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| URL | www.residentadvisor.net |
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| Type of site | Music webzine |
| Registration | No |
| Owner | Paul Clement & Nick Sabine |
| Launched | 2000 |
| Current status | Active |
Resident Advisor (also known as RA) is an online electronic music magazine dedicated to the global dance music scene. They won a People's Voice award in the 12th Annual Webby Awards in 2008.[1]
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Site History
RA was founded in 2000 by Paul Clement, Nick Sabine and David Berkley as a site to provide news and information relating to the Australian dance music scene. It fast outgrew its initial regional focus and by 2002, RA was covering the electronic music industry globally to an international readership.
About Resident Advisor
RA has writers, photographers and managers from many different cities around the world, including London, Sydney, Melbourne, Barcelona, New York, Miami, Toronto, Chicago, Berlin, Ibiza, Amsterdam and Tokyo. RA provides news, music and event reviews, interviews with leading and emerging artists, photo galleries, event listings, club directories, an online community and the RA Podcast.
Interviews
In its promotion the magazine's publishers focus on RA's interviews with the industry's leading artists. Some of the DJs, artists and producers that have been interviewed include:
- Booka Shade
- Carl Cox
- Danny Howells
- Dave Seaman
- Ellen Allien
- Hernan Cattaneo
- Infusion
- James Holden
- Jeff Mills
- John Digweed
- Lee Burridge
- Miss Kittin
- Paul Van Dyk
- Richie Hawtin
- Sasha
- Sander Kleinenberg
- Tiësto
- Underworld
- UNKLE
Podcast
The RA Podcast is an exclusive weekly mix of electronic music from top producers and DJ's
Events
RA supports, sponsors, partners, promotes and runs events and clubnights. This includes:
- RA club nights
- Events during the Sónar Festival in Barcelona
- Program co-operations with Berlin's club transmediale festival
- Parties at the annual Miami Winter Music Conference
- Press launches for touring artists
- World DJ Day events for the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy
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