How to play a closing set at a festival: why DJs end on classics, how to plan the last hour, pick the final track and handle curfews and encores.
AI imageIn 2010 a Wynn pool party made Kaskade a headliner. How Las Vegas residencies turned DJs into six-figure acts, and why Gordo says little of the fee is left.
AI imageClub plays can earn royalties, but most never reach the producer. How PRS, GEMA and ASCAP pay, why the US differs, and how to register so you get paid.
AI imageTime Warp packs house and techno into one indoor night in Mannheim. What the 2027 line-up shows, why B2Bs dominate, and how to survive 17 hours.
AI imageMinistry of Sound is selling the six-stack Martin Audio system that powered its main room, The Box, until January 2026. What's on offer and why it matters.
AI imageWhat Latin afro house is, how it differs from South African afro house, why HUGEL rules the Beatport chart, and why the sound wins festival afternoons.
AI imageHow to do long blends as a DJ: how many bars, EQ and bass swaps without mud, which tracks work, common mistakes and how to practise seamless transitions.
AI imageHow a few grams of plastic replaced the CD wallet, learned to carry a whole library in 2009 and now faces the cloud and streaming. The USB stick's story.
AI imageWhat a split sheet is, what to put in it and how producers, topliners and co-writers usually divide composition and master shares before a release.
AI imageWhat bassline music is, how it differs from UK garage and bass house, why Sheffield's Niche club was raided in 2005 and why the 4x4 sound is back.
German-language guides on GEMA, bookings, clubs and the German music business are in the deutschsprachigen Blog.