You know, having a DJ friend can be pretty cool. Often,they can get you access to the hottest parties in town, spice up your evening and to top it all,maybe they’ll even give you free tickets for their next gig. When Christmas comes around, you need to find a way to pay back your DJ friend. This is why we’ve…
Whenever you’re creating a beat or playing a set in a crowded club, you have to ensure your setup has enough power to make the crowd go wild. Having the best DJ speakers are essential to ensuring your mix comes across and your set ends a success. Not enough range and the audience may not be hear the nuances of your…
DJing is among the few professions where an individual can besolely responsible for an event’s success or failure. How you perform as a DJ is dependent on style and techniques learned through years of practice. One aspect that shouldn’t be overlooked though is your equipment. Having the right mixer, speakers, and of course the perfect laptop for DJing is essential…
As you start down your DJ path, you’ll be bombarded with information from all sources. How do you know what’s important and what’s not? Today, we’ve put together 10 of the most important skills we think every new DJ should learn. Beatmatching This is perhaps the most important skill any beginner can learn. Learning to properly beatmatch without BPM displays,…
Exceptional talent, top-class DJing gear, extensive hours of practice, an upper-hand on DJ effects, ready to step into the DJing wolrd? There is something really important that you are missing out that can determine your fate as a DJ – your DJ name. Many aspiring DJs do not pay much attention and end up adopting boring monikers and in worst cases, do…
For most DJs, you’ll come to a crossroads early in your DJ career. What DJ software should you use? From Rekordbox to Serato to Virtual DJ and others, there are a variety of options to choose from. Today, we’ll be looking at Virtual DJ and going over it’s features and capabilities. Virtual DJ helps artists finetune their mixing skills and is…
Today we’re going to talk about my experiences with the Pioneer DDJ-SR controller. The Pioneer DDJ-SR was my first exposure to something that resembles a “real” DJ set-up. I had pushed my borrowed DDJ-WeGo to the limit after about a year and had lined up my first live show. I was two days away from playing the show with the WeGo…
Pioneer DDJ-400 Controller Review At first glance it may look like a run of the mill entry level controller, but the DDJ-400 from Pioneer packs a lot of punch in its compact size. In this Pioneer DDJ 400 review, we’ll be going into all aspects of this marvelous DJ controller. With a well rounded set of features and a couple…
DJs are needed across a variety of jobs – of which performance and pay are dependent on venue, location, and what you need to do. The average salary of a DJ will be determined by a lot of factors, some of which are the venue and the geographical area of where the DJ is playing, the experience level of the…
It requires a lot more than just technical knowledge to keep hordes of party mongers dancing all night. You have to be a wizard who casts mesmerizing spells with his beats and in doing so; you need to be dynamic and versatile. However, when it’s time to pull the plugs out of the systems, the way you utilize your time after…