Newsflash: DJs give you wings

[Slam dunk: Stuart MacMillan and Orde Meikle will reveal their secrets]

It's fair to say that dance music doesn't figure too heavily here on UtR. Although we've covered various electro-leaning acts like Tokyo Knife Attack, Unicorn Kid and Findo Gask, we tend to leave the proper techno to those who know their Tiefschwarzs from their Tigas.

But, with our 'champions of new music in Scotland' cap on, it would be remiss of us not to notify our readers of an event taking place in Glasgow this weekend.

The Red Bull Music Academy, a project which offers free workshops and lectures to aspiring DJs and music bods (while simultaneously advertising a certain energy drink, it has to be said), rolls up in Scotland's biggest city after stints in places like New York, Sao Paolo and current host city London.

SWG3 will host free lectures from 5pm to 9pm today, where dance pioneers including Soma Records and Slam promise to reveal some "secrets of the mixing desk". A special aftershow party runs from 9pm 'til 1am with a DJ set from Slam and DJ Buckley and a live set from Marco Bernardi.

On Saturday the Apple Store will be host a live demonstration masterclass from techno DJ Tony Lionni, and that night the Sub Club hosts another Red Bull Music Academy party in collaboration with Sub Culture, headlined by Kerri Chandler.

Altogether now, reach for the lasers. Or something.

Friday: 5pm–1am: SWG3, Eastvale Place - Free
Saturday: 4pm-5.30pm: Apple Store, Buchanan Street - Free
Saturday: 10pm-3am: Sub Club, Union Street - £9/£12