Hey guys I was in chapters the other day picking up the Wu Tang Manual, sick book, and while in the music section I stumbled across a book called "How to DJ Right" by Frank Broughton and Bill Brewster. I would have overlooked this book but it has a solid review from MIXMAG.
If you liked Ean's article on the fundamentals of DJing you will love this book. It's very helpful for those Digital Dj's out there who are just starting and can easily overlook the fundamentals. It also offers tips on how to setup your mix and gives further insight on proper timing. Also educates you on audio levels. It even has a section on how to get gigs and get paid, discusses advanced techniques like turntablism and FX's and EQing. It's an awesome book, any question that i've ever had about DJing this book has managed to give me the answer. Plus the book is sure to emphasize one major thing in the introduction.
And that is that to be a great DJ, YOU HAVE TO LOVE MUSIC. This book won't teach you a style or teach you to love music. It's innate. All this book can do is give you the techniques and theory for mixing, from there it is up you to to apply those techniques to develop your own style and give you the ability to present the music the way YOU want to.
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