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EDM industry news covering business, festivals, labels, and the business side of electronic music. 50 articles.

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How It Was Made: OLING – Get On The Floor (Last Night On Earth)

OLING’s (@olingofficial) Get On The Floor EP marks his debut on Sasha’s Last Night On Earth, and it feels like a natural fit for the Scandinavian prod

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The TRS MIDI Debacle

How the music technology industry abandoned 40 years of interoperability, let manufacturers run wild, and turned a simple connector swap into a crisis

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A Definitive Small Business Guide To Background Music

Background music is one of those details small business owners tend to treat as a finishing touch, only to slowly realize it shapes the room from the

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Spitfire Audio’s much-loved Originals instrument libraries are coming to Akai MPC

“Producers now have access to some of the most expressive, cinematic sounds ever recorded, right at their fingertips on the pads.” The post Spitfire A

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“I think it’s the most underrated plugin on Ableton Live”: The simple tool Chris Lake used in his Taylor Swift remix

“It just gives vibrancy and makes songs a bit more imperfect.” The post “I think it’s the most underrated plugin on Ableton Live”: The simple tool Chr

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How we remixed Taylor Swift: Tips and tricks from Chris Lake and Ely Oaks

Two artists who remixed Swift’s ‘Opalite’ reveal some of their production techniques, and talk about what it’s like to work with the biggest artist in

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Frank Biazzi On Techno, Promoters, And Staying Bookable Without Chasing Trends

Frank Biazzi (@frankbiazzi) made his MOOD debut with Pulsion EP, arriving May 22, 2026 on Nicole Moudaber’s label. The Belgian techno producer has bee

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How It Was Made: Ramyen – Our Story (Mellow Records)

Ramyen launches Mellow Records with Our Story, a release that makes the label’s direction clear from the first record. The French artist has already b

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How It Was Made: Dharma – Home Trip

Dharma returns to La Mano’s Sound Du Jour with Home Trip, an EP that connects his background as a trained multi-instrumentalist with the break-driven,

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“The role of the music webstore is becoming less significant”: Independent music webstore Juno Download has shut down

“Streaming has become the dominant model of digital music consumption... This is Juno Download signing off.” The post “The role of the music webstore

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“I try to make songs that I love, and am very grateful if the world loves them too.” JP Castro interview

At 24, JP Castro has already packed more into his career than many artists manage in a decade. The Brazil-raised producer, songwriter and vocalist has

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Matt Caines And Tooker Release “Between Silence” On Magnetic Magazine Recordings

Matt Caines and Tooker’s “Between Silence” is officially out now on Magnetic Magazine Recordings, and it still feels like one of those deep house reco

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Frank Walker Finds A Brighter Escape On OASIS

Frank Walker’s OASIS feels like a record built around the part of dance-pop that still wants to be big, open, and emotionally direct without losing th

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Lola Bates on Hollywood scoring, touring with legendary musicians and why she took a step back to perfect her sound

From her LA studio, Lola Bates talks growing up around movie scoring, performing on world tours with rock legends and how a love of live playing influ

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The 15 Best Melodic House Sets Of All Time To Listen To Anywhere

Above Photo Cred: Cercle (taken from Ben Böhmer’s set, linked below) Melodic house has become one of the best entry points into modern dance music bec

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Reverse Osmosis Leans Into Long-Form Techno Pressure On Unable Unstable

Reverse Osmosis’ Unable Unstable is one of those releases where the first few minutes tell you exactly what kind of space the producer wants to operat

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deadmau5 is selling signed synths, studio gear – and giving away a space-themed mau5head – through Reverb

Fancy owning a deadmau5-signed microKORG, modular gear or Vegas-used mau5head? Joel Zimmerman is clearing out parts of his synth universe. The post de

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Raw Main Talks Theory Of Love And The Mental Side Of DJing

Raw Main (@rawmain_music) returns to All Day I Dream with Theory Of Love, a four-track EP that marks his first full EP release on the label after earl

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Kenji Takashima On Why The Creative Process Still Matters In The AI Era

Kenji Takashima’s (@kenjitakashima) “Meteor” drops on Pole Folder’s Reworck label, and the release adds another chapter to a career that traces back t

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Mental Frank Lets A Little Air Into Corrupted Beauty On “Knell & Knot”

By the time “Knell & Knot” shows up in Corrupted Beauty, the album has already spent a few tracks sitting in heavier emotional territory, so the sligh

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Cuba Brings Porto Heat To SMIILE Records On Thursday Rumba EP

Cuba’s Thursday Rumba EP feels like the kind of record that comes from someone who understands how a room changes over the course of a night. The Port

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LARSa Reworks Josh Butler’s “Take Control” For ORIGINS RCRDS

LARSa’s remix of Josh Butler’s “Take Control” has the kind of backstory that makes a record feel a little deeper than the usual remix package entry. T

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Sean Roman’s Sweetboi LP Feels Like A Full Reset Into House, Garage, And Toronto Club Memory

Sean Roman’s Sweetboi LP feels like the kind of record you make after you have spent enough years in clubs to know that the best records rarely need t

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Dunmore Brothers And Ben Westbeech Keep The Soul Right Up Front On “Trust Me”

Dunmore Brothers’ “Trust Me” feels like the kind of record that knows the vocal is the whole reason people are going to remember it, so the production

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Adam Sellouk And OMRI. Bring NEVVE Into The Center On “Activate”

Adam Sellouk and OMRI.’s “Activate” feels like the kind of record that was made for the exact few minutes in a set when the room is already moving and

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Riordan Brings His Hot Creations Debut Back To The Club On The Funk EP

Riordan’s The Funk EP feels like the kind of two-tracker that comes from being out in rooms enough to know what actually gets a reaction. There is no

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Artists Who Sound Like CRi: 10 Names To Follow When You Want Melodic House With Real Songs In It

CRi makes electronic music that feels personal without getting soft around the edges. The writing has melody, the drums still move, and the best track

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Magnetic Magazine Recordings Premieres Matt Caine And Tooker’s “Between Silence”

Matt Caine and Tooker’s “Between Silence” is one of those deep house records where the title tells you where to start listening. It is not loud about

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Tim Lucent Breaks Down The Personal Stories Behind Lucent Loops Vol. 1

Tim Lucent’s Lucent Loops Vol. 1 dropped back on May 20 on Non-Friction Records, and the EP immediately puts him in the spotlight as a producer with a

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RTIK Discusses “Lillian,” Mentorship, And The Future Of Creative Tools

RTIK’s (@rtik_music) remix of Discognition and Vellichor’s “Lillian” feels like the kind of record that comes from someone who knows how to let an ide

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Apple Music announces new livestreaming series: Club Live

The series will broadcast sets from festivals, clubs, and other events. The post Apple Music announces new livestreaming series: Club Live appeared fi

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PREMIERE: Marcus Schmahl – Parallel Echo

Photos By Leon Kaczmarczyk Marcus Schmahl’s “Parallel Echo” premieres today on Magnetic Magazine’s SoundCloud, arriving one week ahead of the full Fra

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SAINTSABIO On The Link Between Streetwear, Nightlife, And Punk Energy

SAINTSABIO sits at the intersection of luxury fashion, underground nightlife, punk, rave culture, DJ culture, and the kind of youth energy that rarely

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UNTER STRØM Talk “Orynth,” Breathing Records, And Building A New Identity

UNTER STRØM make their debut with “Orynth,” arriving May 15 via Breathing Records, and the project brings together two artists with long histories in

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Artists Who Sound Like Nils Hoffmann: 10 Names To Follow When You Want Melodic House With Real Songwriting

Nils Hoffmann sits in a lane where melodic house still feels like songwriting. The synths are precise, the vocals usually carry purpose, and the arran

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Leyla Romanova’s “Self-Control” Finds Power In Refusing To React

Leyla Romanova’s “Self-Control” works because it starts from a feeling most people know well: the pressure to react when everything around you is loud

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The 15 Best Disco & Funk Tracks Of April 2026

April not only brought Spring with it, but a fresh new batch of fantastic Disco & Funk tracks! Let’s dive into 15 of the best songs that made us groov

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Artists Who Sound Like ARTBAT: 10 Names To Follow When You Want Melodic Techno Built For Huge Rooms

ARTBAT records have a very specific kind of impact. The drums hit with festival-scale pressure, the synth lines stay direct, and the arrangements usua

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Master MIDI Clock Shootout: Step Audio Tempode vs. Sim’n Tonic Nome II

Master MIDI Clock Shootout: Step Audio Tempode vs Sim'n Tonic Nome 2... The post Master MIDI Clock Shootout: Step Audio Tempode vs. Sim’n Tonic Nome I

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Wallis on embracing sound-mangling plugins, thriving as a producer and how to survive the music industry

The Lisbon-based DJ and producer shares her thoughts on sound design, the dream of owning a classic harmonizer and why working in hardware has revolut

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RÜFÜS DU SOL Innerbloom Lyrics And Meaning: The Longing, Release, And Inner Change Behind The Song

RÜFÜS DU SOL’s “Innerbloom” has been one of the group’s defining records for years, and a lot of that comes from how patient the track feels. Released

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Lane 8, Massane & barking continues Tripwires lyrics and meaning: Breaking Down The Anxious Pull

Lane 8, Massane & barking continues lyrics and meaning starts with “Tripwires” as a song built around memory, anxiety, and the need to feel found by a

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Sacha Mattey on Data, Deals, and Scaling Artists at Darkroom

Above Image Cred: Olivia Platt Sacha Mattey operates on a side of the music industry that rarely gets direct attention, but shapes how artists scale o

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Why Kaleidoscope Orchestra’s Steve Pycroft studied Skrillex to make the orchestra’s first original album

Pycroft served as producer, arranger, and music director on the project The post Why Kaleidoscope Orchestra’s Steve Pycroft studied Skrillex to make t

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MikeR Bridges Emotional Melodies And High Energy In “Up In The Sky”

MikeR steps out with his new single, ‘Up In The Sky.’ Capturing the essence of his signature sound, the release builds on his Progressive House style,

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Artists Who Sound Like RÜFÜS DU SOL: 10 Acts To Follow When You Want Dance Music With A Real Frontman Energy

Image Cred: RÜFÜS DU SOL & Boaz Kroon RÜFÜS DU SOL occupy a very specific lane in electronic music because the songs have the scale of live dance musi

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Moeaike Talk “Lift Me High,” Club Culture, And The Camera Era

Moeaike’s (@moeaike_music) “Lift Me High” arrives via Unreleased Records after months of international club traction, with the track already building

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How To Find EDM Events Near You This Weekend (…Without Missing The Underground Stuff)

Trying to figure out how to find EDM events near you can be easy if you are only looking for the obvious tour stop. Search the artist name, buy the ti

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Attack Mag Podcast EP 14: Juliet Fox

Attack Editor Eric Brünjes catches up with Juliet Fox for a conversation exploring the realities of building a long-term career in techno while balanc

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Roland Zenology GX for iPad is here – and it’s completely free for now

Roland’s flagship ZEN-Core synth engine arrives on iPad with thousands of sounds and deep synthesis tools, fully unlocked in a limited-time free launc