Events MARQUEE Singapore unveils GLITCH: SYSTEM INFECTED & AXMO for HALLOWEEKEND celebrations Expect an immersive cyberpunk setting, top-tier music & the chance to claim best costume honours on October 31
Asia News Morsecode Records celebrates three years with compilation & two-day event at Nyapi Slowmouth’s label gathers 17 artists for a rooftop takeover this weekend, powered by a state-of-the-art soundsystem
Asia News Music China 2025 to showcase Tomorrow’s Music in Shanghai this month Asia’s largest musical instrument trade fair gathers 1,600 exhibitors, 10 country pavilions & a new hall dedicated to future-focused music technologies
Global News Daniel Ek to step down as CEO of Spotify The move comes following boycott calls against the platform over Ek's significant investment in military tech start-up, Helsing
Global News VibeLab launches The Nighttime Foundation to support nightlife communities worldwide The foundation aims to connect grassroots scenes with international networks to promote sustainability & cultural innovation
Asia News UMAMI marks two years of dancefloor community with X CLUB. & Darby The collective’s October 6 event reaffirms its role in shaping Hong Kong’s underground electronic music culture
Asia News French house pioneer DJ Deep kicks off 4-date Asia tour The Deeply Rooted head honcho will perform in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Tokyo & Seoul from September 30 to October 4
Tech Suno expands AI music production tools with v5 release & Suno Studio The company drops its “most advanced model yet” alongside a new generative DAW, while facing lawsuits from major labels over alleged “stream-ripping”
Global News CEO of Live Nation claims that gig tickets aren’t expensive enough Michael Rapino says that concerts are “underpriced”
Global News Almost a third of all music uploaded to streaming platform Deezer is AI-generated Over 30,000 “fully AI-generated tracks” are uploaded each day, up by almost 20% since January
Features RIP Optimo’s JD Twitch: The dancefloor revolutionary who reshaped the sound of nightclubs With an affinity for music styles across the spectrum and a fearless approach to DJing, JD Twitch tore down barriers and diversified what we now hear on dancefloors. David Pollock pays tribute
Global News Diddy’s lawyers ask for almost immediate release, say he’s served enough time His defence argued in court yesterday that he faced “serious substance abuse issues” at the time of alleged offences
New Releases ‘Wu Ji 無極 Various Artists Compilation Vol. 1’ expands the limits of experimental sound Six artists from Taiwan present original tracks that are abrasive, atmospheric & deeply immersive
New Releases Hoshina Anniversary drops introspective new LP ‘Rebirth’ The Tokyo-based artist fuses influences from Thom Yorke & Robert Wyatt with Japanese traditional textures
Global News Fortnite announces “first of its kind” Daft Punk collaboration Players can remix the robots’ music and hit the Daft Club