The music industry has, it is fair to say, completely transformed in the past decade or so. We went from physical albums and singles (vinyl/CDs), to “everything, everywhere” via digital downloads and streaming services. So, for most people, the answer to “Where do you get your music?” nowadays is usually “Spotify”. End of story. For [...]
Pioneer DJ has today announced that it is to buy Serato, in a move that will send shock waves through the DJing world, and that – despite reassurances to the contrary – has to bring into question the very survival of Serato as a DJ platform longer-term. This is how the news was announced today by [...]
LAST UPDATED 2 MAY, 2018 Most of us have been there at one point or another… 10 seconds left to play on a track in front of a packed dancefloor, and nothing lined up on the other deck! We may just have failed to find something we want, or got carried away chatting – but [...]
Digital DJ Tips reader Cary asks: “I am an oldies DJ and play mostly throwbacks. I understand the concepts of beatgridding and syncing quantised tracks, but what do I do about older tunes that were recorded with a human drummer and the tempo and timing fluctuate? I am aware that these types of tracks cannot be [...]
DJ Angelo, one of the tutors in our very own scratch course, rocking the decks at NAMM 2018. Throughout NAMM 2018 we’ve scoured the halls for stuff of interest to DJs and DJ/producers, and while we’ve covered the biggest releases individually, there is always far too much gear and software to do that with everything. So here [...]
In the last article we looked at the biggest mistake wannabe DJ/producers make – they start off working on the DJing bit but keep putting off the “producing” part. (If you haven’t read the previous post in this series, please do so now – as this won’t make the best sense otherwise.) In this piece, I’m going [...]
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 [...]
