Jacob Plant is a British DJ and electronic producer who has been an integral part of the ever-growing house scene since 2010. Releasing classics on prestigious imprints such as Fly Eye Records, Cr2 and Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Records to name a few. This further propelled Plant into inevitable limelight
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão 56-year-old Grammy-winning American DJ David Morales was detained yesterday at Fukuoka airport after the authorities discovered a white powder in his luggage. It is well-known that Japan practises a zero-tolerance approach when it comes to drug-related crimes. 0.3 grams of MDMA were found in Morales’ carry-on
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In celebration of the launch of their brand new Pro DJ Studio, Pirate Studios has organised an exciting residency project, occurring every week in October, headed by dubstep icon Sgt. Pokes and electronic music tastemaker T Williams. Sgt. Pokes will be taking his Roulette Club Night concept into the studios,
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Acclaimed music hardware company Akai has just made history by launching the Akai Fire, the first ever hardware interface designed specifically for the well-used and loved FL Studio. Akai has previously built controllers for Ableton, namely the APC40 and the original version of Push, but this
Make Noise of Eurorack have just announced the release of a new version of the popular René dimension sequencer. While the original René model was a one-channel, two-dimensional Cartesian sequencer with limited memory, the newer model promises to bring a whole lot more to the table. The updated version is
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Electronic music equipment lynchpin Native Instruments has unveiled a myriad of new products and updates, including initial details for the upcoming Traktor Pro 3 software, which is scheduled to be released October 18th. Amongst the announcements is the updated Traktor Kontrol S4 DJ controller, slated for official release in November,
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Berlin-based label and party organisers Killekil have announced a series of workshops created specifically for artists with disabilities in order to further their passion for electronic music production. Called Ick mach Welle!, which literally translates to the uplifting and positive exclamation “I make a wave!,” the
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Image: Arnold van der Walt Written by Maya-Rose Torrão This year’s SpiltMilk festival marked the third year of Full Cream Entertainment’s South African techno fest, featuring an exceptional line-up with Berlin techno DJ Kevin de Vries as the international headliner, supported by South African producers Ryan Murgatroyd and STAB Virus,
Interview by Maya-Rose Torrão Londoner Stephen Kenny Tempest, who goes by the moniker DJ S.K.T, has been working the DJ desk from the tender age of 12 and has decades of experience in making electronic music across a span of genres, including experimental bass, deep house, tech-house and soulful house.
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Interview by Maya-Rose Torrão South African duo STAB Virus is a techno project formed by two friends and producers who broke away from the local cultural expectations of Black South African men in order to pursue their passion of producing electronic music. The pair have been going from strength to
