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"Glasgow has a phenomenal passion for house music and in particular the deeper, techier side of things. My theory is that there are two main driving forces in this, The Sub Club and the weather”. There is no doubting the world renowned Sub Club’s position in Glasgow’s House & Techno scene, but we often wonder how much the atmospheric conditions influence club music; during the summer months you do tend to notice a greater sunshine appeal from your favourite producers. However, good weather is somewhat of a novelty in Glasgow and as such makes being locked inside for hours quite productive. This is how Tronicsole-signed HiRO sees it and it’s beginning to make a lot of sense.

For a DJ, producing is naturally the next step. Who better to know what will drive people crazy or conversely send them running to the bar? When you’ve got that instinctive understanding of the dancefloor, you’re already one step ahead of the game. Moving into production can no doubt be scary, but once you’ve mastered the basics it has the potential to open up so many doors, after all, in 2011 half the people you know can DJ – what’s going to set you apart? When David Smith aka Monopunk started messing with the basics he was 15 and had a passion for playing records, his experience with production went as far as the often inaugural introduction with Fruityloops. Fast forward to August last year and an undoubtedly inspired trip to Ibiza – we’ve all been there, hands aloft, surrounded by thousands of people – all enjoying that one moment, created by one person. It’s enough to push you onto the next step…

When music and visuals come together in harmony, the power that can be unleashed is quite often the purest of human emotion – a natural rush which can move someone to tears or even change their life. In some instances, the music which accompanies a scene is infact more important than the image itself. Film composers may often ask themselves ‘if this scene was music how would it sound?’ The answer to this question, while somewhat transparent to the less artistically minded amongst us is how Glasgow based band Cinephile have crafted their music – and the results are astonishing.

Hip Hop is constantly evolving; it’s one of the only genres of music that adapts to current trends while also setting new ones. From the body-moving breaks and soul-sampling grooves of the 80’s and 90’s to the visionary bass-bombs of the early noughties, Hip Hop has always pushed things forward while leaning heavily on the past. Now in 2011, over thirty years since the genre was born – club based music has become heavily integrated and Hip Hop is once again adapting. With rap stars jumping on Dubstep and Electro while underground producers develop completely new strands of beats, the timing couldn’t be better for hungry, up and coming production talent.

Already championed by the likes of Mason, Tom Stephan and Mark Denken, WoRX are fast becoming one of Scotland’s finest Techno exports. Inspired by dancefloor legends like Richie Hawtin and Carl Cox, the production duo of Ian Simpson and John Mchaffie decided to take their love of dance music to the next level. Having studied audio production at college it was simply a matter of time before they used their skills to make their own music, creating quality Techno motivated by the hypnotic allure of Audion’s seminal ‘Mouth To Mouth’, and the affect that it has on a living, breathing dancefloor.