Podcasts about digital dj tips

From how to deal with inappropriate music requests to the biggest challenges facing DJs in 2025, we answered a whole range of student questions here at Digital DJ Tips this week. Enjoy!As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of real-time feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro00:14 Episode overview01:16 How should DJs handle tricky requests?08:09 What do you think about DJing with the Rekordbox iOS app?16:57 Will Apple Music streaming work on my older DJ gear?24:29 What are the biggest challenges facing DJs in 2025?42:02 Tips for DJing festivals when you're used to open-format sets?  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

In this edition of our Inside Track podcast, we kick things off with the question, "Why are DJs always expected to be doing something? Is looking busy really that important?" We also dive into why popular software platform VirtualDJ sometimes gets a bad rep among the wider DJing community. And finally, we look at the importance of recording DJ sets, alongside some of the challenges that come with it.As always, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of valuable student feedback. If you enjoy the podcast and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro00:15 Episode overview01:32 Should DJs always be "doing something"?14:41 Why VirtualDJ software is so divisive23:13 The challenges of recording DJ sets Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

By combining the best of the old way of DJing with modern technology, Phil feels he has an opportunity to entertain and educate a new generation of DJs about some of the most important fundamentals - and as you'll hear, he's taking it to a massive stage this summer. All is revealed in this special episode...Read the full article here: https://www.digitaldjtips.com/first-gig-on-vinyl-in-22-years/As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro00:14 Episode overview01:02 How it started02:40 Creating a custom system04:15 Sourcing DJ gear06:20 Building the booth07:35 SKAA speakers08:37 Digging for records11:00 Practice sessions12:41 Finding a "test site"14:50 Gig takeaways20:18 Next steps... Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

We get all philosophical right at the beginning this week, with a question about when (if ever) DJs should finally hang their headphones up. We also talk about music curation vs. creativity, what to do when the gear in venues is unreliable, and we try to answer the question, "Why does no one make separates in the DJ world anymore?"These and other queries asked by our wonderful DJ community are all answered in this wide-ranging April edition of our Your Questions podcast. As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro00:15 Episode overview01:07 When is it time to quit DJing?12:39 Where's the new modular DJ gear for consumers?18:36 Any tips for balancing music curation with creativity?29:19 Should DJs pre-plan transitions or mix on the fly?34:47 How do you deal with unreliable equipment at a DJ gig?  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

The big news this week, of course, was the arrival of Apple Music as a streaming platform on all major DJ hardware and software. We then looked at the absolutely essential software that all DJs need before finishing up with a discussion on using laptop-free gear in 2025. As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of valuable student feedback. We'd like to extend a special thank you to everyone who participated in this very busy show! If you enjoy the podcast and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro00:15 Episode overview01:30 Apple Music arrives for DJs13:54 What software do you REALLY need as a digital DJ?33:21 All-in-one/standalone vs laptop DJing 2025 Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

In this show, recorded live to an audience of Digital DJ Tips students, we tackle some of the big questions our community has asked our tutors in the last few weeks.We cover how to record great mixtapes effortlessly, what to do when you've established a mobile DJ business but want to grow further, how to set all the different volume controls on DJ gear (so that your mixes sound loud and clear), and more!As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro00:15 Episode overview01:09 Advice for growing an established mobile DJ business?10:58 Any tips for improving "poor quality" DJ mixes?16:32 Which music prep software do you recommend for DJs?23:38 How do DJs pick which songs to include in their mixtapes?26:06 When releasing mixtapes, should DJs focus on quality or quantity?30:36 What's the process for setting volume controls on DJ gear?  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

On the Digital DJ Tips DJ school Inside Track podcast this month, we're looking at three topics that the DJ community is talking about at the moment. This month we've got:1. The real price of DJing - What does it really cost to take up DJing as a hobby? Not only getting the equipment but keeping up with subscriptions and so on. We do the numbers for you.2. Lossy versus compressed music - What's the difference between a lossless and a lossy file, and an uncompressed and a compressed file, and do DJs need to know? We dive deeper..3. Rekordbox subscriptions still down - They've been down for a while now, meaning people can't subscribe, cancel, upgrade, or downgrade their subs. What's going on? And what issues for DJs using software does this highlight?As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro00:15 Episode overview02:05 The real price of DJing14:25 Lossy versus compressed music27:31 Rekordbox subscriptions still down Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

An unusually busy podcast today with lots of questions so varied that I had to scattergun through them to a certain extent, but that made it more vibrant, and there was an awful lot of feedback from the community as well.As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro00:14 Episode overview01:12 Is a DJ considered an artist?06:21 How does songwriting fit into music production?11:00 Best way to mix house music into drum & bass?14:00 What separates hobby and pro DJs?21:50 I'm ready to upgrade - which DJ controller should I get?27:29 Do you have training for DJ.Studio software?31:12 For DJing with stems, should I use Mp3 or WAV files?36:29 Should I DJ with streaming services on my phone?39:35 Tips for getting more DJ gigs?  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

Should DJs scratch? - Some love it, some hate it, some can do it, some think they'll never be able to - but at the end of the day, how important is scratching for DJs?Have you got G.A.S.? - Gear Acquisition Syndrome is a trait that for some reason particularly affects hobby DJs. What is it? Is it a problem? And if so, how should you deal with it?The 3 ways to market yourself as a DJ - None of these promo strategies are wrong, but knowing what you are (and aren't) prepared to do will make it easier for you to decide which route is right for you.As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro00:15 Episode overview01:13 Should DJs scratch?16:46 Have you got G.A.S.?29:30 Three promo strategies for DJs Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

In this first edition of our Your Questions podcast for 2025, Digital DJ Tips students ask questions ranging from how to play charity events, to what laptop is right for DJing, to whether record pools are a good way of building a music collection, and many more. If you would like your question to be featured in one of these shows, become a Digital DJ Tips student - just head to the website and pick the course for you.As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro00:14 Episode overview01:21 Best laptop specs for DJing?11:49 Any tips for playing charity gigs?21:04 How good are record pools for music discovery?27:43 Is modular DJing the way forward?31:13 Advice for playing to crowds that won't dance?  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

In this final Inside Track podcast of 2024, we're looking back at the year. All the big stories, the culture changes, the software, the hardware, shifts in how DJing is done, AI of course, and some trends that we think will carry forward into 2025. It's all covered in this final end-of-year wrap. Let us just take this opportunity to thank everyone for being part of this podcast, whether you're a subscriber or a student, and I look forward to seeing you as we continue in the new year.As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro00:15 Episode overview00:56 DJing is broader than ever04:44 Software innovation & accessibility10:39 Advancements in real-time stems14:52 Cloud library acceptance18:43 Wireless tech improvements25:02 AI tool adoption30:52 Our DJ school roundup  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

In the final Your Questions podcast of 2024 from the Digital DJ Tips DJ school, our students asked a whole range of questions, making it - as ever - a great listen for those learning to DJ.Tune in to find out why learning to DJ sometimes feels so difficult when modern gear is designed to make it feel so easy. We also cover how to improve the sound quality of DJ gear when DJing in clubs, and whether producers should mix in mono or stereo.Plus, one of the school's students convinces host Phil to reveal some of his favourite features on the new AlphaTheta XDJ-AZ. This question comes at the perfect time, as we're about to release our much-anticipated feature-length video training tutorial for this popular standalone unit. As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro00:15 Episode overview00:49 What are your favourite XDJ-AZ features?10:25 Why doesn't Algoriddim prioritise non-Apple platforms?17:02 Do beginner DJs need to use every feature on their gear?25:10 Tips for improving the sound quality in clubs?29:11 Should I produce tracks in mono or stereo?  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

We kick off this episode discussing the three main types of DJ, because when you boil it down, DJs usually fall into these categories - and one of these types often makes a big mistake. We reveal what that mistake is (and why it happens) here.Next we cover the five big things I learned working with DJ Jazzy Jeff for a week. Jeff is one of the world's most respected DJs, and I got to work and stay with him recently to film a new course. Here we discuss some invaluable lessons he taught me.And lastly, have you ever waited WAY too long for your DJ music to export to a USB drive? In the final topic of this Inside Track episode, we tell you why this is a problem and offer three possible solutions.As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:14 Episode overview 01:13 The three main types of DJ13:51 Five things I learned from DJ Jazzy Jeff31:54 The problem with USB drives for DJing Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

We start our podcast this time around with a question from a student who's bought an awful lot of gear but is stuck knowing what to do next! We move on to talk about licences, insurance, dealing with requests, four channels versus two channels, whether it's wise to play five times a week, and many other topics all chosen by our fantastic students. As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro00:14 Episode overview01:03 I own too much DJ gear! What's next?09:48 How can I access exclusive DJ promos?15:41 Tips for organising house music events?20:08 Best way to manage gig requests?26:23 Which DJ gear features are worth the upgrade?32:17 Do I need insurance and licensing as a mobile DJ?38:49 What should I expect from my first DJ residency?  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

Mobile DJing has changed in recent years, and so there are simple things any DJ can do to keep up with the times and do a great job. We kick off this episode with the five most popular tips as voted for by our students.Our second topic tackles whether we've reached "peak features" on DJ gear or not. With nearly every new DJ gear release, there seems to be some gimmicky new feature or other. But how important are these really? Or instead, how much should our DJ gear simply do a job and stay out of our way?With sync, AI beatgrids, and modern quick mixing techniques, do we even need jogwheels to DJ any more? After all, our very own Laidback Luke has moved away from this type of DJing. So for our final topic in this episode, we examine the arguments for and against.As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.Mixing For Mobile & Wedding DJs: https://djtips.co/mixing-mobileTIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:15 Episode overview 1:43 5 surprising tips for modern mobile DJs24:07 Have we reached "peak features" on DJ gear?33:52 The importance (and future) of jogwheels Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

With AlphaTheta having just launched the XDJ-AZ, it's not surprising that we had questions about that in this week's show.But we also had a wide range of questions from our students covering everything from how to transition with effects, to the height of DJ gear, to dealing with imposter syndrome.As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.HELPFUL RESOURCESTransition videos: https://djtips.co/transitionsExplanation of "cue drift" issues: https://youtu.be/7YUHXQO0TKsTIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:14 Episode overview1:09 Does the XDJ-AZ have stems?5:50 Best way to smooth out transitions with FX?11:33 Any advice for DJs with "imposter syndrome"?17:51 How can I delete an entire genre from my DJ library?20:28 What's needed to be a successful karaoke DJ?21:25 For beginner DJ mixes, should I play multiple genres or focus on just one?25:43 Easiest way to manage cue points across different set-ups?30:27 Best DJ desk for equipment?34:24 What advanced DJ skills do you recommend learning?   Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

As Pioneer DJ slowly fades from view and AlphaTheta takes over, we start this episode highlighting what we see as the five big issues the brand has to address to continue its success.Most DJs opt for gear with four-channel mixing capability - but how important is this? We look at what those extra channels are for, and share the real numbers on how many DJs actually use them.It really does make sense to dabble with livestreaming in this day and age, and it needn't be difficult or expensive, so we finish off the episode discussing the three easiest ways to do it and what you'll need.As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:15 Episode overview 1:23 Five issues AlphaTheta needs to deal with20:10 DJing with four channels (demystified)30:38 Three simple ways to DJ livestream Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

Welcome to our podcast answering another batch of questions asked by real students in our DJ school. This time around we started with a question about the best way to mix in just your headphones (out of the two most common methods), before moving on to talking about something that comes up again and again and doesn't get any easier as our lives get busier – finding a way to fit DJing into your life!With the cost and capabilities of modern DJ lighting both moving in the right direction nowadays, it's no surprise many DJs are dabbling. We talked through your options as a DJ when it comes to adding lights to your set-up, especially if you really feel you want to concentrate on the music when DJing. And finally, we talked about how to keep techno/trance sets exciting, with the added twist of performing online with no visible audience.As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts - it really does make a difference. TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:15 Episode overview1:21 What's the best way to mix in headphones?5:29 How can I start adding lights to my DJ set-up?12:37 Any advice on having more time for DJing?21:49 As a trance DJ, should I mix quickly or play the full track?  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

So you want to be able to DJ like a pro, but it's hard to know where to start, it's hard to know what to practise, and it's hard to know if you're getting better.This proven five-step formula, first popularised in our book Rock The Dancefloor! (which has now reached its second edition and is a global bestseller), is your answer.Each of the five steps in this teaching method identifies an area to work on. When you work in all areas, it has a "multiplier effect". By approaching your DJing hobby this way, you'll get noticeably better – fast – and you'll have more fun doing so. You'll find you're never stuck for something to do, and your progress will be obvious, not least to you!Here we're going to look at step five, which is success. We covered the previous four steps – gear, music, mixing, and performing – in earlier episodes. Success is all about where you go with your DJing skills. Once you've mastered the other four steps – you understand how DJ gear works and you're comfortable on different types of gear, you have a functional music collection that you're highly familiar with and happy to DJ with, you've got a well-chosen and practised selection of skills that you can use in front of any crowd, and you have enough experience of playing DJ sets like a pro – I promise you, you're going to want more and more!But while this is an enviable position to find yourself in, it pays to make the most of it once you get there.This episode covers five tips that will help you master this area of DJing. Enjoy the show!As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:14 Episode overview2:12 Tip #1 - Make the time3:42 Tip #2 - Find your community5:05 Tip #3 - Celebrate your wins6:04 Tip #4 - Know your next steps8:33 Tip #5 - Don't wait to help others Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

So you want to be able to DJ like a pro, but it's hard to know where to start, it's hard to know what to practise, and it's hard to know if you're getting better.This proven five-step formula, first popularised in our book Rock The Dancefloor! (which has now reached its second edition and is a global bestseller), is your answer.Each of the five steps in this teaching method identifies an area to work on. When you work in all areas, it has a "multiplier effect". By approaching your DJing hobby this way, you'll get noticeably better – fast – and you'll have more fun doing so. You'll find you're never stuck for something to do, and your progress will be obvious, not least to you!Here we're going to look at step four, which is performing, before moving on to look at the final step, success - we've already covered steps one to three in previous episodes.Nowadays, we define performing in a very broad way. What we're talking about here is delivering the finished product of DJing. In other words, creating something that others can enjoy. It's one thing to have mastered one or two transitions that you do over and over again in private, but that's not really DJing - they're just tricks. Delivering the finished product is what makes you a DJ.This episode covers three ideas that will help you understand this area of DJing. Enjoy the show!As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:14 Episode overview2:44 Idea #1 - Livestreaming4:31 Idea #2 -Mixtapes6:32 Idea #3 - Just for fun9:49 Next steps.. Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

So you want to be able to DJ like a pro, but it's hard to know where to start, it's hard to know what to practise, and it's hard to know if you're getting better.This proven five-step formula, first popularised in our book Rock The Dancefloor! (which has now reached its second edition and is a global bestseller), is your answer.Each of the five steps in this teaching method identifies an area to work on. When you work in all areas, it has a "multiplier effect". By approaching your DJing hobby this way, you'll get noticeably better – fast – and you'll have more fun doing so. You'll find you're never stuck for something to do, and your progress will be obvious, not least to you!Here we're going to look at step three, which is mixing, before moving on to look at the next two steps in order (the order is important). We've already covered the first two steps, gear and music.Mixing is what you do with the music you worked on in step two, using the gear we covered in step one.A big mistake beginner DJs make when they want to learn to DJ is try to start here, at step three. As we've already seen, without a solid grounding in the first two steps, you're going to come unstuck quite quickly, because either you'll get frustrated with the gear and it will hold you back unnecessarily, or you'll find you haven't got the music you want (or you can't find the music you want quickly enough) to make the mixing part fruitful.However, if you understand and are also working on the first two steps, you're ready for this one. And of course, it is this one that often ultimately draws DJs to the hobby, because we all see DJs doing a great job and want to emulate them.This episode covers three tips that will help you master this area of DJing.  Enjoy the show!As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:15 Episode overview1:09 Where beginner DJs get stuck..2:41 Tip #1 - Get the volume right4:30 Tip #2 - Noticeable mixing is OK7:33 Tip #3 - There's no "correct" way to DJ11:09 Bonus tip - Record your sets Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

So you want to be able to DJ like a pro, but it's hard to know where to start, it's hard to know what to practise, and it's hard to know if you're getting better.This proven five-step formula, first popularised in our book Rock The Dancefloor! (which has now reached its second edition and is a global bestseller), is your answer.Each of the five steps in this teaching method identifies an area to work on. When you work in all areas, it has a "multiplier effect". By approaching your DJing hobby this way, you'll get noticeably better – fast – and you'll have more fun doing so. You'll find you're never stuck for something to do, and your progress will be obvious, not least to you!Here we're going to look at step two, which is the music, before moving on to look at the next three steps in order (the order is important).Hopefully, this is why you got into this. Finding, choosing, buying, organising, and learning the tracks and songs you'll be dealing with is obviously an integral part of DJing. But that doesn't mean it's easy. And indeed, with today's abundance of digital music and the necessity to use computers to organise that music, this is a huge pain point for many DJs.This episode covers three big steps that will help you master this area of DJing.  Enjoy the show!As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:14 Episode overview1:35 Tip #1 - Develop a weekly routine4:11 Tip #2 - Discover old gems6:25 Tip #3 - Learn about your music Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

So you want to be able to DJ like a pro, but it's hard to know where to start, it's hard to know what to practise, and it's hard to know if you're getting better.This proven five-step formula, first popularised in our book Rock The Dancefloor! (which has now reached its second edition and is a global bestseller), is your answer.Each of the five steps in this teaching method identifies an area to work on. When you work in all areas, it has a "multiplier effect". By approaching your DJing hobby this way, you'll get noticeably better – fast – and you'll have more fun doing so. You'll find you're never stuck for something to do, and your progress will be obvious, not least to you!Here we're going to look at step one, which is the gear, before moving on to look at the next four steps in order (the order is important). This is the "geeky stuff". It's no surprise that DJing attracts its fair share of nerds, and I do mean that in a nice way. Here at the school, we have a disproportionately high number of IT workers and technology fans among our students.However, this isn't everyone. And the gear (which also includes the software nowadays) can be a very scary area if it's not something you're naturally drawn to or feel you easily understand. Especially nowadays, this can be a real obstacle. And yet without basic knowledge here, you're in trouble before you've even begun, because basic competence, understanding and confidence in this area is necessary to progress as a DJ. Enjoy the show! As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:14 Episode overview0:55 Why this step matters3:11 Tip #1 - Read the manual5:46 Tip #2 - DJ on something new7:44 Tip #3 - Switch off DJing "aides"9:30 Bonus tip - Move past the gear Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

This one was recorded on 4 July, but despite the date, we still had a busy show answering questions from students about a wide range of topics.We covered the fallout from Pioneer DJ deciding not to support older controllers in the latest version of Rekordbox.We talked about the right way to promote events and why, despite loads of advertising and hard work, most of the people at one student's event were just people they already knew.We talked about whether it's ever okay to play parties with DJ monitor speakers, or whether you should always use speakers that are correct for the job.And, we covered the idea of playing tune-up gigs to get you ready for playing important shows, and many more questions, including lots of valuable live feedback from our student community.As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts - it really does make a difference. TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:15 Episode overview1:31 Why doesn't older Pioneer DJ gear unlock Rekordbox 7?10:57 Can I use studio monitors to DJ parties?23:26 How can beginner DJs prep for a big gig?32:10 Tips to feel more comfortable on DJ livestreams?34:58 What's the best way to get DJ gear repaired?38:10 How to use stems on standalone DJ gear?42:15 Advice for promoting new DJ events?  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

Is it time to redefine DJ success? Drugs, groupies, private jets, insomnia, amnesia, hearing loss, mental breakdown: Say you're a DJ without saying you're a DJ, right? Well, we say no! It's time for a grown-up definition of DJing success - and I had one to propose to start the three topics we covered in this month's Inside Track.We moved on to "The strange world of DJ software". "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold" said poet WB Yeats (over a far more important subject), but that's how it feels with DJ software nowadays, as the market matures, takeovers loom, and DJs get perhaps understandably more and more confused. We shared what we think the problem is and where it all might lead.Finally, I talked about things I've learned returning to DJing (with 7" singles!). As a fun side hobby, I've been building a collection of 7" records to DJ with on cheap, portable, battery-powered record decks. What I'm learning has lessons for any DJ who feels trapped rather than freed by technology.Here's a link to the equipment mentioned in the show:https://www.stokyoworld.com/collections/stokyo-record-mate-setAs ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:15 Episode overview1:38 Redefining DJ "success"23:52 The strange world of DJ software41:22 Key takeaways from DJing with 45s  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

We started with a question that a lot of people resonated with, which is the lack of exciting new DJ gear recently, and we looked into some of the reasons why new equipment might have slowed down. Also this week, we had lots of DJs working on their first gigs, but one in particular who's returning to DJing after 40 years wanting to know what might have changed.And we had a reticent British guy who felt that not only was he too humble to ask people to listen to his work, but also that as an artist, somehow the work should find the audience, and it's below DJs to go hawking their mixes and mashups around to the world. We gave him some home truths - plus answered loads of other questions from our awesome community. Hope you enjoy this episode!As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts - it really does make a difference. TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:14 Episode overview1:21 Why is there less DJ gear being released?7:24 At more relaxed gigs, should I quick mix or play the full song?14:37 How is the upcoming DJ Jazzy Jeff scratch course different from Scratching For Controller DJs?18:22 What should I prioritise when returning to DJing after a break?23:01 Should I use a music streaming service when DJing a house party?25:37 How do I prepare to use a venue's DJ set-up?29:09 What DJ apps do you recommend for Android users?32:33 How can I gain a fan base when I don't like promoting myself?38:33 As a new DJ, how can I impress everyone at my next gig?  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

In this conversation, Anthony interviews Phil Morse, a professional DJ, CEO of Digital DJ Tips, and author of the book Rock the Dance Floor. Phil shares his journey as a DJ and how he transitioned into teaching others. He discusses the five-step method of teaching DJing, which includes gear, music, mixing, performing, and success. Phil emphasizes the importance of trying different genres of music and being open to new opportunities as a DJ. He also addresses the blurred line between DJing and producing, highlighting the use of technology in live remixing and the controversy surrounding the beat sync button. In this conversation, Phil and Anthony discuss the blurred line between producers and DJs, the importance of understanding the tools and technology used in DJing, and managing nerves in front of a crowd.

Phil Morse has been educating DJs around the world through his learning platform, Digital DJ Tips, for years. In this episode, we talk about how the art of DJ'ing has evolved to this point, where it's headed and whether or not the future of Dj'ing is in a good place. He also is releasing an updated version of his book "Rock The Dance Floor!" on May 30th, 2024. Grab your copy via the link below.djtips.co/book I'm on YOUTUBE! Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

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Beatgridding your music has been a necessary evil for digital DJs who want to use features like sync, loop, beat-tied effects, accurate hotcues, and so on, for many years. However, while beatgridding 2.0 improved on beatgridding 1.0 by handling songs with slightly varying BPMs a little bit better, not much has changed over the years – until now, that is – because new software is now able to use AI to basically kill manual beatgridding entirely. People, beatgridding 3.0 is here – and we talked about it in this pod, and what it might mean for DJs.We moved on to talk about audio engineering for DJs and why it's important for DJs to have at least a basic grasp of what audio engineering is, and how they can use it in their hobby. Whether it's simply tidying up individual songs or making DJ mixes sound better, or going further and extracting audio from bigger pieces of work for use as a DJ, knowing your way around audio editors, audio repair software, and even audio routing software is a surefire way to improve what you're capable of doing… way before you get to your decks.And finally, this month we looked at motorised platters, spinning jogwheels, and asked the question: Why? They haven't gone away, which you might expect to have happened since turntables stopped appearing in DJ booths, and – lo and behold – now even turntables are on the way back. What is the enduring appeal of having something spinning on your DJ gear? We came up with some answers.As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it, and you can, please do give us a five star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference. TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:15 Episode overview1:43 The death of beatgridding16:05 Audio engineering for DJs28:24 Motorised jogwheels Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

A really busy Your Questions show this month with hundreds of questions from our students, the best of which feature here.We talk in some depth about quick mixing, what it is, when to do it, and - more importantly - how to do it. We talk to a head teacher who's started to get the DJ bug and land himself some gigs, but now wants to know how to get more and more. And a student wants to know why older songs sound so bad when played directly against modern music, and what can be done about it when you're a DJ wanting to play both types.There are many more questions featured in this packed edition of the show, so we'd like to extend a huge thank you to all of our students for asking them.As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts - it really does make a difference. TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:15 Episode overview1:25 Tips for "quick mixing" on the fly?9:52 How to branch out from single-genre mixing?13:19 Advice for building confidence as a DJ?20:48 Tips for improving the sound of older tracks?27:58 Best way to approach a DJ set playing background music?32:19 How do DJs pick which transition techniques they use during a set?39:17 Any DJ apps that help with preparing mixes?42:16 Ways to get DJ gigs in a small town?45:13 How to book more DJ gigs? 47:14 What's the best way to EQ tracks in a DJ mix?  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

Following the epic DJ fail at Coachella by Grimes, rather than piling in and criticising her, we thought we would use that as a springboard to talk about ways that DJs can avoid the inevitable errors that happen in any DJ set. The conversation on this podcast quickly underlined the fact that these things do happen, but that there are things that you can do to make it less likely, and to recover quicker should it happen. I also shared a classic story from my own past that still has me cringing now.We moved on to talk about the best place to livestream your DJ sets in 2024, which is a discussion that came out of Twitch saying this week that they are planning to fully legalise DJing with other people's music on their platform, which will be the final feather in the cap of a platform that is overwhelmingly the place DJs choose to do this stuff. We looked at what you need to DJ livestream, why you might want to, and all the other platforms you could use as well as the obvious here.And finally, following Record Store Day 2024, I presented an unashamedly one-sided argument as to why every DJ should own some kind of turntable, which developed with the help of our wonderful student community into a bit of a trip through old music formats and also a bit of a love letter to the turntable.As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference. TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:14 Episode overview3:32 How to recover from DJ set errors18:28 The best place to livestream DJ sets41:36 Why all DJs should own a turntable  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

In this month's show we tackled a wide range of questions. We spoke about producing music when half deaf, worries about DJing when visually impaired, keeping children interested in DJing, why the hell your software needs to have a database (and whether that database looks after itself), and lots of other questions across our big areas of DJing, gear, music, mixing, performing, and success.As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts - it really does make a difference.TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:15 Episode overview1:35 How can I produce music with a hearing disability?5:41 What's happening during a B2B (back-to-back) DJ set?8:37 Is it OK to enable large fonts in DJ software?10:13 Tips for programming a mobile DJ set around a specific artist?14:22 Should I quick mix or play full tracks?18:20 How to add more "producer-style" live remix transitions to a DJ set?20:36 What's the best USB-powered DJ controller?24:52 How do changes in my DJ library affect the DJ software database?28:44 When is it safe for DJs to update their operating system?32:08 Advice for keeping kids motivated while learning to DJ?38:11 How to get your question answered  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

A very tech-oriented edition of the show this time. We're looking at new Bluetooth features that have been added to DJ equipment and asking when DJs should be using these, and when they should not.We're also looking at the whole subject of rotary mixers because AlphaTheta, formerly Pioneer DJ, has just launched a mixer called the Euphonia, which is an extremely high-end (and very expensive mixer), utterly different to anything they've ever made before, being a rotary mixer, isolator, and effects unit that looks like it belongs to a different age. Our discussion talks about the legacy of rotary mixers and how they ended up being the way they are.Finally, we asked, have cheap DJ controllers had their day? To answer this question, we look back at the evolution of digital DJ equipment and how the equipment that you find in DJ booths and the equipment that you find in bedrooms has slowly been converging over the years, to the point where high-end gear of all types pretty much does everything nowadays. However, as you'll see, we do think there is still an important place for entry level DJ gear.As ever, this pod is supported 100% by the students of Digital DJ Tips, and it was recorded in a live webinar with lots of student feedback. If you enjoy it and you can, please do give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It really does make a difference.Timestamps0:00 Intro0:15 Episode overview1:29 The dos and don'ts of Bluetooth in DJing20:58 What are rotary mixers all about?34:03 Do simple DJ controllers still matter?  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

1:57 Why do some DJs judge others for using the sync button? 8:49 Does the Engine DJ 3.4 update include the Denon DJ Prime 4? 14:10 What's the best way to clean up a messy DJ library? 21:00 How many genres should DJs include in a mixtape? 27:37 Tips for improving EQ blending between tracks? 38:22 Any advice for upgrading DJ lights? 42:25 How our DJ training worksIn this month's show, we start by looking at the perennial debating point among the wider DJing community of whether or not it's acceptable to use the sync button. It's one of those topics that certain people never seem to be able to get past. But we take a different view, looking at it from a few angles to get you thinking about not only how you're using the sync button, but how other things you do in your DJing may or may not help you to do a better job. Other topics covered this month include removing duplicate files from your library: how they get there, what's the best way of getting rid of them, and how to stop it happening in the future, in which we also touch on the difference between being a music hoarder and being a DJ collecting songs to use as tools. When it comes to making DJ mixes, one question people ask is how many different musical genres should be featured in any given mix? And so we help one student to figure out the best way of approaching this in his regular Mixcloud mix series. We also have a question on transitioning using EQs, and we talk about the best way to objectively figure out how good your DJ transitions sound (or otherwise). There are also questions on DJ lighting and how to build a great light show, including the technology to use, and the thorny issue of when DJ software updates stop working on your gear because your gear is not the most current. Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

In this month's three DJ topics, we start by looking at Recordbox 7 software which has just entered public beta. Does it deserve the jump from Recordbox 6? What new features are there? What has the community been wishing for in Recordbox and does it deliver this time? We take a deep dive under the hood with an exhaustive look at everything we found in this pre-release version of this major DJ package. Next we move to looking at DJ stands and accessories. Once you've bought your DJ gear, where are you going to put it? How are you going to get it to the right height? What other accessories do you need for everything that you bought to make sure it all functions correctly and is looked after properly? And how are you going to look your best when you take your equipment to public venues to DJ? From gear stands to classic hacks to little tricks from our community, it's all here to help you set your DJ gear up like a pro. And finally we look at the state of music streaming services in 2024 as far as DJs are concerned. Which ones work with DJ software nowadays? What are the limitations? Should you be DJing from DJ streaming services or should you be buying your music? Or is it a case of a bit of each? With at least one exciting new entrant in the market, we take a look at where we're at today. As always this show was recorded in front of a live audience and so there are lots of questions and tips directly from our community as well as from your tutor Phil Morse. We hope you enjoy the show.  Want to get your question answered on an episode of this podcast? Digital DJ Tips course owners get to ask questions in their student-only group. Your first step to getting involved is to buy a DJ course, so come and join our community at https://www.digitaldjtips.com.

Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, hosts of The Passage to Profit Show interview Vinnie Potestivo from vpe.tv and I Have a Podcast, Kurt Davis from KDAlive and Angel “Arock” Castillo from bpm music. Vinnie Potestivo is an Emmy® Award-winning Media Advisor who helps clients leverage their media exposure, find fame, and make impact. Vinnie is the Editor-in-chief of I Have A Podcast® and is responsible for discovering and amplifying the voice of independent podcasters worldwide. Listen to Vinnie dissect the creative process with some of the stars and creatives who helped launch his career such as Mandy Moore, Danielle Fishel, TJ Lavin and Ananda Lewis (to name a few). As a network executive at MTV Networks (98-07) he discovered talent and developed new ways to support their goals, pioneering the way brands and business owners could contribute to their public narrative by making them stars and producers of their own television series. Early hits include Punk’d, The Osbournes, TRL, 8th & Ocean, Wild ‘N Out, & The Challenge. Since then, he and his team at VPE.tv have continued to be well-trusted connectors who develop and distribute original content across all media platforms. Read more at: https://vpetalent.com/ and at: https://ihaveapodcast.com/ Our Entrepreneur Presenters For November 13, 2022: Kurt Davis is the founder of KDAlive, Sunrise Ventures and Kamakura Ventures. KDAlive is a platform about travel/culture, well-being, and entrepreneurship. The central point of this platform is around well-being and the well-being framework called Ultimate Well-Being (UWB). The first 20-years of Kurt’s career were spent between Silicon Valley and Asia, working with technology startups in finance and business development roles. In 2017, he took time off for foreign travel, including Africa and Myanmar. Through his travels, he explored mental health, happiness and wellness through various cultures and religions. During the pandemic, he launched his Ultimate Well-Being program and published a short 10,000-word e-book called The Isolation Survival Guide. He also finished his first book called Finding Soul: From Silicon Valley to Africa. He’ll soon publish another book about startup sales and business development entitled Breakthrough: The Playbook for Executing a Transformational Deal. Read more at: https://kdalive.com/ Angel “Arock” Castillo is the founder and CEO of bpm music and bpm supreme. bpm music is a music and tech company focused on providing musicians DJs, producers, and creators with the tools they need to create and perform. Acting as an intersection between music and big tech, the company’s innovative platforms feature cutting-edge functionality to help users play, perform, produce, and create with ease. bpm music focuses on both music discovery and music organization, providing creators with the most advantageous tools to excel in their careers. bpm supreme is a leading digital music service for professional DJs. With an innovative approach to music discovery, the company names many notable DJs as users, such as Jazzy Jeff, Deorro, and TroyBoi. bpm supreme is the #1 music pool for DJs for four years running, as voted on in Digital DJ Tips’ Global DJ Census, the largest DJ survey in the world. Read more at: https://bpmmusic.io/ and at: https://bpmsupreme.com Visit

With things opening up again in the United States, I'm getting ready to perform live which has me thinking a lot about DJ techniques. In this review I condense over 40 pages of notes from Digital DJ Tip's (DDJT) Complete DJ Course into into my most essential (and surprising) takeaways.

We've been featuring DJs, producers, artist managers and industry leaders in Tales From The Dancefloor, and in this 45th episode, our last for the first season of our podcast, we wanted to turn the tables and put our very own Phil Morse in the hot seat.You'll find out about how Phil got his start in music and DJing, his days promoting club nights in Manchester and why he moved on from all of it, and how he eventually put up the blog and site you're reading this on. So if you've been following Digital DJ Tips for a while now, or even if you're new to our community, there's lots of great stories here with lots of life and career lessons for your #DJlife. Enjoy this final season ender episode - it's Phil as you've never seen (or heard) him before :) 

Ben Stowe got his love of the geeky side of audio and visual gear from kicking around a TV shop as a kid. But his growing tech-savviness became his saviour when it literally allowed him to work his way out of his life in a homeless shelfer as a young adult.Now running a large company that he founded, which takes care of audio and visuals for some of the biggest DJs, live music shows and sports events in the USA, Ben has never forgotten where he came from. So he spends a lot of his time "paying it forward", teaching DJs how to correctly set up, maintain and use the technology in their rigs, so they sound better and can perform more professionally. In this, the penultimate episode of the first series of Tales From The Dancefloor, Ben shares his story.Ben's company: https://www.nlfxpro.com/

As well as being a wicked DJ, Brandon Block was seen as one of the biggest party animals of the 90s in the UK rave and club scene, living larger than life. Stories of excess were legendary, and an infamous appearance on the Brits (UK music awards) in 2000 reinforced his reputation.TV appearances including one on Celebrity Big Brother kept Brandon's name in the public eye, but in the background he'd had a personal pivot, working hard helping those who'd come off the rails through drug abuse or who were struggling with mental health issues. Nowadays he's still DJing, but also continuing his work as a life coach. In this honest, funny and optimistic episode, Brandon shares his journey...• Learn more about one of Brandon's projects here: https://www.happydaysforeveryone.com/

Tall Paul was one of the biggest UK DJs of the 1990s, made famous originally via his residencies at Turnmills in London. In fact, his Turnmills Friday night "The Gallery" is still running (nowadays at Ministry of Sound). He toured America and the world, has an Ibiza residency, and scored a couple of huge hits, not least Camisra's "Let Me Show You".Changing times, family, burnout and a loss of direction all took their toll on Paul in the 2000s, as his passion for music warped into business commitments, and he stepped back for several years. Recently however, spurred on by the revival of interest in 90s UK clubbing, he has returned to the studio and to gigging regularly. In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, he shares his the story of his ups and downs.Paul's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/dj1tallpaul/

Like many a young DJ, Dominik Sobanski spend the obligatory ten years enjoying the music scene - promoting, DJing bars, hustling, living the DJ dream (in this case, in Huddersfield, in the north of England). Not many DJs can say they ended up booking Pete Tong and Calvin Harris though!But when it all fell apart, he narrowly avoided setting up a car wash, and instead pivoted into the mainstream entertainment agency space - where now, he has a company employing hundreds of DJs who play in bars and clubs the length and breadth of the UK, and as far afield as Ibiza and Croatia. In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, he shares how he did it.• Find out more about Dominik at the WDC Entertainment website and the WDC & Friends podcast.

As one half of the "LuvDup Twins", Mark van den Berg - originally from Cape Town, South Africa - made a name for himself in the Manchester (or "Madchester") scene in the 1990s as a DJ, producer, and club promoter - culminating in DJs in places as far flung as Russia and Hong Kong. Later he found himself pivoting into working on an early social media platform, before getting into the video DJ business, supplying music videos to DJs across Europe.While he still does that (nowadays with his own company, WeMix), he also found time to become a wedding DJ, forming one of the most successful DJ companies in the south of England, Mighty Fine Entertainment. It's not only a company that has won awards, but that has led to him being a wedding industry award judge himself. In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, Mark shares his ups and downs, and some great stories too!• Find out more about Mark over at Facebook Page.

For those who know, John 00 Fleming is one of the flag bearers for a certain kind of underground music that was once called "trance", but that in the past 20 years has had to relabel and regroup against the EDM onslaught. In great demand and touring the world still after 30 years of professional DJng, John also has a remarkable personal history of battles, including battling and beating lung cancer at just 19 years old.In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, John shares the ups and downs of a decades-long career, and talks in depth about what has to happen to the music he loves for it to live on, dropping the names and labels he thinks will fly the flag for trance into the next decades.• Find out more about John over at his site: http://www.john00fleming.com/.

Ean Golden is a name closely associated with the rise of digital DJing and controllerism, mainly through his championing the scene in San Francisco at the turn of the century, his input onto the design of some early iconic DJ hardware, and of course through being the founder and figurehead of DJ TechTools.In this honest and contemplative edition of Tales From The Dancefloor, Ean shares stories of his early life as a DJ, how he's ridden some of the highs and lows of a unique career, and how a near breakdown in Ibiza led to a period of soul-searching... and a new direction. Now living in New York, Ean explains why recently, he's decided to return to the spotlight at DJ TechTools, and what he plans to do next.

For many in the know, Innofader is held as an example of all that's right about boutique companies in the DJ industry. It's a company that exists solely to make crossfaders, either so DJs can replace those that came with their DJ mixers for better performance, or for forward-looking manufacturers to fit top their gear "out of the box".And those who really know will know that Patrick Danaher has been an integral part of the success of that company. His story is one of following your dreams, making hard decisions, and having the conviction to run with what you know is right - and he shares it this week on Tales from the Dancefloor.• Find out more about Patrick at his personal site and his Facebook page, and check out the Innofader site.

Grahame Farmer is behind the Data Transmission website, which at its height employed 19 people and has spawned an online radio show and record label. While the site is still going strong, in the last couple of years Grahame has had a personal "pivot" into something quite different: DJ success coaching.In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, he shares where the idea came from, how he built an audience for DJ coaching, and how he managed to coach 60 DJs a month spread all around the world. He also shares some tips for getting yourself noticed as a DJ, so listen in if you're trying to get your tracks or mixes to a wider audience...• Find out more about Grahame at the Data Transmission website: https://datatransmission.co

Seb Fontaine was EVERYWHERE in the 1990s - he had a Radio 1 show, he had a long-standing Cream residency, he mixed compilations for Ministry of Sound, Perfecto and Global Underground... he was one of the first wave of superstar DJs.But unlike many of his peers, he's still going strong - gigging, making music, and loving it more than ever. Here he shares the highs and lows, and reveals his thoughts on the right way to DJ, underground vs overground, and much more!Follow Seb: Seb's InstagramMore about Mixbox: Evermix website 

Morgan Page is one of the hardest working DJ/producers in the scene, playing festivals the world over, providing music for Tesla and Space X, collecting Grammy nominations... but it all started for him not in clubs, but as a radio DJ - something he still does to this day with his Sirius XM show and podcast.In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, Morgan shares some of the secrets of his success, including why going slow is usually the best bet, how to chase success while staying true to yourself, and how collaboration and teaching have helped him to stay fresh and focused.• To find out more about Morgan Page, check out his site and mixshow.

Imagine what it's like curating the music for, and DJing at, Formula E race meetings around the world each and every season, and having your DJ sets not only playing at the racetracks, but beamed into the homes of 200 million people worldwide?EJ (don't call him "DJ EJ"!) is a London-born DJ/producer who helped to create this job, and who does it year in year out. In this edition of Tales From The Dancefloor, he shares how he got the opportunity, what it's like, how he balances the job with his commitments to his young family... and how his future may well lie in not only electric cars, but saving the world with hemp...• More about EJ on his Facebook Page.

Aston Harvey was there right at the beginning of the explosion of DIY dance music in London in the late 80s - but little did he know when he formed his group The Freestylers with his friend Matt 10 years later, that they'd have a 20-year career championing the breakbeat sound worldwide.How did they do it? What's the secret of spending three decades in dance music? And what did it feel like going from watching Top of the Pops (famous UK pop music TV show) as a kid, to actually being on it as an adult? In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, Aston answers these questions and shares his stories.

German producer and DJ Luca Schreiner is an up and coming name to watch. Still only 24, he's self-taught, with a keen eye for what works both on the radio and the dancefloor. From his breakout cover version of Everything But The Girl's "Missing" (that got him signed to Ultra Music), to his remixes of James Arthur, Kelly Clarkson, Clean Bandit, even Backstreet Boys, to his big-stage festival DJ sets - he's making inroads in all the right areas. In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, Luca talks about what it was like having a dad already in this industry, what his school friends thought of him getting into music production, how he made the leap from remixing other people to writing his own songs, how the internet has helped artists to collaborate globally... and how it felt to DJ at New York's iconic Marquee club. More on Luca at his website: http://lucaschreiner.com/

Received wisdom has it that a bunch of British DJs went to Ibiza in the late 80s and brought house music to the UK via London - something Manchester has always contested! In this episode, been-there-done-that Manchester radio and club DJ David Dunne talks about those amazing years from the perspective of the North of England. And he should know - he presented the first ever house music radio show in the north-west of England, he had a weekday daytime show on Kiss 102 (Manchester's first dedicated dance station) and went on to DJ worldwide for Hed Kandi, as well as becoming director of music at MTV. But there's a twist in this tale - and it's a poignant and memorable one... • More about David Dunne on his SoundCloud.

From his worldwide touring schedule, to his long-running record label Punx, to his work with names like Deadmau5 and Oliver Heldens, MOGUAI is not only a prolific DJ and producer, but also a true industry veteran, having started his career playing techno in his native Germany way back in the early 90s. In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, MOGUAI talks about the changes in his music, what it was like to play to 750,000 people at Berlin's Love Parade, how his collaboration with deadmau5's label catapulted him into a global festival career - and why he can never see himself retiring from making electronic music. More about MOGUAI: Website

Growing up in a hippy collective, the young Jonas Norberg was always around music - but it was when he sold his bass guitar and bought decks and records that his path as a DJ was set. However, it is Jonas's work with Pacemaker DJ hardware and software that has shaped his adult life. Pacemaker originally made an innovative portable, handheld DJ device. But that led to the current incarnation of the company, as a developer of innovative AI-driven DJ apps that are helping music lovers to become DJs. Pacemaker was one of the first (and is still one of the only) DJ apps to offer Spotify streaming, and the company's "Metamix" technology is helping DJs to collaborate on and share their mixes legally. Here, Jonas shares his story, including a "will it/won't it work?" Steve Jobs-esque technology keynote moment, and a great Eric Prydz & Swedish House Mafia tale. • More about Pacemaker at the Pacemaker website

Sam Gribben was one of the first four people to work at Serato... and when he left the company 10 years later, he'd been CEO for over half a decade, and the workforce was 75! Not bad for someone at their first serious job... Since then, Sam has combined his skills in technology, his love for music, and a life-long attraction to teaching, in his new company, Melodics. Melodics is an innovative take on online music tuition, teaching keyboards, drums and how to use controller pads. In this episode of Tales From the Dancefloor, Sam talks about the pirate TV station he helped start while still at college, his failed attempt to get involved with an early innovator of DVS technology at 4am at a party in Amsterdam... and how RZA of Wu Tang Klan gave the Serato team the shock of their lives in the early days! More about melodics: https://melodics.com "That" RZA interview: https://youtu.be/TXsYXMqw4Zc

Robb McDaniels always knew he wasn't going to spend the rest of his life working in merchant banking, where he started his career. He knew the pull of the dance music scene that he loved so much was going to get him in the end. Yet when he started his first company, to bring the UK dance music he loved to the USA digitally (this was pre iTunes...), he couldn't even name all the major record labels... Roll forward a few years, and that company - INgrooves - was handling digital distribution for over four million tracks in the States, and counted one of those labels, the Universal Music Group, as a client. Robb was in demand as a music industry investor, while his entrepreneurial streak led him to start a management services company, which ended up working with names like Thievery Corporation and Paul Oakenfold. Nowadays he heads up electronic download store Beatport, and is spearheading that company's drive into streaming with Beatport LINK, as well as expanding its reach to the more mainstream pop, Latin and hip-hop music scenes via its collaboration with DJCity: Beatsource. In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, Robb looks back over his rise, shares some great stories from the music industry, and gives his thoughts on what comes next in dance culture.

Tapping into an unusual reserve of “get up and go”, a young Simon Walsh did just that. His jet-setting start to his music career involved things like, y’know, hearing Larry Levan play and visiting Studio 54 in New York… Quickly fascinated by the science of promoting new releases, Simon went on to found what is now the biggest independent music promotion company in the UK, Music House, working on both the biggest commercial releases and more underground sounds. He’s still doing it today, decades on. In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, Simon shares many stories, including tales of being a radio plugger, and driving a very young Take That around the UK from gig to gig…

From his first love of UK "hardcore" (the "old school rave" scene, not the guitar "hardcore"), Jay Cunning has been involved neck-deep in all things breakbeat in the UK. the breakbeat scene was a phenomenon in itself, and to those who didn't witness it first-hand, Jay's stories will in themselves be fascinating. But this podcast is more than that: Jay talks about how scenes rise and fall, and why; he shares stories of life in radio, both legal and decidedly illegal; and talks about DJing when you've got a full-time job. We cover making DJing work with a partner and family, clubs vs radio, running a DJ school, and many other things Jay's done and learned in his long career. It's all in another absorbing episode of Tales from the Dancefloor. Jay's links: Website - http://wearehardcore.uk/ Podcast: http://smarturl.it/JCpodcast     Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JayCunningDJ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jaycunningdj/

Judge Jules is often mentioned in the same breath as Carl Cox, Paul Oakenfold, Pete Tong and many other "first wave" UK DJs. But as well as having had a decades-long career as a DJ and producer, Jules has also always had his eye on a second career - as a music industry lawyer. In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, Jules talks about his early days as an illegal rave promoter and pirate radio DJ, some of the many OTHER roles he's had in the industry (yes, there have been more...), and how he manages to square doing basically two full-time jobs with family life. He also tells us how his current "Judge Jules Live" project is going - touring with a ten-piece band and playing club music live in venues up and down the country.

Dan Bewick was one half of prolific dance production outfit Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - but before that, he was an illegal rave promoter and DJ in London. Since them, he's gone on to have a successful career scoring films and TV adverts, based out of LA. Dan's journey has seen him touring the world playing some of the biggest gigs imaginable - but also holding residencies where he honed the DJ craft, enduring the hardships of trying to move permanently from London to LA - and coming into work one Monday morning to face seven lawsuits for a bootleg he'd put out that was blowing up BIG across the dance world. In this wide-ranging and at times hilarious episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, Dan shares how he's coped with all the ups and downs, how he completely lost the plot in a field in the 90s (which shaped what was to come)... and what it felt like to arrive at work to face all those lawsuits!

Ferry Corsten is a trance superstar. In the late 90s and early 2000s he produced worldwide hits as System F, Moonman, Pulp Victim and Gouryella, working with Armin van Buuren, Tïesto and many other big names from the Dutch DJ scene. For many people his "Trance Nation" mix albums for Ministry of Sound were a huge touchpoint, but nowadays he plays a broader electronic music style - everything from progressive house to uplifting trance. As well as hosting his own weekly radio show, Corsten's Countdown, he regularly plays at events and festivals all over the world including Electric Daisy Carnival, Tomorrowland and many others, and has been consistently ranked in DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs poll. Meanwhile Unity project, in which he's collaborated with Paul Oakenfold among others, is a campaign to try to unite the disparate thread of the trance scene. In this episode, Ferry talks frankly about his decades as a trance DJ and producer, the state of music today, and where he sees it going. He also talks about juggling touring with having a family... and reveals an exciting new direction to his life away from DJing. Ferry's website: https://www.ferrycorsten.com/

Just how do you go from teaching yourself to make mixtapes with a cassette player, to being a two-times DMC UK Supremacy Champion, five-times IDA UK Champion, and Red Bull 3style UK finalist... as well as becoming a world-touring DJ, scratch tutor and competition judge? Well, in DJ Rasp's case, he did it via a long-term stint as the DJ in a band, and working with a world-famous orchestra! Still DJing several times a week to this day, nowadays Rasp also teaches, not least for us here at Digital DJ Tips, where he produces Skill Session videos and helps out inside our scratch training courses. This conversation gives some deep insight into the scratch world, Rasp shares what it was like to tour China recently... and he reminisces about when mixtapes actually were, you know, tapes... You can find Rasp online at: https://www.facebook.com/deejayrasp/ https://www.instagram.com/djrasp/

From his early DJing escapades at school in Munich, Germany, Karim Morsy - the head of DJ software company Algoriddim - has come a long way. He and his team built their company - home of the Apple-centric "djay" apps - into one of the most respected DJ software developers out there. But nothing could have prepared him for what happened next... Despite not really understanding what Karim did for a living and wondering when he'd get a "real job", even Karim's parents finally had to admit that there might be something in what their son had chosen to do for a living... when he wandered out onto the stage on a globally televised Apple Keynote and began DJing on his iPad! What did that feel like? Did he practise? Was he actually DJing up there, or playing safe and miming? And how, exactly, did he and his teenage friends start and grow a software company, on their own, that got to be one of the most loved platforms out there, especially for Apple users? Karim reveals all of this, and more, about his fascinating life, in this episode of Tales from the Dancefloor.

After an obligatory ten years as a straight-up DJ, Mojaxx spent the next four years carving a space for himself online as one of the most respected reviewers of DJ technology. And yet to unwind, he likes nothing better than to ditch it all and spin his beloved 7" singles, on good old turntables. So... what's the fascination with playing vinyl when you're a tech reviewer... especially 7" vinyl? How did he fall into reviewing DJ gear for a job? What's it like travelling the world as a member of the influential DJcity crew? Oh, and what's with the mohican haircut? Mojaxx spills the beans in this fun and revealing episode. Mojaxx's website: http://mojaxx.com/ Tale from the Dancefloor home page: https://www.digitaldjtips.com/podcast

This week I speak with club promoter, DJ, and Digital DJ Tips founder - Phil Morse. Even though Phil is an industry leader on writing Tech blogs he ironically says that the actual equipment you use (especially when starting out) really doesn’t matter. What does really matter? Find out in the showWe discuss the rise of his promoter and DJ career from ‘White bread and baked beans’ to running one of the world’s largest online training platforms for DJs and producers. I ask Phil some tips to ensure you stay on top of your Social Media platforms and how to grow your audience and he gives you his top tip to become a successful DJGet a free copy of my book, DJ Goals: A proven strategy to achieve your goals faster & smarter hereJoin 2500+ other DJs like you who want to develop and achieve their goals in the DJ Growth Lab Facebook group hereFollow me on Facebook hereAnd on Instagram @ThatDannySavage

Episode 19 - Let's Do Something Great! In this episode of the podcast, not only do I answer a handful of questions submitted by listeners and readers of the blog, but we dive into the topic of going from a good DJ to a GREAT DJ! A little while back, I wrote a post (check the resource list below) titled "The 5 Traits Shared by Great DJs". In this episode, I expand on this and explain how these traits can aid you on your path to becoming a great DJ. In this issue, we talk about: - Where to begin in creating your personal sound - How to become more noticed as a DJ - Advice on getting started creating mixes (for beginners) - Building set lists vs. crowd reading - How empathy, helpfulness, persistence, patience, and adaptability play a role in the great DJ's life - Why the quality of your DJing matters Resources mentioned in this episode include: The 5 Traits Shared by Great DJs (article) http://passionatedj.com/5traits The Deejaypreneur Dojo (courses) http://www.thedeejaypreneur.com/services-programs/ Digital DJ Tips (courses) http://www.digitaldjtips.com/how-to-dj-training-courses/ Amazing Jazzy Jeff clip https://youtu.be/XaxDAhzwV7Q

DJ Joey Santos has been playing and making music for more than half his life. Growing up with Rock and Hip-Hop influences, he found himself absorbed by the emerging House and Trance scene of the late 90’s and early 2000’s, as evidenced by his continued reverence for local DJ heroes Toti Dalmacion (Groovenation) and Manolet Dario (NBK). His love for both commercial and underground electronic music was an opportunity to experience both ends of the music spectrum; a quality manifested in his schizophrenic and chaotic live sets filled with both easy-access dance gems and challenging electronic cuts. No two performances are ever the same, guaranteed. He’s an Assistant Editor for Digital DJ Tips, a site dedicated to teaching the art of DJing and keeping DJs informed of the latest technology and trends. He writes and produces videos ranging from gear reviews to DJ tutorials, and is currently making his first music production course for the company. DJ/Producer of Big Room House, Progressive House, and EDM Twitter: @djjoeysantos Instagram: @djjoeysantos Facebook: http://facebook.com/djjoeysantos Website: http://www.djjoeysantos.com Playlist: Maor Levi - Deeper Love Tiesto, Martin Garrix - The Only Way Is Up Borgeous - They Don't Know Us Armin Van Buuren, Mark Sixma - Panta Rhei Jochen Miller - Bad Rule Tujamo & Jacob Plant - All Night Bassjackers, Thomas Nicholson - Wave Your Hands Dannic & Lucky Date feat. Harrison - Mayday Marco V, Stefano Pain - Slidez Loopers - Nitro Schella, Sinque - Rock That Shit Alvaro, Jetfire - Guest List Julian Calor - Cell Dzeko & Torres & Maestro Harrel feat. Delora - For You Mikey B - Stay A While