Deeplomatic brings together 45 leading electronic music artists to raise awareness and raise funds for the fight against cancer Sandy Rivera, Yaya, The Cube Guys, Toni Varga, Denney, Cristian Varela, Simone Vitullo, Hito, Crazibiza and label manager Alex Ferrer, among other loyal artists, contribute to the charity album “Beat ItRead More →
Founder and Director of ZG Music Promotion, Zukisa Khwapuna. ZG Music Promotion Founder and Director, Zukisa Khwapuna, from Bheja to KwaBacha, is on a mission to nurture local and national artists by elevating their talents. Khwapuna said he realized that some artists don’t use their talent because they don’t knowRead More →
A book on pioneer British electronic musicians is about to be reprinted, “Tape Leaders: A Compendium of Early British Electronic Music”. First published in 2016 by Sound On Sound magazine, the work is on sale again thanks to Press Speed. A total of 100 composers and organizations who have beenRead More →
Founder and Director of ZG Music Promotion, Zukisa Khwapuna. PHOTO: PROVIDED THE founder and director of ZG Music Promotion, Zukisa Khwapuna, from Bheja to KwaBacha, has for mission to train local and national artists by raising their talents. Khwapuna said he realized that some artists don’t use their talent becauseRead More →
Writing, mastering and releasing a full debut album will naturally bring a healthy learning curve. Few people can expect to release an instant classic on first request, and an artist’s first release is usually a great opportunity to show off what it can become later on. Tweaking is essential, andRead More →
In the eight years that I have worked in the music industry, the peaks of my career have been offset by instances of racism. I have often been confused with other black people who work in the industry at events, meetings and panels – at a concert one night, thisRead More →
Whether we like it or not, the advent of AI has turned the electronic music scene into a technological powder keg in 2021. And before it really takes off in a scary and exciting direction, VNCCII is here to educate. The rising producer, rapper and singer-songwriter has released her latestRead More →
Entitled Waveform, the beautiful screen-printed pieces visualize the sound waves generated by dance, rave, synth and electronic music albums by British musicians, including from 808 State to Squarepusher. This is an exciting project that Alex has been working on since 2012, which resulted in two previous successful Kickstarter campaigns toRead More →
In many ways, the 2000s were a great time for rock ‘n’ roll. Arguably the last stand in guitar music, there were great new bands like Arctic Monkeys springing up, veterans like Radiohead hitting rich form, a brief but glorious New York scene bringing us The Strokes et al, andRead More →
Perhaps it was inevitable that Spotify and Shopify – with their similar sounding nicknames – would eventually join forces. Spotify on Wednesday announced a new partnership with e-commerce provider Shopify to allow artists to list merchandise directly on their profiles on the audio streaming giant’s platform. Any artist around theRead More →
As LGBT History Month draws to a close, a San Francisco-area radio show hosted a playlist of songs from transgender artists who continue to change the sound and change the music industry a output at a time. Entitled “TRANS * CENDENTAL: TRANS * EXCELLENCE”, ADP.FM’s playlist is comprehensive and consistsRead More →
SXSW 2019, photo by Adam Kissick There has been a lot of “back to normal†as 2021 progresses, but in the last sign of some semblance of true and true normalcy, this is SXSW’s official announcement of the first round of its season. musical programming for next year. Almost onRead More →
Perhaps it was inevitable that Spotify and Shopify – with their similar sounding nicknames – would eventually join forces. Spotify announced a new partnership with e-commerce provider Shopify on Wednesday to allow artists to list merchandise directly on their profiles on the audio streaming giant’s platform. Any artist around theRead More →
Atul Gupta, singer-songwriter and music producer released her debut album ‘My Best Days Were With Her’ in 2020 and her second album ‘Soulart’ in 2021 says, “There have been a lot of things that have caught my eye. inspired while creating these albums and I had tried to channel allRead More →
SINGAPORE – With the pandemic affecting their shows and plans overseas, musicians in Singapore have turned to writing new songs and recording albums over the past year. Veteran singer-songwriter Ramli Sarip’s new album is his first to be released in Singapore since the mid-1980s, while the latest album from independentRead More →
Aunor If her career as a musical artist has always been clear, Marion Aunor does not hesitate to make a few detours along the way if it meant further enriching her creativity. “I am focused on my goals, but I am always open to the different opportunities that may presentRead More →
From Lil Wayne Babies Trust Fund at Elton John’s Containment sessions, here are ten exciting albums that will be released in October 2021. With countless singles and albums released each month, it’s virtually impossible to keep track of all the latest musical releases. From old school rock to alternative rapRead More →
From Lil Wayne’s ‘Trust Fund Babies’ to Elton John’s ‘The Lockdown Sessions’, here are ten exciting albums due out in October 2021. With countless singles and albums released every month, it’s nearly impossible to keep up with all the latest music releases. From old school rock to alternative to modernRead More →
A year ago today, the world said goodbye to one of dubstep’s greatest thinkers. Cookie Monsta’s label Circus Records has shocked the dance music community at large with the tragic news of the 31-year-old producer’s sudden passing. Today, a year later, the scene continues to mourn the absence of theRead More →