DJ TechTools is the worlds leading web community dedicated to digital DJing. Our team of djs strive to enable creativity through education and development of amazing dj technology. There is an exclusive range of digital dj products in the web-store that we produce because cool things need to be made. The blog publishes 3 cutting edge articles and tutorials per week and we have a very active community discussion going on in the forum.
The DJ TechTools Team
Ean Golden (Founder/Controller Nut)
As a DJ, producer and writer living in San Francisco, Ean travels around the world playing shows, developing new performance technolgy and writing about digital DJing.
He first started DJing circa 1996 and in 2003 he switched from turntables to a controller and began developing what today is popularly known as controllerism. Leading the digital DJ revolution has allowed Ean to work deep inside the industry with companies like Serato, Vestax, Native Instruments and many others on developing the future of DJing while sharing his ideas with others through writing.
Ean wrote the “Digital DJ” column in Remix Magazine from 2005 to 2009 and now manages DJ TechTools full time while continuing to revolutionize the ways DJs work with music.
email ean: ean at djtechtools.com
Bento San aka Jonathan Kops (TechTools Guru)
BentoSan is a music producer and DJ residing in Perth Australia. Having produced music for video games and film projects he finally found his niche in 2007 when he stumbled across controllerism. Since then Bento has dedicated himself to developing his own style of controllerism while sharing his broad range of knowledge with anyone who is willing to learn.
Always busy with new sounds, developing new controllerism techniques and evolving his own custom Midi mappings, you’re just as likely to find Bento helping out in the forums as you behind the decks, putting his hard work into practice. Bento is the man behind our amazingly active web-forum, he keeps that micro universe of dj geniuses running smoothly.
email Bento: bento at djtechtools.com
Zach DeRosette (WebStore Support Wizard)
Zach is the guy that makes sure your arcade controllers are built perfectly and all the gear goes out on time. He also solves problems and helps ensure every one of our customers are totally stoked! Zach comes from Kentucky, and moved to San Francisco in his search to become a better dj circa 2008. Call us on the phone and he will be happy to help, but dont take too much time- this man has controllers to build!
email Zach: orders at djtechtools.com
Markkus Rovito (Contributing Blog Editor)
After tapping out beats on MPC pads for years, Markkus took up digital DJing a few years ago, intrigued by the boundless new possibilities presented by software and controllers. In this decade, Markkus is looking forward to watching, participating in and reporting on the continuing disintegration of the boundaries between live music creation and DJing; audience and performer; and intellectual property/intellectual community.
Before joining DJ TechTools, Markkus had worked as an editor in print and online for Remix, MacHome, Harmony-Central.com, Keyboard and others. He’s also the drummer for the San Francisco band Tomihira.
email Markkus: markkus at djtechtools.com
Cam (Resident Numbers Expert)
Cam is our accountant/support guru and the sole Serato dj in the pack but proud of it! He loves glitchy electro, and behind those straight accounting inspired sweaters boasts a wild streak. Cam helps answer the phones if you have a question and is in charge of making sure we dont spend too much money so this great site can keep chugging on.
Cam lives in San Francisco with the Pance party crew and threw a number of infamous electro parties in Santa Barbara during his college days.
email CAM: cam at djtechtools.com
Chris Lim (Junior Engineer)
Chris is one of the newest members of our growing team. He helps engineer product ideas and designs like the upcoming midi-fighter case. Currently Chris is our Traktor mapping specialist and the only person that can decipher Ean’s totally insane mappings. Shoot him an email with any bug or feature requests and he will get it fixed right away!
email: chris at djtechtools.com
Contributing Writers
Mike Charles – Mike’s Webpage – Mike’s article archive
A few years back DJ/Producer Mike Charles moved away from vinyl toward the new possibilities in the realm of digital DJing. Frustrated by the lack of good resources available for computer DJs, Mike started writing about his experiences. He became theDJ TechTools’ first guest blogger with his tips and tricks articles.
A ten-year veteran of the New England dance music scene, Mike now lives in south Florida where he runs the popular podcast, The Electronic DanceCast.
Nico - Nico’s article archive
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