Music and Moms: DJs Celebrate Mother’s Day 2021 With Wholesome Tributes

Social media platforms are toxic and frigid places, but every now and then their users warm them up with wholesome content. Such was the case on Sunday, when the EDM community came together to pay tribute to the mothers of the scene. The supportive moms, the working moms, the rave moms, and all the moms …

Winter Music Conference and VRJAM Announce Showcase Contest for DJs and Music Producers

Ahead of the first-ever virtual edition of Winter Music Conference, the organizers of the world-renowned electronic music summit have announced a one-of-a-kind contest for DJs and producers. In partnership with VRJAM and EDM.com, WMC has launched a competition for artists to secure a coveted showcase at the virtual convention, which will go down on May 20th …

A Bitcoin-Inspired Artist Has Launched a Micropayment Plugin for DJs and Music Producers

Bitcoin activist artist Cryptograffiti has launched a new micropayment plugin designed to generate new cryptocurrency revenue streams for DJs and music producers. The announcement came with an accompanying live DJ set by Cryptograffiti that was performed at San Francisco’s US Mint, where the artist publicly demonstrated the new revenue sharing system.  “The event entitled ‘Strikes Twice’ is named after the new …

New Study Shows Masked DJs Immune to COVID

Masked DJs everywhere can get back to playing gigs with peace of mind, because according to science they’re 4121% less likely to contract the coronavirus (COVID-19). New research from the Masked DJs Association reveals that any form of helmet, ski mask, mau5head or otherwise serves as immunity against the virus. That means deadmau5, Marshmello, Malaa, Claptone, The …

STUDY: 70% of DJs reported they underwent retraining or learned a new skill during lockdown

A new study finds DJs have pushed through quarantine by honing their skills. Bristol-born, London-raised Pirate Studios checked in with its DJ customers to dig into the current state of the industry and the findings are mostly optimistic. While many DJs have been adversely affected by the pandemic, the general consensus is that time in …

Introducing LEGO Vidiyo’s Hottest New DJs: Alien, Unicorn, and the Party Llama

Last year The LEGO Group and Universal Music Group announced their new partnership, which seeks to encourage creative expression through both play and music. It wasn’t until this year that we learned the exciting venture would include a brand new platform called LEGO Vidiyo, which brings the illustrious brand into the world of augmented reality. Now, the platform …

Top 100 DJs react to the new Virtual DJ software

Late last year, Virtual DJ made a significant update to their software that has DJs raving (no pun intended). VirtualDJ greatly improved the sound quality of the separated stems. It also gave additional control to the DJs to adjust in real-time a bleeding parameter, and to fine-tune even more the quality of each track. VirtualDJ …

DJs Release EDM Remix of Danish Cartoon About Man With Giant Magic Penis

We aren’t even two weeks into the new year, but it has already told 2020 to hold its beer. As we plunge headlong into the dystopian hellscape that is 2021, a new Danish animated children’s show called John Dillermand—about a man who uses his giant, elastic penis to save his community—has gone viral. Because what’s more appealing to …

The CDJ-3000: Pioneer DJ’s next-generation player [Review] – Dancing Astronaut

by: Chris Stack Dec 30, 2020 Lucky me. One of the perks of my dance music intrigue is the opportunity to play with top-of-the-line industry products such as Pioneer DJ’s new CDJ-3000. I was giddy to spend two weekends pretending to be an Electric Forest headliner in the comfort of my own living room after …

AI DJs performing AI-produced music offer glimpse into the future of concerts – Dancing Astronaut

by: Rugby Scruggs Dec 16, 2020 As arguably the most unpredictable year in recent times nears its conclusion, 2020 has produced yet another headline in its final breaths. Sensorium, a virtual reality music platform that has collaborated with titan DJs Carl Cox and Armin van Buuren, among others, has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) music …