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...
Ask professional DJs what their first choice of CD player is for any application, and you'll almost always receive the same answer: the Pioneer CDJ-1000....
Many DJs have made the transition into the virtual environment, mixing in applications like Ableton Live and Native Instruments Traktor. As the virtual...
In the current music industry, it's not enough to simply make music anymore. These days, to make news, it's imperative for an act to combine quality music...
Brooklyn-based DJ Spinna's studio dexterity allows him to segue between producer, remixer and in-the-mix DJ without missing a beat. Since the '90s, he's...
Summer has arrived early on a steamy May afternoon in New York, and it's hot enough even for a certain Atlanta native to take notice. I'm so happy it's...
Lots of companies claim to start a revolution with new products. In some cases, it's a brave new hardware protocol or audio standard they're trying to...
M-Audio has delivered the unexpected for so long, the company's surprises are no longer unexpected. It specializes in alternative luxury items: music...
Few bands stick around long enough to release their 20th album; even fewer can count Todd Rundgren, Tony Visconti and Giorgio Moroder among the producers...
The unsatisfied can complain all they want about the Detroit Electronic Music Festival's newly instituted cover charge which, at $40, is comparatively...
It's rare to find Judge Jules in a record shop these days. One of the UK's highest profile DJs, the London-based spinner hosts a globally broadcast radio...
For the past few years, you have been buying, ripping and recording like mad. Now you boast an impressive collection of digital music. At first glance,...
There's nothing like playing a show in the desert under a clear night sky. The stars twinkle above and the desert stretches out before you while you play;...
Numark has developed DJ products for more than 30 years, but a few years ago, its reputation was fairly poor. Recently, however, the company has experienced...
If you can wrap your brain around the colossal impact that electronics and software have had on live music, then you might have an indication of what's...
First Final Scratch, Miss Pinky and now Serato Scratch Live have all successfully emulated the vinyl DJ experience in the digital realm. You can have...
At the end of the day, no matter what any company tries to sell you, the songs you play make or break the dancefloor. All the cool tricks in the world...
Loop-based performance programs garner most of the attention for using software live. But if you look under Propellerhead Reason's hood and think outside...
Whoo Kid is having a blast. The gregarious mixtape DJ and G-Unit pugilist from Queens Village, N.Y. has turned his knack for making popular, though technically...
The digital realm has slowly enveloped the DJ world in the past five years, and the digital DJ is here to stay. However, turntablists who rely heavily...
DJs, bands and 2,000 fans set sail for the high seas Jan. 7 on Jam Cruise 4, a weeklong adventure of bands thrashin' and fans splashin' in the sun. The...
It must be great to be a professional DJ, traveling around the world in a haze of loud music and bright lights. For a start, think of how much time you'd...
Digital DJ software has grown by leaps and bounds over the past year. In a race to gain dominance, many companies have filled their software with cutting-edge...
There's nothing amusing about purchasing a MIDI keyboard controller only to find that it can't perform all of the functions you wanted it to. Although...
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SUMMER IN THE CITY
COLETTE AND DJ HEATHER at Vital Vinyl in Minneapolis
DJ SPINNA
FULL CIRCLE
NATIVE INSTRUMENTS KORE
SPARKS
JUDGE JULES
USE PROTECTION
RACK 'EM UP
