Chris

Hi to all
l am new to DJ stuff
Would like to know more about DJing
Well well still don't what style of DJing l would like to go for
Pls advise me on the stuff that DJ would do
Like the following
What's
House Music
Hip Hop Music
Trance Music
Club Music
R&B Music
l got the following Gear
02 x Stanton STR8-100
02 x Pioneer CDJ800
01 x DJ600 Mixer
01 x Final Scratch with the CD kit
Where on the website can l find information on DJ stuff ,tips & Trick

Thanks A millon
DJ to be
Chris

thethirdthing

You doing this for the right reason?

The music comes first - if you are going to be a DJ you know what music you like and you explore it because you have to - THEN you think about getting some tunes together and then you think about what to do with them.

Getting the kit first and then asking what to do with it is not going to make you a good DJ.

Chris

Thanks for the advise

Cheers

tossit

Hello & welcome,

I have to agree with thethirdthing on this one, but at least you have bought good stuff. There are people who buy crap first and subsequently ask if is any good.

Being a DJ is being about musical knowledge. A good start might be a loooooooong session with our best friend Google (or whatever searchengine you prefer) and see what you come up. Check out for instance the wiki-pages http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_music and continue from there: names, termini, and links.
http://deephousepage.com is good reading too.

Another great place on the web is www.discogs.com, which is a huge database of the electronic dance-scene. Almost every decent track you can think of, you will find the backgroundinfo there.

Regarding mixing-techniques and stuff, just fool around and proceed logically about what you do. Feel free to ask any specific question you might come up with.
Have fun most of all, because it's not so much the mixing that counts, it's the music.

p.s.: I almost forgot to mention Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music which is rather subjective, but still good fun. Most important of all, it has soundsamples.

Cheerio

Chris

Hi
Tossit
Thanks A Million
I will start to do my reading and checkout on more DJ-ing Stuff
i will sure to ask any question that l have.

thanks again

cheers


Chris

thethirdthing

....and don't worry about all this genre stuff - that will hold you back no end - just truly go for what you like, not what's cool.

Go to clubs, aske DJ's what the name of YOUR favourite track was.

Go to record shops and listen before you buy (you can do this on some web sites).

And as Tossit says, you got some good gear, now get a vibe

Chris

Thanks
thethirdthing

For the info
I will have a great time
Cheers