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Spaceship
Marsolo
Positiva / EMI
17 Oct 2025
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"Fresh off the back of 'Step By Step', the Dutch producer Marsolo steps up to deliver 'Spaceship' which is coming on Positiva Records, with club support coming from the likes of Toman, Ketamine and Josh Baker and many, many more. This is the next step for a very exciting young DJ and producer as he continues to evolve his sound."
This week's featured Essential New Tune was featured in last week’s Friday show on BBC Radio 1. Listen again and forward to 32.14 here. 
Contact
Label: Positiva / EMI
Management: You & Me Music 
Radio: Jacko & James Marsh, Listen Up
21 Oct 2025
Business
  • Roger de Graaf, who co-founded Spinnin’ Records, is returning to the music business with Fluent Music Group, which will develop electronic music artists. (MBW) 
  • Industry figure Simon Dunmore and independent dance music label Armada Music, have partnered to launch NBT Records – a label dedicated to soulful, dancefloor-driven records. (RotD) 
News and Features
  • The 10 most Shazamed dance tracks in Ibiza this year have been revealed. (DJ Mag) 
  • DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs charity campaign raises £170,832 for Bridges for Music. (DJ Mag) 
  • An Egyptian rights group claims that loud music emitted from recent Anyma and Cirocoloco shows at the Pyramids of Giza could have a "destabilising" effect on the 4,000-year-old structures. (Mixmag) 
  • BLOND:ISH’s Bye Bye Plastic Foundation launches sustainable touring toolkit, Eco-Rider 2.0. (DJ Mag) 
  • Jukebox is expanding its global creative footprint with the launch of Jukebox Ventures, with the launch of its Fund I which is raising up to $15m dedicated to backing the next generation of startups at the convergence of music, technology, and culture. (RotD) 
  • Suno and Udio are officially facing new lawsuits from independent artists for allegedly training on protected music without authorisation, violating the DMCA, and fuelling “cognizable market substitution and dilution” with their outputs. (DMN) 
  • beatBread announced the launch of the Global Independence Fund (GIF), a new $100m fund designed to provide independent labels and distributors with flexible financial support. (RotD) The fund is in association with AIM, WIN, Impala, and other independent music organisations. 
  • AFEM has introduced a comprehensive framework for responsible AI use, aiming to safeguard creators in the $12.9bn global dance music economy. (EDM) 
Digital
  • Pandora launches 2AM: A new station for DJ set culture. (Magnetic) 
  • Beatport is partnering with Weeztix to provide a self-service solution touted as "the future of dance music ticketing". (Beatport) It aims to connect its 40 million annual users directly with dance events across Europe first, followed by the US. 
  • Nominations for the TikTok Awards UK & Ireland 2025, include Pink Pantheress for the Artist award. (RotD) 
  • Dancefloor, the discovery platform and ticketing app for electronic music fans, has announced the launch of its Nightlife Dividend Programme, a pioneering new initiative designed to help sustain and empower the UK’s grassroots nightlife community. (RotD) 
  • Spotify has upgraded its AI DJ feature — available to Premium subscribers — with a handful of new features, including the ability to send in your requests by typing, not just using voice commands. (TechCrunch) 
  • Spotify has announced new partnerships with Universal, Sony, Warner, along with Believe and Merlin — to build "responsible AI" tools that protect artists' rights and ensure fair compensation. (MusicAlly)
    The BPI responded to the announcement. (RotD) 
Live
  • Charlotte de Witte, Girls Don’t Sync, Job Jobse, DJ Nobu and many more to play Pitch Music & Arts 2026. (RA) 
  • Paco Osuna brings NOW HERE to ADE with two-stage showcase. (Electronic Groove) 
  • Berlin's CTM Festival reveals first-wave lineup for 2026. (RA) 
Comment, Opinion and Analysis
  • So is that the music industry’s new ‘superfan strategy’: just flood the box with endless crap? (DMN) 
  • Ed Newton-Rex said the quiet truth out loud: you don’t need to scrape the world’s creative works to build AI that saves lives. (Trichordist) 
  • If your social posts earn more than the music you are promoting then which business are you in - the music business or the influencer business. And which one is your main product? (Substack) 
Tech
  • Dolby will bring the Dolby Atmos House back to Amsterdam this month for Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) 2025. (Mixmag) 
  • P​olygonia, Dycide and FTP Doctor design new real-time audio analysis software, Inspect. (DJ Mag) 
  • DJ brands unite to launch OneLibrary. (RotD) 
Beatport
  • Beatport x Elijah: Curating Playlists is a Form of DJing (Beatportal)
  • Behind The Party: Dengo Club (Lisbon) (Beatportal)
  • HAAi on Community, Connection, and the Heartbeat of 'HUMANiSE' (Beatportal)
  • Playlist of the Week: Leena Punks (Beatportal)
  • Label of the Month: Timedance (Beatportal)
  • Beatport Launches Beatport Tickets, Connecting Music Discovery with Live Events (Beatportal)
Clubs
  • Tresor cofounder Dimitri Hegemann awarded Berlin Order of Merit. (RA) 
  • A new 6,000-capacity venue, FVTURE, is set to open in Bangkok this year. (Mixmag) 
  • London's Colour Factory to open suite of music studios. (DJ Mag) 
  • London club fabric announces first Paris event. (RA) 
  • Washington, DC club Soundcheck to close after 10 years. (DJ Mag) 
  • Brooklyn Mirage files to demolish bankrupt venue. (RealDeal) 
Deals
  • The Circuit Group, a collective of artist managers, announced the launch of Red Wire Publishing, a new division dedicated to providing boutique music publishing services to artists and songwriters worldwide. (RotD)  
  • Bad Boy Chiller Crew have signed to Irish label Greenback Records. (RotD) 
  • Electronic music veteran Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never) has signed a global deal with the classics and screen division of Universal Music Publishing Group. (DMN) 
Streams & Podcasts
  • Chris Lake makes a tech house track from scratch (DJ Mag) 
  • RA.1009 Shinichi Atobe (RA) 
  • The Trip | Mixmag Lab London (Mixmag) 
  • bullet tooth DJ Set Live From DJ Mag HQ (DJ Mag) 
  • sim0ne hard house set | Burn Energy Tour Gdańsk (Mixmag) 
  • Josh Baker | Boiler Room: London (Boiler Room) 
Artist and Music Features
  • Selections: Sudan Archives (DJ Mag) 
  • Distortion, redlining, clipping: in the 2020s, electronic artists are wielding speaker-busting sounds to confront and thrill crowds. Ammar Kalia put his ears to the test to find out why. (RA) 
  • Inside the Hollywood real estate ‘Boondoggle’ at the centre of Calvin Harris’ fraud claims. (Billboard) 
  • Mau P: "I want to be part of Pacha's history" (Mixmag) 
  • How Anyma pulled off the biggest electronic music show ever at the Pyramids of Giza: ‘Truly Historic’. (Billboard) 
  • “Boisterous, loud, emo”: Meet Frost Children, the sibling duo making maximalist dance music (Mixmag) 
  • Sam Gellaitry’s ‘curious’ is a tribute to his younger self— and his greatest influences. (MusicTech) 
  • PinkPantheress talks about '90s electronica, UK garage and her 2025 mixtape, Fancy Some More? (RA) 
  • Fatboy Slim: ‘We converted the indie kids into rave monkeys – and it felt good’. (Guardian) 
  • Bob Moses’ new album is about growing up: ‘We started as kids, and now we both have kids’ (Billboard) 
  • 'We’re ripping ourselves to shreds’: with dance music bitterly divided, how far should cultural boycotts go? (Guardian) 
  • Ibiza's best parties featuring at ADE 2025 (Ibiza Spotlight) 
  • The must-see events at Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) 2025. (EDMTunes) 
  • A guide to the best parties (and panels) during ADE week in Amsterdam. (RA) 
  • Amsterdam Dance Event 2025: The Essential Events, according to its managing director. (Billboard) 
Artist News
  • Armin van Buuren and KI/KI have teamed up for their first collaborative single, 'Put Your Bassline'. (DJ Mag) 
  • PinkPantheress and Oklou give 'Girl Like Me' a trip-hop makeover. (Face) 
  • PAWSA announces Alexandra Palace headline show. (DJ Mag) 
  • Floorplan tapped for next fabric presents mix. (RA) 
  • Chris Martinez, one half of The Martinez Brothers, announces a touring break to “focus on health and wellness”. (Mixmag) 
  • Amelie Lens shares new single, 'Young Forever'. (DJ Mag) 
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