Max Heyraud, Author at Four/Four Magazine

Artists To Keep 100% Of Royalties With New SoundCloud Subscription

Max HeyraudNovember 6, 2025

SoundCloud has announced a new all-in-one artist subscription that will allow musicians to keep 100% of their distribution royalties, both from tracks uploaded directly to SoundCloud and from releases distributed to other streaming platforms. The... Read More...

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Inside TU DJ Society: Dublin’s Hidden Launchpad for Emerging DJs

Max HeyraudNovember 5, 2025

Hidden in the heart of TU Dublin, a community of students has quietly become the launchpad for some of the city’s brightest DJ talent. Since its founding in 2001, the TU Dublin DJ Society has stood as a cornerstone of the city’s club culture, an ... Read More...

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Autechre Make Long-Awaited Belfast Comeback This Weekend

Max HeyraudNovember 5, 2025

Warp Records mainstays and electronic music mavericks Autechre are set to play their first Belfast show since 2006 this weekend at the newly refurbished Mandela Hall, and UK techno legend Mark Broom is on support. Few names in electronic music c... Read More...

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Local Selection 283: CIAN

Max HeyraudNovember 5, 2025

Belfast-based DJ and producer CIAN steps up for this week’s Local Selection, delivering a tasteful, deep, and driving trip through hypnotic techno, flexing his versatility and muscle in digging deep. The mix is a journey, blending screwball cont... Read More...

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Ponyhawke, Belfast’s Queer Club Night Institution, Bows Out After a Decade

Max HeyraudNovember 4, 2025

After 10 years as a cornerstone of Belfast’s queer community, Ponyhawke have announced that their upcoming 10th birthday party on December 6th will also be their final event. The party explained that the decision had been brewing for some time. “... Read More...

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Alison Limerick’s House Anthem “Where Love Lives” Soundtracks This Year’s John Lewis Ad

Max HeyraudNovember 4, 2025

Set to Alison Limerick’s classic “Where Love Lives,” the ad tells the story of a father reliving his youth spent in clubs after his son gifts him the record. Titled “If You Can’t Find the Words, Find the Gift,” the commercial uses Limerick’s time... Read More...

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€81K Awarded to PsyCare Ireland to Reduce Harm in Nightlife

Max HeyraudNovember 3, 2025

PsyCare Ireland: Welfare and Harm Reduction CLG has been awarded €81,100 through the Department of Justice’s Community Safety Fund to launch a new national programme focused on safety and empowerment in Ireland’s nightlife scene. The initiative, ... Read More...

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5 Essential Tracks from the Future of Ireland’s Techno Producers

Max HeyraudNovember 3, 2025

We spotlight some of Ireland’s future techno stars and their latest works, further solidifying their place in a scene and culture that is continuously growing stronger on the global stage. From hypnotic minimal grooves to dark, twisted, growling ... Read More...

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Mix Of The Week: Chris Hayes – Intimate Mix #005

Max HeyraudOctober 31, 2025

Cork-born, Melbourne-based techno artist Chris Hayes delivers a blistering mix that spans the full spectrum of the genre, from wretched, broken techno gauntlets to slick, hypnotic minimalism. Clocking in at 90 minutes, this mix comes from a certifie... Read More...

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Two Worlds Collide as Black Traffic and Kayleigh Noble Unite in New Single Holding On

Max HeyraudOctober 31, 2025

Black Traffic and Kayleigh Noble unexpectedly collide on “Holding On,” a trance-tinged, euphoric track that blends her melodic R&B and alt-pop sensibilities with his dark, club-infused production. Dublin-born vocalist and songwriter Kayleigh ... Read More...

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