Building A Better DJ Mix: Tips and Tricks

What makes a DJ mix memorable? I’m sure you’ve listened to quite a few mixes before that are absolutely boring. They aren’t necessarily bad, it’s just that nothing exciting is happening.

Next time you are throwing down a mix, try out a few new tricks to make it interesting. This post contains a few tips and tricks for building a better DJ mix.

How To DJ: Dissecting The DJ Mixer

DJ mixers are an essential piece of DJ equipment, without them you wouldn’t be able to route the sound from your turntables to the speakers. What’s DJing without sound, eh?

You’re probably asking: What does a DJ mixer do?

In this post, I’m going to give you a quick overview of the DJ mixer, what it does and how it fits into your equipment.

How To DJ: Knowing Your Tracks

Unless you want to mix as if your head was cut off, it’s important to know your tracks if you want to learn how to DJ.

Blind mixing is often very difficult, you can never quite know what you’re getting yourself into when you don’t know your tracks.

It’s much easier than you think, think of this as a ‘research and development’ session as you learn how to DJ.

How To Promote A Party With Flyers

Flyers are a staple to club and party information. Now with the net, there aren’t nearly as many people standing outside the clubs shoving flyers in your hands but it’s still a major way many clubs promote their next party.

If you happen to land one of these party promoter jobs, you have yourself quite the job cut out for you. Not only will you need to deal with generally snotty people that don’t want any of your shit but you’ll also be expected to bring people in or it’s game over for you.

How To Throw A Mobile Rave

The other day I got a bug up my ass because my netbook doesn’t burn CD’s and I’m too lazy to burn them when I’m at work or at my friends.

The problem with this is that I’m running low on new music to listen to in the car. With a total time of about 1 1/2 hours driving in traffic every day, listening to the same DnB set can get a little boring.

So out of the blue, I hopped in the car and ran down to the local Walgreens. Although I was there to pick up smokes and a few mailers to send out some books I sold on Amazon, I found something really badass…