It might surprise some of you, but Ears To The House has a little respect for Carlos Sosa – the real name of DJ Sneak. Aside from his surprisingly shrewd recent business ventures, as...
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Festive cheer could be in short supply! Nicole Moudaber confirms she’s doing a Christmas Eve show at Beirut’s Grand Factory – but Israel’s heavy bombing in Lebanon might yet derail that plan…
What do you plan on doing on Christmas Eve? Our plans at the Ears To The House office vary – some of us are planning on staying home and watching TV, and others are...
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Nothing new to see here, then! How DO you make some quick money if you’re Juan “Originator” Atkins? Er, by re-pressing some old stuff you put out in 1993…
Every now and then, a question arises in the heads of the legacy DJs from dance music’s early days – how on earth can I make a bit of money, and quickly? Going out...
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Is another of house music’s big beasts about to leave the stage? Andrew Salsano becomes vice president at Nervous, leading to questions about Mike Weiss’s future plans…
There aren’t many big beasts from the early days of house music still left – many left the stage many years ago, for reasons as varied as the day is long. This probably shouldn’t...
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Here’s Three They Made Earlier: old tunes and older tunes every Monday | December 11, 2023
As we get ready to say farewell to another Monday, it’s time for our usual look back at the increasingly extensive archives of the dance music world. Each week, members of the team pull...
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You can’t do a balanced take here, this is the internet! Marshall Jefferson comments on DJs posting their Spotify Wrapped stats – and reckons the numbers DO help get you bookings…
It’s now practically an annual tradition in the music world. Towards the end of November or early December, Spotify release their yearly data dumps to their artists, known simply as Spotify Wrapped. In addition...
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Juan Atkins celebrated his 61st birthday at the weekend by playing Insane Who Sane – as a source confirms that he REALLY thinks he founded techno…
For some reason, which Ears To The House will probably never fully understand, a lot of DJs like turning their birthdays into a public event. They usually do it by holding a party –...
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Do you get the feeling all is not going well? Discogs’ CEO pops up with a message explaining why the site is changing – but answers few questions in the process…
Surviving for many decades in this fickle industry when others have long faded away into the distance is, in many ways, an impressive achievement. This is one of the reasons that Ears To The...
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No, this genie isn’t going back in its bottle! Majority of music fans polled by IFPI think AI shouldn’t be used to copy human artists – but there’s one rather big flaw in this argument…
Yesterday, Ears To The House covered the subject of AI – something which is having a lot more influence on music than anyone admits. We reported on the development of Unison Midi Wizard 2.0,...
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DJs Playing Badly: when the DJ just fails epically | December 10, 2023
Welcome to another instalment of DJs Playing Badly – our column where, each Sunday, we take a look at DJs who have committed some kind of fail. Perhaps a totally messed up mix transition...
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At least it’s something useful to wear over the winter! Nervous offer a sweetener for anyone buying their merch this Christmas – a free pair of branded gloves…
As anyone looking out of their window might have noticed over the past few weeks, the weather has got quite a bit cooler recently – well, unless you live in Australia, anyway. Winter is...
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Will we EVER see the two of them together? As Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” movie opens, there’s no sign of Honey Dijon – and she has nothing to say about Israel hosting the premiere, either…
Over the past year or two, Honey Dijon has been trying to navigate an almost impossible position – plugging how many famous friends she has whilst also simultaneously insisting that she somehow remains as...
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Two fashion disasters in one week! Carl Craig went to play in Fujisawa, having apparently borrowed Jeff Mills’s coat – whilst The Wizard himself posed for an unflattering photo…
Occasionally, DJs like to complain about the fact that no one’s really focusing on all the work they’re supposedly doing. They whinge that people are talking about them pointlessly twiddling their knobs, or simply...
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This can’t simply be magicked away! Unison’s Midi Wizard 2.0 has AI generated chord progressions – so is this dumbing down music or just the latest advance in technology?
When house music first emerged during the 1980s, there were plenty of questions by inquisitive journalists – and one of those was what they were using to make this stuff. After all, no one...
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Saturday Recap: because the week is busy | December 9, 2023
That’s another week done at Ears To The House. Just as is customary around these parts, we’re taking Saturday off – meaning that barring any big stories breaking, normal service resumes tomorrow. This includes...
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Beatport’s majority owned IMS Ibiza announces the first topics for discussion – with “rebuilding community” and Defected’s gobbling up by Wez Saunders top of the agenda…
Is the International Music Summit in Ibiza a place where business in the dance music world gets done, or nothing more than, to use a term that the event’s British founder Pete Tong might...
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