Longing for straightforward, easy-to-use technology doesn’t necessarily make you a luddite: it pretty much makes you just like every other DJ and electronic musician out there. All the bells and whistles simply don’t cut it when a mixer, controller, or deck is a pain to use and doesn’t integrate well [...]
With the exception of Kaskade and, on occasion, Diplo, how many American house DJs can you name? A phenomenon that started on this side of the pond, then migrated to Europe, and is now back here, house music is now catching back on. But, it’s not just a complement to [...]
An underground techno DJ and producer, Lance Blaise has seen his career take off over the past few years. Part of duo Tattoo Detectives with Gabriel Ben, at one point, Blaise has been going solo since 2008 and, in 2010, put out his debut album Pretty Twisted. Aside from this, [...]
As Israel’s hottest and most well-known EDM act, the Flash Brothers – Ruven, Ilan, and Shmuel Flaishler – jump between genres and have regularly revisited progressive house, progressive trance, and electro ‘80s house over the course of their career. Currently based in Tel Aviv, the brothers are originally from Nazareth. [...]
The Pioneer S-DJ05 DJ Active Reference Speakers has probably ended our search for the perfect pair of monitors for the Crossfadr Lab. Pioneer calls them “Reference Speakers” but we think these babies blow most 5” monitors presently on the market away. Let’s take a closer look at the Pioneer S-DJ05 [...]
On his recent tour, Marco V made a stop at Pacha NYC on April 26, and Crossfadr caught up with him in an interview. An EDM innovator who initiated the tech-trance subgenre, the producer born Marco Verkuijlen has played at countless clubs and festivals across the globe. After his stateside [...]
While the mainstream media is focusing on the big and crunchy EDM acts like Skrillex, Swedish House Mafia and Deadmau5 there is a strong local scene of DJs and producers in New York City that are responsible for filling the lounges and clubs with a dance floor friendly [...]
Any DJ knows the importance of having the right cartridge and stylus for their style. The wrong cartridge can leave your sound wimpy and lacking, while the wrong stylus can have a serious impact on your performance – the wrong stylus might scratch your record badly (if you’re scratching with [...]
The Stanton SCS.4DJ is designed to provide an option for DJs that doesn't require them to take their laptop to every show. The device is well-built and has some very interesting features integrated into it that make controlling your mixes a breeze. It does have some lacking elements where supported [...]
The first thing you notice when you boot up Algoriddim's djay, $20 USD on the Mac App Store, is its simplicity. It's luxuriantly spacious - but it is a polished interface, featuring two big 1200-style platters complete with pilot lamps. These, and not the waveforms, are the focus of the [...]