New software is both the stuff of DJ dreams and nightmares. It’s hard not to get excited about all the possible improvements a company might have made on its new…
A little while ago, I told you about DJ Obi who was determined to break the world record for the longest DJ set. He was aiming to spin for a…
Check out July’s Top 40 here. You’ll find some new stuff from Twenty One Pilots and Pink. Justin Timberlake is still holding on with his “song of the summer.” Even…
If you’ve ever seen a classical music score, you’ll notice that throughout, the composer has included markers to tell the musician at what speed the section should be played. Typically,…
In some ways, becoming a successful DJ has gotten a lot more complicated than it used to be. In other ways, it’s gotten a lot easier. Before the digital age,…
If you listen to the news, you’ll find yourself inundated with reports of the latest scientific findings and how they may or may not make you happier, sadder, thinner, fatter,…
So, you wanna be a DJ. You’ll need a press kit, marketing know-how, equipment, skill and experience, and … oh yeah, a DJ name. As I’ve written before, there are…
I’ve spent a lot of time telling you about the best ways to market yourself, the best places to learn new skills and the best ways to deal with clients.…
Did you know that there a whole lot of women DJs who’ve been spinning for decades – women who are masters at the art of DJing? If you didn’t know…
By now, everyone should be pretty familiar with the history of hip hop. Stories of how block parties in the 1970s in the Bronx gave rise to DJ Kool Herc,…
