Beautiful Tribute to Audio Pioneer Ray Dolby (Video)
You know his name, even if you don't understand why it's stamped on every device, movie poster and CD you've purchased in the last 30 years.
He was Ray Dolby, founder of Dolby Laboratories....
The Record Cutter: Todd Mariana
Every month 5 Magazine's Man+Machine features talks about musical machines and the men & women who love them.
This month, we're going in a little different direction.
Meet (if you don't already know him) Todd Mariana....
Download Traktor DJ For Free (Legally, Even)
If it's a promotion, it's sailed under the radar so far.
Native Instruments' popular Traktor DJ app for iPhone, iPod and iPad has recently been cut down to a price of $0. That's right:...
Beatport Sold to EDM Mogul Robert FX Sillerman
With faceless artists making disposable tracks based on anonymous samples for a dishonest percentage of a pathetic gross, it's somehow appropriate that Beatport has a new owner who has declined comment and will probably...
Confessions of a Radio Pirate
Electronic music, as we've lamented time and time again in these pages, is nowhere on the radio spectrum in Chicago. Outside of a record here and there, it hasn't been for years. And while...
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Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle’s “Your Love” to National Recording Registry
The classic of classic Chicago house tracks was selected for preservation as one of "the defining sounds of history and culture." Here's how it was made.
