LCY drops new single and video, ‘Garden of E10’: Watch
LCY has dropped her first official single, ‘Garden of E10’, via her own SZNS7N label – with accompanying visuals directed by the artist herself. Check it out below. Lay
A hardstyle show is coming to Netflix
A new hardstyle show, Qlimax: The Source, will launch on Netflix on Tuesday 22nd December. Organised by Q-dance, organisers of the annual Qlimax music festival in The Netherlands
New ventilation system could make clubs and venues COVID-secure
A London nightclub will pilot a new ventilation system in January that could lead the way in making clubs and music venues more COVID-secure. According to an announcement on thei
Alok launches philanthropic and social institute, Instituto Alok
Brazilian DJ and producer Alok has launched his own philanthropic and social institute, Instituto Alok – donating $5.2 million to the scheme so far. Alok’s initiative aim
COVID-19’s impact on China’s electronic music scene explored in BBC podcast: Listen
A new podcast documenting the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the Chinese underground electronic music scene has been released as part of a BBC series. Released as part of BBC
Black Coffee announces series of Virtual Reality sets
Black Coffee has announced that he will play a series of exclusive shows on a new virtual reality platform launching in 2021. Multi-user VR platform Sensorium Galaxy will house P
Tomorrowland shares official trailer for virtual New Years Eve festival
Tomorrowland has released the official trailer for their online New Years Eve party – with Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, and many more taking
Glastonbury “a long way” from being able to confirm 2021 festival, says Emily Eavis
Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has said that the festival is still “quite a long way” from being able to confirm its return to Worthy Farm in 2021. Speaking to BBC News, Eav
Ferry Corsten reveals new Gouryella music is on the way
Dutch trance star Ferry Corsten has revealed that new music from his Gouryella alias is on its way. Corsten confirmed the news in a tweet yesterday along with a photo of the produc
New radio station, EastEast.Radio, to highlight music and artists from Middle Eastern and North African countries
A new online radio station with an emphasis on artists and music from Middle Eastern and North African countries (MENA) has launched this week. Delivered by EastEast.World magazi
Beatport acquire sample company Loopmasters
Beatport has acquired sample company Loopmasters, including their umbrella brands Loopcloud and Plugin Boutique. Beatport has been in the producer samples game since Beatport Sound
Bandcamp’s fee-free Fridays to continue into 2021
Bandcamp has pledged to continue its fee-free Fridays in 2021 to support artists whose livelihoods have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Waiving its revenue share for al
Live music crowd experiment tests effectiveness of same-day COVID-19 testing
1,000 Barcelona residents participated in a live concert medical study on Saturday, 12th December to evaluate the effectiveness of same-day COVID-19 screenings for physical events.
New immersive virtual event combines raving with theatre
A new interactive club and immersive theatre experience will open its virtual doors in February 2021. Produced by experiential agency Hyperactive, BBL CLB, pronounced ‘bubble c
Digital music tech event week for women and non-binary people announced for January
A new week-long programme of educational events for women and non-binary people looking to break into the music tech industry will take place at the end of next month. Titled 7 D
New venue, Testbed, to open in Leeds in 2021
A new venue is set to open in Leeds early next year. Testbed, a 10,000 square foot industrial space, is located on the Southbank at the edge of the city centre and will host arts,
Omar-S to release limited vinyl score for his own arcade-style video game
Omar-S will release the original score for his self-designed video game, ‘Record Packer’, this Friday 18th December via his own FXHE Records. The three-track limited-editio
New photobook Quarantune documents clubbing memories
Music and photoblog Quarantune – started in March as a response to global club closures – has released a new photo book documenting DJ and nightlife memories, based around i
Composer and synthesist Pauline Anna Strom dies, aged 74
Bay Area synthesist and composer Pauline Anna Strom has died at the age of 74. The news was confirmed yesterday by her record label RVNG Intl, who wrote: “Heartbroken to say good
Vinyl sales in U.S. hit all-time high with almost 1.3 million records sold in one week
Vinyl album sales in the US reached a new peak with almost 1.3 million records sold in the week ending 3rd December. According to a report from Billboard, which was based on data f