Rock The Dancefloor: The proven five-step formula for total DJing success

by Phil Morse

If you want to know how it feels to be the DJ, to share the music you love with other people, to receive the adulation of packed dancefloors night after night, this book will show you exactly what to do to get there. Whether you’re brand-new to this, a DJ who wants to finally break out of the bedroom, or you just want to improve your game, the five-step formula in Rock The Dancefloor! will help you to become a truly great DJ. This clear and practical guide will enable you Understand modern DJ gear, in order to avoid expensive mistakes Assemble the best music collection, so you can fill any dancefloor Quickly master all the techniques, so your DJ mixes sound amazing Perform like a pro at any type of parties, bars, night clubs... Promote yourself effectively, for more and better paid bookings Phil Morse is a DJ who has played around the world, including at the famous Privilege in Ibiza, the world's largest night club. He is the founder of Digital DJ Tips, a website and online DJ school that has taught over 13,000 DJs in 50 countries since 2010.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

296 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 16, 2016

Reviews

[Rob · Rating 3 out of 5]

Worth a read unless you're already headlining international festivals, I think. A decent "getting your feet wet" guide for newbies, answering a lot of basic questions, and for sure this is aimed largely at that crowd; to that end, Morse spends significant time explaining some real basic stuff that I think is beneficial, whereas trying to learn that stuff "in the wild," so to speak, could result in either some embarrassing problems or in being mocked by people you ask. There are a few suggestions in here that I think are really great even for the more experienced crowd, though, even if much of it will be a retread for that audience.

[Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like me are entering the vast world of DJing you just can't miss this book! It's such an easy read and at the same time it's fully packed with great advise from the first to the last page.

The writing style also deserves a special mention: it's down-to-earth from beginning to end, no reiteration of the same concepts nor fancy catchy phrasing that you might expect from something with "DJing" in it. Quite the opposite! The author, Phil Morse, is really serious about communicating what truly matters and his passion and experience gently transpires from every chapter without ever sounding pretentious nor inaccurate.

I also never got the impression that something was exaggerated nor driven by marketing reasons (he is the founder of https://www.digitaldjtips.com/ but there's just a mention of it at the very end of the book which is more than fair given that I got the ebook for free when I subscribed to their newsletter).

If you're even just remotely interested in the art of DJing this is a must read.

[Kenny Parris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect for someone just starting out or one who has the DJ know-how but is looking to get out there and perform now. He outlines everything step by step from the basics of how to build your playlists all the way to promoting yourself to perform at various types of gigs. Every question really was answered here, and I got great pointers to become a well organized and fundamental DJ.

[Femi Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for beginning and experienced DJs

As an old school DJ from the vinyl days that has been transitioning through to DVS and now using a controller,, I found this book to have some good insights,, and think it will be a great resource for new and up and coming DJs.

[Andrew Galante · Rating 5 out of 5]

Insightful and very helpful.

[Ireland · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a good tutorial on how to dj for beginners but also it had a few witty jokes and stories from his life.

[Michael Yao · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great intro

Very readable, full of praticle advice for aspiring djs. one two three four one two three four these are all fillers

[Ben Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely gave me some very useful pointers about DJing.

[Tore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written, inspirational, and full of solid information whether you're a newbie or (like me) a vinyl veteran getting back into DJing in the digital world.

[Harrison Ripps · Rating 4 out of 5]

Phil Morse and his team are industry veterans, and I found this to be a great primer for modern DJs.

[Matthias Dewolf · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly general knowledge, but did pick up a thing here and there. Well and simple written, good starting point if you have ambitions as deejayyy

[Aldo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este no es un libro sobre técnicas de DJ, más que nada trata holísticamente el proceso de ser y trabajar como DJ.

[Andrew B]

Definitely recommend, will probably come back to this later to review all of the quality advice.