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 [...]
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 [...]
How To Craft A DJ Mix: 10 Tips For Success (DJ TECH TOOLS) By Chris Alker When setting out to craft a great DJ mix, there’s no reason to do it off the cuff without thinking about a few key elements first: Who will listen? How will it be structured? How will you mix [...]
Kerri Chandler Remixes Janne Tavi & Robert Owens’ The Other Man Ibadan brings together Janne Tavi, a Finnish producer, with the legendary Robert Owens and welcomes Kerri Chandler back to Ibadan to remix it. Janne Tavi ft Robert Owens: The Other Man (Kerri Chandler Remixes) (Ibadan Records) A1: Janne Tavi ft Robert Owens: The [...]
Afro Traxx Pick: DJEV "African Tanzania EP" (CyberJamz Records Promo) Most definitely, "African Tanzania" by Elliott "DJEV" Venegas is destined to take over dance floor globally and send the dancers into a frenzy... This sure-fire dance floor bomb is all about the absolutely merciless afro-tribal rhythms and the entrancing afro vocal chants, together they spread a verily mesmeric [...]