Resident Advisor

Gaming and electronic music fandom are deeply intertwined. As Fortnite and Roblox increasingly embrace club tunes, they offer artists a reliable way to build loyal fan engagement.

Last week Jazz Cafe hosted a powerful edition of RA’s UNLOCKED series with Nooriyah, G33, Saint Ludo and Karen Nyame KG. Across the evening, the four DJs shared open and inspiring reflections on their journeys - touching on identity, community, self-doubt and the often unseen challenges of life in music. The room was full of energy, with the audience leaning into conversations that usually stay behind closed doors. It was a reminder of how valuable it is to hold space for artists to share their experiences openly and connect with the wider community.

As prices for synths and drum machines go up stateside, artists and retailers are scrambling to figure out workarounds.

Last month, Resident Advisor and Dancefloor Intimacy hosted a focus group for disabled, neurodivergent, deaf, blind and chronically ill ravers, which explored accessibility at fabric London. Couldn't make it? Please share your experiences through our short questionnaire: https://lnkd.in/ejEWMaBw Your feedback will help shape an accessibility roadmap for the club and an open-source guide for venues worldwide. Your voice matters. Together, we can build a more accessible dance floor.

Resident Advisor and Jazz Cafe are hosting a live conversation this month in Camden, London. Set to run on September 23rd at Jazz Cafe, the intimate Q&A will feature reflections from four artists: Nooriyah, G33, Saint Ludo and Karen Nyame KG. They'll discuss a wide range of topics that affect their creative work, including identity, self‑doubt, community and the hidden costs of life as a DJ. Entry is free with an RSVP to anyone 18 and up who is curious about building a career in music, whether as an artist or beyond the stage. RSVP closes Monday 15th September at Midnight. If you're interested, sign up to attend here: https://lnkd.in/e7fS2h4R.

Resident Advisor presents RA UNLOCKED in Paris 🇫🇷 In partnership with La Gaîté Lyrique and Consentis, this program promotes safer spaces and mental well-being within the electronic music community. Click here to find out more about the free event: https://lnkd.in/eYGtm4Sx

We put on a fundraiser at Subskate in July with Just Jam & JUMBI. In total, we raised £5,012 for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) & Arts Emergency. Thank you to all the DJs, dancers & skaters who donated.

Promoters, collectives and event organisers, there's news 🗞️ We've teamed up with Good Night Out Campaign to author a new guide on fostering a safe and inclusive nightlife environment. The toolkit tackles key issues in the nightlife space, including sexual violence, drink spiking, and a lack of inclusive event design. "Organising Safer Events: A Toolkit for Your Night" is available to download free of charge and it's currently available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Spanish, German and Mexican Spanish. Read more on RA here: https://ra.co/news/83381

From Tiga to Deadmau5 to Kevin Saunderson, more electronic acts are selling their catalogues. In the music rights market, classic rock always reigned supreme but now, investors are interested in EDM, techno and classic house. What changed?

20 years, 999+ mixes. All under one roof for the first time. Our weekly RA Podcast series began way back in March 2006 with Troy Pierce, AKA RA.001. (Troy, if you’re out there: 🫡) From then, DJ mixes from some of the world's best, brightest and most notable dance and electronic artists have arrived every Monday, like clockwork. Yet we've never been able to let you listen to them all in one place. Until today. The entire RA Podcast is now available in one place, spanning RA.001 to last week's multiple RA.999s. Each mix is navigable by edition, artwork, era and more, with custom lists tallying hundreds of hours of quality music. We've pulled a few standouts here. But, of course, this barely scratches the surface. The only way is to dive in and dig through the definitive living archive of modern DJ culture—a lifetime of sound to explore. Beginning Monday 11th, we’ll roll out a week of special new mixes to mark the series turning 1000. After that? A fresh start. Explore every RA Podcast from RA.001 to RA.999: https://1000.ra.co/ Track ID: "London City" by Sticky Dub