How to DJ: The Insider's Guide to Success on the Decks

by Tom Frederikse, Phil Benedictus, Point Blank

How to DJ is the insider's guide to becoming a professional DJ. Written by two industry insiders who DJ and produce hit records throughout the world, this is the concise, how-to sourcebook that comes straight from real DJs and musicians. They explain and demonstrate everything you need to know---from the basics of what DJs do and how they got their careers off of the ground to the worldwide phenomenon of DJ/producers who work with the biggest names in the business and make the music in the charts today.

-- top advice on how to DJ---from selecting what to spin to getting gigs to keeping your audience dancing

-- technology made easy---what you need and how to set it up

-- how the DJ and music business works and how to rise to the top

-- how to make hit records at home

-- interviews and tips from celebrity DJs including Tall Paul, Boy George, Tim Westwood, Andy Cato, Mr. C, Andy Wilson, BT, Jeremy Healy, Allister Whitehead, and Sasha.

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 7, 2006

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[Randell Carlton Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

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