- How one DJ traumatized most of the young DJs in my city
I'm making this post to tell you about something that happened to me over the past year. At the time, I was a bedroom DJ. I'd never played anywhere other than my own bedroom. There are a few big...
179 points90 comments2 d ago
- First set on a big sound-system in a while. Here are some mistakes I made/lessons I learned
I bought a FLX4 last year to get some practice in. Put together a little mini-set I can use. Got linked up to do a 15-minute, practice set at a nightclub in the area with a big system. Got there...
67 points26 comments3 d ago
- Juan Atkins
Pour one out for Juan Atkins. Anyone that is unfamiliar with Juan Atkins I implore you to look for some of his mixes. Juan was magic on the turntables and a trail blazer in the techno scene. See...
63 points6 comments6 d ago
- Just bought a FLX4 – What's the best way to learn DJing?
Hey everyone! I recently bought a Pioneer DDJ-FLX4 and I'm looking to get into DJing. I have some basic understanding of BPM and beatmatching, but I'm pretty much a beginner. I'm wondering what's...
49 points46 comments4 d ago
- Don't buy your MP3's from Amazon
I wanted to support the new Marsh album Home that came out today - Did some quick googling about beatport/bandcamp mp3 retailers etc, found a few posts here. Nothing mentioning the lower variable...
28 points21 comments4 d ago
- Live DJ performance - clashing beats
Hi gang, I don't know much about DJing but I am a musician. I have a question about timing from the perspective of an audience member. I know someone who DJs opening a ton of local events where I...
24 points35 comments6 d ago
- Just did my first ever gig!
Hello, Beatmatch! So I just wanted to take the time to share the experience of my first gig. From the bedroom DJ to the festival headliner, here was my experience. I had never done any gigs before...
21 points9 comments5 d ago
- Whats the secret sauce of DJing?
So i see online , people posting a lot fancy transtitions with fx , faders , hot cues , acapellas etc etc. Do people actually do those kind of things up on stage or is it just gimmicks for socials...
19 points126 comments22 h ago
- DJ-Anfänger sucht Anschluss im Ruhrgebiet – Drum & Bass / Big Room Techno
Hey zusammen, ich bin CueCorn, komme aus dem Raum Dortmund und bin beim Auflegen noch Anfänger. Mein Schwerpunkt liegt bei Drum & Bass und Big Room Techno, ich bin aber auch offen für andere...
13 points2 comments2 d ago
- DJing with Linux?
Someone use Linux for DJing ? Have you used Linux for some gig? Do you think that windows is the best OS for this activity or Linux can be a good alternative? (superior to Windows?) Thanks
12 points37 comments6 d ago