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"This fundraiser is step one towards rightful compensation for more than 25 years of lost royalties and recognition"

A GoFundMe has been launched for Tish Bailey, the uncredited vocalist on DJ Deeon's 1996 Dance Mania classic, ‘Freak Like Me’. Bailey reportedly never received...

Photo of DJ Deeon behind the decks wearing sunglasses and a black bear shirt

“As a passionate music enthusiast, I am deeply saddened by the oversight of influential artists who have left an indelible mark on the industry”, reads the description

A petition has been launched for DJ Deeon to be recognised in the memoriam segment at the forthcoming 66th Grammy Awards. James Redmond, who describes...

DJ Deeon tribute Rinse FM

Dance System, Ewan McVicar, Nightwave, Lauren Flax and Teki Latex were among those involved in paying tribute

A four-hour tribute to the late DJ Deeon has aired on Rinse FM. Following the sad news of the Chicago DJ and ghetto house pioneer's...

Photo of DJ Deeon DJing in sunglasses, wearing a t-shirt with a bear on it

News of the pioneering Chicago DJ and producer’s death was shared on Facebook on Tuesday (18th)

DJ Deeon, the legendary Chicago DJ and pioneer of the ghetto house genre, has died. The news was confirmed in a post shared to his...

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It comes a month after he revealed he was in hospital due to a heart infection

A GoFundMe page has been launched to assist DJ Deeon amid ongoing health issues. Last month, the legendary Chicago DJ and ghetto house pioneer -...

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"Wishing you well. AND ASKING FOR PRAYERS PLEASE."

DJ Deeon has revealed that he is currently in ICU due to a heart infection. The legendary Chicago DJ and ghetto house pioneer shared a...

TEACHERS is a new short film (clocking in at exactly 9:09) with a special mix by CK303, celebrating the Chicago roots of Daft Punk on...

CK303 has shared a new short film (clocking in at exactly 9:09) via DJ Mag, celebrating the Chicago roots of Daft Punk on the 25th...

A special mix by CK303 has dropped alongside a new short film documenting the Chicago roots of Daft Punk to celebrate the 25th anniversary of...

At the centre of Daft Punk’s world-beating debut album lay a tribute to the architects of dance music, titled ‘Teachers’. With the help of Neil...

25 years ago today, Daft Punk graduated into the hottest electronic act on earth. If you gave every would-be student of dance music a starter...

"Invest in creating more music, more experiences, more opportunities to do what I love, and most of all, to keep the music playing"

DJ Deeon has launched a crowdfunder following string of serious medical issues.

The Chicago house pioneer has launched the crowdfunder after the effects of poor...

Wehbba and DJ Deeon team up for a thunderous collab, ‘We Have Bass’, on Drumcode...

Wehbba and DJ Deeon will release their collaborative cut, ‘We Have Bass’, via Drumcode on 18th March.

Coming alongside three typically rapturous techno cuts from...

Everyone from Adam Beyer to DJ Deeon will be stopping by... 

Jamie Jones’ Paradise Ibiza party series has unveiled its 2018 line-ups, with sessions set to start at DC-10 on Wednesday 20th June, finishing up on...

This Friday from 4:30-6PM (GMT) DJ Deeon performs an hour and a half set LIVE on DJ Mag TV

With a career of collaborations that reads like the who’s who of the history of dance music, remixes done by and for him that have...

Dance Mania icon is jetting over for his first UK set...

Chicago party starters Dance Mania are set to take over at London rave cave XOYO next March, with DJ Deeon up on headline duties for...

Dance Mania transformed Chicago house from its '80s roots to a rough, raw, x-rated version that banged harder than anyone else. Now, after 13 years...

If Live Nation, SFX and Beatport owner Robert Sillerman is hoping to monopolize the world of EDM, then he may just be copying Daft Punk...

Housemeister pays tribute to Dance Mania

A special mix this week from Berliner Housemeister.

Dedicated to the sound pioneered by Chicago house label Dance Mania throughout the '90s, when its tough...

With parties in New York, London & Glasgow

Glasgow label, club night and DJ crew, Numbers, kick off their 10th birthday celebrations this Friday (29th Nov) in New York with a warehouse party, run in...