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DJ Fresh has had a life of vertiginous highs and crushing lows — from his time in drum & bass supergroup Bad Company, to having No.1 hit records, to battling health scares and cancer. Now he’s in a better place than ever, sober and balancing a career working in artificial intelligence systems with producing hit records for artists like Kylie Minogue. DJ Mag meets him to discover how he’s weathered the storm...
A staggering increase of 9.7% from last year...
Demand for vinyl is everywhere...
Benny L's productions regularly top the Beatport charts and have seen him become of the drum & bass scene's biggest names...
Benny L’s drum & bass productions have become some of the most coveted in dance music, topping the Beatport charts and released by institutions like Metalheadz and Hospital. Ahead of another big summer, DJ Mag chats to d&b's new favourite son...
Wax brought in £57.1million last year...
DJ Mag investigates if vinyl-only is good for the dance music industry...
Vinyl is more popular than it’s been in years, and wax-only labels are seen as some of the best in dance music. But is our obsession with records all it’s cracked up to be — or is it just an exclusive club? We talk to DJs and label owners to find out more...
RIAA figures also show that sales of vinyl rose 8% on the previous year...
It's the first to open in Vancouver in almost 30 years...
Cassettes are also apparently seeing a gradual increase in popularity...
It marks a sales increase of 8.6% over 2017...