Dj's HackdayDj's Hackday

What is a DJ?What is a DJ?

A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience.

Originally, disk referred to phonograph records,while disc referred to the Compact Disc,and has become the more common spelling.Today, the term includes all forms of music playback,no matter the medium

Types of disc jockeysTypes of disc jockeys Radio DJs introduce and play music that is broadcast on AM,

FM, shortwave, digital, or internet radio stations

Club DJs select and play music in bars, nightclubs, discothèques, at raves, or even in a stadium

Hip hop disc jockeys select and play music using multiple turntables, they may also do turntable scratching to create percussive sounds

Mobile DJs travel with portable sound systems and play recorded music at a variety of events

My backgroundMy background 1990 – Learned to vinyl dj since 11 from my cousins (Dj May-z)

1994 – Resident at Odyssey Discotheque for a couple of years

1994 – Spending all wages on vinyl every month

1998 – Left vinyl dj for mpeg3s and skipped CD mixing

1999 – Started using Virtual Turntables (VTT)

1999 – Napster kick started a digital music revolution

2002 – Switched to AtomixMp3 which later became VirtualDj

2007 – The Tonium Pacemaker is pre-released, gave up VirtualDj

The Future of Djing?The Future of Djing?

The Future of Djing?The Future of Djing?

Hackday for Djs, wHackday for Djs, who's interested?ho's interested?

Drop the analogueDrop the analogue

Could it work like midi?Could it work like midi?

Express yourself in better waysExpress yourself in better ways

2 player or more: control, filter, destroy2 player or more: control, filter, destroy

New ways to package mixesNew ways to package mixes

New ways to distribute mixesNew ways to distribute mixes

New ways to licence mixesNew ways to licence mixes

New places to play liveNew places to play live

What were aiming for is...What were aiming for is...

Democratisation of DJingDemocratisation of DJing

...we owe it to the participatory generation...we owe it to the participatory generation

Thank you, any questions?Thank you, any questions?

Ian Forrester | Cubicgarden.com | @cubicgarden

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