The Numark Mixdeck is taken a step further with the Mixdeck Quad. Already a solid device, the standard Mixdeck, which Crossfadr reviewed in September 2011, is an all-inclusive DJing system that takes all audio media into consideration. As a two-channel mixer with 2 CDJ decks, an iPod dock, two RCA [...]
We have a quick chat with Aussie DJ Rachel Andrews, top 10 finalist in EMI’s ‘She Can DJ’ project and resident at ‘Motel’ Club in Melbourne. M: So Rachel, how did you first get into DJ’ing? Rachel: I was working behind the bar at a club in Canberra and used to [...]
When it comes to a DJ’s setup, the equipment for making and creating the sounds – be it a turntable, CDJ, or laptop with a controller – is the most essential component. Nevertheless, what separates a great DJ from merely a good one is his or her attention to details. [...]
Yan Wagner is a young French-American artist. He was born and still lives in Paris but made his first solo appearances during an extended stay in New York City in 2008-2009. He writes and performs all his songs, merging electronic beats and sounds with a low and crooning voice. His [...]
"Re-re-wind, when the crowd say Bo-Selecta!”, warbled Craig David from somewhere between his designer-stubbled cheekbones back in 1999, whilst fending off amorous advances from hordes of tweens. 'Selecta' was, back in the UK, a slang term for a deejay. Sure, there are plenty of terms for the bouncing, headphone-clad fist-pumping [...]
Audrey Napoleon is a new arrival to the hallowed halls of dance-music production—she released her first track at the end of 2010—but she’s an established force behind the decks, thanks to her residencies at Los Angeles’ Avalon nightclub and the Music Box. Even if you’ve never set foot in L.A. [...]
Saturday, August 11, 2012 Made Event presents JOHN DIGWEED & DANNY TENAGLIA Pleasurekraft with Sleepy & Boo Governors Beach Club Governors Island, NYC Made Event is proud to announce John Digweed & Danny Tenaglia, along with Pleasurekraft and Sleepy & Boo at Governors Beach Club on Governors Island, NYC, Saturday, [...]
HIGH TECH SOUL is the first documentary to tackle the deep roots of techno music alongside the cultural history of Detroit, its birthplace. From the race riots of 1967 to the underground party scene of the late 1980s, Detroit's economic downturn didn't stop the invention of a new kind of [...]
..said Fatboy in 1998. It seems this has also held true for the EDM scene. We've weathered electro, tech house, complextro and are currently surrounded by Skrillexicans, hands raised to the sky in their fervent admiration of anything the prolific Mr Moore touches. But where to from here? What does [...]
Emmanuel Mario (aka Astrobal) grew up in Montauban, France. Sounds ranging from Neil Young to Kraftwerk filled the home of young Emmanuel. Motivated by teenage desires, he began taking drum lessons at an early age. His parents didn’t mind the clamoring in the garage while Emmanuel began exploring his creativity. [...]