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Why electronic music lessons should be taught in secondary schools

Electronic music lessons in secondary schools will bring back vibrancy, creativity and inclusiveness to music education, says NTIA founder Michael Kill

Dancing in the rain: Biblical weather was no threat to Dekmantel's flawless 2023 edition

With a tried-and-tested formula and a reputation as one of dance music's biggest events, Niamh Ingram heads to Amsterdam Bos for Dekmantel's ninth edition

Spray Shop is the former car garage fuelling Liverpool's underground renaissance

Chris Cahillane heads to Vauxhall to visit the latest addition to the area's clubland revival — A 300-capacity former car garage, already attracting dance music juggernauts

Canada's first 36-hour NON STOP party is at the heart of Montreal's nightlife revolution

Making history with the 36-hour NON STOP club night, non-profit MTL 24/24 is working to seed a better future for nightlife in Montreal and spread helpful ideas beyond its borders

A spicy night of amapiano: Nando's ‘Mix It Up’ EP launch went down a treat

Major League DJz delivered a raucous set to celebrate the work of Kojey Radical, K-Trap, Lost Girl and Niko B

Here’s what went down at Nando’s ‘Mix It Up Vol. 2’ launch party in Covent Garden

Major League DJz helped celebrate the second scorching amapiano EP with Nando's, alongside some famous faces

John Curley's guide to Chicago: 5 essential spots

Ahead of this year's ARC Music Festival, co-founder John Curley shares some of his favourite spots to check out in Chicago

“Uplifting experience”: The making of ‘Mix It Up Vol. 2’, a cross-continental, cultural fusion

Nando's Mix It Up project pairs leading artists from the UK and South Africa to create unique musical experiments. We spoke to the artists about the creation of the EP

Moving forwards: James Blake’s return to club music is focused on the future

James Blake speaks to Tope Olufemi about no longer repressing his club interests, dance music's emotional range, and why he doesn't want to recreate the past

“It's me versus the demon”: Nathan Micay’s new album blends darkness and euphoria

Andrew Moore speaks to Nathan Micay about the making of his new album 'To The God Named Dream', how writing scores has helped his process, and being a hardcore Swifty

DJ Marky: "I was on Top of the Pops! I didn't even know what Top of the Pops was!"

19 years on from 'In Rotation', legendary Brazilian drum 'n' bass pioneer DJ Marky has returned with another cross-genre revelation — he talks to Megan Townsend about his late friend Marcus Intalex, turning dark times into positivity and finding samples in the unlikeliest of places

"I'm just sharpening my pen": Lola Brooke is the rap upstart ready for world domination

After exploding onto the scene in 2021, Lola Brooke has quickly become one of hip hop's rising stars — she talks to Adam Davidson about Brooklyn, performing at the Barclays Center and showing her versatility

8 of the best AI tools for music production

Want to use AI to your advantage as a musician? Check out these tools for music production

Ethereal splendour: the otherworldly spectacle of Secret Garden Party

Never ones to let a little rain dampen anyone's spirits, SGP returned for four days of ethereal splendour at Mill Hill Farm

29 years of DJ Deeon: 20 of the ghetto house pioneer's best releases

The dance music legend heavily influenced global club music by leading the ghetto house genre. Here is a year-by-year (ish) list of some of his best releases

KASIA: “I truly love the energy of Romanian crowds”

We catch up with techno prodigy KASIA ahead of her performance at Romania’s UNTOLD Festival next month

Autonomy, community and a vast quantity of quality music: Why B.A.D. founded a label

Shiba Melissa Mazaza speaks to NIKS and Tanya Akinola about the launch of Black Artist Database's label

Major League Djz's top five emerging artists from South Africa

As part of the Nando's Mix It Up campaign, we asked Major League Djz to dig below the surface of South Africa’s peerless music scene

Windrush 75 mix: Fabio & Grooverider

Fabio & Grooverider share a mix of killer jungle from the '90s

Exploring the homeland of amapiano with Niko B

For Nando's Mix It Up project, Niko B visited South Africa to experience the culture which birthed amapiano and personally experiment with the genre for the first time

Exploring the homeland of amapiano with Lost Girl

For Nando's Mix It Up project, Lost Girl joined a group of UK music stars on a trip to South Africa to learn about the food, culture, and create unique collaborations in the studio