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Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
All Night Long
Chris Stussy
Up The Stuss
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"So five months into the year, the man behind this is having a huge 2023. Having played to large crowds at the likes of Ultra and Coachella, he sold out his all-night set at Koko in just fifteen minutes, making him the fast-selling show at the venue. He also created a big, big streaming moment when he performed at Mixmag live lab, and he now drops the eagerly awaited tune All Night Long on his new Up Soft series on his label, Up The Stuss."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 40.59 here.

Contact
Label: Up The Stuss, Cam Petschi, Not That Label Services, David Laub, Virgin Records, Distribution
Management: Jeroen Schipper, four to the four
Publishing: four to the four publishing
Radio: Martin Cook, All Ears Music
Club: Jake Price, Dispersion PR
Online: Jake Price, Dispersion PR
Live: Nick Silva, Meanwhile 
30 May 2023
Business
  • Collaborative music creation platform Boombox.io raises $7m. (DMN) 
  • BandLab Technologies, the Singapore-based parent company of social music creation platform BandLab has announced the addition of $25m in a new round of financing that raises the valuation of the company to $425m post-money. (RotD) 
  • Sony Music Group Chairman Rob Stringer spoke about recent successes, next-generation platforms, the pros and cons of AI and the continued global growth of Sony Music’s creative footprint in Sony Group’s 2023 Business Segment Briefing for investors. (DMN) 
News and Features
  • Bridges For Music announce their 7th ADE charity cycle. (RotD) 
  • Point Blank Music School in Los Angeles (PBLA) and Focusrite Group have announced their Full-Ride Scholarship. (PBMS) 
  • Ibiza tourists could face a "villa shortage" this summer, says the Balearic president. (DJMag) 
Digital
  • About ten months after axing roughly one-fifth of its global workforce – and ten weeks following Eliah Seton’s start as CEO – SoundCloud has announced plans to cut another 8% of employees. (Variety) 
  • Meta has conducted its latest round of layoffs as part of its ‘Year of Efficiency,’ cutting approximately 6,000 jobs, including Instagram’s Head of Music Partnerships. (DMN) 
  • AI sound wellness company Endel and Universal Music Group announced a relationship to enable artists and labels to create soundscapes for daily activities like sleep, relaxation, and focus by harnessing the power of AI. (RotD) 
Live
  • Hardwell, Deadmau5 and Tiësto will headline Beats For Love festival in the Czech Republic. (DJMag) 
  • German festival Good2U finalises 2023 line-up with KiNK and Tasha. (RA) 
  • Germany’s Airbeat One has revealed the complete line-up for its 2023 festival this summer. (DJMag) 
  • Glastonbury Festival has announced a new artistic project, Pavilion, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Silver Hayes. (DJMag) 
  • Glastonbury dance area Block9 has revealed the line-up for this year's edition. Four Tet, Zenker Brothers and Tash LC are among the performers. (Mixmag) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • Why your Spotify subscription is about to get more expensive (Bloomberg) 
  • AI is an opportunity for creative industries, says Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Rabe. (FT) 
  • AI will unlock creation rather than consumption. (Midia) 
  • The state of music, with Will Page (Trapital, taken from a podcast)
Tech
  • Korg Drumlogue review (Attack) 
  • Ableton has launched a new version of hardware instrument Push. (Magnetic) 
  • In search of the Ampron Aubade. (Attack) 
  • To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Moog Model D synth, Pentagram designed a digital mansion for exploring the machine’s legacy. (FastCo)  
Beatport
Clubs
  • Ibiza:
    Hï Ibiza voted World’s No.1 Club in DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs poll 2023. (DJMag) 
    Worried About Henry (WAH) is set to return to Ibiza this summer for a 16-week residency at Eden. (DJMag)
    David Guetta and MORTEN release line-ups for Future Rave Hï Ibiza. (IbizaSpotlight)  
  • Berghain to relaunch Thursday parties in Säule. (RA) 
  • Manchester's The Warehouse Project has announced the opening shows for its 2023 season, which will include Bicep, Moderat, SHERELLE and Job Jobse. (RA)  
Streams & Podcasts
  • RA.886 Daria Kolosova (RA) 
  • Etherwood Liquid D&B Set From DJ Mag HQ (DJMag) 
  • Above & Beyond: Live at EDC Las Vegas 2023 (Above&Beyond) 
Artist and Music Features
  • Breaking Through: Kia (RA) 
  • Fresh Kicks 198: KYRUH (DJMag) 
  • Subverting expectations: Club Night Club is flying the flag for New York's warehouse party revival. (Mixmag) 
  • How RP Boo’s footwork classic ‘Baby Come On’ changed Chicago dancefloors forever. (DJMag)  
  • MP3s made by NPCs? The rise of AI-generated muzak (Dazed) 
  • Grimes invited anyone to make AI Grimes songs. Here are her reviews. (NYTimes) 
  • Flava D talks about her dream studio in Bali, and tells stories about starting out in the industry, playing countless festivals, touring and travelling. (MusicTech) 
  • Clark: singing a different song (DJMag) 
  • Rodriguez Jr.: “My music becomes a vibration that people can appropriate for creating their own stories” (ElectronicGroove) 
  • Katie Bain has spent her career covering EDM; There's more to it than you think (FirstFloor) 
  • In conversation: Kevin Saunderson and Rimarkable on Movement Music Festival (Forbes) 
  • It’s not easy being an independent dance music destival — this is how Movement producer Paxahau makes it work. (Billboard) 
  • Inside New York City’s nightlife: How the dance music scene has changed, according to the city’s top movers and shakers (Forbes) 
  • After years of brutal lockdowns and targeted drug raids, China's underground music scene is suffering. (RA) 
  • The crossover effect: Artist collaborations thrive on Spotify. (Spotify) 
  • How Spotify Blend creates a connection between fans, friends, and artists. (Spotify) 
  • Jaxsta CEO Beth Appleton on its unique spot in music ecosystem and why AI doesn’t pose a threat. (Stockhead) 
  • DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs 2023
Artist News
  • A new compilation of jungle and drum & bass has been released in aid of Junglist Movement founder Leke Adesoye. (DJMag) 
  • The wardrobe and ephemera of the late disco legend Donna Summer are due to be auctioned off via Christie’s next month. (Mixmag) 
  • Swedish House Mafia have unveiled a new single, ‘See The Light’. (DJMag) 
  • London Grammar have announced a new remix project, set for release on 21 July via Ministry of Sound. (Mixmag)  
  • Honey Dijon is set to bring her new live experience, Honeyverse, to London’s Southbank Centre. (Mixmag) 
  • Loraine James to release fourth album 'Gentle Confrontation' on 22 September. (XLR8R) 
  • Defected Records founder Simon Dunmore collaborates with UK music culture artist Mark Vessy. (Decoded) 
  • A doc about the life and influence of Avicii will be released later this year. Another doc focused on Avicii's relationship with manager Ash Pournouri is in post-production. (Billboard) 
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