Stayin’ Alive: the history of the disco ball

DJ Mag has published a feature tracing the origins and evolution of the mirrorball, an object whose roots reach back to the 1890s. The piece follows its adoption by jazz venues in the 1920s and its later status as a defining emblem of 1970s disco. Writer Marke Bischke charts how the fixture still lights dancefloors today.

— Aggregated by DJ Radar. Original report via DJ Mag: djmag.com