Mixmag is a British electronic dance music and clubbing magazine. It styles itself as "the world's biggest selling dance music magazine", with an Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK) audited circulation of approximately 21,250 (01 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2010). Launched in 1982 in the United Kingdom, Mixmag covers dance events, and reviews music and club nights.
The first issue was printed on February 1, 1983 as a 16-page black and white magazine published by Disco Mix Club — the DJ mailout service. The first cover was Shalamar, the first editor DMC’s Tony Prince and the first advertiser was a company called Technics Panasonic.
When house music began, editor and DJ Dave Seaman turned the magazine from a newsletter for DJs to a magazine covering all dance music and club culture. Mixmag covered acid house, the subsequent rave era, the rise of superstar DJs and Ibiza[clarification needed]. The magazine claims to have coined the terms superclub and trip hop and to have launched the first legal DJ mix tapes, the Mixmag Live series. Later Mixmag, in association with their original publishing company, DMC Publishing, released a series of CDs under the "Mixmag Live" heading.
Paul Mark Oakenfold (born 30 August 1963) is an English record producer and a trance DJ.
Paul Oakenfold was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew up listening to The Beatles. Later 21-year-old Oakenfold and Ian Paul moved to 254 West 54th Street. Studio 54's Steve Rubell ran the place and only allowed popular people inside. Oakenfold and Paul used fake passes to sneak into places in New York where they met Maze, Bobby Womack and Bob Marley, whom they also interviewed, claiming to be NME and Melody Maker journalists.
Oakenfold's musical career began in the late 1970s, when he started playing soul in a Covent Garden wine bar. Here, he met Trevor Fung as well as Rumours in London where he played Earth, Wind and Fire and popular British bands. In 1984, he spent several months in New York City's West Harlem. During this time hip-hop was the most popular sound in the area (see 1984 in music). He began breaking into the mainstream as he was working as an A&R man for Champion Records. At that time, he signed DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, as well as Salt-n-Pepa. Oakenfold appeared on the Blue Peter BBC programme for children with a breakdancing crew. He became a promoter and British agent for the Beastie Boys and Run-D.M.C.. Since then, he appeared at The Project in Streatham playing soul and jazz music.
W Amsterdam & Mixmag @ IMS with Keljet & Kristina D.
FRANCESCA LOMBARDO tech house DJ set in the Mixmag Lab Miami
Richy Ahmed, Patrick Topping and wAFF in Mixmag Lab LDN: Hot Creations takeover
JAMIE JONES b2b SETH TROXLER @ CRSSD Festival '15
ANNIE MAC DJ set in The Lab LDN
BONDAX deep house & disco set in The Lab LDN
FLOSSTRADAMUS Trap and Hip Hop DJ set in The Lab LA
Amine Edge & DANCE Mixmag Live May 2015
Hot Since 82 Mixmag Lab: LA special edition
THE MAGICIAN in The Lab
RL GRIME huge 90 min set at Mixmag Live London
JUSTIN JAY house and disco DJ set in the Mixmag Lab LA
Magic Tape 50: Live stream with THE MAGICIAN & ARCHES
HEIDI Cape Town DJ set:: Olmeca Mixmag World DJ Sessions
W Amsterdam & Mixmag @ IMS with Keljet & Kristina D.
FRANCESCA LOMBARDO tech house DJ set in the Mixmag Lab Miami
Richy Ahmed, Patrick Topping and wAFF in Mixmag Lab LDN: Hot Creations takeover
JAMIE JONES b2b SETH TROXLER @ CRSSD Festival '15
ANNIE MAC DJ set in The Lab LDN
BONDAX deep house & disco set in The Lab LDN
FLOSSTRADAMUS Trap and Hip Hop DJ set in The Lab LA
Amine Edge & DANCE Mixmag Live May 2015
Hot Since 82 Mixmag Lab: LA special edition
THE MAGICIAN in The Lab
RL GRIME huge 90 min set at Mixmag Live London
JUSTIN JAY house and disco DJ set in the Mixmag Lab LA
Magic Tape 50: Live stream with THE MAGICIAN & ARCHES
HEIDI Cape Town DJ set:: Olmeca Mixmag World DJ Sessions
KAYTRANADA - DJ set at Mixmag Live
SOLOMUN & KOLLEKTIV TURMSTRASSE: Diynamic ADE Showcase
CARL CRAIG & STACY PULLEN (DETROIT LOVE) techno DJ sets The Lab LA
Shadow Child & Ben Pearce bass house DJ sets in The Lab LDN
PAUL OAKENFOLD epic house and nu-trance DJ set in The Lab LA
Disclosure DJ set in The Lab LDN
IMS ENGAGE x W Hotels present GORGON CITY, KIDNAP KID & MY NU LENG
SKREAM & DERRICK CARTER house DJ sets in The Lab LDN
B.TRAITS & FRIEND WITHIN in The Lab LDN