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Lost In The Mellow Circus
Brunello
Nervous Records
28 Nov 2025
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"It comes from a new name called Brunello, who's been putting out a steady stream of quality underground house releases over the last 12 months. He has his own label, Mellow Circus, which has a nice look to it. I found myself putting a lot of his tunes in my record box, but on his next release, I think he's taking it a step further. It's going to be released in seven days time. So this is a world exclusive. So check this out this week's ENT 'Lost In The Mellow Circus' from Brunello."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 31.07 here. 
Contact
Label: Andrew Salsano, Nervous Records
Management: Louis Godfrey, AYITA
Publishing: Louis Godfrey, AYITA
Radio, Club, TV & Online: Andrew Salsano, Nervous Records
Live Agents: Cody Chapman & Alex Negash, Wasserman
25 Nov 2025
Business
  • All Things Considered Group announced its plans to list on the UK's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) alongside a new investment round which is raising a gross sum of £8.6m. The funding will help expand ATC's divisions in artist and songwriter representation, creator-business services and events & experiences. (RotD) 
  • Warner Music Group announced its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results for the periods ended 30 September 2025. Full year revenue increased by 4.3% year-on-year in constant currency. Recorded Music revenue was up 3.4%, while publishing revenue increased 8%. (DMN) 
  • beatBread announced Tracy Maddux has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer. (RotD) The company recently a $100m Global Independence Fund, designed to provide independent artists and labels the resources to compete with the majors without giving up control. 
  • The Circuit Group has partnered with Create Music Group to launch Circuit Capital, a new nine-figure investment fund with access to more than $500m to acquire and scale music assets and cultural IP. (RotD) 
  • Universal Music Group's $775m bid for Downtown Music Holdings is set to be hit by a formal warning from European Union watchdogs setting out concerns that the deal could stifle services to artists signed with independent labels. A so-called statement of objections is likely to be issued imminently. (Bloomberg) 
News and Features
  • Electronic music artists, producers and songwriters are missing out on millions of pounds of lost revenue in the UK, after their music appears in DJ sets but the subsequent royalties are not properly distributed, according to new research. (Guardian) Fair Play suggests that independent and underground artists across other genres are also likely to be hardest hit. PRS has cast doubt on the findings, claiming that their “headline percentage is built on partial inputs”.
  • AEG Presents UK newest venue, British Airways ARC, will open in 2026, with the booking diary now open. (RotD) The 3,800-capacity purpose-built live music and events venue is located above the existing west exhibition hall in Olympia. 
  • Warner Music Group has settled a copyright infringement case with AI music startup Udio. The two have also entered into a licensing deal for an AI music creation service that’s set to launch in 2026. (TechCrunch) 
  • The F-List for Music, an organisation dedicated to supporting women and gender-diverse musicians, announced DJ Paulette as its sixth President. (RotD) 
  • Late-night economy industry leaders warn that without intervention, hundreds of thousands of jobs, businesses and UK cultural identity are at risk. (RotD) 
  • The European Commission has issued a “statement of objections” concerning Universal Music Group’s proposed Downtown Music buyout, which the EU executive branch believes “may restrict competition in the market for the wholesale distribution of recorded music.” (MusicAlly) 
Digital
  • New streaming app Coda Music is rolling out tools for labeling and blocking AI-generated tunes. (Engaget) 
  • Spotify has acquired WhoSampled, the website and app database of information about sampled music or sample-based music, interpolations, cover songs and remixes. It is to expand its ‘Song Credits’ feature, which lets listeners pop up a list of credited musicians and songwriters. It will now also include all producers, songwriters and featured artists. A new ‘SongDNA’ feature will “map out connections between songs, showing collaborators, samples, and covers all in one place” when it debuts early next year. (Spotify, WhoSampled)
Live
  • Creamfields Festival launches new record label, Creamfields Recordings, which will spotlight both emerging and established electronic artists. (EDM)  
  • Creamfields Asia cancelled just weeks ahead of festival. (YourEDM) 
  • Sónar confirms first 31 artists for 2026. (RA) 
  • Lovebox Festival announces return in 2026 after seven-year hiatus. This time the event will be held at Dreamland in Margate, no dates confirmed as yet. (Mixmag) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • The future of labels: Shifting sands (Midia) 
Tech
  • Ableton launches End Of Year sale across software, hardware and packs. (Attack) 
  • Serato releases Serato DJ 4.0. (DJ Mag) 
Beatport
  • The Beatportal Residency: KNTXT & Charlotte de Witte (Beatportal)
  • Freedom Through the Machine: Kölsch on his modular live show and ‘KINEMA’ [Q&A] (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: SPFDJ (Beatportal)
  • Devault on "Feels Like Us" – "The Song Everyone's Been Asking For" [Q&A] (Beatportal)
  • Eight Emerging Artists On Our Radar: November 2025 (Beatportal)
  • 30 Years of DJ-Kicks: Inside the Series That Defined Generations of Selectors (Beatportal)
Clubs
  • fabric details winter programme with DJ Nobu, Ricardo Villalobos. (RA) 
  • New venue AM Club opens in Berlin. (RA) 
  • The Chainsmokers have extended their Wynn Nightlife residency in Las Vegas until 2029. (Billboard) 
Deals
  • FKA Twigs has signed with UTA for worldwide representation across all areas. (Variety) 
  • Wasserman has signed Calvin Harris for worldwide representation in all areas. (IQ) 
  • Karma Artists and Payday Music Publishing announced the signing of a publishing agreement for artist, DJ, producer, and songwriter, Benji. (RotD) 
  • Armada Music has struck a song-rights partnership with London-born singer and DJ Sonique. (DMN) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • RA.1014 Wax'o Paradiso (RA) 
  • Ma Sha | Boiler Room: New York (Boiler Room) 
  • Denis Sulta | Mixmag Lab London | Mixmag x Wagtail (Mixmag) 
  • Mahmut Orhan Live From Loveland at ADE 2025 (DJ Mag) 
  • Empire Of The Sun live at Cercle Odyssey, Los Angeles, USA (Cercle) 
  • Vigro Deep | Boiler Room London: Mzansi Beat (Boiler Room) 
  • Oscar Mbo | Boiler Room London: Mzansi Beat (Boiler Room) 
  • Martin Garrix B2B Alesso live@Red Rocks 2025 (Martin Garrix and Alesso) 
Artist and Music Features
  • Six emerging artists you need to hear: November 2025 (DJ Mag) 
  • The Sound Of: early reflex (DJ Mag) 
  • The Art of DJing at ten: Revisit 12 standout entries (RA) 
  • Amsterdam Dance Event 2025: A week we love, with a few things to say (DT) 
  • BlackGummy: “People get caught up in rules about mixing, loudness or arrangement but creativity doesn’t follow a formula” (MusicTech) 
  • Billboard Dance Rookie of the Month Kito was motivated to ‘Make some s–t happen’ — Then Lily Allen came calling. (Billboard) 
  • Interplanetary Criminal infiltrated the mainstream, now he’s shaping the underground. (Mixmag) 
  • Mark Knight talks career, Toolroom, legacy, and more. (EDMTunes) 
  • 909originals catches up with HASKELL  
  • Sub Focus talks about bass music eras, dance culture in America and his new album, 'Contact'.  (RA) 
  • How to turn music discovery into fandom: on TikTok and beyond. (MusicAlly) 
  • Aaron Skates, founder of Cantilever, a "streaming app for music enthusiasts", interviewed. (NetworkNotes pt1, pt2)
  • Who was nominated, who was snubbed and what does it tell us about the Grammys and dance music? (Forbes) 
Artist News
  • REZZ shares first HypnoVizion compilation, including 2025 “Selector” remake. (EDM) 
  • Skrillex drops surprise EP ‘hit me where it hurts x’. (EDMTunes) 
  • Overmono have shared a new single, 'Paradise Runner', via XL Recordings. (RA) 
  • John Summit’s Experts Only festival confirms 2026 return to New York. (EDM) 
  • Tiësto has shared a new single, ‘Bring Me To Life’. (DJ Mag) 
  • Haven's 'I Run' is back on streaming services with a new version featuring a different singer. But what happened to the original? (DMN) 
  • Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the bassist who brought rhythmic verve to The Stone Roses and Primal Scream, has died at the age of 63. (Mixmag) 
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