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Black Coffee: "I'm carrying so many young hearts with me who are dreaming of doing what I do”

Black Coffee talks to Shiba Melissa Mazaza about taking his music to the next level and bringing the new generation of South African producers with him

Why did Daft Punk split up? Mixmag examines the clues

Daft Punk’s split came without much warning. So why exactly did it happen?

Eastern Visions: Meet the extraordinary artists merging visual & cultural identities for labels & crews in Asia

Cultural heritage is being embraced in art direction and design across the regional music scene

The Legacy of Rupert Neve, father of the modern recording console

Rupert Neve, responsible for shaping the sound of recorded music in the 20th century, passed at 94

Drag, glitter & prison: How Raven Mandella became disco's best-loved dancer

Jaguar meets Raven Mandella, the "unapologetically Black and queer" dancer, drag performer and DJ who brings dancefloors to life

This is Asia: 6 inspiring artists we want you to follow in 2021

“...tastemaking skills have been reborn in this new normal”

Eclectic Electronica: 7 unorthodox electronic acts from Singapore

These acts are breaking the limits of electronica

Filipino electronic music continues to flourish despite zero nightlife

In the midst of club closures, curfew & struggling spaces, the Philippines may be ushering in a golden age of local electronic music

Sophie: An icon who made music a more fearless place

Harrison Brocklehurst remembers SOPHIE, the pioneering artist who shaped the worlds of pop and underground music and inspired a generation of LGBTQ+ club kids

Underground, undercover: Phil Asher was the prolific DJ and producer who connected people through music

Bill Brewster remembers Phil Asher, the prolific West London producer, DJ, label boss and co-founder of the seminal CoOp crew

Lost in the sound: 5 Singaporean ambient acts to deep dive into

Let these soundscapes nudge you into the zone

How wamono made it easier for locals to dance in Japan

And why its shelf life is forever

Filipino-Belgian DJ UNOS returns to her roots with Tropical Diskoral Vol. 2

After 2 years of co-organizing gigs & compilations to showcase the Philippine electronic music scene, UNOS reflects on sound & identity

Techno is not what you think it means to most Singaporeans

But what does techno mean in your country?

Making house music anthems helped Channel Tres learn self-love

Channel Tres talks to Reed Jackson about how channeling anger through art helped bring positivity back to his life

The year of no gigs

Marcus Barnes talks to six artists about how they've coped with, and adapted to, lockdown

Partying through the pandemic

Marcus Barnes examines the moral dilemma surrounding partying during the coronavirus pandemic

6 things we learned from the secret DJs new book

Mixmag columnist The Secret DJ’s new book is out now, and it’s a wild ride behind the scenes of electronic music and club culture

And Mixmag Asia's MVP of 2020 is...Wonderfruit (despite no Wonderfruit this year)

Our people of the year. Here's why...

Banksy brings the streets into the art gallery in Taipei

What songs fit with the ingenious artist’s most popular works?

Electric India: WAVLNGTH founder Aneesha Kotwani is set on a global agenda

Nothing is too much to take on for the ambitious music entrepreneur