Gifts for Musicians: 5 Perfect Holiday Presents for Music Lovers

Looking for the best gifts for musicians or music lovers this holiday season?

There’s a lot to choose from and, frankly, it can be difficult to decide what pieces of equipment, music or item musicians or music lovers may want.

This is why I’ve put together a post that shares ten perfect holiday presents, enjoy:

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3 More Movies About Raves Worth Watching

Without a doubt my previous post, the top 10 rave movies of all time, was quite the success.

Although it doesn’t teach you how to DJ or cover DJ equipment, people still really enjoy reading and discovered what I believed to be the best rave movies.

After some feedback, I think it’s time to cover a few more rave movies worth your time. I’ll say this up front, some of these aren’t the best but they’re still entertaining.

Hollywood does  a hit and miss job representing a lot of cultures, rave movies are no exception to this rule (think Jaws, and then think Jaws 3D).

Okay, enough rambling, let’s get on with the list.

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What Type Of Music Should I DJ?

We all have our own taste in music but we have a tougher choice when we decided which music to DJ. Depending on your location, you may be stuck with a particular style because of the acceptance of different genres of music. You may also be trapped into pigeonholed genres because of the avilability of music.

So this raises a very important question that many beginner DJs have: what music should I DJ?

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Music Stuck In My Head: 3/07/10

Hey BDJ readers,

There’s been music stuck in my head for the last week, it’s driving me insane. No matter how many times I listen to a track, mix or album, I can’t get enough of it.

That’s why I want to add a new (occasional) section called Music Stuck In My Head (MSIMH) – eh? That’s a shitty acronym.

Anyway, here are some of the tracks and albums that have been pretty much on loop for the last week.

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The Pros and Cons Of File Sharing

File sharing is the single greatest element of the internet, it has opened up new musical genres and artists that we may have never known.

Many people argue endlessly about the pros and cons of file sharing. Each side of the debate certain makes their point.

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