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Article cover: RA25 Confirms Its Tokyo Date. DJ MARIA. Headlines HVEN, Weeks After Her DJ Mag Watchlist Nod.
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RA25 Confirms Its Tokyo Date. DJ MARIA. Headlines HVEN, Weeks After Her DJ Mag Watchlist Nod.

Resident Advisor's 25th-anniversary tour lands at Tokyo club HVEN on October 3rd, with DJ MARIA. topping a bill five days ahead of the tour's Taipei stop.

Article cover: Richie Hawtin Leaves WME for Dixon's Independent Agency. He's Already Vouched for Bangkok and Singapore's Underground.
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Richie Hawtin Leaves WME for Dixon's Independent Agency. He's Already Vouched for Bangkok and Singapore's Underground.

Richie Hawtin has left WME after fifteen years for Dixon's artist-owned TS Agency, a bet on independent structure over conglomerate scale. He'd already made a similar bet on Southeast Asia: Bangkok's More Rice Records and Singapore's Nino Blink.

Article cover: Noisia Split on September 17, 2019. They Just Reunited on the Same Date, Seven Years Later.
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Noisia Split on September 17, 2019. They Just Reunited on the Same Date, Seven Years Later.

The Dutch trio posted their breakup on September 17, 2019. On September 17, 2026, they posted again: they're playing Amsterdam's Melkweg in December. No album, no five-year plan, just a show.

Article cover: Wonderfruit Is Leaving Thailand for the First Time. It's Taking 100 People to Kyoto.
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Wonderfruit Is Leaving Thailand for the First Time. It's Taking 100 People to Kyoto.

Wonderfruit's first-ever international edition caps attendance at 100 people and moves the festival's philosophy from a Thai rice field to private temples and villas around Kyoto this October.

Article cover: DWP 2026 Books Axwell Λ Ingrosso and Dimitri Vegas for December's Return to Jakarta
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DWP 2026 Books Axwell Λ Ingrosso and Dimitri Vegas for December's Return to Jakarta

A month after confirming Galantis as its comeback headliner, Djakarta Warehouse Project dropped fourteen more names, from Axwell Λ Ingrosso to Afrojack, for its December return to JIEXPO Kemayoran.

Article cover: DJ Nobu Stopped His Own Set in Geneva. 'This Is No Longer Normal.'
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DJ Nobu Stopped His Own Set in Geneva. 'This Is No Longer Normal.'

The Japanese techno veteran pulled the fader down mid-set after fans grabbed his USBs and wrapped their arms around him for photos. As Southeast Asia's own rooms start booking artists of his stature, the incident is a warning shot.

Article cover: Marquee Singapore Books Martin Garrix, Diplo and Anyma for F1 Race Weekend
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Marquee Singapore Books Martin Garrix, Diplo and Anyma for F1 Race Weekend

Marquee Singapore has filled its three-night F1 Race Weekend card with Diplo, a debuting Anyma and a Martin Garrix show that's already sold out online, one Friday after crosstown rival Zouk went the opposite direction with Argy.

Article cover: DIAGE Festival Skipped 2025. Its Comeback Song Is 21 Years Old.
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DIAGE Festival Skipped 2025. Its Comeback Song Is 21 Years Old.

Bangkok's digital arts and electronic music festival is back after a year off, and it announced itself with a rebuilt 2005 deep cut instead of a lineup poster.

Article cover: ShiShi Bali Dropped 22 Spots on DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs List. It's Still on It.
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ShiShi Bali Dropped 22 Spots on DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs List. It's Still on It.

ShiShi fell from #25 to #47 on DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs list this year. The Seminyak mega-venue is still there, still booking Indonesian and Korean DJs alongside its own residents, and still worth asking what the slide actually means.

Article cover: Argy Brings Melodic Techno to Zouk Singapore for F1 Race Weekend
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Argy Brings Melodic Techno to Zouk Singapore for F1 Race Weekend

The Greek producer behind "Tataki" and "Sierra" headlines Zouk's Mainroom on October 9, the Friday of Singapore's F1 weekend, as The Circuit series pairs the Grand Prix with a serious techno booking for once.

Article cover: Kaskade Signs With Pacific Music Group. Its Dance Arm Is Run By Bangkok's 22Bullets.
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Kaskade Signs With Pacific Music Group. Its Dance Arm Is Run By Bangkok's 22Bullets.

The eight-time Grammy nominee's new Asia deal runs through Pacific Music Group, the Hong Kong company whose electronic music imprint is led by Thailand's first-ever DJ Mag Top 100 entrant.

Article cover: Diskonnected Plays Hanoi's Cuốn Club This Friday, No RA World Tour Needed
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Diskonnected Plays Hanoi's Cuốn Club This Friday, No RA World Tour Needed

While RA's anniversary tour picked Taipei over every Southeast Asian capital, Hanoi's Unmute booked a Smoke Machine-affiliated techno DJ for a normal Friday night, no world tour required.