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With Opal Drums, Denver-based producer Mux Mool and UK turntablist Jon1st are reshaping how electronic duos approach performance. Their debut single, “Burning Hammer,” introduces a world where lush, cinematic sound design meets raw, tactile percussion. The project combines the spontaneity of live musicianship with the precision of modern production, building a conceptual narrative around alien monoliths, transformation, and human curiosity. At the center of Mux Mool’s process is Maschine, a controller that has shaped both his solo work and his collaboration with Jon1st. As a longtime user, he relies on it for sketching rhythms, building performance-ready sequences, and maintaining continuity between the studio and the stage. It has...

These are DJcity’s most downloaded tracks of December 2025. Our monthly charts feature top downloads from around the world, plus regional charts for Latin, UK, Germany, Asia, and South Asia. Jamaican (Bam Bam) – Tall Boys Move Ya Body Intro – HUGEL & SOLTO (FR) NOKIA – MarkCutz Jingle Bells Ringtone Intro – Drake Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – Freejak Remix – Dean Martin All Night Long (All Night) – Martial Simon & Zillionaire Remix – Lionel Richie It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas – KidCutUp Remix – Michael Bublé Last Christmas – Joan Qveralt Remix – Taylor Swift Jamaican (Bam Bam) – HUGEL & SOLTO (FR) Free (You Got To Live) – HUGEL & Ultra Naté Jingle Bell Rock – Gael Borrego Remix – Bobby Helms Thootie – Ice...

These are DJcity’s most downloaded Latin songs of 2025. This year’s list is dominated by Bad Bunny, with additional chart toppers from KAROL G, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Don Omar, and more! DOWNLOAD THE FULL PLAYLIST (see below for a preview) NUEVAYoL – Bad Bunny EoO – Bad Bunny DtMF – MarkCutz Club Edit – Bad Bunny NUEVAYoL – DJ LG Hype Intro – Bad Bunny Gasolina – MFresh Jet2 Holiday Troll Edit – Daddy Yankee VOY A LLeVARTE PA PR – Bad Bunny LATINA FOREVA – KAROL G +57 – KAROL G, Feid & DFZM Lambada – DJ Mag Remix – Kaoma MIAMI – Tokischa Sign up to preview the tracks for free. New users: Unlock full download access for just $10. The post Top 30 Latin Tracks of 2025 🔥 appeared first on DJcity News - Music and news for DJs...

2025 was not a year that was densely packed with fresh DJ gear releases, but the software landscape has continued to evolve, and there was some really exciting new kit to be found on store shelves. Plus, the industry appears to be entering a new collaborative phase, which should end up being good for all DJs. Mojaxx breaks down all the DJ tech stories that mattered this year, on the new episode of Beatsource Tech. Check out the 2025 DJ tech wrap-up from Mojaxx on DJcity TV. Join DJcity for only $10. The post The 2025 DJ Technology Wrap-Up appeared first on DJcity News - Music and news for DJs and producers.

In the world of music production, one of the secrets to a signature sound lies in sample flipping. While many producers chop samples, top-tier producers utilize creative sampling techniques that result in truly original sounds.Sample chopping is the process of cutting a sample into smaller pieces, while sample flipping is the broader technique of taking a sample and manipulating it to create a new musical idea. In this blog, you’ll learn how to use Native Instruments 360 Plus products to transform your samples into inspiring sounds, resulting in truly unique elements for your next track or remix. Jump to these sections: Sample flipping techniques Chop a loop in Battery 4 Shape samples with Transient Master Add effects with Guitar Rig...

Notable tracks that were added to DJcity this week. Download them all here. Download the tracks below. (* indicates DJcity Exclusive) Muévelo – Kali Uchis Be Right There – Sleepy Tom’s Decades Mix – Diplo & Sleepy Tom Top Cobain – YoungBoy Never Broke Again Honguito – Dalex & Farruko Love – FaceTyme I Run – Tall Boys Remix * – HAVEN. & Kaitlin Aragon MUTT – Kue Remix – Leon Thomas Bodak Yellow – Gilla Bonde do Brunão Edit – Cardi B The Way I Are – Austin Ashtin Remix – Timbaland (ft. Keri Hilson & D.O.E.) Lollipop – Klean Remix – Lil Wayne (ft. Static Major) DJcity’s weekly picks are selected by Sir Marcus. To receive them via email, click here Sign up to preview the tracks for free. New users: Unlock full download access for...

Finding the best music production software usually starts with one simple question: what part of your process needs the most support right now? If you are scoring a film, you might need a sampler for expressive, realistic instruments. If your mix needs more breathing room, a dedicated piece of mixing software can speed up tough decisions. You might even want one full suite that covers songwriting, sound design, and final mix in a single place. Native Instruments (which includes iZotope and Plugin Alliance) offers a huge ecosystem of plugins that supports every stage of production. These plugins can move you from early ideation all the way to a polished master. This guide brings the best options together so you can find the right music...

In much of today’s AI-driven music technology, the emphasis is on speed and output, on systems designed to deliver finished results with minimal process. At Native Instruments, our interest lies elsewhere: how can computational tools support the act of making music without substituting artistic intention? This perspective shaped the design of the Absynth 6 Preset Explorer. Rather than using AI to generate sound, we use it to listen – analyzing and organizing presets to reveal relationships across a vast library. The goal is orientation, helping artists navigate complexity while keeping creative intent firmly in their hands. This approach reflects a broader principle at Native Instruments: AI should deepen the creative journey, not...

If you’re searching for a DJcity holiday discount, this is one of the best offers of the year. Use promo code DJCITY2026 to get 6 months of DJcity for the price of 4, saving $70 versus the standard monthly rate. It’s a smart move for DJs prepping for holiday events, New Year’s Eve, and building crates for 2026. What You Get 6 months of full DJcity access $70 off standard pricing Instant DJ-ready downloads Available to new and returning members (active subscriptions not eligible) How to Redeem Log in or sign up, enter DJCITY2026, and choose your plan at checkout to unlock access instantly. Sign Up Now Before The Offer Expires If you’re DJing through the holidays or planning ahead for 2026, this DJcity end-of-year deal...

Despite their roots in band-based music such as funk and disco, electronic styles such as house and trance are often extremely synth-heavy. Introducing a more traditional element, like a guitar part, can create an appealing juxtaposition with the synthetic tones, enhancing the emotional impact of the music. Session Guitarist: Electric Neon Essentials is a Kontakt instrument that will help you create guitar hooks for your electronic music productions entirely in your DAW, with zero guitar skills necessary. In this walkthrough, we’ll show you how to create an emotional guitar breakdown for a house track that can sound like this: Native Instruments · 01 Breakdown demo Jump to these sections: How can I add electric guitar to house...

On this week’s episode of the @RoadPodcast, the crew recaps the last year in music. This time around we brought our NYC fam to help us recap this crazy year, @kazi + @shwcase + @djmarcopenta. See below for the Top 2025 categories on this episode. 1. Top 5 Club Bangers – 01:35 2. Top 5 Edits – 31:20 3. Top 5 Editors – 1:03:01 4. Top 3 Overrated Tracks – 1:19:40 5. Top 3 Artists – 1:51:01 6. Top 3 Back in Rotation – 2:00:01 7. Top Live DJ Sets – 2:13:01 8. Favorite Moments – 2:23:01 9. Most valuable lessons learned – 2:33:01 Follow the R.O.A.D. Podcast on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Join DJcity for only $10. The post R.O.A.D. Podcast – 2025 Wrap-Up!! appeared first on DJcity News - Music and news for DJs and producers.

SHIMA’s debut album, Welcome to SHIMAJIMA, captures a rare balance between tradition and modern production. Born in Tokyo and now based in Los Angeles, she’s built her sound around cultural memory, storytelling, and field recordings that blur the line between heritage and digital experimentation. The record moves fluidly between koto lines built in Kontakt, taiko drum recordings from Japanese festivals, and ambient textures shaped to feel both traditional and immediate. At the very center of Welcome To SHIMAJIMA is SHIMA’s reflection on curiosity about where sound comes from. Kontakt plays a central role in that process, giving her access to instruments she might never have in front of her physically while allowing her to reshape...

Dutch producer Dela Utca has been steadily carving out a reputation for blending electronic textures with the warmth of live instrumentation. His latest single, “In The City,” released on Soave, captures that balance with precision, pairing expressive guitar work and a chill dance pulse with the emotional honesty of his songwriting. Behind his sound lies a hybrid workflow built around Kontakt, which anchors his songwriting process and bridges acoustic and digital worlds. Using instruments like The Gentleman, 40’s Very Own Keys, Ethereal Earth, and Session Guitarist Strummed Acoustic, Dela Utca brings a tactile, organic edge to modern electronic production. In this conversation, he shares how Kontakt has become a creative foundation...

These are DJcity’s most downloaded tracks of November 2025. Our monthly charts feature top downloads from around the world, plus regional charts for Latin, UK, Germany, Asia, and South Asia. Jamaican (Bam Bam) – HUGEL & SOLTO (FR) Memories – Freejak Remix – David Guetta (ft. Kid Cudi) Viva La Vida – CHALANT Remix – Coldplay tv off – MFresh Halloween Edit – Kendrick Lamar (ft. Lefty Gunplay) Boombastic – Tall Boys Acap Intro – Shaggy & Limitlezz NOKIA – MarkCutz Halloween Ringtone Edit – Drake Maui Wowie – Kid Cudi Rhythm Of The Night – Colin Jay Remix – Corona Crank That (Soulja Boy) – EVERLAKE & Ruse Remix – Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em Don’t Cha – Colin Jay Think About Us Edit – The Pussycat Dolls & Busta Rhymes View the full list here...

Dutch producer Pythius has spent more than a decade blurring the line between cinematic sound design and high-intensity drum and bass. His music balances chaos with control, combining distorted percussion, dark melodies, and detailed atmospheres that feel both mechanical and alive. Over the years, he has built a strong reputation for pushing boundaries across genres, performing at major festivals including Let It Roll, Rampage, Lowlands, and Beats for Love. For his newest EP, a two-tracker from Blackout Music NL called Inquisition / The Stranger, Pythius looked to the grim sci-fi universe of Warhammer 40,000 for inspiration. The track was built around the idea of the Inquisition, channeling its tension and menace into an aggressive...

Kick off the New Year with a fresh set of exclusive NYE countdown tracks from DJcity’s world-class global music team. Start your chosen edit 30 seconds before midnight and let the track carry the countdown into the new year! The playlist includes exclusive countdown edits of NOKIA, Shake It to the Max, and No Broke Boys, plus standout cuts from Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar – built to hit right on time when the clock strikes zero. DOWNLOAD THE FULL PLAYLIST (see below for a preview) NOKIA – KidCutUp New Year’s Eve 2026 Edit – Drake Shake It To The Max (FLY) Remix – Trayze New Year’s Eve 2026 Edit – MOLIY & Silent Addy (ft. Skillibeng & Shenseea) No Broke Boys – MarkCutz New Year’s Eve 2026 Edit – Disco Lines & Tinashe NUEVAYoL –...

Composer Tom Schraeder’s score for Vicious, the new Paramount+ psychological horror film starring Dakota Fanning, stretches tension like a live wire. Long before cameras rolled, he began scoring directly from Bryan Bertino’s script, writing the main themes on a 64-piece orchestral scale before pulling everything inward. The result was something raw and unnerving, full of creaks, metallic groans, and human breath. Schraeder’s own handmade “Terror Box” became the heart of that sound – a wooden instrument built from scraps. That, alongside Native Instruments’ Thrill, helped shape the score’s supernatural edge. With Thrill, Schraeder found a way to translate anxiety into movement. Its evolving textures and hands-on XY-axis control made...

Notable tracks that were added to DJcity this week. Download them all here. Download the tracks below. (* indicates DJcity Exclusive) DON’T KILL THE PARTY – Disco Lines Remix – Ty Dolla $ign (ft. Shoreline Mafia, Quavo & Juicy J) Sound Of Da Police – Don Diablo Give Me Something – OneRepublic FDO – Pooh Shiesty On The Low, Pt. 2 – Tiwa Savage, Skepta & The Ironix Folded – Lincoln Baio Man I Need Edit * – Kehlani LET’S GO – DJ Mag U Ok? Edit * – Jaden Bojsen & Sami Brielle Good Times – Miami Funk Machine Remix – Chic Pompeii – J Bruus Remix – Bastille LATINA FOREVA – Brian Matrix Remix – KAROL G DJcity’s weekly picks are selected by Sir Marcus. To receive them via email, click here Sign up to preview the tracks for free. New...

Artificial Intelligence has played a significant role in DJ software for some time now, with machine learning being used to enable features like stem separation and fluid beatgrids. But how much AI is too much AI? On the new episode of Beatsource Tech, Mojaxx takes a look at the latest updates from Rekordbox, djay, and Virtual DJ, who’s 2026 version introduces more AI tech than we’ve ever seen before, including Large Language Model prompting. Check out the 3 new software updates from Mojaxx on DJcity TV. The post Is AI coming to kill DJing? Or make it better? Checking out 3 new software updates appeared first on DJcity News - Music and news for DJs and producers.

Hard dance duo The Saints, formed by Jules van de Sant and Rick de Deken, continue to establish themselves as one of the fastest-rising acts in the genre. Built around their concept of Holy Madness, the project merges both artists’ contrasting identities into a sound and performance style that feels intense, emotional, and immediately engaging. Over the past year, the duo has taken major steps across Europe. Their appearance at the Defqon.1 Gathering introduced them to one of the scene’s most dedicated crowds, followed by the debut of their live show at Rebirth. Performances at Intents Mainstage and Supremacy further expanded their reach, placing The Saints in front of large-scale festival audiences. Beyond festivals, the duo has built...