DJing

A new book telling the story of the  “99% of DJs who never make it big” is set to be released by Velocity Press.

Harold Heath, who is a regular DJ Mag contributor, will publish his debut book, Long Relationships: My Incredible Journey From Unknown DJ to Small-time DJ, in May, exploring the less glamorous side of life as a jobbing DJ. The book is described as “a journey of 30 odd years on a low-level, economy-class rollercoaster through the ups and downs of an ever-changing music industry.”

Aulart have shared a range of new masterclasses, featuring Chris Liebing, Danny Avila, and Paco Osuna. 

Aulart is an online educational platform offering masterclasses and live courses from internationally renowned DJs, producers, sound engineers, and other professionals in the music industry, showcasing their own unique way of working and making music. 

Recently, Aulart revealed three brand new masterclasses heading for the platform, from CRL boss Chris Liebing, Spanish DJ and producer Danny Avila, and Paco Osuna.

Technics have launched their new range of DJ headphones, EAH-DJ1200.

A successor model to the RP-DJ1200 - which has sold more than 500,000 units since launching in 1996 - the new model is said to "better meets the needs of today's DJ users, resulting in DJ headphones with more advanced functions, design and sound quality." Aside from normal listening, they also provide precise monitoring of the beat even in large-volume sound environments such as clubs.

The DMC World DJ Championship finals will return to London in September.

Presented by RANE and in association with Technics, the historic competition - which sees finalists from across the globe battle for the coveted title - will take place at Islington Assembly Hall on Saturday 28th September. It follows on from last year's 33rd outing for the competition, which saw France's DJ Skillz (pictured) come out on top.

At the end of last year, Point Blank were joined by Ableton certified trainer and producer Marcello Ruggiu, for an exclusive masterclass in partnership with Ableton’s yearly Education Tour. The exclusive-to-students London event was hosted by Ableton's Danny White and followed PB’s previous showcase with Afrodeutsche.

Trance, as we know, is usually intended to be enjoyed fast, loud and with a fair amount of zeal.

Sometimes though, it’s more fun to manipulate the tracks you’ve got to create something totally different using just the slightest of changes.

Jackmaster has delved into his DJing philosophy in a new interview with Billboard. The high-flying Scottish player is joined by friend and fellow risen-star Peggy Gou, who also offers her thoughts on what it takes to move dancefloors, and keep things interesting.