This week, Panasonic announced the official return of the Technics SL-1200 turntable, both as a SL-1200G “regular” model, and a limited-run, (1,200 to be produced), SL-1200GAE model. There are some minor improvements to the drive mechanism compared to the previous generation models, but in all, it’s basically the same turntable. To purists, that’s not necessarily a bad...
Read MoreAs the cost of entry on the software and equipment to DJ with video decreases, it seems more and more VDJ’s are popping up. It’s one of those things that is kinda cool, and bar and club owners are impressed with it. Suddenly, you get dance clubs that only want VDJ’s and turn away DJ’s that rock dancefloors because they aren’t set-up for it (e.g. me). Some may...
Read MoreOne thing that is absolutely certain, the art of being a DJ has been diluted over the past decade. The term is used loosely to describe what a bunch of people do with music, and it’s gotten to the point now where I would almost rather call myself a “mixshow artist” instead of a DJ. Lately, I was tagged in a facebook post by a 1yr DJ who wanted to bring attention to some...
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