‘Using a phone really does give that quick dopamine hit… then there’s tolerance, and that leads to dependency.’ 📲 If you’ve been to a club or festival over the past decade, you’ll have seen the impact that phones have had on dance music culture. We caught up with Jeordie Shenton, Programmes Lead at Tonic Music and a member of the British Psychological Society, to hear his thoughts. He discusses the addictive cycle of phone use, the resulting high expectations placed on live performance, and how

‘As a society… we’re conditioned to feel like we shouldn’t enjoy our jobs’ 🧑‍💻 HAAi and Jon Hopkins sit down for a wide-ranging chat in the latest episode our new DJ Mag Originals series, The Green Room. Reuniting in London for the first time since seeing each other in New York earlier in the summer, the pair discuss HAAi’s latest album ‘HAUMANiSE’, which Hopkins collaborated on, the pressures of releasing music and touring, early-life and musical beginnings, and working with your heroes. The

Roland Clark tells the story behind one of the most iconic vocals in house music, ‘I Get Deep’ 👏 Once a tour manager for New Kids On The Block, Roland Clark quietly worked on releases with the likes of Todd Terry whilst soaking up New York’s music scene. Legendary club The Shelter was the source of inspiration for Clark’s lyrics in ‘I Get Deep’, speaking directly to his feelings and experiences on the dancefloor there. The track went on the be sampled by everyone from Fatboy Slim to Katy Perry,