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- ResonantToe, on 12/19/2007, -4/+27I'm not a DJ at all, ever but this guy does his videos really well. He's got a great on-screen personality. I hope he goes far :)
- Kakkun, on 12/19/2007, -2/+16Here's his homepage.
http://www.djtutor.com/index.php
Real nice place if you wanna learn about DJing - makkaveli19, on 12/19/2007, -1/+13yea, i actually decided to login and make a geeky comment down below:), it's refreshing to see an article not bashing religion, politics, environment, or the spears family pregnancy updates. Although important topics, i would love to see more Dj and electronic music topics make it to the front page.
- keithwalsh1972, on 12/19/2007, -0/+7I'm delighted to see him on Digg...
Jonathan deserves serious kudos for what he does.
He has over 1000 videos on youtube under his profile http://www.youtube.com/ellaskins - jmark13, on 12/19/2007, -0/+7I really enjoyed this posting, but I disagree with him on the tempo issue, to me trip-hop is usually found to be between 70 and 90 bpm Hip hop is more often slightly faster. See Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky and other music by people in Bristol England where the sound originated from. Good post otherwise. I am a part of a trip-hop project called theINFORMATI (we did a complete Requiem in the style), and while our tempos sometimes vary from the 70-90 BPM rule of thumb (we also have a lot of indie rock influence), I would still say that most trip hop has a slower feel than hip hop.
- nico623, on 12/19/2007, -2/+7This is pretty sweet...though you do need 2 cd mixers which come at least a grand each...
I love how he's like "well i'm home alone now, my kids'll be home from school soon" hah. - spyrochaete, on 12/19/2007, -0/+4DJs are musicians just like instrumentalists. They play in real time using skills that take years to hone, and each DJ's technical proficiency and personal style makes his or her mixes distinctly personal. Your comment suggests you haven't listened closely to a DJ. Don't just listen to the songs, listen to the transitions, the timing, the cuts in and out, the difference in mood from one track to the next. DJs are artists painting an hour-long tapestry - you have to listen to the whole thing to get the picture.
- WeirdEdsel, on 12/19/2007, -0/+3Yeah, it did surprise me seeing this on the front page. I've been watching his videos for months now, and I never thought about submitting them to digg.
- gingerchris, on 12/19/2007, -0/+3I have a tip for you... try and find a nightclub that can afford to have a band play every night, then try and find a band that will play as wide a range of music as a half decent dj. Then find a band that will play for 5 or more hours. Boom, open up your club and I'm sure you'll make a killing. Lamer
- JimoUK, on 12/19/2007, -1/+4ellaskins is awesome, hes helped me a bunch!
- yournightmare, on 12/19/2007, -0/+3I used to hang out with AK1200, Icee, Baby Anne, and other Orlando DJ's. I've seen AK1200 go through a whole set with no headphones and he spent most of the time turned around talking to me and my roommate. When it came time to mix in a new song, he'd grab a record out of the crate, throw it on the turntable, and just mix it in. I've only seen a couple of other guys do that. I was DJing at the time and I asked him how the ***** he did it and he said he just knows his records that well.
- djcabanaboycom, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2This guy has the best FREE tutorials! I am a DJ and I have watch almost all of them.
- HerbSolo, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2i agree - his point seems to be "mixing trip hop with hip hop - well - works."
and the "All you need to remember is the counting / timing and sound/ key of the toons being mixed" in the description seems kinda redundant, because thats mixing in a nutshell for you, there's not a DJ in the world who will go "Oooooh - THAT'S what i did wrong, i totally forgot about that." - kazimir34, on 12/19/2007, -1/+3The people who digg this story actually.
- spyrochaete, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2You can get software for relatively cheap ($300ish) and a computer with 2 CD drives to do the same thing, though it's not as tactile when you don't have the wheels of steel to twiddle with. You can get MIDI controllers from companies like M-Audio that bridge the gap nicely though.
- flashback99, on 12/19/2007, -0/+24.11 "it's nice relaxing piece of music," to one of the hardest trip hop tracks!
- yournightmare, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2I've never seen a jukebox do anything other than play songs. If you think that's what a DJ does you're a ***** idiot. Tell you what, the top DJ's can make $20,000+ A NIGHT, so if it's so ***** easy why don't you go ahead and get on that. The only DJ's that just "play songs" work at strip clubs and lame-ass top 40 clubs, which is apparently where you and the other douchebag hang out if you think DJ's just play records like a jukebox.
- keithwalsh1972, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2*****....
Show us a link to YOUR videos that YOU do for people for free
There's plenty of informative stuff in his videos for those who want to see it
It's got damn all to do with the level of information provided and more to do with the fact that he does it in his own time and for free
there are plenty people out there who do get something out of it - WeirdEdsel, on 12/19/2007, -1/+3DJTutor's videos are what got me fully interested in getting a pair of decks. Awesome stuff.
- spyrochaete, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2To play it safe, the rule of thumb is to mix a melodic track into a rhythmic one and vice versa. It takes a lot of concentration and familiarity with your crate to mix songs with like keys.
- MWeather, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2Hip hop can be slow or fast. Listen to DJ Shadow, then compare to DJ Rectangle.
- depro9, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2"I love trip-hop, acid jazz, and lounge music"
streaming 24/7 commercial free Independent Internet Radio FTW
http://somafm.com/ - worldsbestgamer, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2Dennon has CDJs for that.
- moduc, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2Thank you! Thank you! I don't DJ, but I have musics background, and used to play guitar. The problem is that I didn't understand a thing from this lesson. I was kind of at awe at people commenting on this. I didn't know what was taught there. So, after you point out the obvious, I realize that there wasn't anything more than the obvious, which I thought wasn't part of the lesson. But you got dig down. Would someone care to say what other important lesson here? Thanks.
- inactive, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2I wish people would stop posting comments like your's.
Yes it has quite obviously become clear that if something is 'Dugg' quickly enough it will reach the front page, so you don't have to keep reminding everyone how little diggs it had when it got on the front page. - Unclickable, on 12/19/2007, -1/+3nobody can beat Supergreg http://yuxt.com/unclickable/Supergreg
- worldsbestgamer, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2Never thought to do it either. This guy has been around for a long time. Pretty good vids though.
- liquidjamm, on 12/19/2007, -1/+3Oh snap - here we go - let's start a long ass thread about CD's vs. vinyl; uh-oh someone decided to throw mp3's in the mix. Let's wait for the guy who mixes with Christmas cards.
- vickei, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2Don't forget those are REAL DJs, I've known plenty of so called "DJ"s who just crossover between Queen and Gwen Stefani.
- worldsbestgamer, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1I find it odd that Trip Hop was the one genre that made it here.
- yournightmare, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1Christmas cards? I knew guy in Portland who made music with two Gameboys connected together.
- HerbSolo, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1He got dugg down for being cocky i guess. But as I am a DJ, and a rather ***** one, i might add, i can assure you, there were no mysteries revealed in this tutorial. - Even I can do that. - I expected something like how to "produce" trip hop by beat juggling or something, but no, nothing to see, move along.
- worldsbestgamer, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1You missed the point completely. Though to say "still mis with CDs" is crazy. More and more people are. The cost of dumping your digital music to a CD is cheap as hell. People are not going to all go the way of time coded vinyl anytime soon.
- unitedkronos, on 12/19/2007, -3/+4Ideally for lining up a track to mix you'd do it in your headphones before letting both tracks route through the main outpit, but overall it's a good video that explains how to mix a slightly different genre than most people are used to. Maybe for clarity he should use a headset with a microphone and a direct capture of the audio coming out the mixer so it's a little more easier to hear in the video.
- alexanEmpire, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1Get off my lawn!
- n8o8, on 12/19/2007, -1/+2Good and thorough descriptions of genres and technique. Well done.
- mattsonster, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1that's a nice one out there, dudes.
- animefx, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1I love trip-hop, acid jazz, and lounge music... If you guys like it too I HIGHLY suggest checking out the Supreme Beings of Leisure 1st album (the 2nd one sucks). Gold Digger, Your Always The Sun, Strangelove Addiction, and almost every other song on the album is incredibly good.
- worldsbestgamer, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1Any CD deck under 600 is not so great. I just opted to keep using my Technic 1200s and get Connectiv Torq to use all my digital media via time coded vinyl and all that. It was a lot cheaper since I already had the 1200s. Like $900 cheaper.
- SebG, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1Hes awesome, ive seen a lot of his vids, he helps me a lot
- Peynis, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1"What if you want to mix 2 songs on the same album?"
If that should ever be the case, you're probably too uncreative. - spyrochaete, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1What if you're playing to a certain theme? What if it's a compilation album? What if you're doing a live mashup, cutting between 2 popular songs by the same artist? I disagree with you 100%. Taking something seemingly uncreative and making it creative takes real talent.
- BassCadet, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1Would be lovely if someone could link us a Youtube video....LINK IS DOWN!
- worldsbestgamer, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1You are saying he is getting rich off of his you tube vids?
- spyrochaete, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1It's illegal in some countries (like Italy and Greece) to mix with MP3s unless you bring the original copies with you to the gig. Purely digital media are superior though. What if you want to mix 2 songs on the same album?
- ConradDanger, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1When you have taken his advice and created some badass trip-hop tunes,
You can upload your mixes here, http://www.scratchitup.com/Downloads.html
I am itching to upload some trip-hop. - GangsterCompute, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1Ever see that British sitcom "Peep Show?" I feel like I as the viewer am Mark.
- matts009, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1I own a pair of Pioneer CDJ-200s. Cost about $350 each, and they are great CDJs for the price. I've been to a ton of bars/lounges where they have these alongside their pair of 1200s instead of the pricier CDJ-1000s which cost around $1200 each.
- yournightmare, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1I know quite a few people who write the bpm and key on the record so they don't have to think about it while doing a set.
- worldsbestgamer, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1I much prefer vinyl, but thats the way of an older junglist. Time coded vinyl is cool but just like CDs, I can't see the groves and what not. I would have to sit around all day and make queue points for the double drops on all my songs. Then once thats done, no skill is involved. I have the equipment to do it, but I just don't bother.
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