary. Heldens explains how he made the original version of ‘Gecko’ in the back of his mum’s car whilst on holiday. He then sent it to Tiësto on Twitter, which led to it being signed to Spinnin’ Records and becoming a huge success as an instrumental. The following summer a vocal version of the track was released, sung by Becky Hill and co-written with MNEK. In this video, Hill reflects on writing the song in the studio as a teenager [See More…]

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Eli & Fur Live From DJ Mag HQ 0 (0)

DJ Mag HQ is powered by AlphaTheta and features the new XPRS2 DJ monitors Eli & Fur play a DJ set from DJ Mag HQ Ahead of the release of their just announced album, ‘Dreamscapes’ — which is out September 27th — Eli & Fur dropped into DJ Mag HQ for a 60-minute set. Subscribe to DJ Mag TV: http://bit.ly/Oduqwo We’re on Discord! Join our community of dance music lovers here: http://discord.gg/djmag Website: http://www.djmag.com Top 100 DJs: http://www.djmag.com/top100djs Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1tr9sNh Twitter: http://bit.ly/1AxeMR6 Google+: http://bit.ly/1k6xlq5 SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/1pE3QIU Mixcloud: http://bit.ly/UK6i8 DJ Mag is the world’s leading dance music magazine — the global [See More…]

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Michael Gray ‘The Weekend’ | The Making Of A House Music Anthem 0 (0)

Michael Gray shares the story behind one of the ’00s most recognisable dance tracks, ‘The Weekend’. Gray tell us how ‘The Weekend’ was once a forgotten project on his hard drive, originally inspired by Oliver Cheatham’s ‘Get Down Saturday Night’. The original version of the track used a simple vocal hook, which when pressed up as a white label took Ibiza by storm in summer 2003. Subsequently given an official release with expanded vocals, ‘The Weekend’ challenged the likes of Beyoncé and Eminem in the UK charts. Gray also tells us of his awkward Top of the Pops experience, the [See More…]