THIS NEW TURNTABLE LETS YOU DIGITISE VINYL STRAIGHT TO USB STICK
The LS-55 from Lenco comes in at £129
A new turntable from Lenco – the LS-55 – lets users rip vinyl straight to a USB stick. The new turntable also features built-in speakers and Bluetooth connectivity as well as the USB port, which encodes to MP3 format.
The player features a built-in phono pre with RCA outputs, for connecting straight to a mixer or amp. There’s also an aux input for using the built-in 5W speaker. The LS-55 has a retro wooden finish, despite its modern features and also includes a passive radiator for "better BASS effect".
The new turntable is available for £129, which is a pretty good price for the features included – find out more about the LS-55 on Lenco’s website here.
Read our feature on the end of the vinyl revival here.
EIGHT KILLED AND HUNDREDS INJURED IN CROWD CRUSH AT TRAVIS SCOTT’S ASTROWORLD 2021 FESTIVAL
Scott has issued a statement as attendees share accounts of the event
Eight people have been killed and hundreds injured at Travis Scott’s Astroworld 2021 Festival.
Described by officials as a "mass casualty incident," the tragedy occurred as a result of a crowd crush at the 50,000-capacity event in Houston, Texas on Friday, 5th November. Of the 300 people injured, 11 people were hospitalized due to cardiac arrest, and eight died.
Speaking about the incident — which occurred around 9:40 pm local time — Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña said: “The crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage, and that caused some panic, and it started causing some injuries. People began to fall out, become unconscious, and it created additional panic."
In a statement, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner revealed that a 14-year-old was among the eight people killed at the event. He also revealed that the music was not halted until 10:10 pm — 30 minutes after the crush reportedly began. “This is a very, very active investigation and we will probably be at it for quite some time to determine what happened,” he added.
Travis Scott issued a statement about the incident on Saturday, 6th November. “I’m absolutely devastated by what took place last night," he wrote. "My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival. Houston PD has my total support as they continue to look into the tragic loss of life.
"I am committed to working together with the Houston community to heal and support the families in need. Thank you to Houston PD, Fire Department and NRG Park for their immediate response and support. Love You All.”
According to the Houston Chronicle, Scott reportedly stopped the performance several times during his headline set after "spotting fans in distress", and asked for security to step in.
According to Billboard, three lawsuits — one naming Drake as a co-defendant — have been filed against the rapper relating to the crowd crush. “This kind of behavior has long been encouraged by the festival’s founder and main performer,” said one plaintiff, festival-goer Manuel Souza. “His express encouragement of violence has previously resulted in serious violence at numerous past concerts.”
EDC 2022 TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
For those who had major FOMO after seeing the epic videos and pictures from this past weekend’s EDC Las Vegas festival, do not fear, tickets are on sale now for the May 2022 edition!
Taking place May 20th – 22nd 2022, the 11th version of EDC returned to its usual spring dates in Las Vegas
Three-day general admission passes start at the Early Owl price of $339 (+ taxes & fees), $519 (+ taxes & fees) for GA+ and $779 (+ taxes & fees) for 21+ VIP. Layaway plans are available for all ticket types with a $10 deposit. Tickets can be purchased online here.
ULTRA RELEASES LINEUP FOR THEIR RETURN TO MIAMI
After missing the past 2 years due to Covid-19, Ultra Music Festival returns to downtown Miami March 25th-27th at Bayfront Park
Phase 1 talent announced today includes: Alesso, Alison Wonderland, Amelie Lens, Boris Brejcha, Camelphat, Carl Cox, David Guetta, DJ Snake, Fisher, Gareth Emery, Illenium, Knife Party, Kygo (closing the Main Stage the opening night), Nicky Romero, Nina Kraviz, Oliver Heldens, Oliver Tree, Pendulum, Slander, Sofi Tucker, Svdden Death, Tale of Us, Timmy Trumpet and Zeds Dead.
Click here for more info! Tickets are not currently on sale however we expect there to be an on sale in the future for a limited number of tickets.
DAVID GUETTA WINS DJ MAG TOP 100 DJS 2021
The results for the Top 100 DJs 2021 poll have been announced
David Guetta has won the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll 2021. Guetta has retained the No.1 spot that he claimed last year, a decade after he was first crowned the world’s No.1 DJ back in 2011.
The Frenchman now joins an elite grouping of Dutch DJs — Martin Garrix, Tiësto and Armin van Buuren — who have won the Top 100 vote three times or more.
“It’s wonderful, I’m so happy,” David said to DJ Mag about his win. “To do it two times in a row as well — it’s the third time, but two times in a row is pretty crazy. It’s been an incredibly busy year for me, but it’s always nice when you work hard to feel like people can see it.
“I’ve been doing this for so many years, since I was playing funk records as a teenager. It’s amazing to be able to pursue your passion, and I just hope — cos I also started from nothing — that being No.1 after all these years is an inspiration to kids that are bedroom DJs like I was.”
As part of this year’s Top 100 DJs campaign, DJ Mag once again held Virtual Festivals every Saturday and Sunday during the voting period. The streams — which included sets from David Guetta, KSHMR, Timmy Trumpet and Miss K8 — racked up well over 5.7 million views in total.
The Top 100 DJs results were announced live on stage at the Top 100 DJs Awards, presented by AMF, which took place at Amsterdam’s AFAS Live. Guests at the event — and the millions watching the live stream around the world — were treated to performances from Afrojack, Alan Walker, Armin van Buuren (Highest Trance DJ), Avalan, Christina Novelli, Don Diablo (Highest Future House DJ), Carnage/GORDO (Highest Returning DJ), Mariana BO, MORTEN (Highest New Entry), Oliver Heldens and W&W.
Also announced during the Top 100 DJs Award show were two editorial choice awards, selected by DJ Mag’s editors to recognise the contribution of artists making a significant impact outside the scope of Top 100 DJs voting. Japanese artist Qrion — whose rise since debuting on Anjunadeep in 2019 has been meteoric — was presented with the Future Star award. Detroit techno architect Kevin Saunderson — fresh from rebooting his E-Dancer project with a remix album on Drumcode and appearing on the cover of DJ Mag North America — was given the Lifetime Achievement award.
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected a lot of elements of the international electronic dance music scene, but it doesn’t seem to have dented the enthusiasm of dance music fans — an incredible 1.3 million people voted in the Top 100 DJs poll this year, matching last year’s total, cementing Top 100 DJs position as the biggest music poll in the world.
Most voters in this year’s Top 100 DJs came from prime clubbing age ranges, with 40% of votes coming from 18-24-year-olds and 40% from the 25-34 age range. However, with clubs and festivals still closed or cancelled for most of the year, a lot of participants in the poll clearly based their votes on live-streamed sets or past favourites.
You can read David Guetta's Top 100 DJs 2021 profile here.
The photo used in this article is from the Top 100 DJs 2020 ceremony
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DJ MAG TOP 100 DJS 2021 WINNER ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK
The Alternative Top 100 DJs 2021, powered by Beatport, is also announced at the end of the month
The dates have been revealed for 2021's DJ Mag Top 100 DJs & Alternative Top 100 DJs results announcement.
The winners of this year's Top 100 DJs poll, powered by Beatport, will be unveiled on Wednesday 13th October via a full social media countdown across DJ Mag's Instagram and Twitter pages, a live countdown on DJMag.com, plus a very special live-streamed awards ceremony, presented by AMF.
Alongside the crowning of the World’s No.1 DJ, the awards ceremony will feature performances from Afrojack, Alan Walker, Armin Van Buuren, Avalan, Don Diablo, MORTEN, Mariana Bo, W&W and more. Watch the event on AMF.TV, or purchase remaining tickets for the event here.
The Top 100 DJs announcement will be followed on Wednesday 27th October with the online countdown of the Alternative Top 100 DJs, a sister poll that uses Top 100 DJs voting data alongside insights from Beatport to recognise the achievements of house and techno DJs.
The awards show and performances will be streamed on DJ Mag and AMF’s Facebook and YouTube channels from 18:30 to 00:00 on Wednesday 13th October.
TOMORROWLAND ONE WORLD RADIO ANNOUNCES WEEKLY TV SHOW
The show will compile one hour of some of the biggest Tomorrowland hits
Tomorrowland One World Radio is launching a weekly TV show on Clubbing TV.
Airing each Saturday, the show will compile one hour of some of the biggest Tomorrowland hits, played at the summer, winter and digital editions of the famed festival.
The next episode, which will air on 9th October at 9pm CET, will include tracks by the likes of Paul Van Dyk, Tiësto, David Guetta and Joris Voorn, among others.
Speaking about the link-up, Clubbing TV CEO Stephane Schweizer said: "We are not only very proud but super excited to have Tomorrowland One World Radio on Clubbing TV. The show is fitting perfectly in our diversified playlist as One World Radio is representing all genres of the electronic music scene, so Clubbing TV is. The team behind the project has managed to put in images of The Sound of Tomorrowland in an amazing way and we cannot wait to share this with our viewers every week."
Tomorrowland's One World Radio celebrated two years since its launch in February of this year, airing sets from Armin van Buuren, Afrojack and more.
It was recently revealed that Tomorrowland organisers are hoping to stage a three-weekend event in the summer of 2022, to make up for the cancelled editions of the last two years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Swedish House Mafia partner with IKEA for collection focused on at-home creativity for artists
There’s a new Swedish House Mafia collaboration, but it’s not the one anyone could have predicted. After the Swedes closed out their pre-show stint at the VMAs with a jaw-dropping single teaser alongside The Weeknd—currently fan-dubbed “Moth To A Flame”—they’re now joining forces with a fellow Swedish-based giant, IKEA.
Through a collection scheduled to debut in September 2022, which will include “home furnishing solutions designed to make it easier to get into a creative flow for producing, playing and listening to music at home,” Swedish House Mafia and IKEA will dive into the relationship between music and inspiring at-home creativity. For those that have been following along with the trio during the last year-plus, the announcement doesn’t entirely come as a surprise considering Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Steve Angello were spotted at an IKEA prototype factory in Sweden in February 2022. IKEA’s product design leader James Futcher and the Sewdes themselves spoke on why the furniture brand and one of dance music’s most hailed names decided to partner up, stating,
“We are very excited and happy to announce the collaboration with Swedish House Mafia. With their solid expertise in music production, we hope to be able together to democratize creativity and music production so that even more people can be more creative at home. We want to explore how IKEA together with Swedish House Mafia could make the everyday life easier for the many people listening to and creating music. This collection will enable people to create the perfect home studio for an affordable price.” – James Futcher
“We both wanted to reach out of our comfort zones and create something new and fresh together: a pure collaboration between music creators and a home expert. We strongly felt a need to collaborate with someone who shared our vision of making it possible for everyone to create music at home. As artists and producers, we also understand the importance of a home studio set-up and the needs and challenges many up-and-coming artists and creatives have at home.” – Swedish House Mafia
Read Ikea’s full announcement here and watch the teaser video below, which previews what may very well be a new Swedish House Mafia track from their album, Paradise Again.
ADE moves ahead with Festival, ADE conference cancelled
The past months have been increasingly turbulent in the Netherlands with continuous uncertainties and changing regulations, leading to nationwide demonstrations by the festival and nightlife scene over the past weeks.
During its most recent press conference, the Dutch government has announced its new set of Covid regulations, including the mandate that clubs, venues and indoor events are forced to close between 00:00 and 06:00. Despite these restrictions, we are fully committed to host a solid and safe ADE Festival in accordance with the current policies.
We are touched by the positive energy and the resilience displayed by our beloved nightlife scene, willing to do everything possible including shifting their schedules to daytime in order to push forward with their events within the current measures. We want to do all we can to support our scene in its efforts to open up again.
The recent protest marches have shown once again the immense passion and devotion among the electronic music scene and we are filled with joy that we will still be able to dance and celebrate with all of you this year.
Over the coming days, the ADE team and the Amsterdam city council are examining the last details of the new regulations for each type of event within the total ADE offering.
Please read our FAQ below for more information regarding the implications of the current policy on your access to venues and events, and be sure check in with local requirements before attending events next month.
ADE Conference
Due to months of regulatory uncertainties up until four weeks before the event, paired with strict conditions surrounding international travel, the ADE Pro conference has been forced to cancel. Instead, we are pouring all of our resources available into making ADE Festival as safe and unforgettable as possible.
ADE Pro Pass buyers will be contacted with more info about their ticket within days. Please note that all ticket buyers will have the opportunity to reimburse their Pro Pass or move it to 2022.
For professionals in the city during the festival looking for a place to network, we are exploring a number of networking opportunities to be announced soon. Keep an eye on our channels over the following weeks to find out more.