Steventon, John

Steventon, John

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Produktbeschreibung

From hip-hop and house music to trance and techno, DJs are stars - the people who match beats, create sonic textures and effects, and keep the crowds dancing. This fun and easy guide gives novice DJs the know-how they need to start mixing, create a personal style, put together mix tapes, and land gigs at parties and clubs. It covers basic and better-than-basic equipment (from turntables and headphones to amplifiers and mixers), mixing techniques for vinyl and CDs, the art of matching musical keys and tempos, and special effects like scratching.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm
• Gewicht: 754g
• ISBN-13: 9780470032756
• ISBN-10: 0470032758
• Artikelnr.: 22299466

Autorenporträt

John Steventon is a successful club DJ and the creator of Recess.co.uk, a leading online resource for aspiring DJs.

Inhaltsangabe

From the contents:
Front matter
Introduction

Part I: Stocking Up the DJ Toolbox
Chapter 1
Chapter 2 What You Need - The Bare Bones. (What to ask Santa for at Christmas, the essentials a DJ must have)
Chapter 3: Retro-chic or PC geek? Records, Cd's and MP3's (Buy the right tune, or suffer the consequences)
Chapter 4: Buying Equipment. (Be it through inheritance or hard work; make your money go as far as possible)

Part II: Navigating the Equipment Maze: Essential Kit
Chapter 5: Turntables (20 pages). (All turntables are equal. Some are more equal than others)
Chapter 6: Slipmats and Needles
Chapter 7: CD/MD Decks (Including the main event; The Clash of the Formats - CD vs. Vinyl.)
Chapter 8: Stirring it Up with Mixers. (All those buttons and lights are very pretty, but do you need them?)
Chapter 9: Some ear-splitting advice about not
Chapter 10: Letting Your Neighbours Know you're a DJ: Amplifiers
Chapter 11: Grown up Toys - DJ Accessories. (Because in our hearts, we all love to have toys and gadgets)
Chapter 12: Plug in, turn on: Set-up and Connections. (Hit it when it doesn't make a sound)

Part III: The Mix
Chapter 13: The Basics of Mixing. (What you're supposed to be doing as a DJ)
Chapter 14: Beat Structure. (Mapping a tune into beats, bars and phrases)
Chapter 15: Mixing Like the Pro's. (Impress your mates with your smooth, seamless mixing)
Chapter 16: From 12 inches to 4.7244 inches - Mixing with CD's. (Go on, push the button)
Chapter 17: Wika wika wika waka: Scratching. (Everyone tries scratching once; grasp the foundations of scratching before you break something)

Part IV: Getting Noticed and Playing Live (2 pages)
Chapter 18: Be unique: Developing a Style. (Because everyone sounding the same would be dull)
Chapter 19: Making a Great Demo. (How to make a demo your Mum would be proud of)
Chapter 20: Getting Busy With It: Working as a DJ (Sell yourself... as a DJ)
Chapter 21: Facing the Music: Playing Live. (How to deal with nerves, and the public...and more nerves)
Chapter 22: Ten of my top mixing tips
Chapter 23: Ten answers to questions you're too scared to ask
Chapter 24: Ten things I always have with me in the DJ booth
Chapter 25: Ten tunes and artists that made me want to be a DJ
Chapter 26: Ten resources for more information on DJ'ing
Index