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HIghly Recommended "How to DJ" Book

How to DJ Right

Don't snicker or think you're good enough already. I've been spinning regularly at local clubs in Atlanta and up until recently a residency. I picked up this book half-heartedly at Barnes & Nobles today and I was shocked by how much useful information is in this book.

Topics range from beginners to advanced to little tricks.
How to beatmatch
How to blined
How to match phrases
How to cut
How to do stops and spinbacks
How to place a mix
How to avoid key clashes
How to pack your box
How to read the crowd
How to choose the next record
How to pace the night
How to come after someone
How to beat-juggle
How to scatch
How to EQ
How to add FX
How to mix harmonically
How to get free records
How to graduate from the bedroom

etc.... etc..

Anyone who wants to take their DJing seriously should get this book. It's a goldmine of information.


http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...=books&n=507846

does it tell you how to sell your vestax mixer and get a DJM600?

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Originally posted by JohnSmith does it tell you how to sell your vestax mixer and get a DJM600?

Page 28.

i really suck, so i might just make a little trip to barnes and noble and flip through this puppy for a couple hours. if its good, it gets my money.

thanks for the tip scott.

it just takes practice, a good ear and come common sense. dont waste your money i say

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Originally posted by DjJade it just takes practice, a good ear and come common sense. dont waste your money i say

Heh, the book covers more than beatmatching. Can't practice what you don't know. :P

no you dont practice what you know...you play experiment, figure things out, do your own thing, make things up...and then practice that. i think im fairly good for having only played for abotu 10 months and i started from scratch and taught myself everything. and no...its not just beatmatching that i taught myself. im just saying this as my opinion and i dont mean any disrespect. its just that i can tell the difference between a textbook dj and an experienced dj who taught him/herself everything. djs who do things that i dont expect impress me. djs who mix two songs together in an unorthodox way and still make it sound really good impress me. i like to be surprised. i dont like hearing the sameole style sameole thing all the time. i think thats what separates the good djs from the "normal" ones.

to be honest i know everything there is in that book just by looking at the topics that you listed. i think these things are better experienced and figured out rather than just read and done becuase it keeps people from sticking to one certain way and not being able to think of other variations and ways etc... this is becuase when someone experiments after a while he or she gets familiar with what sounds good and bad through experience rather than told by a book to do this and "ok this is supposed to sound right so... yeah"

to be honest i looked at plenty of sites myself and also talked to people and flipped through books and magazines like this. i just dont like the idea of someone new making this their bible or soemthing... and i know noone said that anyone would do that but the title by itself "HOW TO DJ RIGHT" explains its purpose...or lack there of in my opinion since i dont think there is one way to "dj right."

how much is it anyway

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How to come after someone

fuck my girlfriend would love it if i read this chapter

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Originally posted by mongeone fuck my girlfriend would love it if i read this chapter

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Originally posted by DjJade no you dont practice what you know...you play experiment, figure things out, do your own thing, make things up...and then practice that. i think im fairly good for having only played for abotu 10 months and i started from scratch and taught myself everything. and no...its not just beatmatching that i taught myself. im just saying this as my opinion and i dont mean any disrespect. its just that i can tell the difference between a textbook dj and an experienced dj who taught him/herself everything. djs who do things that i dont expect impress me. djs who mix two songs together in an unorthodox way and still make it sound really good impress me. i like to be surprised. i dont like hearing the sameole style sameole thing all the time. i think thats what separates the good djs from the "normal" ones. to be honest i know everything there is in that book just by looking at the topics that you listed. i think these things are better experienced and figured out rather than just read and done becuase it keeps people from sticking to one certain way and not being able to think of other variations and ways etc... this is becuase when someone experiments after a while he or she gets familiar with what sounds good and bad through experience rather than told by a book to do this and "ok this is supposed to sound right so... yeah" to be honest i looked at plenty of sites myself and also talked to people and flipped through books and magazines like this. i just dont like the idea of someone new making this their bible or soemthing... and i know noone said that anyone would do that but the title by itself "HOW TO DJ RIGHT" explains its purpose...or lack there of in my opinion since i dont think there is one way to "dj right." how much is it anyway

I am telling you (to put things into persepective) I'm not a bedroom DJ and I've still learned things from this book. I do not see why you feel reading a book on how to DJ will take away from someone's creativity or desire to experiment. This book is meant to fill any missing knowledge on various subjects the author feels a bedroom DJ might need. Why spend hours experimenting when you could have read 15 minutes on what you're doing wrong and why. You passed judgement on something you haven't even looked at. Ironic isn't it? That's a closed-minded mentality for someone who stresses open-minded experimentation. I did not list all the topics or the sub-topics.

Look I'm not trying to sell you the book. It may not for everyone. I'm replying to your impulsive response that really has no validity. More knowledge and information does not constrict creativity.

I offered a link at the bottom of my first post. The price is $10. About the same price of a vinyl.

no actually i saw it at this record store. im trying not to argue or disrespect like i said. i saw it and honestly thought that it was a good book at first glance. im not being closeminded either becuase in the last paragraph of my last post i said that i myself fliped through books websites forums etc...so that doesnt really make me closeminded since i have an opinion from personal expeience with these things

i think my opinions come out fo the fact that i am in school studying physics and ever since i started learning about physics i was only taught the bare basics and was force to figure out and derive everything from those bare equations [like f=ma] rather than just taking equations tailored to each situation from the textbook.

i know its not the same thing but thats just how i think. you think that the book provides tools that will teach people the basic equations in a similar manner so we are on the same boat...i just would rather derive stuff from more basic equations...or soemthing. im not trying to argue anything and im sorry if my tone was disrespectful

like i said before i think that you learn alot more when you experiment becuase you get alot of input from messups and it forces you to experiment. im saying this becuase when i started i tried to learn all these things from forums and webpages and when i got to know good djs... they told me to stop thinking so technically and just try different things. now in retrospect... it think that the things i tried to read kinda sealed me into this "this is the only way to do it right" mode that slowed me down for a couple of months.

im not saying that its wrong to get a book i was just saying that in my opinion and out of my personal experience... doing something like that is not a good idea. i think i have learened more from sitting in my room than anything else.

im sure everyones different i was just offering my opinion and input as another option beucase i saw someone say something like "well i suck so i guess i should go get that book so i can 'dj right' or whatever." i dont think that kind of attitude is constructive and im not passing judgement on that either..im only trying to help. i see guysand girls here posting and asking how they are supposed to dj expecting someone to tell them 'how to dj right' but everyone on this forum has a different way. i think its better that people come up with their own way thats all

i know my tone can be mean but im jsut being blunt. im not trying to piss anyone off.

and another thing... having taught myself everything makes it even more speical to me

spinning is probably my strongest passion...besides my girlfriend... but anyway...the fact that i worked so hard and figured everything out...on top of everything that i said already, at the very least it just makes it that much important and personal to me. what i do is seriously my own thing. i started when i was in mississippi last year when i was still listening to dj sammy or whatever. ive seriously come a long way since then

i listen to music and the way i spin and mix is the way that i always thought it should be...not what i was taught that it should be.

im just saying this becuase i really have strong feelings for what i do and i wish that evertyone could share this passion with me.

heh ill try to find it in israel ;]

i know more then a couple non-bedroom djs (one is one of the best djs in my country) who have read this book and recommend it to EVERYONE not just noobs. there are some really good tips in there.

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Originally posted by DjJade no actually i saw it at this record store. im trying not to argue or disrespect like i said. i saw it and honestly thought that it was a good book at first glance. im not being closeminded either becuase in the last paragraph of my last post i said that i myself fliped through books websites forums etc...so that doesnt really make me closeminded since i have an opinion from personal expeience with these things i think my opinions come out fo the fact that i am in school studying physics and ever since i started learning about physics i was only taught the bare basics and was force to figure out and derive everything from those bare equations [like f=ma] rather than just taking equations tailored to each situation from the textbook. i know its not the same thing but thats just how i think. you think that the book provides tools that will teach people the basic equations in a similar manner so we are on the same boat...i just would rather derive stuff from more basic equations...or soemthing. im not trying to argue anything and im sorry if my tone was disrespectful like i said before i think that you learn alot more when you experiment becuase you get alot of input from messups and it forces you to experiment. im saying this becuase when i started i tried to learn all these things from forums and webpages and when i got to know good djs... they told me to stop thinking so technically and just try different things. now in retrospect... it think that the things i tried to read kinda sealed me into this "this is the only way to do it right" mode that slowed me down for a couple of months. im not saying that its wrong to get a book i was just saying that in my opinion and out of my personal experience... doing something like that is not a good idea. i think i have learened more from sitting in my room than anything else. im sure everyones different i was just offering my opinion and input as another option beucase i saw someone say something like "well i suck so i guess i should go get that book so i can 'dj right' or whatever." i dont think that kind of attitude is constructive and im not passing judgement on that either..im only trying to help. i see guysand girls here posting and asking how they are supposed to dj expecting someone to tell them 'how to dj right' but everyone on this forum has a different way. i think its better that people come up with their own way thats all i know my tone can be mean but im jsut being blunt. im not trying to piss anyone off.

the point you are trying to make about how its importance to practice and learn on your own and be creative is actually one of the major points of the book.

well i guess we all are now on the same page then...literally : P

just ordered it
looking forward to reading it..

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Originally posted by DjJade well i guess we all are now on the same page then...literally : P

haha werd

Thanks for the tip Scott......

I'm gonna have to check this out.......might help a newbie out

How To DJ Properly by Bill Brewster seems to be critically acclaimed and not only covers mixing itself but producing, getting gigs, releasing tracks, geetting on radio etc.

I've...

I've actually seen this book (this past weekend actually!). If its the same one your referring to...it has many many many quotes from popular DJs of today explaining different experiences(of the specific chapters). It was very very helpful as far as feeling out the crowd....specific in depth at beatmatching and even chord matching! It explains on how to get started promoting your music for clubs, production, etc. Very helpful book although I didnt buy it but definitely planning on it.

I dont think its more of a "do this when you DJ" book, but more of a reference to develop your own style! The book give s a lot of pointers.....nothing that really says "you must do this" or "you must do that".

I personally recommend a little flip through at least!

Laterz,
Shook

bah i'll have to look into this ^_^

Looked interesting so I just decided to order it. Hopefully it's good!

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Originally posted by Incantation_UK How To DJ Properly by Bill Brewster seems to be critically acclaimed and not only covers mixing itself but producing, getting gigs, releasing tracks, geetting on radio etc.

i've heard about this one, and i've got it on my birthday wish list. anyone read it?

i've looked in my local B&N stores and haven't seen the one mentioned in this thread. which is too bad, because i'm as newb as i can get and need lots of help haha...

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Originally posted by Incantation_UK How To DJ Properly by Bill Brewster seems to be critically acclaimed and not only covers mixing itself but producing, getting gigs, releasing tracks, geetting on radio etc.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I would definatly recoment this book for any dj starting
out, its fucking awsome!!!

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