AI imageA working DJ's guide to Spotify playlist placement: editorial pitching, algorithmic triggers, and independent curators, without wasting money on fake playlists.
AI imageHow the Spotify algorithm really decides who hears your music, and the practical signals artists can influence on every release, from a working DJ.
AI imageA working DJ's guide to producer collaboration: how to find the right partner, split the work, agree on splits, and finish tracks that actually get released.
AI imageHow electronic producers find, brief, record and split rights with vocalists and topline writers to turn club tracks into real songs.
AI imageHow Detroit invented techno: the Belleville Three, the drum machines, the second wave, and how the sound conquered Europe and shaped modern dance music.
AI imageHow house music was born in Chicago's clubs of the early 1980s, the DJs and machines behind it, and why it still shapes dance music today.
AI imageA DJ's guide to the best melodic house tracks: what defines the genre, how to build a playlist that flows, and the artists worth following.
AI imageThe late Avicii defined a euphoric, emotional sound millions still chase. Here is how to find that same melodic EDM feeling in modern music.
AI imageNervous about your first DJ gig? A working DJ walks through prep, gear checks, reading the room, and recovering from mistakes so you nail it.
AI imageFalling Down with Felix Samuel is one of the most emotionally charged records in Maxim Schunk's catalogue. A DJ's look at the craft behind it.