Resident Advisor (RA)

Founded in 2001, Resident Advisor (RA) is a digital magazine and community hub focused on electronic music, artists, and events from around the world. RA merges top-notch articles and video content with event listings, directories, and various industry resources, forming a comprehensive platform that serves more than 3.5 million readers each month. Its diverse audience includes music enthusiasts, club patrons, DJs, producers, venue operators, promoters, and record labels, making RA a vital contributor to the global electronic music scene.

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Moog to release new compact synth

1 day ago | ra.co | Nick Taylor

PublishedTue, 13 May 2025, 08:00The "Messenger" goes on sale next month. US synth designer Moog has a new instrument coming out. The monophonic, analogue Moog Messenger is designed as a new, entry-level instrument, with a two-and-a-half-octave keyboard and plenty of knobs for sculpting sounds. It was announced today by Moog at Superbooth, a synth show taking place this weekend in Berlin. The Messenger's sounds come from two oscillators, each with variable waveforms, plus a sub oscillator.
Andrew Weatherall's studio gear put up for auction

2 days ago | ra.co | Nick Taylor

The auction was organised with support from the late producer and DJ's family. Andrew Weatherall's collection of vintage synths and effects went up for auction last week, an initiative spearheaded by Soundgas, a British instrument restorer and reseller. The timed auction was arranged with the backing of Weatherall's family, notably his brother, Ian Weatherall.
Rewind: Nazia Hassan - Disco Deewane

4 days ago | ra.co | Nyshka Chandran

In 1981, this South Asian dance colossus rode an Indian disco craze to become the best-selling Asian pop album of the era. It sparked social liberation and even softened geopolitical tensions—not bad for a 15-year-old singer. In the early 1980s, disco was on its deathbed in the West. But in India, it was just taking off.
Playlist: Horst Arts & Music 2025

4 days ago | ra.co | Katie Thomas

Listen to 85 tracks that defined this year's edition of the Brussels festival. Resident Advisor has put together a playlist of tracks that played at Horst Arts & Music last week, May 1st through 3rd. Listen via YouTube or Spotify, and find our In Tracks feature on the festival below.
Berlin record store Sound Metaphors to close next month

5 days ago | ra.co | Nyshka Chandran

PublishedFri, May 9, 2025, 18:05The popular shop, treasured for its curation and deep crates of obscure dance music, can't extend its lease. Berlin is losing one of its prized record stores. Sound Metaphors, located in the city's Kreuzberg neighbourhood, will close its doors on June 30th this year, the shop revealed via social media today, May 9th. Unable to extend its current rental contract, the ten-year-old store said it hopes to find another home in Berlin.
PinkPantheress - Fancy That · Album Review ⟋ RA

5 days ago | ra.co | Sasha Geffen

Listen to it via your preferred platformOn her bold new mixtape, the breakbeat-pop star shakes off old wounds, reintroducing herself with newfound confidence. PinkPantheress always made hurt sound sweet. Four years ago, the UK artist spread across TikTok on the strength of a phone-screen confessional called "Pain," where she mused about the ambiguity of an on-again, off-again relationship over a dusty garage loop.
Africa Rising Music Conference completes 2025 programme

6 days ago | ra.co | Katie Thomas

The nighttime lineup of the Johannesburg event will feature Charisse C, K.Keed and more. Africa Rising Music Conference (ARMC) has revealed the full programme for 2025. On Thursday, May 22nd, ARMC by Night will feature sets from Charisse C, Bony Fly, Shalate, K.Keed, AŸA, Papa, Money Badoo and more. The conference has also announced the all-new Demo Lab, a new space for music tech enthusiasts where there'll be product demonstrations and opportunities for hands-on sessions too.
RA to host conversations with Jennifer Cardini, Speedy J at Nuits Sonores

6 days ago | ra.co | Katie Thomas

The Lyon festival's talks programme will centre around the theme of "techno-politics."Resident Advisor is hosting three talks at this year's Nuits Sonores. The Lyon festival's talks programme, the Nuits Sonores Lab, is centred around the theme of "techno-politics." There will be several workshops and talks across the three days looking at topics like finding alternatives to web giants, tech, AI, the politics of clubbing and raising awareness of gender-based violence within nightlife.
PRO Newsletter: AI's role in independent radio

6 days ago | ra.co | Nyshka Chandran

PublishedThu, May 8, 2025, 08:00Running an online station is incredibly time consuming and labour intensive. Here's how operators are lightening their load with next-gen software. Welcome to the RA Pro Newsletter: a bite-sized look at the trends and themes impacting businesses in the electronic music industry. Sign up to the full newsletter to get early access to each release and read all archived editions.
Geneva's Ethnography Museum commissions VA compilation with KMRU, Midori Takada

1 week ago | ra.co | Michael Lawson

Afrosonica has been commissioned for the exhibition of the same name. Geneva's Ethnography Museum has commissioned a new VA compilation. Out on May 15th through FLEE, Afrosonica combines sound art with reflections on the democratisation of museum collections. It features four original compositions courtesy of KMRU, Midori Takada, Berlin sound artist Yara Mekawei and composer Mo Laudi.