Akai Professional has announced its beat-making software MPC Beats. Anyone looking to use MPC Beats can access Akai‘s new DAW for free here. MPC Beats has a content library able to store up to...
by: Dancing Astronaut Jun 30, 2020 pinterest Lo Lytes’ “Devil You Know” gets the Funkin Matt treatment on this crisply produced remix that flips the original’s moody pop crooning into a deep bass mover....
An organisation set up to protect drug users called The Drug User Liberation Front staged a protest in Vancouver on Tuesday, June 23, in response to a record-high 170 fatal overdoses being recorded in...
by: Mitchell Rose Jun 3, 2020 pinterest In 2015, Shawn Wasabi burst on the scene with his viral track “Marble Soda.” Wasabi’s live mashup, performed on his Midi Fighter 64 controller, caught the attention...
by: Harry Levin May 27, 2020 pinterest As livestreamed DJ sets skyrocketed exponentially in the face of COVID-19 (so much so that Dancing Astronaut is now compiling a regular guide), every major platform that...
by: Mitchell Rose May 26, 2020 pinterest Moodymann, a name undoubtedly familiar with those steeped in Detroit’s vibrant dance scene, has released a new LP, Taken Away. Released more than 20 years after his...
by: Mitchell Rose May 18, 2020 pinterest Throughout his career, Matroda has shown time and time again that he can flip any sample into a menacing house track. LMFAO? No problem. Missy Elliot? With...
On Monday May 18 at 10pm, BBC Four will show ‘The Changin’ Times of Ike White’, a documentary that attempts to track down the elusive funk musician Ike White. In 1976, White released ‘Changin’...
by: Dancing Astronaut May 6, 2020 pinterest No, 645AR isn’t joking. That’s just his style. The up-and-coming 22-year-old Bronx star certainly has a unique flow and pitch. The squeaky rapper’s latest viral hit “Yoga”...
Diggers delight! The US Library of Congress has made recordings from its archive available to sample for free. The national library of the USA has started Citizen DJ, which will allow producers and musicians...
