Dec
13
Become a DJ
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A DJ (disk jockey) is a person who selects and plays prerecorded music for an audience. This, of course, covers those folks who spin tunes at the radio station, the guy who plugged in his iPod at your wedding, and the gentleman who (according to Wikipedia) raps, toasts, and chats over prerecorded tracks at various social gatherings (though in this case they prefer to be known as deejays).
Today, however, we are going to be looking at the baggy-pants, subwoofer, headphones over one ear school of DJing. The first step is to pick a name - which is almost always “DJ” followed by the name of a science-fiction novel. The second step is to visit some of the following and edjukate yourself:
www.djtutor.com
Probably the only site you will need as far as DJ advice goes. With many HUNDEDS of videos, whatever there is to say about DJing has probably been said many times here.
www.djadvantage.com
DJ Advantage features information and advice on many aspects of DJing, and is a resource worth checking out.
www.djforums.com
Great resource - tutorials, reviews and forums.
www.the-dj-equipment-guide.com
This site offers some equipment reviews and buying guides.
www.dj-tips-and-tricks.com
Like the title says, DJ tips and tricks
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/djing/
DJ how-to’s at the BBC.
www.djresource.eu
Mainly equipment reviews and guides.
www.famousdjs.com/resources.htm
A few good articles here
3345.com.au/cyclopedia/
Definitions and explanations of the various aspects of DJing
www.judgejules.net/index.php?page=12
DJ Related FAQs
www.internetdj.com/guides.php
A large DJing Network.
phobos.plato.nl/e-primer/
Explanation of the different electronic-music Genres and sub-Genres
www.thedjlist.com/
Little more than a worldwide listing of a few hundred thousand DJ’s, incase you start feeling like the only one.
www.spinner.com/category/dj/
A good DJ blog, read for Interviews, etc…
