After you’ve found your musical elixir, start to listen to as much of it as you can. Buy records and CDs, listen to the radio, search the Internet for information on this music genre, and discover as much as you can. This groundwork is of help when choosing the records you want to play, when looking for artist’s remixes, and is an aid to developing your mixing style.
Doing a tiny bit of research before you leap into DJing goes a long way towards helping you understand the facets and building blocks of the music genre you love. Become a student of trance, a scholar of jungle, and a professor of pop – just make sure that you start treating your music as a tool, and be sure to use that tool like a real craftsman.
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]]>If you’ve been saving up money for long enough, you may have a healthy budget to spend on your DJ equipment. As you know, the expense doesn’t stop there.
Every month new tunes are released, you’ll be yearning for music to play and may start to think of buying other items in terms of how many records can you get, instead.
Make a little saving from your DJing ok….
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]]>- Proper DJ turntables need a strong motor, a pitch control to adjust the speed the record plays at, a good needle, and sturdy enough construction to handle the vibrations and abuse that DJing dishes out. A home hi-fi turntable won’t do, I’m afraid.
- Mixers ideally have 3-band EQs (equalizers) for each input channel, a cross-fader, headphone cue controls, and a good display to show you the level at which the music is sent out of the mixer so you don’t blow any speakers accidentally.
- CD decks need to be sturdy enough that they won’t skip every time the bass drum booms over the speakers. The controls on a CD deck are more important than on a turntable because you can’t physically speed up and slow down the CD with your hands. Jog wheels, easy-to-navigate time and track displays, and a pitch bend along with the pitch control are all important core features of a CD turntable.
- Headphones need to be comfortable, sound clear when played at high volume, and cut out a lot of external noise so that you don’t have to play them too loud. Your ears are extremely important, so try not to have your headphones at maximum all the time.
- Volume and sound control are the watchwords for amplification. You don’t need a huge amplifier and bass-bins for your bedroom, but similarly, a home hi-fi isn’t going to be much use in a town hall. Chapter 10 helps you find the right balance.
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]]>Two input devices. You can choose from CD players, MP3 players, a PC with DJing software, or the more traditional vinyl turntables.
A mixer. This box of tricks lets you change from one tune to the other. Different mixers have better control over how you can treat the sound as you mix from tune to tune.
A pair of headphones. Headphones are essential for listening to your next record while one is already playing.
Amplification. You have to be heard, and depending on the music you play, you have to be LOUD!
Records/CDs/MP3s. What’s a DJ without something to play?
Providing that your wallet is big enough, making the choice between CD and vinyl is no longer a quandary. The functions on a turntable are equally matched by those on a CD player, so the decision comes down to aesthetics, money, and what kind of person you are.
You may like the retro feel of vinyl and find that the music you want to play is available on vinyl, or you may like the modern look of CD players or laptops, and prefer the ready availability of MP3s and CDs – it’s your choice.
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]]>Armin Van Buuren
Style: Trance/Progressive
Best known for: A State of Trance
Gig of 2009: Armin Only: ‘Imagine’, Los Angeles Sports Arena
Tune of 2009: Neptune Project ‘Aztec’ (FSOE)
Breakthrough DJ/Producer of 2009: Jerome Isma-Ae (DJ); Cosmic Gate (Producer)
The track that changed your life: 3 Phase ‘Der Klang Der Family’ on Tresor in 1992. How the hell did they make those sounds?!
What makes a good DJ great: Timing and character.
Most underrated DJ: Ben Liebrand. He’s been Holland best kept secret since the ’80s and plays technically advanced sets with four DVJs.
Biggest challenge this year: Doing a non-stop 72-hour live marathon radio show, in April, with video stream from three different countries, with three massive parties and loads of guest DJs to celebrate the 400th episode of A State of Trance.
Top tech toy: Pioneer CDJ-2000. It can do a lot that a laptop can but it’s actually built for clubs.
Tiësto
Style: A bit of everything
Best known for: Not sure, but I can tell you that I never drank 31 cans of Red Bull in 24 hours!
Gig of 2009: Victoria Park, London
Tune of 2009: Basement Jaxx ‘Raindrops (Robbie Rivera Remix)’ (XL)
Breakthrough DJ/Producer of 2009: Avicci
The track that changed your life: Cygnus X ‘The Orange Theme’ after I heard this track I wanted to play trance music.
What makes a good DJ great: A great DJ can adjust to the crowd, make them go crazy but still be able to do his own thing.
Most underrated DJ: Dada Life. They should be much bigger then they are at the moment.
Biggest challenge this year: Finishing the production on my album ?Kaleidoscope?. With all the artists? busy schedules, including mine, it was a challenge finalising all the songs.
Top tech toy: My new MacBook Pro 17
David Guetta
Style: From house to techno – any good music.
Best known for: Getting people’s hands in the air!
Gig of 2009: The whole year has been magic.
Tune of 2009: David Guetta feat Kelly Rowland ‘When Love Takes Over’ (Virgin)
Breakthrough DJ/Producer of 2009: Afrojack
The track that changed your life: Michael Jackson’s ‘Billie Jean’ – it was the first track that I beatmatched when I was a child.
What makes a good DJ great: A great crowd.
Most underrated DJ: James Zabiela – he’s big but he should be even bigger.
Biggest challenge this year: To make a bridge between electronic music from Europe and urban culture from America.
Top tech toy: UAD – I just bought it last week for my laptop.
Above & Beyond
Style: Uplifting electronic dance music
Best known for: Anthems like ‘On A Good Day’, ‘Alone Tonight’, ‘Good For Me’ and our label Anjunabeats.
Gig of 2009: Our first full live show in Beirut, Lebanon.
Tune of 2009: Super8 & Tab ‘Irufushi’ (Anjunabeats)
Breakthrough DJ/Producer of 2009: Mat Zo. He’s just 19, but has a seriously big future ahead of him.
The track that changed your life: Chakra ‘Home’
What makes a good DJ great: Good taste in music, an open mind and experience.
Most underrated DJ: Boom Jinx from Norway. The guy’s a genius.
Biggest challenge this year: Time management!
Top tech toy: Flight Control on the iPhone
Paul Van Dyk
Style: Trance, electronic dance music.
Best known for: His label Vandit and ‘For An Angel’.
Gig of 2009: Central Park, New York
Tune of 2009: Barry Jay ‘Infused’ (Perfecto)
Breakthrough DJ/Producer of 2009: Alex Morph
The track that changed your life: The Smiths ‘Hand In Glove’ (Rough Trade)
What makes a good DJ great: The confidence of knowing what your own sound is. And not being a snobby ass and playing for yourself.
Most underrated DJ: Tyler Michaud
Biggest challenge this year: Restructuring my company and fine-tuning things.
Top tech toy: My iPod. I play with it all the time.
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