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Fred Again, Skrillex, and Four Tet will be closing out the second weekend of Coachella, taking over from Frank Ocean. The DJ trio posted to their Instagram that they will be the ones performing in the current ‘TBA’ slot on the Coachella Stage at 10:25 pm. And great news for us, all 6 stages of […]

Sub Focus has released a brand new track Fine Day from his upcoming album, EVOLVE out May 12. Fine Day is Sub Focus’ fresh drum & bass spin on the classic Opus 3 track from 1992. Already released from the album include Ready To Fly, Off The Ground, It’s Time and Vibration (One More Time) […]

After already releasing Quest For Fire and Don’t Get Too Close in February, Skrillex hasn’t finished yet. He has since put two more albums on our radar: SKRLX and CONTRA. Last week at a surprise party Brazil, we heard of a possible third album. And that’s now been confirmed – as well as a fourth. We’ve said it before and will say […]

Don Diablo is bringing the nostalgia with his Super Mario Bros. remix. The Hexagon label boss posted the clip on his Instagram, adding some big drum & bass energy to the original theme. Diablo called the remix a tribute to one of his childhood heroes, saying Super Mario Bros. was the first game he had ever bought. […]

Sub Focus, Dimension, Culture Shock & 1991 have teamed up for a mammoth b2b livestream during their current tour of the US. The live stream premiered on UKF filmed on a rooftop in LA with all the Worship boys playing together. Another defining moment as the US drum & bass scene builds momentum.    

Aussie DJ/producer, Alison Wonderland has just shared news she is engaged to her partner Ti! This comes only a month since she announced she was pregnant with her first child. She announced the news on her socials this morning with the title, “MAJOR LIFE UPDATE.” She said, “I just got engaged to the love of my […]

Fred Again has done it again with another incredible performance this time taking on NPR’s famous Tiny Desk series. He said “I spent weeks practising this and learning instruments I hadn’t played for years to try n make this as special as I possibly could. EVVERRRYYYY thing you hear in this I play totally live. […]

Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding have released a stunning version of their latest track, ‘Miracle’ recorded in a church. Ellie’s vocals sound incredible in the church adding some big reverb to an acoustic version of the big dance hit. Watch in full below!

Wilkinson has announced his brand new single, ‘Infinity’ is dropping tomorrow. Off the back of huge US sets over the weekend including Ultra Music Festival and Beyond Wonderland. Announcing the news on Instagram, he included clips of him playing the track out at the festivals (see below).   View this post on Instagram   A […]

K Motionz has been going from strength to strength with his new CROWD CONTROL 360 rave experience. This time bringing CROWD CONTROL to London – filmed at Dock Road earlier this month. Watch the set in full below!

Tiesto has blown minds by dropping some jump up drum & bass in his set at Ultra Music Festival in Miami over the weekend. He only played a couple of tracks but we definitely didn’t have that on our 2023 bingo card! During the set he played Metrik – Cadence VIP and unreleased Hedex – […]

Ultra Music Festival has returned to Miami this past weekend with performances from all the usual suspects including, Swedish House Mafia, Marshmello, Martin Garrix, Tiesto, Carl Cox, Hardwell and more. Zedd was also set to play the Ultra mainstage but ran into the worst case scenario for any DJ when his USBs corrupted 20 mins […]

Aussie DJ/producer, Alison Wonderland has shared news she is pregnant with her first child! Announcing on her socials this morning she said, “Surprise! Baby Wonderland on the way 🤰🏼 My other half Ti & I are very excited about our collab 🐣” Alison has kept her relationship pretty close to her chest until now. In the coming months, she has sets […]

Pola & Bryson have just dropped the music video for their mega tune ‘Phoneline’ with Emily Makis.

It’s been 10 years since Sub Focus‘ last solo album, Torus. Since then, he has teamed up with Wilkinson for their joint album, Portals in 2020 as well as plenty of singles and remixes for ACRAZE & Bring Me The Horizon, collaborations with Dimension, Rudimental and more. Last year, he released a number of singles including […]

Two powerhouse NZ female vocalists, Elipsa & Tali have today released the incredibly empowering music video for their collab, ‘Divine.’ The music video – with an all female cast & crew – highlights the talented wāhine of the NZ music scene, featuring over 20 familiar female artists faces throughout the 4 minute track. The release […]

Calling all professional DJ’s – Pioneer DJ has raised the bar once again. Their next generator mixer, the DJM-A9 comes with a bunch of new features to improve performance and efficiency while DJing. They’ve added space around the EQ knobs and DJs can even connect their own smart phone using Bluetooth. The DJM-A9 also locks […]

It’s been a long wait.. but after nearly a decade, Flume‘s remix of Lorde “Tennis Court” has finally dropped on Spotify this past weekend. Flume released this remix back in 2014 and it’s only been available on SoundCloud & YouTube since (racking up 111M views on YouTube and 61M on SoundCloud) we think it’s fair […]

NZ children’s TV legend, Suzy Cato was a big part of many of our childhoods and has always been down with the kids. But recently she’s joined Tik Tok and we just had to share this video of her dancing with her daughter to the iconic DNB track M-Beat & General Levy – Incredible. Never […]

Calvin Harris has just played out his latest collab with Ellie Goulding, “Miracle” at a show over the weekend. The track is giving big late 90’s/early 2000’s vibes, feeling like a Robert Miles or Alice Deejay track. It’s definitely a big switch up from previous collabs between the two, “I Need Your Love” and “Outside” […]

Boiler Room has dropped sets from Hidden Lakes in Christchurch late last year. Including DJ Marky, Sin, K2K & 2XM. There are also sets from Hidden Valley too including Aroha, Bavhu, Halfqueen & Nice Girl. All are incredible sets and it’s sick to see the New Zealand scene being represented on the world stage!

Yesterday on his socials, Dom Dolla shared something wild that we can’t believe he’s only just learnt. He tweeted revealing he “just found out (VIP edit) means “variance in production.” After all these years… I just found out (VIP edit) means “variance in production” 💿 Here I was thinking it just meant very important HAHAHA. […]

Sub Focus has announced he’s dropping a brand new track this Friday. The new one features AR/CO and is titled ‘Vibration (One More Time). And the timing couldn’t be better for those heading along to see him at the sold out Electric Avenue Music Festival this weekend. Here’s a clip of the track from his […]

Incase you missed it, Skrillex dropped two albums in two days over the weekend – after almost a decade since his last album. While going against all of the current norms of releasing music in 2023, fair to say an exciting weekend for any electronic music fan. Quest For Fire revealed a bunch of highly-anticipated […]

2023 is already providing, it’s official – Skrillex‘s new album is on the way. It’s been almost a decade since the dubstep icon’s last album, 2014’s Recess. This new music has been so highly anticipated with rumours swirling about it for years since the last album. Skrillex has finally confirmed his sophomore album, Quest For […]

2023 is looking to be one of the best years for electronic music in quite a while, here’s some of the albums we can expect this year. Skrillex It’s certainly already proving to be the year of Skrillex with 5 releases under his belt so far in 2023. We’re expecting more than one album from […]

Christchurch lad Jackson Lynskey-Reid is taking on the challenge of running 24 hours around Hagley Park in an effort to raise money for I AM HOPE. Jackson is hoping to raise $10k via his Give A Little page and for every lap, Jackson is also going to donate $20 himself. He said “Having struggled through […]

Flume is teasing more brand new music from his old laptop dropping this week. A cryptic post on his socials featured the letters “TDAGTWYP” which we’ve learnt stands for Things Don’t Always Go The Way You Planned. On his Discord server, there is a scheduled event (titled “????????”) for Wednesday, 1:00 PM ET.   View […]

If you managed to catch Dimension live across the summer you would’ve almost definitely heard his upcoming track, ‘Where Do We Go’ played out. This morning he has confirmed the track is being released this Friday! Listen to a clip of the track below   @mikenicholasnz 2023 the year of new Dimension 😮‍💨🇳🇿 #dimension #nzdnb […]

Fatboy Slim is currently in the country at the moment having just played Christchurch, Auckland and some special shows on the Sky Tower and also on Waiheke Island. But he’s just announced a brand new feature-length documentary titled ‘Right Here, Right Now’ all about his notorious July 2002 event described as the “biggest outdoor party […]

A few weeks ago Mike caught up with LUUDE around the release of his brand new track with Issey Cross & Moby ‘Oh My.’   Listen to the full chat below:  

It’s mad to think that it’s already been 10 years since Flappy Bird took over for 5 minutes, the Harlem Shake trend was a thing.. oh and Wilkinson dropped Afterglow – an iconic drum & bass track we’re still hearing regularly played out 10 years later Here’s 10 other tracks that are turning 10 years […]

WILKINSON is making his long-awaited return to NZ in 2023 with a full arena tour, celebrating the highest selling drum and bass album of 2022 and his fourth studio album, COGNITION. Offf the back of his record setting New Zealand tour in 2021, Wilkinson returns to his official “second home” with the stunning and cinematic […]

What So Not has given his classic RUFUS DU SOL – Innerbloom Remix a 2023 refresh. He posted a teaser clip on his Instagram & Tik Tok asking for 10k comments before he drops the new version. View this post on Instagram   A post shared by What So Not (@whatsonot) We were lucky enough […]

Sub180 have just released the full Mollie Collins Centre Point boiler room set from Pointers in Auckland last year. Check it out below!  

Skrillex & Fred Again have started 2023 strong, FINALLY releasing one of their most anticipated collaborations, “Rumble” with Flowdan. The track gained an insane amount of traction after Fred Again played it in his iconic Boiler Room set (linked below) last year and fans have been asking about it ever since. There were at least […]

2022 will forever go down in history as the year Justin Hawkes did the impossible – making a drum and bass/country track work! The track released earlier this year as part of Justin’s debut album, ‘Existential’ – it’s since left DNB heads in awe while tearing up dance floors around the world and been a […]

After a killer year for 33 Below including the release of his debut EP, ‘Motions’ – he’s just dropped a brand new live stream, playing on a hill overlooking Los Angeles and it’s absolutely lush! Check it out for yourself below

ShockOne has just released his brand new track and accompanying music video for “Say Whoa” on UKF.  

Montell2099 has once again teamed up with Trap Nation for a stunning new live stream located at Lake Alta, on top of The Remarkables. Check out the live stream for yourself below!

The annual Drum&BassArena Awards have just wrapped up for 2022 and has really highlighted the amazing year it’s been for all things Drum & Bass. With not only a heap of commercial success but newcomers and new sounds pushing boundaries all around the spectrum of DNB. The awards also saw the late Skibadee inducted into […]

We’re super excited to reveal our brand new crew taking you through the week on Pulzar FM Nights! Mecka (Monday-Thursday 6-9pm) After waking you up every Saturday morning on Brunch and recently covering the Banging Breakfast, Mecka is taking on the role of Nights host Monday-Friday. Bringing you the freshest in electronic music weeknights, with […]

Alison Wonderland is the latest producer to announce she is starting her own label, FMU Records. The first release on FMU Records drops later this week, a collaboration between Dabow and Jon Casey. Alison Wonderland announced the label earlier this week, posting, “been working on this for a while & my entire goal is to […]

Local legend, AziFM is making huge moves right now waving the flag for NZ drum & bass internationally. Azi has just released two brand new tracks on the prestigious UK label, Drum&BassArena. Kicking off with Corkscrew earlier this month and today the second single, Think About Me with another 03 local, Scout. Azi describes this […]

RL Grime has confirmed his highly anticipated Halloween Mix is returning later this month. He simply tweeted this morning saying, “IX APPROACHING.” In anticipation to the new mix, take a listen to Halloween VIII from last year below! Story by Mike Nicholas  

Montell2099 has just shared a stunning 30 minute set for Trap Nation, performed in Karekare, New Zealand. This comes off the back of Montell’s latest release with Netsky, ‘Mixed Emotions’ which dropped last month. Posting on social media Montell said, “New Zealand / Aotearoa is home, and we are blessed to be surrounded by the […]

Alison Wonderland is helping teach her fans to DJ through her new YouTube series – How to DJ for Beginners. So far, she has uploaded two tutorials covering the basics, beat matching and more. As she mentions, this is not the “be all and end all” for DJing, but rather, a broken down look at […]

Underplayed is a brand new documentary coming to the Toronto International Film Festival which examines sexism in the electronic music industry and the understated voices that deserve to be heard. Filmed over the course of the 2019 summer festival season, Stacey Lee’s project exposes gender inequality in the scene with an overall uplifting tone — […]

Amidst the madness of the world, it’s set to be a big year for Netsky. After announcing his return to Hospital Records with his first solo drum and bass album in 5 years earlier this year, Netsky released “I See The Future In Your Eyes” in April. And his new track, “Mixed Emotions” with New […]

We’ve been waiting for the anticipated collaboration between RL Grime and Whethan’s since they both started teasing the massive ID last year. Now, it appears we’ll be finally receiving the track via Sable Valley’s new compilation dropping in August. Not only did RL use the track as the backdrop for the project’s announcement earlier this week, but […]

Over the weekend Dillon Francis dropped a full drum and bass set for Party Favour’s Isolation virtual festival. The festival featured artists, A-Trak, Sofi Tukker, Slumberjack and Jon Casey on the massive lineup. Watch the full set below: Story by Mike Nicholas

We may have joked about it last year for April Fool’s, but Tiesto really is returning to trance now! Under his new alias VER:WEST, which is simply his last name, he’s releasing a new single called “5 Seconds Before Sunrise” through Musical Freedom‘s sub-label AFTR:HRS next Friday, July 17th. You can actually hear most of the […]

Otosan are Ryan Dickinson and Ultan Burke. A house duo with one foot on each side of the Tasman, but both planted firmly on the dancefloor. The pair’s sound is already unmistakable, combining classic house grooves with modern vocal hooks that cross over from dancefloors to radio. Now Otosan have teamed up with New Zealand’s […]

New Zealand DJ/producer duo TRUTH have today released their brand new EP Without You, on bass music imprint Deep, Dark & Dangerous – the duo’s own label which was founded in 2012. The lads, originally from Christchurch have returned to their drum and bass roots on this EP. Still closely entwined with the bass-heavy artistry of the […]

One of New Zealand’s biggest New Year’s festival’s just announced it’s 10th-anniversary line up! Register for the R&A exclusive 24-hour pre-sale to be the first to access tickets on TUESDAY 7 JULY (and go in the draw to win R&A packages including Glamping, VIP upgrades and more). The remaining tickets (if any) will be released […]

A few months ago, Flume played out a remix of Eiffel 65’s classic track “Blue” song on his Instagram story, all while showcasing himself in “blue face” while hard at work on the track. From then on, it was unclear whether the Australian producer was purely making a meme-inspired remix for fun, or if he was actually […]

We’ve finally got an official tracklisting for Disclosure’s upcoming studio album Energy. The project boasts 11 songs, as well as a handful of star-studded guest appearances from Common, Kehlani, Mick Jenkins, slowthai, + many more. The LP is slated for release on August 28th via Island Records and will be the third album from the […]

There’s been talk for a while now that a new NGHTMRE album is imminent and now thanks to the producer’s latest tweets surrounding the project, we’re even more pumped for the release. NGHTMRE has taken the time to talk on Twitter about the writing process and it really seems like he’s hit his stride in […]

There is no news story here. It’s just a DJing dachshund to put a smile on your face during these ruff times, courtesy of Defected Records. Story by EDM.com

Christchurch DJ/Producer, AFTA DINA MINT has just dropped his fruity new solo track, ‘Those Days.’ The new release comes straight off the back of his collabs with Melt. and Blueprint, plus a cheeky mid lockdown set for the Summit Virtual Festival. AFTA DINA MINT most recently just played his first live set at Sin on […]

Skrillex has just wiped his Instagram of all but two pieces of content. The oldest is a December 2019 post where he’s playing live and accidentally kills the mixer; the second is a more recent post that was shared a day before #BlackOutTuesday, a clip of a song with Ty Dolla $ign, Ant Clemons, Virtual […]

Local drum & bass DJ/producer, CSM has just released his brand new liquid track featuring the stunning vocals of Alba Rose. CSM aka Christian has been making major moves in the local scene for quite some time now playing a number of local gigs, Rhythm & Vines and support for huge names such as Hedex, […]

A museum dedicated to the late dance music legend, Avicii is opening next year in Stockholm, Sweden. According to a press release announcing the museum, the Avicii Experience is an “intensively emotional tribute to one of the true icons of modern popular culture.” The Avicii Experience will give visitors a glimpse into one of the […]

Louis the Child were ready to release their highly anticipated debut album Here For Now this Friday, June 12. But given the current climate, the Chicago duo have made the decision to postpone the release of their album until June 26th. Louis The Child are not the first to delay a release due to the […]

The mother of all online music festivals is coming soon — Tomorrowland: Around the World. Following a countdown on the festival’s official website, Tomorrowland announces a new chapter: Prepare for a spectacular two-day digital music festival experience on a new location, bringing together the planet’s biggest names in electronic dance music on multiple stages and the […]

With the devastating events of the last week in America, it’s pretty hard not to feel helpless being so far away from it all. So we’ve compiled a list of ways you can show your support, help and/or donate to the Black Lives Matter movement. Where can I donate? https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd The Official George Floyd Memorial […]

Legendary New Zealand MC, Tali has shared some wise words during a Room One live stream with DJ, Chiccoreli. There’s no denying 2020 has been a tough year already and we’re only half way through, so this positivity from Tali is definitely what we all need right now. Watch the clip from the stream below: […]

David Guetta hosted his second United At Home livestream this last weekend in an effort to raise money for global charities during the COVID crisis. However, as we all know, protests this past week over the murder of George Floyd have taken precedence over many artists’ live streams. For those who already had streams planned, […]

Local artist, Blueprint has just released his brand new track ‘Front to the Back.’ (listen below) We caught up with him recently around the latest release and what he’s been up to during lockdown.   Q/ How has lockdown been for you? Have you found you’ve been able to get more done during the time? […]

This weekend, Dillon Francis, Steve Aoki, and deadmau5 are performing in Fortnite’s new Party Royale feature at the Main Stage. Players are invited to the Fortnite Party Royale Premiere on Friday, May 9 at 1:00 PM NZST! Steve Aoki, Dillon Francis, and deadmau5 are coming to Party Royale with back-to-back-to-back sets LIVE on the big screen at the […]

The latest live set from Martin Garrix was streamed on Dutch waters from the back of a speed boat! Though he’s not the first to do so — Oliver Heldens recently streamed from a boat for Digital Mirage — in the video Garrix can be seen with a hefty entourage following him and playing live […]

UK drum and bass DJ/producer Kanine has dropped a huge hour-long Summer Essentials mix. It’s the perfect at home listening to take you right back to those Summer festival vibes. We’ve linked it below to listen in all it’s glory – turn it up! Story by Mike Nicholas

Kiwi producer, QUIX has announced he and his wife are expecting their first child – BABY QUIX! QUIX (real name Jono Schnell) shared the big news with fans via Instagram, saying, “I collabed with my wife and we’re putting out a new release that’s coming end of october ft. baby quix.” Fellow producer and close […]

23-year-old Christchurch DJ-producer, Unlike You has today released his second single ‘Void.’ Unlike You (real name Antonio Julian) has been a familiar face in the Christchurch music scene for well over a year now, providing support for the likes of JAUZ, ATLiens, Montell2099, Troyboi and even playing New Years festival, Rhythm & Alps. He was […]

Martin Garrixjust uploaded his first live set since quarantine started around the world due to COVID-19. Garrix was scheduled to perform at Ultra Music Festival last month, one of the first major festivals to be cancelled as a result of the virus. The stream today was pre-recorded, and he even got a visit from Dutch police […]

Producer JAUZ has just shared he has tons of new music ready to drop, all in various genres. That includes a “full house/Off The Deep End EP, a full drum n bass EP and a full melodic/future EP.” JAUZ has never played favourites with any one genre, so we’re happy to hear his upcoming projects […]

Lockdown is currently seeing endless mixes and live streams online right now and it means a lot of bedroom DJs are honing their craft to the point it definitely feels like we’re about to see a huge wave of fresh faces – and they might be led by a 10-year-old girl. Nelly Cook, the daughter […]

Flume has recently opened up about using alcohol to self-medicate and revealed that he was heading down the same path as the late Avicii in an interview. Appearing on the My Friend Podcast, Flume said: ‘I mean I used a lot of alcohol. Like, when performing, I would drink to calm nerves. I would drink to make it bearable, which […]

While the world is slowly shutting down and governments are urging people stay home and practice social distancing in order to contain the spread of COVID-19, commonly referred to as the Coronavirus, more and more artists are jumping on-board with streaming performances right into your living room, and German techno/hardcore legends Scooter are one of […]

One of the biggest names in EDM, Netsky has been making some of the highest calibre of electronic anthems for over a decade now. Now, the Belgian who started out with Hospital Records in 2010, is returning to the genre that made him a household name with his first solo drum and bass record in […]