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Originally posted by DeleriuM2K it's a paper about DJ culture and how digital technology (mainly CD decks) has changed the insudstry. I'm writing it from both the technical aspects and as well I will include a section about the strong divide between purists and "new" DJs I need some sources such as books and credible websites but I cant seem to find any on this topic... can you guys help point me in the right direction?

what about those djs that embrace both platforms? i'm not really sure what type of "books" you're looking for, but i haven't really run into any scholastic material on this topic on the web...if that's what you want.

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good luck finding sources for this topic. should be an interesting paper. maybe you should post it up on here once your done so we can all read it

Someone in the futureproducers forum wrote a thesis on the evolution of the dj mixer a couple of years ago. Good stuff. Here are a couple of books you should look into:

"Last Night a DJ Saved My Life", and "How to DJ Right"
Both are written by Bill Brewster and are great sources of information.
Check out www.redbullmusicacademy.com and also, a key figure in dj technology is Alex Rosner of Rosner sound. He's an actual survivor of Schindler's List during the holocaust and also developed the first stereo dj mixer {Rosie) for "The Loft" in ny. He also helped Rudy Bozak design the Bozak CMA-10. I really look up to Alex Rosner.

If you need any help or have any questions, feel free to pm me. I'm as much into dj history as im into actual spinning.

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Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot. He who laughs last thinks slowest!

i believe that cdj's have curved the way for dj's again to get to their
experimental roots also, for example digital format opens a whole range
of things that were not possible on vinyl. vinyl is physical so you are stuck with what you got, on the other hand digital technology allows you to manipulate the piece in realtime or produced before hand.

it will only be a matter of time when most of us dj's begin too cherish the technology at our own benefit.

although for some of us it is time and money that can hold some back from embracing the positives it can bring.

man i think you would find some great stuff on the net or even write what you think about the topic that could be endless talking about.

THATS THE WHOLE POINT OF TECHNOLOGY, IT IS TO TAKE AWAY THE BOUNDRIES THAT ARE STOPING US! only problem you got to learn how to use it to it's potential.

GOOD LUCK WRITING MATE, CHEERS (although i cant talk much as i only dj on mostly vinyl and a little bit of computer, hope soon to get live and serato scratch. i have reason 3.0.3 already which is cool and can experiment with sound)

Good luck on your paper.

While you will find a lot of books on the act of djing and the whole nightlife vibe and such very few are ever truly technically focused.

There are few to no books focused on vinyl, no offense but what else is there to say about it .... it's just a round thing that plays music.

Now that being beyond the point I would like to add that due to the fact it's such a new upcoming movement which still creates huge controvery and astounding amounts of ignorance on both parts ( vinyl pushers vs cdr spinners ) I don't believe you'll find much written articles or books of substances on the matter.


I'm sure it's on your list but it should be important to bring up the progression in the equipment ( CDJ1000 for example ) the positive and negative aspects but also the fact this can be totally legal and is a truly god given way to get out of the P2P war if record labels play the digital medium right.


You will also need to focus that this still affects a minority of djs. Yes the big names are all playing cd's in one way or another but bedroom djs and most people who spin weeklies in clubs that are of lesser caliber still play vinyl.

id recommend the vinyl V cd debate sticky. yeah, its all opinion-based, but theres some seriously high-brow & interesting arguments worth reading in there.

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use your librbay to find the hard sources....

sounds like a tough paper in terms of finding sources....good luck.

How to be a DJ

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