Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Okay, here’s the scoop.
I have in my possession a copy of How To DJ Right: The Art and Science of Playing Records by Frank Broughton and Bill Brewster and I want to give it to one lucky person!
How To DJ Right is a great reference book for beginner DJ’s and this is your chance to win my copy. How To DJ Right takes you from the basics of DJ gear, beatmatching and finding records all the way up to promotion and finding gigs.
All you have to do is tweet the following message:
Just entered to win How To DJ Right on BeginnerDJ.com (http://bit.ly/cT4vXd) Just RT for your chance to win!
It’s as simple as that.
One lucky tweeter will win the copy of the book.
Remember: the more you retweet, the better your chances are at winning!
Contest ends Friday 3/19/10.
Tags: BeginnerDJ Contest, How To DJ Right
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Alexander Synaptic (aka DJ Basilisk) is a dedicated DJ located in Toronto, Canada.
His mixes of Progressive and Psychedelic Techno has given him great recognition and allowed him to play at some of the best parties in the great white north.
When he’s not mixing, he runs the netlabels Ektoplazm, Drumlore, and Omnitropic which have seen some very impressive releases and millions of downloads.
Read the full interview with DJ Basilisk here
Tags: Alexander Synaptic, DJ Basilisk, Interview
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
Hey BDJ readers,
I just wanted to give everyone a little heads up on what’s going on at BeginnerDJ.
I figure it I owe it to everyone to keep them in the loop.
First off, thank you so much for reading BDJ. It’s great to see so many people visiting the site and commenting on the posts. I really appreciate it, it keeps me going 
So, I’m sure you’ve noticed a few things that have popped up on BDJ but if not, I figure they’re worth mentioning.
The BeginnerDJ Shop
After getting asked a bunch of times for recommendations for gear, books, music and more, I figure it would be great to include a shop for BeginnerDJ.
This store is a simple Amazon store built into the site.
It does mean that anything you buy will earn me some affiliate cash, I don’t want to keep you in the dark about that.
The additional money that comes in through Amazon will ultimately come back to you in the form of gear reviews, being able to attend parties and write about them and so much more.
Be sure to check out the BDJ shop here.
The BeginnerDJ Archives
I recently found a great plugin called PS Auto Sitemap which allows me to place a single line of code to generate a sitemap on the site.
Up until now I’ve been using Google XML sitemaps for the search engines but I wanted you to be able to read back through the archives without having to click from page to page.
This creates a really nice list of the posts.
Check out the Beginner DJ archives here.
BeginnerDJ Facebook Page
I created a Facebook page for BeginnerDJ a while back but never got around to placing it on the site.
As you can see, it is up on the site currently.
I did this because RSS and Email subscriptions just don’t really cut it anymore. A lot of people may have no idea how to use RSS or don’t want to read posts through their Email. I figure a Facebook page would be great because everyone already has an account.
Check out the BeginnerDJ Facebook page here.
Google Ads on BDJ Wut?
I’ve been a bit hesitant about placing more Google Adsense ads on the blog because I don’t want them to distract you from the content.
In the end, I wanted to have a nice block on the sidebar and toward the bottom of the post.
Again, much like the BDJ Shop, this is mostly just to pay the bills and so I can pick up new gear to review for you guys.
Also, if it gets to the point where it pulls in any additional money, I’d love to hold contests for everyone. I’d love to eventually hold a contest where someone can win a full set of decks!
I want everyone to voice their opinion about the ads, if you don’t like them, speak up and I’ll remove them. Remember, the blog is for your benefit, not some advertiser.
BDJ Input and Suggestion
Over the last few months I’ve been able to talk to a lot of great people.
Some of these people have been DJs, avid readers and people really interested in the music – big ups for them!
If you ever have any post suggestion, guest post, things you want to share or comments, please fire away – I’m always open to new ideas and helping others get promoted.
Thanks again
Just wanted to thank everyone again for a great reception of this blog. I’ll continue to do my best to provide some really great content.
Keep checking it out in the future for more posts, reviews, interviews and more. As it builds up, I hope to be able to give more back to everyone so keep up the support!
Thanks,
Muxx
Tags: BeginnerDJ
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Outdoor parties and raves are the backbone to the electronic music scene. Unfortunately, illegal activity and social stigmas place these parties under the watchful eye of law enforcement.
Learn how to avoid getting arrested at parties
Tags: Parties, Raves
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
Surviving a music festival can be one of the most amazing experience or most hellish depending on how prepared you are.
Your first time attending a music festival can be quite overwhelming at times but using a few of these tips will help curb some of the unexpected events that may pop up along the way.
Read the 10 tips for surviving a music festival
Tags: Music Festivals
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
If there’s one thing that I can’t get enough of are the comments on Dubstep tunes on YouTube. These comments generally try to 1 up each other in terms of filth, it’s utterly hilarious.
No surprise that there has been quite a few funny “How to dance to dubstep” videos popping up. Sure we could watch people that could actually dance but who cares, right? That’s why you wanna take the most ironic video and add in a filthy tune – pure comedy gold.
Check out these videos for skanky delightfulness
Tags: Dubstep, How To Dance To Dubstep
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Hey everyone and welcome to a new little idea I had in mind for BeginnerDJ.
I figure it would be a great way to start posting some of the things I’ve found throughout the week that have caught my ear or was really helpful and post them on the according day, Monday!
It’s Time For #MusicMonday
Tags: #MusicMonday
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Friday night was a night to remember; my friend James and I decided within a minute that we needed to find a party and we found one that absolutely blew our minds.
Party Tiiiime
Tags: Warehouse Rave
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
At one point or another, you’re going to run into people at parties that are selling drugs, it’s a fact.
Let me begin by telling you that drugs can harm you, you know this, but I’m not going to stand on my podium to tell you “Just Say No!”, instead I find that understanding what drugs can do to you is much more effective than just telling someone not to do them.
Read The Basic Guide To Club Drugs
Tags: Club Drugs
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
I know what you’re thinking: “Who the hell is Bruce Haack?“.
Many consider Bruce Haack as one of the pioneers of Electronic Music. Haack’s experimentation with synthesisers gave us a unique sound unheard of at its time. Haack invented his own synthesisers, produced many albums and was a genius.
Read the life of Bruce Haack
Tags: Pioneers
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