At Le Poisson Rouge for Gimme Gimme Disco, Belesi jumps out from his DJ rig to the edge of the…
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Dimitri Vegas has become a name synonymous with dance music, and that’s especially true when it’s alongside his brother, Michael…
It’s been nearly a decade since he released his first commercial track, but for Kevin Durante, there’s no time like…
Balancing Act: Even With Another Big Year on the Horizon, REZZ Insists That Less Is More in ’24. From her…
DJ LIFE catches up with Matoma about album number 3, how his music has matured & his interests have broadened.…
There are big plans for the inaugural edition of THE EDIT Studio, and DJ LIFE learns more from Shawn Hazan,…
Amid their new IN:TENSION album, a collab with Ciara, and coinciding tour, DJ LIFE caught up with Keys N Krates…
As popular as house music may seem to us now, we’re not seeing too many published memoirs from the genre’s…
DJ LIFE sits down with Lauren Mia to talk about the release of her new album, RE:BIRTH and much more.…
DJ LIFE sits down with John Tejada to discuss his latest 7-track Resound release, DJing, vital gear & plugins &…
We sit down with rising the talent from NYC for our Sound Bites spotlight with HARBER: Hooks, Melody & More. …
For His Upcoming Album and Tour, EDM Sensation ZHU Turned to a Hometown Landmark for a Dose of Unique Inspiration. …
Sherm & Isaac Palmer have joined forces for an electric edit of Drake & Travis Scott’s smash, “P**** & Millions.”…
Battle of the DJs: DJ Baby J’s Picture Book Takes a Nostalgic Look Back at NYC’s Old-School DJ Scene. Like…
We caught up with Jolene Sound Room programmer Will Buck, who is also a DJ/producer and owner of NYC house label…
New club king John Summit keeps his hit streak alive with “Where You Are,” a set alongside Kaskade at HARD…
To the world outside EDM, Hardwell may not be a household name. But to followers of the music, he’s a…
We recently caught up with Mell Starr – aka Leugene Jamel Simpson, 48 – to look back at his career and…
DJ LIFE sat down with OTR to discuss his new Be Quiet, They’re Listening album, past experiences, DJ setup, and more.…
DJ LIFE had a chance to catch up Nick & Danny of Disco Fries ahead of their third studio album…
Off the back of the remix, the two New York area DJ/producers met in person for the first time to…
After the Big Successes of “Do It To It” & “Believe,” What’s Next Creatively for ACRAZE? Imagine the scenario. After…
Alex Neuhausen & Lilly Wolfson became known for running Secret Loft, which led them to opening SILO, Brooklyn’s latest underground…
Rising star Pocket sits down with DJ LIFE for an exclusive interview coinciding with the release of Love Disc the EP…
EchoStorms is comprised of Katya Fadeeva and Ben Locke, a Russian/Brit pair who have been on a hitting streak since…
DJ LIFE caught up with NURKO ahead of the release of his ‘Discovery’ EP via Astralwerks and coinciding tour of…
DJ LIFE touched base with Mau P, the famed creator of “Drugs From Amsterdam” to discuss his new single, “Your…
Situated in the heart of Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan’s Musica nightclub was formerly known as Space Ibiza New York, then FREQ…
L.A. Life: For Noizu, it’s house music & hot sauce as we caught up with the tastemaker ahead of our…
DJ LIFE sat down with WHIPPED CREAM ahead of back-to-back weekends at Coachella 2023 to discuss her growing dominance over…
New York City – For more than three decades, Danny Tenaglia has been one of America’s most-treasured DJs. His extended…
DJ LIFE MAG sits down with the legendary Paul van Dyk to discuss his latest VENTURE X concept, which is…
Los Angeles – Meet the man behind BPM Music and BPM Supreme. Angel “AROCK” Castillo is coming up on his…
Popping onto the scene back in 2018, DEXTER KING quickly proved to be one of the most promising producers in…
By now, a peek at Dave Audé’s burly bio is like looking at a Baseball Reference page for a still-active…
Any DJ with a love for soulful house music will know Ultra Naté as a genre legend. Scoring with evergreen…
According to its charter, Give a Beat’s mission “is to use the power of music as a pathway to healing and…
By 2019, Nitti and Party Favor were two DJ/artists who had enjoyed more than a modicum success on the bass-music…
Whether you know him as Paul Blair or DJ White Shadow, this Grammy Award-winning producer, musician, songwriter, and DJ has been…
Popping up onto the scene back in 2017, RayRay exploded onto the international dance scene with a steady barrage of…
When it comes to the world of bass music, Sullivan King has become quite the household name with his ability…
After having herself an unforgettable 2022 adding to her discography with a steady barrage of new music in addition to…
Following a steady barrage of recent releases on Monstercat, which includes his moodier offerings, “Yesterday” and “Out of the Dark,”…
After unloading a steady barrage of hard-hitting singles such as “GRAVEBLOOM,” “U SHOULD KNOW” and “KEEP U SAFE,” MUST DIE!’s…
In its 25 years of making music, the Israeli psy-trance duo Infected Mushroom has always approached its creative process with…
Back in October 2017, during Amsterdam Dance Event week, I set out one night with the idea that I’d make…
Ever since bass music began to gain traction in the U.S. a decade ago, the melodic-dubstep subgenre has played an…
Since the world opened back up in 2021, Tobtok has been on a roll. With a slew of catchy dancefloor…
Looking to stay hot following the release of their critically acclaimed album, Legacy, last year, and their recent summer hit…
If you’re tapped into the world of electronic dance music, you’ve probably caught onto the fact the drum’n’bass has been…
For the past half-dozen years, bass music has been the runaway festival favorite in the United States. While there seems…
As bass music continues to thrive here in the United States, Liquid Stranger remains one of the genre’s most prominent…
If DJ Shadow was the artist who took sample-driven, instrumental hip-hop to the masses with 1996’s Endtroducing…, then RJD2 has…
Boston’s Joe Bermudez hasn’t yet accomplished everything he wants in his DJ career, but he’s gotten off to a pretty…
Anybody who works in clubland knows that when a venue can mark a decade of operation, it’s quite an accomplishment…
On Aug. 5, 2017, at New York’s Highline Ballroom, DJ Perly made history by becoming the very first female DMC…
At this point in his career, there’s very little that Markus Schulz hasn’t done – or hasn’t been recognized for. …
They don’t call him The DJ Coach for nothing. The fact is, Hapa Perdue (aka DJ HAPA) has blended his…
If DJ Shadow was the artist who took sample-driven, instrumental hip-hop to the masses with 1996’s Endtroducing…, then RJD2 has…
After making the most of coronavirus lockdowns making her presence felt streaming regularly, HoneyLuv would then hit the ground running…
First popping onto the scene is a debut single “I’m Back” in 2018 on Dim Mak Records as an anonymous…
Making waves in the bass music scene with her hip-hop-infused productions and hard-hitting trap anthems since first popping onto the…
Eric Sharp has been a tastemaking DJ on the West Coast for more than a decade. Playing clubs, festivals, raves,…
Electronic dance music has been around for nearly 50 years now, but it wasn’t until the early 2010s that the…
For DJ Ruckus, big events and big venues are no big deal – after all, he’s been spinning them most…
Taking 2022 by storm popping up at the biggest clubs and festivals across the country which recently included sets at…
Still buzzing off of her recent set at Coachella’s Do LaB stage, Nala continues to be one of the hottest…
In Monday night’s “In The Cue” podcast, DJ LIFE editor Jim Tremayne and Hazan Media Group CEO/President Shawn Hazan discuss…
This week, Jim Tremayne (DJ Life Magazine Editor) and Shawn Hazan (DJ Life Mag Publisher/DJX Organizer) visited with DJ-industry thought-leaders…
If you’re tapped into the world of electronic dance music here in the United States, it has become quite clear…
So far, Ryan Swain has led an interesting and blessed life. In the U.K., the 32-year-old Yorkshireman is a well-known…
Living in a Pacific-island paradise can be a curious proposition. Surrounded by natural beauty, you can enjoy an idyllic lifestyle;…
Certain terms gets tossed around all too loosely in dance-music circles – but legend is one that genuinely fits “Little”…
For the past six-plus years, Gryffin has been one of electronic dance music’s more consistent hitmakers. With a slew of…
For many electronic dance music fans, GG Magree popped onto the scene in 2016 as the featured vocalist on “Frontlines,”…
When you look at the current landscape of electronic-dance music, a majority of artists lighting up the festival and club…
There has been no shortage of talent popping up in the world of electronic dance music over the past few…
When it comes to the world of bass music, Blanke first popped up on people’s radars back in 2016 and…
For many DJ/producers, 2020-21 presented a period of unfettered artistic opportunity – with no gigs, it was free time to…
Since first popping onto the scene back in 2013, Riot Ten has become a household name in the world of…
As a genuine fan of many genres, Alfie Cridland prefers to spin sets that aren’t so easily slotted. So, it…
Miami Beach, Fla. – As always, this year’s Miami Music Week offers a star-studded lineup of DJ/producers headlining a variety…
When it comes to the world of melodic bass music, ARMNHMR has paved their own way into the spotlight with…
Illexxandra and DJ Shakey are a pair of Brooklyn-based jocks who’ve rocked America’s underground party scene for years. Spinning at…
Today, Andrea Oliva is one of Europe’s more prominent underground DJ/producers. His often melodic, but tough-edged techno sounds have earned…
Looking for a change-up to an overstuffed diet of EDM or hip-hop? Give a listen to DJ Samantha Michelle, who…
New York City – Sitting smack in the middle of Manhattan’s famed Times Square district, Nebula is perhaps an unlikely…
Like all gigging DJs, Nicole Moudaber was blindsided by the pandemic in 2020. Not only were her touring opportunities put…
Sometimes, versatility pays off. Case in point: DJ E-Clyps, who has successfully turned his many passions and talents into a…
If you’re tapped into the world of bass music, Papa Khan certainly needs no introduction quickly becoming one of the…
From his light-hearted videos and streams, one can see that French DJ/producer Myd has always been a bit of a…
Continuing to pump new life into the world of electronic dance music with his distinctive take on future pop, Cyran…
Berlin, Germany – DJ/producer Wankelmut initially caught the global dance community’s attention in 2012 with his stirring remix Asaf Avidan’s…
Manchester, U.K. – Across the pond, there’s the original dubstep sound with its wubs, wobbles and 2-step rhythms – and…
After enjoying one of her most prolific periods in the studio, Romanian techno DJ/producer Simina Grigoriu steams into 2022 with…
No stranger to dominating clubs and festivals with his high-octane productions, the progressive house mastermind that is Shapov has managed…
By his own admission, Lubelski is a bit of a modular-synth maniac. And if you listen to tracks like “Asylum”…
As a late-teen, Kenneth Hyman entered NYU with the hopes of becoming a psychiatrist because, he says, he wanted to make people happy. But…
If you slap the “French Touch” label on Polo & Pan, they don’t seem to be upset about it. The chart-topping Parisian duo of Paul “Polo” Armand-Delille…
Here we are, finally, where 2021 meets 2022… and, hopefully, a little more normalcy is just around the corner (variants…