Drum&Bass Arena is releasing a new feature-length documentary called Drum & Bass: The Movement. Read this next: How young artists are transforming drum ‘n’ bass The 80 minute film explores the growth of drum ‘n’ bass across 1996 to 2016. It features unseen footage and interview segments from a cast …
On Monday May 18 at 10pm, BBC Four will show ‘The Changin’ Times of Ike White’, a documentary that attempts to track down the elusive funk musician Ike White. In 1976, White released ‘Changin’ Times’, a funk and soul album that he recorded while serving a life sentence in prison …
A new episode in BBC Radio 4’s Art of Now series investigates Berlin’s nightlife and its role in the changing landscape of the city. Read this next: How the fall of the Berlin Wall forged an anarchic techno scene The documentary was produced by Georgia Catt and hosted by Emily …
Doc’n Roll TV is a new pay-per-view streaming platform that’s dedicated to showcasing underground music documentaries. It launched this week. It’s the next step from the Doc’n Roll Film Festival, which was launched in 2014 as a way to give screen time to niche music documentaries. Most of the films …
Following the runaway success of Netflix documentary Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, an eight episode TV miniseries is being made about the story with Nicolas Cage signed up to star as Joe Exotic for the first regular TV role of his career. The show is being produced by by …
Annie Mac is starting a new podcast called Changes with Annie Mac. It will examine societal changes from the past and ones that may required in future, and the impact they play in our lives. Read this next: Amped: Annie Mac A range of guests will feature, including artists, writers, …
Jamie Jones has released a documentary covering his musically formative time in London called East End Rave Roots. Read this next: Jamie Jones: “Ibiza has outpriced almost a generation of people” The 13-minute short film sees the Welsh artist, who founded Paradise and co-founded Hot Creations, visiting East London spots …
London-based production duo The Colours That Rise have announced their debut LP ‘Grey Doubt’, which will be released Rhythm Section on May 1. To herald the release, they’ve put out single ‘Deep Space’, a track inspired by the theory that there are black people living on Mars. It combines funk …
Michael Theanne, Steve Aoki’s international manager who helped establish Aoki globally, has died aged 45. Theanne had been Aoki’s international manager in the UK and other countries since 2008, securing bookings for him at top European festivals, including Tomorrowland, as well as his Ibiza residencies. He was also the global …
Following on from the success of his Homeless Homies events last year and from the launch of his new party series, DJ Bone has announced the first DJ Bone & Friends of 2020. Read this next: DJ Bone and the power of charity through raving French pioneer, Laurent Garnier, will …
Pioneer DJ has presented its new six-channel mixer, the DJM-V10, which has an early February release date. The £3,199 unit is the first to feature six audio channels since the 19-inch DJM-1000 released in 2003. Features of the mixer include master isolators, four band EQs, per channel compressors, a send …
Claude VonStroke is celebrating the 15th anniversary of his prosperous label, Dirtybird, with a new album, ‘Freaks & Beaks’. Read this next: The Cover Mix: Claude VonStroke ‘Freaks & Beaks’ is VonStroke’s fourth album, incorporating a diverse range of sub genres such as tech house, minimal, deep house and left-field. …
Behind the Soundtrack: ‘Uncut Gems’ with Daniel Lopatin is a collaborative production between Lopatin and Moog Music to showcase how the eclectic composer used synthesizers to create the dynamic score. Read this next: Uncut Gems, scored by Oneohtrix Point Never, has its first trailer Uncut Gems, the most recent crime …
Recently, just a few days after it’s release, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival announced that it will be releasing a new Youtube Originals. The Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert teaser was released along with the announcement. Only weeks before the festival will take place, Coachella’s documentary is set …
Justin Bieber is gearing up for his 2020 comeback — and now we have the inside scoop on his 10-part documentary series coming soon. Justin Bieber: Seasons will premiere YouTube Originals on January 27 and stream weekly. The new docuseries shows the pop star at his best, as well as …
If you’ve ever wondered how RÜFÜS DU SOL convey pure magic on stage, you’re about to find out. In a new documentary-style interview, DJ Mag asks the band to break down their live show, down to the nitty-gritty details. Their live production, described now as “limitless” has been a “trial and …
It’s 2019. We all know Spotify as the leader in music streaming that it is, but how did it get there? Much like Facebook had The Social Network, Spotify will be getting its own scripted series on Netflix about the evolution the platform. This will not be a documentary, and the …
Fresh off releasing the 25th instalment of its vaunted compilation series, ‘The Annual’, Ministry of Sound has dropped a mini-documentary, which explores how the club has grown into a dance music powerhouse, particularly ‘The Annual’. Judge Jules, Tall Paul (who both mixed ‘The Annual – Millennium Edition’‘ and ‘The Annual …
Drum ‘n’ bass and jungle originators Fabio and Grooverider have premiered a nostalgic documentary explaining the roots of their iconic club night RAGE. Read this next: Fabio & Grooverider’s RAGE night was the fiery crucible where jungle and drum ‘n’ bass were formed The 17-minute video brings together DJs like …
Gorillaz have ficially announced their forthcoming documentary, Reject False Icons. The movie is the first-ever, all-access, immersive journey into the world Gorillaz and the band’s extended family. Gorillaz promise never-before-seen-footage where “the virtual meets the real,” as their music project tends to do. In his debut feature, director Denholm Hewlett …
A documentary about the virtual cross-genre band, Gorillaz, is to be released on December 16 for one night only. Read this next: In Session: Gorillaz The band was created by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett and consists of four animated members including Stuart “2-D” Pot, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle …
Lil Peep‘s latest album just dropped yesterday and today it’s still on repeat. Everybody’s Everything is a 19-track, hip hop-driven playground packed with innovative sound design and hopeless emotion. The album includes a handful collaborators, some with stacks three or four songs in a row. Rich the Kid, iLoveMakonnen, Lil Tracy, Gab3 and …
Pioneer DJ‘s new XDJ-XZ controller has arrived. The four-channel mixer is compatible with Serato (this will come with a firmware update in 2020) and rekordbox, offering jog displays, 14 professional beat FX, six sound color FX and two seperate mic inputs. Read this next: Pioneer DJ introduces new multitrack sequencer, …
A new mini documentary released by Mutt Film has showcased Canadian techno don Blond:ish’s Bye Bye Plastic initative. The artist, also known as Vivie-Ann Bakos, and her scheme aim to end the use of single-use plastics in the electronic music industry by 2025. Read this next: We went on the …
The estate Lil Peep is releasing his second posthumous album Everybody’s Everything, out later this month. In addition, the late rapper’s documentary film Everybody’s Everything will hit select theaters on November 12 and release wide on November 15, the day the album drops. The doc and 19-tracks to follow are said to …
Now the madness of Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has begun to subside we can look back fondly at the week of events, panels and parties. And none resonated more than the Ballantine’s House one-day event. They hosted a panel, exhibition and documentary to showcase their new limited edition ‘Clubs Collection’ …
Ballantine’s True Music Series has released a new documentary titled Communities Behind the Dancefloor, going in-depth on the stories behind four gamechanging clubs from across the globe. Glasgow’s home of rowdy ceiling-hitters Sub Club, Beirut’s unique pyramid structure The Gärten (pictured), Barcelona’s long-running landmark Nitsa x Apolo, and former NYC …
We’re at ADE (Amsterdam Dance Event) this week. Here’s where you can find us: Wednesday Oct 16, 14:30 Billings are the New Front Line De La Mar theatre Mixmag contributor Thomas H Green hosts a live forum with buyers, bookers and agents to discuss how DJ billing became such a …
What kind impact is social media having on DJs and the dance music scene? The documentary INSTA DJ: Social Media and the New Age Dancefloor explores just that in a brand new, 40-minute presentation from Pioneer DJ. The doc fers much insight about the effects social media on artists, music, fandoms, clubs …
Celebrate club culture and those spearheading nightlife communities around the world at the Ballantine’s House at ADE. The event takes place next on October 16 at De Hallen Studios in Amsterdam featuring a club culture documentary screening, a panel in which club kingpins will discuss their stories, plus a full …
