Frankie Knuckles The Origins Of House
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Panasonic Returns the Technics 1200 Turntable
Photo: Andrew Liszewski (Gizmodo) At CES 2016, Panasonic revived the Technics 1200 turntable line which had last been updated with the MK6 back in 2008. The pricey Grand Class Technics SL-1200G was targeted at audiophiles, however, while the 1200’s biggest fanbase had been mostly DJs who loved its high-torque, direct-drive platter. Two years later, Panasonic announced the Technics [...]
Explore House Music’s Queer Roots With These 15 Fierce Tracks
House music is gay music. The sound emerged from the queer black and latinx club cultures of New York and Chicago in the ’80s. Strangely, these roots of the culture are not very well represented on the global touring club circuit today. There seem to be fewer big name openly queer touring DJs than their straight cis-gendered peers. [...]
DJ Moodymann alleges police harassment outside home in Highland Park
Moodymann displayed his unique take on the Detroit sound during his closing set in the Blue Room during Detroit Love at TV Lounge in Detroit on Saturday, March 7, 2015. (Photo: John Froelich, Special to the Detroit Free Pres) Highland Park police officers pulled their guns on Detroit DJ Moodymann during a confrontation outside his [...]
First Look: Denon Prime 4
David Michael 1/17/19 📦 Pre-order now from TheDJHookup.com It features a massive, adjustable 10” HD display which supports multi-touch gestures, rugged metal construction including the 6-inch jog wheels, 4 assignable inputs (for connecting media players or turntables), 2 dedicated XLR mic inputs with individual control, 8 performance trigger pads per side, and a suite [...]
The Legendary Paul ‘Trouble’ Anderson Passes (Mi-Soul)
Over a career spanning four decades, the pioneering DJ Paul ‘Trouble’ Anderson, who has passed away after a long fight with cancer, could claim to have been at the forefront of most of the significant shifts in UK club culture. From the youth clubs and soul scene of the seventies right through to the global [...]
HOUSE MUSIC IS BLACK AMERICAN MUSIC
In case you don’t know — and chances are pretty good that if you aren’t from Chicago or a house music-head, you may not — the picture above is that of Frankie Knuckles. Knuckles, who passed away in 2014, is commonly known as the “Godfather of House Music,” but he may as well be [...]
How To Promote Yourself As A DJ In Your Local Market
Imagine how many DJs are out there right now wanting the same things that you want? How many hardworking musicians are competing just to get recognition and be known both in their local market and globally? There are a lot, as a matter of fact there are more than you may even imagine. So [...]
Best laptop for DJs 2018: The best laptops for music production
The best laptops for working on your music If you’re a DJ, or even an aspiring music producer, you’re going to need more than just the best headphones, you’re going to need one of the best laptops for music production. If you’re looking for the top laptop for music, you might want to consider any device that has [...]
DAVID MORALES IS NOT BEING CHARGED AFTER HIS ARREST FOR DRUG POSSESSION IN JAPAN
The DJ was found to have 0.3 grams of MDMA on him earlier this month Jamie Macwhirter | 26 OCTOBER 2018 David Morales has been released without charge following his arrest for drug possession in Japan earlier this month. Morales was detained at Fukuoka airport in southern Japan on October 7 when customs officials found [...]