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Your Guide to Stepping Up and Playing a Big Room

Written by Dan Leach on July 28th, 2011 204 Comments

So you’ve rocked your bedroom and the local bar, next stop superclub main room! A hefty sound system in a large space is an entirely different challenge, so what are the key technical aspects you should know before you step into the big league? Sankeys in the UK has hosted the biggest international DJs and was voted DJ Magazine’s number one club in the world in 2010.  Here are some tips from their sound engineer Rob Thomas and resident DJ Jozef K on how to play a big room.

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Improving Your DJing With Free Improvisation

Written by Dan Leach on May 17th, 2011 45 Comments

Improvisation. The knack of feeling a crowd and adjusting the music intuitively is one of the few things that elevates the DJ above an iTunes playlist. So while we still remain ahead of the machines in that respect, is there anything to be learned from the improvisational musician? As the boundaries between DJ and musician become ever more blurred (turntablists, controllers, etc), can we find any parallels in the way they approach a performance?

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Copyright Concerns For Digital DJs

The world of intellectual property law is quite relevant to musicians, especially DJs and producers that sample other people’s material in performance and composition. In this article, we provide some general tips for navigating this confusing, potentially treacherous landscape, so read on as we explain the basics behind laws that apply when remixing in your bedroom or playing a mashup routine live.