Friday Roundup: “Dance Music Is Dead. Long Live Dance Music!”

Joey Santos
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Last updated 4 August, 2017

Friday Roundup
SFX closing! DJs quitting! Attendance dipping! Is dance music heading to its grave? We’ve got that and a whole lot more in this week’s Friday Roundup.

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In this week’s Friday Roundup, read why one website thinks dance music’s supposed demise is a load of rubbish, quickly scan through just about any music genre imaginable, and have a look at some DJ booth options you can take to your next gig. All that and more in our weekly roundup of DJ news from around the web. Happy weekend!

  1. SFX Sinks, Miami Music Week Attendance Is Down, Vegas Has Had Enough And Everything Is Just Fine – The reports of dance music’s death have been greatly exaggerated. Magnetic Magazine has it Read more
  2. Hear Every Style Of Music – Listen to a clip of just about every music genre in existence through this handy site Read more
  3. The Most Enlightening Things Your Favourite DJs Have Said on Twitter – Thump’s compiled the most profound tweets by your favourite jocks Read more
  4. SoundCloud Launches Streaming Service – With all the major label deals in place, SoundCloud just launched its SoundCloud Go paid subscription service. Is it too late? DJ Mag has it Read more
  5. Portable DJ Booth Solutions For Mobile Gigs – DJ Techtools rounds up a handful of booth solutions perfect for venues that don’t have one Read more
  6. 5 Innovative Things You Can Only Do With Vinyl – Check out some cool stuff you can only do with a record courtesy of Soundfly Read more

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