Resident Advisor, like much of the music world, appears to be completely incapable of introspection. They never consider how something might look to the outsider looking in – indeed, they’re often surprised and unsure...
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Do they want to be on the wrong side of history? The dance music press are slagging off the Metaverse – but it’s going to be part of the future, whether they like it or not…
Last week, this blog ran an article about Pioneer getting into the remote DJing game – where people can collaborate with each other on a DJ set and never actually meet. I mentioned it...
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Could you bring back David Bowie from the dead as a hologram? Just another of the prospects that the Metaverse could soon bring us – and anyone making music today should worry…
These days, it seems the best time to make money from your music is if you’re very old – or even better, already dead. Such a sentence might well sound ridiculous on the face...
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After authorities confirm clubs in Ibiza can open in April, the season looks set to be dance music’s longest ever cash-in – but is this “just one last fart from a dying corpse”?
So the dance music world is currently getting very excited about the news Ibiza’s nightclubs will be open for business again this year. Events are already scheduled for April, with rumours swirling around the...
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Are they both REALLY on the same side here? Pioneer showcases virtual reality DJing on their Instagram page – and it’s just as boring as watching real life DJs doing their thing…
Last Saturday, I posted a little article all about the Metaverse. It’s something most people don’t really understand yet, and I include myself in those ranks. Truth be told, I suspect the true capabilities...
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As flavour of the month Honey Dijon is pictured with Madonna in the studio, which one is REALLY going to benefit the most from this get together? For once, this blog is unsure…
Madonna is one of those musicians who I have mixed opinions about. The one hand thinks she’s accomplished a lot in her career and managed to remain relevant when a lot of other names...
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Jeff Mills is doing an online concert this week from the religious Greek island of Delos “in a concert of ritualistic power” – but how much money does it cost for the Wizard to offer his brand of sacrament?
Pomposity and grand language can be used to make events look almost any way you’d like. If you or someone you know has been blessed with the abilities of a skilled orator or a...
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Nothing to do with it costing a small fortune, then? Night Time Industries Association push the message that illegal raving is on the rise due to Covid restrictions – but this isn’t the entire story…
When I was around 15 years old, I was sat in English class one day – and the task that day was to compare and contrast arguments for making women’s boxing legal. One of...
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Now who said downloads were dead? Producers reveal to this blog exactly how much they made on Traxsource recently – and there’s still money to be made if you play your cards right…
There’s no money in downloads anymore. It’s all about streaming now. People don’t want files cluttering up their hard drive. These are some of the things I’ve read and been told over the past...
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Not bad for someone who died this week! Carl Craig is the latest announced for Defected Croatia 2022 – and it won’t just be Unkle Carl representing Detroit…
This has been quite the eventful week for Carl Craig. It started with Craig complaining about a post on this blog with the juvenile “Haters gonna hate” caption. Then it emerged he had died...
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Thinking of using Beatport Link’s streaming service on your next DJ gig, are you? Er, you might have to rethink that plan – and not just because of rubbish wifi at the nightclub…
A while ago now, your favourite blog spoke about Beatport Link. There appears to be money to be made in streaming – certainly not for the artists, but plenty for the labels and plenty...
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So you wonder why I gave up making music? In a climate where 82% of all music streamed in the USA is now old music, new stuff has never found it so tough to break through…
Last summer, I published an article commenting on the fact 66% of all audio streaming in the USA consisted of so-called catalogue material. And just to be absolutely clear here, catalogue material is anything...
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If you have to ask, you definitely can’t afford it! So how much DID those Brian Eno – he who dismisses NFT users as “little capitalist arseholes” – multi-colour turntables sell for in the end?
Recently, I had a look at my readership statistics over the past few weeks. I was curious to know whether this blog suffered any kind of drop in the numbers over the Christmas and...
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So how bad DID things get for Resident Advisor in 2020? Companies House statements reveal a £575,000 loss for the year – yet the number of employees on the payroll actually went up…
This blog is not typically known for being gentle on Resident Advisor, dance music’s self appointed answer to a question no one asked. Indeed, I’ve questioned the £750,000 bailout they got in October 2020,...
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That’s yet ANOTHER one running his own course Carl Craig’s new money spinner masterclass has a module called “Becoming Carl Craig” – so does it have a section about being slavishly loyal to losers like Derrick May, then?
If a day comes when I ever get bored of writing in this blog, I’m going to have to think about setting up my own course. Of course, I have absolutely no idea what...
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After Marc Kinchen becomes the latest convert to the NFT phenomenon (after a phone call with Steve Aoki, of all people!) – isn’t the truth that you can sell any old rubbish on the platform?
MK is a man with an interesting history. He started out at Kevin Saunderson’s KMS Records back in 1989 and spent a few years learning his trade. A remix job for an obscure Scottish...
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