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29 Mar 2018
Business
  • Toby Andrews, former manager of Bob Moses and General Manager of International Marketing for Sony Music International in London, has been named General Manager of Astralwerks in LA. (RotD)
News and Features
  • Physical sales top downloads in the US, with vinyl leading the way. (RA)
  • Ibiza’s San Antonio council confirms new West End opening hours. (ManinSanAn)
  • Australian drug law reform report: Explore sniffer dog use, recreational cannabis. (Mixmag)
  • Billboard Dance 100 Artists of 2018: The Complete List. (Billboard)
  • Billboard Dance Power Players 2018: The managers, live leaders & tastemakers shaping the genre. (Billboard)
  • Music Venue Trust has announced Fightback London, a key component of the Sounds Like London campaign, the Mayor’s month long celebration of London’s grassroots venues that will take place in June 2018. (RotD)
Digital
  • The Chainsmokers have become the third act on Spotify to reach 1bn streams on more than one song. (YourEDM)
  • Armin van Buuren has launched a digital training program for producers and DJs, available online via course provider Masterclass. (DJMag)
  • Faction, an LA-based technology-enabled talent management company, has announced the launch of its proprietary IOS app, Faction X, which is now live in the Apple App Store. (XLR8R)
  • Moog releases Minimoog Model D app for iPhone and iPad. (RA)
  • SoundCloud has added the ability to set a specific date and time in advance to publicly release a track. (Hypebot)
Live
  • Warriors and Do Not Sleep join forces for OFF Week, Barcelona. (Decoded)
  • Charlotte De Witte, Richie Hawtin with CLOSE live, Âme, Ben UFO and Peggy Gou are amongst those heading to Lowlands Festival. (Mixmag)
  • ​Do LaB announces its Coachella 2018 line-up with EPROM, Moscoman and more. (Mixmag)
  • Lost and Found has announced its boat parties and castle rave featuring the likes of Artwork, Peggy Gou, Patrick Topping and more. (Mixmag)
  • Love International announces line-ups for 20 boat parties. (Mixmag)
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • How to develop a festival in an emerging market. (FestivalInsight)
  • Craig David and the new San Antonio blueprint. (IbizaVoice)
  • How people who have lived through horrific acts of terror at shows, festivals, and clubs hear music differently now. (Pitchfork)
  • Five companies leading dance music's global expansion. (Billboard)
  • Rightsify founder Alex Bestall on getting artists paid for music played by businesses. (MagneticMag)
  • 'Beatport is back': CEO Robb McDaniels on the future for the DJ platform. (MusicWeek)
  • Ultra Music Festival 2018 plays a safe game with strong cards in 20th anniversary. (Billboard)
  • As Ultra celebrates electronic dance music, some wonder if its heyday is past. (MiamiHerlad)
  • Billboard released its own Top 100 DJ Poll: Is it better? (MagneticMag)
  • Ben Turner talks promoting gender equality and Association for Electronic Music's fifth anniversary. (Billboard)
  • Spotify is deeply integrated with Facebook: How safe is your streaming data? (Trichordist)
Clubs
  • Steve Angello, Diplo, and Hardwell have been announced as headliners for Cream at Hï Ibiza this summer. (IbizaSpotlight)
  • Ibiza Rocks Hotel announces another set of residency dates this summer with the Rudimental & Friends Pool Party. (IbizaSpotlight)
  • Afterlife moves to Hï Ibiza for 2018 season. (RA)
  • Âme and Jamie Jones are joining Black Coffee at his Hï Ibiza residency. (Mixmag)
  • Defected is returning to Eden Ibiza for another round of Sunday sessions. (Mixmag)
  • Eden Ibiza opening party announced featuring techno label TRONIC & Friends. (Decoded)
Artist and Music Features
  • Data Transmission founder Grahame Farmer shares his top 5 tips for artists. (IMS)
  • Eight DJs tell their festival horror stories. (Mixmag)
  • The best electronic music radio shows. (IbizaVoice)
  • Why DJs get better with age. (5Chicago)
  • Ashton Holland enters the Diggers Directory. (StampTheWax)
  • How punk shaped electronic music. (RA)
  • In the ‘90s jungle became the soundtrack to many producers’ formative years before taking a backseat to more formulaic ideas. Recently, however, a new wave of talent has been on the rise, feeding their junglist sensibilities into all corners of the dance. (DJMag)
  • Marshmello discusses how takeout and his midnight studio session with Anne-Marie led to Friends. (Mixmag)
  • Meet the resident DJs at the heart of Berlin's club scene. (Mixmag)
  • Globetrotting, Glitz and Greed: Dom Phillips on the meteoric rise of the superstar DJ. (Redbull)
  • Krewella, Kittens and Dani Deahl talk dance music's gender gap in the age of #TimesUp and #MeToo. (Billboard)
  • Paul Oakenfold talks collaborating with Amba Shepherd, Mount Everest compilation album. (Billboard)
  • Kaskade talks new music, taking musical inspiration from Brazil. (Billboard)
  • ​Danny Howells returns with his 3D project and talks festival activism of Rapture Festival. (Mixmag)
  • The Icelandic electronic music renaissance: Sónar Reykjavík reviewed. (Fact)
  • Peter Hook and Haçienda Classical will be bringing the strings to some rave classics, says Johnny Sharp. (Standard)
  • The DJ-turned-pop star Diplo is dogged by cries of cultural appropriation, but whether on his own or with Major Lazer, he’s on a quest to start trends – ‘or mess them up’. (Guardian2 - Kate Hutchinson)
  • Inside The Chainsmokers' plan to rethink the album cycle. (Billboard)
  • Ministry of Sound’s chief, Lohan Presencer, tells Rhiannon Curry his new co-working space venture has its roots firmly in Nineties clubland. (Telegraph) Ministry of Sound record label sold to Sony in 2016 for £67m.
  • The legacy of LA’s infamous beat scene pushes forward. (Mixmag)
Artist News
  • The Swiss-based Kosovan born DJ and producer Sabb has announced his debut long player Radiant which is due out on 6 April on his Radiant imprint. (DT)
  • Peggy Gou is Travelling Without Arriving on Phonica White. (Mixmag)
  • Aztek preps album via new label Courteous Family. (XLR8R)
  • Subjected launches new record label Subjected Systems. (MagneticMag)
  • Tiësto shines in new collaboration with Matisse & Sadko. (DA)
  • Simian Mobile Disco cancels tour in light of Jas Shaw's AL amyloidosis diagnosis. (Mixmag)
  • Critical Music founder Kasra teams up with InsideInfo for new project, Circuits. (RA)
  • James Zabiela announces Balance 029 vinyl sampler. (RA)
  • Posthumous Marcus Intalex EP coming on SUNANDBASS Recordings. (RA)
  • Joker marks ten years of Kapsize with a trio of new releases. (Mixmag)
  • Eddie Ruscha collaborates with cult UK band Woo on new single. (RA)
  • Carl Craig releases two tracks with Argentinian collective Klauss. (RA)
  • Seth Troxler announces retrospective 12-inch, Finally Physical. (RA)
  • Tom Middleton's album is designed to send you to sleep. (BBC)
  • National Geographic has partnered with Zedd and Universal Music Group & Brands to create an original composition for National Geographic’s upcoming series One Strange Rock. (BusinessWire)
  • Datsik's Firepower Records to donate proceeds to anti-sexual violence organization. (Mixmag)
  • Armin van Buuren will make history this summer by headlining the first ever “DJ party” in Saudi Arabia. (Mixmag)
  • Swedish House Mafia officially reunite at Ultra Music Festival. (Mixmag)
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