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