Diggin’ In The Crates
One of the most important skills that any DJ can develop is the ability to work out what is hot, and what is not. There’s a tightrope to be walked between playing things that you can safely rely on to move a crowd, and playing things that differentiate you from the other DJs out there. […]
The Dos and Don’ts of DJ Changeovers
All DJs have their ideas about their ideal sets, and those fantasy moments where it all comes together for pure magic; hundreds, maybe thousands of people united in a moment of euphoria and togetherness. Hands in the air, a seething mass of happy humanity. But there are also more practical concerns that it pays to […]
Mindblowing new tech in Algoriddim’s djay Pro!
Every so often something comes along that just leaves you scratching your head thinking “how the hell does that work?”. Having a rotating plastic disc that you drop a diamond-tipped needle into, and the bumps in the groove convert into music. A smaller plastic disc with a load of 1s and 0s that you fire […]
Cosmo Baker
Can you tell our readers a little bit about who you are, and what you do? I’m Cosmo Baker and there’s a lot of things that I do but primarily I’m a DJ and music guy who’s based in Philadelphia. I mean I do a lot of things haha, from being involved with education, entrepreneurship, […]
Doing it for the ‘gram!
Heavy Hits is obviously best known for its incredible music pool. I like to think a few people swing by this blog regularly to see what I’ve been writing about. But one of the most fun aspects of the Heavy Hits crew is our amazing Instagram, run by the brilliant Schuller. You can get the […]
The Livestream Landscape
There’s little doubt as to the major trend in DJing in 2020 – the huge explosion in livestreamed DJ sets. We’ve discussed this phenomenon here on the blog before, but some time on, things are gradually evolving. The most popular platforms for most people remain Facebook and Instagram, largely because that is where people have […]
Serato Studio, with DJ Blakey
Could you tell our readers a little about your journey from young battle DJ, to being Serato’s Artist Relations guy in London? I entered my first DJ battle in 2000 in Chichester when I was 15. I did it under a different DJ name and I was terrible. At that point I had only been […]
Keeping Your Head Together
One of the most difficult challenges in a situation as unusual as this is keeping your head together. I’ve had some challenging days and weeks in the last couple of months, and I know I’m not alone in that. DJs are in a particularly difficult set of circumstances at the moment, but there are ways […]
DJ Tech News – May 2020!
This has been a relatively slow time lately for tech news, for pretty obvious reasons, but there’s some pretty cool new bits of kit and tech to report on! Up first – Numark have launched a pair of budget controllers, the two-channel ProFX and the four-channel Platinum FX. Both feature 6-inch jog wheels, 2 FX […]
Logic Pro X 10.5 – huge update for Logic!
Logic has long been a serious studio favourite, but in recent years (since Apple took ownership) has seemed a little neglected, and seemed to slip behind rivals like Ableton, with few exciting new ideas, and some relics of an old world such as the horribly dated EXS24 sampler holding it back. But huge news this […]