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News — The Women Who Built Electronic Music: What Maria May's IMS Award Reminds Us
When CAA's Maria May became the first woman in 20 years to win the IMS Legends Award, it pointed to a longer history of female executives shaping dance music.
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What Is a Sequencer? The Step Grid That Drives Dance Music
A sequencer records, edits, and plays back note data so patterns stay perfectly locked. Here is how step grids, realtime modes, and analog classics shape dance music.
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How an Album Release Works — How Album Releases Get Planned: A Timeline
One finished record, one shared calendar. The machinery that moves an album from locked master to Friday midnight, and the chart week waiting on the other side.
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Vinyl DJ Setup — Vinyl DJs: Why Some Still Carry Crates Everywhere
Wax is heavy, fragile and expensive. A growing strand of the DJ world argues that is exactly the point.
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Analog vs Digital Synth — Analog Synths vs Digital: What Actually Sounds Different
Analog synths shape a live voltage; digital synths compute numbers and convert them. A calm look at what actually differs in sound, limits, and workflow.
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How to Produce Electronic Music: How to Start Producing Electronic Music at Home
You only need a laptop and headphones to make electronic music. A five-step path from picking a DAW to finishing and sharing your first home-produced tracks.
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History of Techno Music — The History of Techno: From Detroit Warehouses to Today
Techno was born in 1980s Detroit from synth-pop, house, electro, and funk, then conquered Europe and splintered into subgenres from acid to dub techno. Here is the full story.
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Why Is Vinyl Coming Back? Cassette Culture and the Collectors Driving It
Physical formats survived streaming, then found a second life. Here's who buys them and why.
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Eight Delhi Artists, One List: What Beatportal's Roundup Gets Right — and Skips
A new Beatportal feature rounds up eight Delhi artists shaping Indian electronic music. The picks hold up. The framing deserves a second look.
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How Streaming Changed the Music Industry: Royalties and Playlists Explained
The switch from owning records to renting access rewired who gets paid, how much, and who decides what you hear.