Even rain could not get in the way of the Remix Hotel Miami 2007 event from being the best one ever. No way. A sudden pour, and people just got wet and...
Interview with DJ Louie DeVito about marketing strategies and promoting DJ careers. DeVito talks about staying up on the trends of the music industry and music and marketing in order to keep the cash flow going strong. ...
Though his somewhat hard-to-find mix CDs as producer Girl Talk are a favorite of underground-music foragers, you're more likely to find Gregg Gillis trolling...
Read the Remix interview with Tim Exile, a DJ and artist with a fresh take on DJing and remixing. Exile uses a special 4-channel Reaktor setup, which enables him to improvise sampling and playing on the fly, for a memorable performance....
Music Production and Performance Hardware, Software and DJ Gear. This article includes software and hardware specifications, descriptions of features and company contact information....
Digital music has truly taken over the DJ industry. Fewer and fewer DJs head to their local record stores to sift through the latest 12-inch promos; instead,...
Although this is the Digital DJ column, and there are loads of things to cover about the digital realm, it's time to get back to basics. Regardless of...
Hip-hop, DJing and the music industry are all at a major crossroads. Remember the glory days of the late '90s when people would go out and see big-name...
While digital DJ software has exploded over the past few years, unfortunately, the hardware world is always a large step behind the new technologies....
Welcome to the new world of DJ technology. In an industry dominated for decades by decks and vinyl, we now speak in terms of laptop DJs, MP3 support and...
Ben Watt has been many things over the course of his 20-year-plus career half of internationally revered British pop duo Everything But the Girl, prime...
No matter what DJ software you use, there is one common variable that vinyl-emulation systems all rely on: needles. Normally, needles are the last things...
Rotterdam, Holland's Ferry Corsten is often placed alongside DJs like Tisto, Paul van Dyk and Armin van Buuren as a king of the trance genre. His recordings...
It's been a long-standing tradition to pay homage to influential bands and artists, often by covering one of their songs. More subtle tactics include...
The oppressive heat in Austin, Texas during the 2006 Summer NAMM convention from July 14-16 may have contributed to the show's more relaxed, languid pace...
It seems like many of the tools and tricks of the digital DJ world are becoming more and more system exclusive with each company outdoing the other with...
If you like learning production and performance science from the likes of Marley Marl, Rockwilder and DJ Spooky, then this year's Remix Hotel event in...
If you're an outspoken house-music fan, you probably know this scenario all too well. You get all excited about a new banger, and some former devotee...
In 1983, the world was introduced to a collective of musical misfits that would forever change the sound of music and the way that musicians were perceived....
In its more than 30 years in the industry, Gemini has a varied history. In the '80s, its mixers were popular with budding scratch DJs, and the company...
What are the makings of a legend? Throughout the history of contemporary recorded music, precious few bands and artists have faced the seemingly insurmountable...
HEAR THE DRUM, GET WICKED Something is in the water in Portland, Oregon. Something funky. Bridgetown Breaks Vol. 2 ($13; www.bridgetownbreaks.com), available...
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