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DJ = Disk Jockey

Playing Recorded Music to People

DJing(wtf?)

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DJing - DistinctionRadio DJ Mobile DJ Hip-Hop DJ Club DJ

DJing - DistinctionRadio DJ Mobile DJ Hip-Hop DJ Club DJ

DJing - DistinctionRadio DJ Mobile DJ Hip-Hop DJ Club DJ

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Life of a DJ

1940/50s => Vinyl

60s Radio

60s Nightclubs

60/70s Nightclubs

Gear

Better Mixers

1974: Technics SL-1200

Mixing Techniques

Mixing Techniques

Beat Matching

Mixing Techniques

Beat Matching

Slip-cueing

Tighter Music

Tighter Music

Tighter Music

Tighter Music

Tighter Music

Music was mixable

Early-80s: House

disco-influenced electronic dance music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUeMFG4wjJwJesse Saunders - On & On

Mid-80s: Techno

Less Disco, Only Electronic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMq90UAg-ZwDerrick May - The Dance

Late-80s: Acid House

303

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMR41Lxb1L4#t=392s

Rave Culture

DJ Superstars

Commercialization

Digital

1994: Pioneer CDJ

1998: Final Scratch

Cheap to become a DJ

Cheap to become a DJ

Everyone can be a DJ=

Travel is cheap

Travel is cheap

Everyone can be a DJ=

A lot of DJs in a globalised DJ market

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Cycle of Mixing

Cycle of Mixing

Choose a record

Cycle of Mixing

Choose a record

Prelisten/Beatmatch

Cycle of Mixing

Choose a record

Prelisten/Beatmatch

Cycle of Mixing

Choose a record

Prelisten/BeatmatchMix In

Cycle of Mixing

Choose a record

Prelisten/BeatmatchMix In

Mixing Records

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsajNyNuxck

Anatomy of a Club Track

Anatomy of a Club Track

http://soundcloud.com/grindvik/par-grindvik-tim-xavier-subtle-paradise-par-grindvik-edit

http://soundcloud.com/ogris-debris/ogris-debris-miezekatze

http://soundcloud.com/sacha-robotti/sacha-robotti-hofhauser-tingly-trumpets-takt-records

Anatomy of a Club Track

Intro Groove Breakdown Groove Outro

Anatomy of a Club Track

Loud

No tempo changes

Danceable

4/4. 8-Bars. 16-Bars. 32-Bars. 64-Bars.

Tools

Tools

Mix Channels

EQ Channels

Prelisten

Connect Audio Sources

Tools

Music

Music

Music

Music

Music

Music

Music

Music

Music

Tools

Shift to digital

“Vinyl is a pain in the ass” Richie Hawtin

Future

Future

Future

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What does a DJ do?

What does a DJ do?

Playing Recorded Music to People

What does a DJ do?

Playing (the right) Music to People

What does a DJ do?

Play the right track at the right time

Reading the Crowd

Know Music

Know Music

Filter

DJs are Brands

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Life of a DJ

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Hands On!