This 9-part video series is a beginner's guide for learning how to become a DJ. It's based on the original written article, and can be used as a video companion. Since its original form in 2013, this guide has helped thousands of beginner DJs to get their start.
📖 Full Guide: https://passionatedj.com/howtodj
A DJ, or disc jockey, is a person who hosts recorded music for an audience. But there are many different kinds of DJs, and many reasons for them to exist. We cover several types in the video:
• Club DJs
• Mobile DJs
• Radio DJs
• Turntablists
• DJ/Producers
We also discuss the difference between DJing and music production. While DJing is hosting pre-recorded music to an audience, producing is the original creation or recording of music. (e.g. someone produces a techno song, and then a techno DJ plays that song at a festival.)
It may seem confusing, because many performances are hybrids of these two concepts. When the creator and performer of a song is the same person, you might refer to them as a DJ/Producer.
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"When you’re learning to DJ, you’re learning to match your own musical expressions with the desires of an audience. It isn’t just matching beats, or scratching over songs. It’s about being observant, empathic, and reactive.
Contrary to popular belief, learning to DJ is not an easy route to overnight success. This takes work, and hustle, and time. It’s not difficult to start. But it is difficult to stand out, and to be exceptional."
Episode 35: A Conversation with The Egyptian Lover
Episode 34: DnB 101 w/Mister Shifter
Episode 33: Pyro-Mania!
Episode 32: Listener Emails
Episode 31: The Spirit of Radio w/Silent Gloves
Episode 30: What Makes a DJ an "Artist"
Episode 29: Last Night a DJ Changed My Mind
Episode 28: Guest Highlights
Episode 27: Resolutions 2016
Episode 26: Is Beat Matching Still Relevant?
Episode 25: A Wink and a Nod
Episode 24: Halloween 2015: Behind the Scenes of Zombie Hospital
Episode 23: DJ? Producer? Remixer? What's the Difference?
Episode 22: How Snobbery Harms Your DJing
Episode 21: I Want to Be a DJ... Now What??
Episode 20: How to Pick a New DJ Controller (2015 ed.)
Episode 19: From GOOD DJing to GREAT DJing
Episode 18: Collaboration The Smart Way w/Jon Skinner
Episode 17: Bad Gig Stories!
Episode 16: I've Got Passion... What About Purpose?
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