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From the Bedroom to the Radio: A Step-by-Step Guide for Aspiring Musicians
Just ten to fifteen years ago, the path into music looked almost mythical: a professional studio, a producer, a label, and the so-called “right people.” Today, reality has changed, and music has become far more accessible. A track written late at night in a bedroom on a laptop can, within a month, end up in playlists, blogs, and even on the radio. Not because of “luck,” but because the infrastructure has changed: tools have become cheaper, and the distance to the listener has become much shorter.
But freedom also means responsibility. In this article, we break down the real journey of a beginner musician: from a home studio to first broadcasts and an audience.
Home Studio for a Beginner Musician: a Minimal Setup Without Breaking the Bank
A home studio is not a colle...
Radio Record: history, format, transformations, and its role in Russia’s electronic music industry
Radio Record is a Russian federal radio station focused on dance and modern popular music, with its broadcast center located in Saint Petersburg. On air since 1995, it is now the country’s largest dance radio network, combining FM broadcasting, more than 100 proprietary internet channels, a festival division, a record label, and a booking structure.
The station’s core musical format is Dance CHR and EDM, while its key technical distinction is a continuous tempo-matched mix, which evolved over time from 128 BPM to 124 BPM, reflecting shifts in club culture and commercial sound trends.
The origins of the project (1986–1995)
The idea of creating a radio station called “Record” emerged in 1986 and belonged to Soviet composer Viktor Reznikov. After his death in 199...
Suno AI and Music: How to Work Without Losing Your Authorial Voice
Suno is one of the most talked-about music AI tools of recent years. It’s often described as “a neural network that writes songs,” but that’s an oversimplification. In practice, Suno is neither a composer nor an artist — it’s an idea accelerator that can become either a powerful creative ally or a subtle trap for musicians.
This article is neither a promotional review nor a technical manual. It’s a journalistic, musician-led analysis: what Suno really is, where it came from, how to work with it consciously, where the legal and creative boundaries lie — and what to expect next.
What SUNO really is
Suno is an AI platform that generates fully formed musical tracks from text prompts. The user defines genre, mood, tempo, instruments, vocal type, a...
Sennheiser HD 25 — why these headphones became a timeless standard for DJs and sound engineers
There are headphones that are “good-looking,” there are “fashionable” ones—and then there are tools. Sennheiser HD 25 are exactly that: a tool. They are not bought for looks or for “wow bass.” They are chosen when you need sound control in environments where everything else gives up: clubs, stages, broadcasts, field reporting, noisy studios.
This article is not about dry specifications. Below is real-world experience from DJ Victor PROG, engineering logic, and the reasons why the HD 25 have remained an industry standard for decades.
The Phenomenon of “Unattractive” Headphones
At first glance, the HD 25 look like a model from the late ’80s: plastic, minimal design, no gloss. And yet—you’ll find them in almost every DJ s...
How the Pioneer CDJ-1000 and DJM-800 Changed the World of DJing
In the history of music technology, there are devices that don’t just become popular — they establish a professional standard. In the early 2000s, Pioneer DJ achieved exactly such a breakthrough by releasing a pairing that would define the look of club DJ booths for years to come: the Pioneer CDJ-1000 and the Pioneer DJM-800.
It was the moment when digital DJing stopped being a compromise — and became the industry norm.
CDJ-1000: the end of vinyl snobbery
Before the arrival of the CDJ-1000, the professional scene lived by a rigid rule: a real DJ plays only vinyl. CD players were associated with mobile discos and were not taken seriously due to the lack of tactile control.
Why the CDJ-1000 became a turning point
Vinyl Mode Pioneer were the first to implement a large jog wh...
Minatrix.FM: a warm, old-school ’90s-style chat gets real artificial intelligence
We’ve preserved the atmosphere of those iconic ’90s chat rooms—where conversations were live, genuine, and free from algorithmic noise—and combined it with today’s technology. Now, the Minatrix.FM online chat is more than just a place for music lovers to talk—it’s a modern communication space with bots and real AI.
Meet Minatrix AI — your personal assistant in the chat
The main highlight is the arrival of Minatrix AI, appearing in the chat under its own nickname. This is not a script or a set of canned responses, but a fully fledged AI bot you can:
chat with freely on any topic
ask questions and get quick, clear answers
discuss music, tracks, artists, and culture
talk both in the public chat and in private messages
Minatrix AI is always onl...
Minatrix.FM launches a new project — the Minatrix.TV film portal
In recent weeks, many people noticed that the Minatrix.FM team’s activity during the New Year holidays was lower than usual. But this calm was deceptive. We were not resting — we were working on the launch of a new major project and laying the foundation for a new direction.
We are proud to announce: the Minatrix.FM team has launched Minatrix.TV — an encyclopedia of video and cinema, an independent film portal dedicated to movies, TV series, animated films, and music videos. It is important to emphasize: the project is non-commercial and independent, created out of love for cinema and visual culture, not for traffic or advertising algorithms.
A unified Minatrix ecosystem
Minatrix.TV is part of the broader Minatrix ecosystem. Minatrix.TV uses the same authorization system ...
Trends in Electronic Music: The Economics of Growth and a Culture of Meaning
The 2025 International Music Summit Report documents not merely the commercial success of electronic music, but a transition of the scene into a fundamentally new qualitative phase. Electronic culture is no longer a niche or purely entertainment-driven phenomenon — today it stands as one of the key ways of interpreting and understanding the contemporary world.
Economy and scale
By the end of 2024, the global electronic music industry reached $12.9 billion, confirming steady growth even amid broader turbulence across the music market. Crucially, it is not only the volume of this growth that matters, but its structure.
Streaming platforms report a sharp expansion of audiences: electronic music consistently accounts for a significant share of global listening on Spotify, Apple Music, an...
Melovin announces the end of his career in 2027 — farewell concerts and the artist’s statement
Ukrainian singer Melovin (real name — Kostiantyn Bocharov) has announced his intention to end his music career in 2027. The artist shared the news personally on his Instagram, accompanying the statement with an announcement of a series of farewell concerts scheduled for next year.
In an emotional message, the 28-year-old musician admitted that recently he has felt as though he has been living “faster than himself.” According to the artist, music, the stage, audience expectations, and constant public visibility have been — and remain — an important part of his journey, but his inner state no longer aligns with his former pace of life.
“I am ending my career in 2027. Lately, I often catch myself thinking that I’m living faster than myself. Music, th...
Happy New Year from Minatrix.FM — the year we created together
Friends, listeners, artists, and everyone who lives through music — the Minatrix.FM team wishes you a Happy New Year! This year became more than just another date on the calendar for us — it marked a true stage of growth, experimentation, and community building.
What we achieved this year
Minatrix.FM — more than just radio
Over the past year, Minatrix.FM has fully taken shape as a curated music platform, not just a stream:
we expanded the genre spectrum: from underground electronic and bass scenes to ambient, IDM, witch house, and experimental styles
we strengthened live broadcasting and editorial selections, focusing on taste rather than algorithms
we launched new themed hours and special rotations
International and multilingual growth
We continued developing mul...
Minatrix sums up the TOP 100 DJs 2025 — the most honest ranking of the year
2025 became a landmark year for the Minatrix.FM platform. For the first time in a long while, a truly independent and transparent DJ ranking was compiled—one where the decisive factors were not algorithms, budgets, or artificial boosts, but real artist activity and genuine listener engagement.
Minatrix TOP 100 DJs 2025 is more than just a list of names. It is a snapshot of the scene, reflecting who actually put in the work throughout the year—releasing music, developing their sound, and connecting with their audience.
Two nominations — two perspectives on the scene
The ranking was traditionally formed across two key categories:
Listeners’ Choice
A public nomination in which Minatrix.FM users voted monthly for their favorite DJs. Important: each vote had a dynamic we...
Global Music Industry Results 2025 — TOP 10: Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube & Minatrix.FM
The year 2025 officially cemented a great divide in the music industry. The musical world is no longer unified: while giants like Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music battle for milliseconds of attention using neural networks, autoplay playlists, and behavioral models, real cultural life is increasingly moving “underground” — toward live broadcasting, human intuition, and curatorial selection.
For the first time, annual platform reports revealed not just different numbers, but different realities. Against this backdrop, the Minatrix.FM Top 10 looks not like another chart, but like a manifesto. It is an honest snapshot of what happens when music is chosen not by cold code, but by a living person — guided by vibe, atmosphere, and audience reaction rather than reach...
French Touch recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
French house music, known worldwide as French Touch or French House, has officially been recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This decision закрепляет the genre’s status not merely as a musical style, but as a full-fledged cultural phenomenon that shaped France’s modern identity and had a profound impact on the global electronic music scene.
What French House and French Touch Are
French House is a subgenre of house music that emerged in France in the early 1990s. Its defining features include heavy use of samples from 1970s–1980s disco, funk, and soul, dense “filtered” basslines, compression with a characteristic pumping effect (sidechain compression), and a strong dancefloor energy.
Over time, the term French Touch came to describ...
Court Evicts Larisa Dolina from Her Khamovniki Apartment: A High-Profile Finale to a Resonant Case
The Moscow City Court has ordered the eviction of Larisa Dolina and her family members from a luxury apartment in the Khamovniki district. The singer has also been deprived of the right to use the residential property. The ruling was issued on December 25, 2025, putting an end to one of the most widely discussed property disputes of the year and triggering strong reactions within the legal and real estate communities.
How an elite deal turned into a legal precedent
The story began in early 2025, when buyer Polina Lurie responded to an advertisement offering an apartment for sale in central Moscow. After viewing the property, the parties followed the standard market procedure: a deposit was paid, preliminary and main sale agreements were signed, and the transaction was officially registered...
Witch House: From an Internet Cult to Eastern European Rave
The Witch House genre has long moved beyond the status of an internet curiosity or an aesthetic joke. Today it is a multi-layered musical phenomenon that has traveled a long path—from the American underground of the late 2000s to a powerful Eastern European rave wave that effectively prevented the genre from disappearing.
Origins of the genre: from a joke to a cult
Witch House took shape in the late 2000s – early 2010s as a reaction to the glossy and predictable electronic music of that era. The term itself was coined by the artist Pictureplane—initially in an ironic sense, without any intention of defining a fully fledged genre.
However, the name quickly became associated with a distinct sound and aesthetic. Witch House developed not through clubs, but through online pla...
