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Welcome to the House Music Podcasts Mobile App for iPhone and Android So after months of development, and serious amounts of Redbull and coffee we have finally released our first version of our mobile app. The House Music Podcasts app allows you to listen to some great podcasts whilst mobile. When you download the app...

Three Ultra festivals, main stage on Beyond Wonderland, two sold out label nights and numerous club gigs – just another day in the office for the Slovenian superstar UMEK. Due to a packed gig schedule and his infamous fear of flying he decided to focus on slightly longer overseas visits, starting with a one month...

Twitter is reportedly set to launch a personalised music streaming app called Twitter Music, following an acquisition of the world’s biggest music discovery service, We Are Hunted. Twitter Music will suggest artists and songs, allowing users to share recommendations with friends, as well as follow personalised recommendations based on who they follow, all streamed via SoundCloud. Pegged...

Avicii has revealed on Facebook that he will be playing the whole of his forthcoming album tonight at Ultra. Whilst previous acts have premiered their new albums before, it’s not often they play the whole thing, so Avicii fans are in for a treat. You can watch the stream tonight, March 23 at 9pm Miami time, on UMF...

Electro king and Dim Mak label boss, Steve Aoki announced plans to collaborate with both Flux Pavilion and Rito Ora during Mixmag’s final installment of our DJ Hangout series live from Miami. On top of the collaborating with the Brits he said that new album, titled ‘Neon Future’, is his best ever work, having both a “rock and hip-hop edge”....

Everyone’s favourite dance music pioneer Fatboy Slim has declared his stance on Las Vegas and the growing EDM scene. In an interview with Rolling Stone the long-time producer stated that he feels more comfortable out of the EDM spotlight: “I feel more at home at Detroit Movement than I do at EDC. I did a residency in...

House music don MK is next in line to compile the latest ‘Defected In The House’ mix. The 27 track double CD features loads of MK’s best dubs and remixes and also showcases his new project with Lee Foss and Anabel Englund. The mix is set to drop on April 22 through Defected and it...

Spotify Free users will be pleased to know that the streaming service is removing its five plays-per-song limit which they imposed in April 2011. Announcing the news on its online blog, Spotify said: “You can now listen to your favourite songs as many times as you like.” However, some users have expressed their unhappiness at...

Having gone to Ultra for a decade, Tiësto has said that the first few events were “a mess”. In an interview with USA Today, he says: “In the very beginning, it was always a mess. No one picks you up from the airport, or you’re on stage and nobody knows what’s going on.” But, it’s grown...

Today’s music production process is highly technical. It takes a fluent understanding of recording and sequencing techniques to get a musical idea into the computer and then ultimately mix it back out for the world to hear. Despite all of the technical processes, the most important part of any project is the overall creative idea...

Grammy Award-winning producer and DJ, Afrojack has signed a deal with Island Records and Universal Music Group. He says: “I want to take my music to the next level, both creatively and from a business point of view. Partnering up with Island Records will give me the chance to do both, so I am very...

With Miami’s position as the USA’s dance music hub ever-strong and house music continuing to inspire dancefloors around the globe, Hed Kandi returns with another Miami devoted album. March is an exciting time for the Miami music scene, with Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival occurring within the same two weeks and hundreds of...

Using a Google+ hangout, Deadmau5 and Imogen Heap (pictured) announced a new collaborative project entitled ‘Telemiscommunications’. Along with the song was a global animator competition in which 20 animators were selected to build an accompanying music video. The result is below, in which all 20 different styles of animation were spliced together to create something...

Ultra Music Festival 2013 in Miami has revealed its set times for both weekends. Swedish House Mafia will begin the final leg of their One Last Tour on the first Friday, whilst Fatboy Slim will be the last to hit Carl Cox’s stage. Saturday will see some of the biggest acts in dance music with...