In a surprising turn of events (or the opposite, depending on your outlook), the global music industry has seen a dramatic decline in investment this year. According to recent data from Digital Music News (DMN), funding for the first eight months of 2024 has plummeted by a staggering 74%
The countdown to Rotterdam’s most forward-thinking electronic music festival has begun. Festival Downtown is gearing up for their tenth edition from 20 – 21 September in Rotterdam’s vibrant inner city. This year promises to be their most prestigious and exhilarating installment to date, with headliners like Samurai Breaks, Sherelle, IGLOOGHOST,
Austrian producer and DJ Tobias Bergson has released a new single, ‘Clear Your Mind’, on September 13th, 2024 via PLAYY. Records. Boasting a whopping 180 million streams across platforms, support from publications like DJ Magazine and 1001 Tracklists, and praise from DJ luminaries such as Don Diablo, Lost Frequencies and
We sat down with Tokyo’s dreamy rockers DYGL (pronounced ‘day-glo’), who unveiled their latest release, ‘Crawl’, on September 6, 2024 via their Easy Enough label. The track is an appetiser for their upcoming EP Cut the Collar slated for release later in 2024. The alt rock four-piece has landed features
Image Credit: Erica Hawkins We spoke with Tim Oliver, the UK composer behind The Silent Room, a new solo project influenced by Pink Floyd, The 1975, and Peter Gabriel. His sound blends dreamlike film soundtracks with a synthscape akin to that of M83 and TOTO. His debut single, ‘You’ll
We sat down with Oddbox (aka Max Burgener), who recently released the latest track with his brother Pat Burgener, ‘Free’. Written by the Burgener brothers and produced by Oddbox, the track was shared with the world on August 30, 2024, via Oversey Records. Oddbox is a London-based producer, songwriter and
Sexpop are back with an exhilarating bang following the success of their 2022 album titled Sexpop 2, and their breakthrough hit ‘Way You Walk’ which garnered millions of listeners worldwide. The band is led by producer and multi-instrumentalist Blaise Eldred who, after relocating to Austin, Texas re-shaped Sexpop into an
We spoke to cultural curator and singer-songwriter Thaïs Sala about what draws her to the arts, her love for people-watching and how she develops her signature sound. Currently based in Montreal, Canada with roots in Morocco, Thaïs released her debut EP Echo Museum on 21 August 2024, which showcases her
Renowned as one of the world’s most influential electronic music artists, ILLENIUM is gearing up for another monumental tour this year. ILLENIUM is a DJ, producer and songwriter who has released five albums so far, with his latest self-titled album being released in April 2023. His music has earned him
We spoke to Bennington-based singer-songwriter and emerging producer Lilly Golden about her debut EP Instar, what’s on her playlist currently and how she creates her signature sound. Lilly majors in vocal performance and songwriting at Bennington College, and wrote Instar during her freshman and sophomore years. The EP is serene,
