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05-13-2005, 05:28 PM
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Re: becoming a DJ
Martin,
First thing's first... Possibly the most important aspect about being a DJ is your music collection. You need to determine what you like, or more importantly, what you would like to WORK WITH. In building your music collection, remember that you will need to gather stuff not only to satisfy your taste but also to please a crowd. This is why you'll also need to make an early determination of where you would like to perform (e.g. private parties, weddings, radio stations, clubs, raves). The technology is the next step and almost as important as your music collection. Get to know as many tools and try not to fall in love with any particular device. Turntables, CD players, computers, mixers, amps, speakers, etc. are just your performance tools. You will want to develop your skills and make sure your performance is as good as possible, no matter what device(s) you decide to use. Be serious about your (possible) new profession, but be sure to have fun with it... Good luck! Carlos MEGAGROOVES, LLC http://www.megagrooves.com "Martin Darmüntzel" <martindar@gmx.de> wrote in message news:bgld4d$q5v73$1@ID-196054.news.uni-berlin.de... > hi I'm martin and i'd like to become a DJ. what is important and how i have > to start? please help me... > > martin > > |
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05-13-2005, 05:28 PM
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Re: becoming a DJ
Martin,
First thing's first... Possibly the most important aspect about being a DJ is your music collection. You need to determine what you like, or more importantly, what you would like to WORK WITH. In building your music collection, remember that you will need to gather stuff not only to satisfy your taste but also to please a crowd. This is why you'll also need to make an early determination of where you would like to perform (e.g. private parties, weddings, radio stations, clubs, raves). The technology is the next step and almost as important as your music collection. Get to know as many tools and try not to fall in love with any particular device. Turntables, CD players, computers, mixers, amps, speakers, etc. are just your performance tools. You will want to develop your skills and make sure your performance is as good as possible, no matter what device(s) you decide to use. Be serious about your (possible) new profession, but be sure to have fun with it... Good luck! Carlos MEGAGROOVES, LLC http://www.megagrooves.com "Martin Darmüntzel" <martindar@gmx.de> wrote in message news:bgld4d$q5v73$1@ID-196054.news.uni-berlin.de... > hi I'm martin and i'd like to become a DJ. what is important and how i have > to start? please help me... > > martin > > |
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05-13-2005, 05:28 PM
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Re: becoming a DJ
OK first of all, thank you Carlos!
I want to start with not so big things, so I decided to perform on private parties. And the music collection should be Hip-Hop. I still have some tracks on my PC as mp3 and that is the next point: I looked for turntables at eBay but they're too expensive, so I'd like to work with mp3s and the Traktor DJ player. But I can understand if you say turntables are the best tools for a DJ, but I have no money. On the other hand is a turntable better for scratching... Well thank you again and plz write back what do you think about that... Martin |
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05-13-2005, 05:28 PM
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Re: becoming a DJ
OK first of all, thank you Carlos!
I want to start with not so big things, so I decided to perform on private parties. And the music collection should be Hip-Hop. I still have some tracks on my PC as mp3 and that is the next point: I looked for turntables at eBay but they're too expensive, so I'd like to work with mp3s and the Traktor DJ player. But I can understand if you say turntables are the best tools for a DJ, but I have no money. On the other hand is a turntable better for scratching... Well thank you again and plz write back what do you think about that... Martin |
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05-13-2005, 05:29 PM
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Re: becoming a DJ
Martin,
If Hip-Hop and scratching are what you're after, you'll definitely want to get your hands on vinyl and turntables. Yes, the good turntables and mixers are expensive but in most cases the quality makes it all worth it. It's an investment and you will get a return on it in one way or another (e.g. money, enjoyment, learning). Traktor is a very cool DJ program, but you will be able to get a lot more out of it once you have some experience with the real thing (i.e. turntables). Also, not really a very good tool for scratching. That said, if you already have the program by all means play with it. Read the instructions and try to understand the concepts. You can certainly get a grasp for things like BPM and beat matching with Traktor... Go for it! Carlos www.megagrooves.com "Martin Darmüntzel" <martindar@gmx.de> wrote in message news:bgqkoq$r2t46$1@ID-196054.news.uni-berlin.de... > OK first of all, thank you Carlos! > > I want to start with not so big things, so I decided to perform on private > parties. And the music collection should be Hip-Hop. I still have some > tracks on my PC as mp3 and that is the next point: I looked for turntables > at eBay but they're too expensive, so I'd like to work with mp3s and the > Traktor DJ player. But I can understand if you say turntables are the best > tools for a DJ, but I have no money. On the other hand is a turntable better > for scratching... Well thank you again and plz write back what do you think > about that... > > Martin > > |
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05-13-2005, 05:29 PM
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Re: becoming a DJ
Martin,
If Hip-Hop and scratching are what you're after, you'll definitely want to get your hands on vinyl and turntables. Yes, the good turntables and mixers are expensive but in most cases the quality makes it all worth it. It's an investment and you will get a return on it in one way or another (e.g. money, enjoyment, learning). Traktor is a very cool DJ program, but you will be able to get a lot more out of it once you have some experience with the real thing (i.e. turntables). Also, not really a very good tool for scratching. That said, if you already have the program by all means play with it. Read the instructions and try to understand the concepts. You can certainly get a grasp for things like BPM and beat matching with Traktor... Go for it! Carlos www.megagrooves.com "Martin Darmüntzel" <martindar@gmx.de> wrote in message news:bgqkoq$r2t46$1@ID-196054.news.uni-berlin.de... > OK first of all, thank you Carlos! > > I want to start with not so big things, so I decided to perform on private > parties. And the music collection should be Hip-Hop. I still have some > tracks on my PC as mp3 and that is the next point: I looked for turntables > at eBay but they're too expensive, so I'd like to work with mp3s and the > Traktor DJ player. But I can understand if you say turntables are the best > tools for a DJ, but I have no money. On the other hand is a turntable better > for scratching... Well thank you again and plz write back what do you think > about that... > > Martin > > |
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