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Zero to Hero From touring in the back of a van to being the main stage man, Steve Aoki and his Dim Mak label are the embodiment of the American dream...
tHe Joys of Plex The newest incarnation of Maetrik, aka Eric Estornel, Maceo Plex has been bringing the funk back to the floor and making house sexy again. This one goes out to all the ladies.
Justin time It’s been seven years in the making, but Justin Martin’s ‘Ghettos & Gardens’ album arrives at exactly the moment the Dirtybird sound is ready to take off with him directing the flock.
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Altered stAtes On a mission to bring the original spirit of dubstep to the US, UK producer and Mad Decent artist Rusko talks about dub, drugs and life on the road...
Hungry like tHe Wolf Turned onto house music during the ‘90s US dance explosion, electro king Wolfgang Gartner is now at the head of EDM V.2, creating new genres and shaking festival crowds along the way.
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Boss of tHe soutH Drawing on hip-hop, his past as a happy hardcore DJ, old school house and that “cowbell ping”, Atlanta’s Distal is making something genuinely new, inspired by his Southern surroundings…
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WAy of tHe sHogun The first Asian producer and DJ to sign to Armin van Buuren’s fanatically followed S107/ Armada, California-based Shogun has mixed the inaugural CD for DJ Mag USA.
toP 100 CluBs New to the world of EDM? Then familiarise yourself with our guide to the world’s Top 100 Clubs, voted for by the club-going public around the world.
luCky seven Detroit techno legend Stacey Pullen takes us through the music that means the most to him.
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comin’ up
Join DJ Mag in Las Vegas this year as we host a series of parties with Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub
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on the floor The biggest nights happening this month and beyond in Take Five
Detroit’s Movement 2012 was it’s best yet and we were there to experience it
It may have reached it’s 13th edition, but there was nothing unlucky about this year’s Mutek in Montreal
DJ Mag, Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub and Labor Day Weekend. We all knew it was going to be a big hangover...
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Killers — the tunes you need in your life In The Bag — Joris Voorn Singles Albums Compilations
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Tech news, including Pioneer’s new DJM-850 mixer
Gemini’s new top of the range CDJ-700 Tech Producer – Aiden Lavelle
Zone: K2 – Allen & Heath’s compact controller
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