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Dec 1, 2008
Read the Remix "Perfect 10" column about tracks that inspired Sasha's Invol2ver album. The DJ talks about tracks that he and his production team used to create the second album in his Involver mix/remix album series...
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Dec 1, 2008
Electronic-music producer Deadmau5 discusses the wacky controllers and weird effects used to record Random Album Title...
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Dec 1, 2008
This article explains how to design the perfect laptop-based digital DJ and VJ rig for your live performances....
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Dec 1, 2008
Tips include how to keep track levels even and balance frequencies with EQ....
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Nov 1, 2008
Read the Remix article on DJ/producer Behrouz. Behrouz talks about his favorite ten house and techno tracks he’s currently spinning in his sets....
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Nov 1, 2008
Paper Chase: Now that so much music has gone digital, dance music labels and artists reflect on whether that change has helped or hurt their cash flow. House music legend Kerri Chandler and the labels Strictly Rhythm and NRK Records sound off....
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Oct 1, 2008
Creative Booking: Choose your own adventure with these five unconventional ways to get DJ gigs. Take charge of your career by seeking out gigs for sports teams, on cruise ships and at concert venues, ski resorts and tropical resorts....
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Oct 1, 2008
Read the Remix "Band Aid" article by hip-hop powerbroker TJ Chapman, who has brokered major-label deals for T-Pain and B.o.B. and founded TJ's DJ's record pool and conference. Chapman discusses the importance of understanding the development cycle for a record and how viral and street promotions, as well as playing live, can help an artist's career. ...
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Sep 1, 2008
Draggin’ Ass: Stop MIDI latency and jitter from bumming out your laptop DJ sets. The timing problems coming from MIDI latency and jitter can damage a DJ performance, so learn how to maximize your system...
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Sep 1, 2008
Read the Remix article on mash-up DJ/producer Girl Talk. Girl Talk discusses ten tracks he’d work with for future sets and studio mixes...
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Aug 1, 2008
Read the Remix article on DJ/producer Metaform, who recently released his album, Standing on the Shoulders of Giants. Metaform talks in detail about 10 tracks he loves...
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Jul 1, 2008
It's forgivable that many people expect Montreal's electronic music festival, Mutek, to be cerebral-centric. But this year's ninth installment of the...
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Jun 1, 2008
New features in Ableton Live 7 make it as DJ booth-ready as ever. Learn about DJing with Live on its own or together with Traktor, Torq or Deckadance....
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Jun 1, 2008
Read the Remix feature on Groove Armada. After six years of trouble with their label, Groove Armada’s Andy Cato and Tom Findlay break through to create their new album, Soundboy Rock, in separate studios with new gear and new vocal collaborators. ...
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Jun 1, 2008
Read the Remix “Shop.Talk.” article on Ananda Project’s Chris Brann. Brann shops for jazz-fusion records and other oldies at Wax ’N Facts in Atlanta and discusses how some of the jazz classics are informing electro music today. ...
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May 1, 2008
To look at them, world-renowned rocker/drummer/producer Tommy Lee and his Electro Mayhem touring partner, relative newcomer DJ Aero (Chester Deitz), are...
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May 1, 2008
It takes a man firm in his musical convictions to make a record that not only embraces the days of peak disco but also beds them in a fury and leaves...
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May 1, 2008
Dance music can sometimes be a slightly boring affair for the uninitiated. Endless techno tracks seamlessly blended for five hours is great if you're...
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Apr 1, 2008
It's not often that Remix gets to wear 3-D glasses in the office, but considering the VJ/DJ/scratch multimedia mash-ups Mike Relm is known for, it wasn't...
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Apr 1, 2008
Standing among the cramped aisles of Uncle Sam's Music, a Miami Beach institution, DJ Craze looks momentarily stymied by the bins of 12-inches. he says,...
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Apr 1, 2008
First you figured out what DJ program you wanted and then maybe you picked out a matching controller. But wait, what about the soundcard? For many people...
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Mar 1, 2008
It's certainly not Carl Craig's first visit to this small record shop in the centuries-old city center. The Detroit DJ/producer has had a long relationship...
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Mar 1, 2008
The manufacturers don't want you to know this, but the truth is you don't have to plop down $1,500 for the latest Allen & Heath mixer or $3,000 on a JazzMutant...
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Feb 1, 2008
Three decades ago, Jamaicans would gather hundreds deep in front of giant sound systems while two MCs rocked it over the same instrumental. When it was...
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Feb 1, 2008
In this age of superstar beatmakers, where the men behind the beats receive nearly as much shine as the MCs who rap over them, it's becoming harder to...
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