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GUDFELLA Was Born in Cebu. In December, He Plays EDC Thailand.
Kyle Domingo grew up in Cebu, built his name in Los Angeles, and just released his first single on Insomniac Records. In December, EDC Thailand brings him back within reach of home.
Budots Pioneer DJ Love Beat Heart Failure. Now He's Playing London's Margins United
Fourteen months after a Davao City hospital stay with no diagnosis and a community-funded heart surgery, Sherwin Tuna is back on Eastern Margins' biggest stage, booked for Margins United 2026 in London this September.
What Is Vinahouse? Vietnam's Homegrown Dance Music, Explained
Before Vietnam had a techno scene, it had this: pop songs sped up, chopped and slammed onto a four-on-the-floor kick until the whole street shook. Here's where Vinahouse came from, and why the country's newest DJs are trying to outrun it.
A Hong Kong Producer Turned Cantopop Heartbreak Into 160BPM Footwork. DJ Mag Just Noticed.
Leo Cheng makes music as FINGERGAP, forcing romantic Cantonese pop ballads into Chicago footwork's 160BPM syncopation. DJ Mag just named him one to watch, on the back of a new single built around Hong Kong's own housing estates.
NotYuTing Turned Vietnam's Reunification Into a Trance Record, From a Saigon Hip-Hop Club
NotYuTing came up through a Saigon hip-hop club that turned itself into a record label. Her newest single weaves a Vietnamese folk instrument into trance to mark 50 years since reunification, and nobody outside a small SoundCloud page has really noticed yet.
mess. Is the First Vietnamese Woman to Play Tomorrowland
Vu Phuong Thao grew up on an organ in Son La, dropped out of diplomatic training, and built her name in Ho Chi Minh City's underground. This July she became the first Vietnamese woman to play Tomorrowland, and Vietnam's own press called it a Vinahouse homecoming.
Ezzrei Taught Siargao to Rave. DJ Mag Just Named Her One to Watch
DJ Mag put Manila's Ezzrei on a list of six emerging artists worldwide this July, the only Southeast Asian name on it. She got there by seeding a rave scene alone on a surf island, then building the Philippines' first platform for bass music back in the capital.
Idiotape's Dguru Started a Label for the Sounds That Don't Fit Seoul's Dancefloors
Nineteen years after co-founding the Korean electro-rock trio Idiotape, Dguru has started his own label, Sangsu Records, built around Seoul's club and live scenes and the sounds that don't fit neatly into either.
Ela Minus and Nick León Turned 'What Happened to Our Friends' Into a Three-Track EP
The two Colombian-heritage producers built their first extended collaboration from a 2024 meeting in Mexico City. It lands on Domino's Smugglers Way, out now, vinyl remixes due in November.
A New Jersey Producer Is Turning Tikbalang Myths Into Jersey Club Records
On Book of Spells, New Jersey producer WILHELMINA folds tikbalang mythology, Bisaya vocals and a Filipino illustrator's occult artwork into jersey club and techno, then goes further on a new pan-Southeast Asian club compilation.
Maggie Tra Turned Her Mother's Death Into a House Record, With Hanoi Still in Its Bones
Maggie Tra's new single 'Holding On' is a house track about losing her Cambodian mother, made by an artist who learned to DJ in Hanoi and now runs her own label, Pho The Girls Records.
Malaysia Got Its First-Ever Stage at SXSW, and a Techno Producer Closed the Night
Zamaera self-funded the first national Malaysian showcase in SXSW's history. The lineup was mostly rap, R&B and indie folk, but the set that closed it belonged to a techno producer nobody outside Malaysia had heard of yet.
Hajar Asyura Scores Indonesian Horror Films by Day. His Techno Project Just Beat the World on Bandcamp.
As 8110118, Jakarta film composer Hajar Asyura just released Jiwa Krungu, the only Southeast Asian record on Bandcamp Daily's global best electronic list for July.
Beatport Bans Fully AI-Generated Tracks, a Quiet Win for Southeast Asia's DIY Labels
Beatport will now reject tracks ruled fully or mostly AI-generated before they ever reach the store. The policy is aimed at the flood on Spotify and Deezer, but it also protects shelf space for the small human-run labels this site covers every week.
The Budots Three Turned Davao City's Most Mocked Sound Into a London Record Deal
DJ Love, DJ Danz and DJ Ericnem spent decades getting laughed at for budots. A London label, a Boiler Room comeback and a joint album later, nobody's laughing.
Pawnshop Is the Basement Where Taipei's Techno Scene Never Stopped
Korner closed in 2018 and took Taipei's underground techno home with it. The same crew reopened one floor under a gym, called it Pawnshop, and Smoke Machine has been playing there almost every week since.
Hoshina Anniversary Remixed His Own Album Into a Techno Tool Kit, No Label Required
Tokyo's Hoshina Anniversary spent five years fusing techno with Japanese traditional instruments under the name watechno. His answer to what comes next: remix the whole album himself, label every BPM, and give it away with no label attached.
RAMPAK G Is Giving Durban Gqom an Indonesian Accent
A Yogyakarta-rooted label is taking South Africa's log-drum sound and running it through gendang and Indonesian folk texture. Symbiotic II is the proof, and Mixmag Asia noticed too.
GAUNG Doesn't Want to Be a Festival, and Yogyakarta Is Better For It
Three weeks from now, a Yogyakarta collective called GAUNG will run a festival with no headliner, no ticket price and sixteen collectives sharing the same week. Here's why that's the point.
Your OFFSonar 2026 Guide And Why Poble Espanyol Wins
Keinemusik. Mochakk Calling. FUSE London. Adriatique. Four nights at Poble Espanyol Barcelona June 18 to 21. Some already sold out. Get on offsonar.co now.
Mochakk vs Barry Can't Swim Is The World Cup After-Party
Brazil vs Scotland at the World Cup ends at 6pm. Then Mochakk and Barry Can't Swim go b2b on the Club Space terrace. Miami said Scotland vs Brazil and delivered.
SG Lewis Went Independent And Booked His Best Summer Yet
SG Lewis ended his 11 year record deal, went fully independent on Forever Days, and booked UNVRS Ibiza twice and Knockdown Center New York. The summer belongs to him.
Amsterdam's Most Wanted Weekend is Sold Out And Here Is Why
No Art Festival is back in Amsterdam with two sold out days on July 18 at Riekerhaven and July 25 at Flevopark. Seth Troxler, Mochakk, The Martinez Brothers, ANOTR, and more.
From Manchester Bedrooms To The Gashouder Josh Baker Is In The Zone
Josh Baker is playing the iconic Gashouder in Amsterdam on October 25 from 14:30 to 23:00. Every DJ dreams of this room and he just made it his biggest show yet.