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Dskonnect Founder Dani Koala Explains What Agents Need From Artists

23-07-2026 01:07 via magneticmag.com

Dani Koala founded Dskonnect Booking Agency in 2003, starting with a local focus before building a wider network of promoters and artists across Spain. In the early years of the electronic music scene’s growth, Dskonnect became known for working with transparency at a time when club culture, touring, and artist representation were still being shaped in real time. Marc Barceló later joined as a partner and co-director, helping to expand the agency’s international reach while gr

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Lost in the Forest, Found in the Moments [Event Review]

23-07-2026 00:31 via magneticmag.com

(photo credit above: Infamous PR/ Electric Forest)This is an article by contributing writer Candese CharlesFew festivals have managed to evolve without losing the identity that made them iconic. Electric Forest is the best stroke of genius to help ignite the flames of sorcery that live within Sherwood Forest. The more than a decade-old festival has the amazing talent of combining music, art, and community to implement something that is always harder to define: a feeling. After spending four days

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Best Songwriting Plugins For Producers: 7 Tools I’ve Used To Write My Best Ideas

23-07-2026 00:25 via magneticmag.com

Best songwriting plugins for producers can be a messy search because songwriting means different things depending on where the track is stuck.
Sometimes the problem is harmony, sometimes it is arrangement, and sometimes it is getting the first idea out of your head before the session gets overthought. I wanted this article to focus on tools I have reviewed on Magnetic, plus a few artist workflow notes that connect to real writing decisions. Here’s a quick chart about my picks so you can ta

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XELTA On AI, Control, And The Physical Pull Of B.D.S.M.

23-07-2026 00:08 via magneticmag.com

XELTA make their debut on Bézier’s Body Tension / Körperspannung Records with B.D.S.M., a five-track EP built around electro, industrial pressure, EBM, and body music as something physical and confrontational.
The project brings together New York producer and composer Bruno Coviello and Seattle DJ, tastemaker, and KEXP host Sharlese Metcalf, whose spoken commands become a central part of the record’s identity. Out now as the Berlin-based label’s fifth release, B.D.S

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Franc Fala, Andrea Oliva, and BanKr Catch the Ibiza Season in Full Swing on “Looney Tunes”

23-07-2026 00:00 via magneticmag.com

Franc Fala, Andrea Oliva, and BanKr have linked on “Looney Tunes,” a new Armada Music release that feels very aware of where and when it is landing. Out July 10, the record arrives during peak Ibiza season, with Fala spending another summer on the island after the lift around “Yamore,” and Oliva continuing his long run across ANTS and ALL I NEED.That context matters because “Looney Tunes” sounds like a record made for that kind of environment. It is direct, lo

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