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Dance music is Black Music
Features
Black Band Camp: How a volunteer project is becoming a vital new platform for Black artists

One of the most exciting new digital projects to emerge this year, Black Band Camp (blackbandcamp.info) is a volunteer-run, community-driven database for showcasing and directly...

Who runs Black Band Camp?

“Black Band Camp began with a core group of friends of DJs, producers and underground electronic music enthusiasts, but we...
Features
Switched On: How manufacturers are finally waking up to underrepresentation in music tech

DJ Mag’s tech editor, Mick Wilson, investigates Black and non-Black POC representation in the music tech sector, and what industry leaders are doing to address...

Black and non-Black POC artists have always been at the forefront of electronic music; pioneering DJs and producers who created whole genres, and others who...
Opinion
Sideman: to truly amplify Black voices, those with influence need to share the mic

BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter and comedian Sideman discusses the importance of sharing platforms

The Share the Mic initiative is something that I’ve seen happening in the United States, that I haven’t seen happen in the UK: where superstars...
Features
Isaac Eloi: Queering the arts, and taking up space, for a bolder tomorrow

In collaboration with AZ Magazine, a publication for LGBTQ+ Black people and people of colour, writer Isaac Eloi highlights the importance of spaces that support...

The LGBTQ+ community has left an indelible mark on our cultural productions. From fashion to art, music, dance and cosmetics, wherever one finds an innovation...
Opinion
DJ Noir: The '160' movement must not erase its Black roots

Juke Bounce Werk co-founder, Alexis Gutierrez — aka DJ Noir — explores how language can be used to appropriate Black culture and leave behind its...

We have been forced to address the elephant in the room.

In light of historic current events, the dance music community has been forced to...
Opinion
Mr. Mitch: all music made by Black people is Black music

Gobstopper Records head, Mr. Mitch, discusses Black experiences, the white gaze and his decisions as a label boss

My name is Mr. Mitch, I am Black, I am an artist, and for the past 10 years I have also been running the label...
Opinion
Chris Inperspective: Black people should own Black art

Following his viral Facebook videos calling out Hospital Records for their part in the whitewashing of the drum & bass scene, founder of the Black...

This whole situation with me saying all this stuff about Hospital Records, and about the jungle scene at large, is pretty mad. A lot...
Features
DJ Mag: our pledge to you

After reflecting on how we can tackle the issues within the electronic music industry as a publication, we deliver our pledge to you, presenting significant...

Since DJ Mag was founded in 1991, we’ve been devoted to covering dance music culture: first as a magazine, later as a website and with...
Features
A directory of organisations working with the Black community to fight racism and racial injustice

As part of our special edition on fighting racism and racial injustice in the dance music industry, we have collated alphabetical lists of collectives, organisations...

We will be updating this as a live directory, so welcome recommendations for additions. Please send to [email protected]

 

Organisations working to benefit the Black and non-...
Features
In conversation: Anz & DJ Paulette

Two generations of Black women speak about their experiences in dance music

After reflecting on how we can tackle the issues around racism and racial injustice within the electronic music industry as a publication, we delivered our...