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DJWORX in the printed world

When you finally gather the funds to plop down on a brand spankin’ new Pioneer CDJ-2000, you’d expect that it at least comes with a shiny new box – and it does.  It will also come with a mini booklet of cryptic instructions that you may spend hours trying to decipher.  But even if you spend a day and read through every part of the manual, it won’t teach you how to DJ; nor will it teach you how to be a DJ.  There are just some things that cannot be taught in a book.  Odds are, you’ll spend countless hours watching Youtube videos of other DJs in an attempt to learn the art. Fortunately, there are some good tutorials out there.  Some of them are free; produced by DJs as help guide, and some can actually be purchased.  Qbet’s “How To Scratch” is actually not a bad primer for scratch DJs who want to learn some fundamentals.  DJworx has done their part for the community by offering advice and knowledge on DJ gear – now, they have decided to go with a paperback copy.  Yes, their “how to DJ” articles will soon be available to buy and touch with your bare hands. http://djworx.com/how-to-dj-djworx-in-the-printed-world-6-copies-to-give-away/

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Our Top 10 DJ Training Articles 2012

The first of the new year is coming up and that means one thing for many: a new year’s resolution.  Ironically, most of these resolutions are never met simply because they ask too much of the individual.  Take a person who wants to lose weight for example.  They might have an unrealistic goal of losing something like eighty pounds in one year.  That goal is not unachievable, but it is still quite steep.  Setting smaller goals would actually make the prize look more attainable – and this is the key to achieving any goal; to start small. If you’re getting into DJing (maybe you scored some nice gear for the holidays) then you have the overwhelming task of figuring out where you should start.  It’s not easy – especially with the amount of software and hardware out there that needs to be learned.  DigitalDJTips has been a forerunner in making guides for the absolute beginner, and they have listed out their top training guides that grace bits of each subject needed for your DJ journey.  Topics like “Why Macs are used” can help educate you on some common pitfall the DJ will face.  Other ideas are also discussed like common mistakes that many DJs will make. http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2012/12/dj-training-top-10-articles-2012/

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Join Our New Course

I doubt that there are many colleges out there that would allow faculty to create a class for turntablism and scratching.  In my years at school I have seen attempts to bring DJing and the hip hop culture to a music class, and it sometimes works out well, but many times the school won’t even allow it in the first place.  Although onlookers would agree that the art of DJing isn’t easy – it lacks many fundamental and rudimentary aspects from other types of instruments.  We can sit here and name our scratches all day long, but without the ability to transcribe them, turntablism lacks an important part of the musical structure. Because DJing will never be accepted as an instrument in the academic sense, it has to thrive thought any sort of formal instruction.  DJs will eventually learn the same techniques (sometimes called by different names), and ideas will be passed down from person to person, spectator to spectator.  This is why DJ schools and instructional classes seem to have good value within the community.  Would you pay a few hundred dollars to be taught some new technique?  Many would say that it is worth the price.  Where else would you go? http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2013/03/youve-got-24-hours-left-to-join-our-new-course/  

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Qbert Skratch University: "Drumming" with Guest Professor Alex Sonnenfeld

Now Available at http://qbertskratchuniversity.com: "Real Instrument Skratching", a new series of scratch tutorials from Guest professor Alex Sonnenfeld. In this short sample from "Drumming 1.4" , Alex demonstrates the difference in sound between the normal -transformer- motion and what he calls the -open/close- motion.

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what is the proper work attire for a dj?

                                 The question might seem dumb, but then again some people lack a sense of style, dont get me wrong im no image consultant, but there is always the good the bad and the ugly when it comes to fashion sense.

Most professional dj's will show up dressed in a tuxedo, which usually looks nice, but for me i think it looks kinda tacky for the dj to be dressed like this, too cliche when you think of a dj at a wedding.

If your djing at a club you can probably show up in shorts no one will really care, not that I encourage this but if you wanted to you could. Everytime I see an international dj playing a huge venue they are usually rocking a regular t-shirt. Not my weapon of choice.

I regularly wear a button down dress shirt with a blazer dark blue denim or dark gray slacks and loafers. That doesnt mean its the only way you should dress but thats the way I dress when I go out, I feel comfortable and it looks natural, not like I didnt try to dress up more like this is me and im not faking anything.

Another option i used to wear was all black, slacks, shirt, shoes and socks looked like stage hands for a tv show definitely not what you want to project. That is why I have come to the conclusion that you should always askand/or let the customer or club know about the way you will be dressed and ask what is acceptable and give a general description of how you usually dress up and if its ok with them.

Simple rule, just ask if it's ok if.. and you will avoid many problems and argument and at the same time keep your clients happy. 

for weddings suit, no tie < ---always check with your clients on this.