Dmc 2008: August 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009

Professional DJing - Here’s What to Play!

So you are a professional DJ going to give a rocking performance and are all set to put the party on fire. Well, are you prepared enough? Yes, you may say. After all you have been practicing so hard in your bedroom (and bathroom?) using all your incredible collection of hot MP3s and CDs which can never ever be found anywhere else in the world. But still, before your performance, you feel that nervousness each time. You still feel unprepared.

Whether or not to prepare in advance has been a matter of hot discussion. Planning your DJ set is necessary to ensure a seamless, powerful and electrifying performance.

So how do you plan the right way? Here’s how –

Research Your Audience and Theme Properly

You must always be aware what kind of music you are supposed to play at any particular event. You cannot carry a bang-bang techno stuff on a night full of blissful old people gathering together to share the stories of their lifetimes.

Study Your Crowd

Well, your audience’s mood may just change a little anytime. So are you prepared for the change? Also, you must continuously keep your senses alert to notice the feedback you are getting from your performance. Keep adjusting until you can see most of them smiling. Hey, forget about those few grim faces, you can’t make everyone happy.

Get On ‘Ortofon’

In this age of opportunities, there are many people in this world who want to do something more than a 9 to 5 job; they want to let out their creativity in some way or the other. Painting, writing, cooking all these hobbies have become passé; nowadays people are more interested in bar tending, becoming a DJ, learning international forms of dances, etc, but among these, aspiring to become a DJ has become more rampant.

Many websites exist which will inform you a lot about all the activities in the DJ world and Ortofon DJ Vinyl Preservation Academy is one of the websites where you will find all the latest news and arrivals in the DJ world on it. All the latest events and championships are on air on Ortofon so as to help you stay connected with the DJ world.

They also have subscriptions for several DJ magazines and their very own Ortofon TV displays these events and performances of the DJs worldwide. Even if you want to hire DJs for any occasion, Ortofon is helping you by displaying their profiles online. The latest Elektro news, articles, interviews and updates are also available on Ortofon.

Joining a DJ Record Pool

Joining a DJ pool can help you either make your presence in the world of DJing or if you are already established, pave a way for you to increase your reputation.

Basically, DJ record pools are associations of DJ’s (and mobile DJ’s), radio stations and nightclub music directors. The ultimate purpose of all the record pools is to let listeners enjoy current music in return for valuable feedbacks which help them improve considerably.

Their functions also include providing a platform for those artists who otherwise are unable to receive an opportunity to present their music online. This makes them an incredible platform for start-ups who not only get a strong platform but also have a chance to become famous quick due to the credibility these pools have for launching and promoting careers of new artists.

Although DJ records pools are non-profit in nature (well, mostly), they are not free to join. You have to pay a membership fee which may cost anywhere from $200 or above, depending upon the type of DJ record pool that you are joining. Sometimes you get the advantage of being a local since you can pick your records yourself, so your membership fee will be considerably lower.

Setting up a Home Recording System

You will definitely need an industry-standard home recording DJ equipment for your recording needs, however, more than hardware, right software is the first thing you should look out for.

Setting up a recording studio at your home is not a cheap option at all. But fortunately, with all the great software available in the market, all set to meet all your requirements, you don’t have to worry at all about anything else. And you can do all this without putting too much pressure on your pocket.

However, your choice of right hardware will determine a lot of things. So here are a few tips you should keep in mind while making your choice to get the most out of your mini home studio:

Software: Everything else will depend on your choice of right software. So choose carefully.

Mixer: Well, every DJ has a mixer (digital or analog) you can fix into your audio card.

Audio Card: Hey, we almost forgot this one.

CD Burner: After you have done your work, you’ll need to burn it to a CD. You can get a CD burner with almost any computer hardware these days by default.

Mastering: Ordinary CD burning won’t give you ‘that’ effect. You need to master your CD as well.

Groove with the DJ’s

Are you an aspiring DJ but don’t know how to showcase your talents? We have the perfect place for you, its none other than DMC World DJ Championships 2009. The 2009 DMC World DJ championships are on the move all around the world. The special sponsors of this event are CKIn2U and DrunknMunky whose perfume and clothes are as famous as the DMC DJ world Championship.

Many of the famous DJs who have won previous championships like DJ Shiftee (World Battle Champion 07), DJ Switch (World Battle Champion 08) and the famous Cutmaster Swift (World Champion 89) will be there and it will be hosted by INJA. The UK final will be held on Thursday 9^th July at Islington Academy, London and the World finals are due on Friday 11^th and Saturday 12^th September at Indig02, London.

The entire schedule of this year’s championship is up on http://dmcdjchamps.com/ and you can also watch the whole event videos and some of the juicy backstage footages on DMC TV by logging on to the same website. The cost of the ticket to this event is ₤12.50 and you can buy this from the above same website. Don’t wait, just groove…

Get DJ equipment cheaper

DJ’s around the world now have a reason to be happy. Professional DJ equipment which previously used to be incredibly expensive is now available at much cheaper prices and can be found easily online.

The advent of internet has made DJs’ lives easier. And if you are certain of what you are looking for, you can be assured that getting online will be the ultimate solution for buying your equipment at much lower prices than you would get at the market. Just keep the following things in mind while making your purchase.

Firstly, look out only for reputable merchants. Scan their whole website to see if they meet your standards. If you find grammatical mistakes, broken links or a sense of amateurship in the website, just move on the next. Also, see if they provide a valid contact address and a way to contact them easily.

Also, a good merchant always has a return policy. Look out for guarantees or free shipping. Also see if the company they ship with has enough credibility and can be trusted.

In the end, make comparisons. Internet is a place where comparisons can be made at a click of your mouse’s button and various reviews can be read in a matter of few minutes. Due to all the competition around, the prices are incredibly low.

Get Flashy with DrunkNMunky

Are you a DJ or looking to become one soon?

Want to look cool for all your DJ nights? But well, finding great clothes isn’t an easy job.

The best place for you to visit then is DrunknMunky; it has each and every type of cool clothing to make you look different from the rest of the crowd. For both male and female DJs they possess a range of clothes like tees, sweats, pants, shirts and tunics for female DJs and tees, polos, sweats, knits, shorts, pants, jeans, jackets, accessories and their all new arrival 36⁰summer wear for male DJs. The men’s Techno wear also includes a range of exclusive shirts which you will not find with any other brands. The DrunknMunky logo itself makes you look so happening that everyone would want to get one.

They have clothes in varied prints and colors to suit everyone’s style. Their accessories and Desert Nomad wear will make you look very stylish. If you are participating in a DJ competition, grooving and scratching in this cool clothing will definitely make you a winner and you may also get dedications and requests from all your female listeners.

So what are you waiting for, go do your mixes in these trendy clothing and accessories by DrunknMunky.

DJ World Updates on DMC TV

Want to know what all is going on in the DJ world but don’t really know where to go? No worries just log on to http://dmcdjchamps.com and click on the DMC TV to view all the latest championships and performances of the current year, all set to rock and thrill you!

In DMC TV you can find many videos and backstage footages of DJs grooving and scratching on their discs and making good music of not only this year’s but also the pervious year’s championships so that you can groove on their beats. There is also an upcoming telecast of the recent DJ Championship of 2009 whose finals are due on 9^th July.

The latest video to be showed on DMC TV is the Exclusive Beat Torrent Teaser which will make you jump on your feet. You will also be able to view pictures and listen to all the DJs’ music on DMC TV.

This is a very effective way of showing people what are the latest events going on in the DJ world. Many youngsters do get influenced to become the next most rocking DJs of their time with the all the information offered to them through DMC TV.

DJ Equipment – Here’s what to get!

So are you all set to DJ with vinyl? But just want to make sure all the stuff you’ll be requiring to get started. Well, here’s a list you can use right away and start spreading your magic like a wildfire.

First of all, if you want to buy cheap yet high quality equipment, get online. There are various places over the world-wide web where you can easily find what you want, make comparisons, read reviews and make your final choice. Also, online merchants usually have their own mini warehouses due to which they can ship you at much cheaper prices, and sometimes, for free (Yes, that’s true).

Ok, here are the things that will require to at least get started to DJ:

One Mixer
Two turntables
Two needles and cartridges – one for each
Headphones
Amplifier and Speakers
Stereo System
Two slipmats

Make sure you get good quality ONLY! When you aim for cheaper things, your audience soon comes to know your lack of professional. So be professional, it’s after all a matter of your reputation.

You may want to visit Zzounds.com or MusiciansFriend.com to get some really good DJ equipment at highly affordable prices.

CKIn2U – Become Magnetic With a Touch

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According to some users the first time they applied this perfume it created a kind of sexiness in them and made the opposite sex feel mesmerized by it. Their friends wanted to buy CKIn2U so that

They can also stand out in a crowd.

It comes in a beautiful white bottle in a golden box and the sparkling golden color of CKIn2U HER makes it a perfect gift for your loved one. Don’t wait any longer, don’t think too much just go and grab this latest treat by Calvin Klein as this is One for Her.

Understanding Your Crowd as a DJ

Being able to handle a large number of things at one thing, that is, being a multi-tasker will make your life much easier as a DJ. Not only that, it will ensure the achieving of your ultimate destination of becoming a great DJ. By performing various things at one time, you exercise your creativity at a continuous level. After all, to see how your crowd is responding to your performance as well as adjust your performance at the same time can really be a very energy consuming task. But well, as a DJ, this is what is demanded from you though never mentioned clearly.

Every winning performance is a result of effectively multi-tasking and complete presence of mind. Just win at every task at hand and you create a winning performance easily. The first and the foremost is your ability to read a crowd. Imagine yourself giving an opening performance (it’s easy if you love to). With this great responsibility in your hands, you now have the task to effectively read your audience and make sure they enjoy to the fullest with your electrifying performance. Well, easier said than done. Many things play their role in this.

Focus on how your audience is behaving. How people are standing, moving and reacting to your performance. Are only a few of them actually responding and others standing at the bar talking to girls? Well, you can pull them in too. All you need to know is to adjust your strategy until you hit the mark. There are many other factors too but get proficient in reading your audience properly and you are on your way to become a great DJ.

Feedback is important in learning and improving yourself in every skill. However, being a DJ and looking for feedback is not an easy job. For this, you have to be alert and cautious all the time and see where and how you can improve your performance and make your audience thrilled with your magnetized presence.

How to Increase Your Booking Rates

So you are now a DJ?

Well, you have finally decided to pursue your career as a DJ but well, your challenge begins here. In the tough world of professional DJing, you will find that your challenges are more than what you originally thought would be. And THE biggest of all challenges is to promote you successfully as a DJ.

Are you just started out? It can certainly be very confusing for promoting yourself when you are just a starter. But well, put yourself and your promotions in just the right places and you’ll achieve considerable success in the form of heavily increased bookings which you may have to hire a secretary to keep track of. Hey, I’m serious. It can happen if you just do things right. Here’s how -

First of all, determine what kind of a DJ you are. Secondly, decide your personal style of music and your choice of venue where you would love to perform. You certainly wouldn’t want to perform where your kind of music doesn’t have any value. This narrowing down will help you become more proficient and help you in your easy promotions.

A lot of work is easily available in the market and it’s very important that you keep your eyes on for the opportunities all the time. Not only you but others also have their eyes open. The point is not to pull work away from someone but to secure work by getting on the opportunity first if you will and providing real value which makes you popular in your DJing skills positively.

Also, everything depends on you completely. You must first be adaptable to the ever-changing world only after which you can become really proficient in securing proper place in the market. You must always be out in the world and mingling socially. Also make sure you are always aware where the hot season is up, may be in a college or somewhere you can find a lot of work. This will ensure your success for sure!

Getting the Right Gear

When you the DJ, that is, the star of the night your gear must also reflect adequate preparation and power. The reason is simple – there’s a considerable difference between an amateur DJ and a professional DJ. You and your audience both know when your gear is not letting you performance to your fullest. What’s worst – your reputation will take a good blow if you are unable to perform right due to your equipment and your audience comes to know about it.

So, as a professional DJ preparation is the key to great success and ever-increasing reputation. Here’s how to ensure that you are up to date with the right and latest gear.

First of all, buying the good equipment is a must which only comes with a good price. Don’t go for cheaper ones just because good DJ equipment is pretty costly, for the reasons discussed above. To buy everything that you need, get ready to spend anywhere close to $1000 when you buy just the right mixers and headphones separately (Headphones are used to mix songs in a consistent and seamless pattern). It would be wise to ask a professional DJ (one who’s really professional) to buy the right stuff for you.

Mid-grade systems that meet all your needs and provide you with all the gear are also available for purchase, however, be careful in making your final choice. You can for example, get Stanton DJLab 3.0 for around $700, however, this is the lowest you should go (this is a pretty good one to get). If you go any lower than this, you will be compromising seriously on the quality factor, whether on external or internal parts and will show up in your performance.

But in the end, the most important that matters is your dedication for work and your ultimate performance when your audience is looking over to you for a time of their life!

DMC WORLD DJ CHAMPIONSHIP

Can you imagine a party without the presence of a DJ or his hippy music? The music that we all enjoy when we are out clubbing and high on the party spirits are sapling out from some corner. The platform served to these DJs is DMC World DJ Championship. It was first started in London in 1985 at DMC’s first DJ convention. The first event was won by Roger Johnston a young Londoner. Its venue was at Hippodrome – London’s largest club then.

Like every competition, the DMC World DJ Championship has its rules that are religiously followed without any compromise. It states that the participant must be a bonafide citizen of his country and must have resided for at least six years.

The event comprises of different verticals such as the DMC World DJ Championship which is a solo competition. The DMC Battle for World Supremacy is another event that is a knock out round which has the highest spirits of excitement. Here, the judgment is passed immediately by the jury by flashing their flash cards No.1 or No.2. The last segment is a team event called the DMC World DJ Team Championship. The teams can comprise of two, three or four members.

The DMC World DJ Championship is a very famous event that takes place year. It is a very strong platform for those interested in pursuing a career of a disc jockey. So those there, who feel you have the music flowing in your veins, wake up, get your discs and amps all set up for the great competition. DMC waits to judge your DJ talent.

DJ’s Thing To DO!

If you a professional DJ, you must sometimes wonder how great DJ’s become as great as they are. Well, it’s just the right way that needs to be followed in order to achieve considerable success and become a powerful, professional and electrifying DJ. You can become on too. Eager to know how? Well, here it is…

During the progression of an event, the most important thing to do as a DJ to maintain the volume of mixing channels and volume of house system. This one steps decides everything else. It determines whether or not your audience will have a great, memorable night or not. If you just do this one thing right, you’ll become a great DJ soon, very soon!

Many DJ’s think that volume is something you just set once and leave alone. Well, it’s not so. It certainly takes far more than that. There are many different factors which manipulate and estimate sound. Time, Frequency and volume are those three factors of sound which have to be taken care of during your performance and all these factors are subject to change with the passing night. All your professional equipment is completely able to take care of all these factors and process them in the right manner.

Many professional DJ’s forget the importance of mixing channels and volume of house system during a performance. Understand this: your ability as a professional DJ is estimated by the ups and down your audience feels throughout your entire performance. And if you do this one thing correctly, one thing you can be assured of is that you will never have to worry about entertaining your audience. In fact, you may have to keep them from getting out of control with fun and thrill you have in store for them. After all, you know the DJ’s thing to DO!

What is takes to be a DJ

Ok…here we go…all the wannabes and bedroom/bathroom DJs…pay attention!! A little reading here can help you decide whether you really have it in you to be a good DJ/Turntablist and if yes, then how can you come out of your cocoon and be known to the world.

The first and foremost pre-requisite is that you should be a music addict and not only enjoy listening to the music but also be interested in beat-matching. You got to hear a song or two over and over again so that the transition between them becomes smooth and then do the same with another set of songs. And for novices who aren’t established, letting away an opportunity to play even at a local pub in front of even a bunch of blokes can prove to be a disaster. Bottom-line is: take up any opportunity that comes your way and be ready to play any genre of music. Agreed that it’s good to have a “genre identity” but keeping a plethora of options always pays off.

DJing is not exactly an art form but it isn't any bit inferior to it either so what if you are experimenting with the already produced soundtracks. So if you are a musician of the sorts, then do try your hand at DJing or turntables because the above mentioned pre-requisites will come naturally to you and you can also exploit your fame(if you have any, that is) to establish yourself as a good DJ/Turntablist.

You just can’t afford despising gadgets because in the process of being a good DJ, you just can’t skip those Turntables, Digital Media Controllers, Mixers, Headphones and other sophisticated gadgets. Fooling around with them should be your favorite hobby (sorry for the phrase).

There aren’t many DJ agencies yet, so it’s more of self-employment. Once you are sure you have it in you, then practice and polish your skills at the same time trying out ways to promote yourself, taking up gigs here and there. Money is modest to lavish depending upon where you play and the disadvantage it that there may be days when you have no work, so it’s always wise to save for the rainy day.

So get your turntables set and screw and chop that old school record and set the crowd cheering.

Turntablism

Turntablism and Djing are terms used interchangeably these days by oh-not-so-musically-informed people. But there is a fundamental difference between the two that sets them apart though not as much as east and west. Today even a DJ makes use of turntable techniques to lend innovation to his music. Which gets me back to describing what Turntablism exactly is? Well, it helps you lend a personal touch to the music/ sound you are playing as you have to physically touch and move the records and manipulate the sound using stylus and mixer.

According to John Oswald, its like “A phonograph in the hands of a 'hip-hop/scratch' artist who plays a record like an electronic washboard with a phonographic needle as a plectrum, produces sounds which are unique and not reproduced -- the record player becomes a musical instrument”. Talking of turntable techniques like beat mixing/matching, scratching, back spinning, cutting, and blending and beat juggling, it is worthwhile to mention that it isn’t exactly an art form. After all you are manipulating someone else’s music. But at the same time it is also a feat of innovation and it all depends on the skills of the Turntablist whether he is able to make ‘music out of scratch’ or no. well by scratch here I mean the scratching noise fit into the original tracks at regular rhythmic intervals. This is exactly how DJ Babu described the phenomenon on Turntablism as and he is the one credited with having coined the term.

Turntablism has attracted much criticism but nevertheless it is still a widely respected form. It is at least better than ‘studio-bound’ music because as pointed out earlier it helps you lend personal touch to the music you create.

Another derived phenomenon, visual Turntablism is on the rise these days where a DJ or a VJ includes pictures, video, and computer generated effects into live performances with the help of a distinct and separate video mixer along with their Turntablist equipment.

Technics

A DJ without his turntable and headphones is like a fish in the water without its gills and

fins.

For those whose have no clue what I am speaking about, a DJ (disc jockey) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. A disc jockey needs his equipment to be of the best quality, the price not being a factor whatsoever. The equipment may include his recordings, speakers, headphones, microphones, turntables and DJ mixers… to name a few. And TECHNICS has been one of the most popular brands with DJs for over 4 decades.

‘TECHNICS’ or techniques as the guys at Panasonic would want to pronounce it has been providing an array of products to the DJing world. Technics is a brand name of Panasonic Corp. which produces a variety of electronic products. It has been manufacturing music instruments under its very popular brand name Technics.

Technics has produced a variety of products such as turntables, amplifiers, receivers, tape decks, CD players and speaker systems for sale in various countries. DJing equipment and electronic pianos are especially popular in the United States and all over Europe.

The latest turntables produced by Technics are based upon the internationally used direct drive technology. With a brushless DC motor and an RPM rivaling the best in the business, it goes from 0 – 33 1/3 RPM in a mere 0.7 seconds. Weighing just around 12 kgs and a power consumption of around 13 W, it leaves the competition far behind.

The headphone from the company has outperformed the competition in the market by miles with its best possible frequency response and design, especially for DJ use. These headphones also pack in an Extra Bass System, with an XBS port which enhances lower frequency response. It has also realized higher sensitivity and frequency response using a magnet 8 times powerful than ordinary ones.

Needless to say it has achieved above par responses from its users and more are becoming Technic loyalists by the day.

So the next time you are out hunting for a pair of headphones for your computer or for your DJing you know which brand to buy.

Rane’s brilliant DJ equipments prodigy

If you aim for quality in your music and excellence in your music mixing work then you have to own some of the equipments from the wide range of equipments that RANE CORPORATION is offering. As Rane’s mission, they are a recognized leader in every market served, and to do so profitably while remaining consistent with our core values.

Rane offers about nine mixers and four scratch live interfaces. Rane has established is name by providing performance, quality, and reliability in their 40 years of experience. Their product value comprises of robust Integrity excellent Quality & Durability Innovation in Design.

Rane is the market leader in providing Scratch Live. Through is scratch live interfaces and offers two types of interface with unique specifications and accessories. . Rane promises ultimate solution is you wish to bridge vinyl’s (analog) and computer audio files (digital). It has 4 types of scratch live interfaces, SL 1 and SL 3 being the famous with most of the DJ’s. SL 1 and SL 3 both can connect 2 vinyls and turntables.

Rane provides with 9 mixers, out of which 2 are scratch lives too. Many of the DJ’s in the industry trust Rane’s equipment over any other equipment because the promise undoubtedly brilliant quality. Now at a regular you can use 6-output matrix mixer (MM 12) which can create six different monitor mixes and can drive stage monitor speakers for you to listen to yourself. What Rane provided was new, compactly designed, affordable mixers to do so. Rane has equipments like Empath, MP 2S, MP 4, MP 44, MP 2016S, TTM 56S, TTM 57SL which provide you with 4 to 9 stereo in and o or 2 mic in.

Indeed Rane’s equipment helps you solve the many problems of on-stage monitoring and mixing providing problem-solving professional audio tools, affordably priced, with uncompromising reliability. Hence various artist and sound technicians like Luke Bryan, Alter Bridge and Another Animal, The Hooters. Robert Scovill, etc trust Rane’s equipment to deliver the crow the required enigma and adrenaline that their work projects.

The Glorious History of DJ Championship

The world’s famous DMC DJ Championship is an excellent platform for the talented DJ’s around the world. It all started at the DMC’s first Convention in London in the year 1985 and DMC saw Roger Johnston as its first winner. His performance though hardly featured any scratches. It was held at Hippodrome first, which was London’s largest club then. The Hippodrome saw five thousand fans when an American proclaimed as DJ God walked in from Philly to show the new face of turntabilism.

The DMC World DJ Championship has a vast Hall Of Fame. It witnessed DJ Cheese in 1986 from America who backed his victory with the first World DJ Title. Then in 1989, DMC was sponsored by the global sponsor Technics who introduced the SL1200 Turntables, which was also placed as a prize for the DMC crowned Champion.

In 1990 it also saw a change in the venue. It was no more at the clichéd Hippodrome but now at Wimbley Arena – which is a 7000 capacity venue cupped with the rock and pop elite. It served as an excellent launch pad for Germany’s DJ David, who his famous for his DJ tricks which one him yet another title in the year 1991.

DMC championship always saw a rise in its participation quality every year. It has always been a favorite for the all the DJ’s and every DJ wishes to get there to the top of the DMC championship. America has been on the dominating front due to its consecutive wins in 1992, 93 and 94. But the hunt still, is on the jog for the DMC to judge the world’s best DJs to keep backing the World DJ Title.

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