EDM Global Producers, Djs & Artists
Malcolm Cecil, a pioneering producer known for his work on some of Stevie Wonder‘s biggest albums of the 1970s, has died. He was 84 years old. His death on March 28 was announced via The Bob Moog Foundation’s Twitter account, who also revealed he had been suffering from a “long illness”. “It is with the …
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Milford Graves, a pioneering jazz drummer most commonly associated with the free jazz movement, has passed away at age 79. NPR journalist Lars Gotrich confirmed that Graves passed away of congestive heart failure on February 12. Graves had been battling amyloid cardiomyopathy — also known as stiff heart syndrome — since 2018, when he was …
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More than 40 years ago in Chicago’s underground club scene, the foundational wave of modern dance music was just starting to hit its stride. It was the 1980s, and house music was booming. Following the decline of disco fever, pioneering Black DJs like Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy were quickly thrust into the city’s spotlight …
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DJ Spinbad, an influential New York music producer and emcee, has died at the age of 46. A fixture on New York’s popular Z100 syndicated radio show, DJ Spinbad was a prominent figure in New York’s hip-hop and electronic music scenes. He has released two albums—2001’s Underground Airplay Version 1.0 and 2004’s compilation record MIC Media 2004: …
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