Over the last year or so, the rumblings coming from SoundCloud have erupted into a roar. Now, it’s pretty much a given that if you have included any copyrighted material in…
“Well with any luck, she’ll be famous for ‘DJing’ instead of being famous for nothing. consider it an improvement.” (sic) Deadmau5 It turns out that Kylie Jenner was never actually…
Song requests from audience members is one thing. But, what do you do when it’s your client asking you to play certain songs? Worst case scenario is the client who…
I’ve written a lot about the value of vinyl to DJs – scratching, turntablism … There’s another aspect of vinyl that I haven’t really touched on too much: that’s playing the songs…
Believe me when I say I know all about nervous jitters. I’ve been there with both feet. I always get really nervous just before a performance. My heart beats a…
Is it just me, or is the world unravelling before our eyes? Kylie Jenner is now a DJ. Well, I guess what I mean to say is that Kylie Jenner…
A lot of DJs are happy to show up at a gig and press play, letting their pre-recorded sets run their course. Although some might say that a real DJ…
You know it can happen. If not to you, you probably know a DJ who’s just not into it anymore. You might even think to yourself that you’ll never lose…
So much of the time I blog about DJ equipment, technology and performance tips. But today, I want to write about something that’s at once both before our eyes and…
The shouts have already begun: how could a DJ who uses a controller win a championship that’s usually held by a turntablist? It’s an argument that reminds me a lot…
