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Apple launches AirPods Max over-ear headphones

Apple launches AirPods Max over-ear headphones The new model in the AirPod range is Apple’s first over-ear cans Apple has launched a new pair of headphones called AirPod Max. They’re their first over-ear headphones from Apple, and feature "incredible high-fidelity audio, Adaptive EQ, Active Noise Cancellation, and spatial audio". The headphones drivers designed by Apple and are 40mm, with memory foam pads and they're are powered by the Apple’s H1 chip. Apple claims they’ll last 20 hours with talk, […]

January 16, 2021 101

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Top Dj Gear Of 2020

DJ GearEditorials and Opinions Gear Roundup: Our Top Picks of 2020 By Rachel Black There’s no doubt that 2020 was been one hell of a year. With a pandemic completely shutting down nightlife and wrecking the music industry as we know it, 2020 took quite an unexpected turn that left many DJs, producers, and music lovers scratching their heads a bit. But not all was lost this year –– a massive amount of new music gear, both hardware and software, was […]

January 16, 2021 386

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Legowelt is giving away a new free sample pack

Legowelt is giving away a new free sample pack Legowelt is giving away another free sample pack, this time called Legowelt Drum Wizardry Sample Pack. It’s a collection of 325+ drum sounds from equipment like Amiga 1200, EMU EMAX II, Soundblaster, AKAI S900, S612, Prophet2000 and more. Legowelt says “No worn-out clean soggy overused boring clinical TR techno whatever drum machine samples but all new fresh unique processed layered synthesized FX’d drum sounds with extra crispy lo-fi crunch and punch!” […]

January 16, 2021 73

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The BPM Festival in Costa Rica is postponed to 2022

Finally, the BPM Festival will not be held in 2021. It was supposed to be celebrated in Tamarindo from March 3rd to March 7th but unfortunately, due to the current epidemiological situation, it is postponed to January 12th-18th 2022. Now for those who had bought the tickets already the promoter gives a couple of options, either they can keep it for 2022 or they just request a refund. Unfortunately, another festival is canceled due to the covid 19 pandemic.

January 16, 2021 155

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100 OF THE WORLD’S BEST CLUBS by DJ MAG

100 OF THE WORLD’S BEST CLUBS 100 Of The World’s Best Clubs is a new book, from the makers of leading electronic magazine DJ Mag, that celebrates the amazing venues that define the global electronic music scene. Limited to 1,000 copies, the 184-page hardback book ships boxed as the ultimate raver’s coffee table accessory. It is available now priced at £50 from djmagshop.com From its nascent underground beginnings, clubbing and DJ culture has grown into a worldwide and multifaceted scene, and this […]

January 15, 2021 100

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Live music venues could be reopened by Autumn, leading U.S. infectious diseases expert suggests

Live music venues could be reopened by Autumn, leading U.S. infectious diseases expert suggests The timescale relies on America's vaccination programme, and is likely to involve additional safety measures once performances restart Martin Guttridge-Hewitt Live music venues in the U.S. could reopen by Autumn, according to the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci. America's foremost expert in infectious diseases made the statement during the Association of Performing Arts Professionals' annual conference, which […]

January 12, 2021 46

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Designing Dance: Electronic Traces the Origins and Legacy of Club Culture

Designing Dance: Electronic Traces the Origins and Legacy of Club Culture With a focus on EDM's originators and the British context, the Design Museum's exhibition sets itself apart from others on electronic music and design. Union Rave, by Andreas Gursky, 1995 Courtesy Felix Speller for the Design Museum Remember nightclubs? That mask-less, gloveless world where you’d melt into a gyrating, strobe-tinged crowd of hundreds while losing yourself to the ecstatic soul-shuddering beat of electronic dance music (EDM)? Nightclubs and […]

January 9, 2021 21

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News Brexit could prevent musicians touring in U.S. as well as Europe, experts warn

Brexit could prevent musicians touring in U.S. as well as Europe, experts warn Acquiring a visa to play the country is set to get much harder Brian Coney Experts have warned that Brexit could prevent UK musicians from touring in the US as well as Europe. Coming days after the UK government denied rejecting the offer of visa-free tours for musicians in the EU, figures from the UK music industry have forecasted major difficulties ahead. At the root of the problem […]

January 7, 2021 28

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Germany increases arts and culture funding to €2.1 billion for 2021

Germany has increased its arts and culture funding to €2.1 billion for 2021. Following the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new scheme from the German government entitled Neustart Kultur, which translates to restart culture, promised €150 million would be injected into the country's live music and events industry. The news came as part of the government's broader €1 billion plans to rebuild cultural and entertainment businesses. Now, a German parliament committee has approved a further nationwide budget of €2.1 billion […]

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