Conventional wisdom in the dance music world would have you believe that record labels don’t make any money anymore. And for the most part, this is true – there are a lot of labels...
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One of Louie Vega’s many hats, a painting by David Morales and Sam Divine’s trainers – the weird and wonderful items up for auction now ahead of a Defected fundraiser for homeless charity Shelter…
As another Monday inevitably continues its endless trudge into another Tuesday, Defected’s Wez Saunders finds himself with yet another busy week. Saunders, of course, wouldn’t have it any other way – many sources within...
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Sébastien Léger doesn’t like VIP tables being placed in front of DJ booths – but seems to be perfectly happy being represented by the same agency as Derrick May…
There are lots of things that DJs really don’t like – they don’t speak about as much as they used to, but those thoughts are still there. Funnily enough, they became a lot more...
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As Nervous Records gets busy promoting Josh Wink heading to New York’s LGNDS on December 16th, a pertinent question – did ANYONE actually like his 1995 release “Don’t Laugh”?
In the world of dance music these days, the work never seems to actually stop. Time was that much of the industry worked from Tuesday to Saturday – anyone trying to get hold of...
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EXCLUSIVE: One of Detroit techno’s biggest OGs is thinking of leaving the city – telling friends he’s “sick and tired” of all the infighting and pondering a move across the Atlantic…
It’s been yet another week that the world of Detroit techno would rather forget – a week where the focus was on things other than the music. Derrick May’s appearance on a now-deleted PBS...
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The Warehouse’s Robert Williams is launching a series of events to “celebrate the global impact of Chicago house music” – so why on earth is Detroit’s Juan Atkins invited?
It’s been a fairly good few months for those fighting to preserve Chicago’s history with house music – a welcome relief in a city that has often shown great hostility towards a genre that...
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Has Pete Tong’s DJ Academy got a rival in music education? SeeDJ claims to “accelerate your path” into the industry – with Nastia’s “Growing As A DJ” lesson costing $49…
It used to be ever so simple. Years ago, DJs could make money by simply being DJs. All they had to do was turn up, play some vinyl, and collect their money. Some can...
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Looking for some Omar S to play this weekend? Good luck with that goal – as record stores everywhere start taking his stuff off sale (and the financial hit to go with it!)
As yet another Friday dawns – unless you’re reading this in Australia, of course – DJs everywhere will be pondering the answers to many questions. What time is my set this weekend? Will anyone...
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As jet-setting DJs do their utmost to ignore concerns that they’re killing polar bears, an unearthed article reveals Danny Rampling might be the one who got us all thinking about it…
Here’s a view that you’ll never find expressed in the dance music press – we think a lot of the higher echelon DJs care only for themselves and their bank balances. Hence why they...
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That £750,000 bailout was money well spent, wasn’t it? Peggy Gou and Lenny Kravitz’s “I Believe In Love Again” comes out – and Resident Advisor dutifully provides a (mostly) glowing review…
If there’s one thing that Peggy Gou is shockingly good at, it’s marketing. Be in no doubt – Ears To The House thinks she is an advertising genius. Every time she puts a new...
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Er, have you looked in the mirror lately? Honey Dijon complains that black and queer people are being squeezed out of house music – yet she hasn’t done too badly herself in the industry…
This has proven to be yet another busy year for Honey Dijon – quite possibly her busiest in many years. Her touring schedule is exhausting to even look at, and her diary is filled...
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Is there ANYONE this man doesn’t cause problems for? Now it’s revealed that Derrick May curated two programmes for PBS – and execs have no idea what to do with the other episode…
Back on Sunday, Ears To The House reported on the fallout from the now-deleted PBS documentary starring Derrick May. Within hours of the programme being broadcast on the network last Wednesday, PBS took it...
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Is this just the start of a slippery slope? Spotify confirms that anyone getting less than 1000 streams for a track from next year won’t be getting paid for it…
Ever since Spotify was founded back in 2006, it has become the most curious of beasts. Despite becoming the website which, in many ways, saved the majors from a very bleak future as everything...
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Dance music’s habit of creating odd bedfellows continues – as Peggy Gou announces her new single “I Believe In Love Again”, featuring none other than Lenny Kraviz…
Historically speaking, most artists haven’t been able to work with one another – and it’s not even their massive egos that are to blame. Often, it was factors like being signed to opposing record...
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“A lot of Detroit OGs are suspect!”: Ash Lauryn sees the light and admits she’s “given up idolising” her peers after Omar S assault claim – but wasn’t she happy to ride on their coat tails for years?
Even by the normally malleable standards of the dance music world, this week is proving to be one of the weirdest in a while – and it’s only Wednesday. Because whilst Detroit’s latest bout...
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Lots do it, yet no one confesses it shocker! 52% of musicians would refuse to admit they used AI in music making, according to a study – just like with sample packs…
Dance music producers are a curious bunch, aren’t they? Many would have you believe that they make their records in the finest of studios using the best equipment money can buy, and that everything...
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