DJ JAZ and the Church of Episco-Disco John aka 'JAZ' is an Episcopalian minister by day and cosmic-disco slinging DJ by night—exploring where the Lord's teachings and dancefloor intersect. In the first episode of THUMP Profiles, THUMP travels to JAZ's home in Charleston, South Carolina to catch a sermon behind the altar (and the [...]
Pioneer DJ just released an update to its Rekordbox software. Now at version 5.0.2, it brings compatibility to Apple’s latest macOS High Sierra operating system. A raft of minor tweaks accompanies it, along with bug fixes related to Interface 2, the DDJ-RZX, and the XDJ-RX. macOS High Sierra support in Rekordbox 5.0.2 means that Mac users can [...]
Jazzy Jeff Interview: “I Lost All My Tunes 5 Minutes Before A Gig” We sat down with hip-hop DJ legend Jazzy Jeff at this past weekend's BPM | PRO show. Phil Morse October 27, 2017 | Read time: 1 min I caught up with Jazzy Jeff backstage at the BPM | PRO Show 2017, following an outstanding DJ [...]
Native Instruments Just Got A $59 Million Investment: What Next? (DJ Tech Tools) By Dan White On Oct 26, 2017 While the DJ community continues to watch Native Instruments with a simplistic “when will we see Traktor Pro 4?” lens, the Berlin-based company has been busy raising cash. They’ve received a massive investment of $59,000,000 from EMH, a private [...]
The One Thing That Will Destroy Your Local Scene Fast DAVID MICHAEL (Passionatedj.com) One of the recurring themes on this blog is how to operate within, and interact with, a local scene in a small town. There are two reasons for this. The first is that it’s the situation which I’m familiar with, being someone involved [...]
I Was There When: House Music Took Over The World Behind the scenes with Jake Sumner of the new Ch 4 documentary on the dawn of House Music in Chicago. July 11, 2017 In October of last year, I was contacted by people that were working on a music series for Channel 4 in [...]
Elevate the standard: Meet the DJS-1000 standalone DJ sampler, Intuitive DJ-friendly interface and powerful performance features for improvising unique sounds and phrases We’ve created a new standalone DJ sampler that enables you to create unique sounds and phrases using an intuitive DJ-friendly interface: the DJS-1000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTM_Qn1u3kE Many of today’s professional DJs use electronic instruments [...]
KUMAR MCMILLAN VIA FLICKR // CC BY-SA 2.0 If you’ve ever enjoyed dance music, you’re familiar with the concept of the remix. It’s so simple: Some producer you’ve never heard of, in a studio you’ve never seen, takes a fun pop tune and stretches it out to five, six, seven minutes. The beats are boosted, the instruments [...]
Arts In The Dark House Music Dance Party Coming to Downtown Chicago Roy Davis plays at the Bean in Millennium Park Saturday, October 21 2017! October 13, 2017 The city of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events is going all out for Halloween. Collaborating with LUMA8 and the Chicago Park District, get ready for “Arts in [...]
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