Perspectives
- Grassroots organizers and industry professionals offer their perspectives on the issues affecting their corners of the scene.
2021
- 13 Apr 2021Music venues across Japan have been struggling to stay in business after two country-wide states of emergency. Tomoko Naoshima speaks to the director of Contact about the Tokyo club's current situation and outlook for 2021.Tomoko Naoshima
- 11 Mar 2021With Covid-19 cases under control, Melbourne's club scene is now open at limited capacity. We check in with Liam Alexander and Benny Rausa from Colour, an intimate, two-floor club in Melbourne, for hints of what's to come.
- 19 Jan 2021Lausanne's Folklor club opened up last summer, then closed again. Now the future is uncertain. Owner Thierry "TT" Namer tells RA about his summer of parties, and where Switzerland stands now.Resident Advisor
2020
- 27 Nov 2020The founder of Rave Scout Cookies talks about social justice, mutual aid and harm reduction in the wake of Covid.
- 13 Nov 2020As Black Bandcamp enters its fifth month, we speak with one of the founders about its rapid growth and fiercely independent approach.
- 15 Sep 2020"That's not Robert Johnson." Ata Macias and Flo Reinke tell Andrew Ryce why the beloved Offenbach club won't be holding any events until there's a Covid-19 vaccine.
- 8 Sep 2020This open-air venue has been throwing legal raves in full compliance with Berlin's hygiene regulations. Will Lynch hears about the thinking and the methods behind their approach.
- 6 Aug 2020The Brazilian-Paraguayan DJ, producer and agent talks about her efforts to unite Latin American scenes, as well as the challenges and opportunities presented by the pandemic.Resident Advisor
- 24 Jul 2020Larissa Correia of Liminal agency talks COVID-19 in Latin America, and how the industry will need to change to keep the scene alive there.Resident Advisor
- 8 Apr 2020The director of the LA-based non-profit radio station writes about how Dublab is adapting to the coronavirus crisis.Resident Advisor
- 1 Apr 2020Our series on COVID-19's impact on dance music continues with Carin Abdulá, who runs OUTER, a booking agency located in London and Berlin.Resident Advisor
- 30 Mar 2020Party crews discuss how they've been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.Resident Advisor
- 27 Mar 2020Our series on COVID-19's impact on dance music continues with some thoughts from Ed Karney, director of GRADE Management, a UK-based artist management company and music consultancy.Resident Advisor