Friday Roundup: Dance Music Responds To President Trump

Phil Morse | Founder & Tutor
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Last updated 11 November, 2016

Turns out that even Steve Aoki playing a Hillary Clinton rally couldn't stop Donald Trump's march to the top. But the dance music community has had a lot to say about President Trump since...
Turns out that even Steve Aoki playing a Hillary Clinton rally couldn’t stop Donald Trump’s march to the top. But the dance music community has had a lot to say about President Trump since…

So you might have noticed that the USA has elected a new president, despite Steve Aoki (and, it seemed, most of the celebrity world, backing Clinton). And the electronic music community predictably has had a lot to say about “President Trump” in the days since. We lead with that story, among a whole host of others that have caught our attention this last week.

  1. How The Electronic Music Community Has Responded To President Trump – The unbelievable happened – here’s a collection of responses from the electronic music scene, via Thump Read more
  2. Orlando To Purchase Pulse Nightclub, Create Memorial – Meanwhile, the city of Orlando does something both fitting and full of hope following June’s tragedy there. Via Hypebot Read more
  3. How To Get Other DJs To Play Your Music – So you’ve made a tune, and you’re playing it in your sets. But what now? How do you get ther DJs to play it? Hypebot has some ideas Read more
  4. FL Studio Keeps Rocking – Now With Mobile Integration – The “other” production platform quietly adds a whole host of new awesome stuff. From CDM Read more
  5. DJs – What’s Your Jam? – Our friends over at DJWorx ask DJs: What is the one track that makes you lose it on the dancefloor? Read more
  6. Blocks: Modular iOS Music Creation Gear From ROLI – More boutique controller madness, covered here by DJ TechTools Read More

That’s all for this week, fill your weekend with joy and we’ll see you on the other side.

To comment on these or any other stories you’ve seen in the DJ world this week, use the comments below…

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