On October 30, 1993, Pete Tong oversaw the first episode of the Essential Mix on BBC’s Radio 1. Club music was ascendant in the U.K., and Tong devoted a late-night slot to it on national radio, ...

BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix series, the Saturday morning cartoons of people who like to listen to 4 a.m. Saturday superstar DJ sets, scored a major booking this week: DJ Shadow. It’s the pioneering ...

Octo Octa takes over the Essential Mx with two hours of house, breaks and rave.

It's been said that having a BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix is a DJ's true big moment; not playing a festival or releasing an album to critical success, but rather curating a two-hour long mix on a ...

Jon Hopkins is the latest artist to share an Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1. The two-hour mix features an unreleased Hopkins song called "Interlude", plus material from Dan Deacon, Clark, Panda Bear, ...

Radio 1's Essential Mix of 2025 from Carl Cox, performing a rare vinyl set in Ibiza. Paul Woolford returns to Radio 1's Essential Mix as Special Request. Armada Music continue their 2025 residency for ...