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Dec 11, 2024 | 
metrosource.com | Megan Venzin
23 years ago, Metrosource published “A Gun in the Closet,” an article recounting the lives of 3 LGBTQ youth and the issues they were facing. Moved by the piece, Leo Preziosi decided to do something to continue the efforts to protect LGBTQ+ youth in response to the extremely high suicide rates.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
djmag.com | Megan Venzin
When DJs extend words of wisdom to aspiring artists, many lean into cliches they’ve heard over and over again. They spout sweet nothings like, “Do what you love”, or “Chase your dreams”, or the old standby, “Just believe in yourself, and this will be you on stage one day!”But there’s at least one A-list producer who simply refuses to diminish what it takes to make it in today’s electronic music industry. “Oh yeah, just follow your heart and make music and hope it works out...
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
djmag.com | Megan Venzin
When attendees arrive at Romania’s UNTOLD Festival, they become characters in an ever-evolving story, and there’s no better place to immerse oneself in this tale than inside the Cluj Arena, which for nine years has housed one of Europe’s largest and most fantastical main stages. Last month, UNTOLD welcomed more than 427,000 participants to its lore-rich home in Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
djmag.com | Megan Venzin
Kito’s forthcoming ‘BIMYOU’ EP is a feature-packed affair. Arriving August 28th via Mad Decent, the four-track collection is brimming with collaborators whom the savvy producer considers her close friends — names like Kah-Lo, St. Panther, and Nigerian singer-songwriter Nonso Amadi leave their mark, and that’s only scratching the surface of powerhouse talent on the tracks.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
djmag.com | Megan Venzin
Artists have different reasons for recreating themselves. LUMI can personally point to a few. “We’re constantly going through these growth cycles, and it almost feels like mine have been pretty quick,” the Finnish-American producer tells DJ Mag on an afternoon video call from Seattle, where she currently resides.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
djmag.com | Megan Venzin
The skies are finally clear. Hell yeah! A break in stormy weather means it’s time to join an enthusiastic crowd at Toejam Backlot, where one of Miami Music Week’s largest Afro house showcases is breaking new ground. Inside, syncopated drums, synth-scored progressions and intermittent chants transport us far from Wynwood’s graffiti-covered streets to somewhere fresh. Serving as our tour guides for the night are artists from five separate continents.
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May 14, 2024 | 
djmag.com | Megan Venzin
Successful artists often point to intuition as their guiding force. But developing a positive relationship with an inner dialogue is something that takes practice, patience, and a fair amount of time. Channel Tres should know. “It’s like a superhero with superpowers,” the producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist tells DJ Mag between drags from a joint. “When they’re a kid and they’re just finding out about their powers, they’re blowing up shit and doing all kinds of crazy stuff.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
djmag.com | Megan Venzin
There’s something inherently comforting about the “This Is Fine” meme. You know the one, where the dog is smiling numbly into the abyss, enjoying his coffee in a flame-engulfed room. He and his little hat are absurd reminders that when life collapses around us, we have no choice but to move forward. And more often than not, everything eventually falls into place.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
djmag.com | Megan Venzin
There’s a curious birthmark near the top of Sara Landry’s shoulder blade. The origin story behind its scar-like shape is even stranger still. “This is literally from being dragged out of the house, dragged into the town square, lit on fire, and burned at the stake,” the American-born, Amsterdam-based DJ tells DJ Mag in a serious tone.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
djmag.com | Megan Venzin
There’s a bold, unexpected beauty to TDJ’s repertoire, so it feels appropriate that we’d catch the Canadian artist smack in the middle of a sudden snowstorm. Like the weather event at hand, Geneviève Ryan Martel’s productions boast gritty textures and immersive layers that have a tendency to send one swerving from side-to-side. “I just parked, so it’s no worries,” she assures us.
