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Introduction to DJing. Held at the SoundCloud Office in January 2011.

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Page 1: DJ Masterclass

DJing(wtf?)

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DJing

History of DJing

Techniques of DJing

Relevance

Life of a DJ

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DJing(wtf?)

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DJ = Disk Jockey

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Playing Recorded Music to People

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DJing(wtf?)

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

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

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

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

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

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DJing - DistinctionClub DJ

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DJing

History of DJing

Techniques of DJing

Relevance

Life of a DJ

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1940/50s => Vinyl

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60s Radio

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60s Nightclubs

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60/70s Nightclubs

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Gear

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Better Mixers

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1974: Technics SL-1200

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Mixing Techniques

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Mixing Techniques

Beat Matching

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Mixing Techniques

Beat Matching

Slip-cueing

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Tighter Music

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Tighter Music

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Tighter Music

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Tighter Music

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Tighter Music

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Music was mixable

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Early-80s: House

disco-influenced electronic dance music

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

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Mid-80s: Techno

Less Disco, Only Electronic

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

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Late-80s: Acid House

303

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

Rave Culture

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DJ Superstars

Commercialization

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Digital

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1994: Pioneer CDJ

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1998: Final Scratch

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Cheap to become a DJ

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Cheap to become a DJ

Everyone can be a DJ=

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Travel is cheap

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Travel is cheap

Everyone can be a DJ=

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A lot of DJs in a globalised DJ market

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DJing

History of DJing

Techniques of DJing

Relevance

Life of a DJ

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Cycle of Mixing

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Cycle of Mixing

Choose a record

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Cycle of Mixing

Choose a record

Prelisten/Beatmatch

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Cycle of Mixing

Choose a record

Prelisten/Beatmatch

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Cycle of Mixing

Choose a record

Prelisten/BeatmatchMix In

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Cycle of Mixing

Choose a record

Prelisten/BeatmatchMix In

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Anatomy of a Club Track

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Anatomy of a Club Track

Intro Groove Breakdown Groove Outro

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Anatomy of a Club Track

Loud

No tempo changes

Danceable

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

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Tools

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Tools

Mix Channels

EQ Channels

Prelisten

Connect Audio Sources

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Tools

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Music

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Music

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Music

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Music

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Music

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Music

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Music

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Music

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Music

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Tools

Shift to digital

“Vinyl is a pain in the ass” Richie Hawtin

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Future

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Future

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Future

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DJing

History of DJing

Techniques of DJing

Relevance

Life of a DJ

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What does a DJ do?

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What does a DJ do?

Playing Recorded Music to People

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What does a DJ do?

Playing (the right) Music to People

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What does a DJ do?

Play the right track at the right time

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Reading the Crowd

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Know Music

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Know Music

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Filter

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DJs are Brands

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DJing

History of DJing

Techniques of DJing

Relevance

Life of a DJ

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Life of a DJ

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DJing

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DJing

Hands On!