hawXy

10/01/2026

06/01/2026

Very interesting article which I can relate to having seen pals of mine have to cancel events due to the numbers not being viable - partly a lack of ticket sales but headliners do command fairly sizeable numbers and it can mean that selling around 50 tickets is only the break even point 🙃🥺

The maths doesn’t work anymore, it’s that simple. Clubs are closing at a record rate across the world, from legendary institutions to promising newcomers, and while there are multiple factors at play (rent, licensing, gentrification, the usual suspects), there’s one issue that doesn’t get talked about enough: touring DJ fees have become absolutely unsustainable.

We’re watching clubs bleed out trying to afford headliners whose agents have convinced them are essential to survival, when in reality, they’re often the thing killing them. Now we aren’t tarring the same brush to all touring DJs or agents, we know there is countless amazing high profile artists whom I even personally know play at a loss, but overall, the model is broken, and it’s time someone said it plainly: bring back the residents.

https://www.decodedmagazine.com/the-economics-are-broken-how-touring-dj-fees-are-killing-clubs-and-why-residents-are-the-answer/

04/01/2026

Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to listen to and follow the daft stuff and the more serious musical exploits of 2025. If you would like to follow the music to another level and you you’re not already connected, I’d be delighted if you’d give me a little follow on MixCloud so that there’s absolutely no way of escaping me 😬👌🏼😂😂

Have a great ‘26 pocket peeps 🙏🏼❤️

See you down the front 🥳🙌🏼

hawXy is on Mixcloud. Listen for free to their radio shows, DJ mix sets and Podcasts

03/01/2026

This is what happens when you put 2 Progressive House obsessed tech nerds in charge of the music at the New Years Eve party….and we’re not even sorry!!🤷🏻‍♂️😆🥳🙌🏼

Get your Prog fix right here - 8 hours of solid Progsmithery which ended at about half 4 NY day IRL 🔊🎶🎵💪🏼👌🏼

Don’t forget to grab a ticket for Trancendance coming to Manchester next month for more filthy proggy goodness…and a topper of beltin’ Trance 🥳🙌🏼

Ticket link in the comments🎟️👇🏼@

8 hour monster