There was a time when DJs were especially proud to promote themselves and what they were doing. This was certainly true of advertising upcoming gigs – it created a sense of connection for those...
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Cooking up a storm: Gok Wan gives a lesson in how to troll DJs
These days, it appears to be common for celebrities to have jobs on the side as DJs – much to the irritation of full time DJs who think they’re being deprived of work, who...
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We want our money back! Why Ultra Music Festival is being sued for refusing to give refunds
All is not well in the world of Event Entertainment Group, the umbrella company behind Miami’s Ultra Music Festival. The company – which was given a federal loan of $525,200 by the US government...
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Are Resident Advisor STILL making money from plague raves? Questions remain as listing appears for Covid hotspot Tulum
Resident Advisor recently admitted in an article that they’d been making money out of plague raves in Tulum. The destination in Mexico, which has seen over 205,000 deaths from Covid-19, is a current favourite...
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What a load of clap!
I’m really thinking that I should make this into some kind of series. More and more frequently these days, I come across adverts for increasingly ridiculous plugins. I had a quick look recently at...
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Spotify and the REAL reason they don’t have label pages?
When you’re browsing on the likes of Traxsource, Beatport and whatever, you can browse by record label. So if you like the output of a particular label, it’s easier to keep an eye on...
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It’s Derrick May’s birthday!
Today is the birthday of Derrick May. He’s 58 years young. I’d like to say I wish him a happy birthday, but I don’t believe in telling lies. As an aside, here’s a picture...
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What course should Gary Barlow REALLY run?
I’ve mentioned a few times before that DJs are having to resort to new methods of making money due to the pandemic. For example, Judge Jules now charges £123.67 for personalised messages. Or Steve...
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Defected? Been there, Dun that! Simon Dunmore praised by the Financial Times
Courtesy of the Financial Times, of all places, this is a great read about Defected Records. They’re a label that are frequently mentioned on this blog, and I’m the first to accept that what...
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Mattel: the new Masters At Work single reviewed
Recently, I wrote about how Masters At Work have made a comeback. Masters At Work Records has been relaunched, with most of the label’s archive now online. Certain releases are missing, presumably due to...
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Talking rubbish is back in style!
It appears that sitting around for hours, talking rubbish, is in vogue now. The mysterious allure of Clubhouse hasn’t gone unnoticed by Spotify, who are always looking for the next opportunity that isn’t in...
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No, music is not expensive, and here’s why
Periodically, someone comes along on the internet and complains that downloading their favourite music is simply too expensive. Do not fall for this view. Quite simply, it’s bollocks. Music costs money to make. I...
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What would Laura Gavoor make of Derrick May now?
If this name doesn’t immediately ring any bells, that’s alright. It didn’t for me until recently either. But this was the 1990s, and it was a lot harder to find out about the management...
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Algorithms and all that
Algorithms are everywhere these days. In some ways, they’ve always been in our lives, but the internet age has brought them to the forefront in a way we were never aware of previously. We...
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Songwriters, pop stars and zero sympathy
So, it appears that a group of songwriters want pop artists to stop taking the credit for things that they didn’t do. It seems they’re fed up of the practice in the music industry...
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Minas Portokalis – thief
If you’d been caught lifting an instrumental version of someone else’s track, how would you respond? Bear in mind that evidence was posted along the post that clearly showed that you’d stolen someone else’s...
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