Top 5 UK DJs
Five British DJs who kept UK dance music on the world's biggest stages, from Sasha to Calvin Harris.
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DJs
Posts filed under “DJs” on the earlier blog at this address, and the current DJs & Dance guides of the magazine.
From the archive
Now in DJs & Dance
Section
How to Start DJing
The kit, software and core mixing skills a beginner needs, plus where to get music legally and how to land a first gig.
What Is UK Garage?
How London DJs and producers turned American garage house into a shuffling, bass-heavy British sound that reached the charts and shaped grime and dubstep.
Drum and Bass History
How breakbeat hardcore and jungle became drum and bass, the drum break behind it, and the artists and labels that shaped the sound.
What Is Grime?
From Bow's pirate radio stations to number one albums, the story of grime and the sounds that set it apart from drill and hip-hop.